African Education and Politics

African Education and Politics is a research topic within Education. Science Explorer counts 7.4k research works in it since 1950. 9.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the intersection of education and economic development, with a specific emphasis on Nigeria and Africa. It covers topics such as the influence of social and economic disadvantage on academic performance, the role of information technology in education, challenges of youth unemployment, quality assurance in education, teacher education, and gender disparities in higher education. The papers also address issues related to curriculum development, sustainable development, and the impact of educational policies on national development.

Education
Development
Nigeria
Information Technology
Youth Unemployment
Quality Assurance
Teacher Education
Sustainable Development
Gender Equality
Curriculum Development

Research works: 7.4k
In the world top 10%: 729
Top-10% rate: 9.8%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25: +13%
Largest producer: Nigeria

African Education and Politics

Which countries lead African Education and Politics research?

By volume, Nigeria and Kenya publish the most (1.9k and 154 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

1 Nigeria 1.9k works
2 Kenya 154 works
3 United States 138 works
4 Tanzania 79 works
5 ?? 76 works
6 Ghana 74 works
7 South Africa 64 works
8 United Kingdom 34 works
9 Uganda 34 works
10 India 29 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

Nigeria1,884 · 73.4%Kenya154 · 6.0%United States138 · 5.4%Tanzania79 · 3.1%6 others listed311 · 12.1%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead African Education and Politics research?

By volume in 2022-now, Federal College of Education, Kano publishes the most African Education and Politics research, followed by Rivers State University and Delta State University.

By volume, 2022-now

1 Federal College of Education, KanoNigeria 118 works
2 Rivers State UniversityNigeria 84 works
3 Delta State UniversityNigeria 77 works
4 Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNigeria 65 works
5 University of CalabarNigeria 63 works
6 University of IlorinNigeria 61 works
7 University of NigeriaNigeria 53 works
8 University of Port HarcourtNigeria 51 works
9 Ekiti State UniversityNigeria 43 works
10 University of AbujaNigeria 43 works

What are the most cited papers in African Education and Politics?

The most cited paper in African Education and Politics is "Research methods in education, 6th ed." (Louis Cohen, Lawrence Manion, Keith Morrison, 2007), with 1,934 citations. Next come "Colonialism and the Two Publics in Africa: A Theoretical Statement" (1,507) and "Educational Administration, Theory, Research, and Practice Wayne K. Hoy and Cecil G. Miskel. New York: Random House, 1978" (356).

Most cited papers
#	Paper	Released	Citations
1	Research methods in education, 6th ed. Louis Cohen, Lawrence Manion, Keith Morrison	2007	1,934
2	Colonialism and the Two Publics in Africa: A Theoretical Statement Peter P. Ekeh · Comparative Studies in Society and History	1975	1,507
3	Educational Administration, Theory, Research, and Practice Wayne K. Hoy and Cecil G. Miskel. New York: Random House, 1978 Carol Camp Yeakey, Gladys Styles Johnston · Journal of Teacher Education	Nov 1979	356
4	AFRICAN CULTURE AND VALUES Gabriel E. Idang · Phronimon Open access	29 Jan 2018	320
5	Higher Education in Nigeria: A Status Report William Saint, Teresa A Hartnett, Erich H. Strassner · Higher Education Policy	Sep 2003	218

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Where is African Education and Politics research done?

The largest centres of African Education and Politics research in 2022-now are Kano (Nigeria), Port Harcourt (Nigeria), Ado-Ekiti (Nigeria) and Ilorin (Nigeria). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Jalingo, Abraka and Kano.

Largest cities, 2022-now

1 KanoNigeria 137 works
2 Port HarcourtNigeria 136 works
3 Ado-EkitiNigeria 95 works
4 IlorinNigeria 94 works
5 CalabarNigeria 77 works
6 AbrakaNigeria 77 works
7 LagosNigeria 73 works
8 UyoNigeria 72 works
9 IbadanNigeria 71 works
10 AwkaNigeria 70 works

Where it is the local speciality

JalingoNG · 22.8 works256×
AbrakaNG · 76.9 works214×
KanoNG · 137.4 works195×
KeffiNG · 35.4 works189×

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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in African Education and Politics than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study African Education and Politics?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Abuja, Delta State University and University of Johannesburg score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Citation excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged

40%

Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share

10%

Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale

30%

Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%

10%

Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad

10%

Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.

