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Research in Ibadan

Science Explorer records 11 research institutions in Ibadan, Nigeria. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Lead City University, University of Ibadan and Babcock University.

Research institutions
11
8 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
42k
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
444k
10.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Ibadan

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 Ibadan?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of IbadanUniversity 31,118 #4,014
2Babcock UniversityUniversity 3,888 #6,745
3Lead City UniversityUniversity 1,976 #3,168
4Forestry Research Institute of NigeriaGovernment institution 1,418 #11,119
5Abiola Ajimobi Technical University IbadanUniversity 1,014 #8,275
6Cocoa Research Institute of NigeriaResearch facility 619 #12,891
7National Horticultural Research InstituteResearch facility 566 #18,201
8The Polytechnic IbadanUniversity 474 #13,645
9National Centre for Genetic Resources and BiotechnologyResearch facility 100 not ranked
10Basel Convention Co-Ordinating CentreNonprofit 3 not ranked
11International Centre for Mathematical and Computer SciencesNonprofit 2 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.

University of Ibadan: 75.6%Babcock University: 9.4%Lead City University: 4.8%Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria: 3.4%7 others listed: 6.7%76%largest
University of Ibadan31k · 75.6%Babcock University3,888 · 9.4%Lead City University1,976 · 4.8%Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria1,418 · 3.4%7 others listed2,778 · 6.7%

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

Which fields of science does Ibadan work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research in Ibadan is in Social Sciences, 25% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (19%), Social Sciences (16%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 3,784 fractional works · 34.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,761 fractional works · 15.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 514 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEducation: 404 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 163 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGender Studies: 87 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 82 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 77 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 58 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 93 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 631 fractional works · 5.7% of its workAccounting: 176 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 153 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 89 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 67 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 529 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 397 fractional works · 3.6% of its workFinance: 68 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 444 fractional works · 4.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 184 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 141 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 281 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 86 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMusic: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 65 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 138 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 88 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,776 fractional works · 25.0% of its workMedicine: 2,063 fractional works · 18.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 281 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEpidemiology: 197 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 187 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 139 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 123 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 92 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 74 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 74 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 74 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 70 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 67 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 58 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 120 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 455 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 263 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 59 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 177 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 167 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,542 fractional works · 22.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 720 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPollution: 140 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 103 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 100 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 84 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 73 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 65 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 60 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 669 fractional works · 6.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 102 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 95 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 79 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 78 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 73 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 634 fractional works · 5.7% of its workInformation Systems: 278 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 173 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 124 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 111 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 94 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 92 fractional works · 0.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 79 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 74 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2,012 fractional works · 18.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,285 fractional works · 11.6% of its workPlant Science: 539 fractional works · 4.8% of its workFood Science: 192 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 98 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 82 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 81 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 75 fractional works · 0.7% of its workForestry: 65 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 55 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHorticulture: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 423 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 198 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 82 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Medicine: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCancer Research: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 68 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 113 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 100 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 90 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 70 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKIbadan11kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences34%

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 Sciences3,78434.0%
    1. Social Sciences1,76115.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting6315.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance5294.8%
    4. Psychology4444.0%
    5. Arts and Humanities2812.5%
    6. Decision Sciences1381.2%
  2. Health Sciences2,77625.0%
    1. Medicine2,06318.6%
    2. Health Professions4554.1%
    3. Nursing1771.6%
    4. Dentistry480.4%
    5. Veterinary320.3%
    1. Environmental Science7206.5%
    2. Engineering6696.0%
    3. Computer Science6345.7%
    4. Materials Science1241.1%
    5. Energy1111.0%
    6. Mathematics920.8%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences790.7%
    8. Chemistry740.7%
    9. Physics and Astronomy290.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering110.1%
  4. Life Sciences2,01218.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,28511.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4233.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1131.0%
    4. Neuroscience1000.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics900.8%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Ibadan strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Ibadan is most concentrated in Library and Information Sciences, Horticulture and Forestry (17.9× the world share in Library and Information Sciences).

