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Development Research and Projects Centre

In research, Development Research and Projects Centre stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,639 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,826
of 22,385 · #15,984 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#117
of 183
Research works
369
▲ 43% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.3k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
71%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
Development Research and Projects Centre

What is Development Research and Projects Centre 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
Physical SciencesDomain #11,639 of 17,446 7.2%165

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Development Research and Projects Centre 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Development Research and Projects Centre work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research at Development Research and Projects Centre is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (18%), Social Sciences (13%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 63 fractional works · 39.9% of its workEngineering: 29 fractional works · 18.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 6.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 14 fractional works · 8.9% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 6.3% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 50 fractional works · 31.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 21 fractional works · 13.5% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 12 fractional works · 7.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBusiness and International Management: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 23 fractional works · 14.6% of its workMedicine: 15 fractional works · 9.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 22 fractional works · 13.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 18 fractional works · 11.6% of its workPlant Science: 9 fractional works · 5.4% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKDevelopmentResearch and…158fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences32%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2918.5%
    2. Environmental Science148.9%
    3. Computer Science106.3%
    4. Materials Science32.0%
    5. Energy32.0%
    6. Chemistry21.0%
    7. Mathematics10.5%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.4%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    1. Social Sciences2113.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting127.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance106.2%
    4. Decision Sciences53.1%
    5. Psychology10.9%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.7%
    1. Medicine159.3%
    2. Health Professions42.9%
    3. Nursing32.0%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1811.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
    5. Neuroscience00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 2.45× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.14× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.23× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.80× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 4.15× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.49× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.31× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.21× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.88× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing4.15×3 works
  2. Decision Sciences3.21×5 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.88×10 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.45×18 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting2.31×12 works
  6. Energy2.14×3 works
  7. Environmental Science1.80×14 works
  8. Veterinary1.49×0 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.34×1 works
  10. Engineering1.23×29 works
  11. Health Professions1.08×4 works
  12. Social Sciences1.07×21 works
  13. Chemical Engineering1.01×1 works
  14. Computer Science0.81×10 works
  15. Chemistry0.61×2 works
  16. Materials Science0.57×3 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.54×1 works
  18. Medicine0.48×15 works
  19. Mathematics0.44×1 works
  20. Dentistry0.44×0 works
  21. Psychology0.29×1 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.26×1 works
  23. Neuroscience0.20×0 works
  24. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.14×1 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.10×0 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Development Research and Projects Centre?

Ranked on the quality score, Ibrahim Nuruddeen Muhammad, Judith-Ann Walker and S.O.O. Olusunle lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Development Research and Projects Centre.

  1. 1 Ibrahim Nuruddeen Muhammad Nigeria · #3,518,685 worldwide 70 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Judith-Ann Walker Nigeria · #3,749,281 worldwide 129 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 S.O.O. Olusunle Nigeria · #4,495,734 worldwide 312 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Albert Chibuzor Agulanna Nigeria · #5,004,029 worldwide 255 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Development Research and Projects Centre

What are the most cited papers from Development Research and Projects Centre?

The most cited paper from Development Research and Projects Centre is "Culture specific and cross-culturally generalizable implicit leadership theories" (Deanne N. Den Hartog et al., 1999), with 1,212 citations. Next come "Mechanism on the sorption of heavy metals from binary-solution by a low cost montmorillonite and its desorption potential" (326) and "Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates, a bacterial biodegradable polymer" (303).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Culture specific and cross-culturally generalizable implicit leadership theories Deanne N. Den Hartog et al. · The Leadership Quarterly Open access144 authors 1999 1,212
2 Mechanism on the sorption of heavy metals from binary-solution by a low cost montmorillonite and its desorption potential Kovo Godfrey Akpomie, Folasegun Anthony Dawodu, Kayode O. Adebowale · Alexandria Engineering Journal Open access 27 Apr 2015 326
3 Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates, a bacterial biodegradable polymer Tunde Victor Ojumu, Jian Yu, Balogun Olaoye Solomon · AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY Open access 31 Jan 2004 303
4 Electricity consumption and economic growth in Nigeria: Evidence from cointegration and co-feature analysis Anthony Enisan Akinlo · Journal of Policy Modeling 18 Apr 2009 268
5 Simultaneous adsorption of Ni(II) and Mn(II) ions from aqueous solution unto a Nigerian kaolinite clay Folasegun Anthony Dawodu, Kovo Godfrey Akpomie · Journal of Materials Research and Technology Open access Apr 2014 249
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Development Research and Projects Centre?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Mechanical Properties, Economic Growth, Rural Development, Environmental Impact, ICT and Governance.