#	University	Score	Top 10%	Specialisation	Works	Growth
1	University of AbujaNigeria	69.3	15.1%	239.9×	43	+36.6%
2	Delta State UniversityNigeria	62.9	8.6%	253.7×	77	+162.2%
3	University of JohannesburgSouth Africa	62.4	21.1%	8.1×	12	+274.8%
4	Federal University Oye EkitiNigeria	57.9	14.5%	123.9×	18	+133.2%
5	St. Augustine University of TanzaniaTanzania	56.5	15.3%	251.7×	15	+383.3%
6	Federal College of Education, KanoNigeria	56.0	7.1%	485.4×	118	+8.8%
7	Rivers State UniversityNigeria	55.9	6.7%	204.3×	84	+16.7%
8	University of IlorinNigeria	55.1	8.1%	154.4×	61	+9.6%
9	Lagos State UniversityNigeria	54.8	8.2%	198.2×	40	+141.2%
10	Nasarawa State UniversityNigeria	54.5	10.6%	258.2×	35	+759.3%
11	University of NigeriaNigeria	51.0	9.3%	85.0×	53	-10.0%
12	Kenyatta UniversityKenya	51.0	15.1%	59.8×	20	+44.8%
13	University of IbadanNigeria	50.1	13.3%	60.1×	41	-17.1%
14	Usmanu Danfodiyo UniversityNigeria	49.6	11.5%	129.0×	22	+23.3%
15	Ekiti State UniversityNigeria	49.5	4.1%	225.3×	44	+20.8%
16	Osun State UniversityNigeria	49.5	10.2%	139.6×	25	+159.0%
17	University of South AfricaSouth Africa	48.7	21.4%	7.6×	8	+55.8%
18	University of BeninNigeria	48.6	6.9%	90.2×	25	+118.9%
19	University of CalabarNigeria	48.3	9.1%	214.7×	63	-33.0%
20	Kwara State UniversityNigeria	47.7	10.2%	157.3×	22	+90.9%
21	The Federal Polytechnic, Ado-EkitiNigeria	47.2	6.5%	131.1×	38	+74.1%
22	University of UyoNigeria	46.8	6.7%	187.2×	41	+25.7%
23	Akwa Ibom State UniversityNigeria	46.3	7.4%	211.5×	31	+107.0%
24	University of Education, WinnebaGhana	44.5	11.5%	103.5×	17	-5.4%
25	Kogi State UniversityNigeria	43.7	10.5%	164.8×	16	+24.5%
26	Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNigeria	43.6	6.7%	154.7×	65	-58.7%
27	Obafemi Awolowo UniversityNigeria	43.4	10.7%	76.5×	24	-48.1%
28	Niger Delta UniversityNigeria	42.8	7.7%	166.2×	17	+78.8%
29	Modibbo Adama University of TechnologyNigeria	42.6	6.1%	234.2×	26	+53.9%
30	Ahmadu Bello UniversityNigeria	42.6	7.6%	59.7×	20	+28.9%
31	University of Port HarcourtNigeria	42.5	8.4%	123.5×	51	-37.5%
32	Taraba State UniversityNigeria	41.8	6.4%	322.8×	23	+127.8%
33	Afe Babalola UniversityNigeria	41.8	11.0%	67.6×	13	+219.1%
34	National Open University of NigeriaNigeria	41.0	10.6%	185.0×	18	-0.7%
35	Imo State UniversityNigeria	40.7	7.9%	169.9×	20	+64.6%
36	Mount Kenya UniversityKenya	40.6	7.2%	167.9×	26	+101.7%
37	Kwararafa UniversityNigeria	40.0	10.7%	135.0×	8	+91.7%
38	Kwara State PolytechnicNigeria	39.3	7.6%	228.2×	15	+227.1%
39	Open University of TanzaniaTanzania	39.1	13.1%	148.3×	12	-
40	Federal University Wukari	38.6	14.2%	130.5×	8	-59.0%
41	Federal University of Technology OwerriNigeria	36.8	15.8%	54.6×	10	-10.3%
42	University of LagosNigeria	36.7	6.9%	65.0×	28	-42.2%
43	Delta State Polytechnic Ogwashi-UkuNigeria	31.7	4.6%	135.9×	10	+47.8%
44	Ebonyi State UniversityNigeria	31.3	5.5%	220.2×	27	-60.1%
45	Delta State UniversityUnited States	29.7	9.5%	200.3×	10	-34.3%
46	Bayero University KanoNigeria	23.4	6.4%	45.1×	11	-24.1%

Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in African Education and Politics, country by country

Is African Education and Politics research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are African Education and Politics.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is African Education and Politics as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0078% in 2024.

Fractional works of African Education and Politics 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.

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

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Which countries lead African Education and Politics research?

By volume, 2022-now

How concentrated that is

Which institutions lead African Education and Politics research?

By volume, 2022-now

What are the most cited papers in African Education and Politics?

Where is African Education and Politics research done?

Largest cities, 2022-now

Where it is the local speciality

Where is the best place to study African Education and Politics?

Is African Education and Politics research growing?

Its share of all research

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Which topics inside it are moving

Related research

Discussion