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Research in Minna

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Minna, Nigeria. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Federal University of Technology Minna and Niger State Ministry of Health.

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.9k
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
36k
9.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1970-2026
57 years on the record
Minna

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 Minna?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Federal University of Technology MinnaUniversity 3,738 #4,960
2Niger State Ministry of HealthGovernment institution 166 #19,234

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 Minna work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research in Minna is in Physical Sciences, 18% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (20%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (14%), Environmental Science (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 754 fractional works · 54.5% of its workEngineering: 274 fractional works · 19.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 51 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 42 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 39 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 34 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 30 fractional works · 2.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 167 fractional works · 12.1% of its workPollution: 34 fractional works · 2.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 31 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 25 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 136 fractional works · 9.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 40 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInformation Systems: 40 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 24 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSignal Processing: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 75 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 44 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomaterials: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCeramics and Composites: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 31 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeophysics: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 23 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 253 fractional works · 18.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 196 fractional works · 14.1% of its workPlant Science: 81 fractional works · 5.9% of its workFood Science: 34 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSoil Science: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workForestry: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 36 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiotechnology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workParasitology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 242 fractional works · 17.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 114 fractional works · 8.2% of its workEducation: 47 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 24 fractional works · 1.7% of its workUrban Studies: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workTransportation: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 39 fractional works · 2.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAccounting: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 33 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 29 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 26 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFinance: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 133 fractional works · 9.6% of its workMedicine: 89 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 24 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 17 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMinna1,383fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences55%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences18%

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. Engineering27419.8%
    2. Environmental Science16712.1%
    3. Computer Science1369.9%
    4. Materials Science755.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences312.3%
    6. Energy231.7%
    7. Chemistry181.3%
    8. Mathematics181.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy90.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences19614.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology362.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology100.7%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics70.5%
    5. Neuroscience50.4%
    1. Social Sciences1148.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting392.8%
    3. Decision Sciences332.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance261.9%
    5. Psychology191.4%
    6. Arts and Humanities120.8%
    1. Medicine896.4%
    2. Health Professions241.8%
    3. Nursing171.3%
    4. Dentistry20.1%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Minna strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Minna is most concentrated in Pollution (6.4× the world share in Pollution).

  1. PollutionSubfield · 29.0 works6.4×
← 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: 3.18× its world share, 174 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.61× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.86× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.22× its world share, 109 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 25 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.84× its world share, 19 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.39× its world share, 240 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.42× its world share, 138 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.56× its world share, 63 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.21× its world share, 16 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 73 worksMedicineNursing: 2.85× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.83× its world share, 31 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.22× its world share, 25 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.38× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 86 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.18×174 works
  2. Nursing2.85×16 works
  3. Environmental Science2.42×138 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.22×25 works
  5. Energy1.84×19 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.61×6 works
  7. Materials Science1.56×63 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.41×25 works
  9. Engineering1.39×240 works
  10. Computer Science1.22×109 works
  11. Mathematics1.21×16 works
  12. Chemistry0.86×16 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.83×31 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.78×19 works
  15. Health Professions0.68×20 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.63×7 works
  17. Social Sciences0.59×86 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.45×28 works
  19. Veterinary0.39×1 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.38×2 works
  21. Psychology0.38×13 works
  22. Medicine0.33×73 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.30×8 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.27×9 works
  25. Neuroscience0.22×4 works
  26. Dentistry0.15×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Minna?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Risk Management, Climate Change and Remote Sensing.

▲ 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. Deep Learning78▲ 1.63×61 topics
  2. Machine Learning77▲ 1.67×65 topics
  3. Environmental Impact71▲ 3.0×49 topics
  4. Sustainability71▲ 2.1×58 topics
  5. Renewable Energy65▲ 3.2×36 topics
  6. Climate Change62▲ 1.64×62 topics
  7. Remote Sensing45▲ 2.6×24 topics
  8. Sustainable Development43▲ 1.99×30 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management38▲ 3.0×15 topics
  10. Risk Management36▲ 5.5×9 topics
  11. Nanomaterials36▲ 2.5×15 topics
  12. Nanoparticles30▲ 1.72×29 topics
  13. Toxicity28▲ 4.7×15 topics
  14. Internet of Things27▲ 2.3×19 topics
  15. Antioxidant25▲ 2.6×34 topics
  16. Health Effects25▲ 2.9×20 topics
  17. Security24▲ 2.6×18 topics
  18. Sustainable Agriculture24▲ 5.6×10 topics
  19. Urbanization23▲ 4.2×7 topics
  20. Heavy Metals23▲ 6.8×7 topics
  21. Biodiversity Conservation21▲ 4.1×9 topics
  22. IoT20▲ 3.7×14 topics
  23. Construction Projects19▲ 32×2 topics
  24. Antimicrobial19▲ 4.9×8 topics
  25. Smallholder Farmers19▲ 6.5×5 topics
  26. Wastewater Treatment19▲ 5.5×9 topics
  27. Respiratory Infections18▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Household Fuel Use18▲ 19×1 topic
  29. Indoor Air Pollution18▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Bioactive Compounds18▲ 5.2×13 topics
  31. Gender Equality18▲ 4.5×6 topics
  32. Biochar17▲ 7.2×4 topics
  33. Project Success17▲ 31×1 topic
  34. Stakeholder Analysis17▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Dietary Fiber16▲ 10×3 topics
  36. Climate Resilience15▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Cytotoxicity15▲ 7.8×7 topics
  38. Nutritional Value15▲ 9.4×4 topics
  39. Poverty Alleviation14▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Nigeria14▲ 47×3 topics

What research is done in Minna?

Energy and Environment Impacts: 17 fractional worksConstruction Project Management and Performance: 13 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 10 fractional worksFood composition and properties: 10 fractional worksRadiation Shielding Materials Analysis: 9 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 9 fractional worksGeophysical and Geoelect…8Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods: 8 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 8 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 8 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…8Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 8 fractional works
PollutionManagement Science and Operations ResearchUrban StudiesNutrition and Dietetics5 others

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

  1. 1 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 17 works
  2. 2 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 13 works
  3. 3 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 10 works
  4. 4 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 10 works
  5. 5 Radiation Shielding Materials Analysis Materials Chemistry 9 works
  6. 6 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 9 works
  7. 7 Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods Geophysics 8 works
  8. 8 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 8 works
  9. 9 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 8 works
  10. 10 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 8 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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Minna9.2% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.3% in 2016.

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