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Niger State Polytechnic

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,627
of 22,385 · #24,797 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#156
of 183
Research works
177
▲ 57% vs 2018-21
Citations
641
3.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
88%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Niger State Polytechnic

Which fields of science does Niger State Polytechnic work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research at Niger State Polytechnic is in Social Sciences, 34% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (15%), Social Sciences (14%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (14%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 38 fractional works · 37.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 14.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 10 fractional works · 9.3% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 35 fractional works · 34.2% of its workEngineering: 15 fractional works · 14.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 4.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAcoustics and Ultrasonics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 18 fractional works · 17.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 14 fractional works · 13.8% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 10.4% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 6.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNiger StatePolytechnic103fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences37%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1514.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting109.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance65.8%
    4. Psychology32.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities32.7%
    6. Decision Sciences22.4%
    1. Engineering1514.8%
    2. Computer Science54.6%
    3. Environmental Science54.5%
    4. Materials Science54.4%
    5. Mathematics32.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.6%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.7%
    8. Energy10.7%
    9. Chemistry00.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1413.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology32.9%
    3. Neuroscience10.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    1. Medicine76.7%
    2. Health Professions22.4%
    3. Nursing11.2%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
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: 2.91× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.99× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.26× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.10× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 2.36× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.89× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.51× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.72× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.91×14 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.89×10 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.72×6 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.51×2 works
  5. Nursing2.36×1 works
  6. Mathematics2.10×2 works
  7. Materials Science1.26×4 works
  8. Social Sciences1.14×15 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.00×2 works
  10. Engineering0.99×15 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.94×3 works
  12. Psychology0.91×3 works
  13. Environmental Science0.90×5 works
  14. Health Professions0.90×2 works
  15. Energy0.72×1 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.69×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.60×5 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.54×3 works
  19. Neuroscience0.48×1 works
  20. Medicine0.35×7 works
  21. Dentistry0.34×0 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.33×1 works
  23. Chemistry0.30×0 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.20×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Niger State Polytechnic?

Ranked on the quality score, Phillips Edomwonyi Obasohan, Abubakar Idris and Amos Ndarubu Tsado lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Niger State Polytechnic.

  1. 1 Phillips Edomwonyi Obasohan Nigeria · #1,001,418 worldwide 410 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Abubakar Idris Nigeria · #4,770,065 worldwide 66 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Amos Ndarubu Tsado Nigeria · #5,080,891 worldwide 71 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Niger State Polytechnic

What are the most cited papers from Niger State Polytechnic?

The most cited paper from Niger State Polytechnic is "Risk Factors Associated with Malnutrition among Children Under-Five Years in Sub-Saharan African Countries: A Scoping Review" (Phillips Edomwonyi Obasohan, Stephen J. Walters, Richard Jacques et al., 2020), with 76 citations. Next come "Religion, Ethnicity and Contraceptive Use among Reproductive age Women in Nigeria" (74) and "Synthesis and characterization of sulfonated carbon catalysts derived from biomass waste and its evaluation in glycerol acetylation" (70).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Risk Factors Associated with Malnutrition among Children Under-Five Years in Sub-Saharan African Countries: A Scoping Review Phillips Edomwonyi Obasohan, Stephen J. Walters, Richard Jacques et al. · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Open access 26 Nov 2020 76
2 Religion, Ethnicity and Contraceptive Use among Reproductive age Women in Nigeria Phillips Edomwonyi Obasohan · International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS Open access 2014 74
3 Synthesis and characterization of sulfonated carbon catalysts derived from biomass waste and its evaluation in glycerol acetylation Usman Idris Nda-Umar, Irmawati Binti Ramli, Ernee Noryana Muhamad et al. · Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery 6 Jun 2020 70
4 Control of Basal Stem Rot Disease in Oil Palm by Supplementation of Calcium, Copper, and Salicylic Acid M. Shahul Hamid Rahamah Bivi, Adamu Saidu Paiko, Khairulmazmi Ahmad et al. · The Plant Pathology Journal Open access Oct 2016 66
5 The nests ofMacrotermes bellicosus (Smeathman) from Mokwa, Nigeria N. Mark Collins · Insectes Sociaux Sep 1979 57
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Niger State Polytechnic?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture, Globalization, Development, Risk Management, Poverty, Drought Tolerance and Climate Resilience.

▲ 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. Sustainability7▲ 2.7×22 topics
  2. Globalization5▲ 2.6×15 topics
  3. Climate Change4▲ 1.58×17 topics
  4. Machine Learning4▲ 1.21×15 topics
  5. Sustainable Development3▲ 2.1×12 topics
  6. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 10×8 topics
  7. Financial Performance3▲ 5.2×5 topics
  8. Risk Management3▲ 6.2×6 topics
  9. Corporate Governance3▲ 3.9×9 topics
  10. Development3▲ 7.6×6 topics
  11. Genetic Diversity3▲ 6.2×7 topics
  12. Poverty3▲ 28×4 topics
  13. Climate Resilience3▲ 42×2 topics
  14. Drought Tolerance3▲ 18×5 topics
  15. Urban Development2▲ 6.5×3 topics
  16. Applications2▲ 8.0×4 topics
  17. Facilities Management2▲ 26×2 topics
  18. Principal Component Analysis2▲ 15×2 topics
  19. Smallholder Farmers2▲ 9.5×3 topics
  20. Social Capital2▲ 3.8×6 topics
  21. Agricultural Sustainability2▲ 16×3 topics
  22. Housing Supply2▲ 52×1 topic
  23. Mortgage Credit Expansion2▲ 52×1 topic
  24. Gender Inequality2▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Multicollinearity2▲ 84×1 topic
  26. Nutritional Quality2▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Poverty Reduction2▲ 13×3 topics
  28. Regression Analysis2▲ 43×1 topic
  29. Risk Perception2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  30. Supply Chain2▲ 7.9×5 topics
  31. Cowpea2▲ 65×1 topic
  32. RFID Technology2▲ 8.9×2 topics
  33. Conditional Cash Transfers1▲ 39×1 topic
  34. Failure Analysis1▲ 15×3 topics
  35. School Subsidies1▲ 39×1 topic
  36. South Africa1▲ 50×2 topics
  37. Capital Structure1▲ 8.6×2 topics
  38. Corporate Finance1▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Financial Constraints1▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Profitability1▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Niger State Polytechnic publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Housing Market and Economics, Advanced Statistical Methods and Models, Agricultural pest management studies and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare.

Housing Market and Econo…2Housing Market and Economics: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Statistical Met…2Advanced Statistical Methods and Models: 2 fractional worksAgricultural pest manage…2Agricultural pest management studies: 2 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …1Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 1 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Impact and Responses: 1 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…1Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 1 fractional worksCarbon Nanotubes in Composites: 1 fractional worksClassical Studies and Philology: 1 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…1Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsStatistics and ProbabilityPlant ScienceSafety Research5 others

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

  1. 1 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  2. 2 Advanced Statistical Methods and Models Statistics and Probability 2 works
  3. 3 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 2 works
  4. 4 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 1 works
  5. 5 HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Carbon Nanotubes in Composites Materials Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Classical Studies and Philology Language and Linguistics 1 works
  10. 10 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 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 available87.6%not open12.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.0%domestic only82.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Niger State Polytechnic's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 57% 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 Niger State Polytechnic as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00029% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Niger State Polytechnic0.00050% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Niger State Polytechnic over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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