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Federal Polytechnic Ede

In research, Federal Polytechnic Ede stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,870 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,910
of 22,385 · #16,546 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#100
of 183
Research works
440
▲ 46% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.7k
3.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
80%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Federal Polytechnic Ede

What is Federal Polytechnic Ede known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #5,870 of 10,670 7.7%96 #9598

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Federal Polytechnic Ede 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 Federal Polytechnic Ede work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research at Federal Polytechnic Ede is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (23%), Social Sciences (11%), Business, Management and Accounting (9%).

Physical Sciences: 115 fractional works · 48.1% of its workEngineering: 54 fractional works · 22.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 15 fractional works · 6.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 11 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 19 fractional works · 8.0% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 16 fractional works · 6.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 9 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 74 fractional works · 31.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 26 fractional works · 10.9% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 22 fractional works · 9.4% of its workAccounting: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 11 fractional works · 4.4% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 31 fractional works · 12.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 22 fractional works · 9.3% of its workPlant Science: 9 fractional works · 3.6% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 19 fractional works · 8.0% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workALL ITS WORKFederalPolytechnic Ede238fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences48%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences31%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering5422.8%
    2. Computer Science198.0%
    3. Environmental Science166.9%
    4. Materials Science93.7%
    5. Energy62.7%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.4%
    7. Mathematics31.2%
    8. Chemistry31.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    10. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences2610.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting229.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance125.2%
    4. Decision Sciences62.5%
    5. Psychology51.9%
    6. Arts and Humanities31.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences229.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology52.0%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics21.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
    5. Neuroscience10.3%
    1. Medicine124.9%
    2. Health Professions52.3%
    3. Nursing20.8%
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: 1.96× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.80× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.03× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.96× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.52× its world share, 54 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.39× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.07× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.99× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 1.53× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.91× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.60× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.43× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy2.96×6 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.91×22 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.80×2 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.60×6 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.43×12 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.96×22 works
  7. Nursing1.53×2 works
  8. Engineering1.52×54 works
  9. Environmental Science1.39×16 works
  10. Materials Science1.07×9 works
  11. Computer Science1.03×19 works
  12. Mathematics0.99×3 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.88×3 works
  14. Health Professions0.87×6 works
  15. Social Sciences0.86×26 works
  16. Chemistry0.71×3 works
  17. Psychology0.64×5 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.48×0 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.38×5 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.38×3 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.35×1 works
  22. Medicine0.26×12 works
  23. Neuroscience0.16×1 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Federal Polytechnic Ede?

Ranked on the quality score, Abayomi Afolayan, Olusegun Joseph Omotehinshe and Temilola Morufat Adepoju lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Federal Polytechnic Ede.

  1. 1 Abayomi Afolayan Nigeria · #3,547,842 worldwide 120 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Olusegun Joseph Omotehinshe Nigeria · #4,288,110 worldwide 47 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Temilola Morufat Adepoju Nigeria · #4,552,309 worldwide 37 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Augustina Chiwuzie Nigeria · #4,555,776 worldwide 66 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 M. O. Akintunde Nigeria · #4,584,899 worldwide 51 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 O. G. Dawodu Nigeria · #4,987,378 worldwide 53 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Federal Polytechnic Ede

What are the most cited papers from Federal Polytechnic Ede?

The most cited paper from Federal Polytechnic Ede is "Renewable energy potentials in Nigeria: Meeting rural energy needs" (Mohamed Abdel Moneim Shaaban, Joseph Olawole Petinrin, 2013), with 293 citations. Next come "Impact of renewable generation on voltage control in distribution systems" (199) and "Fishmeal replacement with Spirulina Platensis and Chlorella vulgaris in African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) diet: Effect on antioxidant enzyme activities and haematological parameters" (122).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Renewable energy potentials in Nigeria: Meeting rural energy needs Mohamed Abdel Moneim Shaaban, Joseph Olawole Petinrin · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 17 Sep 2013 293
2 Impact of renewable generation on voltage control in distribution systems Joseph Olawole Petinrin, Mohamed Abdel Moneim Shaaban · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 23 Jul 2016 199
3 Fishmeal replacement with Spirulina Platensis and Chlorella vulgaris in African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) diet: Effect on antioxidant enzyme activities and haematological parameters Ameenat Abiodun Raji, Peter Adeniyi Alaba, Hindatu Yusuf et al. · Research in Veterinary Science 24 May 2018 122
4 Firm Age, Size and Profitability Dynamics: A Test of Learning by Doing and Structural Inertia Hypotheses Ofuan James Ilaboya, Izien. F. Ohiokha · Business and Management Research Open access 11 Mar 2016 105
5 Management of new product development in selected food companies in Nigeria Matthew Olusoji Ilori, J.S Oke, S.A. Sanni · Technovation Jun 2000 96
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Federal Polytechnic Ede?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Risk Management, Sustainability, Machine Learning, Environmental Impact, Mechanical Properties, Sustainable Development and Smallholder Farmers.

