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University of Abuja

In research, University of Abuja stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,597 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,572 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,669 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Animal Science and Zoology, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Pollution — Animal Science and Zoology is 8.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,300
of 28,054 · #13,349 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#53
of 191
Research works
3.7k
▲ 140% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
3.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
84%
world 28%

What is University of Abuja 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 #2,597 of 10,521 12.1%565 #4357
Social SciencesField #1,572 of 6,365 11.0%259 #2468
Health SciencesDomain #6,669 of 11,982 8.3%269 #13548
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #988 of 1,775 19.2%134 #2210
MedicineField #5,819 of 10,443 8.9%205 #11998
Physical SciencesDomain #7,412 of 12,888 6.6%418 #13671
Life SciencesDomain #5,035 of 7,800 7.3%270 #7268
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #823 of 1,272 21.9%97 #1897
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,219 of 3,409 7.6%198 #2100
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,004 of 2,578 11.7%72 #3734

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Abuja 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#4,357 #2,597
  2. Social Sciences#2,468 #1,572
  3. Health Sciences#13,548 #6,669
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#2,210 #988
  5. Medicine#11,998 #5,819
  6. Physical Sciences#13,671 #7,412
  7. Life Sciences#7,268 #5,035
  8. Economics and Econometrics#1,897 #823
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,100 #2,219
  10. Sociology and Political Science#3,734 #2,004
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.

What does University of Abuja specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Animal Science and Zoology takes 8.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 29.5 works8.8×
  2. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 23.5 works6.2×
  3. PollutionSubfield · 25.8 works4.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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, 198 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 41 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.07× its world share, 16 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.72× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 110 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.41× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.50× its world share, 113 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.37× its world share, 103 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 18 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.32× its world share, 24 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 42 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 205 worksMedicineNursing: 1.96× its world share, 15 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.85× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.50× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.95× its world share, 96 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 31 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.12× its world share, 134 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 259 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Abuja?

Ranked on the composite score, Dike Ojji, Victor Abiola Adepoju and Ogunode Niyi Jacob lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Abuja.

  1. 1 Dike Ojji Nigeria · #218,845 worldwide 90 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Victor Abiola Adepoju Nigeria · #284,950 worldwide 302 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Ogunode Niyi Jacob Nigeria · #565,288 worldwide 23 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Fiyidi Mikailu Nigeria · #680,294 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Augustine N. Odili Nigeria · #851,333 worldwide 42 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Oseremen I. Aisuodionoe-Shadrach Nigeria · #1,296,602 worldwide 26 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Chinwe Okonkwo Nigeria · #1,577,250 worldwide 0 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Olugbenga Omotayo Alabı Nigeria · #1,588,700 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Zhang Xq Nigeria · #1,615,382 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Adebayo Adeyemi Nigeria · #1,619,440 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at University of Abuja

Which keywords describe research at University of Abuja?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Development, Gender Equality, Fiscal Policy, Education, Globalization, Nigeria and Sustainable Development.

▲ 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. Epidemiology83▲ 1.37×96 topics
  2. Economic Growth82▲ 6.3×27 topics
  3. Sustainability68▲ 1.84×58 topics
  4. Education68▲ 2.6×34 topics
  5. Globalization68▲ 2.3×50 topics
  6. Machine Learning61▲ 1.22×55 topics
  7. Sustainable Development61▲ 2.5×38 topics
  8. Climate Change57▲ 1.38×62 topics
  9. Environmental Impact50▲ 1.92×42 topics
  10. Renewable Energy48▲ 2.2×34 topics
  11. Development45▲ 8.6×12 topics
  12. Gender Equality43▲ 10×9 topics
  13. Fiscal Policy40▲ 12×4 topics
  14. Curriculum Development40▲ 3.7×7 topics
  15. Risk Management38▲ 5.2×12 topics
  16. Nigeria35▲ 130×3 topics
  17. Information Technology34▲ 4.7×10 topics
  18. Economic Development34▲ 2.8×15 topics
  19. Social Capital33▲ 4.1×12 topics
  20. Quality Assurance32▲ 13×8 topics
  21. Social Networks30▲ 7.3×7 topics
  22. Teacher Education29▲ 15×4 topics
  23. Youth Unemployment28▲ 194×1 topic
  24. Governance27▲ 5.4×8 topics
  25. Regional Development26▲ 4.8×5 topics
  26. Transport Infrastructure26▲ 20×3 topics
  27. Income Tax26▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Infrastructure26▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Monetary Policy26▲ 6.9×7 topics
  30. Taxation25▲ 19×2 topics
  31. ICT25▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Government Expenditure25▲ 27×1 topic
  33. Public Investment25▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Medicinal Plants24▲ 4.0×18 topics
  35. Smallholder Farmers24▲ 7.1×4 topics
  36. Poverty Reduction24▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Sustainable Agriculture24▲ 4.9×9 topics
  38. Inequality21▲ 6.0×5 topics
  39. Institutional Quality18▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Knowledge Economy18▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Abuja publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: African Education and Politics, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Economic Growth and Development and Agricultural Innovations and Practices.

African Education and Politics: 28 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 25 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 17 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 13 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 12 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Economic Impact: 12 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…12Energy and Environment Impacts: 12 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 11 fractional worksRabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health: 11 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Phy…11Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 11 fractional works
EducationEconomics and EconometricsInformation SystemsGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences4 others

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

  1. 1 African Education and Politics Education 28 works
  2. 2 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 25 works
  3. 3 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 17 works
  4. 4 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 13 works
  5. 5 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 12 works
  6. 6 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 12 works
  7. 7 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 12 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 11 works
  9. 9 Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health Animal Science and Zoology 11 works
  10. 10 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 11 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 available84.0%not open16.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Abuja's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 140% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

Other research institutions in Abuja

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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.