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Covenant University

In research, Covenant University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,321 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,681 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,998 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pollution and Building and Construction — Pollution is 5.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,005
of 28,054 · #3,598 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#10
of 191
Research works
7k
▲ 113% vs 2013–17
Citations
81k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Covenant 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,321 of 12,888 15.2%826 #2930
Social SciencesDomain #2,681 of 10,521 23.2%474 #1310
Health SciencesDomain #3,998 of 11,982 24.9%151 #6769
EngineeringField #2,519 of 6,636 12.3%331 #1994
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #742 of 1,775 29.0%103 #789
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,434 of 3,409 22.5%76 #1886
Environmental ScienceField #1,518 of 3,551 19.0%130 #1653
Social SciencesField #2,762 of 6,365 27.2%164 #766
Life SciencesDomain #3,460 of 7,800 21.7%170 #5661
Materials ScienceField #1,113 of 2,468 16.1%106 #1790

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Covenant 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. Physical Sciences#2,930 #2,321
  2. Social Sciences#1,310 #2,681
  3. Health Sciences#6,769 #3,998
  4. Engineering#1,994 #2,519
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#789 #742
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,886 #1,434
  7. Environmental Science#1,653 #1,518
  8. Social Sciences#766 #2,762
  9. Life Sciences#5,661 #3,460
  10. Materials Science#1,790 #1,113
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 Covenant University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pollution takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PollutionSubfield · 33.4 works5.2×
  2. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 44.2 works4.4×
← 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: 0.99× its world share, 76 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 74 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.55× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.18× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.97× its world share, 25 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.09× its world share, 138 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 21 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.75× its world share, 41 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.36× its world share, 331 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.61× its world share, 130 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.88× its world share, 106 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.26× its world share, 24 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 31 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 107 worksMedicineNursing: 1.42× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.33× its world share, 122 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.30× its world share, 36 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.96× its world share, 103 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 164 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Covenant University?

Ranked on the composite score, Eziyi O. Ibem, Sunday O. Oyedepo and Segun I. Popoola lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Covenant University.

  1. 1 Eziyi O. Ibem Nigeria · #201,835 worldwide 144 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Sunday O. Oyedepo Nigeria · #256,912 worldwide 181 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Segun I. Popoola Nigeria · #280,703 worldwide 116 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Bosede Ngozi Adeleye Nigeria · #285,203 worldwide 161 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Paul O. Awoyera Nigeria · #335,840 worldwide 270 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Olayinka S. Ohunakin Nigeria · #369,107 worldwide 113 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Samuel John Nigeria · #370,289 worldwide 92 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Olayinka O. Ajani Nigeria · #385,147 worldwide 98 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 C. K. Ayo Nigeria · #407,340 worldwide 104 citations · 48 works
  10. 10 Sanjay Misra Nigeria · #447,141 worldwide 819 citations · 231 works
All ranked researchers at Covenant University

Which keywords describe research at Covenant University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Environmental Impact, Risk Management, Economic Growth, Sustainability, Mechanical Properties, Fiscal Policy and Molecular Dynamics Simulation.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact81▲ 3.0×45 topics
  2. Renewable Energy78▲ 3.4×33 topics
  3. Sustainability76▲ 1.92×59 topics
  4. Machine Learning70▲ 1.33×68 topics
  5. Economic Growth61▲ 4.4×22 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties54▲ 3.4×27 topics
  7. Risk Management51▲ 6.5×13 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency41▲ 2.7×26 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management34▲ 2.3×16 topics
  10. Fiscal Policy32▲ 9.2×5 topics
  11. Governance29▲ 5.4×7 topics
  12. Health Effects28▲ 2.9×20 topics
  13. Molecular Dynamics Simulation27▲ 15×3 topics
  14. Toxicity27▲ 3.9×14 topics
  15. Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria27▲ 26×2 topics
  16. Corrosion Inhibitors27▲ 33×1 topic
  17. Metal Corrosion27▲ 33×1 topic
  18. Recycling25▲ 4.0×10 topics
  19. Urbanization25▲ 3.7×5 topics
  20. Institutional Quality24▲ 14×2 topics
  21. ICT22▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Income Tax21▲ 16×2 topics
  23. Transport Infrastructure20▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Infrastructure20▲ 9.9×3 topics
  25. Respiratory Infections20▲ 10×2 topics
  26. Taxation20▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Health Impacts20▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Corrosion19▲ 9.4×5 topics
  29. Corrosion Behavior19▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Government Expenditure19▲ 20×1 topic
  31. Household Fuel Use19▲ 16×1 topic
  32. Indoor Air Pollution19▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Public Investment19▲ 20×1 topic
  34. Reinforced Concrete19▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Chloride-induced18▲ 23×1 topic
  36. Structural Reliability18▲ 23×1 topic
  37. Poverty Alleviation18▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Knowledge Economy17▲ 9.9×3 topics
  39. Sustainable Construction17▲ 14×5 topics
  40. Mobile Phones17▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Covenant University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Energy and Environment Impacts and Concrete Corrosion and Durability.

Corrosion Behavior and I…27Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition: 27 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…19Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 19 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…19Energy and Environment Impacts: 19 fractional worksConcrete Corrosion and D…18Concrete Corrosion and Durability: 18 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 17 fractional worksHydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals: 15 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…13Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 13 fractional worksConstruction Project Man…12Construction Project Management and Performance: 12 fractional worksUrban and Rural Developm…11Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 11 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Eco…10Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 10 fractional works
Materials ChemistryEconomics and EconometricsPollutionCivil and Structural Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 27 works
  2. 2 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 19 works
  3. 3 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 19 works
  4. 4 Concrete Corrosion and Durability Civil and Structural Engineering 18 works
  5. 5 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 17 works
  6. 6 Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals Metals and Alloys 15 works
  7. 7 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 13 works
  8. 8 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 12 works
  9. 9 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 11 works
  10. 10 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 10 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 available70.0%not open30.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Covenant University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 113% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.