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Ahmadu Bello University

In research, Ahmadu Bello University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,529 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#3,956 of 5,901 worldwide) and Chemistry (#1,037 of 1,299 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Animal Science and Zoology, Agronomy and Crop Science and Veterinary (Animal Science and Zoology is 8.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#5,265
of 22,385 · #13,497 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#29
of 183
Research works
12k
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
115k
9.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.73×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
63%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Ahmadu Bello University

What is Ahmadu Bello University known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #5,529 of 10,670 7.1%1,194 #11740
EngineeringField #3,956 of 5,901 7.1%462 #7879
ChemistryField #1,037 of 1,299 8.3%77 #2307
Social SciencesDomain #8,035 of 9,585 7.2%561 #13125
Environmental ScienceField #2,820 of 3,334 4.5%225 #4939
Life SciencesDomain #5,573 of 6,403 3.4%624 #10300
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,584 of 2,964 5.4%133 #5500
Computer ScienceField #3,871 of 4,417 7.5%173 #5971
Materials ScienceField #2,022 of 2,276 6.3%103 #3554
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #1,173 of 1,319 7.7%69 #2409

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ahmadu Bello 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.

  1. Physical Sciences#11,740 #5,529
  2. Engineering#7,879 #3,956
  3. Chemistry#2,307 #1,037
  4. Social Sciences#13,125 #8,035
  5. Environmental Science#4,939 #2,820
  6. Life Sciences#10,300 #5,573
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#5,500 #2,584
  8. Computer Science#5,971 #3,871
  9. Materials Science#3,554 #2,022
  10. Mechanical Engineering#2,409 #1,173
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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 Ahmadu Bello University work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research at Ahmadu Bello University is in Physical Sciences, 21% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (15%), Medicine (14%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (13%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,339 fractional works · 40.6% of its workEngineering: 506 fractional works · 15.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 79 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 79 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 76 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 66 fractional works · 2.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 60 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 256 fractional works · 7.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 48 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPollution: 44 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 193 fractional works · 5.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 51 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 46 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 41 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 119 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 55 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 85 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 52 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 62 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeometry and Topology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 42 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeophysics: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 41 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 34 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 704 fractional works · 21.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 436 fractional works · 13.2% of its workPlant Science: 153 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 63 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFood Science: 55 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 42 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSoil Science: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 154 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 72 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 55 fractional works · 1.7% of its workParasitology: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 37 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 640 fractional works · 19.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 266 fractional works · 8.1% of its workEducation: 71 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 70 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 134 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAccounting: 61 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 110 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 74 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 54 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 41 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 48 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 616 fractional works · 18.7% of its workMedicine: 473 fractional works · 14.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 63 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 63 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 51 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 92 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth Professions: 83 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 44 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 32 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 32 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVeterinary: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmall Animals: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAhmadu BelloUniversity3,299fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences21%Physical Sciences41%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences19%

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
    1. Engineering50615.3%
    2. Environmental Science2567.8%
    3. Computer Science1935.9%
    4. Materials Science1193.6%
    5. Chemistry852.6%
    6. Mathematics621.9%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences421.3%
    8. Energy411.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy190.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering150.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences43613.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1544.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology551.7%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics371.1%
    5. Neuroscience230.7%
    1. Social Sciences2668.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1344.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1103.3%
    4. Decision Sciences541.6%
    5. Psychology481.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities280.8%
    1. Medicine47314.3%
    2. Health Professions832.5%
    3. Nursing321.0%
    4. Veterinary230.7%
    5. Dentistry60.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Ahmadu Bello University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Animal Science and Zoology takes 8.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 62.5 works8.6×
  2. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 41.9 works5.4×
  3. VeterinaryField · 22.9 works5.1×
  4. PharmacologySubfield · 26.6 works4.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.78× its world share, 436 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 154 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.64× its world share, 55 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 23 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.17× its world share, 37 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.32× its world share, 15 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.63× its world share, 85 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 193 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 42 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.36× its world share, 41 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.02× its world share, 506 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.56× its world share, 256 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.04× its world share, 119 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.59× its world share, 62 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 19 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.95× its world share, 83 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.75× its world share, 473 worksMedicineNursing: 1.99× its world share, 32 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.11× its world share, 23 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.26× its world share, 134 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 54 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.56× its world share, 110 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.48× its world share, 48 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 266 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary5.11×23 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.17×37 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.78×436 works
  4. Nursing1.99×32 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.68×54 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.64×55 works
  7. Chemistry1.63×85 works
  8. Mathematics1.59×62 works
  9. Environmental Science1.56×256 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.56×110 works
  11. Energy1.36×41 works
  12. Chemical Engineering1.32×15 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting1.26×134 works
  14. Materials Science1.04×119 works
  15. Engineering1.02×506 works
  16. Health Professions0.95×83 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.87×154 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.81×42 works
  19. Computer Science0.75×193 works
  20. Medicine0.75×473 works
  21. Social Sciences0.64×266 works
  22. Psychology0.48×48 works
  23. Neuroscience0.43×23 works
  24. Dentistry0.35×6 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.29×28 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.26×19 works

Who are the top researchers at Ahmadu Bello University?

Ranked on the quality score, Mu’awiyyah Babale Sufiyan, Chioma Ann Udeh and Mustapha Mohammed lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ahmadu Bello University.

