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National Open University of Nigeria

In research, National Open University of Nigeria stands highest in Social Sciences (#783 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,447 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,515 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,934
of 28,054 · #13,409 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#28
of 191
Research works
1.7k
▲ 142% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.3k
3.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is National Open University of Nigeria 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 #783 of 6,365 13.1%240 #1773
Social SciencesDomain #1,447 of 10,521 12.4%433 #3308
Physical SciencesDomain #4,515 of 12,888 13.6%238 #10839
EducationSubfield #1,104 of 1,892 17.4%75 #1664
Computer ScienceField #3,405 of 4,667 15.3%101 #5832
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,152 of 2,578 9.8%73 #3382
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,266 of 2,578 6.8%69 #3445
Health SciencesDomain #10,709 of 11,982 7.3%94 #19490
Life SciencesDomain #7,017 of 7,800 6.9%72 #13545

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Open University of Nigeria 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#1,773 #783
  2. Social Sciences#3,308 #1,447
  3. Physical Sciences#10,839 #4,515
  4. Education#1,664 #1,104
  5. Computer Science#5,832 #3,405
  6. Sociology and Political Science#3,382 #2,152
  7. Business, Management and Accounting#3,445 #2,266
  8. Health Sciences#19,490 #10,709
  9. Life Sciences#13,545 #7,017
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.

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: 1.36× its world share, 54 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.10× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.56× its world share, 101 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.29× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.29× its world share, 53 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.75× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.97× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.30× its world share, 29 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 59 worksMedicineNursing: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.23× its world share, 30 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.56× its world share, 69 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.31× its world share, 19 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.57× its world share, 46 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.14× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.27× its world share, 240 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Open University of Nigeria?

Ranked on the composite score, Chinua Achebe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Open University of Nigeria.

  1. 1 Chinua Achebe Nigeria · #176,994 worldwide 173 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at National Open University of Nigeria

Which keywords describe research at National Open University of Nigeria?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Globalization, Machine Learning, Development, Social Capital, Gender Equality, Sustainability and Sustainable 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. Machine Learning54▲ 1.96×59 topics
  2. Education46▲ 3.2×31 topics
  3. Globalization45▲ 2.7×43 topics
  4. Sustainability40▲ 1.98×45 topics
  5. Sustainable Development34▲ 2.6×39 topics
  6. Environmental Impact30▲ 2.1×31 topics
  7. Social Capital28▲ 6.3×11 topics
  8. Economic Growth28▲ 3.9×20 topics
  9. Online Learning27▲ 3.9×8 topics
  10. Social Media27▲ 2.2×21 topics
  11. Development26▲ 9.0×10 topics
  12. COVID-1926▲ 2.2×20 topics
  13. Gender Equality24▲ 11×6 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence24▲ 2.1×25 topics
  15. E-Learning23▲ 2.7×12 topics
  16. Information Technology22▲ 5.4×13 topics
  17. Curriculum Development20▲ 3.4×5 topics
  18. Nigeria19▲ 128×3 topics
  19. Risk Management19▲ 4.7×12 topics
  20. Quality Assurance18▲ 13×5 topics
  21. Security18▲ 3.3×19 topics
  22. Digital Transformation18▲ 4.1×10 topics
  23. Governance18▲ 6.5×5 topics
  24. ICT17▲ 16×4 topics
  25. Student Satisfaction17▲ 11×2 topics
  26. Instructional Design16▲ 24×3 topics
  27. Technology Integration15▲ 5.8×11 topics
  28. Teacher Education15▲ 14×5 topics
  29. Institutional Quality15▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Inequality14▲ 7.3×3 topics
  31. Youth Unemployment14▲ 176×1 topic
  32. Poverty Reduction14▲ 12×5 topics
  33. Knowledge Economy13▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Mobile Phones13▲ 35×2 topics
  35. Inclusive Development13▲ 37×1 topic
  36. financial access13▲ 40×1 topic
  37. Blended Learning13▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Distance Education12▲ 7.2×2 topics
  39. Community of Inquiry12▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Social Presence12▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does National Open University of Nigeria publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: African Education and Politics, Economic Growth and Development, Online and Blended Learning and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence.

African Education and Po…14African Education and Politics: 14 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…13Economic Growth and Development: 13 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…12Online and Blended Learning: 12 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterror…10Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 10 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 9 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 9 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…8Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 8 fractional worksReligion and Sociopoliti…8Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria: 8 fractional worksAfrican cultural and phi…7African cultural and philosophical studies: 7 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…6Online Learning and Analytics: 6 fractional works
EducationInformation SystemsSociology and Political ScienceAccounting4 others

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

  1. 1 African Education and Politics Education 14 works
  2. 2 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 13 works
  3. 3 Online and Blended Learning Education 12 works
  4. 4 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  5. 5 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 9 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 9 works
  7. 7 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 8 works
  8. 8 Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria General Social Sciences 8 works
  9. 9 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 7 works
  10. 10 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 6 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 available76.8%not open23.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.9%domestic only85.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Open University of Nigeria's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 142% 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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