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University of Calabar

In research, University of Calabar stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,571 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,116 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,185 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,891
of 28,054 · #6,423 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#8
of 191
Research works
9.6k
▲ 63% vs 2013–17
Citations
66k
6.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is University of Calabar 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 #1,571 of 10,521 16.2%1,009 #1847
Physical SciencesDomain #2,116 of 12,888 15.1%618 #5451
Social SciencesField #1,185 of 6,365 17.2%555 #1057
Arts and HumanitiesField #521 of 1,998 32.8%74 #1047
Health SciencesDomain #3,855 of 11,982 5.3%567 #6093
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,097 of 2,578 18.9%145 #1804
MedicineField #4,483 of 10,443 5.0%435 #6844
EducationSubfield #912 of 1,892 14.3%207 #1226
Life SciencesDomain #3,912 of 7,800 7.2%295 #5793
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,725 of 3,409 7.1%180 #1485

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Calabar 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#1,847 #1,571
  2. Physical Sciences#5,451 #2,116
  3. Social Sciences#1,057 #1,185
  4. Arts and Humanities#1,047 #521
  5. Health Sciences#6,093 #3,855
  6. Sociology and Political Science#1,804 #1,097
  7. Medicine#6,844 #4,483
  8. Education#1,226 #912
  9. Life Sciences#5,793 #3,912
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,485 #1,725
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: 1.52× its world share, 180 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 65 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.84× its world share, 21 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.15× its world share, 19 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.20× its world share, 47 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 119 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 36 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.03× its world share, 24 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 120 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.32× its world share, 163 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.75× its world share, 65 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 25 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.70× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.40× its world share, 92 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.91× its world share, 435 worksMedicineNursing: 2.20× its world share, 27 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.26× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.03× its world share, 74 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.73× its world share, 138 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 39 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.12× its world share, 113 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.17× its world share, 88 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 555 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Calabar?

Ranked on the composite score, Martin Meremikwu, Charles Kingsley and Aniekan Edet lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Calabar.

  1. 1 Martin Meremikwu Nigeria · #178,884 worldwide 132 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Charles Kingsley Nigeria · #309,661 worldwide 11 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Aniekan Edet Nigeria · #339,122 worldwide 188 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Philip A. Noss Nigeria · #371,874 worldwide 17 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Jonathan O. Chimakonam Nigeria · #386,524 worldwide 45 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 A Obembe Nigeria · #457,155 worldwide 16 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Olabisi Oduwole Nigeria · #478,834 worldwide 85 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 P.E. Ebong Nigeria · #520,916 worldwide 79 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Emmanuel Effa Nigeria · #586,953 worldwide 60 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Valentine Joseph Owan Nigeria · #603,819 worldwide 64 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at University of Calabar

Which keywords describe research at University of Calabar?

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

▲ 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. Education122▲ 2.9×46 topics
  2. Epidemiology105◆ 1.06×104 topics
  3. Globalization104▲ 2.1×58 topics
  4. Sustainable Development101▲ 2.5×50 topics
  5. Climate Change78▲ 1.16×71 topics
  6. Development77▲ 8.9×13 topics
  7. Machine Learning76◆ 0.94×54 topics
  8. Sustainability72▲ 1.19×63 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress69▲ 1.70×46 topics
  10. Economic Growth68▲ 3.2×24 topics
  11. Curriculum Development68▲ 3.9×8 topics
  12. Environmental Impact64▲ 1.51×47 topics
  13. Nigeria64▲ 145×3 topics
  14. Information Technology62▲ 5.2×15 topics
  15. Gender Equality62▲ 9.0×8 topics
  16. Mental Health55▲ 1.51×34 topics
  17. Teacher Education52▲ 17×5 topics
  18. Quality Assurance50▲ 12×5 topics
  19. Online Learning50▲ 2.4×12 topics
  20. Youth Unemployment48▲ 209×1 topic
  21. E-Learning45▲ 1.78×11 topics
  22. Social Capital41▲ 3.1×14 topics
  23. Student Satisfaction37▲ 7.8×2 topics
  24. Maternal Mortality36▲ 6.5×5 topics
  25. Blended Learning32▲ 9.2×3 topics
  26. Distance Education31▲ 6.1×3 topics
  27. Instructional Design31▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Fiscal Policy31▲ 5.7×6 topics
  29. Cognitive Engagement30▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Community of Inquiry30▲ 20×1 topic
  31. Social Presence30▲ 20×1 topic
  32. Community Health Workers27▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Poverty Reduction25▲ 7.7×5 topics
  34. Health Inequalities25▲ 8.3×2 topics
  35. Child Mortality25▲ 14×1 topic
  36. Health Systems25▲ 14×1 topic
  37. Postcolonialism24▲ 7.7×9 topics
  38. Taxation23▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Transport Infrastructure23▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Income Tax21▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Calabar publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: African Education and Politics, Online and Blended Learning, Global Maternal and Child Health and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth.

African Education and Po…48African Education and Politics: 48 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 30 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…25Global Maternal and Child Health: 25 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…21Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 21 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 16 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 15 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…15Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 15 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 14 fractional worksAfrican cultural and philosophical studies: 14 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 14 fractional works
EducationPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEconomics and EconometricsGeneral Health Professions3 others

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

  1. 1 African Education and Politics Education 48 works
  2. 2 Online and Blended Learning Education 30 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 25 works
  4. 4 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 21 works
  5. 5 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 16 works
  6. 6 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 15 works
  7. 7 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 15 works
  8. 8 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 14 works
  9. 9 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 14 works
  10. 10 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 14 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 available71.7%not open28.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.9%domestic only88.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Calabar's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 63% 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 Calabar

All research institutions in Calabar

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.