▲ 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 Energy15▲ 4.3×24 topics
  2. Machine Learning14▲ 1.83×34 topics
  3. Sustainability13▲ 2.2×31 topics
  4. Environmental Impact11▲ 2.8×24 topics
  5. Sustainable Development10▲ 2.8×19 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties9▲ 4.0×18 topics
  7. Risk Management9▲ 7.6×7 topics
  8. Supply Chain Management7▲ 3.2×12 topics
  9. Education7▲ 1.63×12 topics
  10. Corporate Governance5▲ 2.9×9 topics
  11. Artificial Neural Networks5▲ 4.7×8 topics
  12. Economic Growth5▲ 2.5×13 topics
  13. Smallholder Farmers5▲ 9.8×5 topics
  14. Antioxidant5▲ 2.9×17 topics
  15. Information Technology5▲ 4.2×7 topics
  16. Facilities Management4▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Poverty Alleviation4▲ 19×2 topics
  18. Urbanization4▲ 4.4×3 topics
  19. Land Tenure4▲ 41×2 topics
  20. Fiscal Policy4▲ 8.0×4 topics
  21. Sustainable Agriculture4▲ 5.3×5 topics
  22. Health Equity4▲ 5.5×2 topics
  23. Game Theory4▲ 9.1×5 topics
  24. Teacher Education4▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Institutional Quality4▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Slum Upgrading3▲ 51×1 topic
  27. Urban Poverty3▲ 33×1 topic
  28. Nigeria3▲ 63×3 topics
  29. Smart Home3▲ 8.6×2 topics
  30. Construction3▲ 10×2 topics
  31. Diversity3▲ 7.2×4 topics
  32. Principal Component Analysis3▲ 9.3×3 topics
  33. RFID Technology3▲ 7.3×2 topics
  34. BIM3▲ 20×1 topic
  35. Prefabrication3▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Corruption3▲ 7.6×3 topics
  37. Housing Supply3▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Mortgage Credit Expansion3▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Nutritional Value3▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Youth Unemployment3▲ 100×1 topic

Which research topics does Federal Polytechnic Ede publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Urban and Rural Development Challenges, BIM and Construction Integration, Housing Market and Economics and African Education and Politics.

Urban and Rural Developm…3Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 3 fractional worksBIM and Construction Int…3BIM and Construction Integration: 3 fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 3 fractional worksAfrican Education and Po…3African Education and Politics: 3 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…2Smart Grid Energy Management: 2 fractional worksGeophysical and Geoelectrical Methods: 2 fractional worksConstruction Project Management and Performance: 2 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…2African Botany and Ecology Studies: 2 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 2 fractional worksAluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 2 fractional works
Urban StudiesBuilding and ConstructionEconomics and EconometricsEducation6 others

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

  1. 1 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 3 works
  2. 2 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 3 works
  3. 3 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  4. 4 African Education and Politics Education 3 works
  5. 5 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods Geophysics 2 works
  7. 7 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  8. 8 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 2 works
  9. 9 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 2 works
  10. 10 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 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 available80.2%not open19.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.8%domestic only84.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Federal Polytechnic Ede's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 46% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting20052010201520202025
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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 Federal Polytechnic Ede as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00058% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Federal Polytechnic Ede0.0012% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Federal Polytechnic Ede 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Federal Polytechnic Ede5.5% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.6% in 2024.

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