Kwara State Polytechnic
In research, Kwara State Polytechnic stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,400 of 9,585 worldwide), Life Sciences (#4,368 of 6,403 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,429 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting (Accounting is 5.2× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #7,286 of 22,385 · #14,883 all time
- Rank in Nigeria
- #67 of 183
- Research works
- 1.3k ▲ 74% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 3.9k 3.0 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 4.1% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.63× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 86% world 40%
- International
- 14% world 18%
What is Kwara State Polytechnic known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #6,400 of 9,585 | 3.8% | 239 | #9701 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #4,368 of 6,403 | 4.1% | 89 | #9012 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #7,429 of 10,670 | 3.2% | 192 | #11638 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #2,460 of 3,157 | 4.1% | 72 | #4355 | |
| Social SciencesField | #5,109 of 5,988 | 4.3% | 120 | #7416 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kwara 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#9,701 #6,400
- Life Sciences#9,012 #4,368
- Physical Sciences#11,638 #7,429
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,355 #2,460
- Social Sciences#7,416 #5,109
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Kwara State Polytechnic work in?
In 2022-now, 43% of research at Kwara State Polytechnic is in Social Sciences, 34% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%), Engineering (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences29542.6%
- Social Sciences14621.1%
- Business, Management and Accounting588.4%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance415.9%
- Psychology182.6%
- Decision Sciences162.3%
- Arts and Humanities162.3%
- Physical Sciences23634.1%
- Engineering7510.9%
- Computer Science669.5%
- Environmental Science517.4%
- Materials Science131.8%
- Energy111.7%
- Mathematics60.9%
- Chemistry50.7%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences40.6%
- Physics and Astronomy40.6%
- Life Sciences10014.4%
- Health Sciences618.9%
- Medicine345.0%
- Health Professions152.2%
- Nursing101.5%
- Dentistry10.1%
- Veterinary10.1%
What does Kwara State Polytechnic specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Accounting takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- AccountingSubfield · 21.8 works5.2×
Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 25 fields, with their numbers
- Nursing3.04×10 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.75×41 works
- Business, Management and Accounting2.61×58 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.45×80 works
- Decision Sciences2.39×16 works
- Energy1.81×12 works
- Social Sciences1.67×146 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.55×4 works
- Environmental Science1.50×52 works
- Computer Science1.22×66 works
- Psychology0.86×18 works
- Health Professions0.82×15 works
- Arts and Humanities0.79×16 works
- Mathematics0.76×6 works
- Engineering0.72×75 works
- Veterinary0.71×1 works
- Materials Science0.52×13 works
- Chemistry0.45×5 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.41×4 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.35×13 works
- Dentistry0.28×1 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.27×4 works
- Medicine0.26×34 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.25×2 works
- Neuroscience0.06×1 works
- Nursing 3.0×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2.8×
- Business, Management and Accounting 2.6×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2.5×
- Decision Sciences 2.4×
- Energy 1.8×
- Social Sciences 1.7×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1.6×
- Environmental Science 1.5×
- Computer Science 1.2×
- Psychology 0.9×
- Health Professions 0.8×
- Arts and Humanities 0.8×
- Mathematics 0.8×
- Engineering 0.7×
- Veterinary 0.7×
- Materials Science 0.5×
- Chemistry 0.5×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.3×
- Dentistry 0.3×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.3×
- Medicine 0.3×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.2×
- Neuroscience 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Kwara State Polytechnic?
Ranked on the quality score, Abdulakeem Sodeeq Sulyman, Ibrahim Kayode Banjoko and Ibrahim Isah lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kwara State Polytechnic.
