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Kwararafa University

In research, Kwararafa University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,009 of 12,888 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,969 of 3,409 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,502 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Food Science — Food Science is 5.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,598
of 28,054 · #23,464 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#84
of 191
Research works
913
▲ 173% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
2.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
88%
world 28%

What is Kwararafa 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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,009 of 12,888 6.2%171 #15064
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,969 of 3,409 4.1%84 #4089
Social SciencesDomain #9,502 of 10,521 4.1%152 #14381
Life SciencesDomain #7,256 of 7,800 3.9%125 #13090
Social SciencesField #6,276 of 6,365 2.8%70 #9656
Health SciencesDomain #11,906 of 11,982 3.6%79 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kwararafa 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. Physical Sciences#15,064 #7,009
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,089 #2,969
  3. Social Sciences#14,381 #9,502
  4. Life Sciences#13,090 #7,256
  5. Social Sciences#9,656 #6,276
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.

What does Kwararafa University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Food Science takes 5.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Food ScienceSubfield · 20.0 works5.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3.37× its world share, 84 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.12× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.06× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 33 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.04× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 39 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.93× its world share, 51 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.86× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.31× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.80× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 59 worksMedicineNursing: 3.03× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.55× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.12× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.34× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.79× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.24× its world share, 25 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.46× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 70 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kwararafa University?

Ranked on the composite score, Isaac John Umaru, Moses Adondua Abah and Chinedu Imo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kwararafa University.

  1. 1 Isaac John Umaru Nigeria · #1,353,242 worldwide 26 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Moses Adondua Abah Nigeria · #1,487,348 worldwide 11 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Chinedu Imo Nigeria · #1,502,901 worldwide 21 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 I Sabó Nigeria · #1,571,942 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Kwararafa University

Which keywords describe research at Kwararafa University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant, Medicinal Plants, Antioxidant Activity, Genetic Diversity, Flavonoids, Environmental Impact, Antioxidants and Economic Growth.

▲ 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. Machine Learning25▲ 1.47×47 topics
  2. Antioxidant23▲ 6.3×40 topics
  3. Environmental Impact22▲ 2.4×34 topics
  4. Medicinal Plants19▲ 9.1×12 topics
  5. Antioxidant Activity19▲ 5.7×19 topics
  6. Sustainability18▲ 1.42×41 topics
  7. Globalization18▲ 1.75×31 topics
  8. Climate Change18▲ 1.25×37 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress18▲ 2.1×27 topics
  10. Economic Growth16▲ 3.7×16 topics
  11. Genetic Diversity15▲ 6.3×13 topics
  12. Education15▲ 1.63×20 topics
  13. Antioxidants14▲ 5.9×10 topics
  14. Diabetes13▲ 4.9×12 topics
  15. Flavonoids12▲ 8.9×8 topics
  16. Bioactive Compounds11▲ 8.3×12 topics
  17. Heavy Metals11▲ 8.9×6 topics
  18. Anti-inflammatory10▲ 7.1×19 topics
  19. Insulin Resistance10▲ 4.2×6 topics
  20. Bioavailability10▲ 9.6×6 topics
  21. Toxicity10▲ 4.3×13 topics
  22. Phytochemicals10▲ 17×7 topics
  23. Development9▲ 5.1×6 topics
  24. Phytochemistry9▲ 14×6 topics
  25. Fiscal Policy9▲ 7.6×6 topics
  26. Social Networks8▲ 5.9×7 topics
  27. Sustainable Agriculture8▲ 5.0×10 topics
  28. Health Benefits8▲ 4.8×13 topics
  29. Gender Equality8▲ 5.6×4 topics
  30. Pollution8▲ 7.6×4 topics
  31. Herbal Medicine8▲ 5.0×7 topics
  32. Nutritional Value8▲ 13×4 topics
  33. Hyperglycemia7▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Oxidative Damage7▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Type 2 Diabetes7▲ 5.9×3 topics
  36. Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors7▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Institutional Quality6▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Nutritional Quality6▲ 16×3 topics
  39. ICT6▲ 9.0×3 topics
  40. Nigeria6▲ 66×3 topics

Which research topics does Kwararafa University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies, Economic Growth and Development, Heavy metals in environment and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth.

Natural Antidiabetic Age…7Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 7 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…5Economic Growth and Development: 5 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 5 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 5 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 4 fractional worksAfrican Education and Politics: 4 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 4 fractional worksSeed and Plant Biochemis…4Seed and Plant Biochemistry: 4 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity: 4 fractional worksSoil and Land Suitability Analysis: 4 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismInformation SystemsPollutionEconomics and Econometrics6 others

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

  1. 1 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 7 works
  2. 2 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 5 works
  3. 3 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 5 works
  4. 4 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  5. 5 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 4 works
  6. 6 African Education and Politics Education 4 works
  7. 7 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 4 works
  8. 8 Seed and Plant Biochemistry Food Science 4 works
  9. 9 Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity Ecology 4 works
  10. 10 Soil and Land Suitability Analysis Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 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 available87.5%not open12.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.7%domestic only88.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kwararafa University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 173% 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.