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Sokoto State University

In research, Sokoto State University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,287 of 10,670 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,171 of 9,585 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,435 of 3,157 worldwide), 2022-now.

World rank, 2022-now
#5,812
of 22,385 · #11,145 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#39
of 183
Research works
951
▲ 104% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.8k
4.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.80×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
79%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%

What is Sokoto 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
Physical SciencesDomain #4,287 of 10,670 4.4%163 #8000
Social SciencesDomain #4,171 of 9,585 5.7%154 #7721
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,435 of 3,157 1.8%62 #4101
Life SciencesDomain #4,967 of 6,403 2.1%83 #8620
Social SciencesField #5,299 of 5,988 6.4%86 #8020
Health SciencesDomain #9,062 of 9,902 2.3%62 #14385

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sokoto 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. Physical Sciences#8,000 #4,287
  2. Social Sciences#7,721 #4,171
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,101 #2,435
  4. Life Sciences#8,620 #4,967
  5. Social Sciences#8,020 #5,299
  6. Health Sciences#14,385 #9,062
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 Sokoto State University work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research at Sokoto State University is in Social Sciences, 34% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (13%), Medicine (9%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 191 fractional works · 35.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 107 fractional works · 19.6% of its workEducation: 57 fractional works · 10.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 17 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 12 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 23 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 19 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 23 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAccounting: 12 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 20 fractional works · 3.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 13 fractional works · 2.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 183 fractional works · 33.8% of its workComputer Science: 44 fractional works · 8.1% of its workInformation Systems: 18 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 11 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 41 fractional works · 7.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 15 fractional works · 2.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 40 fractional works · 7.4% of its workPollution: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 21 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCatalysis: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 95 fractional works · 17.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 72 fractional works · 13.2% of its workPlant Science: 30 fractional works · 5.4% of its workFood Science: 11 fractional works · 2.1% of its workForestry: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 73 fractional works · 13.5% of its workMedicine: 49 fractional works · 9.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 11 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 11 fractional works · 2.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSokoto StateUniversity543fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences35%

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 Sciences10719.6%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance234.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting234.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities203.6%
    5. Psychology132.4%
    6. Decision Sciences61.1%
    1. Computer Science448.1%
    2. Engineering417.5%
    3. Environmental Science407.4%
    4. Materials Science213.9%
    5. Chemistry101.9%
    6. Energy101.8%
    7. Mathematics71.4%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences40.7%
    9. Chemical Engineering30.6%
    10. Physics and Astronomy30.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7213.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology122.3%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics51.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology40.8%
    5. Neuroscience20.4%
    1. Medicine499.0%
    2. Health Professions122.2%
    3. Nursing112.1%
    4. Veterinary10.2%
    5. Dentistry10.2%
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: 2.77× its world share, 72 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.75× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.79× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.73× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.21× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.04× its world share, 44 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.97× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.50× its world share, 40 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.50× its world share, 40 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.13× its world share, 21 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.15× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 49 worksMedicineNursing: 4.22× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.24× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.25× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.30× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.99× its world share, 23 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 107 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing4.22×11 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.79×5 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.77×72 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.99×23 works
  5. Energy1.97×10 works
  6. Chemical Engineering1.73×3 works
  7. Social Sciences1.55×107 works
  8. Environmental Science1.50×40 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.30×23 works
  10. Arts and Humanities1.25×20 works
  11. Veterinary1.24×1 works
  12. Chemistry1.21×10 works
  13. Mathematics1.15×7 works
  14. Materials Science1.13×21 works
  15. Decision Sciences1.11×6 works
  16. Computer Science1.04×44 works
  17. Health Professions0.83×12 works
  18. Psychology0.79×13 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.75×4 works
  20. Engineering0.50×40 works
  21. Medicine0.47×49 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.43×12 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.42×4 works
  24. Dentistry0.32×1 works
  25. Neuroscience0.24×2 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.22×3 works

Who are the top researchers at Sokoto State University?

Ranked on the quality score, Abdullahi Yusuf, Usman Iliyasu and Nafi’u Abdulkadir lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sokoto State University.

  1. 1 Abdullahi Yusuf Nigeria · #642,313 worldwide 888 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Usman Iliyasu Nigeria · #932,107 worldwide 287 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Nafi’u Abdulkadir Nigeria · #1,790,334 worldwide 203 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Faruku Aliyu Nigeria · #3,111,946 worldwide 121 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Hassan Aliyu Nigeria · #3,141,795 worldwide 65 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Muhammad Shoaib Nigeria · #3,390,677 worldwide 89 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 A Belloc Nigeria · #3,806,310 worldwide 172 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Anas Shehu Nigeria · #3,823,291 worldwide 26 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Umar Muhammad Gummi Nigeria · #3,929,458 worldwide 113 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 S. Y. Lema Nigeria · #3,989,303 worldwide 192 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Sokoto State University

What are the most cited papers from Sokoto State University?

