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Godfrey Okoye University

In research, Godfrey Okoye University stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,140 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,005
of 22,385 · #21,924 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#151
of 183
Research works
343
▲ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.8k
5.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
77%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Godfrey Okoye University

What is Godfrey Okoye University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #11,140 of 14,833 3.8%174

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Godfrey Okoye University 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 Godfrey Okoye University work in?

In 2022-now, 52% of research at Godfrey Okoye University is in Social Sciences, 19% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (29%), Business, Management and Accounting (9%), Computer Science (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 92 fractional works · 52.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 52 fractional works · 29.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 22 fractional works · 12.4% of its workEducation: 11 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 4.6% of its workCommunication: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 15 fractional works · 8.7% of its workAccounting: 7 fractional works · 3.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 13 fractional works · 7.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 9 fractional works · 5.0% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% 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: 34 fractional works · 19.5% of its workComputer Science: 15 fractional works · 8.5% of its workInformation Systems: 10 fractional works · 5.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 27 fractional works · 15.5% of its workHealth Professions: 13 fractional works · 7.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedicine: 11 fractional works · 6.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 23 fractional works · 13.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 8.3% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKGodfrey OkoyeUniversity176fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences52%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5229.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting158.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance137.4%
    4. Psychology74.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities31.8%
    6. Decision Sciences10.6%
    1. Computer Science158.5%
    2. Environmental Science63.5%
    3. Engineering63.3%
    4. Chemistry20.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy20.9%
    6. Energy10.8%
    7. Materials Science10.6%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    9. Mathematics10.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Health Professions137.3%
    2. Medicine116.5%
    3. Nursing31.6%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences158.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology52.7%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics21.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
    5. Neuroscience10.4%
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: 1.76× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.12× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.09× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.77× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 3.30× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.71× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.45× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.35× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.32× its world share, 52 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.45×13 works
  2. Nursing3.30×3 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.12×2 works
  4. Health Professions2.77×13 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting2.71×15 works
  6. Social Sciences2.32×52 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.76×15 works
  8. Psychology1.35×7 works
  9. Computer Science1.09×15 works
  10. Energy0.87×1 works
  11. Environmental Science0.71×6 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.64×3 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.62×1 works
  14. Chemistry0.56×2 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.54×0 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.51×5 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.43×1 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.38×2 works
  19. Medicine0.34×12 works
  20. Mathematics0.32×1 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.31×1 works
  22. Dentistry0.26×0 works
  23. Neuroscience0.24×1 works
  24. Engineering0.22×6 works
  25. Materials Science0.17×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Godfrey Okoye University?

Ranked on the quality score, Obiora F. Ike, H. Samuel and Ifeanyi Onuka Onwuka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Godfrey Okoye University.

  1. 1 Obiora F. Ike Nigeria · #3,568,490 worldwide 87 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 H. Samuel Nigeria · #3,706,646 worldwide 3 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Ifeanyi Onuka Onwuka Nigeria · #3,803,316 worldwide 208 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Christie Oby Onyia Nigeria · #3,847,443 worldwide 126 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Cletus Okechukwu AMADI Nigeria · #4,072,547 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Mary Gloria C. Njoku Nigeria · #4,323,955 worldwide 281 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Elias Igwebuike Agbo Nigeria · #4,869,815 worldwide 59 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Clichici Veronica Nigeria · #4,881,431 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Sergius Nwannebuike Udeh Nigeria · #4,941,903 worldwide 151 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Godfrey Okoye University

What are the most cited papers from Godfrey Okoye University?

