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Novena University

In research, Novena University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,537 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,250
of 22,385 · #21,228 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#114
of 183
Research works
339
▲ 46% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1k
3.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
88%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Novena University

What is Novena University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #8,537 of 9,585 3.8%66 #13077

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Novena 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Novena University work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research at Novena University is in Social Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Medicine (18%), Business, Management and Accounting (9%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 75 fractional works · 40.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 38 fractional works · 21.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 13 fractional works · 7.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 12 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 16 fractional works · 8.6% of its workAccounting: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 14 fractional works · 7.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 9 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 47 fractional works · 25.7% of its workMedicine: 32 fractional works · 17.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 5.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 3.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 45 fractional works · 24.4% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 6.2% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 5.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 5.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 9.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKNovena University183fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences41%

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 Sciences3821.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting168.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance147.7%
    4. Psychology31.7%
    5. Decision Sciences21.0%
    6. Arts and Humanities20.9%
    1. Medicine3217.7%
    2. Health Professions115.8%
    3. Nursing42.1%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Computer Science116.2%
    2. Environmental Science115.8%
    3. Engineering95.1%
    4. Mathematics42.1%
    5. Materials Science31.6%
    6. Energy31.4%
    7. Chemistry21.0%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.8%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences73.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology42.0%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics31.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology21.0%
    5. Neuroscience10.3%
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: 0.82× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.39× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.30× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.57× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.16× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.80× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.19× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.92× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 4.26× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.68× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.60× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5.39×4 works
  2. Nursing4.26×4 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.60×14 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting2.68×16 works
  5. Health Professions2.19×11 works
  6. Mathematics1.80×4 works
  7. Social Sciences1.66×38 works
  8. Energy1.57×3 works
  9. Chemical Engineering1.30×1 works
  10. Environmental Science1.16×11 works
  11. Decision Sciences1.01×2 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.99×2 works
  13. Medicine0.92×32 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.82×7 works
  15. Computer Science0.79×11 works
  16. Veterinary0.67×0 works
  17. Chemistry0.62×2 works
  18. Psychology0.55×3 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.48×1 works
  20. Materials Science0.47×3 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.37×4 works
  22. Engineering0.34×9 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.30×2 works
  24. Neuroscience0.20×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Novena University?

Ranked on the quality score, Ogujiofor Magnus Nkemjika, Chukwunalu Okolie Ossai and Kester Awharentomah Digban lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Novena University.

  1. 1 Ogujiofor Magnus Nkemjika Nigeria · #4,484,539 worldwide 24 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Chukwunalu Okolie Ossai Nigeria · #4,510,993 worldwide 22 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Kester Awharentomah Digban Nigeria · #4,592,793 worldwide 437 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Christian Chima Chukwu Nigeria · #4,763,519 worldwide 28 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Kelly Bryan Ovie Ejumudo Nigeria · #4,784,470 worldwide 110 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Adjene Josiah Obaghwarhievwo Nigeria · #4,947,783 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Joseph Onyedenyifa Odoko Nigeria · #5,002,818 worldwide 45 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 John E. Moyegbone Nigeria · #5,430,668 worldwide 59 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Emmanuel Agbonomhen Agege Nigeria · #5,557,210 worldwide 78 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Otovwe Agofure Nigeria · #5,599,025 worldwide 183 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at Novena University

What are the most cited papers from Novena University?

