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Research in Nsukka

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

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
19k
▲ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
171k
9.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1959-2026
68 years on the record
Nsukka

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 Nsukka?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of NigeriaUniversity 19,050 #4,263

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 Nsukka work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research in Nsukka is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Medicine (13%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 2,213 fractional works · 37.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,079 fractional works · 18.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 329 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEducation: 248 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 80 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 46 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 44 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopment: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 328 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 237 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 49 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 263 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAccounting: 69 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 63 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 258 fractional works · 4.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 120 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 75 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 210 fractional works · 3.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 58 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReligious studies: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 75 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 48 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,680 fractional works · 28.2% of its workEngineering: 520 fractional works · 8.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 101 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 75 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 64 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 61 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 447 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPollution: 100 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 54 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 54 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 48 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 264 fractional works · 4.4% of its workInformation Systems: 124 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 65 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 133 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 65 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 78 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 66 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 70 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeophysics: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 62 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 60 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,149 fractional works · 19.3% of its workMedicine: 796 fractional works · 13.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 118 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 81 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 67 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 64 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 58 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 46 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 143 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth Professions: 231 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 143 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 95 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 88 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 914 fractional works · 15.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 572 fractional works · 9.6% of its workPlant Science: 203 fractional works · 3.4% of its workFood Science: 112 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSoil Science: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 51 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workForestry: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 187 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 91 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 83 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKNsukka5,955fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences19%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 Sciences2,21337.2%
    1. Social Sciences1,07918.1%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3285.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting2634.4%
    4. Psychology2584.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities2103.5%
    6. Decision Sciences751.3%
    1. Engineering5208.7%
    2. Environmental Science4477.5%
    3. Computer Science2644.4%
    4. Materials Science1332.2%
    5. Energy781.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences701.2%
    7. Mathematics621.0%
    8. Chemistry601.0%
    9. Physics and Astronomy410.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering60.1%
  3. Health Sciences1,14919.3%
    1. Medicine79613.4%
    2. Health Professions2313.9%
    3. Nursing951.6%
    4. Veterinary140.2%
    5. Dentistry130.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5729.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1873.1%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics831.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology500.8%
    5. Neuroscience210.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Nsukka strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Nsukka is most concentrated in General Social Sciences, Forestry and Pharmacology (6.0× the world share in General Social Sciences).

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 34.6 works6.0×
  2. ForestrySubfield · 25.9 works4.7×
  3. PharmacologySubfield · 46.3 works4.7×
  4. PollutionSubfield · 93.0 works4.5×
  5. Pharmaceutical ScienceSubfield · 23.4 works4.2×
← 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: 2.02× its world share, 503 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 162 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.77× its world share, 40 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 19 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.07× its world share, 75 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 56 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 226 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 62 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.39× its world share, 67 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 469 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.52× its world share, 396 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.67× its world share, 122 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.91× its world share, 56 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 36 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.45× its world share, 12 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.49× its world share, 206 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 704 worksMedicineNursing: 3.32× its world share, 85 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.48× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.14× its world share, 173 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.37× its world share, 231 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 66 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.71× its world share, 305 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.41× its world share, 226 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 932 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4.07×75 works
  2. Nursing3.32×85 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.71×305 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.02×503 works
  5. Environmental Science1.52×396 works
  6. Health Professions1.49×206 works
  7. Veterinary1.48×10 works
  8. Psychology1.41×226 works
  9. Social Sciences1.40×932 works
  10. Energy1.39×67 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting1.37×231 works
  12. Decision Sciences1.31×66 works
  13. Arts and Humanities1.14×173 works
  14. Mathematics0.91×56 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.77×40 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.75×62 works
  17. Medicine0.70×704 works
  18. Chemistry0.69×56 works
  19. Materials Science0.67×122 works
  20. Engineering0.60×469 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.58×162 works
  22. Computer Science0.55×226 works
  23. Dentistry0.45×12 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.31×36 works
  25. Neuroscience0.23×19 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.20×4 works

Which keywords describe research in Nsukka?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Economic Growth, Development, Environmental Impact, Education, Sustainability, Gender Equality and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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. Globalization250▲ 2.1×92 topics
  2. Epidemiology244◆ 1.03×121 topics
  3. Sustainability224▲ 1.54×82 topics
  4. Environmental Impact202▲ 1.99×59 topics
  5. Education198▲ 1.93×57 topics
  6. Climate Change190▲ 1.17×89 topics
  7. Economic Growth174▲ 3.6×26 topics
  8. Sustainable Development172▲ 1.85×63 topics
  9. Renewable Energy168▲ 1.95×44 topics
  10. Mental Health154▲ 1.80×38 topics
  11. COVID-19132▲ 1.70×25 topics
  12. Antioxidant126▲ 3.1×46 topics
  13. Public Health123▲ 1.42×54 topics
  14. Development121▲ 5.7×17 topics
  15. Social Capital116▲ 3.7×18 topics
  16. Antioxidant Activity110▲ 3.0×31 topics
  17. Economic Development105▲ 2.2×31 topics
  18. Gender Equality101▲ 6.0×13 topics
  19. Medicinal Plants100▲ 4.3×20 topics
  20. Governance92▲ 4.7×10 topics
  21. Colonialism82▲ 2.9×15 topics
  22. ICT82▲ 10×4 topics
  23. Risk Management80▲ 2.8×15 topics
  24. Nigeria79▲ 62×3 topics
  25. Inequality79▲ 5.8×9 topics
  26. Antioxidants78▲ 3.0×16 topics
  27. Bioactive Compounds73▲ 4.9×14 topics
  28. Institutional Quality72▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Poverty Reduction70▲ 9.1×5 topics
  30. Knowledge Economy66▲ 10×6 topics
  31. Inclusive Development65▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Mobile Phones64▲ 24×1 topic
  33. financial access64▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Postcolonialism62▲ 7.3×9 topics
  35. Smallholder Farmers62▲ 4.9×6 topics
  36. Quality Assurance60▲ 5.9×8 topics
  37. Teacher Education60▲ 7.8×6 topics
  38. Youth Unemployment53▲ 75×1 topic
  39. Poverty Alleviation49▲ 8.6×2 topics
  40. Community Health Workers48▲ 9.2×2 topics

What research is done in Nsukka?

Economic Growth and Deve…54Economic Growth and Development: 54 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…44Energy and Environment Impacts: 44 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 41 fractional worksAfrican Education and Politics: 40 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 36 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 35 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 34 fractional worksReligion and Sociopoliti…34Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria: 34 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 31 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 27 fractional works
Information SystemsPollutionPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 54 works
  2. 2 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 44 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 41 works
  4. 4 African Education and Politics Education 40 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 36 works
  6. 6 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 35 works
  7. 7 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 34 works
  8. 8 Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria General Social Sciences 34 works
  9. 9 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 31 works
  10. 10 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 27 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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%Nsukka14.5% 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 16.6% in 2023.

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