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.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All 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.
- Physical Sciences#8,000 #4,287
- Social Sciences#7,721 #4,171
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,101 #2,435
- Life Sciences#8,620 #4,967
- Social Sciences#8,020 #5,299
- Health Sciences#14,385 #9,062
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.
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
- Social Sciences19135.2%
- Social Sciences10719.6%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance234.3%
- Business, Management and Accounting234.2%
- Arts and Humanities203.6%
- Psychology132.4%
- Decision Sciences61.1%
- Physical Sciences18333.8%
- Computer Science448.1%
- Engineering417.5%
- Environmental Science407.4%
- Materials Science213.9%
- Chemistry101.9%
- Energy101.8%
- Mathematics71.4%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences40.7%
- Chemical Engineering30.6%
- Physics and Astronomy30.5%
- Life Sciences9517.6%
- Health Sciences7313.5%
- Medicine499.0%
- Health Professions122.2%
- Nursing112.1%
- Veterinary10.2%
- Dentistry10.2%
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Nursing4.22×11 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.79×5 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.77×72 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.99×23 works
- Energy1.97×10 works
- Chemical Engineering1.73×3 works
- Social Sciences1.55×107 works
- Environmental Science1.50×40 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.30×23 works
- Arts and Humanities1.25×20 works
- Veterinary1.24×1 works
- Chemistry1.21×10 works
- Mathematics1.15×7 works
- Materials Science1.13×21 works
- Decision Sciences1.11×6 works
- Computer Science1.04×44 works
- Health Professions0.83×12 works
- Psychology0.79×13 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.75×4 works
- Engineering0.50×40 works
- Medicine0.47×49 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.43×12 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.42×4 works
- Dentistry0.32×1 works
- Neuroscience0.24×2 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.22×3 works
- Nursing 4.2×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 2.8×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2.8×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2.0×
- Energy 2.0×
- Chemical Engineering 1.7×
- Social Sciences 1.6×
- Environmental Science 1.5×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.3×
- Arts and Humanities 1.2×
- Veterinary 1.2×
- Chemistry 1.2×
- Mathematics 1.1×
- Materials Science 1.1×
- Decision Sciences 1.1×
- Computer Science 1.0×
- Health Professions 0.8×
- Psychology 0.8×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.8×
- Engineering 0.5×
- Medicine 0.5×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.4×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.4×
- Dentistry 0.3×
- Neuroscience 0.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.2×
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
Abdullahi Yusuf
Nigeria · #642,313 worldwide 888 citations · 31 works
- 2
Usman Iliyasu
Nigeria · #932,107 worldwide 287 citations · 15 works
- 3
Nafi’u Abdulkadir
Nigeria · #1,790,334 worldwide 203 citations · 21 works
- 4
Faruku Aliyu
Nigeria · #3,111,946 worldwide 121 citations · 23 works
- 5
Hassan Aliyu
Nigeria · #3,141,795 worldwide 65 citations · 17 works
- 6
Muhammad Shoaib
Nigeria · #3,390,677 worldwide 89 citations · 18 works
- 7
A Belloc
Nigeria · #3,806,310 worldwide 172 citations · 20 works
- 8
Anas Shehu
Nigeria · #3,823,291 worldwide 26 citations · 20 works
- 9
Umar Muhammad Gummi
Nigeria · #3,929,458 worldwide 113 citations · 22 works
- 10
S. Y. Lema
Nigeria · #3,989,303 worldwide 192 citations · 16 works
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.
- Maternal and Child Undernutrition
- Muslim Students
- Religious Education
- Phytochemicals
- Nutritional Value
- Flavonoids
- Antioxidants
- Teacher Education
- Nigeria
- Heavy Metals
- Bioactive Compounds
- Smallholder Farmers
- Toxicity
- Economic Growth
- Antioxidant
- Development
- Sustainable Development
- Renewable Energy
- Curriculum Development
- Globalization
- Education
- Environmental Impact
- Gender Equality
- Medicinal Plants
- Oxidative Stress
- Educational Technology
- Antioxidant Activity
- Pedagogy
- Teacher Training
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Feminism
- Information Technology
- Student Engagement
- Technology Integration
- Quality Assurance
- Youth Unemployment
- Islamic Education
- Herbal Medicine
- Madrasa
- Student Satisfaction
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
- Education29▲ 3.1×25 topics
- Globalization25▲ 2.3×28 topics
- Environmental Impact22▲ 2.4×30 topics
- Curriculum Development22▲ 5.9×8 topics
- Gender Equality19▲ 12×7 topics
- Renewable Energy19▲ 2.4×24 topics
- Medicinal Plants18▲ 8.6×14 topics
- Sustainable Development18▲ 2.1×16 topics
- Oxidative Stress16▲ 1.85×24 topics
- Development16▲ 8.4×8 topics
- Educational Technology15▲ 2.3×15 topics
- Antioxidant15▲ 4.0×31 topics
- Antioxidant Activity14▲ 4.2×18 topics
- Economic Growth14▲ 3.2×14 topics
- Pedagogy14▲ 5.0×7 topics
- Toxicity13▲ 5.7×14 topics
- Teacher Training12▲ 3.7×8 topics
- Smallholder Farmers12▲ 10×4 topics
- Sustainable Agriculture12▲ 7.1×9 topics
- Bioactive Compounds12▲ 8.6×12 topics
- Feminism11▲ 6.9×4 topics
- Heavy Metals11▲ 8.4×7 topics
- Information Technology11▲ 4.2×5 topics
- Nigeria11▲ 93×2 topics
- Student Engagement11▲ 5.0×7 topics
- Teacher Education11▲ 15×4 topics
- Technology Integration11▲ 6.2×7 topics
- Antioxidants11▲ 4.4×10 topics
- Quality Assurance10▲ 11×2 topics
- Flavonoids10▲ 7.3×6 topics
- Youth Unemployment10▲ 155×1 topic
- Nutritional Value10▲ 16×3 topics
- Islamic Education9▲ 5.2×3 topics
- Phytochemicals9▲ 15×6 topics
- Herbal Medicine9▲ 5.7×7 topics
- Religious Education8▲ 9.6×2 topics
- Madrasa8▲ 22×1 topic
- Muslim Students8▲ 22×1 topic
- Student Satisfaction8▲ 8.0×2 topics
- 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.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 African Education and Politics Education 10 works
- 2 Education and Islamic Studies Education 8 works
- 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 7 works
- 4 Online and Blended Learning Education 6 works
- 5 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 6 works
- 6 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 6 works
- 7 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 5 works
- 8 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 5 works
- 9 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 5 works
- 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Other research institutions in Sokoto
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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