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Research in Lagos

Science Explorer records 32 research institutions in Lagos, Nigeria. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Redeemer's University, University of Lagos and Pan-Atlantic University.

Research institutions
32
12 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
26k
▲ 23% vs 2018-21
Citations
213k
8.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
12.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1952-2026
75 years on the record
Lagos

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 Lagos?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of LagosUniversity 15,678 #3,930
2National Open University of NigeriaUniversity 1,732 #5,174
3Redeemer's UniversityUniversity 1,577 #3,480
4Pan-Atlantic UniversityUniversity 1,481 #4,549
5Lagos State Health Service CommissionGovernment institution 1,204 #5,045
6Yaba College of TechnologyUniversity 804 #8,142
7Nigerian Institute of Medical ResearchHospital / health system 746 #11,974
8Federal Neuro Psychiatric HospitalHospital / health system 637 #15,166
9Caleb UniversityUniversity 602 #9,043
10National Postgraduate Medical College of NigeriaUniversity 496 #32,518 all time
11Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine ResearchResearch facility 342 #21,703
12Mountain Top UniversityUniversity 302 #11,231
13Federal College of Fisheries and Marine TechnologyUniversity 271 #15,693
14Centre for Healthy Start InitiativeHospital / health system 252 #21,791 all time
15West Africa Vocational EducationUniversity 163 #25,010 all time
16West African College of PhysiciansUniversity 79 not ranked
17Evangelical Church Winning AllInstitution 59 not ranked
18First Consultants Medical CenterHospital / health system 15 not ranked
19Cleen FoundationNonprofit 11 not ranked
20Centre for Contemporary ArtNonprofit 6 not ranked
21Center for Public Policy AlternativesNonprofit 5 not ranked
22LEAP AfricaNonprofit 5 not ranked
23Private Sector Health Alliance of NigeriaNonprofit 4 not ranked
24The Initiative for Equal RightsNonprofit 1 not ranked
25Action Health IncorporatedNonprofit 1 not ranked
26Media Rights AgendaNonprofit 1 not ranked
27Adamore (Nigeria)Company 1 not ranked
28Tony Elumelu FoundationNonprofit 1 not ranked
29Community Life ProjectInstitution 0 not ranked
30The Orderly Society TrustInstitution 0 not ranked
31Nobex Technology (Nigeria)Company 0 not ranked
32Eko-KonnectNonprofit 0 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.

University of Lagos: 59.2%National Open University of Nigeria: 6.5%Redeemer's University: 6.0%Pan-Atlantic University: 5.6%24 others listed: 22.7%59%largest
University of Lagos16k · 59.2%National Open University of Nigeria1,732 · 6.5%Redeemer's University1,577 · 6.0%Pan-Atlantic University1,481 · 5.6%24 others listed6,008 · 22.7%

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

Which fields of science does Lagos work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research in Lagos is in Social Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Medicine (17%), Engineering (9%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 3,560 fractional works · 38.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,618 fractional works · 17.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 488 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEducation: 348 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 124 fractional works · 1.4% of its workUrban Studies: 110 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCommunication: 91 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 60 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopment: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 629 fractional works · 6.8% of its workAccounting: 147 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 143 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 99 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 82 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 62 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 56 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 510 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 372 fractional works · 4.1% of its workFinance: 70 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 67 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 333 fractional works · 3.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 129 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 122 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 307 fractional works · 3.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 85 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReligious studies: 56 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMusic: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 163 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 115 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,672 fractional works · 29.1% of its workEngineering: 851 fractional works · 9.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 126 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 124 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 115 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 92 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 92 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 69 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 647 fractional works · 7.0% of its workPollution: 123 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 101 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 77 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 75 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 66 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 63 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 62 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 570 fractional works · 6.2% of its workInformation Systems: 238 fractional works · 2.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 166 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 150 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 65 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 112 fractional works · 1.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 107 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 94 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 107 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeophysics: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 64 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 69 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,991 fractional works · 21.7% of its workMedicine: 1,521 fractional works · 16.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 221 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEpidemiology: 150 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 129 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 112 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 106 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 61 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 61 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 172 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 321 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 179 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 85 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 80 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 961 fractional works · 10.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 505 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPlant Science: 189 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 90 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAquatic Science: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 281 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 130 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 56 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 94 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 75 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLagos9,184fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences39%

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 Sciences3,56038.8%
    1. Social Sciences1,61817.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting6296.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance5105.6%
    4. Psychology3333.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities3073.3%
    6. Decision Sciences1631.8%
    1. Engineering8519.3%
    2. Environmental Science6477.0%
    3. Computer Science5706.2%
    4. Materials Science1501.6%
    5. Mathematics1121.2%
    6. Energy1071.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1071.2%
    8. Chemistry690.7%
    9. Physics and Astronomy530.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering80.1%
  3. Health Sciences1,99121.7%
    1. Medicine1,52116.6%
    2. Health Professions3213.5%
    3. Nursing850.9%
    4. Dentistry530.6%
    5. Veterinary110.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5055.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2813.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology750.8%
    4. Neuroscience500.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics500.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Lagos strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Lagos is most concentrated in Urban Studies, Business and International Management and Pollution (4.4× the world share in Urban Studies).

