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Tansian University

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World rank, all time
#30,662
of 34,923
Rank in Nigeria
#187
of 202
Research works
169
▲ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
285
1.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.83×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
73%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Tansian University

Which fields of science does Tansian University work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Tansian University is in Social Sciences, 25% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (30%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (16%), Medicine (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Social Sciences: 39 fractional works · 43.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 27 fractional works · 30.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 12 fractional works · 13.1% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 6.1% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 22 fractional works · 25.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 14 fractional works · 15.6% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 6.4% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 7.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 15 fractional works · 17.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 8.2% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 12 fractional works · 14.0% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 10.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKTansianUniversity89fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences25%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences44%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2730.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting56.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance33.0%
    4. Decision Sciences22.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities11.5%
    6. Psychology10.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1415.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology77.5%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.8%
    1. Environmental Science78.2%
    2. Computer Science33.9%
    3. Energy22.0%
    4. Chemistry11.1%
    5. Engineering10.8%
    6. Materials Science10.8%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    1. Medicine910.6%
    2. Health Professions21.9%
    3. Nursing11.5%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
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: 3.29× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.40× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.66× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.17× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.64× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 2.97× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.89× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.22× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.43× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.40× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.66×1 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.29×14 works
  3. Nursing2.97×1 works
  4. Social Sciences2.40×27 works
  5. Decision Sciences2.22×2 works
  6. Energy2.17×2 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.89×5 works
  8. Environmental Science1.64×7 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.43×3 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.40×7 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.79×1 works
  12. Chemistry0.73×1 works
  13. Health Professions0.70×2 works
  14. Medicine0.55×9 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.52×1 works
  16. Computer Science0.50×3 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.24×0 works
  18. Materials Science0.22×1 works
  19. Psychology0.21×1 works
  20. Dentistry0.19×0 works
  21. Engineering0.05×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Tansian University?

Ranked on the quality score, Tunde O. Olafimihan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tansian University.

  1. 1 Tunde O. Olafimihan Nigeria · #4,676,855 worldwide 5 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Tansian University

What are the most cited papers from Tansian University?

The most cited paper from Tansian University is "COVID-19 AND THE ECONOMY: AN AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE" (Ikechukwu Anthony Kanu, 2020), with 34 citations. Next come "Anti-psoriatic and immunomodulatory evaluation of psorospermum febrifugum spach and its phytochemicals" (26) and "Analysis and identification of bite marks in forensic casework." (26).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 COVID-19 AND THE ECONOMY: AN AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE Ikechukwu Anthony Kanu 2 Jul 2020 34
2 Anti-psoriatic and immunomodulatory evaluation of psorospermum febrifugum spach and its phytochemicals Fredrick C. Asogwa, Akachukwu Ibezim, Fidele Ntie‐Kang et al. · Scientific African Open access 14 Nov 2019 26
3 Analysis and identification of bite marks in forensic casework. Sandeep Kaur, Kewal Krishan, Preetika M. Chatterjee et al. · PubMed Sep 2013 26
4 Roles of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Community Development: Evidence from Anambra South Senatorial Zone, Anambra State Theresa U. Anigbogu, Cecilia I. Onwuteaka, Tonna David Edoko et al. · International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences Open access 14 Aug 2014 18
5 Mycological Deterioration and Pathogenicity Studies of Post-harvest Cassava Agu Kingsley Chukwuebuka, Awah Nsikak Sunday, Okeke Chidi Benjamin et al. · Food Science and Technology Open access Apr 2016 16
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Which keywords describe research at Tansian University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nigeria, Antioxidant Activity, Development, Tolerance, Criminal Justice, Societal Impact, Security and Crime.

▲ 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. Nigeria6▲ 337×3 topics
  2. Antioxidant Activity5▲ 9.0×17 topics
  3. Development5▲ 15×2 topics
  4. Environmental Impact5▲ 3.1×17 topics
  5. Tolerance5▲ 64×3 topics
  6. Criminal Justice4▲ 22×2 topics
  7. Security4▲ 6.7×3 topics
  8. Societal Impact4▲ 69×2 topics
  9. Education4▲ 2.6×8 topics
  10. Crime4▲ 146×1 topic
  11. Kidnapping4▲ 2414×1 topic
  12. Cultural Diversity4▲ 18×3 topics
  13. Antioxidant3▲ 5.5×17 topics
  14. Global Governance3▲ 16×2 topics
  15. Sustainability3▲ 1.51×9 topics
  16. Medicinal Plants3▲ 9.4×7 topics
  17. Curriculum Development3▲ 5.0×5 topics
  18. Ethnic Conflicts3▲ 2042×1 topic
  19. Sociological Theory3▲ 2042×1 topic
  20. Bioactive Compounds3▲ 13×12 topics
  21. COVID-193▲ 2.3×5 topics
  22. Pandemic3▲ 3.0×5 topics
  23. Information Technology2▲ 5.9×2 topics
  24. Consumer Behavior2▲ 4.2×7 topics
  25. Economic Development2▲ 3.4×6 topics
  26. Financial Performance2▲ 4.5×5 topics
  27. Gender Equality2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  28. Herbal Medicine2▲ 8.8×5 topics
  29. Quality Assurance2▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Political Economy2▲ 8.8×4 topics
  31. Antioxidants2▲ 4.9×6 topics
  32. Waste Management2▲ 5.2×7 topics
  33. Teacher Education2▲ 16×1 topic
  34. Youth Unemployment2▲ 174×1 topic
  35. Police Legitimacy2▲ 165×1 topic
  36. Procedural Justice2▲ 165×1 topic
  37. Anti-inflammatory2▲ 6.2×8 topics
  38. Antimicrobial Activity2▲ 10×5 topics
  39. Nutritional Composition2▲ 33×3 topics
  40. Public Sector1▲ 33×2 topics

Which research topics does Tansian University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Diverse Research Studies Overview, Educational, Social, and Political Issues, African Education and Politics and Policing Practices and Perceptions.

Diverse Research Studies…4Diverse Research Studies Overview: 4 fractional worksEducational, Social, and Political Issues: 3 fractional worksAfrican Education and Politics: 2 fractional worksPolicing Practices and Perceptions: 2 fractional worksAfrican cultural and philosophical studies: 1 fractional worksOil, Gas, and Environmental Issues: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 1 fractional worksMicrobial bioremediation and biosurfactants: 1 fractional worksFecal contamination and water quality: 1 fractional worksPhilosophy and History of Science: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEducationPolitical Science and International RelationsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment4 others

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

  1. 1 Diverse Research Studies Overview Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Educational, Social, and Political Issues Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 African Education and Politics Education 2 works
  4. 4 Policing Practices and Perceptions Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 1 works
  6. 6 Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants Pollution 1 works
  9. 9 Fecal contamination and water quality Water Science and Technology 1 works
  10. 10 Philosophy and History of Science History and Philosophy of Science 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 available73.4%not open26.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.1%domestic only81.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Tansian University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% 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 Tansian University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00016% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Tansian University0.00045% in 20251990200020102020

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