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Abia State University

In research, Abia State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,270 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#7,395 of 11,982 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,171 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,242
of 28,054 · #15,834 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#61
of 191
Research works
2.1k
▲ 93% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
5.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is Abia State University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #3,270 of 10,521 13.5%269 #4586
Health SciencesDomain #7,395 of 11,982 6.6%171 #14450
Physical SciencesDomain #8,171 of 12,888 9.0%178 #15499
Social SciencesField #4,256 of 6,365 7.8%117 #3672
MedicineField #8,501 of 10,443 6.1%129 #14064
Life SciencesDomain #6,375 of 7,800 6.6%105 #10796
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,095 of 3,409 5.8%62 #3447

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Abia State University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#4,586 #3,270
  2. Health Sciences#14,450 #7,395
  3. Physical Sciences#15,499 #8,171
  4. Social Sciences#3,672 #4,256
  5. Medicine#14,064 #8,501
  6. Life Sciences#10,796 #6,375
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,447 #3,095
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 62 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.06× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.53× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.72× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 37 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.16× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 49 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.31× its world share, 47 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.11× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.64× its world share, 31 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.93× its world share, 129 worksMedicineNursing: 2.77× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.13× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.16× its world share, 50 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.80× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.28× its world share, 51 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.66× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 117 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Abia State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Eziuche Amadike Ugbogu and Bright O. Osu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Abia State University.

  1. 1 Eziuche Amadike Ugbogu Nigeria · #792,065 worldwide 73 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Bright O. Osu Nigeria · #1,619,249 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Abia State University

Which keywords describe research at Abia State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Antioxidant, Globalization, Medicinal Plants, Education, Bioactive Compounds, Fiscal Policy and Flavonoids.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution'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. Globalization33▲ 2.3×39 topics
  2. Economic Growth31▲ 5.0×20 topics
  3. Epidemiology31◆ 1.08×73 topics
  4. Education31▲ 2.5×27 topics
  5. Antioxidant28▲ 5.5×33 topics
  6. Environmental Impact27▲ 2.2×36 topics
  7. Sustainability25▲ 1.44×46 topics
  8. Renewable Energy23▲ 2.2×26 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress21▲ 1.81×31 topics
  10. Medicinal Plants19▲ 6.5×14 topics
  11. Risk Management17▲ 4.9×10 topics
  12. Antioxidant Activity16▲ 3.4×20 topics
  13. Diabetes16▲ 4.3×13 topics
  14. Antioxidants15▲ 4.7×14 topics
  15. Bioactive Compounds15▲ 8.2×12 topics
  16. Flavonoids15▲ 7.8×8 topics
  17. Fiscal Policy14▲ 9.3×6 topics
  18. Anti-inflammatory14▲ 7.0×20 topics
  19. Herbal Medicine13▲ 6.1×8 topics
  20. Insulin Resistance13▲ 3.8×7 topics
  21. Social Impact12▲ 4.3×8 topics
  22. Governance12▲ 5.0×6 topics
  23. Development12▲ 4.7×7 topics
  24. Phytochemicals12▲ 15×7 topics
  25. Inequality12▲ 6.9×3 topics
  26. Finance11▲ 8.1×3 topics
  27. Global Financial Crisis11▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Institutional Quality11▲ 14×2 topics
  29. ICT10▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Knowledge Economy10▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Transport Infrastructure10▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Income Tax10▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Taxation10▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Mobile Phones10▲ 30×2 topics
  35. Infrastructure9▲ 10×1 topic
  36. Public Investment9▲ 22×1 topic
  37. Nigeria9▲ 73×3 topics
  38. Phytochemistry9▲ 10×7 topics
  39. Inclusive Development9▲ 30×1 topic
  40. financial access9▲ 33×1 topic

Which research topics does Abia State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Economic Growth and Development, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies and Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies.

Fiscal Policy and Econom…9Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 9 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…9Economic Growth and Development: 9 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…9Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 9 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Age…7Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 7 fractional worksAfrican Education and Politics: 7 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 7 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Eco…5Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 5 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterror…5Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 5 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollut…5Water Quality and Pollution Assessment: 5 fractional worksHealthcare and Environme…4Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management: 4 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsAccountingEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism5 others

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

  1. 1 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 9 works
  2. 2 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 9 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 9 works
  4. 4 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 7 works
  5. 5 African Education and Politics Education 7 works
  6. 6 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 7 works
  7. 7 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  8. 8 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  9. 9 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 5 works
  10. 10 Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available74.7%not open25.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.6%domestic only87.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Abia State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 93% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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