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Research in Enugu

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Enugu, Nigeria. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Renaissance University and University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital.

Research institutions
7
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6.8k
▲ 34% vs 2018-21
Citations
46k
6.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
6.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Enugu

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 Enugu?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 3,388 #5,696
2University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalHospital / health system 2,521 #12,806
3Renaissance UniversityUniversity 402 #12,571
4Godfrey Okoye UniversityUniversity 343 #16,005
5Caritas UniversityUniversity 153 #17,501
6Women's International League for Peace and FreedomNonprofit 10 not ranked
7African Heritage InstitutionNonprofit 5 not ranked

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.

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.

Enugu State University of Science and Technology: 49.7%University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital: 37.0%Renaissance University: 5.9%Godfrey Okoye University: 5.0%3 others listed: 2.5%50%largest
Enugu State University of Science and Technology3,388 · 49.7%University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital2,521 · 37.0%Renaissance University402 · 5.9%Godfrey Okoye University343 · 5.0%3 others listed168 · 2.5%

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

Which fields of science does Enugu work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research in Enugu is in Health Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (28%), Social Sciences (13%), Engineering (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 984 fractional works · 34.7% of its workMedicine: 789 fractional works · 27.8% of its workSurgery: 73 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 72 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEpidemiology: 72 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 58 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 43 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 42 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 40 fractional works · 1.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 33 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 29 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOphthalmology: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 124 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 72 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 49 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 46 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 880 fractional works · 31.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 379 fractional works · 13.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 107 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEducation: 91 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 40 fractional works · 1.4% of its workUrban Studies: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 180 fractional works · 6.3% of its workAccounting: 62 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 37 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 32 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 170 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 128 fractional works · 4.5% of its workFinance: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 78 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 31 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 36 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 29 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 36 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 615 fractional works · 21.7% of its workEngineering: 243 fractional works · 8.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 44 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 35 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 28 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 28 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 130 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPollution: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 123 fractional works · 4.3% of its workInformation Systems: 60 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 28 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 29 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiomaterials: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 361 fractional works · 12.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 194 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPlant Science: 84 fractional works · 3.0% of its workFood Science: 45 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 95 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 42 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 30 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKEnugu2,840fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences35%Social Sciences31%

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. Medicine78927.8%
    2. Health Professions1244.4%
    3. Nursing491.7%
    4. Dentistry180.6%
    5. Veterinary40.2%
    1. Social Sciences37913.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1806.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1706.0%
    4. Psychology782.7%
    5. Decision Sciences361.3%
    6. Arts and Humanities361.3%
    1. Engineering2438.5%
    2. Environmental Science1304.6%
    3. Computer Science1234.3%
    4. Materials Science291.0%
    5. Energy250.9%
    6. Chemistry200.7%
    7. Mathematics160.6%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences150.5%
    9. Physics and Astronomy120.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1946.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology953.3%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics301.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology271.0%
    5. Neuroscience150.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Enugu strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Enugu is most concentrated in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Nursing (4.2× the world share in Obstetrics and Gynecology).

  1. Obstetrics and GynecologySubfield · 27.3 works4.2×
  2. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 40.5 works4.2×
  3. NursingField · 42.7 works3.9×
← 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: 1.45× its world share, 157 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 74 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.00× its world share, 23 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.04× its world share, 24 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 96 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.94× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 205 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 98 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.53× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.33× its world share, 15 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.75× its world share, 104 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.54× its world share, 673 worksMedicineNursing: 3.85× its world share, 43 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.32× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.85× its world share, 135 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 26 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.78× its world share, 135 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 52 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 280 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing3.85×43 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.04×24 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.78×135 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.85×135 works
  5. Health Professions1.75×104 works
  6. Medicine1.54×673 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.45×157 works
  8. Dentistry1.33×15 works
  9. Veterinary1.32×4 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.19×26 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology1.00×23 works
  12. Social Sciences0.98×280 works
  13. Energy0.94×20 works
  14. Environmental Science0.87×98 works
  15. Psychology0.76×52 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.61×74 works
  17. Engineering0.60×205 works
  18. Computer Science0.54×96 works
  19. Mathematics0.53×14 works
  20. Chemistry0.46×16 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.35×12 works
  22. Neuroscience0.34×13 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.32×21 works
  24. Materials Science0.28×22 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.20×2 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.09×5 works

Which keywords describe research in Enugu?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Epidemiology, Fiscal Policy, Antioxidant, Maternal Mortality, Nigeria, Infrastructure and Medicinal Plants.

▲ 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. Epidemiology190▲ 1.68×116 topics
  2. Economic Growth114▲ 4.9×23 topics
  3. Education84▲ 1.73×41 topics
  4. Sustainability84▲ 1.21×67 topics
  5. Sustainable Development82▲ 1.84×50 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress79▲ 1.70×54 topics
  7. Inflammation78▲ 1.30×73 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease66▲ 2.0×35 topics
  9. Antioxidant65▲ 3.3×45 topics
  10. COVID-1962▲ 1.69×28 topics
  11. Fiscal Policy60▲ 10×7 topics
  12. Risk Factors58▲ 1.85×33 topics
  13. Risk Management54▲ 4.0×13 topics
  14. Antioxidant Activity51▲ 2.9×28 topics
  15. Medicinal Plants51▲ 4.6×16 topics
  16. Development48▲ 4.7×13 topics
  17. Financial Performance47▲ 2.9×12 topics
  18. Diabetes45▲ 3.1×17 topics
  19. Maternal Mortality44▲ 6.9×5 topics
  20. Global Burden43▲ 2.8×12 topics
  21. Insulin Resistance43▲ 3.3×10 topics
  22. Nigeria42▲ 68×3 topics
  23. Information Technology40▲ 3.0×12 topics
  24. Infrastructure40▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Regional Development39▲ 4.0×7 topics
  26. Vaccine39▲ 3.5×10 topics
  27. Taxation38▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Income Tax38▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Transport Infrastructure37▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Herbal Medicine37▲ 4.6×10 topics
  31. Government Expenditure37▲ 24×1 topic
  32. Public Investment37▲ 24×1 topic
  33. Gender Equality36▲ 4.5×9 topics
  34. Governance36▲ 3.9×9 topics
  35. Bioactive Compounds35▲ 4.9×13 topics
  36. ICT32▲ 8.4×5 topics
  37. Institutional Quality30▲ 10.0×2 topics
  38. Teacher Education28▲ 7.5×4 topics
  39. Youth Unemployment26▲ 77×1 topic
  40. Community Health Workers25▲ 9.9×2 topics

What research is done in Enugu?

Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 34 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 20 fractional worksAfrican Education and Politics: 17 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 16 fractional worksUrban and Rural Developm…16Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 16 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 16 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 15 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…14Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 14 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Research Studies: 14 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 14 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEducationEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism6 others

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

  1. 1 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 34 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 20 works
  3. 3 African Education and Politics Education 17 works
  4. 4 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 16 works
  5. 5 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 16 works
  6. 6 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 16 works
  7. 7 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 15 works
  8. 8 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 14 works
  9. 9 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 14 works
  10. 10 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 14 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%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Enugu7.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.2% in 2001.

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