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Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic

In research, Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,905 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,578
of 22,385 · #19,381 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#116
of 183
Research works
361
▲ 51% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.7k
4.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.83×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
76%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic

What is Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic 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 #8,905 of 10,670 2.8%67 #12970

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic 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 Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research at Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic is in Physical Sciences, 34% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Engineering (13%), Medicine (12%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 77 fractional works · 41.2% of its workEngineering: 24 fractional works · 12.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 8 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 19 fractional works · 10.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 19 fractional works · 9.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% 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 · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 63 fractional works · 33.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 33 fractional works · 17.7% of its workEducation: 10 fractional works · 5.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 10 fractional works · 5.3% of its workAccounting: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 29 fractional works · 15.5% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 11.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 9.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHassan UsmanKatsina…187fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences41%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences34%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2412.7%
    2. Environmental Science1910.4%
    3. Computer Science199.9%
    4. Mathematics42.4%
    5. Materials Science42.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy21.0%
    7. Chemistry20.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.9%
    9. Energy10.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.3%
    1. Social Sciences3317.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting105.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance95.0%
    4. Psychology52.9%
    5. Arts and Humanities42.3%
    6. Decision Sciences10.6%
    1. Medicine2211.7%
    2. Health Professions52.6%
    3. Nursing10.7%
    4. Veterinary10.4%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences126.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology31.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology20.8%
    4. Neuroscience00.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 1.40× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.28× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.85× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.09× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.01× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.61× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.28× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.80× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.65× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.35× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.96× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 33 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary3.28×1 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.35×9 works
  3. Environmental Science2.09×19 works
  4. Mathematics2.01×4 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.65×10 works
  6. Nursing1.43×1 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.40×12 works
  8. Social Sciences1.40×33 works
  9. Computer Science1.28×19 works
  10. Health Professions0.99×5 works
  11. Chemical Engineering0.97×1 works
  12. Psychology0.96×5 works
  13. Engineering0.85×24 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.80×2 works
  15. Energy0.80×1 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.80×4 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.65×1 works
  18. Medicine0.61×22 works
  19. Materials Science0.58×4 works
  20. Chemistry0.56×2 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.55×2 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.43×2 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.33×0 works
  24. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.30×3 works
  25. Dentistry0.15×0 works
  26. Neuroscience0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic?

Ranked on the quality score, Samaila Saleh and Suleiman Iguda Ladan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic.

  1. 1 Samaila Saleh Nigeria · #4,183,691 worldwide 345 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Suleiman Iguda Ladan Nigeria · #4,957,291 worldwide 39 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic

What are the most cited papers from Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic?

The most cited paper from Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic is "Recommendation system based on deep learning methods: a systematic review and new directions" (Aminu Da’u, Naomie Binti Salim, 2019), with 413 citations. Next come "The effects of FDI and energy consumption on environmental pollution in predominantly resource-based economies of the GCC" (286) and "Recommendation system exploiting aspect-based opinion mining with deep learning method" (144).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Recommendation system based on deep learning methods: a systematic review and new directions Aminu Da’u, Naomie Binti Salim · Artificial Intelligence Review Review 3 Aug 2019 413
2 The effects of FDI and energy consumption on environmental pollution in predominantly resource-based economies of the GCC Abdulkadir Abdulrashid Rafindadi, Ibrahim Muhammad Muye, Rayyanu Abdulkarim Kaita · Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments 4 Jan 2018 286
3 Recommendation system exploiting aspect-based opinion mining with deep learning method Aminu Da’u, Naomie Binti Salim, Idris Rabiu et al. · Information Sciences 23 Oct 2019 144
4 Recent advances in understanding and design of efficient hydrogen evolution electrocatalysts for water splitting: A comprehensive review Bashir Adegbemiga Yusuf, Waleed Yaseen, Meng Xie et al. · Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 19 Nov 2022 104
5 Customary homes to smart homes using Internet of Things (IoT) and mobile application Vignesh Govindraj, Mithileysh Sathiyanarayanan, Babangida Abubakar · 2017 International Conference On Smart Technologies For Smart Nation (SmartTechCon) Conference paper Aug 2017 92
All 66 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Gender Equality, Education, Environmental Impact, Nigeria, Sustainability, Corporate Governance and Poverty Reduction.

▲ 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 Development12▲ 4.2×18 topics
  2. Education10▲ 3.2×12 topics
  3. Sustainability10▲ 2.2×29 topics
  4. Environmental Impact10▲ 3.1×21 topics
  5. Machine Learning8▲ 1.32×23 topics
  6. Deep Learning8▲ 1.16×19 topics
  7. Climate Change7▲ 1.38×18 topics
  8. Corporate Governance7▲ 4.9×11 topics
  9. Renewable Energy7▲ 2.5×17 topics
  10. Gender Equality7▲ 13×4 topics
  11. Nigeria6▲ 141×3 topics
  12. COVID-195▲ 2.2×12 topics
  13. Economic Development5▲ 3.4×6 topics
  14. Poverty Reduction5▲ 20×4 topics
  15. Quality Assurance5▲ 15×3 topics
  16. Curriculum Development4▲ 3.6×5 topics
  17. Governance4▲ 7.2×5 topics
  18. Development4▲ 6.3×2 topics
  19. Economic Growth4▲ 2.8×11 topics
  20. Information Technology4▲ 4.8×3 topics
  21. Teacher Education4▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Institutional Quality4▲ 21×2 topics
  23. Social Justice4▲ 3.5×6 topics
  24. Youth Unemployment4▲ 177×1 topic
  25. ICT4▲ 15×3 topics
  26. Social Impact4▲ 5.0×7 topics
  27. Social Capital4▲ 3.7×5 topics
  28. Inequality4▲ 8.2×1 topic
  29. financial access4▲ 47×1 topic
  30. International Law3▲ 5.7×6 topics
  31. Social Networks3▲ 6.4×3 topics
  32. Financial Stability3▲ 8.7×2 topics
  33. Performance Analysis3▲ 7.8×2 topics
  34. Poverty Alleviation3▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Principal Component Analysis3▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Multivariate Statistical Techniques3▲ 39×1 topic
  37. Water Quality Index3▲ 39×1 topic
  38. Ethical Identity3▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Finance3▲ 8.3×1 topic
  40. Fiscal Policy3▲ 7.4×5 topics

Which research topics does Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: African Education and Politics, Economic Growth and Development, Water Quality and Pollution Assessment and Islamic Finance and Banking Studies.

African Education and Po…4African Education and Politics: 4 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…4Economic Growth and Development: 4 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollut…3Water Quality and Pollution Assessment: 3 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…3Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 3 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 2 fractional worksSurvey Sampling and Estimation Techniques: 2 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…2Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 2 fractional worksHungarian Social, Econom…2Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies: 2 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…2Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 2 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…2Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 2 fractional works
EducationInformation SystemsWater Science and TechnologyAccounting5 others

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

  1. 1 African Education and Politics Education 4 works
  2. 2 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 4 works
  3. 3 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 3 works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 3 works
  5. 5 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 2 works
  6. 6 Survey Sampling and Estimation Techniques Statistics and Probability 2 works
  7. 7 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies Geography, Planning and Development 2 works
  9. 9 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 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 available75.6%not open24.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.3%domestic only74.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 51% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00072% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic0.00074% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic 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 2025Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic5.6% 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 2019.

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