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Obong University

In research, Obong University stands highest in Social Sciences (#13,044 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,686
of 28,054 · #35,455 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#181
of 191
Research works
289
▲ 430% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4k
4.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is Obong University 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 #13,044 of 16,945 14.7%132

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Obong 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: 2.31× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.40× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.01× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.20× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.22× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.70× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.40× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.00× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Obong University?

Ranked on the composite score, Uwem Okon Edet lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Obong University.

  1. 1 Uwem Okon Edet Nigeria · #985,650 worldwide 24 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Obong University

Which keywords describe research at Obong University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Globalization, Fiscal Policy, Environmental Impact, Quality Assurance, Governance, Instructional Design and Labor Market.

▲ 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. Economic Growth9▲ 8.6×13 topics
  2. Globalization7▲ 3.2×17 topics
  3. Environmental Impact6▲ 3.0×18 topics
  4. Sustainability5▲ 1.72×21 topics
  5. Fiscal Policy4▲ 17×4 topics
  6. Education4▲ 2.1×8 topics
  7. Renewable Energy4▲ 2.5×15 topics
  8. Economic Development4▲ 3.7×11 topics
  9. Online Learning4▲ 3.6×3 topics
  10. Quality Assurance3▲ 17×3 topics
  11. Social Capital3▲ 5.4×8 topics
  12. Governance3▲ 8.0×3 topics
  13. Instructional Design3▲ 32×2 topics
  14. Labor Market3▲ 8.4×5 topics
  15. Health Effects3▲ 4.0×11 topics
  16. Poverty Reduction3▲ 18×4 topics
  17. Financial Development3▲ 15×2 topics
  18. Panel Data Analysis3▲ 14×2 topics
  19. Inequality3▲ 9.9×4 topics
  20. Monetary Policy3▲ 9.2×4 topics
  21. Food Supply Chain2▲ 17×2 topics
  22. ICT2▲ 16×3 topics
  23. Risk Management2▲ 4.3×4 topics
  24. Gender Equality2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  25. Income Tax2▲ 23×2 topics
  26. Institutional Quality2▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Social Networks2▲ 7.0×5 topics
  28. Structural Change2▲ 27×2 topics
  29. Environmental Ethics2▲ 30×3 topics
  30. Global Financial Crisis2▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Infrastructure2▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Business Cycles2▲ 43×1 topic
  33. Interest Rates2▲ 43×1 topic
  34. Mediatization2▲ 32×2 topics
  35. Principal Component Analysis2▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Corruption2▲ 10×4 topics
  37. Inclusive Development2▲ 38×2 topics
  38. Public Investment2▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Taxation2▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Agenda Setting2▲ 46×1 topic

Which research topics does Obong University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Media Studies and Communication and Economic Growth and Development.

Monetary Policy and Econ…2Monetary Policy and Economic Impact: 2 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…2Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksMedia Studies and Communication: 2 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…2Economic Growth and Development: 2 fractional worksOpen Education and E-Lea…2Open Education and E-Learning: 2 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…2Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 1 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 1 fractional works
General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceEconomics and EconometricsCommunicationInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works
  2. 2 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  3. 3 Media Studies and Communication Communication 2 works
  4. 4 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 2 works
  5. 5 Open Education and E-Learning Computer Science Applications 2 works
  6. 6 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 2 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 works
  9. 9 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  10. 10 Online and Blended Learning Education 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 available74.3%not open25.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.5%domestic only79.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Obong University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 430% 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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