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Kwara State Polytechnic

In research, Kwara State Polytechnic stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,705 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,220 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,364 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,070
of 28,054 · #27,990 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#127
of 191
Research works
1.3k
▲ 149% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.9k
3.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
86%
world 28%

What is Kwara 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
Social SciencesDomain #7,705 of 10,521 7.0%239 #8668
Social SciencesField #5,220 of 6,365 6.4%120 #5060
Physical SciencesDomain #11,364 of 12,888 4.1%192 #18104
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,023 of 3,409 5.3%72 #5386
Life SciencesDomain #7,296 of 7,800 5.0%89 #13889

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 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#8,668 #7,705
  2. Social Sciences#5,060 #5,220
  3. Physical Sciences#18,104 #11,364
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#5,386 #3,023
  5. Life Sciences#13,889 #7,296
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: 2.68× its world share, 72 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.77× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.20× its world share, 53 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.02× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.70× its world share, 59 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.46× its world share, 41 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.79× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 3.39× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.66× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.41× its world share, 44 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.27× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.91× its world share, 35 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 120 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Kwara State Polytechnic?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Sustainable Development, Development, Gender Equality, Curriculum Development, Information Technology, Economic Growth and Nigeria.

▲ 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. Education30▲ 3.1×26 topics
  2. Sustainable Development29▲ 3.2×33 topics
  3. Sustainability29▲ 2.1×50 topics
  4. Environmental Impact26▲ 2.7×32 topics
  5. Machine Learning24▲ 1.31×48 topics
  6. Climate Change22▲ 1.41×42 topics
  7. Globalization21▲ 1.88×33 topics
  8. Economic Growth21▲ 4.3×22 topics
  9. Curriculum Development20▲ 5.0×8 topics
  10. Development19▲ 9.7×10 topics
  11. Renewable Energy18▲ 2.2×22 topics
  12. Information Technology18▲ 6.4×9 topics
  13. Gender Equality17▲ 11×4 topics
  14. Risk Management16▲ 5.7×10 topics
  15. Nigeria15▲ 154×3 topics
  16. Corporate Governance15▲ 3.6×18 topics
  17. Educational Technology15▲ 2.2×13 topics
  18. Financial Performance15▲ 4.6×11 topics
  19. E-Learning15▲ 2.6×11 topics
  20. Quality Assurance13▲ 14×5 topics
  21. Teacher Education13▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Online Learning13▲ 2.7×10 topics
  23. Youth Unemployment12▲ 230×1 topic
  24. Social Capital11▲ 3.7×14 topics
  25. Student Engagement11▲ 4.9×11 topics
  26. Fiscal Policy11▲ 8.7×5 topics
  27. Food Security10▲ 3.2×12 topics
  28. Pedagogy10▲ 3.5×4 topics
  29. Sustainable Agriculture10▲ 5.3×9 topics
  30. Technology Integration10▲ 5.5×7 topics
  31. Smallholder Farmers9▲ 7.4×5 topics
  32. Social Networks9▲ 5.7×7 topics
  33. Student Satisfaction8▲ 7.5×2 topics
  34. Institutional Quality7▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Poverty Alleviation7▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Infrastructure7▲ 9.6×3 topics
  37. ICT7▲ 9.1×3 topics
  38. Taxation7▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Financial Constraints6▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Transport Infrastructure6▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Kwara State Polytechnic publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: African Education and Politics, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies and Online and Blended Learning.

African Education and Po…12African Education and Politics: 12 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 6 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 6 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 5 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 5 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 5 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…5Economic Growth and Development: 5 fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 5 fractional worksFinancial Reporting and Valuation Research: 4 fractional worksWorking Capital and Fina…4Working Capital and Financial Performance: 4 fractional works
EducationEconomics and EconometricsAccountingUrban Studies2 others

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

  1. 1 African Education and Politics Education 12 works
  2. 2 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 6 works
  4. 4 Online and Blended Learning Education 5 works
  5. 5 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 5 works
  6. 6 Education and Islamic Studies Education 5 works
  7. 7 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 5 works
  8. 8 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  9. 9 Financial Reporting and Valuation Research Strategy and Management 4 works
  10. 10 Working Capital and Financial Performance Accounting 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.

openly available85.5%not open14.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.8%domestic only86.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kwara State Polytechnic's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 149% 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.

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