The most cited paper from Sokoto State University is "Generative AI and the future of higher education: a threat to academic integrity or reformation? Evidence from multicultural perspectives" (Abdullahi Yusuf, Nasrin Pervin, ‪Marcos Román-González‬, 2024), with 506 citations. Next come "Determinants of antenatal care, institutional delivery and postnatal care services utilization in Nigeria" (294) and "Global distributions and strain diversity of avian infectious bronchitis virus: a review" (180).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Generative AI and the future of higher education: a threat to academic integrity or reformation? Evidence from multicultural perspectives Abdullahi Yusuf, Nasrin Pervin, ‪Marcos Román-González‬ · International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education Open access 24 Mar 2024 506
2 Determinants of antenatal care, institutional delivery and postnatal care services utilization in Nigeria Tukur Dahiru, Oche Mansur Oche · Pan African Medical Journal Open access 2015 294
3 Global distributions and strain diversity of avian infectious bronchitis virus: a review Faruku Bande, Siti Suri Arshad, Abdul Rahman Omar et al. · Animal Health Research Reviews Open access Jun 2017 180
4 An overview of superhydrophobic ceramic membrane surface modification for oil-water separation Jamilu Usman, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Ahmad Fauzi Ismail et al. · Journal of Materials Research and Technology Open access Mar 2021 173
5 Progress and Challenges toward the Development of Vaccines against Avian Infectious Bronchitis Faruku Bande, Siti Suri Arshad, Mohd Hair Bejo et al. · Journal of Immunology Research Open access 2015 169
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sokoto State University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender Equality, Education, Curriculum Development, Medicinal Plants, Development, Globalization, Smallholder Farmers and Environmental Impact.

▲ 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. Education29▲ 3.1×25 topics
  2. Globalization25▲ 2.3×28 topics
  3. Environmental Impact22▲ 2.4×30 topics
  4. Curriculum Development22▲ 5.9×8 topics
  5. Gender Equality19▲ 12×7 topics
  6. Renewable Energy19▲ 2.4×24 topics
  7. Medicinal Plants18▲ 8.6×14 topics
  8. Sustainable Development18▲ 2.1×16 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress16▲ 1.85×24 topics
  10. Development16▲ 8.4×8 topics
  11. Educational Technology15▲ 2.3×15 topics
  12. Antioxidant15▲ 4.0×31 topics
  13. Antioxidant Activity14▲ 4.2×18 topics
  14. Economic Growth14▲ 3.2×14 topics
  15. Pedagogy14▲ 5.0×7 topics
  16. Toxicity13▲ 5.7×14 topics
  17. Teacher Training12▲ 3.7×8 topics
  18. Smallholder Farmers12▲ 10×4 topics
  19. Sustainable Agriculture12▲ 7.1×9 topics
  20. Bioactive Compounds12▲ 8.6×12 topics
  21. Feminism11▲ 6.9×4 topics
  22. Heavy Metals11▲ 8.4×7 topics
  23. Information Technology11▲ 4.2×5 topics
  24. Nigeria11▲ 93×2 topics
  25. Student Engagement11▲ 5.0×7 topics
  26. Teacher Education11▲ 15×4 topics
  27. Technology Integration11▲ 6.2×7 topics
  28. Antioxidants11▲ 4.4×10 topics
  29. Quality Assurance10▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Flavonoids10▲ 7.3×6 topics
  31. Youth Unemployment10▲ 155×1 topic
  32. Nutritional Value10▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Islamic Education9▲ 5.2×3 topics
  34. Phytochemicals9▲ 15×6 topics
  35. Herbal Medicine9▲ 5.7×7 topics
  36. Religious Education8▲ 9.6×2 topics
  37. Madrasa8▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Muslim Students8▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Student Satisfaction8▲ 8.0×2 topics
  40. Maternal and Child Undernutrition7▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Sokoto State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: African Education and Politics, Education and Islamic Studies, Child Nutrition and Water Access and Online and Blended Learning.

  1. 1 African Education and Politics Education 10 works
  2. 2 Education and Islamic Studies Education 8 works
  3. 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 7 works
  4. 4 Online and Blended Learning Education 6 works
  5. 5 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 6 works
  6. 6 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  7. 7 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 5 works
  8. 8 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  9. 9 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 5 works
  10. 10 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 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 available78.9%not open21.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.3%domestic only81.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sokoto State University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 104% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Sokoto State University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0019% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Sokoto State University0.0024% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Sokoto 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 2025Sokoto State University3.7% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.4% in 2017.

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