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Science in Nigeria

Nigeria ranks #101 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#104 all time), with 134k research works and 4.9% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#101
of 189 · #104 all time
Works, 2022-now
134k
▲ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.1M
7.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
4.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.52×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
70%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Nigeria

What is Nigeria strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Nigeria ranks highest in Medicine (#84 of 152), Engineering (#96 of 131) and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#79 of 107). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Library and Information Sciences, Drug Discovery and Chemical Health and Safety.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #84 of 152 4.1%20,768 #100 Institutions
EngineeringField #96 of 131 4.9%13,563 #90 Institutions
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #79 of 107 5.0%6,486 #74 Institutions
Infectious DiseasesSubfield #53 of 70 4.2%1,643 #63 Institutions
Social SciencesField #113 of 148 5.7%19,760 #97 Institutions
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #76 of 98 5.2%4,840 #74 Institutions
Arts and HumanitiesField #80 of 103 8.7%2,751 #83 Institutions
EpidemiologySubfield #60 of 77 3.4%2,048 #77 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #95 of 119 5.1%5,252 #96 Institutions
Health ProfessionsField #85 of 106 6.1%4,349 #80 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #103 of 124 4.0%14,371 #106 Institutions
Immunology and MicrobiologyField #59 of 71 5.0%1,261 - Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more (or less) of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where "twice the world share" and "half of it" are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. Library and Information SciencesSubfield · 486.0 works · #2 of 146 active here16×
  2. Drug DiscoverySubfield · 88.8 works · #5 of 152 active here6.5×
  3. Chemical Health and SafetySubfield · 46.5 works · #8 of 139 active here4.5×
  4. HorticultureSubfield · 96.1 works · #12 of 178 active here4.5×
  5. ForestrySubfield · 732.7 works · #7 of 204 active here4.4×
  6. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 1,440.7 works · #8 of 205 active here4.1×
  7. PharmacologySubfield · 1,207.1 works · #6 of 204 active here4.0×
  8. PollutionSubfield · 2,360.9 works · #5 of 215 active here3.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.18× its world share, 17k worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 5,335 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.95× its world share, 1,535 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 895 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.64× its world share, 1,493 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 247 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.71× its world share, 1,788 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 9,772 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 1,763 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.41× its world share, 2,082 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.65× its world share, 16k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.51× its world share, 12k worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 3,219 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.16× its world share, 2,199 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 787 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.63× its world share, 488 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.21× its world share, 5,144 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.79× its world share, 24k worksMedicineNursing: 2.82× its world share, 2,223 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.36× its world share, 297 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.76× its world share, 3,526 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.86× its world share, 9,636 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 2,558 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.21× its world share, 7,608 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 4,337 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 25k worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing2.82×2,223 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.64×1,493 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.21×7,608 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.18×17k works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.86×9,636 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.65×2,558 works
  7. Environmental Science1.51×12k works
  8. Energy1.41×2,082 works
  9. Veterinary1.36×297 works
  10. Social Sciences1.23×25k works
  11. Health Professions1.21×5,144 works
  12. Mathematics1.16×2,199 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.95×1,535 works
  14. Psychology0.89×4,337 works
  15. Medicine0.79×24k works
  16. Computer Science0.78×9,772 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.76×3,526 works
  18. Chemistry0.71×1,788 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.70×1,763 works
  20. Engineering0.65×16k works
  21. Dentistry0.63×488 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.62×5,335 works
  23. Materials Science0.57×3,219 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.44×247 works
  25. Neuroscience0.34×895 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.22×787 works