The most cited paper from Godfrey Okoye University is "Mechanism and Health Effects of Heavy Metal Toxicity in Humans" (Godwill Azeh Engwa, Paschaline Udoka Ferdinand, Friday Nweke Nwalo et al., 2019), with 720 citations. Next come "Qualitative and Quantitative Determination of Phytochemical Contents of Indigenous Nigerian Softwoods" (234) and "DETERMINATION OF PHYSICAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS OF SOME TROPICAL TIMBERS INDIGENOUS TO NIGER DELTA AREA OF NIGERIA" (161).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mechanism and Health Effects of Heavy Metal Toxicity in Humans Godwill Azeh Engwa, Paschaline Udoka Ferdinand, Friday Nweke Nwalo et al. · IntechOpen eBooks Book chapterOpen access 19 Jun 2019 720
2 Qualitative and Quantitative Determination of Phytochemical Contents of Indigenous Nigerian Softwoods Chukwuma Stephen Ezeonu, Chigozie M. Ejikeme · New Journal of Science Open access 20 Oct 2016 234
3 DETERMINATION OF PHYSICAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS OF SOME TROPICAL TIMBERS INDIGENOUS TO NIGER DELTA AREA OF NIGERIA Chigozie M. Ejikeme, Chukwuma Stephen Ezeonu, Augustine Nnaluo Eboatu · European Scientific Journal ESJ Open access 29 Jun 2014 161
4 Treatment of Accommodative Dysfunction in Children: Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial Mitchell M. Scheiman, Susan A. Cotter, Marjean Taylor Kulp et al. · Optometry and Vision Science Open access 4 Oct 2011 114
5 DERIVING COEFFICIENTS OF RELIABILITY AND AGREEMENT FOR RATINGS Annette E. Maxwell, A. E. G. Pilliner · British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology May 1968 95
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Godfrey Okoye University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Development, Financial Performance, Globalization, Economic Growth, Governance, Inequality and Global Governance.

▲ 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. Education13▲ 4.4×10 topics
  2. Globalization11▲ 3.1×19 topics
  3. Development9▲ 14×6 topics
  4. Financial Performance8▲ 8.4×5 topics
  5. Economic Growth8▲ 5.6×9 topics
  6. Sustainable Development8▲ 2.9×10 topics
  7. Social Media8▲ 3.2×10 topics
  8. Machine Learning8▲ 1.32×14 topics
  9. Human Rights7▲ 3.8×9 topics
  10. Governance6▲ 11×3 topics
  11. Inequality6▲ 15×3 topics
  12. Global Governance6▲ 14×5 topics
  13. Fiscal Policy6▲ 16×6 topics
  14. Mental Health6▲ 2.3×12 topics
  15. Institutional Quality6▲ 30×2 topics
  16. ICT5▲ 23×2 topics
  17. Information Technology5▲ 6.3×2 topics
  18. Nigeria5▲ 139×3 topics
  19. Financial Constraints5▲ 29×2 topics
  20. Knowledge Economy5▲ 27×1 topic
  21. financial access5▲ 73×1 topic
  22. Gender Equality5▲ 9.8×3 topics
  23. Antioxidant5▲ 3.9×19 topics
  24. Corporate Governance5▲ 3.5×5 topics
  25. Curriculum Development4▲ 3.6×3 topics
  26. Teacher Education4▲ 18×3 topics
  27. Human Capital4▲ 15×3 topics
  28. Infrastructure4▲ 19×3 topics
  29. Quality Assurance4▲ 13×1 topic
  30. Youth Unemployment4▲ 182×1 topic
  31. Supply Chain4▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Trade Credit4▲ 76×1 topic
  33. Working Capital Management4▲ 76×1 topic
  34. Taxation3▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Monetary Policy3▲ 8.0×5 topics
  36. Global Health3▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Government Expenditure3▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Public Investment3▲ 33×1 topic
  39. NGOs3▲ 18×4 topics
  40. Smallholder Farmers3▲ 7.9×4 topics

Which research topics does Godfrey Okoye University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Economic Growth and Development, African Education and Politics, Working Capital and Financial Performance and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth.

Economic Growth and Development: 5 fractional worksAfrican Education and Politics: 4 fractional worksWorking Capital and Fina…4Working Capital and Financial Performance: 4 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…3Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 3 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 2 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 2 fractional worksGlobal Political and Soc…2Global Political and Social Dynamics: 2 fractional worksHate Speech and Cyberbul…2Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection: 2 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …2Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 2 fractional worksFinancial Reporting and …2Financial Reporting and Valuation Research: 2 fractional works
Information SystemsEducationAccountingEconomics and Econometrics6 others

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

  1. 1 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 5 works
  2. 2 African Education and Politics Education 4 works
  3. 3 Working Capital and Financial Performance Accounting 4 works
  4. 4 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  5. 5 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 2 works
  6. 6 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Global Political and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  9. 9 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 2 works
  10. 10 Financial Reporting and Valuation Research Strategy and Management 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 available77.3%not open22.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.1%domestic only86.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Godfrey Okoye University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 Godfrey Okoye University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00044% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Godfrey Okoye University0.00066% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Godfrey Okoye University 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 2025Godfrey Okoye University2.9% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.1% in 2018.

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