Research in Ibadan
Science Explorer records 14 research institutions in Ibadan, Nigeria. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Ibadan, Lead City University and Babcock University.
- Research institutions
- 14 11 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 42k ▲ 75% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 11.8% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Ibadan?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of IbadanUniversity | 25,980 | #1,465 | |
| 2 | University College Hospital, IbadanHospital / health system | 4,754 | #9,195 | |
| 3 | Babcock UniversityUniversity | 3,888 | #6,177 | |
| 4 | Lead City UniversityUniversity | 1,976 | #5,749 | |
| 5 | Forestry Research Institute of NigeriaGovernment institution | 1,418 | #13,851 | |
| 6 | Abiola Ajimobi Technical University IbadanUniversity | 1,014 | #13,074 | |
| 7 | International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNonprofit | 973 | #17,389 | |
| 8 | Cocoa Research Institute of NigeriaResearch facility | 619 | #7,926 | |
| 9 | National Horticultural Research InstituteResearch facility | 566 | #22,480 | |
| 10 | The Polytechnic IbadanUniversity | 474 | #26,483 | |
| 11 | French Institute for Research in AfricaNonprofit | 379 | #26,140 | |
| 12 | National Centre for Genetic Resources and BiotechnologyResearch facility | 100 | not ranked | |
| 13 | Basel Convention Co-Ordinating CentreNonprofit | 3 | not ranked | |
| 14 | International Centre for Mathematical and Computer SciencesNonprofit | 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.
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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).
- Library and Information SciencesSubfield · 32.7 works18×
- HorticultureSubfield · 21.6 works17×
- ForestrySubfield · 58.1 works5.9×
- Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 91.9 works4.4×
- Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 150.2 works3.7×
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 Ibadan?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Economic Growth, Antioxidant, Genetic Diversity, Sustainability, Globalization, Environmental Impact and Smallholder Farmers.
- Agroforestry
- Climate Resilience
- Institutional Quality
- Health Systems
- Socio-economic Factors
- Community Health Workers
- Gender Equality
- Development
- Medicinal Plants
- Risk Management
- Social Capital
- Antioxidant Activity
- Risk Factors
- Antioxidant
- Renewable Energy
- Mental Health
- Education
- Environmental Impact
- Climate Change
- Sustainability
- Epidemiology
- Machine Learning
- Globalization
- Economic Growth
- Oxidative Stress
- Sustainable Development
- COVID-19
- Public Health
- Genetic Diversity
- Corporate Governance
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Smallholder Farmers
- Maternal Mortality
- Fiscal Policy
- Health Inequalities
- Child Mortality
- Poverty Reduction
- Nutritional Value
- Nigeria
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
- Epidemiology504▲ 1.33×134 topics
- Sustainability318▲ 1.37×94 topics
- Machine Learning296◆ 0.95×83 topics
- Climate Change296◆ 1.15×99 topics
- Globalization288▲ 1.54×98 topics
- Environmental Impact266▲ 1.64×58 topics
- Economic Growth266▲ 3.3×32 topics
- Education244▲ 1.49×78 topics
- Oxidative Stress233▲ 1.49×60 topics
- Mental Health224▲ 1.60×43 topics
- Sustainable Development215▲ 1.42×67 topics
- Renewable Energy212▲ 1.54×47 topics
- COVID-19208▲ 1.60×28 topics
- Antioxidant204▲ 3.1×51 topics
- Public Health199▲ 1.43×62 topics
- Risk Factors196▲ 1.87×37 topics
- Genetic Diversity172▲ 4.1×21 topics
- Antioxidant Activity153▲ 2.5×32 topics
- Corporate Governance153▲ 2.2×23 topics
- Social Capital149▲ 3.0×18 topics
- Sustainable Agriculture140▲ 4.6×14 topics
- Risk Management133▲ 2.9×16 topics
- Biodiversity Conservation131▲ 3.7×15 topics
- Medicinal Plants131▲ 3.4×20 topics
- Smallholder Farmers127▲ 6.0×6 topics
- Development124▲ 3.7×17 topics
- Maternal Mortality123▲ 5.8×5 topics
- Gender Equality118▲ 4.5×12 topics
- Fiscal Policy113▲ 5.5×8 topics
- Community Health Workers108▲ 13×2 topics
- Health Inequalities100▲ 8.7×5 topics
- Socio-economic Factors96▲ 9.1×3 topics
- Child Mortality96▲ 14×1 topic
- Health Systems96▲ 14×1 topic
- Poverty Reduction85▲ 6.8×6 topics
- Institutional Quality84▲ 8.3×2 topics
- Nutritional Value83▲ 7.8×5 topics
- Climate Resilience83▲ 14×3 topics
- Nigeria79▲ 47×3 topics
- Agroforestry78▲ 13×4 topics
What research is done in Ibadan?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 96 works
- 2 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 68 works
- 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 68 works
- 4 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 64 works
- 5 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 59 works
- 6 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 51 works
- 7 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 49 works
- 8 African Education and Politics Education 46 works
- 9 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 45 works
- 10 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 44 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.