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Gombe State University

In research, Gombe State University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,274 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#4,632 of 7,800 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,096 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,513
of 28,054 · #15,733 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#55
of 191
Research works
1.4k
▲ 279% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.9k
4.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
82%
world 28%

What is Gombe State University 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 #7,274 of 12,888 9.8%183 #13677
Life SciencesDomain #4,632 of 7,800 4.6%135 #9732
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,096 of 3,409 4.1%83 #4499
Social SciencesDomain #6,565 of 10,521 9.2%175 #9596
Social SciencesField #5,549 of 6,365 6.1%80 #8292
Health SciencesDomain #10,943 of 11,982 4.8%126 #14100
MedicineField #9,652 of 10,443 5.2%100 #12492

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Gombe State 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 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#13,677 #7,274
  2. Life Sciences#9,732 #4,632
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,499 #2,096
  4. Social Sciences#9,596 #6,565
  5. Social Sciences#8,292 #5,549
  6. Health Sciences#14,100 #10,943
  7. Medicine#12,492 #9,652
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.

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: 2.82× its world share, 83 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.87× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.32× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.25× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 32 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.33× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.62× its world share, 50 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.86× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.77× its world share, 20 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.84× its world share, 100 worksMedicineNursing: 2.70× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.16× its world share, 43 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.00× its world share, 27 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 80 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Gombe State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Medicinal Plants, Antioxidant Activity, Toxicity, Heavy Metals, Epidemiology, Environmental Impact, Corporate Governance and Anti-inflammatory.

▲ 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. Epidemiology36▲ 1.48×72 topics
  2. Environmental Impact24▲ 2.3×31 topics
  3. Globalization23▲ 1.93×31 topics
  4. Medicinal Plants23▲ 9.3×14 topics
  5. Antioxidant Activity20▲ 5.2×17 topics
  6. Toxicity17▲ 6.5×11 topics
  7. Corporate Governance17▲ 3.8×13 topics
  8. Economic Growth16▲ 3.1×18 topics
  9. COVID-1916▲ 1.89×18 topics
  10. Heavy Metals15▲ 10×6 topics
  11. Antioxidant15▲ 3.5×28 topics
  12. Risk Management13▲ 4.2×10 topics
  13. Anti-inflammatory12▲ 7.2×18 topics
  14. Development12▲ 5.6×10 topics
  15. Antioxidants12▲ 4.3×10 topics
  16. Nutritional Value12▲ 17×3 topics
  17. Herbal Medicine11▲ 6.4×7 topics
  18. Smallholder Farmers11▲ 8.3×3 topics
  19. Gender Equality11▲ 6.6×7 topics
  20. Flavonoids11▲ 6.6×8 topics
  21. Climate Resilience10▲ 27×2 topics
  22. Sustainable Agriculture10▲ 5.1×6 topics
  23. Biodiversity Conservation10▲ 4.2×3 topics
  24. Phytochemicals10▲ 14×7 topics
  25. Rural Livelihoods9▲ 30×2 topics
  26. Agroforestry9▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Global Financial Crisis9▲ 10×2 topics
  28. Cytotoxicity9▲ 10×8 topics
  29. Finance9▲ 7.3×3 topics
  30. Indigenous Fruits9▲ 60×1 topic
  31. Tree Domestication9▲ 60×1 topic
  32. Essential Oils9▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Performance Analysis9▲ 6.4×2 topics
  34. Ethical Identity8▲ 11×1 topic
  35. Financial Stability8▲ 6.8×2 topics
  36. Fiscal Policy8▲ 6.3×4 topics
  37. Shariah Supervision8▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Pollution8▲ 6.5×3 topics
  39. Phytochemistry7▲ 9.6×6 topics
  40. Nigeria7▲ 66×3 topics

Which research topics does Gombe State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: African Botany and Ecology Studies, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, African Education and Politics and Heavy metals in environment.

African Botany and Ecolo…9African Botany and Ecology Studies: 9 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…8Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 8 fractional worksAfrican Education and Po…6African Education and Politics: 6 fractional worksHeavy metals in environm…6Heavy metals in environment: 6 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 5 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 5 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antim…5Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 5 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 5 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 5 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…4Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 4 fractional works
ForestryAccountingEducationPollution5 others

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

  1. 1 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 9 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 8 works
  3. 3 African Education and Politics Education 6 works
  4. 4 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 6 works
  5. 5 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 5 works
  6. 6 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 5 works
  7. 7 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 5 works
  8. 8 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 5 works
  9. 9 Education and Islamic Studies Education 5 works
  10. 10 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 4 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 available81.7%not open18.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.8%domestic only80.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Gombe State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 279% 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.