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University of Jos

In research, University of Jos stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,315 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,427 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,043 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,246
of 28,054 · #12,147 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#52
of 191
Research works
4.4k
▲ 105% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
6.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is University of Jos 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 #2,315 of 10,521 9.0%371 #3682
Social SciencesField #1,427 of 6,365 9.4%179 #2294
Physical SciencesDomain #7,043 of 12,888 7.2%307 #11311
Health SciencesDomain #7,415 of 11,982 6.1%253 #8730
MedicineField #7,365 of 10,443 6.0%195 #8943
Life SciencesDomain #5,541 of 7,800 4.8%197 #8226
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,949 of 3,409 4.5%118 #2763
Computer ScienceField #4,271 of 4,667 11.9%69 #6608
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,376 of 2,578 7.2%67 #3078
Environmental ScienceField #3,286 of 3,551 5.9%81 #5019

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Jos 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#3,682 #2,315
  2. Social Sciences#2,294 #1,427
  3. Physical Sciences#11,311 #7,043
  4. Health Sciences#8,730 #7,415
  5. Medicine#8,943 #7,365
  6. Life Sciences#8,226 #5,541
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,763 #2,949
  8. Computer Science#6,608 #4,271
  9. Business, Management and Accounting#3,078 #2,376
  10. Environmental Science#5,019 #3,286
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: 2.20× its world share, 118 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 43 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.98× its world share, 22 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.34× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.70× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 69 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 82 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.45× its world share, 81 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.99× its world share, 26 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.34× its world share, 40 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.90× its world share, 195 worksMedicineNursing: 1.60× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.41× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.81× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.84× its world share, 67 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.11× its world share, 51 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 179 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Jos?

Ranked on the composite score, Godwin Imade, Ulf Ottosson and Esther Awazzi Envuladu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Jos.

  1. 1 Godwin Imade Nigeria · #1,146,322 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Ulf Ottosson Nigeria · #1,206,840 worldwide 44 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Esther Awazzi Envuladu Nigeria · #1,512,770 worldwide 28 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Titilayo Omolara Johnson Nigeria · #1,621,421 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at University of Jos

Which keywords describe research at University of Jos?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Economic Growth, Antioxidants, Medicinal Plants, Development, Genetic Diversity, Sustainable Development and Antioxidant Activity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology73▲ 1.63×103 topics
  2. Economic Growth37▲ 3.9×19 topics
  3. Sustainable Development35▲ 1.97×34 topics
  4. Climate Change33◆ 1.08×51 topics
  5. Environmental Impact32▲ 1.66×43 topics
  6. Sustainability31◆ 1.14×47 topics
  7. Education30▲ 1.55×32 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress29▲ 1.59×36 topics
  9. Globalization29▲ 1.30×33 topics
  10. Antioxidants27▲ 5.4×13 topics
  11. Medicinal Plants26▲ 5.8×17 topics
  12. Antioxidant Activity24▲ 3.3×27 topics
  13. Genetic Diversity23▲ 4.5×18 topics
  14. Development22▲ 5.7×14 topics
  15. Social Capital22▲ 3.7×12 topics
  16. Risk Management21▲ 3.8×12 topics
  17. Antioxidant20▲ 2.6×38 topics
  18. Curriculum Development19▲ 2.4×16 topics
  19. Global Burden18▲ 3.0×12 topics
  20. Immune Response18▲ 2.9×17 topics
  21. Insulin Resistance18▲ 3.5×9 topics
  22. Toxicity18▲ 3.7×13 topics
  23. Information Technology18▲ 3.3×13 topics
  24. Metabolism17▲ 2.9×20 topics
  25. Vaccine16▲ 3.6×11 topics
  26. Gender Equality16▲ 5.2×6 topics
  27. Flavonoids15▲ 5.2×8 topics
  28. Vaccine Development15▲ 5.2×10 topics
  29. Herbal Medicine14▲ 4.2×11 topics
  30. Poverty Alleviation12▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Land Tenure12▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Life Expectancy12▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Neurotoxicity12▲ 8.8×5 topics
  34. Nigeria12▲ 61×3 topics
  35. Teacher Education12▲ 8.4×4 topics
  36. Mitigation Strategies11▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Slum Upgrading11▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Urban Poverty11▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Potato10▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Hyperglycemia10▲ 7.8×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Jos publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Urban and Rural Development Challenges, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Potato Plant Research and African Education and Politics.

Urban and Rural Developm…11Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 11 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…10Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 10 fractional worksPotato Plant Research: 10 fractional worksAfrican Education and Po…10African Education and Politics: 10 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…8Global Maternal and Child Health: 8 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 8 fractional worksInsurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management: 8 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…7Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 7 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 7 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 6 fractional works
Urban StudiesManagement of Technology and InnovationFood ScienceEducation6 others

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

  1. 1 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 11 works
  2. 2 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 10 works
  3. 3 Potato Plant Research Food Science 10 works
  4. 4 African Education and Politics Education 10 works
  5. 5 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 8 works
  6. 6 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 8 works
  7. 7 Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management Demography 8 works
  8. 8 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  9. 9 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  10. 10 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available68.2%not open31.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.1%domestic only83.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Jos's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 105% 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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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.