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Plateau State University

In research, Plateau State University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,319 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10,201 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting and Business, Management and Accounting — Accounting is 17.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,015
of 28,054 · #33,440 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#134
of 191
Research works
570
▲ 93% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.3k
2.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
83%
world 28%

What is Plateau State 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
Physical SciencesDomain #10,319 of 12,888 2.4%75 #19617
Social SciencesDomain #10,201 of 10,521 3.2%118 #15301

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Plateau State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Accounting takes 17.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AccountingSubfield · 27.8 works18×
  2. Business, Management and AccountingField · 42.3 works5.1×
← 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: 1.31× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.04× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.60× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.13× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.91× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 2.84× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.21× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.08× its world share, 42 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.62× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.29× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Plateau State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corporate Governance, Financial Performance, Financial Reporting, Earnings Management, Information Asymmetry, Accounting Quality, Audit Committee and Financial Constraints.

▲ 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. Corporate Governance30▲ 16×14 topics
  2. Financial Performance16▲ 10×11 topics
  3. Sustainability14▲ 2.2×23 topics
  4. Financial Reporting12▲ 41×3 topics
  5. Earnings Management12▲ 50×2 topics
  6. Economic Growth11▲ 5.0×15 topics
  7. Information Asymmetry11▲ 83×2 topics
  8. Education10▲ 2.2×15 topics
  9. Accounting Quality9▲ 84×1 topic
  10. Audit Committee9▲ 84×1 topic
  11. Financial Constraints9▲ 33×2 topics
  12. Differential Equations8▲ 128×1 topic
  13. Numerical Integration8▲ 102×1 topic
  14. Fiscal Policy7▲ 13×5 topics
  15. Governance7▲ 7.8×4 topics
  16. Risk Management6▲ 5.2×11 topics
  17. Corruption6▲ 15×6 topics
  18. Capital Structure6▲ 14×2 topics
  19. Leadership6▲ 4.8×7 topics
  20. Small and Medium Enterprises6▲ 13×2 topics
  21. Regulation6▲ 4.0×5 topics
  22. Gender Equality5▲ 7.6×5 topics
  23. Investor Protection5▲ 26×1 topic
  24. Ownership Structure5▲ 26×1 topic
  25. Institutional Quality5▲ 19×2 topics
  26. ICT5▲ 15×3 topics
  27. Social Responsibility5▲ 8.4×2 topics
  28. Infectious Diseases5▲ 5.8×6 topics
  29. Sustainability Reporting5▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Financial Literacy5▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Fraud Detection5▲ 13×4 topics
  32. Political Economy5▲ 6.9×6 topics
  33. Accounting Information Systems4▲ 33×1 topic
  34. Fraud Prevention4▲ 33×1 topic
  35. Income Tax4▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Profitability4▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Corporate Finance4▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Institutions4▲ 18×3 topics
  39. Trade Credit4▲ 57×1 topic
  40. Working Capital Management4▲ 57×1 topic

Which research topics does Plateau State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance, Numerical methods for differential equations, Corporate Finance and Governance and Financial Literacy and Behavior.

Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 9 fractional worksNumerical methods for differential equations: 8 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…5Corporate Finance and Governance: 5 fractional worksFinancial Literacy and B…4Financial Literacy and Behavior: 4 fractional worksWorking Capital and Financial Performance: 4 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 4 fractional worksCorporate Governance and…3Corporate Governance and Financial Management: 3 fractional worksMatrix Theory and Algorithms: 3 fractional worksCorruption and Economic Development: 3 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 3 fractional works
AccountingNumerical AnalysisEconomics and EconometricsStrategy and Management3 others

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

  1. 1 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 9 works
  2. 2 Numerical methods for differential equations Numerical Analysis 8 works
  3. 3 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 5 works
  4. 4 Financial Literacy and Behavior Accounting 4 works
  5. 5 Working Capital and Financial Performance Accounting 4 works
  6. 6 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  7. 7 Corporate Governance and Financial Management Strategy and Management 3 works
  8. 8 Matrix Theory and Algorithms Computational Theory and Mathematics 3 works
  9. 9 Corruption and Economic Development Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  10. 10 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 3 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Plateau State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 93% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.