Yobe State University
In research, Yobe State University stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,576 of 6,403 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,021 of 9,585 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,675 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.
- World rank, 2022-now
- #7,692 of 22,385 · #13,096 all time
- Rank in Nigeria
- #77 of 183
- Research works
- 809 ▲ 23% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 2.9k 3.6 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 4.2% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.81× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 83% world 40%
- International
- 19% world 18%
What is Yobe State University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life SciencesDomain | #3,576 of 6,403 | 4.2% | 69 | #6659 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #7,021 of 9,585 | 3.1% | 119 | #10087 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #8,675 of 10,670 | 5.2% | 108 | #14209 | |
| Social SciencesField | #5,017 of 5,988 | 3.9% | 69 | #7352 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Yobe State University 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Life Sciences#6,659 #3,576
- Social Sciences#10,087 #7,021
- Physical Sciences#14,209 #8,675
- Social Sciences#7,352 #5,017
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Yobe State University work in?
In 2022-now, 36% of research at Yobe State University is in Social Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (14%), Medicine (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences15635.7%
- Social Sciences9221.0%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance204.6%
- Business, Management and Accounting194.4%
- Psychology102.2%
- Arts and Humanities92.2%
- Decision Sciences61.4%
- Physical Sciences12929.6%
- Environmental Science306.8%
- Computer Science296.7%
- Engineering266.0%
- Mathematics133.0%
- Materials Science112.5%
- Energy71.6%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences61.5%
- Chemistry41.0%
- Physics and Astronomy20.4%
- Chemical Engineering00.1%
- Life Sciences8118.5%
- Health Sciences7116.2%
- Medicine5111.7%
- Health Professions102.4%
- Nursing81.8%
- Dentistry10.2%
- Veterinary10.1%
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Nursing3.69×8 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.23×5 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.86×59 works
- Mathematics2.59×13 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.14×20 works
- Energy1.71×7 works
- Social Sciences1.66×92 works
- Decision Sciences1.40×6 works
- Environmental Science1.38×30 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.37×19 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.93×6 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.91×4 works
- Health Professions0.90×10 works
- Veterinary0.90×0 works
- Computer Science0.86×29 works
- Arts and Humanities0.75×10 works
- Materials Science0.73×11 works
- Psychology0.71×10 works
- Chemistry0.62×4 works
- Medicine0.61×51 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.46×11 works
- Engineering0.40×26 works
- Dentistry0.35×1 works
- Chemical Engineering0.22×0 works
- Neuroscience0.21×2 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.18×2 works
- Nursing 3.7×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 3.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2.9×
- Mathematics 2.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2.1×
- Energy 1.7×
- Social Sciences 1.7×
- Decision Sciences 1.4×
- Environmental Science 1.4×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.4×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.9×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.9×
- Health Professions 0.9×
- Veterinary 0.9×
- Computer Science 0.9×
- Arts and Humanities 0.8×
- Materials Science 0.7×
- Psychology 0.7×
- Chemistry 0.6×
- Medicine 0.6×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.5×
- Engineering 0.4×
- Dentistry 0.3×
- Chemical Engineering 0.2×
- Neuroscience 0.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.2×
Who are the top researchers at Yobe State University?
Ranked on the quality score, Sahabi Kabir Sulaiman, Muhammad Sale Musa and Irshadullah Asim Mohammed lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Yobe State University.
- 1
Sahabi Kabir Sulaiman
Nigeria · #330,427 worldwide 762 citations · 34 works
- 2
Muhammad Sale Musa
Nigeria · #1,322,107 worldwide 252 citations · 23 works
- 3
Irshadullah Asim Mohammed
Nigeria · #1,414,375 worldwide 580 citations · 16 works
- 4
Ibrahim Gana Geidam
Nigeria · #2,425,993 worldwide 358 citations · 15 works
- 5
Usman Sambo
Nigeria · #2,542,142 worldwide 240 citations · 98 works
- 6
Baba Waru Goni
Nigeria · #2,619,209 worldwide 160 citations · 40 works
- 7
Yakubu Salisu
Nigeria · #2,854,659 worldwide 144 citations · 16 works
- 8
Abdullahi Muhammad Daskum
Nigeria · #3,155,339 worldwide 442 citations · 18 works
- 9
Audu Musa Mabu
Nigeria · #3,608,933 worldwide 125 citations · 15 works
- 10
Mustapha Alhaji Ali
Nigeria · #4,124,660 worldwide 66 citations · 20 works
Which keywords describe research at Yobe State University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Sustainable Agriculture, Development, Gender Equality, Nigeria, Social Capital, Democracy and Sustainable Development.
