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Research in Owerri

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Owerri, Nigeria. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Federal Medical Centre, Federal University of Technology Owerri and Imo State University.

Research institutions
6
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
9.8k
▲ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
60k
6.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
7.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1952-2026
75 years on the record
Owerri

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 Owerri?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Federal University of Technology OwerriUniversity 4,784 #8,861
2Imo State UniversityUniversity 2,671 #9,391
3Federal Medical CentreHospital / health system 1,907 #6,632
4Federal Polytechnic NekedeUniversity 424 #12,536
5Chidicon Medical CenterHospital / health system 31 not ranked
6Smallholders FoundationNonprofit 1 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.

Federal University of Technology Owerri: 48.7%Imo State University: 27.2%Federal Medical Centre: 19.4%Federal Polytechnic Nekede: 4.3%2 others listed: 0.3%49%largest
Federal University of Technology Owerri4,784 · 48.7%Imo State University2,671 · 27.2%Federal Medical Centre1,907 · 19.4%Federal Polytechnic Nekede424 · 4.3%2 others listed32 · 0.3%

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

Which fields of science does Owerri work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Owerri is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (18%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%), Engineering (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,554 fractional works · 36.4% of its workEngineering: 499 fractional works · 11.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 78 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 67 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 63 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 62 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 58 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 46 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 411 fractional works · 9.6% of its workPollution: 85 fractional works · 2.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 74 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 50 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 47 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 43 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 236 fractional works · 5.5% of its workInformation Systems: 90 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 64 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSignal Processing: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 130 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 72 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 74 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 65 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 62 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 60 fractional works · 1.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 46 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeophysics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,003 fractional works · 23.5% of its workMedicine: 771 fractional works · 18.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 91 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 89 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 59 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 57 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 55 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 43 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 81 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 145 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 73 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 71 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 70 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 928 fractional works · 21.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 408 fractional works · 9.6% of its workEducation: 112 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 109 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 164 fractional works · 3.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 40 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 155 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 112 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 71 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 70 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 60 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 60 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 781 fractional works · 18.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 499 fractional works · 11.7% of its workPlant Science: 188 fractional works · 4.4% of its workFood Science: 94 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSoil Science: 48 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 44 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workForestry: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 159 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 67 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 53 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 46 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 52 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKOwerri4,266fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences22%

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. Engineering49911.7%
    2. Environmental Science4119.6%
    3. Computer Science2365.5%
    4. Materials Science1303.1%
    5. Energy741.7%
    6. Chemistry621.5%
    7. Mathematics601.4%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences461.1%
    9. Physics and Astronomy270.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering80.2%
  2. Health Sciences1,00323.5%
    1. Medicine77118.1%
    2. Health Professions1453.4%
    3. Nursing711.7%
    4. Dentistry120.3%
    5. Veterinary50.1%
    1. Social Sciences4089.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1643.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1553.6%
    4. Psychology711.7%
    5. Decision Sciences701.6%
    6. Arts and Humanities601.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences49911.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1593.7%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics531.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology521.2%
    5. Neuroscience180.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Owerri strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Owerri is most concentrated in Forestry, Pharmacology and Animal Science and Zoology (6.3× the world share in Forestry).

  1. ForestrySubfield · 23.0 works6.3×
  2. PharmacologySubfield · 39.6 works6.0×
  3. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 40.7 works5.3×
  4. PollutionSubfield · 72.2 works5.2×
← 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: 2.51× its world share, 419 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 134 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.16× its world share, 41 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.65× its world share, 45 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.59× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.93× its world share, 51 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 197 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 39 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.90× its world share, 62 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.84× its world share, 442 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.96× its world share, 343 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.90× its world share, 110 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.29× its world share, 53 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 22 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.57× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.31× its world share, 121 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.95× its world share, 641 worksMedicineNursing: 3.34× its world share, 58 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.80× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 40 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.10× its world share, 125 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 53 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.63× its world share, 122 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 58 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 306 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.65×45 works
  2. Nursing3.34×58 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.51×419 works
  4. Environmental Science1.96×343 works
  5. Energy1.90×62 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.63×122 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.57×53 works
  8. Health Professions1.31×121 works
  9. Mathematics1.29×53 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.16×41 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting1.10×125 works
  12. Medicine0.95×641 works
  13. Chemistry0.93×51 works
  14. Materials Science0.90×110 works
  15. Engineering0.84×442 works
  16. Veterinary0.80×4 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.72×134 works
  18. Computer Science0.72×197 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.70×39 works
  20. Social Sciences0.69×306 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.59×7 works
  22. Dentistry0.57×10 works
  23. Psychology0.54×58 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.39×40 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.28×22 works
  26. Neuroscience0.25×14 works

