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Rivers State University

In research, Rivers State University stands highest in Nursing (#250 of 273 worldwide), Social Sciences (#8,785 of 9,585 worldwide) and Energy (#662 of 707 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Library and Information Sciences, Pharmacology and Pollution (Library and Information Sciences is 28.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,319
of 22,385 · #32,996 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#177
of 183
Research works
8.5k
▲ 43% vs 2018-21
Citations
28k
3.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.24×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
83%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Rivers State University

What is Rivers 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
NursingField #250 of 273 0.5%69 #830
Social SciencesDomain #8,785 of 9,585 3.0%1,106 #12237
EnergyField #662 of 707 2.5%71 #1219
Social SciencesField #5,655 of 5,988 2.6%507 #8370
Ocean EngineeringSubfield #287 of 301 7.0%88 #823
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,815 of 1,896 6.7%75 #3218
EducationSubfield #1,867 of 1,930 3.5%182 #2808
Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield #217 of 224 0.4%66 #801
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,083 of 3,157 1.8%287 #4964
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,763 of 1,798 2.6%182 #3033

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Nursing#830 #250
  2. Social Sciences#12,237 #8,785
  3. Energy#1,219 #662
  4. Social Sciences#8,370 #5,655
  5. Ocean Engineering#823 #287
  6. Arts and Humanities#3,218 #1,815
  7. Education#2,808 #1,867
  8. Nutrition and Dietetics#801 #217
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,964 #3,083
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#3,033 #1,763
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Rivers State University work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research at Rivers State University is in Social Sciences, 33% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (16%), Medicine (15%), Engineering (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,482 fractional works · 33.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 715 fractional works · 16.2% of its workEducation: 254 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 158 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 58 fractional works · 1.3% of its workUrban Studies: 46 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 270 fractional works · 6.1% of its workAccounting: 79 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 61 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 58 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 213 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 135 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 48 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 99 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 97 fractional works · 2.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 88 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 66 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,441 fractional works · 32.7% of its workEngineering: 507 fractional works · 11.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 106 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 75 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 63 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 47 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 41 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 411 fractional works · 9.3% of its workPollution: 88 fractional works · 2.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 66 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 54 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 235 fractional works · 5.3% of its workInformation Systems: 117 fractional works · 2.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 56 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 90 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 81 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 52 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 49 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeophysics: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 43 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 906 fractional works · 20.5% of its workMedicine: 653 fractional works · 14.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 79 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 71 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 55 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 48 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 45 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 39 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 38 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 72 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 154 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 71 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 86 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 83 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 584 fractional works · 13.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 345 fractional works · 7.8% of its workPlant Science: 135 fractional works · 3.1% of its workFood Science: 80 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSoil Science: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 134 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 55 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 52 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 48 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMicrobiology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKRivers StateUniversity4,413fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences34%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences1,48233.6%
    1. Social Sciences71516.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting2706.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2134.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities992.2%
    5. Psychology972.2%
    6. Decision Sciences882.0%
    1. Engineering50711.5%
    2. Environmental Science4119.3%
    3. Computer Science2355.3%
    4. Energy902.0%
    5. Chemistry521.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences491.1%
    7. Materials Science431.0%
    8. Mathematics340.8%
    9. Chemical Engineering100.2%
    10. Physics and Astronomy100.2%
    1. Medicine65314.8%
    2. Health Professions1543.5%
    3. Nursing862.0%
    4. Dentistry80.2%
    5. Veterinary50.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3457.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1343.0%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics521.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology350.8%
    5. Neuroscience180.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Rivers State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Library and Information Sciences takes 28.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Library and Information SciencesSubfield · 24.0 works28×
  2. PharmacologySubfield · 48.3 works5.9×
  3. PollutionSubfield · 87.5 works5.0×
  4. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 105.7 works4.6×
  5. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 82.6 works4.4×
  6. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 48.4 works4.4×
← 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: 1.64× its world share, 345 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 134 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.78× its world share, 35 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.36× its world share, 52 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.67× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.75× its world share, 52 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 235 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 49 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.21× its world share, 90 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.77× its world share, 507 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.87× its world share, 411 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 43 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.66× its world share, 34 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.32× its world share, 154 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.77× its world share, 653 worksMedicineNursing: 4.00× its world share, 86 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.75× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.77× its world share, 99 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.90× its world share, 270 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 88 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.25× its world share, 213 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.72× its world share, 97 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 715 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.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing4.00×86 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.36×52 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.25×213 works
  4. Energy2.21×90 works
  5. Decision Sciences2.07×88 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.90×270 works
  7. Environmental Science1.87×411 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.64×345 works
  9. Health Professions1.32×154 works
  10. Social Sciences1.28×715 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.78×35 works
  12. Engineering0.77×507 works
  13. Medicine0.77×653 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.77×99 works
  15. Chemistry0.75×52 works
  16. Veterinary0.75×4 works
  17. Psychology0.72×97 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.70×49 works
  19. Computer Science0.68×235 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.67×10 works
  21. Mathematics0.66×34 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.57×134 works
  23. Dentistry0.37×8 works
  24. Materials Science0.28×43 works
  25. Neuroscience0.25×18 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.10×10 works

Who are the top researchers at Rivers State University?

Ranked on the quality score, Ndubuisi Leonard Ndubuisi, Onyeka Franca Asuzu and Binaebi Gloria Bello lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rivers State University.

