Afe Babalola University
In research, Afe Babalola University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,304 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#4,397 of 5,901 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,797 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pollution (Pollution is 4.0× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #4,849 of 22,385 · #9,988 all time
- Rank in Nigeria
- #22 of 183
- Research works
- 3.3k ▲ 107% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 19k 5.9 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 5.8% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.74× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 70% world 40%
- International
- 19% world 18%
What is Afe Babalola University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #7,304 of 10,670 | 5.1% | 666 | #11981 | |
| EngineeringField | #4,397 of 5,901 | 4.5% | 303 | #6358 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #4,797 of 6,403 | 7.5% | 198 | #8322 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #7,503 of 9,902 | 5.5% | 374 | #14146 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #7,329 of 9,585 | 6.4% | 434 | #10793 | |
| MedicineField | #6,762 of 8,541 | 5.4% | 288 | #12500 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #2,627 of 3,157 | 7.4% | 96 | #4305 | |
| Social SciencesField | #5,002 of 5,988 | 7.6% | 204 | #7258 | |
| Health ProfessionsField | #1,624 of 1,895 | 7.0% | 62 | - | |
| Mechanical EngineeringSubfield | #1,167 of 1,319 | 2.4% | 60 | - |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Afe Babalola 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Physical Sciences#11,981 #7,304
- Engineering#6,358 #4,397
- Life Sciences#8,322 #4,797
- Health Sciences#14,146 #7,503
- Social Sciences#10,793 #7,329
- Medicine#12,500 #6,762
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,305 #2,627
- Social Sciences#7,258 #5,002
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Afe Babalola University work in?
In 2022-now, 37% of research at Afe Babalola University is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (18%), Engineering (17%), Social Sciences (13%).
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 institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Physical Sciences72537.2%
- Engineering32216.5%
- Computer Science1346.9%
- Environmental Science1306.6%
- Energy492.5%
- Materials Science422.2%
- Chemistry170.9%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences120.6%
- Mathematics100.5%
- Physics and Astronomy40.2%
- Chemical Engineering40.2%
- Social Sciences54127.7%
- Social Sciences25212.9%
- Business, Management and Accounting1115.7%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance934.8%
- Psychology392.0%
- Decision Sciences231.2%
- Arts and Humanities221.1%
- Health Sciences45123.1%
- Medicine34517.7%
- Health Professions774.0%
- Nursing261.3%
- Dentistry20.1%
- Veterinary10.1%
- Life Sciences23311.9%
What does Afe Babalola University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pollution takes 4.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- PollutionSubfield · 30.4 works4.0×
Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Energy2.73×49 works
- Nursing2.72×26 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.36×16 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.24×93 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.76×111 works
- Health Professions1.51×77 works
- Environmental Science1.34×130 works
- Decision Sciences1.23×23 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.19×110 works
- Engineering1.10×322 works
- Neuroscience1.03×33 works
- Social Sciences1.02×252 works
- Medicine0.92×345 works
- Computer Science0.89×134 works
- Psychology0.66×39 works
- Chemical Engineering0.65×4 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.62×12 works
- Materials Science0.62×42 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.59×62 works
- Chemistry0.56×17 works
- Mathematics0.42×10 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.40×12 works
- Arts and Humanities0.39×22 works
- Veterinary0.38×1 works
- Dentistry0.24×2 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.10×4 works
- Energy 2.7×
- Nursing 2.7×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 2.4×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2.2×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.8×
- Health Professions 1.5×
- Environmental Science 1.3×
- Decision Sciences 1.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.2×
- Engineering 1.1×
- Neuroscience 1.0×
- Social Sciences 1.0×
- Medicine 0.9×
- Computer Science 0.9×
- Psychology 0.7×
- Chemical Engineering 0.7×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.6×
- Materials Science 0.6×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.6×
- Chemistry 0.6×
- Mathematics 0.4×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.4×
- Arts and Humanities 0.4×
- Veterinary 0.4×
- Dentistry 0.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Afe Babalola University?
Ranked on the quality score, Akinola Akinmade, Olakunle Fatai Babalola and Bamidele Segun Ilugbusi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Afe Babalola University.
