Question 1

What is Kaduna State University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Kaduna State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,554 of 9,585 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,907 of 10,670 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,696 of 3,334 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting (Accounting is 5.4× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Kaduna State University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Kaduna State University ranks #7,546 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#16,830 all time), and #73 of 183 in Nigeria.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Kaduna State University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Stephen Akau Kache, Danjuma Sale and Basira Kankia Lawal lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kaduna State University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Kaduna State University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Kaduna State University is "Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023" (Simon I Hay et al., 2025), with 762 citations. Next come "Recent advances in applications of activated carbon from biowaste for wastewater treatment: A short review" (665) and "Effective removal of anionic textile dyes using adsorbent synthesized from coffee waste" (424).

Question 5

Which research topics does Kaduna State University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Child Nutrition and Water Access, Urban and Rural Development Challenges, Global Maternal and Child Health and African Education and Politics.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Kaduna State University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant, Medicinal Plants, Anti-inflammatory, Environmental Impact, Epidemiology, Antioxidant Activity, Bioactive Compounds and Corporate Governance.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Kaduna State University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 31% of research at Kaduna State University is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (17%), Social Sciences (13%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Question 8

Is Kaduna State University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 29% higher than in 2018-2021.