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Research in Maiduguri

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Maiduguri, Nigeria. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Maiduguri.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5k
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
36k
7.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
7.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1970-2026
57 years on the record
Maiduguri

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 Maiduguri?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of MaiduguriUniversity 4,986 #7,395

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 Maiduguri work in?

In 2022-now, 27% of research in Maiduguri is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (17%), Social Sciences (11%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 392 fractional works · 27.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 108 fractional works · 7.4% of its workPollution: 23 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 101 fractional works · 7.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 69 fractional works · 4.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 22 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 21 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 26 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 25 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 18 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPaleontology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 389 fractional works · 26.8% of its workMedicine: 288 fractional works · 19.8% of its workEpidemiology: 31 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 28 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 24 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSurgery: 22 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 53 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 25 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 20 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 19 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 19 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmall Animals: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 366 fractional works · 25.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 249 fractional works · 17.1% of its workPlant Science: 88 fractional works · 6.0% of its workFood Science: 37 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 29 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 25 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSoil Science: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAquatic Science: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workForestry: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 58 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 25 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 14 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 32 fractional works · 2.2% of its workParasitology: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 20 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 306 fractional works · 21.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 155 fractional works · 10.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 48 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEducation: 40 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 14 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 44 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAccounting: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 41 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 30 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 30 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 20 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMaiduguri1,454fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences25%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences21%

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. Environmental Science1087.4%
    2. Engineering1017.0%
    3. Computer Science694.8%
    4. Materials Science261.8%
    5. Chemistry251.8%
    6. Energy181.2%
    7. Mathematics151.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences151.0%
    9. Physics and Astronomy120.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    1. Medicine28819.8%
    2. Health Professions533.6%
    3. Nursing201.4%
    4. Veterinary191.3%
    5. Dentistry90.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences24917.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology584.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology322.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics201.4%
    5. Neuroscience80.5%
    1. Social Sciences15510.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting443.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance412.8%
    4. Psychology302.0%
    5. Arts and Humanities201.4%
    6. Decision Sciences161.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Maiduguri strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Maiduguri is most concentrated in Animal Science and Zoology (10.2× the world share in Animal Science and Zoology).

  1. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 27.4 works10×
← 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: 3.84× its world share, 223 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 51 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.20× its world share, 27 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.89× its world share, 17 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.23× its world share, 24 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 60 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.22× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 85 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.48× its world share, 90 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 20 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.95× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.26× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.34× its world share, 43 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.01× its world share, 236 worksMedicineNursing: 2.64× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 10.01× its world share, 17 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.48× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.80× its world share, 31 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.39× its world share, 36 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.58× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 132 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 10.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary10.01×17 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.89×17 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.84×223 works
  4. Nursing2.64×16 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology2.20×27 works
  6. Environmental Science1.48×90 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.39×36 works
  8. Health Professions1.34×43 works
  9. Dentistry1.26×8 works
  10. Chemistry1.23×24 works
  11. Energy1.22×14 works
  12. Decision Sciences1.18×14 works
  13. Medicine1.01×236 works
  14. Mathematics0.95×14 works
  15. Social Sciences0.85×132 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.80×31 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.78×51 works
  18. Computer Science0.63×60 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.58×11 works
  20. Psychology0.58×22 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.48×17 works
  22. Engineering0.47×85 works
  23. Materials Science0.46×20 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.39×11 works
  25. Neuroscience0.30×6 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.11×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Maiduguri?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Antioxidant, Genetic Diversity, Health Benefits, Medicinal Plants, Environmental Impact, Sustainable Agriculture and Diabetes.

▲ 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. Epidemiology124▲ 2.1×105 topics
  2. Climate Change56▲ 1.42×58 topics
  3. Antioxidant56▲ 5.6×44 topics
  4. Sustainability51▲ 1.44×55 topics
  5. Environmental Impact51▲ 2.1×45 topics
  6. Machine Learning48◆ 1.00×51 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress45▲ 1.88×42 topics
  8. Genetic Diversity45▲ 7.1×16 topics
  9. Renewable Energy43▲ 2.1×34 topics
  10. Public Health41▲ 1.94×42 topics
  11. Globalization37▲ 1.30×40 topics
  12. Sustainable Development34▲ 1.52×30 topics
  13. Diabetes32▲ 4.4×16 topics
  14. Medicinal Plants31▲ 5.5×14 topics
  15. Health Benefits31▲ 6.4×13 topics
  16. Antioxidant Activity30▲ 3.4×28 topics
  17. Pathogenesis30▲ 4.0×18 topics
  18. Toxicity29▲ 4.5×15 topics
  19. Food Security29▲ 3.6×15 topics
  20. Sustainable Agriculture28▲ 6.3×13 topics
  21. Gender Equality26▲ 6.4×8 topics
  22. Vaccine26▲ 4.5×11 topics
  23. Bioactive Compounds26▲ 7.0×14 topics
  24. Development23▲ 4.5×13 topics
  25. Anti-inflammatory22▲ 5.4×26 topics
  26. Nutritional Quality20▲ 18×3 topics
  27. Heavy Metals19▲ 5.5×7 topics
  28. Herbal Medicine19▲ 4.6×10 topics
  29. Antimicrobial Resistance17▲ 5.8×10 topics
  30. Smallholder Farmers16▲ 5.3×6 topics
  31. Breeding16▲ 15×4 topics
  32. Climate Resilience16▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Therapeutic15▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Nigeria15▲ 47×3 topics
  35. Drought Tolerance15▲ 7.2×7 topics
  36. Lactoferrin14▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Proteins14▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Zoonotic Transmission14▲ 13×5 topics
  39. Camel Milk14▲ 69×1 topic
  40. Nutritional14▲ 69×1 topic

What research is done in Maiduguri?

Animal Diversity and Hea…13Animal Diversity and Health Studies: 13 fractional worksAfrican Education and Po…10African Education and Politics: 10 fractional worksLivestock and Poultry Management: 9 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterror…9Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 9 fractional worksAgricultural pest manage…8Agricultural pest management studies: 8 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 8 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 7 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Age…7Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 7 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 7 fractional worksRabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health: 6 fractional works
Food ScienceEducationAnimal Science and ZoologySociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Animal Diversity and Health Studies Food Science 13 works
  2. 2 African Education and Politics Education 10 works
  3. 3 Livestock and Poultry Management Animal Science and Zoology 9 works
  4. 4 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  5. 5 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 8 works
  6. 6 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 8 works
  7. 7 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 7 works
  8. 8 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 7 works
  9. 9 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 7 works
  10. 10 Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health Animal Science and Zoology 6 works

Research output over time

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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 2025Maiduguri5.5% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.5% in 1994.

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