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Ekiti State University

In research, Ekiti State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,533 of 10,521 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,153 of 3,409 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,226 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting — Accounting is 4.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,596
of 28,054 · #11,847 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#48
of 191
Research works
5.4k
▲ 78% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
5.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is Ekiti 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,533 of 10,521 9.0%693 #3845
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,153 of 3,409 5.2%150 #1406
Social SciencesField #2,226 of 6,365 8.7%353 #2548
Life SciencesDomain #4,494 of 7,800 5.3%231 #6930
Physical SciencesDomain #7,565 of 12,888 5.4%408 #11407
Health SciencesDomain #7,980 of 11,982 5.7%299 #10511
MedicineField #7,953 of 10,443 5.6%219 #9855
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,143 of 2,578 8.5%76 #2860
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,484 of 1,775 10.7%87 #2009
EducationSubfield #1,601 of 1,892 5.0%144 #1317

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ekiti 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. Social Sciences#3,845 #2,533
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,406 #1,153
  3. Social Sciences#2,548 #2,226
  4. Life Sciences#6,930 #4,494
  5. Physical Sciences#11,407 #7,565
  6. Health Sciences#10,511 #7,980
  7. Medicine#9,855 #7,953
  8. Sociology and Political Science#2,860 #2,143
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#2,009 #1,484
  10. Education#1,317 #1,601
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 Ekiti State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Accounting takes 4.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AccountingSubfield · 42.7 works4.3×
← 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: 1.94× its world share, 150 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 44 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.16× its world share, 18 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.55× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 89 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.07× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.50× its world share, 124 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.21× its world share, 98 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.44× its world share, 28 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.24× its world share, 53 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 219 worksMedicineNursing: 2.82× its world share, 22 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.10× its world share, 52 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.16× its world share, 114 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.49× its world share, 87 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.29× its world share, 64 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 353 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ekiti State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Pat Caldwell, Joseph Fadare and Paulo R. L. Helene lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ekiti State University.

  1. 1 Pat Caldwell Nigeria · #82,388 worldwide 320 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Joseph Fadare Nigeria · #140,039 worldwide 98 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Paulo R. L. Helene Nigeria · #550,321 worldwide 37 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Samuel Ayokunle Dada Nigeria · #923,639 worldwide 21 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 O. Olaofe Nigeria · #970,058 worldwide 56 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Seun Bamidele Nigeria · #1,033,360 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Oluwole Moses David Nigeria · #1,128,449 worldwide 9 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Oladele Simeon Olatunya Nigeria · #1,136,862 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Sunday Emmanuel Fadugba Nigeria · #1,175,511 worldwide 42 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Joshua Kayode Nigeria · #1,186,862 worldwide 11 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Ekiti State University

Which keywords describe research at Ekiti State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Gender Equality, Development, Economic Growth, Nigeria, Information Technology, Teacher Education and Curriculum 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. Education87▲ 3.1×43 topics
  2. Globalization64▲ 2.0×56 topics
  3. Sustainable Development60▲ 2.3×38 topics
  4. Economic Growth60▲ 4.3×25 topics
  5. Sustainability51▲ 1.28×61 topics
  6. Curriculum Development48▲ 4.2×10 topics
  7. Environmental Impact46▲ 1.66×39 topics
  8. Gender Equality46▲ 10×10 topics
  9. Development46▲ 8.1×12 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress45▲ 1.67×43 topics
  11. Information Technology43▲ 5.5×14 topics
  12. Renewable Energy42▲ 1.81×31 topics
  13. Nigeria38▲ 132×3 topics
  14. Teacher Education36▲ 18×6 topics
  15. Corporate Governance35▲ 2.9×19 topics
  16. Antioxidant34▲ 3.0×41 topics
  17. Quality Assurance33▲ 12×3 topics
  18. Youth Unemployment32▲ 211×1 topic
  19. Risk Management30▲ 3.9×12 topics
  20. Financial Performance30▲ 3.1×12 topics
  21. Social Capital30▲ 3.5×12 topics
  22. Antioxidant Activity29▲ 2.9×27 topics
  23. Antioxidants29▲ 3.9×14 topics
  24. Medicinal Plants27▲ 4.1×12 topics
  25. Fiscal Policy26▲ 7.5×5 topics
  26. Governance26▲ 4.8×12 topics
  27. Technology Integration26▲ 5.2×10 topics
  28. Teaching Strategies25▲ 5.0×5 topics
  29. Student Satisfaction24▲ 7.8×2 topics
  30. Flavonoids23▲ 5.4×11 topics
  31. Income Tax22▲ 16×2 topics
  32. ICT21▲ 9.9×3 topics
  33. Infrastructure21▲ 10×4 topics
  34. Blended Learning20▲ 8.7×4 topics
  35. Institutional Quality19▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Taxation19▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Transport Infrastructure19▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Government Expenditure18▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Public Investment18▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Financial Constraints18▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Ekiti State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: African Education and Politics, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Online and Blended Learning and Economic Growth and Development.

African Education and Po…32African Education and Politics: 32 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 18 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…17Online and Blended Learning: 17 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…16Economic Growth and Development: 16 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 13 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 12 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…12Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 12 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 11 fractional worksReligion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria: 11 fractional worksEducation and Critical T…11Education and Critical Thinking Development: 11 fractional works
EducationEconomics and EconometricsInformation SystemsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health4 others

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

  1. 1 African Education and Politics Education 32 works
  2. 2 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 18 works
  3. 3 Online and Blended Learning Education 17 works
  4. 4 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 16 works
  5. 5 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 13 works
  6. 6 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 12 works
  7. 7 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 12 works
  8. 8 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 11 works
  9. 9 Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria General Social Sciences 11 works
  10. 10 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 11 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 available78.3%not open21.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ekiti State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 78% higher 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.

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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.