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Benue State University

In research, Benue State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,233 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,294 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,781 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nutrition and Dietetics and Nursing — Nutrition and Dietetics is 6.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,961
of 28,054 · #17,901 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#72
of 191
Research works
2.6k
▲ 112% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
4.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
84%
world 28%

What is Benue 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 #5,233 of 10,521 6.0%277 #5636
Social SciencesField #3,294 of 6,365 6.1%121 #2972
Physical SciencesDomain #7,781 of 12,888 8.0%223 #15130
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,701 of 3,409 2.5%146 #3432
Health SciencesDomain #9,719 of 11,982 3.9%205 #12233
MedicineField #8,631 of 10,443 4.9%144 #14620
Life SciencesDomain #6,511 of 7,800 3.3%204 #11562
EducationSubfield #1,830 of 1,892 5.7%62 #2319
Environmental ScienceField #3,451 of 3,551 4.3%61 #6055

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Benue 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#5,636 #5,233
  2. Social Sciences#2,972 #3,294
  3. Physical Sciences#15,130 #7,781
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,432 #2,701
  5. Health Sciences#12,233 #9,719
  6. Medicine#14,620 #8,631
  7. Life Sciences#11,562 #6,511
  8. Education#2,319 #1,830
  9. Environmental Science#6,055 #3,451
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 Benue State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nutrition and Dietetics takes 6.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 24.9 works6.4×
  2. NursingField · 24.9 works5.6×
← 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: 3.39× its world share, 146 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.00× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.30× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.72× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 53 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.37× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 47 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.35× its world share, 61 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.66× its world share, 21 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.07× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.36× its world share, 33 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 144 worksMedicineNursing: 5.59× its world share, 25 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.80× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.66× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.57× its world share, 46 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.20× its world share, 43 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.33× its world share, 37 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 121 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Benue State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Emmanuel Edoja Achor and GTA Jombo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Benue State University.

  1. 1 Emmanuel Edoja Achor · #1,112,965 worldwide 19 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 GTA Jombo · #1,306,627 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Benue State University

Which keywords describe research at Benue State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant, Bioactive Compounds, Education, Environmental Impact, Health Benefits, Development, Sustainability and Antioxidant Activity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology40◆ 1.13×83 topics
  2. Sustainability40▲ 1.83×44 topics
  3. Education40▲ 2.6×26 topics
  4. Environmental Impact39▲ 2.5×35 topics
  5. Climate Change34▲ 1.40×45 topics
  6. Antioxidant30▲ 4.8×31 topics
  7. Globalization29▲ 1.61×30 topics
  8. Sustainable Development27▲ 1.89×27 topics
  9. Antioxidant Activity25▲ 4.3×25 topics
  10. Bioactive Compounds24▲ 10×13 topics
  11. Public Health24▲ 1.81×27 topics
  12. Economic Growth23▲ 3.0×15 topics
  13. Health Benefits22▲ 7.4×10 topics
  14. Development21▲ 6.8×9 topics
  15. Medicinal Plants18▲ 5.1×13 topics
  16. Smallholder Farmers18▲ 8.8×4 topics
  17. Genetic Diversity18▲ 4.4×19 topics
  18. Toxicity17▲ 4.2×12 topics
  19. Dietary Fiber17▲ 17×3 topics
  20. Risk Management17▲ 3.8×11 topics
  21. Food Security16▲ 3.2×13 topics
  22. Leadership16▲ 3.8×14 topics
  23. Stress16▲ 4.7×8 topics
  24. Nigeria16▲ 98×3 topics
  25. Gender Equality15▲ 6.2×3 topics
  26. Social Networks15▲ 6.1×5 topics
  27. Sustainable Agriculture14▲ 4.7×9 topics
  28. Fiscal Policy13▲ 6.8×6 topics
  29. Metabolic Health13▲ 7.4×3 topics
  30. Rheological Properties13▲ 8.0×2 topics
  31. Institutional Quality13▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Phytochemicals12▲ 13×6 topics
  33. Teacher Education12▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Quality Assurance12▲ 8.0×4 topics
  35. Nutritional Quality12▲ 17×3 topics
  36. ICT12▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Youth Unemployment12▲ 140×1 topic
  38. Glycemic Index12▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Starch12▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Knowledge Economy11▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Benue State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: African Education and Politics, Food composition and properties, Economic Growth and Development and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth.

African Education and Po…12African Education and Politics: 12 fractional worksFood composition and pro…12Food composition and properties: 12 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…11Economic Growth and Development: 11 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…7Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 7 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 6 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 6 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence a…6Emotional Intelligence and Performance: 6 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 6 fractional worksAgricultural risk and resilience: 6 fractional worksMoringa oleifera researc…6Moringa oleifera research and applications: 6 fractional works
EducationNutrition and DieteticsInformation SystemsEconomics and Econometrics5 others

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

  1. 1 African Education and PoliticsEducation 12 works
  2. 2 Food composition and propertiesNutrition and Dietetics 12 works
  3. 3 Economic Growth and DevelopmentInformation Systems 11 works
  4. 4 Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics and Econometrics 7 works
  5. 5 Water Quality and Pollution AssessmentWater Science and Technology 6 works
  6. 6 Agricultural Innovations and PracticesGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 works
  7. 7 Emotional Intelligence and PerformanceSocial Psychology 6 works
  8. 8 Online and Blended LearningEducation 6 works
  9. 9 Agricultural risk and resilienceSoil Science 6 works
  10. 10 Moringa oleifera research and applicationsPlant Science 6 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-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Benue State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 112% 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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