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Ebonyi State University

In research, Ebonyi State University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,533 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,848 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,076 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,185
of 28,054 · #10,981 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#30
of 191
Research works
3.1k
▲ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is Ebonyi State 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 #4,533 of 12,888 13.0%250 #9194
Health SciencesDomain #5,848 of 11,982 10.8%229 #9516
Life SciencesDomain #4,076 of 7,800 11.8%201 #9152
Social SciencesDomain #5,579 of 10,521 10.0%340 #4976
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,848 of 3,409 10.5%123 #2976
MedicineField #6,897 of 10,443 10.4%179 #11718
Social SciencesField #4,490 of 6,365 9.2%159 #4409
Environmental ScienceField #2,742 of 3,551 13.6%73 #4536

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ebonyi State 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#9,194 #4,533
  2. Health Sciences#9,516 #5,848
  3. Life Sciences#9,152 #4,076
  4. Social Sciences#4,976 #5,579
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,976 #1,848
  6. Medicine#11,718 #6,897
  7. Social Sciences#4,409 #4,490
  8. Environmental Science#4,536 #2,742
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.

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: 2.53× its world share, 123 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 50 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.38× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.26× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.74× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 52 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.26× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 43 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.44× its world share, 73 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.76× its world share, 27 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.10× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.27× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.91× its world share, 179 worksMedicineNursing: 2.83× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.80× its world share, 59 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.25× its world share, 22 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.30× its world share, 50 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 34 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 159 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ebonyi State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Chigozie Jesse Uneke, OUJ Umeora and Benjamin Ewa Ubi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ebonyi State University.

  1. 1 Chigozie Jesse Uneke · #141,066 worldwide 174 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 OUJ Umeora · #689,203 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Benjamin Ewa Ubi · #978,223 worldwide 59 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 C. Njoku · #1,055,207 worldwide 16 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Ejikeugwu Chika · #1,133,515 worldwide 24 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Iroha Ifeanyichukwu · #1,180,725 worldwide 32 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Edmund Ndudi Ossai · #1,190,869 worldwide 6 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Ikechukwu Benjamin Moses · #1,335,522 worldwide 14 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Ademola C. Famurewa · #1,346,315 worldwide 25 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Patrick Maduabuchi Aja · #1,448,516 worldwide 26 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Ebonyi State University

Which keywords describe research at Ebonyi State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Economic Growth, Environmental Impact, Education, Development, Smallholder Farmers, Gender Equality and Medicinal Plants.

▲ 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. Epidemiology58▲ 1.45×95 topics
  2. Environmental Impact38▲ 2.2×37 topics
  3. Education37▲ 2.1×27 topics
  4. Sustainability35▲ 1.42×47 topics
  5. Climate Change34▲ 1.24×52 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress33▲ 2.0×39 topics
  7. Economic Growth32▲ 3.7×22 topics
  8. Sustainable Development31▲ 1.90×35 topics
  9. Public Health25▲ 1.70×36 topics
  10. COVID-1924▲ 1.76×21 topics
  11. Mental Health23▲ 1.52×26 topics
  12. Antioxidant22▲ 3.2×40 topics
  13. Development21▲ 6.0×12 topics
  14. Antioxidant Activity21▲ 3.2×26 topics
  15. Medicinal Plants21▲ 5.1×15 topics
  16. Insulin Resistance19▲ 4.1×10 topics
  17. Gender Equality19▲ 6.7×8 topics
  18. Genetic Diversity19▲ 4.2×18 topics
  19. Antioxidants19▲ 4.1×15 topics
  20. Smallholder Farmers18▲ 7.8×5 topics
  21. Leadership17▲ 3.5×15 topics
  22. Fiscal Policy17▲ 7.7×6 topics
  23. Social Capital17▲ 3.1×14 topics
  24. Information Technology17▲ 3.4×9 topics
  25. Sustainable Agriculture16▲ 4.9×9 topics
  26. Nigeria16▲ 88×3 topics
  27. Toxicity16▲ 3.5×14 topics
  28. Flavonoids15▲ 5.6×10 topics
  29. Antibiotic Resistance14▲ 3.5×12 topics
  30. Teacher Education14▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Bioavailability13▲ 6.4×6 topics
  32. Heavy Metals13▲ 5.3×8 topics
  33. Quality Assurance13▲ 7.4×6 topics
  34. Youth Unemployment12▲ 122×1 topic
  35. Antimicrobial Resistance11▲ 5.5×10 topics
  36. Phytochemicals11▲ 9.6×7 topics
  37. Institutional Quality10▲ 9.1×2 topics
  38. ICT10▲ 7.3×3 topics
  39. Hyperglycemia10▲ 8.2×3 topics
  40. Income Tax9▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Ebonyi State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: African Education and Politics, Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth and Heavy metals in environment.

African Education and Po…12African Education and Politics: 12 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Age…9Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 9 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 8 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 8 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 8 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 8 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 7 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in…6Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 6 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 6 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 6 fractional works
EducationEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismEconomics and EconometricsPollution4 others

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

  1. 1 African Education and Politics Education 12 works
  2. 2 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 9 works
  3. 3 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  4. 4 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 8 works
  5. 5 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 8 works
  6. 6 Online and Blended Learning Education 8 works
  7. 7 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 7 works
  8. 8 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 6 works
  9. 9 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 6 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 available76.1%not open23.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.9%domestic only81.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ebonyi State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% higher than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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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