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Research in Kano

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Kano, Nigeria. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Bayero University Kano, Federal College of Education, Kano and Maitama Sule University Kano.

Research institutions
6
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
14k
▲ 35% vs 2018-21
Citations
101k
7.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Kano

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 Kano?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Bayero University KanoUniversity 7,166 #5,384
2Federal College of Education, KanoUniversity 4,393 #7,307
3International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNonprofit 1,077 #14,833
4Maitama Sule University KanoUniversity 450 #10,919
5Development Research and Projects CentreNonprofit 369 #11,826
6Skyline University NigeriaUniversity 179 #13,608

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.

Bayero University Kano: 52.6%Federal College of Education, Kano: 32.2%International Institute of Tropical Agriculture: 7.9%Maitama Sule University Kano: 3.3%2 others listed: 4.0%53%largest
Bayero University Kano7,166 · 52.6%Federal College of Education, Kano4,393 · 32.2%International Institute of Tropical Agriculture1,077 · 7.9%Maitama Sule University Kano450 · 3.3%2 others listed548 · 4.0%

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

Which fields of science does Kano work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research in Kano is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Medicine (13%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 2,211 fractional works · 37.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,274 fractional works · 21.4% of its workEducation: 601 fractional works · 10.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 241 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 71 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCultural Studies: 48 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 46 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 291 fractional works · 4.9% of its workAccounting: 104 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 53 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 201 fractional works · 3.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 61 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 59 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 183 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 136 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFinance: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 174 fractional works · 2.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 63 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 88 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 56 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,694 fractional works · 28.4% of its workEngineering: 443 fractional works · 7.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 68 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 65 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 44 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 437 fractional works · 7.3% of its workInformation Systems: 206 fractional works · 3.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 97 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 414 fractional works · 6.9% of its workPollution: 82 fractional works · 1.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 78 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 49 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 109 fractional works · 1.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNumerical Analysis: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 91 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiomaterials: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 73 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 46 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,035 fractional works · 17.4% of its workMedicine: 780 fractional works · 13.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 111 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSurgery: 67 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 64 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 58 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 49 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 93 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 166 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 85 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 59 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,018 fractional works · 17.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 733 fractional works · 12.3% of its workPlant Science: 329 fractional works · 5.5% of its workFood Science: 96 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 54 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 53 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workForestry: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 170 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 71 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 48 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 49 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKano5,958fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences37%

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 Sciences2,21137.1%
    1. Social Sciences1,27421.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting2914.9%
    3. Psychology2013.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1833.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities1742.9%
    6. Decision Sciences881.5%
    1. Engineering4437.4%
    2. Computer Science4377.3%
    3. Environmental Science4146.9%
    4. Mathematics1091.8%
    5. Materials Science911.5%
    6. Chemistry731.2%
    7. Energy520.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences420.7%
    9. Physics and Astronomy250.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering80.1%
  3. Health Sciences1,03517.4%
    1. Medicine78013.1%
    2. Health Professions1662.8%
    3. Nursing591.0%
    4. Dentistry250.4%
    5. Veterinary50.1%
  4. Life Sciences1,01817.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences73312.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1702.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology490.8%
    4. Neuroscience340.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics320.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Kano strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Kano is most concentrated in Library and Information Sciences, Numerical Analysis and Forestry (22.0× the world share in Library and Information Sciences).

