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Federal University of Petroleum Resource Effurun

In research, Federal University of Petroleum Resource Effurun stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,447 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#4,623 of 6,636 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#3,282 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering and Pollution — Ocean Engineering is 11.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,034
of 28,054 · #9,800 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#41
of 191
Research works
1.4k
▲ 99% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.3k
6.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Federal University of Petroleum Resource Effurun 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
Physical SciencesDomain #4,447 of 12,888 8.6%380 #8115
EngineeringField #4,623 of 6,636 6.9%157 #7509
Environmental ScienceField #3,282 of 3,551 6.3%79 #5791

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Federal University of Petroleum Resource Effurun 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. Physical Sciences#8,115 #4,447
  2. Engineering#7,509 #4,623
  3. Environmental Science#5,791 #3,282
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 University of Petroleum Resource Effurun specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 11.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 29.4 works12×
  2. PollutionSubfield · 20.5 works11×
← 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: 0.93× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.03× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.57× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.30× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 36 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.42× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 5.24× its world share, 24 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.13× its world share, 157 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.25× its world share, 79 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.03× its world share, 35 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.62× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.64× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Federal University of Petroleum Resource Effurun?

Ranked on the composite score, Modestus O. Okwu, Olusegun David Samuel and Oghenekohwiroro Edjere lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Federal University of Petroleum Resource Effurun.

  1. 1 Modestus O. Okwu Nigeria · #351,245 worldwide 142 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Olusegun David Samuel Nigeria · #993,319 worldwide 135 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Oghenekohwiroro Edjere Nigeria · #1,084,519 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Arnold Adimabua Ojugo Nigeria · #1,569,062 worldwide 21 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Elias E. Elemike Nigeria · #1,587,314 worldwide 27 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Federal University of Petroleum Resource Effurun

Which keywords describe research at Federal University of Petroleum Resource Effurun?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Environmental Impact, Health Effects, Sustainability, Optimization, Machine Learning, Nanoparticles and Toxicity.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy44▲ 6.2×26 topics
  2. Environmental Impact42▲ 5.0×33 topics
  3. Machine Learning33▲ 2.0×52 topics
  4. Sustainability32▲ 2.7×30 topics
  5. Health Effects21▲ 7.0×13 topics
  6. Nanoparticles20▲ 3.3×24 topics
  7. Remote Sensing19▲ 3.1×12 topics
  8. Optimization17▲ 7.6×12 topics
  9. Toxicity14▲ 6.7×9 topics
  10. Uncertainty Quantification12▲ 30×2 topics
  11. Data Assimilation11▲ 15×1 topic
  12. Ensemble Kalman Filter11▲ 23×1 topic
  13. Energy Storage11▲ 3.4×6 topics
  14. Emissions10▲ 10×6 topics
  15. Heat Transfer10▲ 4.2×12 topics
  16. Heavy Metals10▲ 8.7×7 topics
  17. Recycling10▲ 5.0×6 topics
  18. Waste Management9▲ 4.7×6 topics
  19. Household Fuel Use9▲ 24×1 topic
  20. Indoor Air Pollution9▲ 24×1 topic
  21. Support Vector Machines8▲ 5.5×5 topics
  22. Air Pollution8▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Renewable Resources8▲ 10×4 topics
  24. Geological Mapping8▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Life Cycle Assessment8▲ 6.0×6 topics
  26. Principal Component Analysis8▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Multivariate Statistical Techniques8▲ 36×1 topic
  28. Water Quality Index8▲ 36×1 topic
  29. Shale Gas7▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Hydraulic Fracturing7▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Pore Structure7▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Gas Permeability7▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Compositional Data Analysis7▲ 21×1 topic
  34. Mineral Prospectivity7▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Mudstones7▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Nigeria7▲ 81×3 topics
  37. Thermal Maturity7▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Fracture Propagation7▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Shale Gas Reservoirs7▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Waste-to-Energy7▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Federal University of Petroleum Resource Effurun publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Energy and Environment Impacts, Water Quality and Pollution Assessment and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping.

Reservoir Engineering an…11Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 11 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…9Energy and Environment Impacts: 9 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 8 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 7 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 7 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 7 fractional worksBiodiesel Production and Applications: 6 fractional worksOil, Gas, and Environmen…6Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues: 6 fractional worksMunicipal Solid Waste Management: 5 fractional worksGeophysical and Geoelectrical Methods: 5 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringPollutionWater Science and TechnologyArtificial Intelligence6 others

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

  1. 1 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 11 works
  2. 2 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 9 works
  3. 3 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 8 works
  4. 4 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  5. 5 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 7 works
  6. 6 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 7 works
  7. 7 Biodiesel Production and Applications Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 works
  9. 9 Municipal Solid Waste Management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 works
  10. 10 Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods Geophysics 5 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 available67.4%not open32.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.4%domestic only82.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Federal University of Petroleum Resource Effurun's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 99% 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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