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Salem University

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World rank, all time
#29,929
of 34,923
Rank in Nigeria
#182
of 202
Research works
140
▲ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
546
3.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
81%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Salem University

Which fields of science does Salem University work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research at Salem University is in Social Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Medicine (16%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 19 fractional works · 35.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 19.7% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 6.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 30.2% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 7.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 7.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 7.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 19.6% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 16.0% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 14.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 10.1% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSalem University55fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences36%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1119.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting46.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance35.9%
    4. Psychology11.7%
    5. Decision Sciences11.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.6%
    1. Computer Science47.9%
    2. Engineering47.8%
    3. Environmental Science47.6%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.8%
    5. Energy11.6%
    6. Chemistry11.4%
    7. Mathematics11.3%
    8. Materials Science00.6%
    1. Medicine916.0%
    2. Health Professions23.3%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences610.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.9%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.4%
    4. Neuroscience00.7%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.5%
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: 2.13× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.92× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.01× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.77× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.54× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.83× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.08× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.75× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.92×1 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.75×3 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.13×6 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting2.08×4 works
  5. Energy1.77×1 works
  6. Social Sciences1.55×11 works
  7. Environmental Science1.54×4 works
  8. Health Professions1.25×2 works
  9. Mathematics1.14×1 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.13×1 works
  11. Decision Sciences1.10×1 works
  12. Computer Science1.01×4 works
  13. Chemistry0.92×1 works
  14. Medicine0.83×9 works
  15. Nursing0.62×0 works
  16. Psychology0.56×1 works
  17. Engineering0.52×4 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.49×0 works
  19. Neuroscience0.42×0 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.36×1 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.21×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.18×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Salem University?

Ranked on the quality score, Patience Temitope Fowoyo, U. Udochukwu and Ekpa Emmanuel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Salem University.

  1. 1 Patience Temitope Fowoyo Nigeria · #4,803,594 worldwide 121 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 U. Udochukwu Nigeria · #5,182,142 worldwide 63 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Ekpa Emmanuel Nigeria · #5,293,498 worldwide 55 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Salem University

What are the most cited papers from Salem University?

The most cited paper from Salem University is "Potential inhibitors of coronavirus 3-chymotrypsin-like protease (3CLpro): anin silicoscreening of alkaloids and terpenoids from African medicinal plants" (Gideon Ampoma Gyebi, Olalekan Bukunmi Ogunro, Adegbenro Peter Adegunloye et al., 2020), with 201 citations. Next come "Inhibition mechanism of alpha-amylase, a diabetes target, by a steroidal pregnane and pregnane glycosides derived from Gongronema latifolium Benth" (118) and "Investigating the nexus between economic complexity and energy-related environmental risks in the USA: Empirical evidence from a novel multivariate quantile-on-quantile regression" (67).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Potential inhibitors of coronavirus 3-chymotrypsin-like protease (3CLpro): anin silicoscreening of alkaloids and terpenoids from African medicinal plants Gideon Ampoma Gyebi, Olalekan Bukunmi Ogunro, Adegbenro Peter Adegunloye et al. · Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics Open access 5 May 2020 201
2 Inhibition mechanism of alpha-amylase, a diabetes target, by a steroidal pregnane and pregnane glycosides derived from Gongronema latifolium Benth Oludare Michael Ogunyemi, Gideon Ampoma Gyebi, Afolabi Olanrewaju Saheed et al. · Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences Open access 10 Aug 2022 118
3 Investigating the nexus between economic complexity and energy-related environmental risks in the USA: Empirical evidence from a novel multivariate quantile-on-quantile regression Oktay Özkan, Roselyn Afor Haruna, Andrew Adewale Alola et al. · Structural Change and Economic Dynamics 26 Mar 2023 67
4 Sustainable remediation of persistent organic Pollutants: A review on Recent innovative technologies Fatihu Kabir Sadiq, Abdulalim Ahovi Sadiq, Tiroyaone Albertinah Matsika et al. · Current Research in Biotechnology Open access 2025 59
5 Antimicrobial resistance in coagulase-negative staphylococci from Nigerian traditional fermented foods Patience Temitope Fowoyo, S.T. Ogunbanwo · Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials Open access 31 Jan 2017 56
All 64 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Salem University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Environmental Impact, Education, Socio-economic Factors, Risk Management, Public Sector, Phenomenology and Social Sciences.

▲ 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. Epidemiology3▲ 1.35×15 topics
  2. Education2▲ 2.6×5 topics
  3. Environmental Impact2▲ 2.6×14 topics
  4. Sustainability2▲ 1.68×13 topics
  5. Economic Growth2▲ 4.7×6 topics
  6. COVID-192▲ 2.9×6 topics
  7. Healthcare2▲ 3.0×5 topics
  8. Treatment2▲ 2.7×7 topics
  9. Pandemic2▲ 3.2×3 topics
  10. Qualitative Research2▲ 3.4×2 topics
  11. Risk Management2▲ 6.0×5 topics
  12. Consumer Behavior2▲ 4.5×3 topics
  13. Ethics1▲ 5.1×2 topics
  14. Regulation1▲ 4.8×3 topics
  15. Security1▲ 3.8×4 topics
  16. Socio-economic Factors1▲ 23×2 topics
  17. Antioxidants1▲ 5.3×6 topics
  18. Digital Transformation1▲ 4.3×2 topics
  19. Phenomenology1▲ 23×1 topic
  20. Public Sector1▲ 54×2 topics
  21. Social Sciences1▲ 17×1 topic
  22. Stock Market1▲ 11×2 topics
  23. Vaccine1▲ 5.8×7 topics
  24. Child Mortality1▲ 30×1 topic
  25. Health Effects1▲ 3.6×4 topics
  26. IoT1▲ 5.7×2 topics
  27. Maternal Mortality1▲ 9.5×1 topic
  28. Medicinal Plants1▲ 5.4×6 topics
  29. Privacy1▲ 7.5×2 topics
  30. Smart Grid1▲ 6.3×3 topics
  31. Democracy1▲ 5.8×3 topics
  32. Energy Management1▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Financial Markets1▲ 16×1 topic
  34. business impact1▲ 23×1 topic
  35. Conditional Cash Transfers1▲ 52×1 topic
  36. Leadership1▲ 3.9×3 topics
  37. Microbiome1▲ 14×2 topics
  38. RFID1▲ 74×1 topic
  39. STEAM Education1▲ 146×1 topic
  40. School Subsidies1▲ 52×1 topic

Which research topics does Salem University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Research in Social Sciences, Global Maternal and Child Health, COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts and Educational Research and Pedagogy.

Research in Social Scien…1Research in Social Sciences: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…1Global Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts1COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 1 fractional worksEducational Research and…1Educational Research and Pedagogy: 1 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 1 fractional worksUrinary Tract Infections Management: 1 fractional worksCorruption and Economic …1Corruption and Economic Development: 1 fractional worksE-Government and Public Services: 1 fractional worksPublic Policy and Administration Research: 1 fractional worksDiverticular Disease and…1Diverticular Disease and Complications: 1 fractional works
EducationPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEconomics and EconometricsComputer Networks and Communications6 others

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

  1. 1 Research in Social Sciences Education 1 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  4. 4 Educational Research and Pedagogy Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  5. 5 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 1 works
  6. 6 Urinary Tract Infections Management Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Corruption and Economic Development Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 E-Government and Public Services Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Public Policy and Administration Research Public Administration 1 works
  10. 10 Diverticular Disease and Complications Surgery 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 available81.1%not open18.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Salem University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Salem University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00014% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Salem University0.00025% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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