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Federal Polytechnic Nekede

In research, Federal Polytechnic Nekede stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,339 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,536
of 22,385 · #19,733 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#122
of 183
Research works
424
▲ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.3k
3.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.81×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
80%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Federal Polytechnic Nekede

What is Federal Polytechnic Nekede 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 #9,339 of 10,670 1.9%66 #13872

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

In 2022-now, 37% of research at Federal Polytechnic Nekede is in Social Sciences, 37% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Engineering (16%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 86 fractional works · 37.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 47 fractional works · 20.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 15 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCommunication: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 19 fractional works · 8.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness and International Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 85 fractional works · 36.8% of its workEngineering: 37 fractional works · 16.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 21 fractional works · 9.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 14 fractional works · 6.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 33 fractional works · 14.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 23 fractional works · 9.9% of its workPlant Science: 9 fractional works · 3.9% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% 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 · 1.0% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 27 fractional works · 11.9% of its workMedicine: 20 fractional works · 8.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKFederalPolytechnic…231fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences37%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences37%

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. Social Sciences4720.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting198.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance114.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities62.4%
    5. Psychology31.2%
    6. Decision Sciences10.5%
    1. Engineering3716.1%
    2. Environmental Science219.2%
    3. Computer Science146.1%
    4. Energy41.5%
    5. Chemistry31.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.2%
    7. Materials Science31.1%
    8. Mathematics00.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences239.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology62.7%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics21.0%
    4. Neuroscience10.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.3%
    1. Medicine208.8%
    2. Health Professions62.4%
    3. Nursing10.5%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
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: 2.09× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.94× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.65× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.08× its world share, 37 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.86× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.84× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.51× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.16× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.60× its world share, 47 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.94×2 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.51×19 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.16×11 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.09×23 works
  5. Environmental Science1.86×21 works
  6. Energy1.65×4 works
  7. Social Sciences1.60×47 works
  8. Engineering1.08×37 works
  9. Nursing1.08×1 works
  10. Health Professions0.92×6 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.84×6 works
  12. Chemistry0.82×3 works
  13. Computer Science0.78×14 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.76×3 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.55×1 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.51×6 works
  17. Medicine0.46×20 works
  18. Psychology0.40×3 works
  19. Materials Science0.31×2 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.26×1 works
  21. Neuroscience0.19×1 works
  22. Mathematics0.18×0 works
  23. Dentistry0.15×0 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.12×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Federal Polytechnic Nekede?

Ranked on the quality score, Chukwuemeka Ozioma Stanislaus Onwukwe, Emmanuel Uwazie Anyanwu and Oyemike Victor Benson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Federal Polytechnic Nekede.

  1. 1 Chukwuemeka Ozioma Stanislaus Onwukwe Nigeria · #3,662,808 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Emmanuel Uwazie Anyanwu Nigeria · #4,662,555 worldwide 41 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Oyemike Victor Benson Nigeria · #5,004,776 worldwide 53 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Federal Polytechnic Nekede

What are the most cited papers from Federal Polytechnic Nekede?

