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Lagos State University

In research, Lagos State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,485 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#925 of 6,365 worldwide) and Education (#740 of 1,892 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Urban Studies, Pollution and Accounting — Urban Studies is 5.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,756
of 28,054 · #10,199 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#27
of 191
Research works
4.7k
▲ 61% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
6.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Lagos 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 #1,485 of 10,521 13.1%813 #3507
Social SciencesField #925 of 6,365 15.6%433 #2196
EducationSubfield #740 of 1,892 18.2%145 #1184
Physical SciencesDomain #5,491 of 12,888 10.2%447 #9804
Computer ScienceField #2,447 of 4,667 12.6%120 #4733
Health SciencesDomain #6,300 of 11,982 6.6%268 #9043
Environmental ScienceField #1,913 of 3,551 12.4%132 #3613
MedicineField #6,579 of 10,443 7.4%178 #9560
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,660 of 2,578 12.7%109 #2714
Life SciencesDomain #5,073 of 7,800 7.4%185 #7168

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lagos 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#3,507 #1,485
  2. Social Sciences#2,196 #925
  3. Education#1,184 #740
  4. Physical Sciences#9,804 #5,491
  5. Computer Science#4,733 #2,447
  6. Health Sciences#9,043 #6,300
  7. Environmental Science#3,613 #1,913
  8. Medicine#9,560 #6,579
  9. Sociology and Political Science#2,714 #1,660
  10. Life Sciences#7,168 #5,073
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 Lagos State University specialise in?

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

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 23.4 works5.0×
  2. PollutionSubfield · 30.0 works4.4×
  3. AccountingSubfield · 46.3 works4.4×
← 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: 1.46× its world share, 119 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 40 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.79× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 120 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.04× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 110 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.55× its world share, 132 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 17 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.94× its world share, 19 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.95× its world share, 16 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.26× its world share, 57 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 178 worksMedicineNursing: 1.79× its world share, 15 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.95× its world share, 47 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.25× its world share, 124 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.09× its world share, 35 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.20× its world share, 117 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 56 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.00× its world share, 433 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lagos State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter Akinsola Okebukola, Bolanle Ola and Amidu Olalekan Sanni lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lagos State University.

  1. 1 Peter Akinsola Okebukola Nigeria · #274,893 worldwide 113 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Bolanle Ola Nigeria · #318,403 worldwide 62 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Amidu Olalekan Sanni Nigeria · #444,987 worldwide 10 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Oladapo A. Ashiru Nigeria · #546,255 worldwide 69 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Lukeman Shittu Nigeria · #656,064 worldwide 46 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Sunday Stephen Ajemunigbohun Nigeria · #726,042 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Abiodun O. Adewuya Nigeria · #765,361 worldwide 82 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Isiaka A. Ogunwande Nigeria · #879,003 worldwide 131 citations · 76 works
  9. 9 Oladipupo A. Lawal Nigeria · #1,147,165 worldwide 27 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Barakat Adeola Animasahun Nigeria · #1,218,945 worldwide 9 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Lagos State University

Which keywords describe research at Lagos State University?

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

▲ 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. Education85▲ 2.9×52 topics
  2. Globalization82▲ 2.5×67 topics
  3. Sustainable Development73▲ 2.7×40 topics
  4. Sustainability70▲ 1.66×70 topics
  5. Economic Growth66▲ 4.6×26 topics
  6. Risk Management60▲ 7.3×14 topics
  7. Environmental Impact56▲ 1.94×39 topics
  8. Curriculum Development52▲ 4.3×12 topics
  9. Corporate Governance44▲ 3.5×21 topics
  10. Social Capital43▲ 4.8×14 topics
  11. Gender Equality43▲ 9.1×12 topics
  12. Development42▲ 7.0×16 topics
  13. COVID-1940▲ 1.71×24 topics
  14. Information Technology35▲ 4.3×11 topics
  15. Online Learning33▲ 2.3×16 topics
  16. Nigeria32▲ 107×3 topics
  17. Leadership30▲ 3.7×19 topics
  18. Financial Performance29▲ 2.9×12 topics
  19. Regulation29▲ 3.1×15 topics
  20. Teacher Education29▲ 13×4 topics
  21. Urban Development29▲ 4.6×7 topics
  22. Higher Education28▲ 3.1×18 topics
  23. Quality Assurance27▲ 9.5×4 topics
  24. Youth Unemployment26▲ 165×1 topic
  25. Toxicity26▲ 3.5×17 topics
  26. Heavy Metals26▲ 6.3×9 topics
  27. Governance26▲ 4.5×11 topics
  28. Finance25▲ 7.5×4 topics
  29. Financial Stability23▲ 6.7×5 topics
  30. Fiscal Policy23▲ 6.1×5 topics
  31. Global Financial Crisis22▲ 9.5×3 topics
  32. Performance Analysis22▲ 6.0×4 topics
  33. ICT22▲ 9.6×4 topics
  34. Ethical Identity21▲ 9.7×1 topic
  35. Shariah Supervision21▲ 9.7×1 topic
  36. Poverty Alleviation20▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Insurance20▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Urban Poverty19▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Institutional Quality18▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Poverty Reduction18▲ 8.0×5 topics

Which research topics does Lagos State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: African Education and Politics, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Education and Islamic Studies and Insurance and Financial Risk Management.

African Education and Po…26African Education and Politics: 26 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…21Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 21 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 17 fractional worksInsurance and Financial Risk Management: 17 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 17 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 16 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 15 fractional worksReligion and Sociopoliti…14Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria: 14 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 13 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 13 fractional works
EducationAccountingEconomics and EconometricsInformation Systems3 others

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

  1. 1 African Education and Politics Education 26 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 21 works
  3. 3 Education and Islamic Studies Education 17 works
  4. 4 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 17 works
  5. 5 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 17 works
  6. 6 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 16 works
  7. 7 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 15 works
  8. 8 Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria General Social Sciences 14 works
  9. 9 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 13 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 13 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 available72.5%not open27.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.7%domestic only84.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lagos State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 61% 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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