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Igbinedion University

In research, Igbinedion University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,302 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#9,371 of 10,521 worldwide) and Medicine (#10,046 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,740
of 28,054 · #26,502 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#116
of 191
Research works
749
▲ 119% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.4k
4.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
81%
world 28%

What is Igbinedion 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 #11,302 of 12,888 6.9%88 #19847
Social SciencesDomain #9,371 of 10,521 6.7%95 #10698
MedicineField #10,046 of 10,443 3.9%69 #17659
Health SciencesDomain #11,557 of 11,982 3.4%82 #20055

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Igbinedion 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#19,847 #11,302
  2. Social Sciences#10,698 #9,371
  3. Medicine#17,659 #10,046
  4. Health Sciences#20,055 #11,557
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: 1.50× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.45× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.47× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.17× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.69× its world share, 32 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.78× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.15× its world share, 68 worksMedicineNursing: 2.89× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.90× its world share, 29 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.48× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.04× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 36 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Igbinedion University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Corporate Governance, Renewable Energy, Antioxidant, Epidemiology, Financial Performance, Recycling and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact20▲ 3.8×24 topics
  2. Epidemiology19▲ 1.55×49 topics
  3. Renewable Energy18▲ 4.0×17 topics
  4. Corporate Governance14▲ 6.3×11 topics
  5. Sustainability14▲ 1.80×19 topics
  6. Antioxidant11▲ 5.0×27 topics
  7. Financial Performance9▲ 5.1×8 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress9▲ 1.80×25 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease9▲ 2.5×28 topics
  10. Recycling7▲ 6.2×6 topics
  11. Economic Growth7▲ 2.7×10 topics
  12. Medicinal Plants7▲ 5.7×10 topics
  13. Risk Management7▲ 4.4×5 topics
  14. Waste Management6▲ 5.0×5 topics
  15. Financial Constraints6▲ 17×2 topics
  16. Insulin Resistance6▲ 4.0×8 topics
  17. Financial Stability6▲ 8.9×2 topics
  18. Fiscal Policy6▲ 8.3×4 topics
  19. Waste-to-Energy6▲ 26×2 topics
  20. Vaccine5▲ 4.2×9 topics
  21. Finance5▲ 8.7×2 topics
  22. Anti-inflammatory5▲ 5.8×13 topics
  23. Life Cycle Assessment5▲ 5.8×4 topics
  24. Herbal Medicine5▲ 5.5×5 topics
  25. Flavonoids5▲ 5.8×6 topics
  26. Performance Analysis5▲ 7.0×2 topics
  27. Corporate Finance5▲ 13×3 topics
  28. Institutional Quality5▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Ethical Identity4▲ 12×1 topic
  30. Financial Reporting4▲ 12×4 topics
  31. Municipal Solid Waste4▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Nigeria4▲ 83×2 topics
  33. Taxation4▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Health Impacts4▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Developing Countries4▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Household Fuel Use4▲ 19×1 topic
  37. Indoor Air Pollution4▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Landfill4▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Pulmonary Hypertension4▲ 9.6×3 topics
  40. Community Health Workers4▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Igbinedion University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Municipal Solid Waste Management, Energy and Environment Impacts and Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management.

Islamic Finance and Bank…4Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 4 fractional worksMunicipal Solid Waste Ma…4Municipal Solid Waste Management: 4 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 4 fractional worksHealthcare and Environme…4Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management: 4 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and R…4Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 4 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 4 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 3 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…3Corporate Finance and Governance: 3 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 3 fractional worksWorking Capital and Financial Performance: 3 fractional works
AccountingIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringPollutionPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 4 works
  2. 2 Municipal Solid Waste Management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 4 works
  4. 4 Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  5. 5 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 4 works
  6. 6 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  7. 7 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  8. 8 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 3 works
  9. 9 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 3 works
  10. 10 Working Capital and Financial Performance Accounting 3 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 available81.1%not open18.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.1%domestic only84.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Igbinedion University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 119% 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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