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Bowen University

In research, Bowen University stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#889 of 3,409 worldwide), Life Sciences (#2,262 of 7,800 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,551 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,924
of 28,054 · #11,192 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#21
of 191
Research works
1.5k
▲ 176% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.9k
6.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Bowen 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #889 of 3,409 26.4%82 #2545
Life SciencesDomain #2,262 of 7,800 21.9%137 #6368
Physical SciencesDomain #4,551 of 12,888 17.7%236 #11700
Social SciencesDomain #4,154 of 10,521 19.6%224 #7320
Health SciencesDomain #5,544 of 11,982 13.9%179 #11435
Social SciencesField #2,949 of 6,365 20.1%95 #4687
MedicineField #6,745 of 10,443 13.2%136 #13121
EngineeringField #4,382 of 6,636 18.7%94 #9834

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bowen 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,545 #889
  2. Life Sciences#6,368 #2,262
  3. Physical Sciences#11,700 #4,551
  4. Social Sciences#7,320 #4,154
  5. Health Sciences#11,435 #5,544
  6. Social Sciences#4,687 #2,949
  7. Medicine#13,121 #6,745
  8. Engineering#9,834 #4,382
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.

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: 2.23× its world share, 82 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.75× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.02× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.01× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 40 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.43× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.81× its world share, 94 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.12× its world share, 43 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.67× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.77× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.30× its world share, 26 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.91× its world share, 136 worksMedicineNursing: 3.79× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.42× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.15× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.13× its world share, 53 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.82× its world share, 30 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 95 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bowen University?

Ranked on the composite score, S.O. Salawu and Henry Inegbedion lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bowen University.

  1. 1 S.O. Salawu Nigeria · #1,042,422 worldwide 116 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Henry Inegbedion Nigeria · #1,607,961 worldwide 16 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Bowen University

Which keywords describe research at Bowen University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Experimental Investigation, Thermal Conductivity, Applications, Nanofluids, Review, Viscosity and Convective Transport.

▲ 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. Heat Transfer44▲ 11×14 topics
  2. Epidemiology35▲ 1.16×74 topics
  3. Sustainability30▲ 1.57×40 topics
  4. Machine Learning29◆ 1.15×55 topics
  5. Globalization28▲ 1.83×41 topics
  6. Climate Change27▲ 1.30×44 topics
  7. Experimental Investigation26▲ 32×3 topics
  8. Renewable Energy24▲ 2.2×26 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress24▲ 1.86×50 topics
  10. Antioxidant23▲ 4.2×42 topics
  11. Environmental Impact22▲ 1.70×34 topics
  12. Thermal Conductivity21▲ 17×3 topics
  13. Applications18▲ 8.6×6 topics
  14. Nanofluids18▲ 28×2 topics
  15. Review18▲ 19×3 topics
  16. Viscosity18▲ 32×2 topics
  17. Convective Transport18▲ 49×1 topic
  18. Enhancement18▲ 49×1 topic
  19. Economic Growth16▲ 2.5×15 topics
  20. Human Rights16▲ 2.0×24 topics
  21. Antioxidant Activity15▲ 3.1×22 topics
  22. Genetic Diversity15▲ 4.5×17 topics
  23. Corporate Governance15▲ 2.6×15 topics
  24. Financial Performance15▲ 3.2×9 topics
  25. Social Capital14▲ 3.4×12 topics
  26. Antioxidants11▲ 3.2×15 topics
  27. Urbanization11▲ 3.5×6 topics
  28. Pharmacokinetics10▲ 5.0×10 topics
  29. Anti-inflammatory10▲ 4.6×20 topics
  30. Flavonoids10▲ 4.7×8 topics
  31. Bioavailability9▲ 5.9×6 topics
  32. Numerical Modeling9▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Phytochemicals9▲ 10×7 topics
  34. Friction Factor9▲ 26×1 topic
  35. Solar Air Heater9▲ 26×1 topic
  36. Turbulent Flows9▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Vortex Dynamics9▲ 9.7×2 topics
  38. Poverty Alleviation8▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Boundary Layer Transition8▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Particle Image Velocimetry8▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does Bowen University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Heat Transfer Mechanisms, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows and Global Maternal and Child Health.

Nanofluid Flow and Heat …18Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 18 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms: 9 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 8 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 7 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 7 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 6 fractional worksUrban and Rural Developm…6Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 6 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 5 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 5 fractional worksFinancial Reporting and Valuation Research: 4 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringComputational MechanicsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health6 others

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

  1. 1 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 18 works
  2. 2 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 9 works
  3. 3 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 8 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 7 works
  5. 5 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 7 works
  6. 6 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 6 works
  7. 7 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 6 works
  8. 8 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 5 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  10. 10 Financial Reporting and Valuation Research Strategy and Management 4 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 available72.8%not open27.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.4%domestic only79.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bowen University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 176% 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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