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National Space Research and Development Agency

In research, National Space Research and Development Agency stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,164 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,418
of 28,054 · #19,655 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#98
of 191
Research works
599
▲ 115% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.3k
7.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is National Space Research and Development Agency 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 #8,164 of 12,888 10.6%153 #11754

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Space Research and Development Agency 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: 1.24× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.91× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.50× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.25× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.84× its world share, 56 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.79× its world share, 38 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.43× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.75× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Space Research and Development Agency?

Ranked on the composite score, A. B. Rabiu and Daniel Okoh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Space Research and Development Agency.

  1. 1 A. B. Rabiu Nigeria · #1,039,409 worldwide 73 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Daniel Okoh Nigeria · #1,567,867 worldwide 10 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at National Space Research and Development Agency

Which keywords describe research at National Space Research and Development Agency?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Climate Change, GIS, Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Hydrological Modeling, Solar Wind and Machine Learning.

▲ 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. Remote Sensing22▲ 8.8×22 topics
  2. Climate Change17▲ 3.1×29 topics
  3. Sustainability13▲ 2.6×28 topics
  4. Machine Learning12▲ 1.76×35 topics
  5. Environmental Impact11▲ 3.1×29 topics
  6. Renewable Energy9▲ 3.0×15 topics
  7. GIS8▲ 58×4 topics
  8. Deep Learning8◆ 1.15×24 topics
  9. Sustainable Development7▲ 2.2×5 topics
  10. Hydrological Modeling7▲ 14×4 topics
  11. Solar Wind6▲ 32×2 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties5▲ 2.7×18 topics
  13. Decision Support System5▲ 14×2 topics
  14. Land Suitability5▲ 74×1 topic
  15. Multi-Criteria Analysis5▲ 46×1 topic
  16. Urbanization5▲ 5.5×4 topics
  17. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 5.9×6 topics
  18. Health Effects4▲ 3.6×8 topics
  19. Land Use Change4▲ 6.9×5 topics
  20. Satellite Imagery4▲ 16×4 topics
  21. Global Warming4▲ 4.8×5 topics
  22. Optimization4▲ 4.3×8 topics
  23. Disaster Management4▲ 13×2 topics
  24. Artificial Neural Networks4▲ 3.8×6 topics
  25. Flood Risk3▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Ionosphere3▲ 30×1 topic
  27. Magnetosphere3▲ 30×1 topic
  28. Flood Inundation Modeling3▲ 22×1 topic
  29. Surface Water Mapping3▲ 22×1 topic
  30. Forecasting3▲ 8.2×5 topics
  31. Smallholder Farmers3▲ 7.2×3 topics
  32. IoT Applications3▲ 40×2 topics
  33. LEO Satellite Constellation3▲ 48×1 topic
  34. Satellite Communications3▲ 48×1 topic
  35. Ionospheric Anomalies3▲ 35×1 topic
  36. Orbit Determination3▲ 32×2 topics
  37. Seismic Electromagnetics3▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Climate3▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Coronal Mass Ejections3▲ 34×1 topic
  40. Solar Dynamics Observatory3▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does National Space Research and Development Agency publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Soil and Land Suitability Analysis, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Flood Risk Assessment and Management and Satellite Communication Systems.

Soil and Land Suitabilit…5Soil and Land Suitability Analysis: 5 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosp…3Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 3 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 3 fractional worksSatellite Communication Systems: 3 fractional worksEarthquake Detection and Analysis: 3 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 3 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 2 fractional worksGroundwater and Watershe…2Groundwater and Watershed Analysis: 2 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 2 fractional worksSpaceflight effects on biology: 2 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawAstronomy and AstrophysicsGlobal and Planetary ChangeAerospace Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Soil and Land Suitability Analysis Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 5 works
  2. 2 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  3. 3 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  4. 4 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 3 works
  6. 6 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  7. 7 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 2 works
  8. 8 Groundwater and Watershed Analysis Environmental Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  10. 10 Spaceflight effects on biology Physiology 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 available62.7%not open37.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.3%domestic only69.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Space Research and Development Agency's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 115% 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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