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Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto

In research, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto stands highest in Health Sciences (#10,156 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,972 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,747
of 28,054 · #30,872 all time
Rank in Nigeria
#182
of 191
Research works
848
▲ 74% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.3k
6.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto 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
Health SciencesDomain #10,156 of 11,982 1.4%168 #11015
MedicineField #8,972 of 10,443 1.4%142 #10406

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto 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).

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: 0.47× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.72× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.18× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.39× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 9.79× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.87× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.47× its world share, 142 worksMedicineNursing: 4.21× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.42× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.05× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 9.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto?

Ranked on the composite score, AdebayoAremu Ibikunle, Mohammed Umar and Ismaila Mungadi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto.

  1. 1 AdebayoAremu Ibikunle Nigeria · #818,363 worldwide 9 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Mohammed Umar Nigeria · #1,305,179 worldwide 31 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Ismaila Mungadi Nigeria · #1,318,177 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 A Panti Nigeria · #1,327,170 worldwide 18 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto

Which keywords describe research at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Surgical Management, Quality of Life, Risk Factors, Global Burden, Treatment, Cardiovascular Disease and Clinical Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology33▲ 3.9×72 topics
  2. Quality of Life12▲ 3.9×23 topics
  3. Inflammation9▲ 2.1×32 topics
  4. Risk Factors9▲ 3.9×21 topics
  5. Surgical Management9▲ 10×14 topics
  6. Treatment8▲ 3.3×25 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 3.3×19 topics
  8. Public Health7▲ 2.3×21 topics
  9. Global Burden7▲ 6.3×12 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress7▲ 1.96×22 topics
  11. Mental Health7▲ 2.1×13 topics
  12. Diagnosis6▲ 3.2×19 topics
  13. COVID-196▲ 2.1×11 topics
  14. Complications5▲ 5.1×14 topics
  15. Clinical Guidelines5▲ 8.2×7 topics
  16. Pathogenesis5▲ 4.7×14 topics
  17. Insulin Resistance5▲ 5.2×8 topics
  18. Mortality5▲ 4.1×10 topics
  19. Pain Management5▲ 10×6 topics
  20. Management5▲ 2.9×11 topics
  21. Immunotherapy5▲ 3.1×11 topics
  22. Child Development5▲ 5.1×3 topics
  23. Diabetes4▲ 4.0×10 topics
  24. Guidelines4▲ 4.2×7 topics
  25. Prevention4▲ 4.7×6 topics
  26. Genetic Mutations4▲ 4.2×9 topics
  27. Maternal Mortality4▲ 8.2×5 topics
  28. Radiotherapy4▲ 4.8×9 topics
  29. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 7.2×3 topics
  30. Prostate Cancer4▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Maternal and Child Undernutrition4▲ 20×1 topic
  32. Water Sanitation Hygiene4▲ 20×1 topic
  33. MRI Imaging3▲ 19×4 topics
  34. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes3▲ 8.6×6 topics
  35. Periodontal Disease3▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Prenatal Diagnosis3▲ 10×6 topics
  37. Postoperative Pain3▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Anesthesia3▲ 18×3 topics
  39. HIV3▲ 16×4 topics
  40. Hearing Loss3▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Child Nutrition and Water Access, Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders, Anesthesia and Pain Management and Ear Surgery and Otitis Media.

Child Nutrition and Wate…4Child Nutrition and Water Access: 4 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and R…2Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 2 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 2 fractional worksEar Surgery and Otitis Media: 2 fractional worksProstate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksHIV/AIDS oral health manifestations: 2 fractional worksDental Research and COVID-19: 2 fractional worksDental Health and Care U…2Dental Health and Care Utilization: 2 fractional worksPediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies: 2 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 2 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsGeneticsSurgeryOtorhinolaryngology6 others

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

  1. 1 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  2. 2 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 2 works
  3. 3 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Ear Surgery and Otitis Media Otorhinolaryngology 2 works
  5. 5 Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 2 works
  8. 8 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 2 works
  9. 9 Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  10. 10 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 2 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 available72.9%not open27.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.8%domestic only93.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 74% 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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