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Lead City University

In research, Lead City University stands highest in Social Sciences (#618 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,115 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,683 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting — Accounting is 5.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,749
of 28,054 · #11,713 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#38
of 191
Research works
2k
▲ 192% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
5.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is Lead City 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 SciencesField #618 of 6,365 13.5%279 #1426
Social SciencesDomain #1,115 of 10,521 12.7%535 #2134
Physical SciencesDomain #6,683 of 12,888 13.6%290 #13595
Health SciencesDomain #8,987 of 11,982 9.7%131 #15962
Computer ScienceField #3,761 of 4,667 19.0%84 #5712
MedicineField #8,459 of 10,443 10.0%92 #15807
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,094 of 2,578 9.9%86 #3569
EngineeringField #5,431 of 6,636 11.1%86 #10411
Life SciencesDomain #6,528 of 7,800 10.7%65 #12389
Environmental ScienceField #3,102 of 3,551 10.7%67 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lead City 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#1,426 #618
  2. Social Sciences#2,134 #1,115
  3. Physical Sciences#13,595 #6,683
  4. Health Sciences#15,962 #8,987
  5. Computer Science#5,712 #3,761
  6. Medicine#15,807 #8,459
  7. Sociology and Political Science#3,569 #2,094
  8. Engineering#10,411 #5,431
  9. Life Sciences#12,389 #6,528
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 Lead City University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Accounting takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AccountingSubfield · 35.3 works5.7×
← 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: 0.76× its world share, 37 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.83× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.06× its world share, 84 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.21× its world share, 21 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 86 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.31× its world share, 67 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 92 worksMedicineNursing: 1.67× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.50× its world share, 44 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.21× its world share, 106 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 21 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.48× its world share, 54 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.00× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.16× its world share, 279 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lead City University?

Ranked on the composite score, Stefan Keil lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lead City University.

  1. 1 Stefan Keil Nigeria · #1,281,514 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Lead City University

Which keywords describe research at Lead City University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Development, Globalization, Corporate Governance, Nigeria, Economic Growth, Sustainability, Education and Gender Equality.

▲ 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. Globalization50▲ 2.5×44 topics
  2. Sustainability49▲ 1.99×52 topics
  3. Education43▲ 2.5×30 topics
  4. Sustainable Development40▲ 2.4×33 topics
  5. Machine Learning39▲ 1.18×55 topics
  6. Social Media36▲ 2.5×23 topics
  7. Economic Growth35▲ 4.0×20 topics
  8. Corporate Governance35▲ 4.6×17 topics
  9. Environmental Impact33▲ 1.92×33 topics
  10. Development32▲ 9.2×12 topics
  11. Human Rights31▲ 2.9×31 topics
  12. Artificial Intelligence28▲ 2.0×23 topics
  13. Renewable Energy28▲ 1.92×27 topics
  14. Nigeria27▲ 149×3 topics
  15. Social Capital26▲ 4.9×11 topics
  16. Supply Chain Management24▲ 2.5×18 topics
  17. Gender Equality24▲ 8.4×8 topics
  18. Risk Management22▲ 4.5×11 topics
  19. Information Technology22▲ 4.4×8 topics
  20. Health Effects21▲ 3.5×17 topics
  21. Governance21▲ 6.3×8 topics
  22. Financial Performance19▲ 3.1×9 topics
  23. Land Tenure18▲ 42×2 topics
  24. Political Economy16▲ 6.3×10 topics
  25. Institutional Quality16▲ 15×2 topics
  26. ICT16▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Teacher Education15▲ 12×5 topics
  28. Inequality15▲ 6.3×5 topics
  29. Fiscal Policy14▲ 6.6×4 topics
  30. Gender Inequality14▲ 10×6 topics
  31. Corruption14▲ 8.7×5 topics
  32. Inclusive Development14▲ 32×2 topics
  33. Poverty Reduction14▲ 10×5 topics
  34. Air Pollution13▲ 10×2 topics
  35. Knowledge Economy13▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Poverty Alleviation13▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Mobile Phones13▲ 28×1 topic
  38. financial access13▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Quality Assurance12▲ 7.3×6 topics
  40. Global Financial Crisis12▲ 8.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Lead City University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Economic Growth and Development, African Education and Politics, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies and Urban and Rural Development Challenges.

Economic Growth and Deve…13Economic Growth and Development: 13 fractional worksAfrican Education and Po…12African Education and Politics: 12 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 11 fractional worksUrban and Rural Developm…11Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 11 fractional worksOil, Gas, and Environmen…10Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues: 10 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 9 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 9 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…9Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 9 fractional worksLand Rights and Reforms: 8 fractional worksMedia, Religion, Digital Communication: 7 fractional works
Information SystemsEducationAccountingUrban Studies6 others

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

  1. 1 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 13 works
  2. 2 African Education and Politics Education 12 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 11 works
  4. 4 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 11 works
  5. 5 Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 10 works
  6. 6 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  7. 7 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 9 works
  8. 8 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 9 works
  9. 9 Land Rights and Reforms Soil Science 8 works
  10. 10 Media, Religion, Digital Communication Philosophy 7 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 available73.9%not open26.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.5%domestic only80.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lead City University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 192% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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