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Research in Ikeja

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Ikeja, Nigeria. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Lagos State University, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital and Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi.

Research institutions
4
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.9k
▲ 46% vs 2018-21
Citations
44k
7.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
10.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1952-2026
75 years on the record
Ikeja

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 Ikeja?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Lagos State UniversityUniversity 4,680 #4,362
2Lagos State University Teaching HospitalHospital / health system 866 #15,009
3Federal Institute of Industrial Research OshodiUniversity 325 #18,912
4Youth Action on Tobacco Control and HealthHospital / health system 7 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.

Lagos State University: 79.6%Lagos State University Teaching Hospital: 14.7%Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi: 5.5%Youth Action on Tobacco Control and Health: 0.1%80%largest
Lagos State University4,680 · 79.6%Lagos State University Teaching Hospital866 · 14.7%Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi325 · 5.5%Youth Action on Tobacco Control and Health7 · 0.1%

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

Which fields of science does Ikeja work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research in Ikeja is in Social Sciences, 23% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Medicine (17%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (7%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,055 fractional works · 43.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 553 fractional works · 22.6% of its workEducation: 185 fractional works · 7.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 140 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 43 fractional works · 1.8% of its workUrban Studies: 26 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 164 fractional works · 6.7% of its workAccounting: 57 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 142 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 107 fractional works · 4.3% of its workFinance: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 82 fractional works · 3.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 33 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 31 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 68 fractional works · 2.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 45 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 37 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 568 fractional works · 23.2% of its workMedicine: 414 fractional works · 16.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 47 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 38 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 88 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 48 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 34 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPeriodontics: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 29 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 27 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 555 fractional works · 22.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 161 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPollution: 35 fractional works · 1.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 26 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 146 fractional works · 5.9% of its workInformation Systems: 66 fractional works · 2.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 35 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 137 fractional works · 5.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 274 fractional works · 11.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 164 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPlant Science: 71 fractional works · 2.9% of its workFood Science: 30 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 67 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 31 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKIkeja2,452fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences23%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 Sciences1,05543.0%
    1. Social Sciences55322.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1646.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1425.8%
    4. Psychology823.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities682.8%
    6. Decision Sciences451.8%
    1. Medicine41416.9%
    2. Health Professions883.6%
    3. Dentistry341.4%
    4. Nursing291.2%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Environmental Science1616.6%
    2. Computer Science1465.9%
    3. Engineering1375.6%
    4. Materials Science241.0%
    5. Mathematics230.9%
    6. Energy220.9%
    7. Chemistry170.7%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences160.6%
    9. Physics and Astronomy70.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1646.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology672.7%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics150.6%
    4. Neuroscience150.6%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology130.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Ikeja strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Ikeja is most concentrated in Urban Studies, Pollution and Accounting (4.2× the world share in Urban Studies).

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 23.6 works4.2×
  2. PollutionSubfield · 31.4 works3.9×
  3. AccountingSubfield · 46.3 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: 1.48× its world share, 142 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 57 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.75× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.43× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 122 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.89× its world share, 17 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 120 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.37× its world share, 138 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 18 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.88× its world share, 21 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.92× its world share, 29 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.44× its world share, 77 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.89× its world share, 346 worksMedicineNursing: 2.65× its world share, 26 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.81× its world share, 47 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.96× its world share, 128 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 35 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.82× its world share, 122 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 66 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 442 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry2.92×29 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.82×122 works
  3. Nursing2.65×26 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.96×128 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.77×35 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.75×12 works
  7. Social Sciences1.72×442 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.48×142 works
  9. Health Professions1.44×77 works
  10. Environmental Science1.37×138 works
  11. Psychology1.08×66 works
  12. Energy0.89×17 works
  13. Medicine0.89×346 works
  14. Mathematics0.88×21 works
  15. Veterinary0.85×2 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.81×47 works
  17. Computer Science0.78×122 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.53×57 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.51×10 works
  20. Chemistry0.43×14 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.40×13 works
  22. Engineering0.40×120 works
  23. Neuroscience0.38×12 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.36×2 works
  25. Materials Science0.26×18 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.12×6 works

Which keywords describe research in Ikeja?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Gender Equality, Economic Growth, Development, Risk Management, Sustainable Development, Globalization and Curriculum Development.

▲ 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. Education121▲ 2.9×59 topics
  2. Epidemiology112◆ 1.14×112 topics
  3. Globalization104▲ 2.2×75 topics
  4. Sustainable Development98▲ 2.5×47 topics
  5. Sustainability90▲ 1.50×77 topics
  6. Economic Growth83▲ 4.1×28 topics
  7. Environmental Impact72▲ 1.72×48 topics
  8. Curriculum Development70▲ 4.2×12 topics
  9. Risk Management68▲ 5.8×15 topics
  10. Development62▲ 7.1×16 topics
  11. Gender Equality62▲ 9.0×12 topics
  12. COVID-1957▲ 1.78×25 topics
  13. Social Capital56▲ 4.4×14 topics
  14. Information Technology54▲ 4.6×12 topics
  15. Corporate Governance52▲ 2.9×22 topics
  16. Nigeria51▲ 96×3 topics
  17. Risk Factors49▲ 1.82×33 topics
  18. Innovation46▲ 1.82×43 topics
  19. Teacher Education43▲ 14×4 topics
  20. Leadership43▲ 3.6×23 topics
  21. Quality Assurance41▲ 9.9×5 topics
  22. Youth Unemployment40▲ 138×1 topic
  23. Governance34▲ 4.3×12 topics
  24. Urban Development33▲ 3.8×8 topics
  25. Urbanization33▲ 3.3×7 topics
  26. Inequality30▲ 5.4×6 topics
  27. ICT29▲ 9.0×4 topics
  28. Heavy Metals29▲ 5.0×9 topics
  29. Fiscal Policy28▲ 5.6×6 topics
  30. Institutional Quality27▲ 10×3 topics
  31. Finance26▲ 5.7×4 topics
  32. Global Financial Crisis25▲ 7.9×3 topics
  33. Knowledge Economy24▲ 9.1×4 topics
  34. Inclusive Development23▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Mobile Phones23▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Poverty Alleviation23▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Insurance23▲ 13×2 topics
  38. financial access23▲ 24×1 topic
  39. gender inclusion23▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Poverty Reduction23▲ 7.2×5 topics

What research is done in Ikeja?

African Education and Po…26African Education and Politics: 26 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…21Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 21 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 17 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 17 fractional worksInsurance and Financial Risk Management: 17 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 16 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 15 fractional worksReligion and Sociopoliti…14Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria: 14 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 14 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 14 fractional works
EducationAccountingInformation SystemsEconomics and Econometrics3 others

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

  1. 1 African Education and Politics Education 26 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 21 works
  3. 3 Education and Islamic Studies Education 17 works
  4. 4 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 17 works
  5. 5 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 17 works
  6. 6 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 16 works
  7. 7 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 15 works
  8. 8 Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria General Social Sciences 14 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 14 works
  10. 10 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Ikeja9.4% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.8% in 2012.

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