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Obafemi Awolowo University

In research, Obafemi Awolowo University stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#275 of 3,409 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,915 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,564 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Animal Science and Zoology, Urban Studies and Agronomy and Crop Science — Animal Science and Zoology is 4.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,956
of 28,054 · #4,781 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#9
of 191
Research works
15k
▲ 45% vs 2013–17
Citations
165k
11.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Obafemi Awolowo 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #275 of 3,409 12.4%309 #572
Social SciencesDomain #1,915 of 10,521 20.5%911 #1876
Health SciencesDomain #2,564 of 11,982 11.6%580 #3065
Life SciencesDomain #1,844 of 7,800 11.0%464 #3425
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #435 of 1,775 37.3%172 #875
Physical SciencesDomain #3,344 of 12,888 10.7%733 #4681
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #366 of 1,272 39.9%134 #801
Social SciencesField #2,012 of 6,365 16.4%432 #1354
Environmental ScienceField #1,576 of 3,551 11.4%199 #1966
MedicineField #4,669 of 10,443 10.9%394 #5320

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Obafemi Awolowo 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#572 #275
  2. Social Sciences#1,876 #1,915
  3. Health Sciences#3,065 #2,564
  4. Life Sciences#3,425 #1,844
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#875 #435
  6. Physical Sciences#4,681 #3,344
  7. Economics and Econometrics#801 #366
  8. Social Sciences#1,354 #2,012
  9. Environmental Science#1,966 #1,576
  10. Medicine#5,320 #4,669
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 Obafemi Awolowo University specialise in?

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

  1. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 25.0 works4.2×
  2. Urban StudiesSubfield · 28.2 works3.8×
  3. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 23.1 works3.6×
← 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: 2.42× its world share, 310 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 100 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.75× its world share, 20 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.92× its world share, 18 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.93× its world share, 39 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 123 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 29 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.03× its world share, 25 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.58× its world share, 234 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.49× its world share, 199 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 40 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.87× its world share, 28 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.78× its world share, 23 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.64× its world share, 116 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.76× its world share, 394 worksMedicineNursing: 3.28× its world share, 43 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.80× its world share, 62 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.36× its world share, 117 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 34 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.99× its world share, 172 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.15× its world share, 94 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 432 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Obafemi Awolowo University?

Ranked on the composite score, Morẹ́nikẹ́ Oluwátóyìn Foláyan, Rufus Adesoji Adedoyin and Eyitope Ogunbodede lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Obafemi Awolowo University.

  1. 1 Morẹ́nikẹ́ Oluwátóyìn Foláyan Nigeria · #5,424 worldwide 886 citations · 74 works
  2. 2 Rufus Adesoji Adedoyin Nigeria · #21,774 worldwide 1.2k citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Eyitope Ogunbodede Nigeria · #139,861 worldwide 164 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Lukman O. Olasunkanmi Nigeria · #157,520 worldwide 303 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 A. R. K. Adesunkanmi Nigeria · #223,732 worldwide 113 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Adewale Adisa Nigeria · #224,867 worldwide 99 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Kehinde A. Taiwo Nigeria · #312,459 worldwide 93 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Morenikeji Komolafe Nigeria · #338,776 worldwide 89 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Matthew O. Ilori Nigeria · #363,423 worldwide 126 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Funmilola Wuraola Nigeria · #381,812 worldwide 70 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Obafemi Awolowo University

Which keywords describe research at Obafemi Awolowo University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Fiscal Policy, Sustainability, Urbanization, Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Genetic Diversity and Poverty Reduction.

▲ 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. Epidemiology109◆ 1.02×115 topics
  2. Sustainability108▲ 1.65×74 topics
  3. Economic Growth98▲ 4.3×22 topics
  4. Climate Change98▲ 1.35×78 topics
  5. Globalization82▲ 1.56×63 topics
  6. Environmental Impact80▲ 1.75×50 topics
  7. Sustainable Development79▲ 1.84×46 topics
  8. Education78▲ 1.69×41 topics
  9. Mental Health70▲ 1.78×33 topics
  10. Renewable Energy66▲ 1.72×37 topics
  11. Fiscal Policy51▲ 8.8×5 topics
  12. Genetic Diversity50▲ 4.2×20 topics
  13. Urbanization50▲ 4.5×7 topics
  14. Risk Management48▲ 3.7×12 topics
  15. Social Capital47▲ 3.3×16 topics
  16. Governance45▲ 5.0×12 topics
  17. Sustainable Agriculture43▲ 5.0×13 topics
  18. Development40▲ 4.2×17 topics
  19. Social Networks39▲ 5.4×9 topics
  20. Gender Equality39▲ 5.2×10 topics
  21. Rural Development38▲ 4.1×16 topics
  22. Smallholder Farmers38▲ 6.4×5 topics
  23. Poverty Reduction37▲ 10×5 topics
  24. Institutional Quality36▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Maternal Mortality35▲ 5.9×5 topics
  26. Poverty Alleviation34▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Community Health Workers32▲ 14×2 topics
  28. ICT32▲ 9.0×3 topics
  29. Land Tenure31▲ 27×2 topics
  30. Income Tax30▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Health Inequalities30▲ 9.3×4 topics
  32. Infrastructure30▲ 8.9×5 topics
  33. Socio-economic Factors29▲ 9.9×2 topics
  34. Child Mortality29▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Health Systems29▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Gender Inequality28▲ 7.5×6 topics
  37. Transport Infrastructure28▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Taxation28▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Government Expenditure27▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Public Investment27▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Obafemi Awolowo University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Maternal and Child Health, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Economic Growth and Development and Urban and Rural Development Challenges.

Global Maternal and Chil…29Global Maternal and Child Health: 29 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…27Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 27 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…26Economic Growth and Development: 26 fractional worksUrban and Rural Developm…25Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 25 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 18 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 17 fractional worksAfrican Education and Po…16African Education and Politics: 16 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …15Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 15 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Eco…14Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 14 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…14Health and Well-being Studies: 14 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEconomics and EconometricsInformation SystemsUrban Studies5 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 29 works
  2. 2 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 27 works
  3. 3 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 26 works
  4. 4 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 25 works
  5. 5 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 18 works
  6. 6 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 17 works
  7. 7 African Education and Politics Education 16 works
  8. 8 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 15 works
  9. 9 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 14 works
  10. 10 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 14 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 available52.3%not open47.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.4%domestic only85.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Obafemi Awolowo University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% 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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