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Research in Port Harcourt

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Port Harcourt, Social Action and University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital.

Research institutions
4
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
23k
▲ 21% vs 2018-21
Citations
112k
5.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
4.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1953-2026
74 years on the record
Port Harcourt

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 Port Harcourt?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Port HarcourtUniversity 11,518 #11,997
2Rivers State UniversityUniversity 8,519 #19,319
3University of Port Harcourt Teaching HospitalHospital / health system 2,071 #15,332
4Social ActionNonprofit 434 #13,268

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 Port Harcourt: 51.1%Rivers State University: 37.8%University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital: 9.2%Social Action: 1.9%51%largest
University of Port Harcourt12k · 51.1%Rivers State University8,519 · 37.8%University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital2,071 · 9.2%Social Action434 · 1.9%

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

Which fields of science does Port Harcourt work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research in Port Harcourt is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (17%), Social Sciences (14%), Engineering (11%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 3,079 fractional works · 33.0% of its workEngineering: 1,060 fractional works · 11.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 210 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 142 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 138 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 95 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 93 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 75 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 68 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 56 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 899 fractional works · 9.7% of its workPollution: 220 fractional works · 2.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 138 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 122 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 93 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 85 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 72 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 68 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 62 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 462 fractional works · 5.0% of its workInformation Systems: 225 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 119 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 215 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 190 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 111 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 60 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 104 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 95 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeophysics: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 75 fractional works · 0.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,892 fractional works · 31.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,332 fractional works · 14.3% of its workEducation: 440 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 337 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 112 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrban Studies: 72 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 536 fractional works · 5.8% of its workAccounting: 141 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 128 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 111 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 57 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 448 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 282 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 113 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 223 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 79 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 72 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 184 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 82 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 167 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 113 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,143 fractional works · 23.0% of its workMedicine: 1,569 fractional works · 16.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 178 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 153 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 149 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 117 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 103 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 90 fractional works · 1.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 82 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 78 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 193 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Professions: 379 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 170 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 66 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 152 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 144 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,203 fractional works · 12.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 727 fractional works · 7.8% of its workPlant Science: 294 fractional works · 3.2% of its workFood Science: 140 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSoil Science: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 269 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 115 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 97 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 86 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 67 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKPort Harcourt9,316fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences31%

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. Engineering1,06011.4%
    2. Environmental Science8999.7%
    3. Computer Science4625.0%
    4. Energy2152.3%
    5. Chemistry1111.2%
    6. Materials Science1041.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences951.0%
    8. Mathematics750.8%
    9. Physics and Astronomy350.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering240.3%
  2. Social Sciences2,89231.0%
    1. Social Sciences1,33214.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting5365.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4484.8%
    4. Psychology2232.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities1842.0%
    6. Decision Sciences1671.8%
  3. Health Sciences2,14323.0%
    1. Medicine1,56916.8%
    2. Health Professions3794.1%
    3. Nursing1521.6%
    4. Dentistry340.4%
    5. Veterinary80.1%
  4. Life Sciences1,20312.9%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7277.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2692.9%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics971.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology670.7%
    5. Neuroscience440.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Port Harcourt strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Port Harcourt is most concentrated in Library and Information Sciences, Pollution and Radiological and Ultrasound Technology (20.6× the world share in Library and Information Sciences).

