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Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria

In research, Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,343 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,878 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 8.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,926
of 28,054 · #8,824 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#59
of 191
Research works
619
▲ 87% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.5k
7.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria 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 #1,343 of 3,409 9.0%61 #434
Life SciencesDomain #5,878 of 7,800 9.9%70 #4112

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria 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).

What does Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 8.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 61.0 works8.5×
← 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: 8.49× its world share, 61 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.40× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.54× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 5.17× its world share, 4 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.06× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.35× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 8.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria?

Ranked on the composite score, Ikhazuagbe H. Ifijen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria.

  1. 1 Ikhazuagbe H. Ifijen Nigeria · #1,213,624 worldwide 91 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria

Which keywords describe research at Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Diversity, Soil Fertility, Biodiversity Conservation, Agroforestry, Ecosystem Services, Disease Resistance, Cacao and Climate Change Resilience.

▲ 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. Genetic Diversity18▲ 27×15 topics
  2. Soil Fertility16▲ 47×5 topics
  3. Biodiversity Conservation15▲ 27×5 topics
  4. Agroforestry15▲ 152×3 topics
  5. Disease Resistance14▲ 179×2 topics
  6. Ecosystem Services14▲ 24×4 topics
  7. Cacao13▲ 634×1 topic
  8. Climate Change Resilience13▲ 155×1 topic
  9. Sustainable Agriculture11▲ 24×8 topics
  10. Antioxidant11▲ 11×16 topics
  11. Smallholder Farmers8▲ 25×5 topics
  12. Environmental Impact7▲ 2.9×16 topics
  13. Antimicrobial7▲ 17×8 topics
  14. Nanoparticles7▲ 3.7×17 topics
  15. Flavonoids6▲ 16×8 topics
  16. Fermentation6▲ 29×3 topics
  17. Biomedical Applications6▲ 3.2×17 topics
  18. Polyphenols6▲ 21×2 topics
  19. Alzheimer's Disease5▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Nanomaterials5▲ 3.4×11 topics
  21. Neuroprotective5▲ 23×3 topics
  22. Rheology5▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Chocolate5▲ 172×1 topic
  24. Cocoa5▲ 172×1 topic
  25. Pharmacokinetics5▲ 13×3 topics
  26. Dementia5▲ 37×1 topic
  27. Ginkgo Biloba5▲ 348×1 topic
  28. Toxicity5▲ 8.0×9 topics
  29. Antioxidant Activity5▲ 5.3×12 topics
  30. Rhizosphere Interactions4▲ 34×2 topics
  31. Metabolism4▲ 5.2×7 topics
  32. Drought Tolerance4▲ 18×6 topics
  33. Nitrogen Fixation4▲ 37×2 topics
  34. Agricultural Productivity4▲ 89×1 topic
  35. Intercropping4▲ 89×1 topic
  36. Cytotoxicity3▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Health Benefits3▲ 6.9×8 topics
  38. Green Synthesis3▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Social Networks3▲ 8.3×3 topics
  40. Biosynthesis3▲ 13×4 topics

Which research topics does Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy, Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis, Ginkgo biloba and Cashew Applications and Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems.

Cocoa and Sweet Potato A…13Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy: 13 fractional worksFood Chemistry and Fat A…5Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis: 5 fractional worksGinkgo biloba and Cashew…5Ginkgo biloba and Cashew Applications: 5 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 4 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 3 fractional worksPlant tissue culture and…3Plant tissue culture and regeneration: 3 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 2 fractional worksTea Polyphenols and Effects: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 2 fractional worksBusiness Strategy and Innovation: 2 fractional works
HorticultureFood ScienceComplementary and alternative medicineAgronomy and Crop Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy Horticulture 13 works
  2. 2 Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis Food Science 5 works
  3. 3 Ginkgo biloba and Cashew Applications Complementary and alternative medicine 5 works
  4. 4 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 4 works
  5. 5 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 3 works
  6. 6 Plant tissue culture and regeneration Molecular Biology 3 works
  7. 7 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  8. 8 Tea Polyphenols and Effects Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  10. 10 Business Strategy and Innovation Strategy and Management 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 available57.7%not open42.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.8%domestic only86.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 87% 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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