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Akwa Ibom State University

In research, Akwa Ibom State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,504 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,865 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,705 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Animal Science and Zoology, Geophysics and Accounting — Animal Science and Zoology is 10.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,463
of 28,054 · #14,355 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#47
of 191
Research works
2.4k
▲ 201% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.1k
3.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
84%
world 28%

What is Akwa Ibom 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 #2,504 of 10,521 11.2%450 #5956
Social SciencesField #1,865 of 6,365 12.1%184 #4272
Physical SciencesDomain #5,705 of 12,888 10.4%475 #9407
EngineeringField #3,680 of 6,636 11.0%162 #7772
Health SciencesDomain #8,168 of 11,982 4.6%96 #16931
Life SciencesDomain #5,727 of 7,800 4.7%209 #11553
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,542 of 3,409 4.1%166 #4020
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,194 of 2,578 5.5%125 #2688
Environmental ScienceField #3,128 of 3,551 5.1%121 #5557
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,591 of 1,775 13.6%68 #2991

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Akwa Ibom 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#5,956 #2,504
  2. Social Sciences#4,272 #1,865
  3. Physical Sciences#9,407 #5,705
  4. Engineering#7,772 #3,680
  5. Health Sciences#16,931 #8,168
  6. Life Sciences#11,553 #5,727
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,020 #2,542
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#2,688 #2,194
  9. Environmental Science#5,557 #3,128
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#2,991 #1,591
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.

What does Akwa Ibom State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Animal Science and Zoology takes 10.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 27.2 works10×
  2. GeophysicsSubfield · 24.0 works5.6×
  3. AccountingSubfield · 40.1 works5.3×
  4. PollutionSubfield · 24.1 works5.0×
← 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: 2.84× its world share, 166 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.53× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 69 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.19× its world share, 42 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.73× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.88× its world share, 162 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.98× its world share, 121 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.08× its world share, 16 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.70× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 58 worksMedicineNursing: 2.10× its world share, 13 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.82× its world share, 29 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.17× its world share, 126 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.98× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.58× its world share, 68 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 184 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Akwa Ibom State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Sunday B. Akpan, T.F. Adepoju and Nyakno J. George lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Akwa Ibom State University.

  1. 1 Sunday B. Akpan Nigeria · #560,552 worldwide 31 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 T.F. Adepoju Nigeria · #695,989 worldwide 44 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Nyakno J. George Nigeria · #990,599 worldwide 57 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Akwa Ibom State University

Which keywords describe research at Akwa Ibom State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Corporate Governance, Genetic Diversity, Gender Equality, Economic Growth, Risk Management, Sustainable Development and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact66▲ 3.2×46 topics
  2. Sustainability48▲ 1.59×53 topics
  3. Climate Change45▲ 1.36×53 topics
  4. Machine Learning43◆ 1.06×53 topics
  5. Sustainable Development42▲ 2.2×41 topics
  6. Corporate Governance42▲ 4.7×17 topics
  7. Renewable Energy40▲ 2.2×31 topics
  8. Education39▲ 1.85×33 topics
  9. Globalization36▲ 1.50×43 topics
  10. Economic Growth35▲ 3.4×20 topics
  11. Genetic Diversity30▲ 5.5×13 topics
  12. Risk Management29▲ 4.9×11 topics
  13. Remote Sensing28▲ 1.83×18 topics
  14. Financial Performance26▲ 3.6×11 topics
  15. Gender Equality25▲ 7.5×8 topics
  16. Social Capital23▲ 3.5×16 topics
  17. Toxicity22▲ 4.2×13 topics
  18. Financial Stability20▲ 8.2×5 topics
  19. Sustainable Agriculture20▲ 5.2×13 topics
  20. Finance20▲ 8.4×3 topics
  21. Development20▲ 4.7×10 topics
  22. Governance19▲ 4.6×9 topics
  23. Global Financial Crisis18▲ 11×3 topics
  24. Performance Analysis18▲ 6.8×3 topics
  25. Nigeria18▲ 84×3 topics
  26. Ethical Identity18▲ 11×1 topic
  27. Shariah Supervision18▲ 11×1 topic
  28. Electrical Resistivity Tomography17▲ 51×1 topic
  29. Magnetotelluric Imaging17▲ 51×1 topic
  30. Heavy Metals17▲ 5.7×7 topics
  31. Poverty Reduction17▲ 10×5 topics
  32. Smallholder Farmers16▲ 6.0×6 topics
  33. Fiscal Policy16▲ 6.1×5 topics
  34. Bioavailability15▲ 6.3×5 topics
  35. Dietary Fiber15▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Pollution15▲ 6.2×3 topics
  37. Principal Component Analysis14▲ 8.0×2 topics
  38. Multivariate Statistical Techniques14▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Water Quality Index14▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Corruption14▲ 7.0×6 topics

Which research topics does Akwa Ibom State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods, Water Quality and Pollution Assessment and Heavy metals in environment.

Islamic Finance and Bank…18Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 18 fractional worksGeophysical and Geoelect…17Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods: 17 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollut…14Water Quality and Pollution Assessment: 14 fractional worksHeavy metals in environm…11Heavy metals in environment: 11 fractional worksAfrican Education and Politics: 11 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 11 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration …10Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 10 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 9 fractional worksRabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health: 9 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…8Digital Marketing and Social Media: 8 fractional works
AccountingGeophysicsWater Science and TechnologyPollution6 others

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

  1. 1 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 18 works
  2. 2 Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods Geophysics 17 works
  3. 3 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 14 works
  4. 4 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 11 works
  5. 5 African Education and Politics Education 11 works
  6. 6 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 11 works
  7. 7 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 10 works
  8. 8 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 9 works
  9. 9 Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health Animal Science and Zoology 9 works
  10. 10 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 8 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 available83.6%not open16.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Akwa Ibom State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 201% 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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