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National Universities Commission

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,255
of 22,385 · #24,936 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#153
of 183
Research works
186
▲ 136% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.2k
6.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
67%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%
National Universities Commission

Which fields of science does National Universities Commission work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research at National Universities Commission is in Social Sciences, 37% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Engineering (12%), Computer Science (10%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 44 fractional works · 48.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 24.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 9 fractional works · 10.3% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 10.3% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 34 fractional works · 37.0% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 12.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 10.4% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 11.6% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 7.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKNationalUniversities…92fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences37%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences48%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2324.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting910.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance55.3%
    4. Decision Sciences43.9%
    5. Psychology22.3%
    6. Arts and Humanities21.9%
    1. Engineering1112.4%
    2. Computer Science1010.4%
    3. Environmental Science55.0%
    4. Energy33.6%
    5. Physics and Astronomy11.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.3%
    7. Mathematics11.2%
    8. Materials Science10.8%
    9. Chemistry10.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Medicine77.5%
    2. Health Professions43.9%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.8%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.5%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    5. Neuroscience00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.45× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.34× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.96× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.83× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.01× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.48× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.19× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.08× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.48× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences4.08×4 works
  2. Energy3.96×3 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting3.19×9 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.48×5 works
  5. Social Sciences1.95×23 works
  6. Health Professions1.48×4 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.45×0 works
  8. Computer Science1.34×10 works
  9. Mathematics1.03×1 works
  10. Environmental Science1.01×5 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.85×1 works
  12. Engineering0.83×11 works
  13. Psychology0.77×2 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.66×2 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.65×1 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.52×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.39×2 works
  18. Chemistry0.39×1 works
  19. Medicine0.39×7 works
  20. Nursing0.27×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.23×1 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.16×0 works
  23. Dentistry0.09×0 works
  24. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.06×0 works
  25. Neuroscience0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at National Universities Commission?

Ranked on the quality score, Lawrence Anebi Enyejo and Igba Emmanuel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Universities Commission.

  1. 1 Lawrence Anebi Enyejo Nigeria · #232,953 worldwide 499 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Igba Emmanuel Nigeria · #297,753 worldwide 218 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at National Universities Commission

What are the most cited papers from National Universities Commission?

The most cited paper from National Universities Commission is "Methods for image denoising using convolutional neural network: a review" (Ademola Enitan Ilesanmi, Taiwo O. Ilesanmi, 2021), with 392 citations. Next come "Urinary schistosomiasis among preschool children in a rural community near Abeokuta, Nigeria" (128) and "A review of solar water heating systems" (103).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Methods for image denoising using convolutional neural network: a review Ademola Enitan Ilesanmi, Taiwo O. Ilesanmi · Complex & Intelligent Systems Open access 10 Jun 2021 392
2 Urinary schistosomiasis among preschool children in a rural community near Abeokuta, Nigeria Uwem Friday Ekpo, Akintunde Laja-Deile, Akinola Stephen Oluwole et al. · Parasites & Vectors Open access 2010 128
3 A review of solar water heating systems Nnamdi V. Ogueke, Emmanuel Enyioma Anyanwu, Onyemaechi Valentine Ekechukwu · Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Jul 2009 103
4 Tomato Value Chain in Nigeria: Issues, Challenges and Strategies Charity Udodirim Ugonna, Moyosore Jolaoso, Azikiwe Peter Onwualu · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports Open access 10 Jan 2015 88
5 Effect of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) experiences on customer engagement and purchase behavior in retail stores Joy Onma Enyejo, Omotoyosi Qazeem Obani, Olusegun Afolabi et al. · Magna Scientia Advanced Research and Reviews Open access 28 Jul 2024 81
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Which keywords describe research at National Universities Commission?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Corporate Governance, Machine Learning, Renewable Energy, Healthcare, Corruption, Supply Chain Management and Sustainability.

▲ 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-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
  1. Machine Learning7▲ 2.2×29 topics
  2. Globalization7▲ 3.6×9 topics
  3. Deep Learning5▲ 1.56×18 topics
  4. Renewable Energy5▲ 3.5×17 topics
  5. Sustainability5▲ 2.1×19 topics
  6. Corporate Governance4▲ 6.1×9 topics
  7. Neural Networks4▲ 2.8×9 topics
  8. Healthcare4▲ 3.7×8 topics
  9. Sustainable Development3▲ 2.4×10 topics
  10. Supply Chain Management3▲ 4.1×8 topics
  11. Education3▲ 1.95×8 topics
  12. Social Media3▲ 2.4×8 topics
  13. Economic Growth3▲ 3.6×4 topics
  14. Risk Management3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  15. Corruption2▲ 17×4 topics
  16. Big Data2▲ 2.7×8 topics
  17. Consumer Behavior2▲ 3.7×4 topics
  18. Regulation2▲ 4.4×6 topics
  19. Social Capital2▲ 4.4×5 topics
  20. Image Processing2▲ 4.8×4 topics
  21. Radicalization2▲ 82×1 topic
  22. Terrorism2▲ 46×1 topic
  23. Digital Divide2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  24. Environmental Management2▲ 4.9×2 topics
  25. Financial Stability2▲ 9.9×2 topics
  26. Fiscal Policy2▲ 9.5×3 topics
  27. Islamic Education2▲ 6.0×2 topics
  28. Urban Development2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  29. Drug Trafficking2▲ 33×2 topics
  30. Finance2▲ 10×2 topics
  31. Law Enforcement2▲ 33×2 topics
  32. Gender Equality2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  33. Global Financial Crisis2▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Governance2▲ 5.5×2 topics
  35. ICT2▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Violence2▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Environmental Innovation2▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Ethical Identity2▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Green Consumption2▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Infrastructure2▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does National Universities Commission publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence, Environmental Sustainability in Business, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies and Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria.

Terrorism, Counterterror…2Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…2Environmental Sustainability in Business: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional worksReligion and Sociopoliti…1Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria: 1 fractional worksCrime, Illicit Activitie…1Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance: 1 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 1 fractional worksAfrican Education and Politics: 1 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Inter…1Crime Patterns and Interventions: 1 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 1 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Radicalism: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceMarketingAccountingGeneral Social Sciences2 others

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

  1. 1 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 2 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 works
  4. 4 Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria General Social Sciences 1 works
  5. 5 Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 African Education and Politics Education 1 works
  8. 8 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Education and Islamic Studies Education 1 works
  10. 10 Islamic Studies and Radicalism Sociology and Political Science 1 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 available66.6%not open33.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.9%domestic only71.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National Universities Commission's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 136% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is National Universities Commission as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00038% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%National Universities Commission0.00043% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of National Universities Commission over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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