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Bayero University Kano

In research, Bayero University Kano stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,773 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#2,847 of 7,800 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,518 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pollution and Agronomy and Crop Science — Pollution is 5.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,881
of 28,054 · #6,472 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#20
of 191
Research works
6k
▲ 114% vs 2013–17
Citations
41k
6.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Bayero University Kano 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
Physical SciencesDomain #3,773 of 12,888 10.7%665 #5754
Life SciencesDomain #2,847 of 7,800 6.9%405 #4973
Health SciencesDomain #4,518 of 11,982 8.0%448 #6977
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,315 of 3,409 6.4%272 #1784
EngineeringField #2,642 of 6,636 15.1%219 #5034
Social SciencesDomain #4,402 of 10,521 13.7%349 #3576
MedicineField #4,857 of 10,443 8.2%352 #7601
Social SciencesField #3,346 of 6,365 14.6%162 #2006
Environmental ScienceField #2,681 of 3,551 5.4%185 #4097
Computer ScienceField #3,669 of 4,667 11.4%93 #4989

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bayero University Kano 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. Physical Sciences#5,754 #3,773
  2. Life Sciences#4,973 #2,847
  3. Health Sciences#6,977 #4,518
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,784 #1,315
  5. Engineering#5,034 #2,642
  6. Social Sciences#3,576 #4,402
  7. Medicine#7,601 #4,857
  8. Social Sciences#2,006 #3,346
  9. Environmental Science#4,097 #2,681
  10. Computer Science#4,989 #3,669
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 Bayero University Kano specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pollution takes 5.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PollutionSubfield · 40.2 works5.5×
  2. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 20.8 works4.7×
← 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: 3.06× its world share, 272 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 80 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.29× its world share, 24 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.50× its world share, 16 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.25× its world share, 37 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 93 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.25× its world share, 21 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.78× its world share, 219 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.00× its world share, 186 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.64× its world share, 42 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.56× its world share, 34 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.70× its world share, 15 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.20× its world share, 59 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.98× its world share, 352 worksMedicineNursing: 2.20× its world share, 20 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.20× its world share, 72 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.46× its world share, 58 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 25 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 162 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bayero University Kano?

Ranked on the composite score, Auwal Abdullahi, Zubairu Iliyasu and Ibrahim Said Ahmad lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bayero University Kano.

  1. 1 Auwal Abdullahi Nigeria · #80,159 worldwide 651 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Zubairu Iliyasu Nigeria · #222,194 worldwide 86 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Ibrahim Said Ahmad Nigeria · #242,403 worldwide 56 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Shehu Usman Rano Aliyu Nigeria · #505,842 worldwide 67 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Hadiza Galadanci Nigeria · #587,897 worldwide 64 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Jibril Mohammed Nigeria · #804,687 worldwide 52 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Shamsuddeen Hassan Muhammad Nigeria · #909,068 worldwide 60 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Ibrahim Yusuf Nigeria · #966,873 worldwide 21 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Mohammed Ibrahim Nigeria · #1,053,508 worldwide 16 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Abdulrazaq G. Habib Nigeria · #1,068,164 worldwide 19 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Bayero University Kano

Which keywords describe research at Bayero University Kano?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Medicinal Plants, Environmental Impact, Genetic Diversity, Heavy Metals, Sustainable Agriculture, Antioxidant Activity and Antioxidant.

▲ 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. Epidemiology112▲ 1.52×110 topics
  2. Environmental Impact69▲ 2.2×49 topics
  3. Climate Change66▲ 1.32×65 topics
  4. Machine Learning59◆ 0.97×61 topics
  5. Sustainability59▲ 1.30×60 topics
  6. Medicinal Plants46▲ 6.1×17 topics
  7. Renewable Energy45▲ 1.67×30 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress45▲ 1.46×40 topics
  9. Genetic Diversity42▲ 5.1×21 topics
  10. Antioxidant41▲ 3.2×41 topics
  11. Sustainable Development41▲ 1.37×45 topics
  12. Antioxidant Activity40▲ 3.4×30 topics
  13. Remote Sensing40▲ 1.75×21 topics
  14. Sustainable Agriculture36▲ 6.1×14 topics
  15. Toxicity34▲ 4.2×15 topics
  16. Heavy Metals33▲ 7.5×9 topics
  17. Antioxidants33▲ 3.9×13 topics
  18. Corporate Governance32▲ 2.3×13 topics
  19. Economic Growth32▲ 2.0×21 topics
  20. Risk Management30▲ 3.3×13 topics
  21. Global Burden28▲ 2.8×12 topics
  22. Diabetes27▲ 2.9×17 topics
  23. Flavonoids26▲ 5.4×10 topics
  24. Herbal Medicine24▲ 4.5×11 topics
  25. Bioactive Compounds24▲ 4.9×14 topics
  26. Drought Tolerance23▲ 8.8×9 topics
  27. Smallholder Farmers23▲ 5.6×6 topics
  28. Anti-inflammatory22▲ 4.3×26 topics
  29. Bioavailability22▲ 5.8×6 topics
  30. Nutritional Quality22▲ 15×4 topics
  31. Climate Resilience21▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Maternal Mortality20▲ 4.9×5 topics
  33. Pollution20▲ 5.5×4 topics
  34. Breeding17▲ 12×5 topics
  35. Phytochemicals16▲ 8.0×8 topics
  36. Ethical Identity16▲ 6.9×1 topic
  37. Shariah Supervision16▲ 6.9×1 topic
  38. GIS16▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Multivariate Statistical Techniques15▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Water Quality Index15▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does Bayero University Kano publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Water Quality and Pollution Assessment, Heavy metals in environment and Global Maternal and Child Health.

Islamic Finance and Bank…16Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 16 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollut…15Water Quality and Pollution Assessment: 15 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 13 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 12 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 11 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 11 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 11 fractional worksAgricultural pest manage…10Agricultural pest management studies: 10 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 10 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 10 fractional works
AccountingWater Science and TechnologyPollutionPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 16 works
  2. 2 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 15 works
  3. 3 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 13 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 12 works
  5. 5 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 11 works
  6. 6 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 11 works
  7. 7 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 11 works
  8. 8 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 10 works
  9. 9 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 10 works
  10. 10 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 10 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 available73.1%not open26.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.9%domestic only77.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bayero University Kano's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 114% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.