The most cited paper from Federal Polytechnic Nekede is "Inhibition of mild steel corrosion in sulphuric acid using indigo dye and synergistic halide additives" (E.E. Oguzie, C. Unaegbu, C.N Ogukwe et al., 2004), with 231 citations. Next come "Evaluating assumptions of scales for subjective assessment of thermal environments – Do laypersons perceive them the way, we researchers believe?" (136) and "Agricultural Information Sources Used by Farmers in Imo State, Nigeria" (113).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Inhibition of mild steel corrosion in sulphuric acid using indigo dye and synergistic halide additives E.E. Oguzie, C. Unaegbu, C.N Ogukwe et al. · Materials Chemistry and Physics 27 Jan 2004 231
2 Evaluating assumptions of scales for subjective assessment of thermal environments – Do laypersons perceive them the way, we researchers believe? Marcel Schweiker et al. · Energy and Buildings Open access 10 Jan 2020 136
3 Agricultural Information Sources Used by Farmers in Imo State, Nigeria Umunna N. Opara · Information Development 24 Oct 2008 113
4 Drivers of sustainable entrepreneurial intentions among university students: an integrated model from a developing world context Agu Godswill Agu, Okwuagwu Okuu Kalu, Chidadi Obinna Esi-Ubani et al. · International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education 3 Feb 2021 111
5 Missing Data Imputation on IoT Sensor Networks: Implications for on-Site Sensor Calibration Nwamaka U. Okafor, Declan T. Delaney · IEEE Sensors Journal Open access 19 Aug 2021 91
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Federal Polytechnic Nekede?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Medicinal Plants, Economic Growth, Social Impact, Sustainability, Development, Environmental Impact and Nigeria.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development13▲ 3.7×16 topics
  2. Sustainability13▲ 2.2×24 topics
  3. Machine Learning12▲ 1.51×24 topics
  4. Environmental Impact10▲ 2.6×24 topics
  5. Renewable Energy9▲ 2.7×17 topics
  6. Economic Growth9▲ 4.7×15 topics
  7. Medicinal Plants7▲ 8.2×7 topics
  8. Social Impact7▲ 7.8×3 topics
  9. Remote Sensing7▲ 2.4×13 topics
  10. Antioxidant Activity6▲ 4.3×15 topics
  11. Development6▲ 7.5×5 topics
  12. Leadership6▲ 5.2×9 topics
  13. Nigeria6▲ 118×3 topics
  14. Bioactive Compounds6▲ 10×10 topics
  15. Pandemic6▲ 2.5×6 topics
  16. Gender Equality6▲ 8.8×4 topics
  17. Risk Management6▲ 5.1×6 topics
  18. Information Technology5▲ 4.9×6 topics
  19. Antioxidants5▲ 5.2×5 topics
  20. Job Satisfaction5▲ 5.1×5 topics
  21. Antioxidant5▲ 3.2×13 topics
  22. Poverty Alleviation5▲ 22×2 topics
  23. Insulin Resistance5▲ 4.6×3 topics
  24. Urbanization5▲ 4.9×4 topics
  25. Nationalism4▲ 4.3×5 topics
  26. Organizational Performance4▲ 7.2×4 topics
  27. Smart Cities4▲ 7.1×5 topics
  28. Teacher Education4▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Flavonoids4▲ 7.1×3 topics
  30. Gender Dynamics4▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Quality Assurance4▲ 11×1 topic
  32. Youth Unemployment4▲ 153×1 topic
  33. Herbal Medicine4▲ 6.3×4 topics
  34. Smallholder Farmers4▲ 8.4×4 topics
  35. Type 2 Diabetes4▲ 7.3×2 topics
  36. Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors4▲ 41×1 topic
  37. Oxidative Damage4▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Employee Engagement4▲ 8.7×4 topics
  39. Fiscal Policy4▲ 7.7×4 topics
  40. Phytochemistry3▲ 12×4 topics

Which research topics does Federal Polytechnic Nekede publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: African Education and Politics, Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies, Urban and Rural Development Challenges and Media Studies and Communication.

African Education and Po…4African Education and Politics: 4 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Age…4Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 4 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 3 fractional worksMedia Studies and Communication: 3 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 3 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Research Studies: 2 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 2 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…2African Botany and Ecology Studies: 2 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 2 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 2 fractional works
EducationEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismUrban StudiesCommunication6 others

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

  1. 1 African Education and Politics Education 4 works
  2. 2 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 4 works
  3. 3 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 3 works
  4. 4 Media Studies and Communication Communication 3 works
  5. 5 African history and culture studies Anthropology 3 works
  6. 6 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  7. 7 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  8. 8 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 2 works
  9. 9 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 2 works
  10. 10 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 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 available79.8%not open20.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.3%domestic only91.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Federal Polytechnic Nekede's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting20052010201520202025
grewheldshrank

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 Nekede as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00043% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Federal Polytechnic Nekede0.00071% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Federal Polytechnic Nekede 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 Nekede0.8% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 5.9% in 2022.

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