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Research in Ilesa

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Ilesa, Nigeria. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Obafemi Awolowo University.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
15k
▼ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
167k
11.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1958-2026
69 years on the record
Ilesa

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 Ilesa?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Obafemi Awolowo UniversityUniversity 14,658 #4,848
2Wesley Guild HospitalHospital / health system 77 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.

Which fields of science does Ilesa work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research in Ilesa is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (17%), Medicine (15%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,044 fractional works · 34.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 504 fractional works · 16.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 135 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEducation: 131 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 44 fractional works · 1.4% of its workUrban Studies: 32 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 185 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 142 fractional works · 4.6% of its workFinance: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 134 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAccounting: 37 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 35 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 106 fractional works · 3.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 43 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 30 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 76 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMusic: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 39 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 31 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 833 fractional works · 27.3% of its workEngineering: 264 fractional works · 8.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 44 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 42 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 35 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 32 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 30 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 228 fractional works · 7.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 38 fractional works · 1.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 31 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 31 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 25 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 138 fractional works · 4.5% of its workInformation Systems: 64 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 36 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 47 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 42 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 33 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeophysics: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 31 fractional works · 1.0% of its workModeling and Simulation: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 656 fractional works · 21.5% of its workMedicine: 452 fractional works · 14.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 65 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 44 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 37 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 32 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 30 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 127 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 77 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 47 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 44 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 25 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPeriodontics: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 518 fractional works · 17.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 345 fractional works · 11.3% of its workPlant Science: 115 fractional works · 3.8% of its workFood Science: 49 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSoil Science: 32 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 29 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 25 fractional works · 0.8% of its workForestry: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 111 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 53 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKIlesa3,050fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences21%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 Sciences1,04434.2%
    1. Social Sciences50416.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1856.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1344.4%
    4. Psychology1063.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities762.5%
    6. Decision Sciences391.3%
    1. Engineering2648.7%
    2. Environmental Science2287.5%
    3. Computer Science1384.5%
    4. Materials Science471.5%
    5. Chemistry421.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences331.1%
    7. Mathematics311.0%
    8. Energy290.9%
    9. Physics and Astronomy150.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering50.2%
    1. Medicine45214.8%
    2. Health Professions1274.2%
    3. Nursing471.6%
    4. Dentistry250.8%
    5. Veterinary40.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences34511.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1113.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology230.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics210.7%
    5. Neuroscience170.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Ilesa strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Ilesa is most concentrated in Animal Science and Zoology, Urban Studies and Agronomy and Crop Science (4.2× the world share in Animal Science and Zoology).

  1. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 25.0 works4.2×
  2. Urban StudiesSubfield · 28.2 works3.8×
  3. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 23.1 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: 2.42× its world share, 310 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 101 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.76× its world share, 21 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.92× its world share, 18 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.92× its world share, 39 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 123 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 29 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.02× its world share, 25 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.58× its world share, 234 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.49× its world share, 199 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 40 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.87× its world share, 28 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.77× its world share, 23 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.64× its world share, 116 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.77× its world share, 400 worksMedicineNursing: 3.29× its world share, 43 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.79× its world share, 62 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.35× its world share, 117 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 34 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.98× its world share, 172 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.15× its world share, 94 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 432 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing3.29×43 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.98×172 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.42×310 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.92×18 works
  5. Dentistry1.77×23 works
  6. Health Professions1.64×116 works
  7. Environmental Science1.49×199 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.35×117 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.30×34 works
  10. Social Sciences1.27×432 works
  11. Psychology1.15×94 works
  12. Energy1.02×25 works
  13. Veterinary0.95×4 works
  14. Chemistry0.92×39 works
  15. Mathematics0.87×28 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.79×62 works
  17. Medicine0.77×400 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.76×21 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.70×101 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.69×29 works
  21. Computer Science0.59×123 works
  22. Engineering0.58×234 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.43×4 works
  24. Materials Science0.43×40 works
  25. Neuroscience0.36×16 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.21×13 works

Which keywords describe research in Ilesa?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Sustainability, Fiscal Policy, Sustainable Development, Education, Urbanization, Climate Change and Gender Equality.

▲ 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. Sustainability127▲ 1.70×77 topics
  2. Epidemiology122◆ 1.01×117 topics
  3. Climate Change113▲ 1.37×81 topics
  4. Economic Growth105▲ 4.2×24 topics
  5. Sustainable Development101▲ 2.1×53 topics
  6. Globalization96▲ 1.60×70 topics
  7. Education96▲ 1.83×44 topics
  8. Environmental Impact93▲ 1.78×52 topics
  9. Mental Health75▲ 1.73×35 topics
  10. Renewable Energy74▲ 1.68×39 topics
  11. Urbanization57▲ 4.7×7 topics
  12. Genetic Diversity54▲ 4.1×20 topics
  13. Fiscal Policy53▲ 8.5×6 topics
  14. Risk Management52▲ 3.6×13 topics
  15. Social Capital52▲ 3.3×16 topics
  16. Development52▲ 4.7×17 topics
  17. Governance51▲ 5.2×12 topics
  18. Gender Equality50▲ 5.9×12 topics
  19. Sustainable Agriculture48▲ 5.0×13 topics
  20. Rural Development43▲ 4.1×16 topics
  21. Social Networks42▲ 5.1×9 topics
  22. Smallholder Farmers42▲ 6.4×5 topics
  23. Institutional Quality41▲ 13×2 topics
  24. Poverty Reduction41▲ 10×5 topics
  25. Maternal Mortality40▲ 5.8×5 topics
  26. Poverty Alleviation39▲ 13×3 topics
  27. ICT36▲ 8.9×4 topics
  28. Community Health Workers36▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Land Tenure35▲ 27×2 topics
  30. Health Inequalities34▲ 9.2×4 topics
  31. Nigeria34▲ 51×3 topics
  32. Socio-economic Factors33▲ 9.7×2 topics
  33. Child Mortality33▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Health Systems33▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Gender Inequality32▲ 7.5×6 topics
  36. Knowledge Economy31▲ 9.4×4 topics
  37. Inclusive Development31▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Income Tax31▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Infrastructure31▲ 8.5×5 topics
  40. Mobile Phones30▲ 22×2 topics

What research is done in Ilesa?

Global Maternal and Chil…29Global Maternal and Child Health: 29 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…27Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 27 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…26Economic Growth and Development: 26 fractional worksUrban and Rural Developm…25Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 25 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 18 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 17 fractional worksAfrican Education and Po…16African Education and Politics: 16 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 15 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 14 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…14Health and Well-being Studies: 14 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEconomics and EconometricsInformation SystemsUrban Studies5 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 29 works
  2. 2 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 27 works
  3. 3 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 26 works
  4. 4 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 25 works
  5. 5 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 18 works
  6. 6 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 17 works
  7. 7 African Education and Politics Education 16 works
  8. 8 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 15 works
  9. 9 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 14 works
  10. 10 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 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%Ilesa13.8% 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 16.9% in 2016.

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