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Al-Qalam University Katsina

In research, Al-Qalam University Katsina stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,453 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,957
of 28,054 · #26,533 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#91
of 191
Research works
299
▲ 523% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.3k
4.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
85%
world 28%

What is Al-Qalam University Katsina 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 #8,453 of 10,521 12.0%84 #15515

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Al-Qalam University Katsina 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: 1.64× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.57× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.47× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.54× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 1.51× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.91× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.57× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.13× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 42 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Al-Qalam University Katsina?

Ranked on the composite score, Zakariyya Uba Zango lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Al-Qalam University Katsina.

  1. 1 Zakariyya Uba Zango Nigeria · #1,489,438 worldwide 50 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Al-Qalam University Katsina

Which keywords describe research at Al-Qalam University Katsina?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Social Capital, Globalization, Governance, Institutional Quality, Inequality, Knowledge Economy and financial access.

▲ 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. Education10▲ 3.5×11 topics
  2. Globalization10▲ 3.0×17 topics
  3. Machine Learning10▲ 1.67×26 topics
  4. Social Capital7▲ 7.4×9 topics
  5. Corporate Governance6▲ 4.5×9 topics
  6. Governance6▲ 10.0×4 topics
  7. Institutional Quality6▲ 30×2 topics
  8. Financial Performance5▲ 5.2×8 topics
  9. Inequality5▲ 13×2 topics
  10. Innovation5▲ 2.8×15 topics
  11. Knowledge Economy5▲ 28×2 topics
  12. Sustainable Development5▲ 1.86×10 topics
  13. ICT5▲ 22×1 topic
  14. financial access5▲ 75×1 topic
  15. Social Media5▲ 1.98×12 topics
  16. Development5▲ 7.5×6 topics
  17. Economic Growth4▲ 3.0×12 topics
  18. Antioxidant4▲ 3.5×13 topics
  19. Gender Equality4▲ 8.7×5 topics
  20. Student Engagement4▲ 5.7×6 topics
  21. Curriculum Development4▲ 3.1×3 topics
  22. Leadership4▲ 4.6×6 topics
  23. Poverty Reduction4▲ 15×4 topics
  24. Risk Management3▲ 3.9×5 topics
  25. Language Teaching3▲ 6.9×5 topics
  26. Nigeria3▲ 99×2 topics
  27. Finance3▲ 8.6×3 topics
  28. Global Financial Crisis3▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Stock Market3▲ 6.5×2 topics
  30. Employee Engagement2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  31. Ethical Identity2▲ 11×1 topic
  32. Fiscal Policy2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  33. Quality Assurance2▲ 8.6×2 topics
  34. Shariah Supervision2▲ 11×1 topic
  35. Conflict2▲ 8.5×5 topics
  36. Shareholder Value2▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Teacher Education2▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Youth Unemployment2▲ 150×1 topic
  39. Learning Analytics2▲ 11×2 topics
  40. MOOCs2▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Al-Qalam University Katsina publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Economic Growth and Development, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, African Education and Politics and Online Learning and Analytics.

Economic Growth and Deve…5Economic Growth and Development: 5 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional worksAfrican Education and Politics: 2 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 2 fractional worksReligion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 2 fractional worksGlobal Political and Soc…2Global Political and Social Dynamics: 2 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 2 fractional worksQuantum and Classical Electrodynamics: 2 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollut…2Water Quality and Pollution Assessment: 2 fractional works
Information SystemsAccountingEducationComputer Science Applications6 others

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

  1. 1 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 5 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 works
  3. 3 African Education and Politics Education 2 works
  4. 4 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 2 works
  5. 5 Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria General Social Sciences 2 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  7. 7 Global Political and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  9. 9 Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  10. 10 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 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 available84.9%not open15.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.8%domestic only74.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Al-Qalam University Katsina's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 523% 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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