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Taraba State University

In research, Taraba State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,700 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,977 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,192 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,338
of 28,054 · #20,165 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#75
of 191
Research works
1.2k
▲ 218% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.9k
3.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
87%
world 28%

What is Taraba 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,700 of 10,521 12.0%267 #7698
Social SciencesField #3,977 of 6,365 13.3%165 #4770
Physical SciencesDomain #9,192 of 12,888 6.6%168 #16170
Life SciencesDomain #6,161 of 7,800 8.2%92 #12162
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,712 of 3,409 4.9%78 #4674
Health SciencesDomain #10,043 of 11,982 8.7%69 #19202
EducationSubfield #1,742 of 1,892 9.0%61 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Taraba 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. Social Sciences#7,698 #5,700
  2. Social Sciences#4,770 #3,977
  3. Physical Sciences#16,170 #9,192
  4. Life Sciences#12,162 #6,161
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,674 #2,712
  6. Health Sciences#19,202 #10,043
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: 2.74× its world share, 78 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 42 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.04× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.66× its world share, 49 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.58× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 2.55× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.05× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.19× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.87× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.38× its world share, 25 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.19× its world share, 165 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Taraba State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Oberiri Destiny Apuke and E. D. Oruonye lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Taraba State University.

  1. 1 Oberiri Destiny Apuke Nigeria · #340,148 worldwide 99 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 E. D. Oruonye Nigeria · #1,308,086 worldwide 20 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Taraba State University

Which keywords describe research at Taraba State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Development, Sustainable Development, Education, Social Media, Curriculum Development, Information Technology, Gender Equality and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Climate Change34▲ 2.1×47 topics
  2. Education32▲ 3.1×26 topics
  3. Sustainable Development32▲ 3.3×30 topics
  4. Social Media30▲ 3.5×23 topics
  5. Globalization29▲ 2.5×35 topics
  6. Machine Learning26▲ 1.35×43 topics
  7. Curriculum Development23▲ 5.4×7 topics
  8. Sustainability22▲ 1.53×38 topics
  9. Development22▲ 11×10 topics
  10. Environmental Impact21▲ 2.1×32 topics
  11. Information Technology20▲ 6.8×7 topics
  12. Gender Equality18▲ 11×6 topics
  13. Economic Growth17▲ 3.4×17 topics
  14. Nigeria16▲ 156×3 topics
  15. Teacher Education15▲ 20×5 topics
  16. Quality Assurance14▲ 14×5 topics
  17. Youth Unemployment12▲ 226×1 topic
  18. Governance12▲ 6.0×5 topics
  19. Pedagogy11▲ 3.8×5 topics
  20. Teacher Training11▲ 3.0×6 topics
  21. Risk Management11▲ 3.7×6 topics
  22. Political Economy10▲ 6.8×7 topics
  23. Smallholder Farmers10▲ 7.9×5 topics
  24. Teaching Strategies10▲ 5.8×4 topics
  25. Student Engagement10▲ 4.3×12 topics
  26. Islamic Education9▲ 4.4×3 topics
  27. Sustainable Agriculture9▲ 4.8×7 topics
  28. Poverty Reduction9▲ 11×5 topics
  29. Health Inequalities8▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Community Health Workers8▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Religious Education8▲ 7.8×2 topics
  32. Madrasa8▲ 18×1 topic
  33. Muslim Students8▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Mediatization8▲ 24×2 topics
  35. News Media8▲ 28×2 topics
  36. Global Financial Crisis8▲ 9.1×2 topics
  37. Child Mortality7▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Health Systems7▲ 17×1 topic
  39. ICT7▲ 9.0×3 topics
  40. Content Analysis7▲ 9.2×5 topics

Which research topics does Taraba State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: African Education and Politics, Education and Islamic Studies, Global Maternal and Child Health and Islamic Finance and Banking Studies.

African Education and Politics: 12 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 8 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…7Global Maternal and Child Health: 7 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…6Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 6 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 6 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 5 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollut…5Water Quality and Pollution Assessment: 5 fractional worksMisinformation and Its Impacts: 5 fractional worksReligion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria: 5 fractional worksMedia Studies and Commun…5Media Studies and Communication: 5 fractional works
EducationPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthAccountingEconomics and Econometrics5 others

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

  1. 1 African Education and Politics Education 12 works
  2. 2 Education and Islamic Studies Education 8 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 7 works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 6 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  6. 6 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 5 works
  7. 7 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 5 works
  8. 8 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  9. 9 Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria General Social Sciences 5 works
  10. 10 Media Studies and Communication Communication 5 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 available86.6%not open13.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.6%domestic only87.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Taraba State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 218% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.