  1. Library and Information SciencesSubfield · 20.2 works22×
  2. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 22.6 works5.5×
  3. ForestrySubfield · 26.6 works5.3×
  4. General Social SciencesSubfield · 24.1 works4.6×
  5. PollutionSubfield · 71.9 works3.8×
  6. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 40.2 works3.5×
← 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: 2.72× its world share, 620 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 148 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.83× its world share, 40 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 26 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.59× its world share, 27 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.83× its world share, 63 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.91× its world share, 340 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 33 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.98× its world share, 43 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 372 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.45× its world share, 347 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 74 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.64× its world share, 93 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 22 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.94× its world share, 22 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 137 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.71× its world share, 659 worksMedicineNursing: 2.17× its world share, 51 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.88× its world share, 122 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.50× its world share, 232 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 63 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.53× its world share, 157 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.05× its world share, 153 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 949 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.72×620 works
  2. Nursing2.17×51 works
  3. Mathematics1.64×93 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.59×27 works
  5. Social Sciences1.56×949 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.53×157 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.50×232 works
  8. Environmental Science1.45×347 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.36×63 works
  10. Health Professions1.08×137 works
  11. Psychology1.05×153 works
  12. Energy0.98×43 works
  13. Dentistry0.94×22 works
  14. Computer Science0.91×340 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.88×122 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.83×40 works
  17. Chemistry0.83×63 works
  18. Medicine0.71×659 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.58×148 works
  20. Engineering0.52×372 works
  21. Veterinary0.51×3 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.44×33 works
  23. Materials Science0.44×74 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.43×7 works
  25. Neuroscience0.33×26 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.21×22 works

Which keywords describe research in Kano?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Sustainable Development, Gender Equality, Development, Curriculum Development, Information Technology, Teacher Education and Nigeria.

▲ 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. Education386▲ 3.8×77 topics
  2. Sustainable Development297▲ 3.2×74 topics
  3. Epidemiology232◆ 0.98×125 topics
  4. Globalization226▲ 1.93×80 topics
  5. Sustainability223▲ 1.53×87 topics
  6. Curriculum Development201▲ 5.0×16 topics
  7. Educational Technology190▲ 2.7×39 topics
  8. Machine Learning189◆ 0.95×82 topics
  9. Gender Equality187▲ 11×11 topics
  10. Climate Change184◆ 1.14×96 topics
  11. Information Technology177▲ 6.3×20 topics
  12. Development175▲ 8.2×16 topics
  13. Environmental Impact171▲ 1.68×62 topics
  14. Teacher Education158▲ 21×6 topics
  15. Nigeria155▲ 120×3 topics
  16. Quality Assurance143▲ 14×6 topics
  17. E-Learning143▲ 2.5×19 topics
  18. Youth Unemployment137▲ 195×1 topic
  19. Renewable Energy131▲ 1.51×44 topics
  20. Social Media127▲ 1.55×30 topics
  21. Innovation127▲ 2.1×55 topics
  22. Pedagogy125▲ 4.2×16 topics
  23. Online Learning124▲ 2.5×20 topics
  24. Technology Integration108▲ 5.8×12 topics
  25. Genetic Diversity107▲ 4.1×22 topics
  26. Teacher Training103▲ 2.8×22 topics
  27. Social Capital100▲ 3.2×18 topics
  28. Sustainable Agriculture96▲ 5.2×15 topics
  29. Digital Transformation93▲ 2.9×25 topics
  30. Student Engagement91▲ 3.9×15 topics
  31. Medicinal Plants82▲ 3.5×19 topics
  32. Drought Tolerance80▲ 9.7×9 topics
  33. Professional Development74▲ 6.0×13 topics
  34. Smallholder Farmers72▲ 5.7×6 topics
  35. Student Satisfaction68▲ 6.3×3 topics
  36. Coronavirus63▲ 5.3×4 topics
  37. Poverty Reduction59▲ 7.7×5 topics
  38. Nutritional Quality59▲ 14×4 topics
  39. Breeding56▲ 12×5 topics
  40. Climate Resilience56▲ 16×3 topics

What research is done in Kano?

African Education and Po…80African Education and Politics: 80 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 39 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 37 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 34 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 32 fractional worksDiscourse Analysis and Cultural Communication: 32 fractional worksAgricultural pest manage…27Agricultural pest management studies: 27 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 26 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 26 fractional worksEducation and Critical T…24Education and Critical Thinking Development: 24 fractional works
EducationAccountingWater Science and TechnologyCultural Studies3 others

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

  1. 1 African Education and Politics Education 80 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 39 works
  3. 3 Online and Blended Learning Education 37 works
  4. 4 Education and Islamic Studies Education 34 works
  5. 5 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 32 works
  6. 6 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 32 works
  7. 7 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 27 works
  8. 8 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 26 works
  9. 9 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 26 works
  10. 10 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 24 works

Research output over time

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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 counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Kano8.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 28.8% in 1992.

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