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University of Ibadan

In research, University of Ibadan stands highest in Social Sciences (#390 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#716 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#948 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Animal Science and Zoology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Pharmacology — Animal Science and Zoology is 5.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,465
of 28,054 · #2,303 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#2
of 191
Research works
26k
▲ 51% vs 2013–17
Citations
294k
11.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is University of 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 SciencesField #390 of 6,365 15.4%809 #518
Social SciencesDomain #716 of 10,521 16.4%1,583 #784
Health SciencesDomain #948 of 11,982 12.0%1,351 #1742
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #299 of 3,409 10.2%587 #384
MedicineField #1,162 of 10,443 11.8%968 #2114
Life SciencesDomain #1,026 of 7,800 10.6%995 #1872
Physical SciencesDomain #2,432 of 12,888 11.7%1,178 #3191
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #401 of 1,775 25.2%225 #429
Environmental ScienceField #1,055 of 3,551 12.0%347 #974
EducationSubfield #584 of 1,892 14.5%203 #851

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of 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).

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#518 #390
  2. Social Sciences#784 #716
  3. Health Sciences#1,742 #948
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#384 #299
  5. Medicine#2,114 #1,162
  6. Life Sciences#1,872 #1,026
  7. Physical Sciences#3,191 #2,432
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#429 #401
  9. Environmental Science#974 #1,055
  10. Education#851 #584
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 Ibadan specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Animal Science and Zoology takes 5.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 59.8 works5.3×
  2. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 93.8 works4.3×
  3. PharmacologySubfield · 40.0 works4.2×
  4. ForestrySubfield · 21.5 works4.1×
← 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: 2.42× its world share, 587 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 233 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.29× its world share, 66 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 56 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.90× its world share, 52 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.50× its world share, 40 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 244 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 53 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.03× its world share, 48 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 310 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.37× its world share, 346 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 58 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.99× its world share, 60 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.90× its world share, 22 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.75× its world share, 235 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.99× its world share, 968 worksMedicineNursing: 3.96× its world share, 99 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.86× its world share, 27 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.92× its world share, 136 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.75× its world share, 124 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 52 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.05× its world share, 224 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.53× its world share, 238 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 809 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Ibadan?

Ranked on the composite score, Mayowa Owolabi, Oye Gureje and Rufus Akinyemi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Ibadan.

  1. 1 Mayowa Owolabi Nigeria · #786 worldwide 6.5k citations · 92 works
  2. 2 Oye Gureje Nigeria · #1,611 worldwide 1.9k citations · 102 works
  3. 3 Rufus Akinyemi Nigeria · #11,256 worldwide 1.6k citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe Nigeria · #15,834 worldwide 776 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Akinkunmi Paul Okekunle Nigeria · #62,049 worldwide 616 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Michael Ekholuenetale Nigeria · #64,127 worldwide 673 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Eghosa E. Osaghae Nigeria · #104,349 worldwide 152 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Olayinka Omigbodun Nigeria · #117,285 worldwide 303 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 G. M. Edington Nigeria · #183,825 worldwide 129 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Isaac Iyinoluwa Olufadewa Nigeria · #194,422 worldwide 452 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at University of Ibadan

Which keywords describe research at University of Ibadan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Antioxidant, Globalization, Environmental Impact, Mental Health, Economic Growth, Oxidative Stress and Maternal Mortality.

▲ 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. Epidemiology296▲ 1.46×128 topics
  2. Globalization176▲ 1.76×82 topics
  3. Environmental Impact163▲ 1.88×55 topics
  4. Climate Change159▲ 1.16×87 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress152▲ 1.82×58 topics
  6. Sustainability150▲ 1.20×80 topics
  7. Machine Learning148◆ 0.88×77 topics
  8. Mental Health148▲ 1.98×38 topics
  9. Antioxidant133▲ 3.8×50 topics
  10. COVID-19124▲ 1.78×26 topics
  11. Public Health122▲ 1.64×58 topics
  12. Economic Growth120▲ 2.8×30 topics
  13. Education118▲ 1.34×63 topics
  14. Renewable Energy113▲ 1.54×40 topics
  15. Risk Factors108▲ 1.92×36 topics
  16. Sustainable Development106▲ 1.30×56 topics
  17. Antioxidant Activity89▲ 2.8×32 topics
  18. Genetic Diversity86▲ 3.8×21 topics
  19. Depression86▲ 1.91×21 topics
  20. Medicinal Plants84▲ 4.1×20 topics
  21. Health Effects80▲ 2.6×21 topics
  22. Global Burden71▲ 2.6×12 topics
  23. Maternal Mortality70▲ 6.2×5 topics
  24. Vaccine68▲ 3.3×11 topics
  25. Antioxidants65▲ 2.9×17 topics
  26. Child Development64▲ 3.0×8 topics
  27. Community Health Workers61▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Development59▲ 3.4×16 topics
  29. Gender Equality59▲ 4.2×12 topics
  30. Anti-inflammatory58▲ 4.1×29 topics
  31. Global Burden of Disease57▲ 4.5×4 topics
  32. Health Inequalities57▲ 9.3×5 topics
  33. Socio-economic Factors55▲ 9.7×3 topics
  34. Bioactive Compounds55▲ 4.2×14 topics
  35. Child Mortality54▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Health Systems54▲ 15×1 topic
  37. Smallholder Farmers53▲ 4.7×6 topics
  38. Poverty Reduction46▲ 6.8×5 topics
  39. Maternal and Child Undernutrition43▲ 10×1 topic
  40. Water Sanitation Hygiene43▲ 10×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Ibadan publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Maternal and Child Health, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare and Energy and Environment Impacts.

Global Maternal and Child Health: 54 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 43 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 26 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 25 fractional worksAfrican Education and Politics: 25 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 24 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…24Online and Blended Learning: 24 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 23 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 22 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Re…22Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 22 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthNutrition and DieteticsSafety ResearchPollution5 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 54 works
  2. 2 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 43 works
  3. 3 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 26 works
  4. 4 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 25 works
  5. 5 African Education and Politics Education 25 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 24 works
  7. 7 Online and Blended Learning Education 24 works
  8. 8 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 23 works
  9. 9 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 22 works
  10. 10 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 22 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 available54.9%not open45.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.9%domestic only84.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Ibadan's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% 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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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.