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Nasarawa State University

In research, Nasarawa State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,156 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,317 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,347 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting — Accounting is 6.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,589
of 28,054 · #21,434 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#83
of 191
Research works
2.6k
▲ 215% vs 2013–17
Citations
8k
3.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
84%
world 28%

What is Nasarawa 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 #4,156 of 10,521 7.6%556 #7802
Social SciencesField #3,317 of 6,365 7.3%272 #5482
Physical SciencesDomain #9,347 of 12,888 3.8%312 #16329
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,571 of 3,409 4.7%112 #3391
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,082 of 2,578 9.3%78 #3609
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,155 of 2,578 8.7%103 #3452
Life SciencesDomain #7,056 of 7,800 3.8%159 #12124
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,614 of 1,775 7.7%99 #3000
Health SciencesDomain #11,051 of 11,982 2.8%131 #19168
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #1,202 of 1,272 8.5%70 #2368

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 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#7,802 #4,156
  2. Social Sciences#5,482 #3,317
  3. Physical Sciences#16,329 #9,347
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,391 #2,571
  5. Sociology and Political Science#3,609 #2,082
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#3,452 #2,155
  7. Life Sciences#12,124 #7,056
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#3,000 #1,614
  9. Health Sciences#19,168 #11,051
  10. Economics and Econometrics#2,368 #1,202
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 Nasarawa State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Accounting takes 6.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AccountingSubfield · 48.0 works6.8×
← 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: 2.03× its world share, 112 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.88× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.31× its world share, 118 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.21× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 63 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.30× its world share, 75 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 84 worksMedicineNursing: 2.06× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.65× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.75× its world share, 103 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.11× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.99× its world share, 99 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 37 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.85× its world share, 272 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nasarawa State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Abdulmojeed Yakubu, Nuhu George Obaje and Jideofor Adibe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nasarawa State University.

  1. 1 Abdulmojeed Yakubu Nigeria · #455,008 worldwide 86 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Nuhu George Obaje Nigeria · #556,822 worldwide 66 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Jideofor Adibe Nigeria · #760,388 worldwide 2 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Samson Dauda Yusuf Nigeria · #1,217,796 worldwide 33 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Yakubu Boyi Ngwai Nigeria · #1,546,790 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Fatima Isiaka Nigeria · #1,562,909 worldwide 3 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Steve Bassey Nigeria · #1,593,115 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Nasarawa State University

Which keywords describe research at Nasarawa State University?

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

▲ 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. Economic Growth64▲ 6.5×23 topics
  2. Education63▲ 3.2×30 topics
  3. Sustainable Development61▲ 3.3×39 topics
  4. Machine Learning52▲ 1.37×52 topics
  5. Globalization51▲ 2.3×36 topics
  6. Sustainability46▲ 1.61×48 topics
  7. Environmental Impact43▲ 2.2×30 topics
  8. Fiscal Policy41▲ 16×6 topics
  9. Corporate Governance40▲ 4.7×14 topics
  10. Risk Management38▲ 6.9×13 topics
  11. Information Technology36▲ 6.4×14 topics
  12. Development36▲ 8.9×12 topics
  13. Gender Equality35▲ 11×6 topics
  14. Nigeria34▲ 167×3 topics
  15. Curriculum Development34▲ 4.2×9 topics
  16. Financial Performance30▲ 4.5×11 topics
  17. Genetic Diversity26▲ 5.2×17 topics
  18. Teacher Education26▲ 18×4 topics
  19. Quality Assurance25▲ 13×4 topics
  20. Youth Unemployment24▲ 219×1 topic
  21. ICT24▲ 15×3 topics
  22. Political Economy23▲ 7.8×11 topics
  23. Governance23▲ 6.1×6 topics
  24. Institutional Quality23▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Regional Development22▲ 5.3×6 topics
  26. Finance22▲ 9.9×4 topics
  27. Terrorism22▲ 41×2 topics
  28. Taxation22▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Income Tax21▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Transport Infrastructure21▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Infrastructure20▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Inequality20▲ 7.7×4 topics
  33. Government Expenditure20▲ 29×1 topic
  34. Public Investment20▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Corruption19▲ 10×6 topics
  36. Financial Stability19▲ 8.2×4 topics
  37. Global Financial Crisis19▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Knowledge Economy19▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Mobile Phones18▲ 36×3 topics
  40. financial access18▲ 40×1 topic

Which research topics does Nasarawa State University publish most on?

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

African Education and Po…24African Education and Politics: 24 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…20Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 20 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…18Economic Growth and Development: 18 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…17Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 17 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 13 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 12 fractional worksWorking Capital and Fina…11Working Capital and Financial Performance: 11 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 9 fractional worksMaritime Security and History: 9 fractional worksNatural Resources and Economic Development: 8 fractional works
EducationEconomics and EconometricsInformation SystemsAccounting5 others

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

  1. 1 African Education and Politics Education 24 works
  2. 2 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 20 works
  3. 3 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 18 works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 17 works
  5. 5 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  6. 6 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 12 works
  7. 7 Working Capital and Financial Performance Accounting 11 works
  8. 8 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 9 works
  9. 9 Maritime Security and History Transportation 9 works
  10. 10 Natural Resources and Economic Development General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 8 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 available84.3%not open15.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.2%domestic only89.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nasarawa State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 215% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
grewheldshrank

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.