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Research in Ilorin

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Ilorin, Nigeria. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Ilorin, Al-Hikmah University and Kwara State Polytechnic.

Research institutions
4
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
15k
▲ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
116k
7.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Ilorin

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 Ilorin?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of IlorinUniversity 12,068 #4,516
2Kwara State PolytechnicUniversity 1,276 #7,286
3Al-Hikmah UniversityUniversity 1,039 #5,373
4Nigerian Stored Products Research InstituteResearch facility 319 #16,308

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 Ilorin: 82.1%Kwara State Polytechnic: 8.7%Al-Hikmah University: 7.1%Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute: 2.2%82%largest
University of Ilorin12k · 82.1%Kwara State Polytechnic1,276 · 8.7%Al-Hikmah University1,039 · 7.1%Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute319 · 2.2%

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

Which fields of science does Ilorin work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Ilorin is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Medicine (12%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 2,184 fractional works · 40.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,302 fractional works · 24.0% of its workEducation: 570 fractional works · 10.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 296 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 98 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 268 fractional works · 4.9% of its workAccounting: 90 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 49 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 231 fractional works · 4.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 92 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 67 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 200 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 154 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFinance: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 108 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 75 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,473 fractional works · 27.1% of its workEngineering: 397 fractional works · 7.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 77 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 61 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 53 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 392 fractional works · 7.2% of its workInformation Systems: 168 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 98 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 313 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPollution: 56 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 53 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 97 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 95 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 46 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 49 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 918 fractional works · 16.9% of its workMedicine: 671 fractional works · 12.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 91 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 56 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 53 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 46 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 90 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 163 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 86 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 63 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 60 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 852 fractional works · 15.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 564 fractional works · 10.4% of its workPlant Science: 221 fractional works · 4.1% of its workFood Science: 94 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 49 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 47 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 161 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 80 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 49 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKIlorin5,427fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences40%

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 Sciences2,18440.2%
    1. Social Sciences1,30224.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting2684.9%
    3. Psychology2314.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2003.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities1082.0%
    6. Decision Sciences751.4%
    1. Engineering3977.3%
    2. Computer Science3927.2%
    3. Environmental Science3135.8%
    4. Mathematics971.8%
    5. Materials Science951.7%
    6. Chemistry500.9%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences490.9%
    8. Energy480.9%
    9. Physics and Astronomy250.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering70.1%
    1. Medicine67112.4%
    2. Health Professions1633.0%
    3. Nursing631.2%
    4. Veterinary110.2%
    5. Dentistry100.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences56410.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1613.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology490.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics400.7%
    5. Neuroscience390.7%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Ilorin strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Ilorin is most concentrated in General Social Sciences, Animal Science and Zoology and Education (7.2× the world share in General Social Sciences).

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 36.5 works7.2×
  2. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 44.1 works4.3×
  3. EducationSubfield · 481.4 works3.4×
← 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: 2.28× its world share, 502 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 142 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 42 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 34 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.17× its world share, 35 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.65× its world share, 47 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.95× its world share, 343 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 45 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.96× its world share, 41 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 352 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.20× its world share, 276 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.53× its world share, 86 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.59× its world share, 87 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 21 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.09× its world share, 132 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 559 worksMedicineNursing: 2.51× its world share, 57 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.45× its world share, 9 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.67× its world share, 89 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.54× its world share, 230 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 61 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.81× its world share, 179 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.22× its world share, 171 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 1,071 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing2.51×57 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.28×502 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.17×35 works
  4. Social Sciences1.83×1,071 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.81×179 works
  6. Mathematics1.59×87 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.54×230 works
  8. Veterinary1.45×9 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.37×61 works
  10. Psychology1.22×171 works
  11. Environmental Science1.20×276 works
  12. Health Professions1.09×132 works
  13. Energy0.96×41 works
  14. Computer Science0.95×343 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.89×42 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.67×89 works
  17. Chemistry0.65×47 works
  18. Medicine0.63×559 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.62×45 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.58×142 works
  21. Materials Science0.53×86 works
  22. Engineering0.51×352 works
  23. Neuroscience0.45×34 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.41×7 works
  25. Dentistry0.28×6 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.21×21 works

Which keywords describe research in Ilorin?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Curriculum Development, Education, Gender Equality, Development, Globalization, Nigeria, Teacher Education and Sustainable 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. Education259▲ 2.8×65 topics
  2. Globalization235▲ 2.2×81 topics
  3. Curriculum Development208▲ 5.7×15 topics
  4. Epidemiology194◆ 0.90×124 topics
  5. Sustainable Development193▲ 2.3×72 topics
  6. Sustainability189▲ 1.43×91 topics
  7. Machine Learning189◆ 1.05×85 topics
  8. Environmental Impact176▲ 1.90×56 topics
  9. Educational Technology158▲ 2.5×35 topics
  10. Gender Equality153▲ 10×10 topics
  11. Online Learning153▲ 3.4×21 topics
  12. Development146▲ 7.5×17 topics
  13. Mental Health140▲ 1.80×36 topics
  14. E-Learning138▲ 2.6×19 topics
  15. Information Technology120▲ 4.7×17 topics
  16. Teacher Training111▲ 3.4×22 topics
  17. Nigeria111▲ 95×3 topics
  18. Teacher Education110▲ 16×6 topics
  19. Quality Assurance101▲ 11×6 topics
  20. Pedagogy100▲ 3.7×12 topics
  21. Technology Integration97▲ 5.7×11 topics
  22. Social Capital97▲ 3.4×17 topics
  23. Antioxidant96▲ 2.6×49 topics
  24. Economic Growth94▲ 2.1×27 topics
  25. Youth Unemployment94▲ 146×1 topic
  26. Corporate Governance92▲ 2.3×26 topics
  27. Student Satisfaction91▲ 9.2×2 topics
  28. Islamic Education90▲ 5.0×4 topics
  29. Risk Management90▲ 3.5×16 topics
  30. Student Engagement88▲ 4.1×16 topics
  31. Religious Education73▲ 8.3×4 topics
  32. Genetic Diversity71▲ 3.0×22 topics
  33. Madrasa67▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Muslim Students67▲ 18×1 topic
  35. Blended Learning64▲ 8.7×4 topics
  36. Distance Education63▲ 5.9×4 topics
  37. Instructional Design60▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Cognitive Engagement56▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Community of Inquiry55▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Social Presence55▲ 19×1 topic

What research is done in Ilorin?

African Education and Politics: 66 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 63 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…55Online and Blended Learning: 55 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…42Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 42 fractional worksReligion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria: 35 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 31 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…27Economic Growth and Development: 27 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 26 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 22 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 22 fractional works
EducationAccountingGeneral Social SciencesInformation Systems2 others

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

  1. 1 African Education and Politics Education 66 works
  2. 2 Education and Islamic Studies Education 63 works
  3. 3 Online and Blended Learning Education 55 works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 42 works
  5. 5 Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria General Social Sciences 35 works
  6. 6 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 31 works
  7. 7 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 27 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 26 works
  9. 9 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 22 works
  10. 10 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 22 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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 counting5%10%15%Ilorin10.1% 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 14.0% in 2011.

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