Which fields of science does Nigeria work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research in Nigeria is in Social Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (16%), Medicine (15%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 53k fractional works · 32.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 25k fractional works · 15.6% of its workEducation: 7,444 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6,853 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2,180 fractional works · 1.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1,013 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 860 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 856 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 853 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 706 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 630 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 617 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 539 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 535 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 486 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 389 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,124 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9,636 fractional works · 6.0% of its workAccounting: 3,194 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 2,193 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1,358 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 959 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 864 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 733 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 336 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7,608 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5,550 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1,148 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 910 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 4,337 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1,578 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1,426 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 526 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 485 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 321 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 3,526 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 934 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 590 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 443 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,559 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 2,558 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1,844 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 480 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 234 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 50k fractional works · 30.8% of its workEngineering: 16k fractional works · 9.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2,384 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2,218 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2,086 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1,901 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1,639 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 1,067 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 840 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 649 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 602 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 526 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 454 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 418 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 402 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 368 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 12k fractional works · 7.5% of its workPollution: 2,361 fractional works · 1.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1,920 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1,466 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1,390 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1,134 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1,124 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1,095 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 1,062 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 516 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 9,772 fractional works · 6.1% of its workInformation Systems: 4,085 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2,670 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 924 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 616 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 511 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 358 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 608 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 3,219 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1,646 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 583 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 581 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 409 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 2,199 fractional works · 1.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 688 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 580 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 358 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 573 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 2,082 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1,764 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 318 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1,788 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 786 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 583 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 419 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1,763 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeophysics: 694 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 336 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 733 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 787 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 247 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 33k fractional works · 20.3% of its workMedicine: 24k fractional works · 15.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3,179 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 2,386 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1,883 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1,794 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 1,600 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1,453 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1,233 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 865 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 778 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 770 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 729 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 714 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 711 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 660 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 440 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 430 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 429 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 401 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 378 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 375 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 372 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 347 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2,513 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 5,144 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2,774 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 705 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 558 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 343 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 764 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 2,223 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2,135 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 88 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 488 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 297 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 26k fractional works · 16.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 17k fractional works · 10.4% of its workPlant Science: 6,448 fractional works · 4.0% of its workFood Science: 2,860 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1,441 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 1,164 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,114 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 921 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 745 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 733 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 630 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 500 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 96 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5,335 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 2,425 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 988 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 341 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiotechnology: 340 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,241 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1,535 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 456 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 410 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 668 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1,493 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 1,207 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 286 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 895 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKNigeria161kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences31%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences33%

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 country does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences25k15.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting9,6366.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance7,6084.7%
    4. Psychology4,3372.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities3,5262.2%
    6. Decision Sciences2,5581.6%
    1. Engineering16k9.7%
    2. Environmental Science12k7.5%
    3. Computer Science9,7726.1%
    4. Materials Science3,2192.0%
    5. Mathematics2,1991.4%
    6. Energy2,0821.3%
    7. Chemistry1,7881.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1,7631.1%
    9. Physics and Astronomy7870.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering2470.2%
    1. Medicine24k15.2%
    2. Health Professions5,1443.2%
    3. Nursing2,2231.4%
    4. Dentistry4880.3%
    5. Veterinary2970.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences17k10.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5,3353.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1,5351.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1,4930.9%
    5. Neuroscience8950.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Nigeria?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Education, Gender Equality, Economic Growth, Development, Nigeria, Sustainable Development and Sustainability.

▲ 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-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this country'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. Epidemiology6,992◆ 1.09×140 topics
  2. Sustainability6,209▲ 1.58×131 topics
  3. Environmental Impact6,008▲ 2.2×72 topics
  4. Education5,751▲ 2.1×146 topics
  5. Machine Learning5,438◆ 1.02×97 topics
  6. Sustainable Development5,257▲ 2.1×108 topics
  7. Globalization4,985▲ 1.58×173 topics
  8. Climate Change4,966◆ 1.14×127 topics
  9. Renewable Energy4,353▲ 1.87×61 topics
  10. Economic Growth4,324▲ 3.3×38 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress3,687▲ 1.39×63 topics
  12. Antioxidant3,412▲ 3.1×51 topics
  13. Development3,202▲ 5.6×23 topics
  14. Gender Equality3,084▲ 6.8×18 topics
  15. Corporate Governance2,913▲ 2.5×32 topics
  16. Risk Management2,754▲ 3.6×20 topics
  17. Curriculum Development2,746▲ 2.5×20 topics
  18. Antioxidant Activity2,743▲ 2.7×32 topics
  19. Nigeria2,734▲ 79×3 topics
  20. Information Technology2,674▲ 3.5×32 topics
  21. Medicinal Plants2,492▲ 4.0×21 topics
  22. Social Capital2,408▲ 2.9×20 topics
  23. Genetic Diversity2,394▲ 3.4×22 topics
  24. Antioxidants2,137▲ 3.0×17 topics
  25. Teacher Education2,125▲ 10×8 topics
  26. Toxicity2,107▲ 3.0×20 topics
  27. Governance2,098▲ 4.0×19 topics
  28. Quality Assurance2,067▲ 7.6×9 topics
  29. Fiscal Policy2,016▲ 6.2×11 topics
  30. Bioactive Compounds1,971▲ 4.9×15 topics
  31. Youth Unemployment1,884▲ 99×1 topic
  32. ICT1,763▲ 8.2×5 topics
  33. Institutional Quality1,723▲ 10×3 topics
  34. Inequality1,694▲ 4.6×18 topics
  35. Smallholder Farmers1,669▲ 4.9×6 topics
  36. Knowledge Economy1,451▲ 8.3×11 topics
  37. Mobile Phones1,415▲ 19×3 topics
  38. Inclusive Development1,410▲ 20×2 topics
  39. financial access1,397▲ 22×1 topic
  40. gender inclusion1,397▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Nigeria publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are African Education and Politics, Economic Growth and Development, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth.

