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Crawford University

In research, Crawford University stands highest in Social Sciences (#13,213 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#17,041 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,390
of 28,054 · #24,269 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#178
of 191
Research works
415
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.3k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Crawford University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #13,213 of 16,945 13.7%195
Physical SciencesDomain #17,041 of 21,541 11.7%123

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Crawford 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).

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: 1.16× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.97× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.74× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.94× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.67× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.13× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.29× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.65× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Crawford University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Fiscal Policy, Social Capital, Globalization, Corporate Governance, Governance, Inequality and Development.

▲ 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. Economic Growth7▲ 10.0×14 topics
  2. Globalization5▲ 3.3×15 topics
  3. Fiscal Policy4▲ 24×5 topics
  4. Social Capital4▲ 9.6×9 topics
  5. Healthcare3▲ 3.6×10 topics
  6. Corporate Governance3▲ 5.5×6 topics
  7. Economic Development3▲ 4.3×9 topics
  8. Governance3▲ 10×7 topics
  9. Inequality3▲ 14×5 topics
  10. Development3▲ 9.0×6 topics
  11. Antioxidant2▲ 4.4×6 topics
  12. Institutional Quality2▲ 28×2 topics
  13. Taxation2▲ 33×2 topics
  14. Urban Development2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  15. Academic Libraries2▲ 135×3 topics
  16. Income Tax2▲ 33×2 topics
  17. Risk Management2▲ 5.6×5 topics
  18. Labor Market2▲ 8.7×2 topics
  19. Political Economy2▲ 9.8×7 topics
  20. Financial Performance2▲ 4.2×3 topics
  21. Image Processing2▲ 5.5×2 topics
  22. Income Inequality2▲ 17×3 topics
  23. Anti-inflammatory2▲ 8.1×4 topics
  24. Urbanization2▲ 5.6×3 topics
  25. Infrastructure2▲ 18×1 topic
  26. Public Investment2▲ 37×1 topic
  27. Corruption2▲ 13×4 topics
  28. Financial Reporting2▲ 17×3 topics
  29. Religious Studies2▲ 76×1 topic
  30. Ritual2▲ 69×1 topic
  31. Urban Poverty2▲ 45×2 topics
  32. Big Data Analytics2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  33. Health Equity2▲ 7.2×2 topics
  34. Monetary Policy2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  35. Domestication2▲ 35×2 topics
  36. Hepatoprotective2▲ 21×4 topics
  37. Housing Policy2▲ 62×1 topic
  38. ICT2▲ 14×2 topics
  39. QTL Mapping2▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Slum Upgrading2▲ 62×1 topic

Which research topics does Crawford University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria, Urban and Rural Development Challenges and Economic Growth and Development.

Fiscal Policy and Econom…2Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksReligion and Sociopoliti…2Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria: 2 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 2 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…1Economic Growth and Development: 1 fractional worksHousing, Finance, and Ne…1Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism: 1 fractional worksLibrary Science and Information Literacy: 1 fractional worksSoybean genetics and cultivation: 1 fractional worksUnemployment and Economi…1Unemployment and Economic Growth: 1 fractional worksTaxation and Compliance Studies: 1 fractional worksMangiferin and Mango Extracts: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGeneral Social SciencesUrban StudiesInformation Systems4 others

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

  1. 1 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  2. 2 Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria General Social Sciences 2 works
  3. 3 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 2 works
  4. 4 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 1 works
  5. 5 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 1 works
  6. 6 Library Science and Information Literacy Library and Information Sciences 1 works
  7. 7 Soybean genetics and cultivation Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Unemployment and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Taxation and Compliance Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Mangiferin and Mango Extracts Complementary and alternative medicine 1 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 available62.4%not open37.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.7%domestic only63.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Crawford University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.