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National Universities Commission

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,592
of 28,054 · #37,927 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#165
of 191
Research works
186
▲ 73% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.2k
6.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

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: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.26× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.28× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.84× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.57× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.88× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.14× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.54× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.98× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at National Universities Commission?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Corporate Governance, Machine Learning, Healthcare, Renewable Energy, Supply Chain Management, Risk 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 2022–2025 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. Globalization6▲ 3.9×8 topics
  2. Machine Learning6▲ 2.2×26 topics
  3. Deep Learning5▲ 1.63×18 topics
  4. Sustainability4▲ 2.1×18 topics
  5. Renewable Energy4▲ 3.4×17 topics
  6. Corporate Governance4▲ 6.4×7 topics
  7. Healthcare4▲ 4.0×8 topics
  8. Neural Networks4▲ 2.8×8 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management3▲ 4.3×8 topics
  10. Sustainable Development3▲ 2.4×9 topics
  11. Risk Management3▲ 6.6×4 topics
  12. COVID-192▲ 2.2×11 topics
  13. Economic Growth2▲ 3.5×4 topics
  14. Human Rights2▲ 2.6×6 topics
  15. Consumer Behavior2▲ 4.1×4 topics
  16. Corruption2▲ 16×3 topics
  17. Curriculum Development2▲ 3.4×2 topics
  18. Radicalization2▲ 86×1 topic
  19. Terrorism2▲ 50×1 topic
  20. Digital Divide2▲ 8.3×4 topics
  21. Environmental Management2▲ 5.6×2 topics
  22. Financial Stability2▲ 11×2 topics
  23. Fiscal Policy2▲ 10×3 topics
  24. Islamic Education2▲ 6.3×2 topics
  25. Regulation2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  26. Social Capital2▲ 4.0×3 topics
  27. Urban Development2▲ 6.1×3 topics
  28. Finance2▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Image Processing2▲ 4.7×3 topics
  30. Drug Trafficking2▲ 32×2 topics
  31. Environmental Innovation2▲ 21×1 topic
  32. Ethical Identity2▲ 14×1 topic
  33. Green Consumption2▲ 21×1 topic
  34. Infrastructure2▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Violence2▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Gender Equality1▲ 6.4×3 topics
  37. ICT1▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Income Tax1▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Religious Studies1▲ 61×1 topic
  40. Ritual1▲ 55×1 topic

Which research topics does National Universities Commission publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Environmental Sustainability in Business and Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria.

Terrorism, Counterterror…2Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…2Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…2Environmental Sustainability in Business: 2 fractional worksReligion and Sociopoliti…1Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria: 1 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 1 fractional worksCrime, Illicit Activities, and Governance: 1 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Inter…1Crime Patterns and Interventions: 1 fractional worksEducation and Islamic St…1Education and Islamic Studies: 1 fractional worksAfrican Education and Po…1African Education and Politics: 1 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Radi…1Islamic Studies and Radicalism: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAccountingMarketingGeneral 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 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 works
  3. 3 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 2 works
  4. 4 Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria General Social Sciences 1 works
  5. 5 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Education and Islamic Studies Education 1 works
  9. 9 African Education and Politics 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Universities Commission's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 73% higher than in 2013–2017.

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