  1. 1 Mu’awiyyah Babale Sufiyan Nigeria · #10,737 worldwide 123k citations · 106 works
  2. 2 Chioma Ann Udeh Nigeria · #695,517 worldwide 1.4k citations · 78 works
  3. 3 Mustapha Mohammed Nigeria · #699,514 worldwide 17k citations · 105 works
  4. 4 Zaharaddeen N. Garba Nigeria · #748,676 worldwide 3.2k citations · 79 works
  5. 5 Andrew Ifesinachi Daraojimba Nigeria · #1,189,456 worldwide 1.8k citations · 113 works
  6. 6 Osato Itohan Oriekhoe Nigeria · #1,264,632 worldwide 664 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Abdulhakeem Abayomi Olorukooba Nigeria · #1,271,147 worldwide 14k citations · 117 works
  8. 8 Hussaini Abdullahi Umar Nigeria · #1,327,856 worldwide 653 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 Oyakhilomen Oyinbo Nigeria · #1,527,667 worldwide 694 citations · 59 works
  10. 10 Abdurrashid Haruna Nigeria · #1,866,250 worldwide 2.3k citations · 76 works
All ranked researchers at Ahmadu Bello University

What are the most cited papers from Ahmadu Bello University?

The most cited paper from Ahmadu Bello University is "Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015" (Mohammad Hossein Forouzanfar et al., 2016), with 7,829 citations. Next come "Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-years for 32 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2015" (6,333) and "Global, Regional, and National Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases for 10 Causes, 1990 to 2015" (3,906).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 Mohammad Hossein Forouzanfar et al. · The Lancet Open access654 authors Oct 2016 7,829
2 Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-years for 32 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2015 Christina Fitzmaurice et al. · JAMA Oncology Open access185 authors 5 Dec 2016 6,333
3 Global, Regional, and National Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases for 10 Causes, 1990 to 2015 Gregory A. Roth et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access171 authors 17 May 2017 3,906
4 State-of-the-art in artificial neural network applications: A survey Oludare Isaac Abiodun, Aman Jantan, Abiodun Esther Omolara et al. · Heliyon Open access Nov 2018 3,086
5 Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2017 Christina Fitzmaurice et al. · JAMA Oncology Open access628 authors 27 Sep 2019 2,699
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ahmadu Bello University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Epidemiology, Medicinal Chemistry, Antioxidant, Medicinal Plants, Heat Transfer, Genetic Diversity and Machine Learning.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology182▲ 1.38×111 topics
  2. Environmental Impact136▲ 2.4×51 topics
  3. Machine Learning132▲ 1.21×72 topics
  4. Climate Change119▲ 1.33×80 topics
  5. Sustainability116▲ 1.44×78 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress86▲ 1.59×53 topics
  7. Antioxidant78▲ 3.5×48 topics
  8. Renewable Energy77▲ 1.61×40 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties66▲ 2.0×30 topics
  10. Heat Transfer65▲ 4.0×18 topics
  11. Risk Management63▲ 4.0×13 topics
  12. Genetic Diversity63▲ 4.4×20 topics
  13. Medicinal Plants62▲ 4.9×19 topics
  14. Medicinal Chemistry60▲ 6.7×10 topics
  15. Antioxidant Activity57▲ 2.8×30 topics
  16. Immune Response48▲ 2.6×20 topics
  17. Food Security48▲ 2.7×18 topics
  18. Gender Equality44▲ 4.8×8 topics
  19. Pharmacokinetics44▲ 5.0×13 topics
  20. Sustainable Agriculture44▲ 4.3×12 topics
  21. Antioxidants43▲ 3.0×16 topics
  22. Toxicity43▲ 3.0×18 topics
  23. Vaccine43▲ 3.2×11 topics
  24. Vaccine Development41▲ 4.9×11 topics
  25. Anti-inflammatory41▲ 4.4×29 topics
  26. Development40▲ 3.4×16 topics
  27. Drug Resistance39▲ 4.1×8 topics
  28. Smallholder Farmers37▲ 5.3×6 topics
  29. Bioactive Compounds37▲ 4.5×13 topics
  30. Molecular Docking36▲ 8.9×4 topics
  31. Anticancer Agents36▲ 7.3×10 topics
  32. Drug Target Identification32▲ 11×1 topic
  33. Virtual Screening32▲ 11×1 topic
  34. Thermal Conductivity31▲ 5.8×5 topics
  35. Experimental Investigation31▲ 9.0×4 topics
  36. Sustainable Construction29▲ 11×5 topics
  37. Phytochemistry29▲ 7.3×9 topics
  38. Nigeria29▲ 40×3 topics
  39. Genome Sequence27▲ 9.8×4 topics
  40. Heterocyclic Compounds27▲ 9.7×5 topics

Which research topics does Ahmadu Bello University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Computational Drug Discovery Methods, Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies and African Education and Politics.

Computational Drug Disco…32Computational Drug Discovery Methods: 32 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat …22Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 22 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 21 fractional worksAfrican Education and Politics: 20 fractional worksSynthesis and biological activity: 20 fractional worksSustainable Building Design and Assessment: 20 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 18 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Age…17Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 17 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 17 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 16 fractional works
Computational Theory and MathematicsBiomedical EngineeringAccountingEducation6 others

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

  1. 1 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 32 works
  2. 2 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 22 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 21 works
  4. 4 African Education and Politics Education 20 works
  5. 5 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 20 works
  6. 6 Sustainable Building Design and Assessment Building and Construction 20 works
  7. 7 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 18 works
  8. 8 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 17 works
  9. 9 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 17 works
  10. 10 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 16 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 available62.9%not open37.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.0%domestic only85.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ahmadu Bello University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Ahmadu Bello University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.012% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%Ahmadu Bello University0.013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Ahmadu Bello 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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Ahmadu Bello University5.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.2% in 1999.

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