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Maitama Sule University Kano

In research, Maitama Sule University Kano stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,937 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,538 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,459
of 28,054 · #22,586 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#105
of 191
Research works
450
▲ 362% vs 2013–17
Citations
3k
6.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Maitama Sule University Kano 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 #7,937 of 12,888 14.4%74 #13038
Social SciencesDomain #8,538 of 10,521 20.2%70 #13531

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Maitama Sule University Kano 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).

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: 1.49× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.11× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.09× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.51× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.07× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.19× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.48× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.98× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.27× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.62× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 33 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Maitama Sule University Kano?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Management, Gender Equality, Corporate Governance, Education, Curriculum Development, Nonlinear Equations, Antioxidant and Global Financial Crisis.

▲ 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. Education9▲ 2.9×13 topics
  2. Machine Learning9▲ 1.41×33 topics
  3. Deep Learning8▲ 1.18×28 topics
  4. Corporate Governance7▲ 5.1×10 topics
  5. Globalization7▲ 1.93×12 topics
  6. Risk Management6▲ 7.1×10 topics
  7. Curriculum Development6▲ 4.8×5 topics
  8. Antioxidant6▲ 4.7×21 topics
  9. Gender Equality6▲ 12×5 topics
  10. Neural Networks6▲ 2.1×16 topics
  11. Sustainable Development6▲ 1.95×12 topics
  12. Economic Growth5▲ 3.4×13 topics
  13. Nonlinear Equations5▲ 21×3 topics
  14. Global Financial Crisis4▲ 17×2 topics
  15. Information Technology4▲ 4.8×5 topics
  16. Finance4▲ 12×2 topics
  17. Islamic Banking4▲ 5.5×3 topics
  18. Data Mining4▲ 2.9×7 topics
  19. Performance Analysis4▲ 9.8×3 topics
  20. Teacher Training4▲ 3.4×5 topics
  21. Financial Stability4▲ 10×2 topics
  22. Development4▲ 5.8×4 topics
  23. Medicinal Plants4▲ 5.0×8 topics
  24. Ethical Identity4▲ 16×1 topic
  25. Quality Assurance4▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Shariah Supervision4▲ 16×1 topic
  27. Teacher Education3▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Nigeria3▲ 95×2 topics
  29. Bioactive Compounds3▲ 6.3×7 topics
  30. Poverty Reduction3▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Youth Unemployment3▲ 174×1 topic
  32. Convex Optimization3▲ 19×3 topics
  33. Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation3▲ 27×2 topics
  34. Bayesian Inference2▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Rogue Waves2▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Integrable Equations2▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Soliton Solutions2▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Madrasa2▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Muslim Students2▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Solitons2▲ 27×2 topics

Which research topics does Maitama Sule University Kano publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, African Education and Politics, Nonlinear Waves and Solitons and Statistical Distribution Estimation and Applications.

Islamic Finance and Bank…4Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 4 fractional worksAfrican Education and Po…3African Education and Politics: 3 fractional worksNonlinear Waves and Solitons: 2 fractional worksStatistical Distribution Estimation and Applications: 2 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 2 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 2 fractional worksNonlinear Photonic Systems: 2 fractional worksFractional Differential …2Fractional Differential Equations Solutions: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Optimization Algorithms Research: 2 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 2 fractional works
AccountingEducationStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsStatistics and Probability4 others

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

  1. 1 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 4 works
  2. 2 African Education and Politics Education 3 works
  3. 3 Nonlinear Waves and Solitons Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 2 works
  4. 4 Statistical Distribution Estimation and Applications Statistics and Probability 2 works
  5. 5 Education and Islamic Studies Education 2 works
  6. 6 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  7. 7 Nonlinear Photonic Systems Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 2 works
  8. 8 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Optimization Algorithms Research Numerical Analysis 2 works
  10. 10 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 2 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 available72.7%not open27.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.0%domestic only62.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Maitama Sule University Kano's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 362% 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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