Nasarawa State University
In research, Nasarawa State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,459 of 9,585 worldwide), Life Sciences (#4,571 of 6,403 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,626 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Animal Science and Zoology (Accounting is 7.8× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #6,887 of 22,385 · #15,860 all time
- Rank in Nigeria
- #58 of 183
- Research works
- 2.6k ▲ 97% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 8k 3.1 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 3.5% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.50× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 84% world 40%
- International
- 10% world 18%
What is Nasarawa State University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #4,459 of 9,585 | 3.9% | 556 | #7680 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #4,571 of 6,403 | 3.0% | 159 | #9333 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #7,626 of 10,670 | 2.7% | 312 | #13694 | |
| Business, Management and AccountingField | #1,970 of 2,581 | 4.9% | 103 | #3206 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #2,526 of 3,157 | 3.7% | 112 | #4229 | |
| Social SciencesField | #4,895 of 5,988 | 4.0% | 272 | #7119 | |
| Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield | #2,155 of 2,526 | 4.6% | 78 | #3356 | |
| Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField | #1,548 of 1,798 | 1.8% | 99 | #2778 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #3,834 of 4,417 | 2.9% | 118 | #5874 | |
| Economics and EconometricsSubfield | #1,152 of 1,307 | 2.2% | 70 | #2199 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nasarawa 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#7,680 #4,459
- Life Sciences#9,333 #4,571
- Physical Sciences#13,694 #7,626
- Business, Management and Accounting#3,206 #1,970
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,229 #2,526
- Social Sciences#7,119 #4,895
- Sociology and Political Science#3,356 #2,155
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance#2,778 #1,548
- Computer Science#5,874 #3,834
- Economics and Econometrics#2,199 #1,152
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Nasarawa State University work in?
In 2022-now, 50% of research at Nasarawa State University is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Business, Management and Accounting (10%), Computer Science (10%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences78549.7%
- Social Sciences38624.4%
- Business, Management and Accounting15910.0%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1358.5%
- Psychology462.9%
- Decision Sciences312.0%
- Arts and Humanities291.8%
- Physical Sciences42426.8%
- Computer Science1579.9%
- Environmental Science1056.6%
- Engineering905.7%
- Energy171.1%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences151.0%
- Materials Science140.9%
- Mathematics140.9%
- Chemistry70.4%
- Physics and Astronomy40.3%
- Chemical Engineering10.1%
- Life Sciences19312.2%
- Health Sciences17811.2%
- Medicine1187.4%
- Health Professions422.7%
- Nursing150.9%
- Veterinary20.1%
- Dentistry10.1%
What does Nasarawa State University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Accounting takes 7.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- AccountingSubfield · 75.5 works7.8×
- General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 27.6 works7.0×
- Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 20.4 works5.8×
- CommunicationSubfield · 21.4 works5.0×
- Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 135.0 works4.0×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.99×135 works
- Business, Management and Accounting3.12×159 works
- Decision Sciences2.06×31 works
- Nursing1.93×15 works
- Social Sciences1.93×386 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.78×133 works
- Environmental Science1.33×105 works
- Computer Science1.28×157 works
- Energy1.18×17 works
- Health Professions1.02×42 works
- Psychology0.95×46 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.90×5 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.81×13 works
- Veterinary0.77×2 works
- Mathematics0.75×14 works
- Arts and Humanities0.63×28 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.62×16 works
- Medicine0.39×118 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.38×32 works
- Neuroscience0.38×10 works
- Engineering0.38×90 works
- Chemistry0.28×7 works
- Materials Science0.25×14 works
- Chemical Engineering0.17×1 works
- Dentistry0.13×1 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.12×4 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 4.0×
- Business, Management and Accounting 3.1×
- Decision Sciences 2.1×
- Nursing 1.9×
- Social Sciences 1.9×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.8×
- Environmental Science 1.3×
- Computer Science 1.3×
- Energy 1.2×
- Health Professions 1.0×
- Psychology 0.9×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.9×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.8×
- Veterinary 0.8×
- Mathematics 0.8×
- Arts and Humanities 0.6×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.6×
- Medicine 0.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.4×
- Neuroscience 0.4×
- Engineering 0.4×
- Chemistry 0.3×
- Materials Science 0.2×
- Chemical Engineering 0.2×
- Dentistry 0.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Nasarawa State University?
Ranked on the quality score, Joy Onma Enyejo, Abdillahi Abdi Barkhadle and Stephen Olaide Aremu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nasarawa State University.
