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Federal College of Education, Kano

In research, Federal College of Education, Kano stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,303 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,295 of 10,521 worldwide) and Education (#772 of 1,892 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education, Safety Research and Cultural Studies — Education is 6.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,257
of 28,054 · #14,246 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#62
of 191
Research works
4.4k
▲ 130% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
2.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
82%
world 28%

What is Federal College of Education, Kano 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 SciencesField #1,303 of 6,365 9.5%705 #2205
Social SciencesDomain #2,295 of 10,521 8.9%1,131 #3919
EducationSubfield #772 of 1,892 8.8%379 #1242
Physical SciencesDomain #6,624 of 12,888 6.2%543 #10674
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,368 of 3,409 3.4%176 #3614
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,426 of 1,998 12.8%97 #2854
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,868 of 2,578 9.3%102 #3395
Computer ScienceField #3,479 of 4,667 8.3%199 #5245
Information SystemsSubfield #975 of 1,291 7.9%113 #1932
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,132 of 2,578 8.9%116 #3342

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Federal College of Education, Kano 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#2,205 #1,303
  2. Social Sciences#3,919 #2,295
  3. Education#1,242 #772
  4. Physical Sciences#10,674 #6,624
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,614 #2,368
  6. Arts and Humanities#2,854 #1,426
  7. Sociology and Political Science#3,395 #1,868
  8. Computer Science#5,245 #3,479
  9. Information Systems#1,932 #975
  10. Business, Management and Accounting#3,342 #2,132
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 Federal College of Education, Kano specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 378.7 works6.0×
  2. Safety ResearchSubfield · 31.0 works5.5×
  3. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 38.5 works4.6×
← 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: 1.81× its world share, 176 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.76× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.57× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.24× its world share, 199 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.87× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 102 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.15× its world share, 117 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 27 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.88× its world share, 46 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.93× its world share, 50 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 86 worksMedicineNursing: 1.77× its world share, 18 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.64× its world share, 97 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.75× its world share, 116 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 35 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.47× its world share, 64 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.82× its world share, 114 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.71× its world share, 705 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Federal College of Education, Kano?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Sustainable Development, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology, Gender Equality, Information Technology, Development and Pedagogy.

▲ 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. Education211▲ 6.0×62 topics
  2. Sustainable Development145▲ 4.5×51 topics
  3. Educational Technology124▲ 5.1×36 topics
  4. Globalization118▲ 2.9×63 topics
  5. Curriculum Development112▲ 7.8×15 topics
  6. E-Learning100▲ 4.8×19 topics
  7. Online Learning91▲ 5.3×18 topics
  8. Gender Equality90▲ 16×7 topics
  9. Information Technology85▲ 8.6×17 topics
  10. Sustainability84▲ 1.68×65 topics
  11. Development83▲ 12×13 topics
  12. Pedagogy82▲ 8.1×14 topics
  13. Teacher Education81▲ 31×6 topics
  14. Nigeria75▲ 208×3 topics
  15. Quality Assurance73▲ 21×5 topics
  16. Social Media72▲ 2.5×26 topics
  17. Innovation70▲ 3.2×43 topics
  18. Technology Integration70▲ 11×11 topics
  19. Youth Unemployment69▲ 362×1 topic
  20. Teacher Training68▲ 5.3×19 topics
  21. Student Engagement67▲ 8.1×15 topics
  22. Pandemic58▲ 2.6×12 topics
  23. Higher Education56▲ 5.1×25 topics
  24. Student Satisfaction54▲ 14×3 topics
  25. Language51▲ 10×7 topics
  26. Digital Transformation51▲ 4.7×18 topics
  27. Teaching Strategies48▲ 7.8×5 topics
  28. Professional Development47▲ 12×11 topics
  29. Learning Outcomes46▲ 5.2×9 topics
  30. Distance Education41▲ 9.6×4 topics
  31. Inclusive Education40▲ 5.5×10 topics
  32. Media39▲ 12×5 topics
  33. Coronavirus38▲ 8.9×4 topics
  34. Blended Learning38▲ 13×4 topics
  35. Discourse Analysis37▲ 7.1×4 topics
  36. Instructional Design37▲ 23×3 topics
  37. Cognitive Engagement35▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Phraseology34▲ 22×3 topics
  39. Virtual Learning Environments34▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Community of Inquiry34▲ 27×1 topic

Which research topics does Federal College of Education, Kano publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: African Education and Politics, Online and Blended Learning, Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication and Education and Islamic Studies.

African Education and Po…69African Education and Politics: 69 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 34 fractional worksDiscourse Analysis and Cultural Communication: 31 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 25 fractional worksEducation and Technology Integration: 23 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 23 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…20Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 20 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 18 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 18 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 16 fractional works
EducationCultural StudiesSafety ResearchAccounting1 others

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

  1. 1 African Education and Politics Education 69 works
  2. 2 Online and Blended Learning Education 34 works
  3. 3 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 31 works
  4. 4 Education and Islamic Studies Education 25 works
  5. 5 Education and Technology Integration Education 23 works
  6. 6 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 23 works
  7. 7 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 20 works
  8. 8 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 18 works
  9. 9 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 18 works
  10. 10 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 16 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 available82.5%not open17.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Federal College of Education, Kano's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 130% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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