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Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital

In research, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#10,688 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,392 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,409
of 28,054 · #24,081 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#152
of 191
Research works
1.8k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
8.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital 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
Health SciencesDomain #10,688 of 11,982 2.3%154 #10920
MedicineField #9,392 of 10,443 1.9%132 #9600

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital 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).

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: 0.75× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.96× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.41× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.90× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.16× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.13× its world share, 132 worksMedicineNursing: 3.47× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 10.88× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.16× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 10.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Emmanuel A. Ameh, John Sandford-Smith and Musliu Adetola Tolani lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital.

  1. 1 Emmanuel A. Ameh Nigeria · #197,653 worldwide 113 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 John Sandford-Smith Nigeria · #245,483 worldwide 55 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Musliu Adetola Tolani Nigeria · #509,538 worldwide 44 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Oladapo Shittu Nigeria · #1,193,931 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Benjamin Fomete Nigeria · #1,309,194 worldwide 3 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Abdulaziz Hassan Nigeria · #1,482,861 worldwide 13 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 AG Bakari Nigeria · #1,529,755 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Global Burden, Cardiovascular Disease, Quality of Life, Vaccine, Treatment, Risk Factors and Maternal Mortality.

▲ 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. Epidemiology40▲ 4.6×91 topics
  2. Quality of Life10▲ 3.3×26 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 4.2×24 topics
  4. Global Burden9▲ 8.0×12 topics
  5. Treatment9▲ 3.5×29 topics
  6. Inflammation9▲ 1.95×35 topics
  7. Risk Factors9▲ 3.6×26 topics
  8. Public Health8▲ 2.4×29 topics
  9. COVID-197▲ 2.3×17 topics
  10. Diagnosis6▲ 3.2×25 topics
  11. Vaccine6▲ 7.3×11 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress6▲ 1.77×23 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 3.5×17 topics
  14. Chemotherapy6▲ 3.7×14 topics
  15. Immune Response6▲ 4.5×14 topics
  16. Pandemic6▲ 2.4×9 topics
  17. Maternal Mortality6▲ 12×4 topics
  18. Diabetes6▲ 5.1×14 topics
  19. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 4.2×10 topics
  20. Pathogenesis5▲ 4.5×17 topics
  21. Pulmonary Hypertension5▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Obesity5▲ 3.0×15 topics
  23. Vaccine Development5▲ 8.9×11 topics
  24. Cancer Incidence5▲ 16×4 topics
  25. Genetics5▲ 3.1×15 topics
  26. Radiotherapy5▲ 5.6×9 topics
  27. Insulin Resistance5▲ 4.6×8 topics
  28. Health Inequalities4▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Sickle-cell Disease4▲ 49×1 topic
  30. Thalassemia4▲ 49×1 topic
  31. Child Mortality4▲ 28×1 topic
  32. Health Systems4▲ 28×1 topic
  33. Human Papillomavirus4▲ 16×3 topics
  34. Surgical Management4▲ 4.5×12 topics
  35. Antibiotic Resistance4▲ 4.8×8 topics
  36. Genomic Analysis4▲ 7.1×8 topics
  37. Coronavirus4▲ 7.9×3 topics
  38. Cervical Cancer4▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Anemia3▲ 16×4 topics
  40. Cytology Screening3▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders, Global Maternal and Child Health, Cervical Cancer and HPV Research and Diverse Scientific Research Studies.

Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 4 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 4 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV …3Cervical Cancer and HPV Research: 3 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Resea…2Diverse Scientific Research Studies: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 2 fractional worksOvarian cancer diagnosis…2Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment: 2 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment Studies: 2 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 2 fractional worksBlood groups and transfusion: 2 fractional works
GeneticsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEpidemiologyGeneral Health Professions6 others

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

  1. 1 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 4 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  3. 3 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 3 works
  4. 4 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  6. 6 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Reproductive Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 2 works
  9. 9 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  10. 10 Blood groups and transfusion Hematology 2 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 available48.7%not open51.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.1%domestic only91.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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