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Plateau State University

In research, Plateau State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,032 of 9,585 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,654 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting and Business, Management and Accounting (Accounting is 16.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,008
of 22,385 · #17,782 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#90
of 183
Research works
570
▲ 121% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.3k
2.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.80×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
83%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Plateau State University

What is Plateau State University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #7,032 of 9,585 1.9%118 #12424
Physical SciencesDomain #8,654 of 10,670 1.9%75 #14844

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

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Plateau State University is in Social Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (16%), Business, Management and Accounting (16%), Medicine (9%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 162 fractional works · 45.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 56 fractional works · 15.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 18 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEducation: 15 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGender Studies: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 55 fractional works · 15.6% of its workAccounting: 35 fractional works · 9.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 11 fractional works · 3.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 19 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 14 fractional works · 4.0% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 13 fractional works · 3.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 3.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 102 fractional works · 28.7% of its workComputer Science: 29 fractional works · 8.0% of its workInformation Systems: 14 fractional works · 3.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEngineering: 21 fractional works · 5.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 21 fractional works · 5.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 16 fractional works · 4.6% of its workNumerical Analysis: 10 fractional works · 2.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 47 fractional works · 13.2% of its workMedicine: 31 fractional works · 8.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 43 fractional works · 12.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 24 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPlant Science: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workParasitology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPlateau StateUniversity355fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences46%

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 Sciences5615.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting5515.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance195.5%
    4. Psychology133.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities113.2%
    6. Decision Sciences72.1%
    1. Computer Science298.0%
    2. Engineering215.9%
    3. Environmental Science215.8%
    4. Mathematics164.6%
    5. Energy51.3%
    6. Materials Science41.2%
    7. Chemistry31.0%
    8. Physics and Astronomy20.4%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine318.7%
    2. Health Professions113.1%
    3. Nursing51.3%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences246.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology133.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology41.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.7%
    5. Neuroscience10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Plateau State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Accounting takes 16.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AccountingSubfield · 34.7 works16×
  2. Business, Management and AccountingField · 55.4 works4.8×
← 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: 1.40× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.94× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.03× its world share, 28 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.45× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.18× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.89× its world share, 16 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.19× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 2.71× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.12× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.84× its world share, 55 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.14× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.55× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.23× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 56 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting4.84×55 works
  2. Mathematics3.89×16 works
  3. Nursing2.71×5 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.55×19 works
  5. Decision Sciences2.14×7 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.94×2 works
  7. Energy1.45×5 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.40×24 works
  9. Social Sciences1.24×56 works
  10. Psychology1.23×13 works
  11. Health Professions1.19×11 works
  12. Environmental Science1.18×21 works
  13. Arts and Humanities1.12×12 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology1.03×4 works
  15. Computer Science1.03×28 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.68×13 works
  17. Chemistry0.61×3 works
  18. Medicine0.45×31 works
  19. Veterinary0.41×0 works
  20. Engineering0.39×21 works
  21. Materials Science0.34×4 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.24×1 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.20×2 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.18×0 works
  25. Neuroscience0.14×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Plateau State University?

Ranked on the quality score, Adeyanju Apejoye, Dagwom Yohanna Dang and Nnaemeka Emmanuel Nnadi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Plateau State University.

  1. 1 Adeyanju Apejoye Nigeria · #2,873,883 worldwide 74 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Dagwom Yohanna Dang Nigeria · #4,192,795 worldwide 45 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Nnaemeka Emmanuel Nnadi Nigeria · #4,246,955 worldwide 593 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Ovbe Simon Akpadaka Nigeria · #4,537,661 worldwide 8 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Abdullahi Ya’u Usman Nigeria · #4,783,628 worldwide 22 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Niri Martha Choji Nigeria · #4,869,669 worldwide 16 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Cornelius A. D. Pahalson Nigeria · #5,048,847 worldwide 18 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Buba Mamman Wufem Nigeria · #5,089,558 worldwide 34 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Benjamin Oyediran Oyelami Nigeria · #5,164,965 worldwide 55 citations · 61 works
  10. 10 Francis Obiora Okonkwo Nigeria · #5,219,660 worldwide 183 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Plateau State University

What are the most cited papers from Plateau State University?

