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Sokoto State University

In research, Sokoto State University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,058 of 12,888 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,153 of 3,409 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,883 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,656
of 28,054 · #21,787 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#76
of 191
Research works
951
▲ 212% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
4.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
79%
world 28%

What is Sokoto 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 #7,058 of 12,888 7.9%163 #14832
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,153 of 3,409 7.1%62 #4082
Social SciencesDomain #7,883 of 10,521 11.7%154 #11867
Life SciencesDomain #6,485 of 7,800 6.1%83 #12485
Social SciencesField #5,354 of 6,365 10.8%86 #7030
Health SciencesDomain #11,519 of 11,982 4.0%62 #19708

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 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. Physical Sciences#14,832 #7,058
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,082 #2,153
  3. Social Sciences#11,867 #7,883
  4. Life Sciences#12,485 #6,485
  5. Social Sciences#7,030 #5,354
  6. Health Sciences#19,708 #11,519
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.

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: 2.84× its world share, 62 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.07× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.98× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.29× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.15× its world share, 41 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.10× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 37 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.48× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.15× its world share, 18 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.33× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.80× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 42 worksMedicineNursing: 4.02× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.06× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.28× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.09× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 86 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.

Which keywords describe research at Sokoto State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Medicinal Plants, Curriculum Development, Gender Equality, Education, Development, Smallholder Farmers, Bioactive Compounds and Pedagogy.

▲ 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. Education22▲ 2.8×23 topics
  2. Globalization20▲ 2.2×20 topics
  3. Curriculum Development18▲ 5.7×8 topics
  4. Environmental Impact18▲ 2.2×24 topics
  5. Medicinal Plants17▲ 9.0×13 topics
  6. Gender Equality16▲ 13×6 topics
  7. Renewable Energy16▲ 2.4×20 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress14▲ 1.85×21 topics
  9. Sustainable Development14▲ 1.85×14 topics
  10. Antioxidant Activity13▲ 4.5×16 topics
  11. Development13▲ 8.1×6 topics
  12. Pedagogy13▲ 5.6×7 topics
  13. Antioxidant12▲ 3.9×27 topics
  14. Economic Growth11▲ 2.9×12 topics
  15. Smallholder Farmers11▲ 11×4 topics
  16. Bioactive Compounds11▲ 9.4×12 topics
  17. Teacher Training11▲ 3.9×7 topics
  18. Sustainable Agriculture11▲ 7.4×7 topics
  19. Student Engagement11▲ 5.8×7 topics
  20. Heavy Metals10▲ 9.3×6 topics
  21. Toxicity10▲ 5.1×12 topics
  22. Feminism9▲ 7.0×4 topics
  23. Nutritional Value9▲ 18×3 topics
  24. Islamic Education9▲ 5.5×3 topics
  25. Phytochemicals8▲ 17×6 topics
  26. Antioxidants8▲ 4.0×9 topics
  27. Nigeria8▲ 102×2 topics
  28. Teacher Education8▲ 14×4 topics
  29. Technology Integration8▲ 5.9×6 topics
  30. Religious Education8▲ 10×2 topics
  31. Flavonoids8▲ 6.7×6 topics
  32. Madrasa8▲ 23×1 topic
  33. Muslim Students8▲ 23×1 topic
  34. Quality Assurance8▲ 10×2 topics
  35. Herbal Medicine8▲ 5.7×7 topics
  36. Youth Unemployment8▲ 174×1 topic
  37. Phytochemistry7▲ 13×5 topics
  38. Fiscal Policy7▲ 6.8×5 topics
  39. Climate Resilience7▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Secularism6▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Sokoto State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Islamic Studies, African Education and Politics, Child Nutrition and Water Access and Islamic Studies and History.

Education and Islamic St…8Education and Islamic Studies: 8 fractional worksAfrican Education and Po…8African Education and Politics: 8 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 6 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 6 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 5 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 5 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 5 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…5Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 5 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 5 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 4 fractional works
EducationNutrition and DieteticsPolitical Science and International RelationsForestry4 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Islamic Studies Education 8 works
  2. 2 African Education and Politics Education 8 works
  3. 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 6 works
  4. 4 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  5. 5 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 5 works
  6. 6 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 5 works
  7. 7 Online and Blended Learning Education 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 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sokoto State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 212% 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.

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