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Research in Yola

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Yola, Nigeria. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are American University of Nigeria and Modibbo Adama University of Technology.

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.4k
▲ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
17k
4.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1961-2026
66 years on the record
Yola

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Which research institutions are in Yola?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Modibbo Adama University of TechnologyUniversity 2,401 #9,250
2American University of NigeriaUniversity 1,017 #7,491

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 Yola work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research in Yola is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (16%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 534 fractional works · 38.8% of its workEngineering: 144 fractional works · 10.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 24 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMedia Technology: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 124 fractional works · 9.0% of its workInformation Systems: 41 fractional works · 2.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 33 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoftware: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 106 fractional works · 7.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 22 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPollution: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 43 fractional works · 3.1% of its workNumerical Analysis: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 33 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 25 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeophysics: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 20 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 420 fractional works · 30.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 216 fractional works · 15.7% of its workEducation: 87 fractional works · 6.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 60 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 85 fractional works · 6.2% of its workAccounting: 20 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 49 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 35 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 31 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 22 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 22 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 247 fractional works · 17.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 169 fractional works · 12.3% of its workPlant Science: 64 fractional works · 4.7% of its workFood Science: 29 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSoil Science: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAquatic Science: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workForestry: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 46 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 22 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiotechnology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workParasitology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 176 fractional works · 12.8% of its workMedicine: 129 fractional works · 9.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 20 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Professions: 32 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 17 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKYola1,378fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences13%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. Engineering14410.5%
    2. Computer Science1249.0%
    3. Environmental Science1067.7%
    4. Mathematics433.1%
    5. Materials Science332.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences251.8%
    7. Physics and Astronomy201.5%
    8. Chemistry191.4%
    9. Energy161.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.2%
    1. Social Sciences21615.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting856.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance493.5%
    4. Decision Sciences312.2%
    5. Psychology221.6%
    6. Arts and Humanities181.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences16912.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology463.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology151.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics110.8%
    5. Neuroscience60.4%
    1. Medicine1299.4%
    2. Health Professions322.3%
    3. Nursing141.0%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Yola?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Development, Education, Gender Equality, Nigeria, Sustainable Development, Curriculum Development, Machine Learning and Teacher Education.

▲ 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. Machine Learning73▲ 1.59×62 topics
  2. Education64▲ 2.7×33 topics
  3. Sustainability59▲ 1.76×57 topics
  4. Sustainable Development57▲ 2.6×40 topics
  5. Globalization54▲ 1.99×40 topics
  6. Epidemiology54◆ 0.98×75 topics
  7. Deep Learning54◆ 1.13×59 topics
  8. Climate Change48▲ 1.28×61 topics
  9. Environmental Impact47▲ 2.0×43 topics
  10. Curriculum Development42▲ 4.5×11 topics
  11. Development39▲ 7.9×13 topics
  12. Renewable Energy38▲ 1.90×33 topics
  13. Gender Equality38▲ 9.7×9 topics
  14. Nigeria34▲ 114×3 topics
  15. Information Technology33▲ 5.0×14 topics
  16. Antioxidant31▲ 3.3×35 topics
  17. Economic Growth31▲ 2.8×21 topics
  18. Teacher Education31▲ 17×5 topics
  19. Quality Assurance29▲ 12×5 topics
  20. Medicinal Plants28▲ 5.2×14 topics
  21. Youth Unemployment27▲ 163×1 topic
  22. Social Capital26▲ 3.7×14 topics
  23. Genetic Diversity25▲ 4.2×16 topics
  24. Antioxidant Activity24▲ 2.9×22 topics
  25. Risk Management24▲ 3.6×14 topics
  26. Sustainable Agriculture19▲ 4.4×11 topics
  27. Smallholder Farmers18▲ 6.2×5 topics
  28. Biodiversity Conservation17▲ 3.3×11 topics
  29. Anti-inflammatory16▲ 4.2×24 topics
  30. Bioactive Compounds15▲ 4.4×11 topics
  31. Heavy Metals15▲ 4.5×8 topics
  32. Climate Resilience14▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Nutritional Value13▲ 8.4×3 topics
  34. Nutritional Quality13▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Principal Component Analysis13▲ 6.9×3 topics
  36. ICT13▲ 6.9×5 topics
  37. Phytochemicals12▲ 8.3×8 topics
  38. Institutional Quality12▲ 8.2×2 topics
  39. Breeding12▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Terrorism12▲ 18×3 topics

What research is done in Yola?

African Education and Po…13African Education and Politics: 13 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…10Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 10 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 9 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 8 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 8 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 8 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 8 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…8Online and Blended Learning: 8 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 7 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 7 fractional works
EducationManagement of Technology and InnovationSociology and Political ScienceWater Science and Technology4 others

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

  1. 1 African Education and Politics Education 13 works
  2. 2 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 10 works
  3. 3 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  4. 4 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 8 works
  5. 5 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 8 works
  6. 6 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 8 works
  7. 7 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 8 works
  8. 8 Online and Blended Learning Education 8 works
  9. 9 Education and Islamic Studies Education 7 works
  10. 10 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 7 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 2025Yola6.3% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.8% in 2015.

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