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University of Cross River State

In research, University of Cross River State stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,291 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,290 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,789 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology and Anthropology — Archeology is 13.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,210
of 28,054 · #11,286 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#43
of 191
Research works
3.6k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
2.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is University of Cross River State 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 #3,291 of 10,521 8.5%429 #2872
Social SciencesField #2,290 of 6,365 10.0%242 #1869
Physical SciencesDomain #4,789 of 12,888 8.5%255 #9774
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,178 of 3,409 3.0%76 #3044
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,589 of 1,998 6.6%95 #1387
Life SciencesDomain #6,492 of 7,800 3.4%110 #11045
EngineeringField #5,695 of 6,636 8.0%86 #9480
EducationSubfield #1,685 of 1,892 5.8%71 #1975
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,298 of 2,578 9.5%62 #2154
Health SciencesDomain #10,875 of 11,982 4.5%88 #17192

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Cross River State 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#2,872 #3,291
  2. Social Sciences#1,869 #2,290
  3. Physical Sciences#9,774 #4,789
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,044 #2,178
  5. Arts and Humanities#1,387 #1,589
  6. Life Sciences#11,045 #6,492
  7. Engineering#9,480 #5,695
  8. Education#1,975 #1,685
  9. Sociology and Political Science#2,154 #2,298
  10. Health Sciences#17,192 #10,875
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 Cross River State specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 13.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 35.2 works13×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 20.0 works8.1×
← 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: 1.80× its world share, 76 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.52× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.80× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 40 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.92× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.65× its world share, 86 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.36× its world share, 60 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.65× its world share, 20 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.76× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 67 worksMedicineNursing: 1.08× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.71× its world share, 95 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.24× its world share, 35 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.18× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.02× its world share, 27 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.17× its world share, 242 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Cross River State?

Ranked on the composite score, Михаил Суслов, Andreas Bandak and Alessandro Gori lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Cross River State.

  1. 1 Михаил Суслов Nigeria · #331,682 worldwide 12 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Andreas Bandak Nigeria · #349,918 worldwide 42 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Alessandro Gori Nigeria · #441,412 worldwide 18 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Margit Warburg Nigeria · #491,054 worldwide 4 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Christophe Helmke Nigeria · #513,841 worldwide 25 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Kenneth G. Zysk Nigeria · #582,701 worldwide 9 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 Barbara Wall Nigeria · #678,369 worldwide 1 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Jørgen Bæk Simonsen Nigeria · #740,462 worldwide 9 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Kim Ryholt Nigeria · #863,268 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Tobias Richter Nigeria · #921,872 worldwide 49 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at University of Cross River State

Which keywords describe research at University of Cross River State?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Education, Globalization, Archaeology, Gender Equality, Nationalism, Cultural Exchange and Pedagogy.

▲ 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. Education46▲ 3.1×39 topics
  2. Globalization46▲ 2.6×53 topics
  3. Religion40▲ 9.5×23 topics
  4. Sustainable Development32▲ 2.3×30 topics
  5. Sustainability29▲ 1.34×46 topics
  6. Environmental Impact26▲ 1.70×35 topics
  7. Renewable Energy25▲ 1.95×27 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress24▲ 1.67×32 topics
  9. Nationalism23▲ 5.7×14 topics
  10. Archaeology22▲ 19×10 topics
  11. Pedagogy22▲ 5.0×7 topics
  12. Gender Equality21▲ 8.6×5 topics
  13. Cultural Exchange20▲ 17×7 topics
  14. Human Rights20▲ 2.2×22 topics
  15. Identity18▲ 2.8×20 topics
  16. History18▲ 2.9×20 topics
  17. Curriculum Development18▲ 2.8×6 topics
  18. Colonialism17▲ 4.1×16 topics
  19. Genetic Diversity16▲ 4.1×15 topics
  20. Development15▲ 4.9×7 topics
  21. Urbanization15▲ 4.1×8 topics
  22. Secularism15▲ 16×4 topics
  23. Urban Development15▲ 4.6×8 topics
  24. Politics15▲ 6.1×8 topics
  25. Philosophy14▲ 3.7×16 topics
  26. Social Sciences14▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Discourse Analysis14▲ 6.1×4 topics
  28. Feminism14▲ 5.5×7 topics
  29. Methodology14▲ 33×2 topics
  30. Gender Studies13▲ 9.8×3 topics
  31. Palestine13▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Learning13▲ 5.1×3 topics
  33. Special Education12▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Quantitative Methods12▲ 98×1 topic
  35. Linguistics12▲ 8.3×4 topics
  36. Teacher Education12▲ 10×4 topics
  37. Nigeria12▲ 74×3 topics
  38. Archaeological Evidence11▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Conflict11▲ 7.6×6 topics
  40. Rituals10▲ 14×4 topics

Which research topics does University of Cross River State publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social and Educational Sciences, African Education and Politics, Ancient Egypt and Archaeology and Archaeology and Historical Studies.

Social and Educational S…12Social and Educational Sciences: 12 fractional worksAfrican Education and Po…10African Education and Politics: 10 fractional worksAncient Egypt and Archaeology: 9 fractional worksArchaeology and Historic…9Archaeology and Historical Studies: 9 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Hist…8Islamic Studies and History: 8 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 8 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 7 fractional worksHistorical and Archaeolo…7Historical and Archaeological Studies: 7 fractional worksAncient Near East History: 6 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 6 fractional works
EducationArcheologyPolitical Science and International RelationsSocial Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Social and Educational Sciences Education 12 works
  2. 2 African Education and Politics Education 10 works
  3. 3 Ancient Egypt and Archaeology Archeology 9 works
  4. 4 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 9 works
  5. 5 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  6. 6 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 8 works
  7. 7 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 7 works
  8. 8 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 7 works
  9. 9 Ancient Near East History Archeology 6 works
  10. 10 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 6 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 available53.7%not open46.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Cross River State's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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.

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