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Benson Idahosa University

In research, Benson Idahosa University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,810 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,887
of 28,054 · #29,513 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#141
of 191
Research works
543
▲ 82% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
3.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
79%
world 28%

What is Benson Idahosa 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 #7,810 of 10,521 10.6%87 #10639

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Benson Idahosa 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).

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: 2.57× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.69× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.64× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.48× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 3.14× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.98× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.23× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.75× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 32 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Benson Idahosa University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corporate Governance, Financial Performance, Environmental Impact, Economic Growth, Gender Equality, Globalization, Leadership and Nigeria.

▲ 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. Corporate Governance11▲ 7.5×10 topics
  2. Environmental Impact10▲ 3.0×16 topics
  3. Globalization9▲ 2.3×19 topics
  4. Sustainability8▲ 1.70×20 topics
  5. Economic Growth8▲ 4.4×13 topics
  6. Financial Performance8▲ 6.3×9 topics
  7. Sustainable Development8▲ 2.3×19 topics
  8. Renewable Energy7▲ 2.3×14 topics
  9. Economic Development6▲ 3.7×9 topics
  10. Gender Equality6▲ 10.0×6 topics
  11. Leadership6▲ 5.6×8 topics
  12. Antioxidant Activity5▲ 3.8×12 topics
  13. Consumer Behavior5▲ 3.7×8 topics
  14. Nigeria5▲ 127×3 topics
  15. Performance Measurement4▲ 7.8×3 topics
  16. Earnings Management4▲ 22×2 topics
  17. Shareholder Value4▲ 19×2 topics
  18. Cash Flow Valuation4▲ 79×1 topic
  19. Economic Value Added4▲ 79×1 topic
  20. Financial Reporting4▲ 16×3 topics
  21. Medicinal Plants4▲ 4.6×9 topics
  22. Information Asymmetry4▲ 37×2 topics
  23. Microbiota4▲ 8.4×2 topics
  24. Stock Market4▲ 7.6×3 topics
  25. Development4▲ 5.1×5 topics
  26. Financial Markets4▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Nutritional Value4▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Probiotics4▲ 7.4×2 topics
  29. Fiscal Policy4▲ 8.0×4 topics
  30. European Union3▲ 7.2×4 topics
  31. Financial Constraints3▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Poverty Reduction3▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Accounting Quality3▲ 37×1 topic
  34. Audit Committee3▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Global Financial Crisis3▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Principal Component Analysis3▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Dietary Fiber3▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Air Pollution3▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Taxation3▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Quality Assurance3▲ 8.3×2 topics

Which research topics does Benson Idahosa University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Financial Reporting and Valuation Research, Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance, Water Quality and Pollution Assessment and COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts.

Financial Reporting and …4Financial Reporting and Valuation Research: 4 fractional worksAuditing, Earnings Manag…3Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 3 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 3 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 2 fractional worksAfrican Education and Po…2African Education and Politics: 2 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementAccountingWater Science and TechnologyEconomics and Econometrics3 others

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

  1. 1 Financial Reporting and Valuation Research Strategy and Management 4 works
  2. 2 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 3 works
  3. 3 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 3 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  5. 5 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  6. 6 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  7. 7 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 2 works
  8. 8 African Education and Politics Education 2 works
  9. 9 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  10. 10 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 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 available79.3%not open20.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.7%domestic only87.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Benson Idahosa University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 82% 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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