  1. Library and Information SciencesSubfield · 32.7 works18×
  2. HorticultureSubfield · 21.6 works17×
  3. ForestrySubfield · 58.1 works5.9×
  4. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 91.9 works4.4×
  5. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 150.2 works3.7×
← 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: 2.49× its world share, 1,131 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 364 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.02× its world share, 98 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 85 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.33× its world share, 78 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 63 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 541 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 67 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.10× its world share, 96 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 571 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.30× its world share, 614 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 105 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.75× its world share, 84 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 25 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.89× its world share, 41 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.57× its world share, 396 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.98× its world share, 1,804 worksMedicineNursing: 3.40× its world share, 159 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.20× its world share, 28 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.83× its world share, 229 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.78× its world share, 547 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 114 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.29× its world share, 467 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.27× its world share, 370 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 1,457 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing3.40×159 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.49×1,131 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.33×78 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.29×467 works
  5. Veterinary2.20×28 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.78×547 works
  7. Health Professions1.57×396 works
  8. Environmental Science1.30×614 works
  9. Psychology1.27×370 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.23×114 works
  11. Social Sciences1.21×1,457 works
  12. Energy1.10×96 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology1.02×98 works
  14. Medicine0.98×1,804 works
  15. Dentistry0.89×41 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.83×229 works
  17. Mathematics0.75×84 works
  18. Computer Science0.73×541 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.72×364 works
  20. Neuroscience0.55×85 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.45×67 works
  22. Chemistry0.42×63 works
  23. Engineering0.40×571 works
  24. Materials Science0.31×105 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.24×8 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.12×25 works

Which keywords describe research in Ibadan?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Economic Growth, Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Globalization, Antioxidant, Genetic Diversity and Maternal Mortality.

▲ 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. Epidemiology573▲ 1.29×135 topics
  2. Sustainability376▲ 1.39×96 topics
  3. Machine Learning348◆ 0.94×84 topics
  4. Climate Change344◆ 1.14×103 topics
  5. Globalization339▲ 1.55×107 topics
  6. Environmental Impact325▲ 1.71×60 topics
  7. Education300▲ 1.57×83 topics
  8. Economic Growth297▲ 3.3×32 topics
  9. Sustainable Development276▲ 1.59×73 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress261▲ 1.43×60 topics
  11. Mental Health255▲ 1.60×43 topics
  12. Renewable Energy242▲ 1.50×50 topics
  13. Public Health230▲ 1.42×63 topics
  14. Antioxidant229▲ 3.0×51 topics
  15. Risk Factors228▲ 1.87×37 topics
  16. COVID-19224▲ 1.55×30 topics
  17. Genetic Diversity194▲ 4.0×22 topics
  18. Antioxidant Activity176▲ 2.5×32 topics
  19. Corporate Governance175▲ 2.1×27 topics
  20. Social Capital169▲ 2.9×18 topics
  21. Development168▲ 4.2×17 topics
  22. Sustainable Agriculture164▲ 4.8×16 topics
  23. Health Effects161▲ 2.4×24 topics
  24. Gender Equality158▲ 5.0×15 topics
  25. Medicinal Plants149▲ 3.5×20 topics
  26. Maternal Mortality149▲ 6.0×5 topics
  27. Biodiversity Conservation148▲ 3.5×15 topics
  28. Smallholder Farmers146▲ 6.2×6 topics
  29. Community Health Workers130▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Fiscal Policy128▲ 5.6×8 topics
  31. Nigeria120▲ 50×3 topics
  32. Health Inequalities120▲ 8.9×5 topics
  33. Socio-economic Factors115▲ 9.3×3 topics
  34. Child Mortality115▲ 14×1 topic
  35. Health Systems115▲ 14×1 topic
  36. Institutional Quality100▲ 8.6×2 topics
  37. Poverty Reduction98▲ 6.8×6 topics
  38. ICT98▲ 6.6×5 topics
  39. Nutritional Value95▲ 7.6×5 topics
  40. Climate Resilience93▲ 14×3 topics

What research is done in Ibadan?

Global Maternal and Chil…96Global Maternal and Child Health: 96 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…68Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 68 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…68Child Nutrition and Water Access: 68 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…64Economic Growth and Development: 64 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 59 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 51 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…49African Botany and Ecology Studies: 49 fractional worksAfrican Education and Politics: 46 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 45 fractional worksUrban and Rural Developm…44Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 44 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEconomics and EconometricsNutrition and DieteticsInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 96 works
  2. 2 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 68 works
  3. 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 68 works
  4. 4 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 64 works
  5. 5 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 59 works
  6. 6 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 51 works
  7. 7 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 49 works
  8. 8 African Education and Politics Education 46 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 45 works
  10. 10 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 44 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%Ibadan11.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.2% in 2008.

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