  1. 1 Ndubuisi Leonard Ndubuisi Nigeria · #338,187 worldwide 1.2k citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Onyeka Franca Asuzu Nigeria · #390,522 worldwide 1.5k citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Binaebi Gloria Bello Nigeria · #859,632 worldwide 525 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Adedayo Adefemi Nigeria · #863,546 worldwide 1.2k citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Sunday Tubokirifuruar Tula Nigeria · #929,541 worldwide 627 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Opusunju Boma Harris Nigeria · #1,754,924 worldwide 1.1k citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Oladipo Olugbenga Adekoya Nigeria · #1,896,306 worldwide 637 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Victoria E. D. Wilson Nigeria · #2,694,932 worldwide 9.9k citations · 70 works
  9. 9 Olawe Alaba Tula Nigeria · #3,033,996 worldwide 382 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Ernest Okwundu Nwazor Nigeria · #3,655,490 worldwide 874 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Rivers State University

What are the most cited papers from Rivers State University?

The most cited paper from Rivers State University is "Outbreak of human monkeypox in Nigeria in 2017–18: a clinical and epidemiological report" (Adesola F. Yinka-Ogunleye et al., 2019), with 959 citations. Next come "Clinical Course and Outcome of Human Monkeypox in Nigeria" (502) and "Enhanced Oil Recovery Using Nanoparticles" (418).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Outbreak of human monkeypox in Nigeria in 2017–18: a clinical and epidemiological report Adesola F. Yinka-Ogunleye et al. · The Lancet Infectious Diseases Open access 5 Jul 2019 959
2 Clinical Course and Outcome of Human Monkeypox in Nigeria Dimie Ogoina, Michael Onyebuchi Iroezindu, Hendris Izibewule James et al. · Clinical Infectious Diseases 11 Feb 2020 502
3 Enhanced Oil Recovery Using Nanoparticles Naomi Amoni Ogolo, Olalekan Olafuyi, M. O. Onyekonwu Conference paper 8 Apr 2012 418
4 Designs of anaerobic digesters for producing biogas from municipal solid-waste Asinyetogha Hilkiah Igoni, M. J. Ayotamuno, C. L. Eze et al. · Applied Energy 3 Dec 2007 414
5 Turtles and Tortoises Are in Trouble Craig B. Stanford et al. · Current Biology Open access Jun 2020 379
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Rivers State University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nigeria, Environmental Impact, Sustainable Development, Development, Education, Gender Equality, Teacher Education 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. Environmental Impact214▲ 2.9×54 topics
  2. Sustainable Development203▲ 2.9×54 topics
  3. Sustainability197▲ 1.83×74 topics
  4. Education194▲ 2.6×54 topics
  5. Epidemiology173◆ 0.98×105 topics
  6. Renewable Energy159▲ 2.5×46 topics
  7. Climate Change147▲ 1.22×82 topics
  8. Nigeria135▲ 142×3 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress122▲ 1.68×51 topics
  10. Development119▲ 7.6×12 topics
  11. Globalization118▲ 1.36×66 topics
  12. Antioxidant110▲ 3.6×46 topics
  13. Information Technology109▲ 5.2×17 topics
  14. Economic Growth108▲ 3.0×24 topics
  15. Gender Equality102▲ 8.2×12 topics
  16. Health Effects99▲ 3.7×21 topics
  17. Curriculum Development99▲ 3.3×9 topics
  18. Teacher Education95▲ 17×6 topics
  19. Quality Assurance88▲ 12×6 topics
  20. Youth Unemployment84▲ 162×1 topic
  21. Leadership81▲ 3.8×25 topics
  22. Risk Management74▲ 3.5×16 topics
  23. Antioxidant Activity72▲ 2.6×29 topics
  24. Antioxidants72▲ 3.7×15 topics
  25. Medicinal Plants72▲ 4.2×19 topics
  26. Diabetes69▲ 3.1×19 topics
  27. Urbanization62▲ 3.5×6 topics
  28. Bioactive Compounds62▲ 5.6×13 topics
  29. Fiscal Policy61▲ 6.8×6 topics
  30. Greenhouse Gas Emissions57▲ 4.7×9 topics
  31. Air Pollution55▲ 9.9×3 topics
  32. Corruption49▲ 7.0×6 topics
  33. Poverty Alleviation47▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Institutional Quality46▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Land Tenure46▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Economic Evaluation45▲ 8.8×4 topics
  37. ICT45▲ 7.6×3 topics
  38. Black Carbon Emissions45▲ 125×1 topic
  39. Gas Flaring45▲ 125×1 topic
  40. Urban Poverty42▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Rivers State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: African Education and Politics, Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues, Urban and Rural Development Challenges and Water Quality and Pollution Assessment.

African Education and Po…84African Education and Politics: 84 fractional worksOil, Gas, and Environmental Issues: 45 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 42 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 39 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 36 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 34 fractional worksReservoir Engineering an…31Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 31 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 31 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 30 fractional worksNatural Resources and Ec…30Natural Resources and Economic Development: 30 fractional works
EducationRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentUrban StudiesWater Science and Technology6 others

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

  1. 1 African Education and Politics Education 84 works
  2. 2 Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 45 works
  3. 3 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 42 works
  4. 4 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 39 works
  5. 5 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 36 works
  6. 6 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 34 works
  7. 7 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 31 works
  8. 8 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 31 works
  9. 9 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 30 works
  10. 10 Natural Resources and Economic Development General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 30 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Rivers State University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 43% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Rivers State University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.013% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Rivers State University0.018% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Rivers 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 2025Rivers State University1.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.5% in 2006.

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