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Rivers State University

In research, Rivers State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,844 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,155 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,994 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pharmacology, Pollution and Ocean Engineering — Pharmacology is 6.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,296
of 28,054 · #9,238 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#25
of 191
Research works
8.5k
▲ 314% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
3.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
83%
world 28%

What is Rivers 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
Social SciencesDomain #1,844 of 10,521 6.4%1,106 #3164
Social SciencesField #1,155 of 6,365 6.1%507 #1827
Health SciencesDomain #2,994 of 11,982 1.5%742 #4349
Physical SciencesDomain #4,181 of 12,888 3.8%1,166 #9593
MedicineField #3,840 of 10,443 1.1%539 #3904
EngineeringField #3,411 of 6,636 3.9%415 #6231
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,856 of 3,409 3.0%287 #1892
Health ProfessionsField #1,069 of 1,928 3.2%124 #2800
Life SciencesDomain #5,096 of 7,800 2.4%477 #7196
Environmental ScienceField #2,424 of 3,551 3.0%328 #3211

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rivers 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#3,164 #1,844
  2. Social Sciences#1,827 #1,155
  3. Health Sciences#4,349 #2,994
  4. Physical Sciences#9,593 #4,181
  5. Medicine#3,904 #3,840
  6. Engineering#6,231 #3,411
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,892 #1,856
  8. Health Professions#2,800 #1,069
  9. Life Sciences#7,196 #5,096
  10. Environmental Science#3,211 #2,424
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Rivers State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pharmacology takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PharmacologySubfield · 41.1 works6.3×
  2. PollutionSubfield · 75.6 works5.5×
  3. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 87.8 works4.8×
  4. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 40.1 works4.6×
  5. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 66.4 works4.4×
  6. Urban StudiesSubfield · 40.9 works4.2×
← 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: 1.73× its world share, 287 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 106 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.73× its world share, 26 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.55× its world share, 44 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.65× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.82× its world share, 45 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 187 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 40 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.22× its world share, 71 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.79× its world share, 415 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.89× its world share, 328 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 34 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.69× its world share, 28 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 124 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.80× its world share, 540 worksMedicineNursing: 4.04× its world share, 69 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.75× its world share, 75 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.81× its world share, 204 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 62 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.43× its world share, 182 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.71× its world share, 76 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 508 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Rivers State University?

Ranked on the composite score, D. Vuylsteke, Timothy R. Sampson and H. Morrow Brown lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rivers State University.

  1. 1 D. Vuylsteke · #139,118 worldwide 91 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Timothy R. Sampson · #158,241 worldwide 392 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 H. Morrow Brown · #284,002 worldwide 67 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Michael Promise Ogolodom · #792,807 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Luca Luiselli · #861,584 worldwide 178 citations · 89 works
  6. 6 Anthony Lawrence · #917,916 worldwide 6 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Robert Robert · #1,099,891 worldwide 21 citations · 67 works
  8. 8 D. N. Ogbonna · #1,180,332 worldwide 28 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Godfrey C. Akani · #1,237,599 worldwide 41 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 E. Stella · #1,416,779 worldwide 6 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Rivers State University

Which keywords describe research at Rivers State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Sustainable Development, Nigeria, Renewable Energy, Education, Sustainability, Development and Gender Equality.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact168▲ 2.8×53 topics
  2. Sustainable Development149▲ 2.7×52 topics
  3. Sustainability146▲ 1.72×69 topics
  4. Epidemiology143◆ 1.04×99 topics
  5. Education137▲ 2.3×47 topics
  6. Renewable Energy130▲ 2.6×45 topics
  7. Climate Change118▲ 1.25×77 topics
  8. Machine Learning117◆ 1.02×67 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress96▲ 1.69×46 topics
  10. Globalization93▲ 1.36×57 topics
  11. Economic Growth89▲ 3.0×21 topics
  12. Nigeria85▲ 138×3 topics
  13. Antioxidant84▲ 3.5×44 topics
  14. Development74▲ 6.1×9 topics
  15. Health Effects73▲ 3.5×20 topics
  16. Information Technology69▲ 4.0×16 topics
  17. Gender Equality66▲ 6.9×12 topics
  18. Risk Management66▲ 3.9×16 topics
  19. Curriculum Development65▲ 2.7×9 topics
  20. Antioxidant Activity60▲ 2.7×28 topics
  21. Teacher Education60▲ 14×6 topics
  22. Antioxidants57▲ 3.7×13 topics
  23. Quality Assurance56▲ 9.5×5 topics
  24. Diabetes55▲ 3.2×18 topics
  25. Medicinal Plants53▲ 3.8×18 topics
  26. Urbanization53▲ 3.7×6 topics
  27. Youth Unemployment52▲ 160×1 topic
  28. Fiscal Policy50▲ 6.6×6 topics
  29. Bioactive Compounds49▲ 5.5×13 topics
  30. Poverty Alleviation42▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Maternal Mortality41▲ 5.3×5 topics
  32. Land Tenure40▲ 27×2 topics
  33. Air Pollution37▲ 8.4×3 topics
  34. Urban Poverty37▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Housing Policy37▲ 36×1 topic
  36. Slum Upgrading37▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Principal Component Analysis36▲ 7.3×4 topics
  38. Multivariate Statistical Techniques35▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Water Quality Index35▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Taxation35▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Rivers State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: African Education and Politics, Urban and Rural Development Challenges, Water Quality and Pollution Assessment and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth.

African Education and Po…52African Education and Politics: 52 fractional worksUrban and Rural Developm…37Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 37 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 35 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 32 fractional worksOil, Gas, and Environmental Issues: 31 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 30 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 28 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…27Child Nutrition and Water Access: 27 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 27 fractional worksNatural Resources and Economic Development: 24 fractional works
EducationUrban StudiesWater Science and TechnologyEconomics and Econometrics6 others

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

  1. 1 African Education and PoliticsEducation 52 works
  2. 2 Urban and Rural Development ChallengesUrban Studies 37 works
  3. 3 Water Quality and Pollution AssessmentWater Science and Technology 35 works
  4. 4 Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics and Econometrics 32 works
  5. 5 Oil, Gas, and Environmental IssuesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 31 works
  6. 6 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsOcean Engineering 30 works
  7. 7 Energy and Environment ImpactsPollution 28 works
  8. 8 Child Nutrition and Water AccessNutrition and Dietetics 27 works
  9. 9 Economic Growth and DevelopmentInformation Systems 27 works
  10. 10 Natural Resources and Economic DevelopmentGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance 24 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 available82.8%not open17.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rivers State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 314% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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