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Obong University

In research, Obong University stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,369 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,071
of 22,385 · #25,113 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#152
of 183
Research works
289
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.4k
4.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.85×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
74%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Obong University

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 #10,369 of 14,833 7.1%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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Obong University work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Obong University is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%), Environmental Science (11%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 61 fractional works · 46.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 28 fractional works · 21.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 9 fractional works · 7.0% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11 fractional works · 8.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 5.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 10 fractional works · 7.6% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 5.2% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 34 fractional works · 26.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 15 fractional works · 11.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 7.7% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 21 fractional works · 16.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 11.3% of its workPlant Science: 8 fractional works · 5.8% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHorticulture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 13 fractional works · 10.4% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 6.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKObong University129fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences47%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2821.3%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance118.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting107.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities75.2%
    5. Psychology42.9%
    6. Decision Sciences21.7%
    1. Environmental Science1511.3%
    2. Computer Science107.7%
    3. Engineering32.6%
    4. Chemistry32.0%
    5. Energy11.0%
    6. Materials Science10.9%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.8%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1511.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology53.9%
    3. Neuroscience10.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Medicine96.9%
    2. Health Professions42.9%
    3. Nursing10.5%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
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: 2.38× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.27× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.99× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.26× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.10× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.81× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.35× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.81× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.81×11 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.38×15 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.35×10 works
  4. Environmental Science2.26×14 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.81×7 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.76×2 works
  7. Social Sciences1.68×28 works
  8. Chemistry1.27×3 works
  9. Energy1.13×1 works
  10. Nursing1.11×1 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.10×0 works
  12. Health Professions1.10×4 works
  13. Computer Science0.99×10 works
  14. Psychology0.95×4 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.74×5 works
  16. Veterinary0.57×0 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.49×1 works
  18. Medicine0.36×9 works
  19. Neuroscience0.34×1 works
  20. Materials Science0.25×1 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.18×0 works
  22. Engineering0.18×3 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.13×0 works
  24. Mathematics0.09×0 works
  25. Dentistry0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Obong University?

Ranked on the quality score, E. Balamurugan, Augustine Okon Jacob and U Ekanemesang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Obong University.

  1. 1 E. Balamurugan Nigeria · #3,712,878 worldwide 209 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Augustine Okon Jacob Nigeria · #3,972,594 worldwide 20 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 U Ekanemesang Nigeria · #4,088,193 worldwide 245 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 R Ebana Nigeria · #4,368,104 worldwide 299 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Okon Effiom Etim Nigeria · #4,996,679 worldwide 46 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 G Ikon Nigeria · #5,069,388 worldwide 92 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Obong University

What are the most cited papers from Obong University?

The most cited paper from Obong University is "Dagara Tongue-Root Vowel Harmony" (Nerius Kuubezelle, George Akanlig-Pare, 2017), with 83 citations. Next come "Network optimization using defender system in cloud computing security based intrusion detection system withgame theory deep neural network (IDSGT-DNN)" (66) and "Primary oral etoposide therapy in gestational trophoblastic disease: An update" (65).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Dagara Tongue-Root Vowel Harmony Nerius Kuubezelle, George Akanlig-Pare · Ghana Journal of Linguistics Open access 13 Dec 2017 83
2 Network optimization using defender system in cloud computing security based intrusion detection system withgame theory deep neural network (IDSGT-DNN) E. Balamurugan, Abolfazl Mehbodniya, Elham Kariri et al. · Pattern Recognition Letters 5 Mar 2022 66
3 Primary oral etoposide therapy in gestational trophoblastic disease: An update L.C. Wong, Yew Cheong Choo, H. K. · Cancer Open access Jul 1986 65
4 Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polychlorinated biphenyls in indoor dust from electronic repair workshops in southern Nigeria: Implications for onsite human exposure Chukwujindu M. A. Iwegbue, Samuel B. Eyengho, Francis E. Egobueze et al. · The Science of The Total Environment 13 Mar 2019 62
5 Community based festivals as a tool to tackle tourismphobia and antitourism movements Hugues Séraphin, Vanessa Gaitree Gowreesunkar, Mustafeed Zaman et al. · Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management 8 Dec 2018 59
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Obong University?

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

▲ 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 Growth9▲ 8.8×15 topics
  2. Globalization8▲ 3.2×18 topics
  3. Environmental Impact7▲ 3.1×19 topics
  4. Education5▲ 2.3×9 topics
  5. Sustainability5▲ 1.58×21 topics
  6. Fiscal Policy5▲ 18×5 topics
  7. Renewable Energy4▲ 2.3×15 topics
  8. Sustainable Development4▲ 2.0×12 topics
  9. Quality Assurance4▲ 18×3 topics
  10. Economic Development4▲ 3.4×11 topics
  11. Governance4▲ 8.2×4 topics
  12. Online Learning4▲ 3.3×3 topics
  13. Social Capital3▲ 5.1×8 topics
  14. Development3▲ 6.7×6 topics
  15. Health Effects3▲ 4.0×11 topics
  16. Labor Market3▲ 8.5×5 topics
  17. Instructional Design3▲ 31×2 topics
  18. Poverty Reduction3▲ 18×4 topics
  19. Financial Development3▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Gender Equality3▲ 7.5×4 topics
  21. Panel Data Analysis3▲ 14×2 topics
  22. Inequality3▲ 9.1×4 topics
  23. Monetary Policy3▲ 8.6×4 topics
  24. Food Supply Chain2▲ 17×2 topics
  25. ICT2▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Income Tax2▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Social Networks2▲ 6.7×5 topics
  28. Drought Tolerance2▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Infrastructure2▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Institutional Quality2▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Structural Change2▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Environmental Ethics2▲ 25×3 topics
  33. Global Financial Crisis2▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Principal Component Analysis2▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Public Investment2▲ 30×1 topic
  36. Taxation2▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Business Cycles2▲ 42×1 topic
  38. Domestication2▲ 31×2 topics
  39. Interest Rates2▲ 42×1 topic
  40. Mediatization2▲ 29×2 topics

Which research topics does Obong University publish most on?

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

Fiscal Policy and Econom…2Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Econ…2Monetary Policy and Economic Impact: 2 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 2 fractional worksMedia Studies and Commun…2Media Studies and Communication: 2 fractional worksOpen Education and E-Lea…2Open Education and E-Learning: 2 fractional worksBanana Cultivation and Research: 2 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts2COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional worksAfrican Education and Politics: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceInformation SystemsCommunication5 others

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

  1. 1 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  2. 2 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works
  3. 3 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 2 works
  4. 4 Media Studies and Communication Communication 2 works
  5. 5 Open Education and E-Learning Computer Science Applications 2 works
  6. 6 Banana Cultivation and Research Plant Science 2 works
  7. 7 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 2 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 works
  10. 10 African Education and Politics 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Obong University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Obong University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00049% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Obong University0.00027% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Obong 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.

5%10%all institutions10.0% in 2024Obong University7.1% in 20242020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.1% in 2024.

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