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Nnamdi Azikiwe University

In research, Nnamdi Azikiwe University stands highest in Social Sciences (#851 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,434 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#2,350 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pharmacology, Pollution and Accounting — Pharmacology is 4.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,034
of 28,054 · #6,474 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#11
of 191
Research works
10k
▲ 104% vs 2013–17
Citations
58k
5.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
79%
world 28%

What is Nnamdi Azikiwe University 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
Social SciencesField #851 of 6,365 9.6%500 #1163
Social SciencesDomain #1,434 of 10,521 9.6%1,206 #2036
Physical SciencesDomain #2,350 of 12,888 11.6%1,104 #5937
Environmental ScienceField #965 of 3,551 11.9%301 #1862
EngineeringField #2,836 of 6,636 9.9%331 #5798
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,503 of 3,409 3.7%354 #1634
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #801 of 1,775 14.4%202 #1568
Health SciencesDomain #5,588 of 11,982 4.0%715 #5896
Life SciencesDomain #3,658 of 7,800 4.1%540 #5317
EducationSubfield #996 of 1,892 11.6%189 #1404

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nnamdi Azikiwe University 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#1,163 #851
  2. Social Sciences#2,036 #1,434
  3. Physical Sciences#5,937 #2,350
  4. Environmental Science#1,862 #965
  5. Engineering#5,798 #2,836
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,634 #1,503
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,568 #801
  8. Health Sciences#5,896 #5,588
  9. Life Sciences#5,317 #3,658
  10. Education#1,404 #996
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Nnamdi Azikiwe University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pharmacology takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PharmacologySubfield · 27.8 works4.2×
  2. PollutionSubfield · 56.7 works4.0×
  3. AccountingSubfield · 87.3 works4.0×
  4. Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 72.3 works3.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 2.09× its world share, 354 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 107 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.81× its world share, 29 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.87× its world share, 36 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.88× its world share, 49 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 166 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 36 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.14× its world share, 37 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 331 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.70× its world share, 301 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.01× its world share, 125 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.10× its world share, 46 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.17× its world share, 110 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.81× its world share, 552 worksMedicineNursing: 2.53× its world share, 44 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.62× its world share, 63 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.29× its world share, 263 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.85× its world share, 64 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.64× its world share, 202 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 113 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 500 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nnamdi Azikiwe University?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard Uwakwe, Joshua O. Ighalo and Kingsley O. Iwuozor lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nnamdi Azikiwe University.

  1. 1 Richard Uwakwe Nigeria · #104,727 worldwide 403 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Joshua O. Ighalo Nigeria · #110,709 worldwide 339 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Kingsley O. Iwuozor Nigeria · #161,601 worldwide 325 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Christopher Igwe Idumah Nigeria · #255,318 worldwide 254 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Chinenye Adaobi Igwegbe Nigeria · #380,486 worldwide 206 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Joseph Ifeanyichukwu Ikechebelu Nigeria · #458,719 worldwide 48 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 C. L. E. Moore Nigeria · #515,762 worldwide 50 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Joseph Tagbo Nwabanne Nigeria · #537,968 worldwide 126 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Ebuka Chizitere Emenike Nigeria · #540,397 worldwide 174 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Chijioke Elijah Onu Nigeria · #638,078 worldwide 139 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Which keywords describe research at Nnamdi Azikiwe University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Environmental Impact, Education, Sustainable Development, Fiscal Policy, Development, Antioxidant and Risk Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology153◆ 1.09×102 topics
  2. Environmental Impact144▲ 2.4×53 topics
  3. Education140▲ 2.3×50 topics
  4. Sustainability128▲ 1.47×78 topics
  5. Sustainable Development128▲ 2.3×56 topics
  6. Economic Growth115▲ 3.8×26 topics
  7. Globalization107▲ 1.53×63 topics
  8. Antioxidant85▲ 3.5×46 topics
  9. Antioxidant Activity79▲ 3.5×28 topics
  10. Corporate Governance76▲ 2.9×21 topics
  11. Risk Management75▲ 4.4×15 topics
  12. Development69▲ 5.5×14 topics
  13. Medicinal Plants67▲ 4.7×19 topics
  14. Fiscal Policy67▲ 8.7×6 topics
  15. Toxicity64▲ 4.1×18 topics
  16. Curriculum Development63▲ 2.5×10 topics
  17. Gender Equality60▲ 6.1×9 topics
  18. Antioxidants58▲ 3.6×17 topics
  19. Information Technology55▲ 3.2×14 topics
  20. Nigeria54▲ 86×3 topics
  21. Teacher Education52▲ 12×6 topics
  22. Bioactive Compounds51▲ 5.6×13 topics
  23. Heavy Metals51▲ 6.0×8 topics
  24. Governance50▲ 4.2×8 topics
  25. Infrastructure47▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Institutional Quality47▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Taxation47▲ 15×3 topics
  28. Income Tax46▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Quality Assurance45▲ 7.4×7 topics
  30. Inequality44▲ 5.5×7 topics
  31. Government Expenditure44▲ 21×1 topic
  32. Public Investment44▲ 21×1 topic
  33. Phytochemicals42▲ 11×8 topics
  34. ICT42▲ 9.0×5 topics
  35. Youth Unemployment41▲ 124×1 topic
  36. Inclusive Development38▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Knowledge Economy37▲ 9.8×3 topics
  38. Mobile Phones37▲ 23×2 topics
  39. financial access37▲ 27×1 topic
  40. gender inclusion37▲ 27×1 topic

Which research topics does Nnamdi Azikiwe University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, African Education and Politics, Economic Growth and Development and Islamic Finance and Banking Studies.

Fiscal Policy and Econom…44Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 44 fractional worksAfrican Education and Po…41African Education and Politics: 41 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…37Economic Growth and Development: 37 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…33Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 33 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 26 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 24 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorpti…22Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 22 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…21Online and Blended Learning: 21 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Age…20Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 20 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Resea…19Diverse Scientific Research Studies: 19 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsEducationInformation SystemsAccounting4 others

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

  1. 1 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 44 works
  2. 2 African Education and Politics Education 41 works
  3. 3 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 37 works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 33 works
  5. 5 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 26 works
  6. 6 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 24 works
  7. 7 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 22 works
  8. 8 Online and Blended Learning Education 21 works
  9. 9 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 20 works
  10. 10 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 19 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 available78.7%not open21.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nnamdi Azikiwe University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 104% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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