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Kano State Polytechnic

In research, Kano State Polytechnic stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,502 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,738
of 28,054 · #40,942 all time
Rank in ??
#543
of 692
Research works
226
▲ 467% vs 2013–17
Citations
900
4.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
81%
world 28%

What is Kano State 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
Physical SciencesDomain #12,502 of 12,888 3.9%93 #21300

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kano State 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).

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: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.32× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.01× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.40× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.53× its world share, 51 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.82× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.03× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.34× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kano State Polytechnic?

Ranked on the composite score, Muhammad Ahmad Baballe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kano State Polytechnic.

  1. 1 Muhammad Ahmad Baballe ?? · #940,546 worldwide 14 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Kano State Polytechnic

Which keywords describe research at Kano State Polytechnic?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: IoT, Deep Learning, Internet of Things, Smart Home, Security, Home Automation, Wireless and Computer Vision.

▲ 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. IoT19▲ 39×6 topics
  2. Deep Learning19▲ 4.1×24 topics
  3. Internet of Things14▲ 12×11 topics
  4. Security11▲ 13×5 topics
  5. Smart Home11▲ 49×3 topics
  6. Home Automation10▲ 151×1 topic
  7. Machine Learning10▲ 2.2×23 topics
  8. Wireless10▲ 139×1 topic
  9. Renewable Energy8▲ 4.1×14 topics
  10. Computer Vision8▲ 21×3 topics
  11. Convolutional Neural Networks6▲ 6.4×7 topics
  12. Environmental Monitoring6▲ 12×5 topics
  13. Remote Sensing6▲ 3.6×6 topics
  14. Neural Networks5▲ 2.6×12 topics
  15. Real-Time Monitoring5▲ 49×2 topics
  16. Cybersecurity5▲ 15×3 topics
  17. Financial Performance5▲ 6.2×7 topics
  18. Autonomous Vehicles5▲ 17×3 topics
  19. Sensor Networks5▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Aquaculture4▲ 13×2 topics
  21. Fish Behavior Analysis4▲ 54×1 topic
  22. Image Processing4▲ 7.6×4 topics
  23. Water Quality Monitoring4▲ 41×1 topic
  24. Collision Avoidance4▲ 18×2 topics
  25. RFID Technology4▲ 19×3 topics
  26. Accident Detection4▲ 160×1 topic
  27. Smart Vehicle Safety4▲ 160×1 topic
  28. IoT Security4▲ 8.5×2 topics
  29. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles4▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Anomaly Detection3▲ 8.5×3 topics
  31. Path Planning3▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Sustainability Reporting3▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Fire Detection3▲ 56×1 topic
  34. Game Theory3▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Smoke Detection3▲ 73×1 topic
  36. Shareholder Value3▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Corporate Social Responsibility3▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Optimal Motion Planning3▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Sampling-Based Algorithms3▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Stakeholder Theory3▲ 39×1 topic

Which research topics does Kano State Polytechnic publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: IoT-based Smart Home Systems, Water Quality Monitoring Technologies, IoT and GPS-based Vehicle Safety Systems and Fire Detection and Safety Systems.

IoT-based Smart Home Sys…10IoT-based Smart Home Systems: 10 fractional worksWater Quality Monitoring…4Water Quality Monitoring Technologies: 4 fractional worksIoT and GPS-based Vehicl…4IoT and GPS-based Vehicle Safety Systems: 4 fractional worksFire Detection and Safety Systems: 3 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Algorithms: 3 fractional worksCorporate Social Respons…3Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting: 3 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 3 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksModular Robots and Swarm Intelligence: 2 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringWater Science and TechnologyMechanical EngineeringSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality5 others

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

  1. 1 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  2. 2 Water Quality Monitoring Technologies Water Science and Technology 4 works
  3. 3 IoT and GPS-based Vehicle Safety Systems Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Fire Detection and Safety Systems Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 3 works
  5. 5 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 3 works
  6. 6 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Strategy and Management 3 works
  7. 7 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  8. 8 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 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 available80.8%not open19.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.4%domestic only86.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kano State Polytechnic's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 467% higher than in 2013–2017.

20152020
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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.