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Al-Hikmah University

In research, Al-Hikmah University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,184 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,135 of 10,521 worldwide) and Education (#771 of 1,892 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education, Accounting and Social Sciences — Education is 9.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,366
of 28,054 · #17,281 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#68
of 191
Research works
1k
▲ 123% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.7k
3.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
85%
world 28%

What is Al-Hikmah 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 SciencesField #1,184 of 6,365 12.4%308 #2705
Social SciencesDomain #2,135 of 10,521 11.3%452 #4980
EducationSubfield #771 of 1,892 15.5%183 #1714
Physical SciencesDomain #10,565 of 12,888 8.7%93 #13969

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Al-Hikmah 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#2,705 #1,184
  2. Social Sciences#4,980 #2,135
  3. Education#1,714 #771
  4. Physical Sciences#13,969 #10,565
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 Al-Hikmah University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 9.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 182.9 works9.7×
  2. AccountingSubfield · 22.2 works5.9×
  3. Social SciencesField · 307.9 works4.0×
← 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: 0.34× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.25× its world share, 60 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.96× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.60× its world share, 52 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.08× its world share, 27 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.11× its world share, 40 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.96× its world share, 308 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Al-Hikmah University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Curriculum Development, Online Learning, Teacher Training, Education, Educational Technology, Islamic Education, Globalization and E-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 2022–2025 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. Curriculum Development73▲ 17×12 topics
  2. Education57▲ 5.4×35 topics
  3. Globalization54▲ 4.5×28 topics
  4. Online Learning54▲ 10×14 topics
  5. Educational Technology50▲ 6.8×25 topics
  6. Teacher Training48▲ 13×15 topics
  7. Islamic Education45▲ 21×4 topics
  8. E-Learning42▲ 6.8×13 topics
  9. Pedagogy38▲ 12×7 topics
  10. Religious Education35▲ 33×4 topics
  11. Madrasa30▲ 67×1 topic
  12. Muslim Students30▲ 67×1 topic
  13. Gender Equality29▲ 17×7 topics
  14. Digital Learning29▲ 8.6×9 topics
  15. Student Satisfaction27▲ 23×2 topics
  16. Learning Outcomes26▲ 10×9 topics
  17. Sustainable Development25▲ 2.5×19 topics
  18. Blended Learning24▲ 28×4 topics
  19. Student Engagement24▲ 9.8×12 topics
  20. Islamic Banking23▲ 9.1×3 topics
  21. Technology Integration23▲ 12×9 topics
  22. Corporate Governance21▲ 4.6×13 topics
  23. Distance Education21▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Community of Inquiry20▲ 53×1 topic
  25. Instructional Design20▲ 40×1 topic
  26. Teacher Education20▲ 25×6 topics
  27. Information Technology19▲ 6.3×12 topics
  28. Risk Management18▲ 6.2×5 topics
  29. Character Education18▲ 5.9×5 topics
  30. Development16▲ 7.6×8 topics
  31. Finance16▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Nigeria16▲ 147×3 topics
  33. Global Financial Crisis16▲ 19×3 topics
  34. Financial Stability16▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Performance Analysis16▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Ethical Identity15▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Shariah Supervision15▲ 20×1 topic
  38. 21st Century Skills15▲ 8.2×5 topics
  39. Quality Assurance15▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Teaching Strategies15▲ 7.8×5 topics

Which research topics does Al-Hikmah University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Islamic Studies, Online and Blended Learning, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies and African Education and Politics.

Education and Islamic St…30Education and Islamic Studies: 30 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 20 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…15Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 15 fractional worksAfrican Education and Po…14African Education and Politics: 14 fractional worksEducation and Character Development: 11 fractional worksArabic Language Education Studies: 11 fractional worksReligion and Sociopoliti…9Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria: 9 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 9 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 8 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 7 fractional works
EducationAccountingGeneral Social SciencesPolitical Science and International Relations

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

  1. 1 Education and Islamic Studies Education 30 works
  2. 2 Online and Blended Learning Education 20 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 15 works
  4. 4 African Education and Politics Education 14 works
  5. 5 Education and Character Development Education 11 works
  6. 6 Arabic Language Education Studies Education 11 works
  7. 7 Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria General Social Sciences 9 works
  8. 8 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  9. 9 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 8 works
  10. 10 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 7 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 available85.0%not open15.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.9%domestic only84.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Al-Hikmah University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 123% 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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