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 94.4 works4.4×
  2. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 31.8 works3.9×
  3. PollutionSubfield · 108.2 works3.5×
  4. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 48.5 works3.4×
  5. General Social SciencesSubfield · 28.3 works3.3×
← 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: 1.18× its world share, 437 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 244 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.81× its world share, 63 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 44 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.58× its world share, 44 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 57 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 480 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 96 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.25× its world share, 90 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 740 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.43× its world share, 552 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 128 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.08× its world share, 99 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 46 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.22× its world share, 46 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.37× its world share, 282 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.88× its world share, 1,318 worksMedicineNursing: 1.93× its world share, 74 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.94× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.07× its world share, 240 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.12× its world share, 531 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 133 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.74× its world share, 457 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.14× its world share, 272 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 1,299 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.74×457 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.12×531 works
  3. Nursing1.93×74 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.77×133 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.58×44 works
  6. Environmental Science1.43×552 works
  7. Health Professions1.37×282 works
  8. Social Sciences1.32×1,299 works
  9. Energy1.25×90 works
  10. Dentistry1.22×46 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.18×437 works
  12. Psychology1.14×272 works
  13. Mathematics1.08×99 works
  14. Arts and Humanities1.07×240 works
  15. Veterinary0.94×10 works
  16. Medicine0.88×1,318 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.81×63 works
  18. Computer Science0.79×480 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.78×96 works
  20. Engineering0.63×740 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.59×244 works
  22. Chemistry0.47×57 works
  23. Materials Science0.47×128 works
  24. Neuroscience0.35×44 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.27×46 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.25×7 works

Which keywords describe research in Lagos?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology461▲ 1.26×131 topics
  2. Sustainability370▲ 1.65×103 topics
  3. Globalization310▲ 1.72×113 topics
  4. Machine Learning310◆ 1.01×88 topics
  5. Sustainable Development303▲ 2.1×76 topics
  6. Environmental Impact301▲ 1.92×61 topics
  7. Education285▲ 1.80×83 topics
  8. Economic Growth276▲ 3.7×30 topics
  9. Renewable Energy252▲ 1.90×51 topics
  10. Climate Change252◆ 1.01×100 topics
  11. COVID-19205▲ 1.72×29 topics
  12. Public Health194▲ 1.45×64 topics
  13. Social Media188▲ 1.48×31 topics
  14. Risk Management185▲ 4.2×16 topics
  15. Social Capital168▲ 3.5×19 topics
  16. Supply Chain Management163▲ 1.98×24 topics
  17. Urbanization147▲ 4.0×11 topics
  18. Development147▲ 4.5×18 topics
  19. Information Technology131▲ 3.0×21 topics
  20. Gender Equality130▲ 5.0×13 topics
  21. Governance120▲ 4.0×16 topics
  22. Poverty Alleviation116▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Health Equity108▲ 4.0×6 topics
  24. Nigeria108▲ 54×3 topics
  25. ICT106▲ 8.6×5 topics
  26. Fiscal Policy104▲ 5.5×8 topics
  27. Institutional Quality102▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Maternal Mortality97▲ 4.7×5 topics
  29. Inequality96▲ 4.6×10 topics
  30. Land Tenure89▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Quality Assurance88▲ 5.6×7 topics
  32. Knowledge Economy85▲ 8.5×5 topics
  33. Urban Poverty85▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Housing Policy83▲ 32×1 topic
  35. Slum Upgrading83▲ 32×1 topic
  36. Mobile Phones82▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Inclusive Development82▲ 20×2 topics
  38. financial access81▲ 22×1 topic
  39. gender inclusion81▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Poverty Reduction81▲ 6.8×5 topics

What research is done in Lagos?

Urban and Rural Developm…72Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 72 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…66Economic Growth and Development: 66 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 53 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 51 fractional worksAfrican Education and Politics: 48 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 47 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 45 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…45Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 45 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 33 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 32 fractional works
Urban StudiesInformation SystemsEconomics and EconometricsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 72 works
  2. 2 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 66 works
  3. 3 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 53 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 51 works
  5. 5 African Education and Politics Education 48 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 47 works
  7. 7 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 45 works
  8. 8 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 45 works
  9. 9 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 33 works
  10. 10 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 32 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 counting5%10%15%Lagos10.8% 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 14.5% in 2011.

Questions people ask

What are the best universities in Lagos for research?

Science Explorer records 32 research institutions in Lagos, Nigeria. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Redeemer's University, University of Lagos and Pan-Atlantic University.

Which research institutions are in Lagos?
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