▲ 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-now 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. Renewable Energy13▲ 5.7×21 topics
  2. Sustainability11▲ 2.8×29 topics
  3. Mechanical Properties8▲ 5.2×16 topics
  4. Environmental Impact7▲ 2.7×21 topics
  5. Education6▲ 2.3×10 topics
  6. Economic Growth6▲ 4.6×14 topics
  7. Supply Chain Management5▲ 3.8×9 topics
  8. Sustainable Development5▲ 1.94×15 topics
  9. Social Capital5▲ 5.7×10 topics
  10. Rural Development5▲ 8.4×7 topics
  11. Economic Development4▲ 3.5×8 topics
  12. ICT4▲ 20×3 topics
  13. Big Data4▲ 2.7×7 topics
  14. Governance4▲ 8.0×5 topics
  15. Risk Management4▲ 5.2×5 topics
  16. Antioxidant4▲ 3.5×10 topics
  17. Moisture Content4▲ 182×1 topic
  18. Physical Properties4▲ 101×1 topic
  19. Social Networks3▲ 7.9×5 topics
  20. Entrepreneurship3▲ 5.2×5 topics
  21. Inequality3▲ 8.8×3 topics
  22. Development3▲ 5.5×6 topics
  23. Household Fuel Use3▲ 29×1 topic
  24. Indoor Air Pollution3▲ 29×1 topic
  25. Health Benefits3▲ 5.8×4 topics
  26. Breeding3▲ 23×2 topics
  27. Drought Tolerance3▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Fiscal Policy3▲ 8.7×4 topics
  29. Institutional Quality3▲ 17×2 topics
  30. QTL Mapping3▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Genomics3▲ 5.8×1 topic
  32. Inclusive Development3▲ 39×2 topics
  33. Peanut3▲ 235×1 topic
  34. Knowledge Economy3▲ 15×1 topic
  35. financial access3▲ 42×1 topic
  36. Phytochemical Analysis2▲ 20×3 topics
  37. Nigeria2▲ 71×3 topics
  38. Smallholder Farmers2▲ 7.3×4 topics
  39. Cyperus2▲ 122×1 topic
  40. Phylogeny2▲ 8.8×1 topic

Which research topics does Development Research and Projects Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Agricultural Engineering and Mechanization, Energy and Environment Impacts, Peanut Plant Research Studies and Economic Growth and Development.

Agricultural Engineering…4Agricultural Engineering and Mechanization: 4 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…3Energy and Environment Impacts: 3 fractional worksPeanut Plant Research St…3Peanut Plant Research Studies: 3 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…3Economic Growth and Development: 3 fractional worksBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies: 2 fractional worksConstruction Project Management and Performance: 2 fractional worksFood composition and pro…2Food composition and properties: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations…2Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 2 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringPollutionPlant ScienceInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural Engineering and Mechanization Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 3 works
  3. 3 Peanut Plant Research Studies Plant Science 3 works
  4. 4 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 3 works
  5. 5 Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies Plant Science 2 works
  6. 6 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  7. 7 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  8. 8 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  9. 9 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 2 works
  10. 10 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 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 available71.2%not open28.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.5%domestic only73.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Development Research and Projects Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 43% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Development Research and Projects Centre as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00045% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Development Research and Projects Centre0.00086% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Development Research and Projects Centre over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Development Research and Projects Centre14.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.0% in 2024.

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