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Nigerian Institute of International Affairs

In research, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,752 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,569
of 28,054 · #27,732 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#164
of 191
Research works
199
▲ 81% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
5.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Nigerian Institute of International Affairs known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #8,752 of 16,945 19.0%151

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nigerian Institute of International Affairs 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: 1.58× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 2.26× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.20× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 7.59× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.95× its world share, 37 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Nigerian Institute of International Affairs?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Economic Growth, Human Rights, Economic Development, International Law, Global Governance, Governance and Genocide.

▲ 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. Globalization10▲ 6.7×14 topics
  2. Economic Growth8▲ 12×11 topics
  3. Human Rights7▲ 9.4×11 topics
  4. Economic Development7▲ 12×9 topics
  5. Climate Change6▲ 3.3×15 topics
  6. International Law6▲ 27×5 topics
  7. Sustainability6▲ 3.4×14 topics
  8. Global Governance6▲ 33×7 topics
  9. Governance5▲ 22×6 topics
  10. Genocide5▲ 122×2 topics
  11. Political Economy5▲ 26×7 topics
  12. Security Council5▲ 128×2 topics
  13. Sustainable Development5▲ 4.2×10 topics
  14. State Sovereignty5▲ 136×2 topics
  15. Development5▲ 19×6 topics
  16. Humanitarian Intervention5▲ 173×2 topics
  17. Responsibility to Protect5▲ 206×1 topic
  18. United Nations5▲ 206×1 topic
  19. International Cooperation4▲ 109×2 topics
  20. Poverty Reduction4▲ 37×5 topics
  21. Democracy3▲ 13×4 topics
  22. Innovation3▲ 3.9×2 topics
  23. International Trade3▲ 28×2 topics
  24. Conflict3▲ 23×3 topics
  25. Inequality3▲ 16×4 topics
  26. Smallholder Farmers3▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Social Inequality3▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Corruption3▲ 22×4 topics
  29. Indicators2▲ 202×1 topic
  30. Millennium Development Goals2▲ 202×1 topic
  31. Productivity2▲ 61×1 topic
  32. Trade Liberalization2▲ 69×1 topic
  33. China-Africa Relations2▲ 80×2 topics
  34. Fiscal Policy2▲ 15×4 topics
  35. Institutions2▲ 41×3 topics
  36. Regional Development2▲ 8.7×2 topics
  37. NGOs2▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Agroecology2▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Development Policies2▲ 80×1 topic
  40. Foreign Aid2▲ 80×1 topic

Which research topics does Nigerian Institute of International Affairs publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Peace and Security Dynamics, Global trade and economics, Human Rights and Development and International Development and Aid.

Global Peace and Securit…5Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 5 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 2 fractional worksHuman Rights and Develop…2Human Rights and Development: 2 fractional worksInternational Developmen…2International Development and Aid: 2 fractional worksGlobal Political and Social Dynamics: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 2 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…2Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksTransboundary Water Resource Management: 1 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 1 fractional worksPeacebuilding and International Security: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSociology and Political ScienceDevelopment2 others

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

  1. 1 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  2. 2 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works
  3. 3 Human Rights and Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 International Development and Aid Development 2 works
  5. 5 Global Political and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  7. 7 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Transboundary Water Resource Management Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  10. 10 Peacebuilding and International Security 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 available46.4%not open53.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nigerian Institute of International Affairs's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 81% 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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