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Research in Calabar

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Calabar, Nigeria. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Calabar and University of Cross River State.

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
13k
▲ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
76k
5.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1966-2026
61 years on the record
Calabar

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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 Calabar?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of CalabarUniversity 9,576 #4,607
2University of Cross River StateUniversity 3,583 #5,084

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

Which fields of science does Calabar work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research in Calabar is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Medicine (15%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (8%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,696 fractional works · 42.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 944 fractional works · 23.9% of its workEducation: 328 fractional works · 8.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 254 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 87 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAnthropology: 34 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 34 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 214 fractional works · 5.4% of its workAccounting: 52 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 50 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 34 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 185 fractional works · 4.7% of its workArcheology: 38 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReligious studies: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 159 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 112 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 140 fractional works · 3.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 51 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 49 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 54 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 36 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,015 fractional works · 25.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 271 fractional works · 6.9% of its workPollution: 45 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 34 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 233 fractional works · 5.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 53 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 193 fractional works · 4.9% of its workInformation Systems: 81 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 57 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 95 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 59 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 63 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 55 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeophysics: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 40 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 764 fractional works · 19.4% of its workMedicine: 583 fractional works · 14.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 72 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 53 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 49 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 34 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 65 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 126 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 79 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 38 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 36 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 474 fractional works · 12.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 302 fractional works · 7.6% of its workPlant Science: 120 fractional works · 3.0% of its workFood Science: 40 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 94 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workParasitology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKCalabar3,949fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences43%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences1,69642.9%
    1. Social Sciences94423.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting2145.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities1854.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1594.0%
    5. Psychology1403.5%
    6. Decision Sciences541.4%
    1. Environmental Science2716.9%
    2. Engineering2335.9%
    3. Computer Science1934.9%
    4. Materials Science952.4%
    5. Chemistry631.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences551.4%
    7. Energy401.0%
    8. Mathematics330.8%
    9. Physics and Astronomy250.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering60.1%
    1. Medicine58314.8%
    2. Health Professions1263.2%
    3. Nursing381.0%
    4. Dentistry110.3%
    5. Veterinary60.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3027.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology942.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology300.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics300.8%
    5. Neuroscience180.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Calabar strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Calabar is most concentrated in Archeology and Pharmacology (3.7× the world share in Archeology).

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 37.4 works3.7×
  2. PharmacologySubfield · 22.4 works3.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 255 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 84 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 24 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.25× its world share, 27 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.10× its world share, 58 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 159 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 49 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.00× its world share, 31 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 206 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.33× its world share, 223 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.73× its world share, 86 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 32 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 25 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.61× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.19× its world share, 106 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.77× its world share, 502 worksMedicineNursing: 1.91× its world share, 32 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.23× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.74× its world share, 169 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.60× its world share, 174 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 46 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.88× its world share, 136 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.13× its world share, 116 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 798 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.25×27 works
  2. Nursing1.91×32 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.88×136 works
  4. Social Sciences1.87×798 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.74×169 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.60×174 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.59×255 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.42×46 works
  9. Environmental Science1.33×223 works
  10. Veterinary1.23×6 works
  11. Health Professions1.19×106 works
  12. Psychology1.13×116 works
  13. Chemistry1.10×58 works
  14. Energy1.00×31 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.93×49 works
  16. Mathematics0.82×32 works
  17. Medicine0.77×502 works
  18. Materials Science0.73×86 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.72×24 works
  20. Computer Science0.61×159 works
  21. Dentistry0.61×10 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.47×84 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.45×5 works
  24. Engineering0.41×206 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.33×25 works
  26. Neuroscience0.27×15 works

Which keywords describe research in Calabar?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Development, Gender Equality, Nigeria, Sustainable Development, Globalization, Teacher Education and Information Technology.

▲ 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-now 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. Education203▲ 3.0×66 topics
  2. Globalization172▲ 2.2×82 topics
  3. Sustainable Development165▲ 2.7×58 topics
  4. Epidemiology137◆ 0.87×112 topics
  5. Sustainability134▲ 1.38×78 topics
  6. Climate Change131▲ 1.22×84 topics
  7. Development120▲ 8.5×15 topics
  8. Environmental Impact115▲ 1.71×53 topics
  9. Machine Learning114◆ 0.87×65 topics
  10. Gender Equality108▲ 9.7×10 topics
  11. Curriculum Development105▲ 3.9×10 topics
  12. Economic Growth101▲ 3.1×26 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress101▲ 1.55×53 topics
  14. Nigeria100▲ 117×3 topics
  15. Information Technology97▲ 5.2×16 topics
  16. Renewable Energy86▲ 1.50×40 topics
  17. Teacher Education86▲ 17×6 topics
  18. Quality Assurance80▲ 12×5 topics
  19. Youth Unemployment77▲ 165×1 topic
  20. Religion65▲ 3.6×28 topics
  21. Online Learning63▲ 1.93×12 topics
  22. Social Capital61▲ 3.0×19 topics
  23. Antioxidant60▲ 2.2×47 topics
  24. Colonialism57▲ 3.1×21 topics
  25. Leadership53▲ 2.8×23 topics
  26. Student Satisfaction47▲ 6.4×2 topics
  27. Maternal Mortality44▲ 5.0×5 topics
  28. Fiscal Policy41▲ 5.1×7 topics
  29. Blended Learning40▲ 7.4×3 topics
  30. Community Health Workers38▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Instructional Design37▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Cognitive Engagement37▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Community of Inquiry36▲ 16×1 topic
  34. Social Presence36▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Poverty Reduction35▲ 6.8×5 topics
  36. Postcolonialism35▲ 6.1×11 topics
  37. Health Inequalities33▲ 6.8×2 topics
  38. Socio-economic Factors33▲ 7.4×2 topics
  39. Child Mortality33▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Health Systems33▲ 12×1 topic

What research is done in Calabar?

African Education and Po…58African Education and Politics: 58 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 35 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 28 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 23 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 19 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 19 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…18Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 18 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 18 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 18 fractional worksUrban and Rural Developm…17Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 17 fractional works
EducationPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEconomics and EconometricsAccounting3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 African Education and Politics Education 58 works
  2. 2 Online and Blended Learning Education 35 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 28 works
  4. 4 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 23 works
  5. 5 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 19 works
  6. 6 Education and Islamic Studies Education 19 works
  7. 7 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 18 works
  8. 8 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 18 works
  9. 9 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 18 works
  10. 10 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 17 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Calabar8.1% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.6% in 2012.

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