- 1
Akinola Akinmade
Nigeria · #944,751 worldwide 977 citations · 35 works
- 2
Olakunle Fatai Babalola
Nigeria · #1,369,969 worldwide 743 citations · 37 works
- 3
Bamidele Segun Ilugbusi
Nigeria · #1,403,902 worldwide 418 citations · 19 works
- 4
Oluwaseun Emmanuel Agboola
Nigeria · #1,408,430 worldwide 295 citations · 70 works
- 5
Tesleem Olayinka Orewole
Nigeria · #1,643,821 worldwide 368 citations · 20 works
- 6
Abiodun Idowu Okunlola
Nigeria · #1,871,079 worldwide 999 citations · 88 works
- 7
Samuel Sunday Agboola
Nigeria · #2,048,018 worldwide 138 citations · 23 works
- 8
Olasupo Augustine Ijabadeniyi
Nigeria · #2,195,580 worldwide 275 citations · 21 works
- 9
Adewumi Bakare
Nigeria · #2,483,282 worldwide 269 citations · 32 works
- 10
Edidiong Ndueso Orok
Nigeria · #3,089,294 worldwide 288 citations · 41 works
Which keywords describe research at Afe Babalola University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Environmental Impact, Sustainability, Machine Learning, Oxidative Stress, Economic Growth, Antioxidant and Nigeria.
- Taxation
- Health Impacts
- Community Health Workers
- Institutions
- Mobile Phones
- Inclusive Development
- Gender Equality
- Governance
- Fiscal Policy
- Nigeria
- Social Capital
- Insulin Resistance
- Internet of Things
- Healthcare
- Antioxidant
- Globalization
- Sustainable Development
- Oxidative Stress
- Environmental Impact
- Renewable Energy
- Machine Learning
- Sustainability
- Deep Learning
- Education
- Economic Growth
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Economic Development
- Security
- Diabetes
- Development
- Institutional Quality
- Inequality
- ICT
- Corruption
- Knowledge Economy
- financial access
- Respiratory Infections
- Income Tax
- Household Fuel Use
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Machine Learning93▲ 1.43×64 topics
- Renewable Energy92▲ 3.2×41 topics
- Sustainability91▲ 1.91×70 topics
- Environmental Impact81▲ 2.4×46 topics
- Deep Learning69◆ 1.02×55 topics
- Oxidative Stress68▲ 2.1×55 topics
- Education52▲ 1.55×35 topics
- Sustainable Development52▲ 1.70×48 topics
- Economic Growth52▲ 3.2×21 topics
- Globalization49▲ 1.27×50 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease48▲ 2.2×34 topics
- Antioxidant41▲ 3.1×46 topics
- Metabolic Syndrome40▲ 2.5×22 topics
- Healthcare37▲ 1.65×19 topics
- Economic Development36▲ 2.3×22 topics
- Internet of Things35▲ 2.1×21 topics
- Security35▲ 2.6×19 topics
- Insulin Resistance30▲ 3.4×8 topics
- Diabetes30▲ 3.0×22 topics
- Social Capital29▲ 2.9×13 topics
- Development27▲ 3.9×12 topics
- Nigeria26▲ 62×3 topics
- Institutional Quality26▲ 13×2 topics
- Fiscal Policy25▲ 6.4×5 topics
- Inequality24▲ 5.4×6 topics
- Governance24▲ 3.7×8 topics
- ICT22▲ 8.6×4 topics
- Gender Equality22▲ 4.1×7 topics
- Corruption21▲ 7.0×5 topics
- Inclusive Development19▲ 22×2 topics
- Knowledge Economy19▲ 8.8×2 topics
- Mobile Phones18▲ 20×1 topic
- financial access18▲ 24×1 topic
- Institutions17▲ 11×4 topics
- Respiratory Infections17▲ 7.7×3 topics
- Community Health Workers16▲ 9.6×2 topics
- Income Tax16▲ 11×2 topics
- Health Impacts16▲ 10×2 topics
- Household Fuel Use16▲ 12×1 topic
- Taxation16▲ 10×3 topics
Which research topics does Afe Babalola University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Economic Growth and Development, Energy and Environment Impacts, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth and Global Maternal and Child Health.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 18 works
- 2 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 16 works
- 3 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 15 works
- 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 15 works
- 5 African Education and Politics Education 13 works
- 6 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 11 works
- 7 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 11 works
- 8 Natural Resources and Economic Development General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 10 works
- 9 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
- 10 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 10 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Afe Babalola University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 107% higher than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Afe Babalola University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0097% in 2024.
Fractional works of Afe Babalola University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.1% in 2022.
Other research institutions in Ado-Ekiti
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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