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Research in Benin City

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Benin City, Nigeria. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Benin, Igbinedion University and University of Benin Teaching Hospital.

Research institutions
7
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
12k
▲ 55% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
7.1%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Benin City?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of BeninUniversity 8,909 #3,435
2University of Benin Teaching HospitalHospital / health system 1,813 #19,272
3Igbinedion UniversityUniversity 749 #16,740
4Benson Idahosa UniversityUniversity 543 #19,887
5Nigerian Institute For Oil Palm ReasearchGovernment institution 266 #32,282 all time
6Wellspring UniversityUniversity 174 #24,252
7Girls Power InitiativeNonprofit 2 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

University of Benin: 71.5%University of Benin Teaching Hospital: 14.6%Igbinedion University: 6.0%Benson Idahosa University: 4.4%3 others listed: 3.5%72%largest
University of Benin8,909 · 71.5%University of Benin Teaching Hospital1,813 · 14.6%Igbinedion University749 · 6.0%Benson Idahosa University543 · 4.4%3 others listed442 · 3.5%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Benin City strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Benin City is most concentrated in Pharmacology and Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (9.7× the world share in Pharmacology).

  1. PharmacologySubfield · 58.8 works9.7×
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 67.6 works5.9×
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Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Benin City?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant, Oxidative Stress, Medicinal Plants, Antioxidants, Anti-inflammatory, Environmental Impact, Epidemiology and Antioxidant Activity.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology165▲ 1.28×121 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress159▲ 3.0×56 topics
  3. Environmental Impact128▲ 2.3×45 topics
  4. Antioxidant122▲ 5.5×48 topics
  5. Sustainability103▲ 1.31×56 topics
  6. Renewable Energy95▲ 2.0×38 topics
  7. Medicinal Plants93▲ 7.1×19 topics
  8. Inflammation92▲ 1.37×72 topics
  9. Climate Change92◆ 1.05×79 topics
  10. Antioxidant Activity83▲ 4.1×29 topics
  11. Antioxidants82▲ 5.6×17 topics
  12. COVID-1982▲ 1.84×20 topics
  13. Cancer82▲ 1.87×49 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease78▲ 2.1×36 topics
  15. Anti-inflammatory71▲ 7.8×28 topics
  16. Insulin Resistance64▲ 4.4×10 topics
  17. Diabetes64▲ 4.0×21 topics
  18. Economic Growth63▲ 2.3×22 topics
  19. Corporate Governance61▲ 2.5×18 topics
  20. Flavonoids59▲ 6.9×12 topics
  21. Bioactive Compounds59▲ 7.1×14 topics
  22. Metabolic Syndrome57▲ 2.1×22 topics
  23. Toxicity55▲ 3.9×18 topics
  24. Herbal Medicine54▲ 5.8×13 topics
  25. Health Effects51▲ 2.6×21 topics
  26. Genetic Diversity49▲ 3.4×22 topics
  27. Phytochemicals43▲ 12×8 topics
  28. Pharmacology43▲ 5.3×17 topics
  29. Phytochemistry42▲ 11×9 topics
  30. Bioavailability41▲ 6.3×6 topics
  31. Type 2 Diabetes40▲ 5.7×6 topics
  32. Fiscal Policy39▲ 5.6×5 topics
  33. Heavy Metals39▲ 5.1×6 topics
  34. Maternal Mortality39▲ 5.5×5 topics
  35. Smallholder Farmers38▲ 5.2×6 topics
  36. Nigeria34▲ 60×3 topics
  37. Hyperglycemia33▲ 8.9×4 topics
  38. Oxidative Damage32▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors30▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Nutritional Value30▲ 8.4×4 topics

What research is done in Benin City?

  1. 1 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 30 works
  2. 2 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 26 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 25 works
  4. 4 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 21 works
  5. 5 African Education and Politics Education 21 works
  6. 6 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 21 works
  7. 7 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 19 works
  8. 8 Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection Pharmacology 19 works
  9. 9 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 18 works
  10. 10 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 17 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.