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Federal University Gusau

In research, Federal University Gusau stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,732 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,476 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,878 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,501
of 28,054 · #37,373 all time
Rank in ??
#481
of 692
Research works
407
▲ 456% vs 2013–17
Citations
684
1.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
90%
world 28%

What is Federal University Gusau 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 #8,732 of 10,521 12.7%109 #14872
Social SciencesField #5,476 of 6,365 14.4%65 —
Physical SciencesDomain #11,878 of 12,888 3.0%71 #20561

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Federal University Gusau 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).

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: 1.63× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.82× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.81× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.99× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.81× its world share, 27 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.61× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.31× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.54× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.24× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.83× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.01× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.29× its world share, 65 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Federal University Gusau?

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

▲ 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. Education19▲ 4.9×20 topics
  2. Globalization13▲ 3.0×22 topics
  3. Sustainable Development10▲ 2.9×10 topics
  4. Curriculum Development10▲ 6.5×7 topics
  5. Online Learning8▲ 4.2×8 topics
  6. Educational Technology7▲ 2.7×9 topics
  7. Heat Transfer7▲ 6.4×7 topics
  8. Information Technology7▲ 6.3×5 topics
  9. E-Learning6▲ 2.8×6 topics
  10. Gender Equality6▲ 10×5 topics
  11. Social Capital6▲ 5.3×5 topics
  12. Teacher Education6▲ 22×4 topics
  13. Culture6▲ 5.1×5 topics
  14. Economic Growth6▲ 3.1×9 topics
  15. Pedagogy6▲ 5.4×5 topics
  16. Governance6▲ 7.6×5 topics
  17. History6▲ 3.6×5 topics
  18. Development6▲ 7.2×3 topics
  19. Nigeria6▲ 139×3 topics
  20. Teaching Strategies5▲ 8.0×3 topics
  21. Teacher Training5▲ 3.8×5 topics
  22. Quality Assurance5▲ 14×2 topics
  23. Student Satisfaction5▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Youth Unemployment5▲ 242×1 topic
  25. Technology Integration5▲ 6.8×3 topics
  26. ICT4▲ 15×4 topics
  27. STEM Education4▲ 4.5×8 topics
  28. Medicinal Plants4▲ 4.8×7 topics
  29. Mobile Learning4▲ 5.5×3 topics
  30. Nursing Education4▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Religious Education4▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Thermal Conductivity4▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Madrasa4▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Muslim Students4▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Inequality4▲ 7.1×2 topics
  36. Institutional Quality4▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Islam4▲ 7.6×3 topics
  38. Knowledge Economy4▲ 15×1 topic
  39. financial access4▲ 40×1 topic
  40. Experimental Investigation3▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Federal University Gusau publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: African Education and Politics, Education and Islamic Studies, Economic Growth and Development and Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies.

African Education and Po…5African Education and Politics: 5 fractional worksEducation and Islamic St…4Education and Islamic Studies: 4 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 4 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 3 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 3 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 3 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 3 fractional worksReligion and Sociopoliti…2Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria: 2 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional works
EducationInformation SystemsSociology and Political ScienceBiomedical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 African Education and Politics Education 5 works
  2. 2 Education and Islamic Studies Education 4 works
  3. 3 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 4 works
  4. 4 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 3 works
  6. 6 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 3 works
  7. 7 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria General Social Sciences 2 works
  9. 9 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  10. 10 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 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 available90.3%not open9.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.7%domestic only95.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Federal University Gusau's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 456% 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.

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.