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University · Maiduguri · Nigeria

University of Maiduguri

In research, University of Maiduguri stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,362 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,450 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,809 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Animal Science and Zoology — Animal Science and Zoology is 10.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,307
of 28,054 · #9,432 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#45
of 191
Research works
5k
▲ 49% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
7.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is University of Maiduguri 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5,362 of 12,888 8.3%328 #9401
Social SciencesDomain #4,450 of 10,521 11.2%253 #4150
Social SciencesField #2,809 of 6,365 9.8%132 #2263
Health SciencesDomain #6,186 of 11,982 5.6%320 #7344
Life SciencesDomain #4,685 of 7,800 4.6%324 #6420
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,169 of 3,409 3.8%223 #2521
MedicineField #6,985 of 10,443 5.4%236 #9093
EngineeringField #5,408 of 6,636 8.4%85 #7733
Environmental ScienceField #3,380 of 3,551 3.9%90 #4565
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,337 of 1,395 4.4%80 #2580

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Maiduguri 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. Physical Sciences#9,401 #5,362
  2. Social Sciences#4,150 #4,450
  3. Social Sciences#2,263 #2,809
  4. Health Sciences#7,344 #6,186
  5. Life Sciences#6,420 #4,685
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,521 #2,169
  7. Medicine#9,093 #6,985
  8. Engineering#7,733 #5,408
  9. Environmental Science#4,565 #3,380
  10. Plant Science#2,580 #1,337
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 Maiduguri specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Animal Science and Zoology takes 10.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 27.4 works10×
← 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: 3.84× its world share, 223 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 51 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.20× its world share, 27 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.89× its world share, 17 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.23× its world share, 24 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 60 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.22× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 85 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.48× its world share, 90 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 20 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.95× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.26× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.34× its world share, 43 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.01× its world share, 236 worksMedicineNursing: 2.64× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 10.01× its world share, 17 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.48× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.80× its world share, 31 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.39× its world share, 36 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.58× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 132 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 10.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Maiduguri?

Ranked on the composite score, Adewale L. Oyeyemi, J. C. Akan and Ndubisi A. Aviara lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Maiduguri.

  1. 1 Adewale L. Oyeyemi Nigeria · #514,683 worldwide 100 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 J. C. Akan Nigeria · #572,204 worldwide 60 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Ndubisi A. Aviara Nigeria · #595,758 worldwide 89 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 F. I. Abdulrahman Nigeria · #711,869 worldwide 34 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Idris Mohammed Nigeria · #909,729 worldwide 36 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 I.O. Igbokwe Nigeria · #936,096 worldwide 34 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Bala Mohammed Audu Nigeria · #976,708 worldwide 16 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Konto Mohammed Nigeria · #1,002,061 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 S. Adamu Nigeria · #1,120,298 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Lawan Adamu Nigeria · #1,204,211 worldwide 25 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at University of Maiduguri

Which keywords describe research at University of Maiduguri?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Antioxidant, Genetic Diversity, Health Benefits, Medicinal Plants, Sustainable Agriculture, Diabetes and Gender Equality.

▲ 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. Epidemiology103▲ 2.1×99 topics
  2. Antioxidant49▲ 5.8×38 topics
  3. Climate Change47▲ 1.43×53 topics
  4. Genetic Diversity42▲ 7.8×16 topics
  5. Machine Learning42◆ 1.06×46 topics
  6. Environmental Impact40▲ 1.93×43 topics
  7. Sustainability40▲ 1.34×51 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress38▲ 1.91×41 topics
  9. Public Health36▲ 2.0×38 topics
  10. Renewable Energy36▲ 2.0×31 topics
  11. Globalization34▲ 1.42×36 topics
  12. Diabetes30▲ 4.9×15 topics
  13. Medicinal Plants29▲ 6.0×14 topics
  14. Health Benefits29▲ 7.2×13 topics
  15. Antioxidant Activity28▲ 3.5×27 topics
  16. Sustainable Agriculture26▲ 6.8×13 topics
  17. Food Security25▲ 3.7×15 topics
  18. Pathogenesis24▲ 3.9×15 topics
  19. Toxicity24▲ 4.5×13 topics
  20. Gender Equality24▲ 7.0×7 topics
  21. Vaccine22▲ 4.5×11 topics
  22. Bioactive Compounds21▲ 6.8×13 topics
  23. Development21▲ 4.9×13 topics
  24. Anti-inflammatory19▲ 5.7×25 topics
  25. Nutritional Quality18▲ 20×3 topics
  26. Antioxidants18▲ 3.3×13 topics
  27. Heavy Metals18▲ 6.1×7 topics
  28. Herbal Medicine17▲ 4.8×9 topics
  29. Breeding15▲ 16×4 topics
  30. Smallholder Farmers15▲ 5.4×6 topics
  31. Climate Resilience15▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Therapeutic14▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Proteins13▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Lactoferrin13▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Camel Milk13▲ 73×1 topic
  36. Drought Tolerance13▲ 7.4×7 topics
  37. Nutritional13▲ 73×1 topic
  38. Zoonotic Transmission12▲ 14×5 topics
  39. Nigeria12▲ 56×3 topics
  40. Phytochemicals12▲ 8.7×7 topics

Which research topics does University of Maiduguri publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Animal Diversity and Health Studies, African Education and Politics, Livestock and Poultry Management and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence.

Animal Diversity and Hea…13Animal Diversity and Health Studies: 13 fractional worksAfrican Education and Po…10African Education and Politics: 10 fractional worksLivestock and Poultry Management: 9 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterror…9Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 9 fractional worksAgricultural pest manage…8Agricultural pest management studies: 8 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 8 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 7 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Age…7Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 7 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 7 fractional worksRabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health: 6 fractional works
Food ScienceEducationAnimal Science and ZoologySociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Animal Diversity and Health Studies Food Science 13 works
  2. 2 African Education and Politics Education 10 works
  3. 3 Livestock and Poultry Management Animal Science and Zoology 9 works
  4. 4 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  5. 5 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 8 works
  6. 6 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 8 works
  7. 7 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 7 works
  8. 8 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 7 works
  9. 9 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 7 works
  10. 10 Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health Animal Science and Zoology 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 available71.4%not open28.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.9%domestic only86.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Maiduguri's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 49% 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.

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.