The most cited paper from Plateau State University is "Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Towards COVID-19: An Epidemiological Survey in North-Central Nigeria" (Rine Christopher Reuben, Margaret M.A. Danladi, Dauda Akwai Saleh et al., 2020), with 542 citations. Next come "Climate change and the emergence of fungal pathogens" (386) and "Harnessing Phytohormones: Advancing Plant Growth and Defence Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture" (113).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Towards COVID-19: An Epidemiological Survey in North-Central Nigeria Rine Christopher Reuben, Margaret M.A. Danladi, Dauda Akwai Saleh et al. · Journal of Community Health Open access 7 Jul 2020 542
2 Climate change and the emergence of fungal pathogens Nnaemeka Emmanuel Nnadi, Dee A. Carter · PLoS Pathogens Open access 29 Apr 2021 386
3 Harnessing Phytohormones: Advancing Plant Growth and Defence Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture Jamin Ali, Mohammad Mukarram, James Adebayo Ojo et al. · Physiologia Plantarum Open access May 2024 113
4 Compromised Growth Among HIV-exposed Uninfected Compared With Unexposed Children in Nigeria Jibreel Jumare, Pam Datong, Sophia Osawe et al. · The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 12 Nov 2018 65
5 Reference Values of CD4 T Lymphocytes in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Negative Adult Nigerians Muyi Aina, Jelpe Dadik, Manhattan Charurat et al. · Clinical and Vaccine Immunology Open access Apr 2005 51
All 66 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Plateau State University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corporate Governance, Financial Performance, Earnings Management, Financial Reporting, Information Asymmetry, Accounting Quality, Audit Committee and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Corporate Governance37▲ 14×14 topics
  2. Sustainability20▲ 2.4×29 topics
  3. Financial Performance20▲ 9.9×11 topics
  4. Earnings Management16▲ 46×2 topics
  5. Financial Reporting15▲ 35×3 topics
  6. Education15▲ 2.4×19 topics
  7. Economic Growth13▲ 4.6×16 topics
  8. Information Asymmetry13▲ 69×2 topics
  9. Sustainable Development13▲ 2.3×21 topics
  10. Accounting Quality12▲ 73×1 topic
  11. Audit Committee12▲ 73×1 topic
  12. Financial Constraints11▲ 31×2 topics
  13. Gender Equality9▲ 8.9×6 topics
  14. Governance9▲ 7.4×4 topics
  15. Risk Management9▲ 5.1×12 topics
  16. Fiscal Policy8▲ 11×5 topics
  17. Leadership8▲ 4.8×8 topics
  18. Corruption8▲ 15×6 topics
  19. Nigeria8▲ 100×3 topics
  20. Development8▲ 6.0×5 topics
  21. Information Technology8▲ 4.5×8 topics
  22. Differential Equations8▲ 93×1 topic
  23. Numerical Integration8▲ 75×1 topic
  24. Capital Structure7▲ 14×2 topics
  25. Social Responsibility7▲ 8.8×3 topics
  26. Institutional Quality7▲ 19×2 topics
  27. Small and Medium Enterprises7▲ 11×2 topics
  28. ICT7▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Sustainability Reporting7▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Political Economy7▲ 7.3×6 topics
  31. Fraud Detection6▲ 13×4 topics
  32. Investor Protection6▲ 24×1 topic
  33. Ownership Structure6▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Profitability6▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Financial Literacy6▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Accounting Information Systems6▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Corporate Finance6▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Fraud Prevention6▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Teacher Education5▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Institutions5▲ 19×3 topics

Which research topics does Plateau State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance, Numerical methods for differential equations, Corporate Finance and Governance and Financial Literacy and Behavior.

Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 12 fractional worksNumerical methods for differential equations: 8 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…6Corporate Finance and Governance: 6 fractional worksFinancial Literacy and B…6Financial Literacy and Behavior: 6 fractional worksWorking Capital and Financial Performance: 5 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Financial Management: 5 fractional worksAfrican Education and Po…4African Education and Politics: 4 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…4Economic Growth and Development: 4 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…4Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 4 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…4Child Nutrition and Water Access: 4 fractional works
AccountingNumerical AnalysisStrategy and ManagementEducation3 others

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

  1. 1 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 12 works
  2. 2 Numerical methods for differential equations Numerical Analysis 8 works
  3. 3 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 6 works
  4. 4 Financial Literacy and Behavior Accounting 6 works
  5. 5 Working Capital and Financial Performance Accounting 5 works
  6. 6 Corporate Governance and Financial Management Strategy and Management 5 works
  7. 7 African Education and Politics Education 4 works
  8. 8 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 4 works
  9. 9 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  10. 10 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 4 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 available83.1%not open16.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.7%domestic only82.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Plateau State University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 121% 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 Plateau State University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0014% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Plateau State University0.0019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Plateau State 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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Plateau State University3.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.1% in 2014.

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