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Kaduna Polytechnic

In research, Kaduna Polytechnic stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,148 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#10,268 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,961 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,134
of 28,054 · #30,038 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#130
of 191
Research works
951
▲ 155% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.3k
4.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is Kaduna Polytechnic 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
Social SciencesDomain #8,148 of 10,521 10.8%96 #13266
Physical SciencesDomain #10,268 of 12,888 5.2%195 #17922
EngineeringField #5,961 of 6,636 6.0%93 #10015

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kaduna 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 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. Social Sciences#13,266 #8,148
  2. Physical Sciences#17,922 #10,268
  3. Engineering#10,015 #5,961
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: 2.06× its world share, 38 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.03× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.37× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 28 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.43× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.62× its world share, 93 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.91× its world share, 37 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.13× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.09× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 3.88× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.76× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.06× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.75× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Kaduna Polytechnic?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Risk Management, Machine Learning, Renewable Energy, Medicinal Plants, Sustainable Development, IoT and Antioxidant Activity.

▲ 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. Machine Learning22▲ 1.74×47 topics
  2. Environmental Impact20▲ 3.0×32 topics
  3. Sustainability16▲ 1.77×34 topics
  4. Renewable Energy16▲ 2.9×20 topics
  5. Sustainable Development16▲ 2.6×23 topics
  6. Deep Learning15◆ 1.11×35 topics
  7. Risk Management13▲ 6.9×8 topics
  8. Antioxidant Activity11▲ 4.4×13 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties10▲ 2.8×17 topics
  10. Medicinal Plants10▲ 6.6×11 topics
  11. Heat Transfer10▲ 5.0×12 topics
  12. IoT9▲ 6.4×11 topics
  13. Urbanization9▲ 5.8×4 topics
  14. Supply Chain Management8▲ 2.4×10 topics
  15. Antioxidant8▲ 3.1×18 topics
  16. Corporate Governance8▲ 2.8×9 topics
  17. Community Participation8▲ 5.5×2 topics
  18. Urban Poverty8▲ 45×2 topics
  19. Health Equity8▲ 7.3×2 topics
  20. Bioactive Compounds8▲ 7.8×9 topics
  21. Housing Policy8▲ 66×1 topic
  22. Slum Upgrading8▲ 66×1 topic
  23. Antioxidants7▲ 3.9×9 topics
  24. Ionic Liquids6▲ 5.6×8 topics
  25. Herbal Medicine6▲ 5.3×6 topics
  26. Environmental Monitoring6▲ 3.9×5 topics
  27. Heavy Metals6▲ 6.2×6 topics
  28. Leadership Style6▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Construction Projects6▲ 32×1 topic
  30. Development6▲ 4.1×10 topics
  31. Project Success6▲ 36×1 topic
  32. Biodegradable5▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Natural Fibers5▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Supply Chain5▲ 6.2×7 topics
  35. Composites5▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Chemical Treatments5▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Reinforced Polymers5▲ 24×1 topic
  38. Experimental Investigation4▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Sensors4▲ 9.0×3 topics
  40. Phytochemistry4▲ 8.8×5 topics

Which research topics does Kaduna Polytechnic publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Urban and Rural Development Challenges, Construction Project Management and Performance, Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites and Biodiesel Production and Applications.

Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 8 fractional worksConstruction Project Management and Performance: 6 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced…5Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 5 fractional worksBiodiesel Production and…3Biodiesel Production and Applications: 3 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 3 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 3 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…3Child Nutrition and Water Access: 3 fractional worksMunicipal Solid Waste Ma…3Municipal Solid Waste Management: 3 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…3Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 3 fractional worksEducation and Critical T…2Education and Critical Thinking Development: 2 fractional works
Urban StudiesManagement Science and Operations ResearchPolymers and PlasticsBiomedical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 8 works
  2. 2 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 6 works
  3. 3 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 5 works
  4. 4 Biodiesel Production and Applications Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  7. 7 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 3 works
  8. 8 Municipal Solid Waste Management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 3 works
  10. 10 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 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 available78.3%not open21.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.9%domestic only83.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kaduna Polytechnic's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 155% 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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