  1. Library and Information SciencesSubfield · 29.8 works21×
  2. PollutionSubfield · 195.0 works6.5×
  3. Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologySubfield · 58.4 works6.4×
  4. PharmacologySubfield · 74.5 works5.3×
  5. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 183.0 works4.6×
  6. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 88.3 works4.6×
  7. EndocrinologySubfield · 24.9 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: 1.74× its world share, 628 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 230 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.65× its world share, 50 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 34 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.06× its world share, 82 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.75× its world share, 20 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.82× its world share, 98 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 351 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 81 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.53× its world share, 177 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.79× its world share, 899 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.01× its world share, 757 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 87 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.72× its world share, 64 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 33 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.65× its world share, 24 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.59× its world share, 318 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.91× its world share, 1,324 worksMedicineNursing: 3.42× its world share, 127 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.74× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.68× its world share, 149 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.64× its world share, 401 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 125 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.27× its world share, 368 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 182 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 977 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing3.42×127 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.06×82 works
  3. Energy2.53×177 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.27×368 works
  5. Environmental Science2.01×757 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.74×628 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.70×125 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.64×401 works
  9. Health Professions1.59×318 works
  10. Social Sciences1.02×977 works
  11. Medicine0.91×1,324 works
  12. Chemistry0.82×98 works
  13. Engineering0.79×899 works
  14. Psychology0.79×182 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.75×20 works
  16. Veterinary0.74×8 works
  17. Mathematics0.72×64 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.68×81 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.68×149 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.65×50 works
  21. Dentistry0.65×24 works
  22. Computer Science0.59×351 works
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.57×230 works
  24. Materials Science0.33×87 works
  25. Neuroscience0.28×34 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.19×33 works

Which keywords describe research in Port Harcourt?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Nigeria, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Renewable Energy, Education, Development and Health Effects.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact479▲ 3.0×58 topics
  2. Sustainability424▲ 1.86×88 topics
  3. Epidemiology376◆ 1.01×123 topics
  4. Sustainable Development356▲ 2.4×68 topics
  5. Education352▲ 2.2×69 topics
  6. Renewable Energy340▲ 2.5×49 topics
  7. Climate Change337▲ 1.33×101 topics
  8. Machine Learning289◆ 0.93×79 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress258▲ 1.68×57 topics
  10. Nigeria251▲ 125×3 topics
  11. Globalization242▲ 1.32×87 topics
  12. Economic Growth240▲ 3.2×27 topics
  13. Health Effects230▲ 4.1×23 topics
  14. Development206▲ 6.2×14 topics
  15. Antioxidant204▲ 3.2×49 topics
  16. Information Technology187▲ 4.2×19 topics
  17. Gender Equality176▲ 6.7×13 topics
  18. Curriculum Development164▲ 2.6×12 topics
  19. Teacher Education154▲ 13×7 topics
  20. Toxicity146▲ 3.6×20 topics
  21. Leadership146▲ 3.2×28 topics
  22. Antioxidants145▲ 3.5×16 topics
  23. Quality Assurance144▲ 9.1×7 topics
  24. Medicinal Plants140▲ 3.9×19 topics
  25. Greenhouse Gas Emissions140▲ 5.5×9 topics
  26. Youth Unemployment136▲ 123×1 topic
  27. Maternal Mortality133▲ 6.4×5 topics
  28. Fiscal Policy129▲ 6.8×7 topics
  29. Air Pollution128▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Bioactive Compounds113▲ 4.9×13 topics
  31. Economic Evaluation109▲ 10×4 topics
  32. Black Carbon Emissions106▲ 141×1 topic
  33. Gas Flaring106▲ 141×1 topic
  34. Corruption104▲ 7.2×6 topics
  35. ICT94▲ 7.5×5 topics
  36. Institutional Quality92▲ 9.4×3 topics
  37. Principal Component Analysis91▲ 7.2×4 topics
  38. Community Health Workers89▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Biodegradation87▲ 9.3×6 topics
  40. Institutions86▲ 12×4 topics

What research is done in Port Harcourt?

African Education and Po…84African Education and Politics: 84 fractional worksOil, Gas, and Environmen…78Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues: 78 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 77 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollut…76Water Quality and Pollution Assessment: 76 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…68Global Maternal and Child Health: 68 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 64 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 58 fractional worksNatural Resources and Ec…53Natural Resources and Economic Development: 53 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 53 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 51 fractional works
EducationRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentPollutionWater Science and Technology5 others

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

  1. 1 African Education and Politics Education 84 works
  2. 2 Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 78 works
  3. 3 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 77 works
  4. 4 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 76 works
  5. 5 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 68 works
  6. 6 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 64 works
  7. 7 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 58 works
  8. 8 Natural Resources and Economic Development General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 53 works
  9. 9 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 53 works
  10. 10 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 51 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Port Harcourt4.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.1% in 2008.

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