Which keywords describe research in Owerri?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Bioactive Compounds, Antioxidant, Epidemiology, Sustainability, Medicinal Plants, Renewable Energy 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. Epidemiology218▲ 1.28×126 topics
  2. Environmental Impact196▲ 2.7×56 topics
  3. Sustainability169▲ 1.62×73 topics
  4. Machine Learning165▲ 1.16×75 topics
  5. Climate Change138▲ 1.19×86 topics
  6. Renewable Energy124▲ 2.0×43 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress124▲ 1.77×53 topics
  8. Sustainable Development121▲ 1.81×61 topics
  9. Antioxidant114▲ 3.9×46 topics
  10. Education106▲ 1.44×46 topics
  11. Economic Growth100▲ 2.9×26 topics
  12. Antioxidant Activity88▲ 3.3×29 topics
  13. Nanoparticles87▲ 1.61×35 topics
  14. Bioactive Compounds84▲ 7.9×14 topics
  15. Remote Sensing83▲ 1.59×28 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease81▲ 1.66×36 topics
  17. Medicinal Plants81▲ 4.9×18 topics
  18. Antioxidants76▲ 4.0×17 topics
  19. Diabetes72▲ 3.4×19 topics
  20. Health Effects70▲ 2.7×22 topics
  21. Genetic Diversity68▲ 3.7×21 topics
  22. Risk Management67▲ 3.3×14 topics
  23. Development66▲ 4.3×13 topics
  24. Insulin Resistance62▲ 3.2×9 topics
  25. Nigeria62▲ 67×3 topics
  26. Toxicity60▲ 3.2×20 topics
  27. Gender Equality59▲ 4.9×10 topics
  28. Sustainable Agriculture57▲ 4.3×14 topics
  29. Herbal Medicine57▲ 4.8×10 topics
  30. Anti-inflammatory54▲ 4.4×28 topics
  31. Heavy Metals51▲ 5.0×8 topics
  32. Smallholder Farmers50▲ 5.6×6 topics
  33. Flavonoids49▲ 4.5×11 topics
  34. Phytochemicals45▲ 9.8×8 topics
  35. Bioavailability45▲ 5.3×6 topics
  36. Teacher Education43▲ 7.8×6 topics
  37. Quality Assurance42▲ 5.8×5 topics
  38. Phytochemistry41▲ 8.0×7 topics
  39. Youth Unemployment38▲ 74×1 topic
  40. Nutritional Value37▲ 7.7×5 topics

What research is done in Owerri?

Energy and Environment I…27Energy and Environment Impacts: 27 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollut…27Water Quality and Pollution Assessment: 27 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 26 fractional worksAfrican Education and Politics: 22 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 22 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 22 fractional worksCorrosion Behavior and Inhibition: 21 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…20African Botany and Ecology Studies: 20 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Research Studies: 20 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 19 fractional works
PollutionWater Science and TechnologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismEducation6 others

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

  1. 1 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 27 works
  2. 2 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 27 works
  3. 3 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 26 works
  4. 4 African Education and Politics Education 22 works
  5. 5 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 22 works
  6. 6 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 22 works
  7. 7 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 21 works
  8. 8 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 20 works
  9. 9 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 20 works
  10. 10 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 19 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Owerri6.6% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.3% in 2011.

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