The most cited paper from Novena University is "Current Trends of Immunization in Nigeria: Prospect and Challenges" (Endurance Anthony Ophori, Musa Yakubu Tula, Azuka V. Azih et al., 2014), with 221 citations. Next come "Prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors among a Nigerian adult population: relationship with income level and accessibility to CVD risks screening" (86) and "Knowledge, attitude and practices of women towards breast cancer in Benin City, Nigeria" (70).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Current Trends of Immunization in Nigeria: Prospect and Challenges Endurance Anthony Ophori, Musa Yakubu Tula, Azuka V. Azih et al. · Tropical Medicine and Health Open access 2014 221
2 Prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors among a Nigerian adult population: relationship with income level and accessibility to CVD risks screening Victor Maduabuchi Oguoma, Ezekiel Uba Nwose, Timothy Charles Skinner et al. · BMC Public Health Open access 17 Apr 2015 86
3 Knowledge, attitude and practices of women towards breast cancer in Benin City, Nigeria Samuel Onyinyechukwu Azubuike, SO Okwuokei · Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research Open access 2013 70
4 Prevalence of cardio-metabolic syndrome in Nigeria: a systematic review Victor Maduabuchi Oguoma, Ezekiel Uba Nwose, Ross Stuart Richards · Public Health Review 28 Feb 2015 69
5 Cardiovascular disease risk factors in a Nigerian population with impaired fasting blood glucose level and diabetes mellitus Victor Maduabuchi Oguoma, Ezekiel Uba Nwose, Ifeoma Ulasi et al. · BMC Public Health Open access 6 Jan 2017 48
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Novena University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, International Relations, Ethics, Fiscal Policy, Security, Diabetes, Policy and Analysis.

▲ 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. Economic Growth12▲ 7.7×18 topics
  2. Epidemiology10▲ 1.44×24 topics
  3. Globalization8▲ 2.4×16 topics
  4. International Relations8▲ 17×4 topics
  5. Ethics8▲ 8.1×4 topics
  6. Security8▲ 6.2×7 topics
  7. Fiscal Policy7▲ 19×5 topics
  8. Diabetes7▲ 7.3×8 topics
  9. Corporate Governance7▲ 4.9×8 topics
  10. Policy6▲ 16×3 topics
  11. Analysis6▲ 37×1 topic
  12. Intelligence6▲ 79×1 topic
  13. COVID-196▲ 2.4×11 topics
  14. Antioxidant6▲ 4.5×22 topics
  15. Terrorism5▲ 59×2 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 3.3×10 topics
  17. Risk Management5▲ 5.6×5 topics
  18. Health Education5▲ 5.8×4 topics
  19. Chronic Disease4▲ 14×4 topics
  20. Political Economy4▲ 9.4×7 topics
  21. Primary Care4▲ 6.5×3 topics
  22. Health Effects4▲ 3.9×8 topics
  23. Community Health Workers4▲ 26×2 topics
  24. Counterterrorism4▲ 79×2 topics
  25. Extremism4▲ 84×1 topic
  26. Radicalization4▲ 84×1 topic
  27. Islamic Banking4▲ 5.8×2 topics
  28. Nigeria4▲ 96×3 topics
  29. Regional Development4▲ 6.0×3 topics
  30. Corruption4▲ 13×6 topics
  31. Drug Trafficking4▲ 35×2 topics
  32. Law Enforcement4▲ 34×2 topics
  33. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 7.7×3 topics
  34. Global Financial Crisis4▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Ethical Identity3▲ 16×1 topic
  36. Finance3▲ 10×1 topic
  37. Glycemic Control3▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Maternal Mortality3▲ 7.6×2 topics
  39. Maternal and Child Undernutrition3▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Water Sanitation Hygiene3▲ 20×1 topic

Which research topics does Novena University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Intelligence, Security, War Strategy, Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies and Child Nutrition and Water Access.

Intelligence, Security, War Strategy: 6 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 4 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 3 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 3 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Education: 3 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 3 fractional worksCybercrime and Law Enfor…3Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies: 3 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 2 fractional worksOil, Gas, and Environmen…2Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceAccountingNutrition and Dietetics6 others

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

  1. 1 Intelligence, Security, War Strategy Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  2. 2 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 3 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 3 works
  5. 5 Diabetes Management and Education Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  6. 6 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  7. 7 Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies Information Systems 3 works
  8. 8 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 2 works
  10. 10 Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 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 available87.9%not open12.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.8%domestic only76.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Novena University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 46% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting20052010201520202025
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Novena University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00064% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Novena University0.00076% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Novena University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Novena University5.2% in 2025

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 5.5% in 2024.

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