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Caleb University

In research, Caleb University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,902 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,220 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,186 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Building and Construction — Building and Construction is 16.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,817
of 28,054 · #34,395 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#125
of 191
Research works
602
▲ 284% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
1.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
85%
world 28%

What is Caleb 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 #4,902 of 10,521 12.7%182 #10777
Social SciencesField #3,220 of 6,365 16.1%79 #6833
Physical SciencesDomain #12,186 of 12,888 2.9%113 #20874

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Caleb 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#10,777 #4,902
  2. Social Sciences#6,833 #3,220
  3. Physical Sciences#20,874 #12,186
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 Caleb University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Building and Construction takes 16.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 33.9 works16×
← 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: 0.51× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.98× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.04× its world share, 52 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.43× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.98× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.28× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.28× its world share, 36 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.16× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.50× its world share, 32 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.16× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.85× its world share, 79 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Caleb University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Management, Economic Growth, Urbanization, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Community Participation, Facilities Management and Poverty Alleviation.

▲ 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. Sustainability26▲ 3.2×27 topics
  2. Risk Management23▲ 14×9 topics
  3. Sustainable Development22▲ 4.2×12 topics
  4. Economic Growth20▲ 7.2×15 topics
  5. Urbanization19▲ 14×3 topics
  6. Community Participation17▲ 13×4 topics
  7. Facilities Management16▲ 63×2 topics
  8. Poverty Alleviation16▲ 48×2 topics
  9. Health Equity15▲ 17×2 topics
  10. Slum Upgrading15▲ 154×1 topic
  11. Urban Poverty15▲ 99×1 topic
  12. Education15▲ 2.6×16 topics
  13. Energy Efficiency14▲ 4.4×7 topics
  14. Thermal Comfort12▲ 28×2 topics
  15. Fiscal Policy12▲ 17×7 topics
  16. Supply Chain Management12▲ 3.7×10 topics
  17. Corporate Governance11▲ 4.4×11 topics
  18. Artificial Neural Networks11▲ 6.7×2 topics
  19. Building Energy Consumption11▲ 40×1 topic
  20. Energy Simulation11▲ 34×1 topic
  21. Sustainable Construction9▲ 39×3 topics
  22. BIM9▲ 44×1 topic
  23. Construction9▲ 20×1 topic
  24. Social Sustainability9▲ 37×2 topics
  25. Environmental Assessment Tools8▲ 83×1 topic
  26. Green Building8▲ 83×1 topic
  27. Social Impact8▲ 6.3×6 topics
  28. Infrastructure8▲ 19×3 topics
  29. Transport Infrastructure8▲ 27×2 topics
  30. Institutional Quality8▲ 22×2 topics
  31. Income Tax8▲ 28×2 topics
  32. Public Investment8▲ 37×1 topic
  33. Taxation8▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Inequality7▲ 9.3×3 topics
  35. ICT7▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Open-Plan Offices7▲ 146×1 topic
  37. Workspace Environment7▲ 146×1 topic
  38. Construction Projects7▲ 45×2 topics
  39. Finance7▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Leadership Style7▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Caleb University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Urban and Rural Development Challenges, Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, BIM and Construction Integration and Sustainable Building Design and Assessment.

Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 15 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 11 fractional worksBIM and Construction Int…9BIM and Construction Integration: 9 fractional worksSustainable Building Des…8Sustainable Building Design and Assessment: 8 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 8 fractional worksFacilities and Workplace Management: 7 fractional worksConstruction Project Man…6Construction Project Management and Performance: 6 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 6 fractional worksMedia Studies and Communication: 5 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 4 fractional works
Urban StudiesBuilding and ConstructionEconomics and EconometricsSocial Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 15 works
  2. 2 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 11 works
  3. 3 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 9 works
  4. 4 Sustainable Building Design and Assessment Building and Construction 8 works
  5. 5 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  6. 6 Facilities and Workplace Management Social Psychology 7 works
  7. 7 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 6 works
  8. 8 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 6 works
  9. 9 Media Studies and Communication Communication 5 works
  10. 10 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 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 available84.6%not open15.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Caleb University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 284% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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