- 1
Abdulakeem Sodeeq Sulyman
Nigeria · #3,564,816 worldwide 79 citations · 26 works
- 2
Ibrahim Kayode Banjoko
Nigeria · #3,883,126 worldwide 26 citations · 15 works
- 3
Ibrahim Isah
Nigeria · #3,894,031 worldwide 191 citations · 18 works
- 4
Kingsley Theophilus Igulu
Nigeria · #4,245,399 worldwide 73 citations · 28 works
- 5
Sina Basil Johnson
Nigeria · #4,996,510 worldwide 13 citations · 16 works
- 6
Osirim Monday
Nigeria · #5,144,736 worldwide 13 citations · 17 works
- 7
Adeleke Victor Adedayo
Nigeria · #5,195,354 worldwide 86 citations · 20 works
- 8
Ajayi Johnson Oloruntade
Nigeria · #5,440,837 worldwide 114 citations · 19 works
- 9
Ledisi Giok Kabari
Nigeria · #5,923,559 worldwide 106 citations · 32 works
- 10
Charles W. Kennedy
Nigeria · #6,288,179 worldwide 591 citations · 91 works
Which keywords describe research at Kwara State Polytechnic?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Development, Education, Information Technology, Gender Equality, Sustainability, Nigeria and Curriculum Development.
- Infrastructure
- Corruption
- Institutional Quality
- Human Resource Management
- Political Economy
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Governance
- Fiscal Policy
- Online Learning
- Youth Unemployment
- Quality Assurance
- Educational Technology
- Financial Performance
- Renewable Energy
- Gender Equality
- Curriculum Development
- Globalization
- Economic Growth
- Machine Learning
- Sustainability
- Education
- Sustainable Development
- Environmental Impact
- Development
- Climate Change
- Information Technology
- Corporate Governance
- Nigeria
- Risk Management
- Teacher Education
- E-Learning
- Social Capital
- Leadership
- Student Engagement
- Technology Integration
- Smallholder Farmers
- Social Networks
- ICT
- Student Satisfaction
- Poverty Alleviation
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Education37▲ 3.1×29 topics
- Sustainability37▲ 2.2×59 topics
- Sustainable Development36▲ 3.4×39 topics
- Machine Learning31▲ 1.35×54 topics
- Environmental Impact30▲ 2.5×36 topics
- Economic Growth24▲ 4.3×24 topics
- Development24▲ 9.8×10 topics
- Globalization24▲ 1.75×39 topics
- Climate Change24▲ 1.25×44 topics
- Curriculum Development23▲ 4.9×8 topics
- Information Technology23▲ 7.0×12 topics
- Gender Equality21▲ 11×5 topics
- Corporate Governance21▲ 4.0×20 topics
- Renewable Energy20▲ 2.0×25 topics
- Nigeria19▲ 126×3 topics
- Financial Performance18▲ 4.6×12 topics
- Risk Management18▲ 5.4×11 topics
- Educational Technology17▲ 2.1×16 topics
- Teacher Education17▲ 19×4 topics
- Quality Assurance16▲ 14×5 topics
- E-Learning16▲ 2.4×11 topics
- Youth Unemployment15▲ 187×1 topic
- Social Capital14▲ 4.0×15 topics
- Online Learning14▲ 2.4×11 topics
- Leadership12▲ 3.7×15 topics
- Fiscal Policy12▲ 8.3×5 topics
- Student Engagement11▲ 4.1×11 topics
- Governance11▲ 4.8×6 topics
- Technology Integration11▲ 4.9×7 topics
- Sustainable Agriculture10▲ 4.9×9 topics
- Smallholder Farmers10▲ 6.9×5 topics
- Political Economy10▲ 5.5×7 topics
- Social Networks10▲ 5.2×8 topics
- Human Resource Management9▲ 8.5×7 topics
- ICT9▲ 9.7×3 topics
- Institutional Quality9▲ 12×2 topics
- Student Satisfaction8▲ 6.6×2 topics
- Corruption8▲ 7.7×5 topics
- Poverty Alleviation8▲ 12×2 topics
- Infrastructure7▲ 8.7×4 topics
Which research topics does Kwara State Polytechnic publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: African Education and Politics, Economic Growth and Development, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth and Islamic Finance and Banking Studies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 African Education and Politics Education 15 works
- 2 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 6 works
- 3 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 6 works
- 4 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 6 works
- 5 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 6 works
- 6 Online and Blended Learning Education 5 works
- 7 Education and Islamic Studies Education 5 works
- 8 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 5 works
- 9 Financial Reporting and Valuation Research Strategy and Management 4 works
- 10 Agricultural Engineering and Mechanization Mechanical Engineering 4 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Kwara State Polytechnic's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 74% higher than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Kwara State Polytechnic as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0020% in 2024.
Fractional works of Kwara State Polytechnic over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 5.3% in 2024.
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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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