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Paul University Awka

In research, Paul University Awka stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,222 of 14,833 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,293 of 9,330 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,907
of 22,385 · #25,269 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#172
of 183
Research works
351
▲ 99% vs 2018-21
Citations
2k
5.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
63%
world 40%
International
40%
world 18%
Paul University Awka

What is Paul University Awka 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 #9,222 of 14,833 8.3%254
Social SciencesField #7,293 of 9,330 9.5%141

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Paul University Awka 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 Paul University Awka work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research at Paul University Awka is in Social Sciences, 14% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (32%), Business, Management and Accounting (10%), Arts and Humanities (8%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 79 fractional works · 65.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 39 fractional works · 32.3% of its workEducation: 12 fractional works · 9.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 9 fractional works · 7.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCommunication: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 12 fractional works · 9.6% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 7.9% of its workReligious studies: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 7.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 5.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 16 fractional works · 13.5% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 7.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 6.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 13.3% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 6.7% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 5.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 8.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDrug Discovery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKPaul UniversityAwka121fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences65%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3932.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting129.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities107.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance97.8%
    5. Psychology76.1%
    6. Decision Sciences21.4%
    1. Medicine97.2%
    2. Health Professions76.1%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    1. Computer Science86.7%
    2. Materials Science21.4%
    3. Engineering21.4%
    4. Environmental Science11.1%
    5. Mathematics11.0%
    6. Energy10.7%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    8. Chemistry00.3%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences54.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.0%
    5. Neuroscience00.3%
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: 0.91× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.86× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.31× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.74× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.99× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.65× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.00× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.56× its world share, 39 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.65×10 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.99×12 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.86×1 works
  4. Arts and Humanities2.74×10 works
  5. Social Sciences2.56×39 works
  6. Health Professions2.31×7 works
  7. Psychology2.00×7 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.40×2 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.02×1 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.91×5 works
  11. Mathematics0.88×1 works
  12. Computer Science0.86×8 works
  13. Energy0.80×1 works
  14. Materials Science0.41×2 works
  15. Medicine0.38×9 works
  16. Nursing0.37×0 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.26×2 works
  18. Environmental Science0.22×1 works
  19. Chemistry0.20×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.19×0 works
  21. Neuroscience0.18×0 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.15×0 works
  23. Engineering0.09×2 works

Who are the top researchers at Paul University Awka?

Ranked on the quality score, Nikko T. Ederio lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Paul University Awka.

  1. 1 Nikko T. Ederio Nigeria · #5,302,465 worldwide 89 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at Paul University Awka

What are the most cited papers from Paul University Awka?

The most cited paper from Paul University Awka is "Factors Influencing Innovation Success at the Project Level" (Albert H. Rubenstein, Abhijit Chakrabarti, Robert D. O’Keefe et al., 1976), with 243 citations. Next come "Preference for bar pressing over "freeloading" as a function of number of rewarded presses." (212) and "INNOVATIVE ATTITUDES, VALUES, AND INTENTIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS [1]" (164).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Factors Influencing Innovation Success at the Project Level Albert H. Rubenstein, Abhijit Chakrabarti, Robert D. O’Keefe et al. · Research Management May 1976 243
2 Preference for bar pressing over "freeloading" as a function of number of rewarded presses. Glen D. Jensen · Journal of Experimental Psychology 1963 212
3 INNOVATIVE ATTITUDES, VALUES, AND INTENTIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS [1] John E. Ettlie, Robert D. O’Keefe · Journal of Management Studies Apr 1982 164
4 Substance Abuse Prevalence and Treatment Among Latinos and Latinas Josefina Alvarez, Leonard A. Jason, Bradley D. Olson et al. · Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse Open access 17 Dec 2007 118
5 A Conceptual Framework for the Long-Term Psychological Effects of Traumatic Childhood Abuse Eve Bernstein Carlson, Lita Furby, Judith Armstrong et al. · Child Maltreatment Aug 1997 112
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Which keywords describe research at Paul University Awka?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Social Capital, Economic Growth, Social Media, Development, Information Technology, Inequality and Colonialism.

▲ 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. Education10▲ 4.7×17 topics
  2. Economic Growth6▲ 6.4×9 topics
  3. Social Media6▲ 3.7×10 topics
  4. Social Capital6▲ 9.2×8 topics
  5. Globalization5▲ 2.2×15 topics
  6. Mental Health4▲ 2.4×9 topics
  7. Information Technology4▲ 7.1×3 topics
  8. Development4▲ 8.9×5 topics
  9. Colonialism4▲ 6.5×4 topics
  10. Inequality4▲ 14×3 topics
  11. Identity3▲ 3.8×11 topics
  12. Consumer Behavior3▲ 4.2×4 topics
  13. Gender Equality3▲ 9.4×4 topics
  14. Financial Performance3▲ 4.5×5 topics
  15. Curriculum Development3▲ 3.6×7 topics
  16. Digital Education3▲ 17×2 topics
  17. Nigeria3▲ 113×3 topics
  18. Herbal Medicine3▲ 8.5×5 topics
  19. Cultural Studies3▲ 6.3×6 topics
  20. Governance3▲ 7.0×3 topics
  21. ICT3▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Institutional Quality3▲ 22×2 topics
  23. Religion3▲ 4.7×8 topics
  24. Knowledge Economy2▲ 19×1 topic
  25. Labor Market2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  26. financial access2▲ 51×1 topic
  27. Fiscal Policy2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  28. Gender Inequality2▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Student Motivation2▲ 10×5 topics
  30. Teacher Education2▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Brand Equity2▲ 30×2 topics
  32. Poverty Reduction2▲ 15×4 topics
  33. Student Attitudes2▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Chronic Disease2▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Civic Engagement2▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Health Outcomes2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  37. Unemployment2▲ 22×2 topics
  38. School Climate2▲ 36×2 topics
  39. Educational Methods2▲ 292×1 topic
  40. Okun's Law2▲ 323×1 topic

Which research topics does Paul University Awka publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Economic Growth and Development, Education, Psychology, and Social Research, Unemployment and Economic Growth and African Education and Politics.

Economic Growth and Deve…2Economic Growth and Development: 2 fractional worksEducation, Psychology, a…2Education, Psychology, and Social Research: 2 fractional worksUnemployment and Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksAfrican Education and Politics: 2 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 2 fractional worksAfrican cultural and philosophical studies: 2 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 2 fractional worksMarketing and Advertisin…2Marketing and Advertising Strategies: 2 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics: 2 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 1 fractional works
Information SystemsEducationEconomics and EconometricsManagement of Technology and Innovation4 others

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

  1. 1 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 2 works
  2. 2 Education, Psychology, and Social Research Education 2 works
  3. 3 Unemployment and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  4. 4 African Education and Politics Education 2 works
  5. 5 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  6. 6 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 2 works
  7. 7 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Marketing and Advertising Strategies Marketing 2 works
  9. 9 Social Media and Politics Communication 2 works
  10. 10 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 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 available62.8%not open37.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.9%domestic only60.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Paul University Awka's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 99% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Paul University Awka as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00051% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Paul University Awka0.00033% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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