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Kogi State University

In research, Kogi State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,105 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#5,559 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,437 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,786
of 28,054 · #16,534 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#49
of 191
Research works
2.1k
▲ 100% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.8k
3.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
82%
world 28%

What is Kogi State 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
Social SciencesDomain #3,105 of 10,521 10.5%312 #5178
Physical SciencesDomain #5,559 of 12,888 10.4%237 #12619
Social SciencesField #3,437 of 6,365 7.4%161 #4304
Life SciencesDomain #6,047 of 7,800 4.3%158 #10283
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,872 of 3,409 3.4%117 #3185
MedicineField #9,379 of 10,443 8.5%83 #17106
Health SciencesDomain #10,780 of 11,982 7.4%115 #18245
EducationSubfield #1,773 of 1,892 7.7%63 #2414

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kogi State 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. Social Sciences#5,178 #3,105
  2. Physical Sciences#12,619 #5,559
  3. Social Sciences#4,304 #3,437
  4. Life Sciences#10,283 #6,047
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,185 #2,872
  6. Medicine#17,106 #9,379
  7. Health Sciences#18,245 #10,780
  8. Education#2,414 #1,773
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: 3.01× its world share, 117 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.91× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.95× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.98× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 50 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.71× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 49 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.28× its world share, 52 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.60× its world share, 16 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.79× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 83 worksMedicineNursing: 3.24× its world share, 13 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.74× its world share, 46 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.26× its world share, 57 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.73× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 161 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Kogi State University?

Ranked on the composite score, James James, Bashir Bashir and E. J. Thomas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kogi State University.

  1. 1 James James · #1,046,456 worldwide 59 citations · 167 works
  2. 2 Bashir Bashir · #1,063,596 worldwide 30 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 E. J. Thomas · #1,159,830 worldwide 19 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Victor Oluwatosin Ajayi · #1,447,437 worldwide 26 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Kogi State University

Which keywords describe research at Kogi State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Economic Growth, Environmental Impact, Gender Equality, Genetic Diversity, ICT, Institutional Quality and Smallholder Farmers.

▲ 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. Education39▲ 2.8×26 topics
  2. Environmental Impact33▲ 2.4×41 topics
  3. Climate Change29▲ 1.32×45 topics
  4. Globalization29▲ 1.81×38 topics
  5. Sustainability28▲ 1.40×40 topics
  6. Economic Growth26▲ 3.8×20 topics
  7. Sustainable Development26▲ 1.96×26 topics
  8. Renewable Energy25▲ 2.1×25 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress23▲ 1.74×27 topics
  10. Genetic Diversity20▲ 5.6×14 topics
  11. Curriculum Development20▲ 3.5×8 topics
  12. Corporate Governance20▲ 3.2×15 topics
  13. Antioxidant20▲ 3.5×30 topics
  14. Social Capital19▲ 4.4×12 topics
  15. Gender Equality18▲ 8.1×6 topics
  16. Development17▲ 5.9×9 topics
  17. ICT17▲ 16×3 topics
  18. Institutional Quality16▲ 19×2 topics
  19. Governance16▲ 5.8×4 topics
  20. Risk Management16▲ 4.0×9 topics
  21. Medicinal Plants15▲ 4.6×13 topics
  22. Inequality15▲ 7.9×4 topics
  23. Smallholder Farmers15▲ 8.1×5 topics
  24. Sustainable Agriculture15▲ 5.6×9 topics
  25. Antioxidants14▲ 4.0×11 topics
  26. Stock Market14▲ 7.1×3 topics
  27. Nutritional Quality14▲ 22×4 topics
  28. Mobile Phones14▲ 37×2 topics
  29. Flavonoids13▲ 6.2×7 topics
  30. Bioactive Compounds13▲ 6.3×11 topics
  31. Knowledge Economy13▲ 15×1 topic
  32. financial access13▲ 42×1 topic
  33. Nigeria12▲ 82×3 topics
  34. Heavy Metals12▲ 6.0×7 topics
  35. Phytochemicals11▲ 13×8 topics
  36. Student Satisfaction11▲ 7.0×2 topics
  37. Teacher Education11▲ 10×5 topics
  38. Climate Resilience11▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Breeding10▲ 16×5 topics
  40. Financial Markets10▲ 9.0×2 topics

Which research topics does Kogi State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Economic Growth and Development, COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts, African Education and Politics and Online and Blended Learning.

Economic Growth and Deve…13Economic Growth and Development: 13 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts9COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 9 fractional worksAfrican Education and Politics: 9 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 8 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 8 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 7 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 6 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…6Child Nutrition and Water Access: 6 fractional worksAgricultural pest management studies: 6 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 6 fractional works
Information SystemsEconomics and EconometricsEducationAccounting3 others

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

  1. 1 Economic Growth and DevelopmentInformation Systems 13 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 Pandemic ImpactsEconomics and Econometrics 9 works
  3. 3 African Education and PoliticsEducation 9 works
  4. 4 Online and Blended LearningEducation 8 works
  5. 5 Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesAccounting 8 works
  6. 6 Natural Antidiabetic Agents StudiesEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 7 works
  7. 7 Education and Islamic StudiesEducation 6 works
  8. 8 Child Nutrition and Water AccessNutrition and Dietetics 6 works
  9. 9 Agricultural pest management studiesPlant Science 6 works
  10. 10 Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics and Econometrics 6 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 available82.5%not open17.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.2%domestic only88.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kogi State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 100% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.