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The Polytechnic Ibadan

In research, The Polytechnic Ibadan stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,394 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,483
of 28,054 · #30,390 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#191
of 191
Research works
474
▲ 137% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.4k
5.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is The Polytechnic Ibadan 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 #10,394 of 10,521 4.2%67 #13989

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where The Polytechnic Ibadan 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).

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: 2.00× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.46× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.12× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.82× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.44× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.95× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.35× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.64× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.66× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 29 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at The Polytechnic Ibadan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Social Capital, Fiscal Policy, Corporate Governance, Sustainability, Performance Measurement, Entrepreneurial Orientation and Opportunity Recognition.

▲ 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. Sustainability7▲ 2.0×21 topics
  2. Economic Growth6▲ 5.6×12 topics
  3. Machine Learning6▲ 1.38×21 topics
  4. Social Capital5▲ 7.2×6 topics
  5. Sustainable Development5▲ 2.4×6 topics
  6. Renewable Energy5▲ 2.5×11 topics
  7. Environmental Impact5▲ 1.98×14 topics
  8. Corporate Governance4▲ 4.5×5 topics
  9. Education4▲ 1.87×9 topics
  10. Human Rights4▲ 2.9×8 topics
  11. Fiscal Policy4▲ 13×3 topics
  12. Social Media4▲ 1.95×9 topics
  13. Information Technology4▲ 5.4×7 topics
  14. Risk Management4▲ 5.3×6 topics
  15. Financial Performance3▲ 4.3×5 topics
  16. Entrepreneurial Orientation3▲ 27×1 topic
  17. Opportunity Recognition3▲ 27×1 topic
  18. Performance Measurement3▲ 8.2×4 topics
  19. Development3▲ 6.3×4 topics
  20. Antioxidant3▲ 3.1×10 topics
  21. Security3▲ 3.3×8 topics
  22. Bioactive Compounds3▲ 8.1×8 topics
  23. Leadership3▲ 4.3×8 topics
  24. Regional Development3▲ 5.4×2 topics
  25. Urbanization2▲ 4.4×2 topics
  26. Environmental Law2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  27. Heavy Metals2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  28. Finance2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  29. Land Tenure2▲ 38×2 topics
  30. Poverty Alleviation2▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Infrastructure2▲ 13×1 topic
  32. Institutional Quality2▲ 14×2 topics
  33. RFID Technology2▲ 8.7×4 topics
  34. Social Responsibility2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  35. Taxation2▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Earnings Management2▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Management Control Systems2▲ 94×1 topic
  38. Quality Assurance2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  39. Strategic Management2▲ 9.9×1 topic
  40. User Satisfaction2▲ 7.5×3 topics

Which research topics does The Polytechnic Ibadan publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Accounting and Organizational Management and African Education and Politics.

Entrepreneurship Studies…3Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 3 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…2Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksAccounting and Organizat…2Accounting and Organizational Management: 2 fractional worksAfrican Education and Po…2African Education and Politics: 2 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Productivity: 2 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 2 fractional worksMisinformation and Its I…1Misinformation and Its Impacts: 1 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 1 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 1 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts i…1Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 1 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationEconomics and EconometricsManagement Information SystemsEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 3 works
  2. 2 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  3. 3 Accounting and Organizational Management Management Information Systems 2 works
  4. 4 African Education and Politics Education 2 works
  5. 5 Economic Growth and Productivity Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  6. 6 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 2 works
  7. 7 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 1 works
  9. 9 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 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 available74.0%not open26.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The Polytechnic Ibadan's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 137% 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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