- Community Health Workers
- Water Sanitation Hygiene
- Maternal and Child Undernutrition
- Climate Resilience
- Fiscal Policy
- Quality Assurance
- Political Economy
- Global Governance
- Poverty Reduction
- Terrorism
- Psychological
- Nigeria
- Antioxidant Activity
- Democracy
- Development
- Sustainable Agriculture
- COVID-19
- Education
- Environmental Impact
- Climate Change
- Globalization
- Sustainable Development
- Sustainability
- Renewable Energy
- Social Capital
- Economic Growth
- Curriculum Development
- Antioxidant
- Gender Equality
- Smallholder Farmers
- Radicalization
- Bioactive Compounds
- Nutritional Value
- Governance
- Teacher Education
- Anti-inflammatory
- Youth Unemployment
- Agroforestry
- Rural Livelihoods
- Corruption
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Globalization29▲ 3.4×29 topics
- Climate Change20▲ 1.64×37 topics
- Sustainable Development16▲ 2.4×21 topics
- Environmental Impact16▲ 2.1×21 topics
- Sustainability16▲ 1.50×34 topics
- Education15▲ 1.97×21 topics
- Renewable Energy14▲ 2.2×18 topics
- COVID-1913▲ 2.4×14 topics
- Social Capital12▲ 5.1×9 topics
- Sustainable Agriculture11▲ 8.4×8 topics
- Economic Growth11▲ 3.2×15 topics
- Development11▲ 7.2×8 topics
- Curriculum Development10▲ 3.5×4 topics
- Democracy10▲ 6.7×7 topics
- Antioxidant10▲ 3.4×24 topics
- Antioxidant Activity10▲ 3.6×17 topics
- Gender Equality10▲ 7.9×5 topics
- Nigeria10▲ 102×3 topics
- Smallholder Farmers9▲ 9.7×3 topics
- Psychological9▲ 30×2 topics
- Radicalization9▲ 76×1 topic
- Terrorism9▲ 43×1 topic
- Bioactive Compounds7▲ 6.8×13 topics
- Poverty Reduction7▲ 13×4 topics
- Nutritional Value7▲ 14×3 topics
- Global Governance6▲ 6.1×8 topics
- Governance6▲ 4.5×5 topics
- Political Economy6▲ 5.7×6 topics
- Teacher Education6▲ 11×3 topics
- Quality Assurance6▲ 8.4×3 topics
- Anti-inflammatory6▲ 4.8×15 topics
- Fiscal Policy6▲ 6.4×5 topics
- Youth Unemployment6▲ 110×1 topic
- Climate Resilience6▲ 21×2 topics
- Agroforestry5▲ 18×3 topics
- Maternal and Child Undernutrition5▲ 15×1 topic
- Rural Livelihoods5▲ 23×3 topics
- Water Sanitation Hygiene5▲ 15×1 topic
- Corruption5▲ 7.8×4 topics
- Community Health Workers5▲ 13×2 topics
Which research topics does Yobe State University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence, African Education and Politics, Child Nutrition and Water Access and Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 9 works
- 2 African Education and Politics Education 6 works
- 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 5 works
- 4 Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria General Social Sciences 5 works
- 5 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 5 works
- 6 Education and Islamic Studies Education 4 works
- 7 Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods Geophysics 4 works
- 8 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 4 works
- 9 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
- 10 Political Conflict and Governance Sociology and Political Science 4 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Yobe State University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 23% higher than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Yobe State University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0013% in 2024.
Fractional works of Yobe State University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 6.0% in 2023.
Other research institutions in Damaturu
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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