- 1
Joy Onma Enyejo
Nigeria · #190,926 worldwide 619 citations · 53 works
- 2
Abdillahi Abdi Barkhadle
Nigeria · #1,587,318 worldwide 47 citations · 21 works
- 3
Stephen Olaide Aremu
Nigeria · #1,852,445 worldwide 182 citations · 77 works
- 4
Olutoyin Coker
Nigeria · #2,273,492 worldwide 109 citations · 20 works
- 5
MUHAMMAD O. ABUBAKAR
Nigeria · #2,970,481 worldwide 64 citations · 17 works
- 6
Simon M. Agwale
Nigeria · #3,158,223 worldwide 1.3k citations · 39 works
- 7
Adeoye Akinsanya
Nigeria · #3,421,099 worldwide 148 citations · 17 works
- 8
Hussaini Yusuf Ibrahim
Nigeria · #3,501,318 worldwide 271 citations · 31 works
- 9
Sunday Yusuf Kpalo
Nigeria · #3,642,050 worldwide 457 citations · 24 works
- 10
Kelvin Inobemhe
Nigeria · #3,680,444 worldwide 26 citations · 36 works
Which keywords describe research at Nasarawa State University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Corporate Governance, Education, Sustainable Development, Gender Equality, Development, Fiscal Policy and Nigeria.
- Public Investment
- Infrastructure
- Transport Infrastructure
- Taxation
- Finance
- gender inclusion
- Inclusive Development
- Knowledge Economy
- Inequality
- Political Economy
- Quality Assurance
- Teacher Education
- Financial Performance
- Nigeria
- Fiscal Policy
- Development
- Climate Change
- Sustainability
- Corporate Governance
- Sustainable Development
- Education
- Economic Growth
- Globalization
- Environmental Impact
- Gender Equality
- Information Technology
- Risk Management
- Curriculum Development
- Economic Development
- Governance
- ICT
- Youth Unemployment
- Institutional Quality
- Mobile Phones
- financial access
- Corruption
- Financial Reporting
- Terrorism
- Income Tax
- Government Expenditure
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Education92▲ 3.4×31 topics
- Sustainable Development88▲ 3.5×41 topics
- Economic Growth84▲ 6.5×24 topics
- Corporate Governance73▲ 6.3×15 topics
- Globalization68▲ 2.2×44 topics
- Sustainability67▲ 1.75×54 topics
- Environmental Impact62▲ 2.3×37 topics
- Climate Change61▲ 1.42×55 topics
- Gender Equality57▲ 13×6 topics
- Development55▲ 9.8×12 topics
- Information Technology53▲ 7.0×14 topics
- Fiscal Policy52▲ 16×6 topics
- Risk Management52▲ 6.9×14 topics
- Nigeria51▲ 150×3 topics
- Curriculum Development46▲ 4.3×10 topics
- Financial Performance45▲ 5.1×11 topics
- Economic Development40▲ 3.1×16 topics
- Teacher Education39▲ 19×5 topics
- Governance39▲ 7.5×6 topics
- Quality Assurance37▲ 14×4 topics
- ICT36▲ 17×3 topics
- Political Economy36▲ 8.8×12 topics
- Youth Unemployment35▲ 189×1 topic
- Inequality35▲ 9.8×4 topics
- Institutional Quality35▲ 21×2 topics
- Knowledge Economy30▲ 17×3 topics
- Mobile Phones29▲ 40×3 topics
- Inclusive Development29▲ 42×2 topics
- financial access29▲ 46×1 topic
- gender inclusion29▲ 46×1 topic
- Corruption27▲ 11×6 topics
- Finance27▲ 9.3×4 topics
- Financial Reporting27▲ 14×4 topics
- Taxation26▲ 20×2 topics
- Terrorism25▲ 35×2 topics
- Transport Infrastructure25▲ 20×2 topics
- Income Tax25▲ 21×2 topics
- Infrastructure24▲ 13×4 topics
- Government Expenditure24▲ 28×1 topic
- Public Investment24▲ 28×1 topic
Which research topics does Nasarawa State University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: African Education and Politics, Economic Growth and Development, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth and Islamic Finance and Banking Studies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 African Education and Politics Education 35 works
- 2 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 29 works
- 3 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 24 works
- 4 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 18 works
- 5 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 16 works
- 6 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 15 works
- 7 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 15 works
- 8 Natural Resources and Economic Development General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 13 works
- 9 Working Capital and Financial Performance Accounting 13 works
- 10 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 11 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Nasarawa State University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 97% higher than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Nasarawa State University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0039% in 2024.
Fractional works of Nasarawa State University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.2% in 2009.
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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