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Novena University

In research, Novena University stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,306 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,734
of 28,054 · #37,985 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#173
of 191
Research works
339
▲ 375% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
3.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
88%
world 28%

What is Novena 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 SciencesDomain #10,306 of 10,521 5.9%66 #16420

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 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: 0.94× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.70× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.52× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.23× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.11× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.81× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.84× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 4.44× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.03× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.83× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 32 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Novena University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Economic Growth, International Relations, Security, Policy, Analysis, Intelligence and Fiscal Policy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 1.35×21 topics
  2. Economic Growth8▲ 6.2×13 topics
  3. Globalization8▲ 2.6×16 topics
  4. Ethics8▲ 9.9×4 topics
  5. International Relations7▲ 19×3 topics
  6. Security7▲ 6.9×4 topics
  7. Corporate Governance6▲ 5.6×7 topics
  8. Policy6▲ 19×3 topics
  9. Analysis6▲ 40×1 topic
  10. Intelligence6▲ 97×1 topic
  11. Fiscal Policy6▲ 18×4 topics
  12. Diabetes6▲ 7.1×8 topics
  13. Antioxidant5▲ 4.8×21 topics
  14. Terrorism5▲ 63×2 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 3.6×9 topics
  16. Risk Management4▲ 6.0×4 topics
  17. Counterterrorism4▲ 88×2 topics
  18. Extremism4▲ 93×1 topic
  19. Obesity4▲ 3.4×6 topics
  20. Radicalization4▲ 93×1 topic
  21. Islamic Banking4▲ 6.2×2 topics
  22. Health Effects4▲ 3.8×7 topics
  23. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 9.0×3 topics
  24. Global Financial Crisis4▲ 16×2 topics
  25. Ethical Identity3▲ 17×1 topic
  26. Finance3▲ 11×1 topic
  27. Regional Development3▲ 6.1×3 topics
  28. Drug Trafficking3▲ 37×2 topics
  29. Law Enforcement3▲ 37×2 topics
  30. Child Development3▲ 4.9×2 topics
  31. Community Health Workers3▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Infectious Diseases3▲ 6.1×3 topics
  33. Maternal and Child Undernutrition3▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Water Sanitation Hygiene3▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Political Economy3▲ 7.2×4 topics
  36. Anti-inflammatory3▲ 6.4×12 topics
  37. Chronic Disease3▲ 9.5×4 topics
  38. Corruption2▲ 10×5 topics
  39. Cybercrime2▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Dark Web2▲ 64×1 topic

Which research topics does Novena University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 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 Bank…3Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 3 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…3Child Nutrition and Water Access: 3 fractional worksCybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 2 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…2Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…2Global Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksEuropean Monetary and Fi…2European Monetary and Fiscal Policies: 2 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular…2Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 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 Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies Information Systems 2 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 2 works
  7. 7 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  9. 9 European Monetary and Fiscal Policies Finance 2 works
  10. 10 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Novena University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 375% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.