African Education and Po…1,884African Education and Politics: 1,884 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…1,397Economic Growth and Development: 1,397 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 1,129 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 1,022 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…931Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 931 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 872 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 835 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 831 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 763 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 707 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 678 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 631 fractional works
EducationInformation SystemsEconomics and EconometricsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health7 others

Area is fractional works in 2022-now; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to. Every tile is a topic page.

  1. 1 African Education and Politics Education 1.9k works
  2. 2 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 1.4k works
  3. 3 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 1.1k works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1k works
  5. 5 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 931 works
  6. 6 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 872 works
  7. 7 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 835 works
  8. 8 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 831 works
  9. 9 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 763 works
  10. 10 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 707 works
  11. 11 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 678 works
  12. 12 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 631 works

Which universities in Nigeria lead research?

Covenant University, Lead City University and Adekunle Ajasin University rank highest in Nigeria on research quality in 2022-now.

0%5%10%mean 6.39333%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Redeemer's UniversityCovenant UniversityAdekunle Ajasin Univ…Lead City University
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Covenant UniversityUniversity · Ota · #2,277 worldwide7.9% top 10% · 1.6k works
  2. 2Lead City UniversityUniversity · Ibadan · #3,168 worldwide4.8% top 10% · 1k works
  3. 3Adekunle Ajasin UniversityUniversity · Ondo · #3,436 worldwide5.6% top 10% · 1k works
  4. 4Redeemer's UniversityUniversity · Lagos · #3,480 worldwide8.4% top 10% · 599 works
  5. 5University of LagosUniversity · Lagos · #3,930 worldwide5.2% top 10% · 3.6k works
  6. 6University of IbadanUniversity · Ibadan · #4,014 worldwide6.0% top 10% · 5.8k works
  7. 7Landmark UniversityUniversity · Omu-Aran · #4,081 worldwide8.7% top 10% · 748 works
  8. 8University of AbujaUniversity · Abuja · #4,131 worldwide4.6% top 10% · 1.5k works
  9. 9Ebonyi State UniversityUniversity · Abakaliki · #4,214 worldwide6.3% top 10% · 1k works
  10. 10University of NigeriaUniversity · Nsukka · #4,263 worldwide7.5% top 10% · 5.2k works
  11. 11Federal University Oye EkitiUniversity · Ikole-Ekiti · #4,358 worldwide6.6% top 10% · 1.3k works
  12. 12Lagos State UniversityUniversity · Ikeja · #4,362 worldwide4.8% top 10% · 1.7k works
  13. 13Osun State UniversityUniversity · Osogbo · #4,500 worldwide6.2% top 10% · 1.5k works
  14. 14University of IlorinUniversity · Ilorin · #4,516 worldwide6.0% top 10% · 3.3k works
  15. 15Pan-Atlantic UniversityUniversity · Lagos · #4,549 worldwide7.3% top 10% · 619 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Nigeria

Who are the top researchers in Nigeria?

Michael Ekholuenetale, Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi and Mu’awiyyah Babale Sufiyan rank highest among researchers based in Nigeria.

  1. 1 Michael Ekholuenetale #7,006 worldwide 69k citations · 215 works
  2. 2 Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi #10,324 worldwide 161k citations · 355 works
  3. 3 Mu’awiyyah Babale Sufiyan #10,737 worldwide 123k citations · 106 works
  4. 4 Oye Gureje #14,357 worldwide 94k citations · 694 works
  5. 5 Aminu Shittu #16,229 worldwide 34k citations · 108 works
  6. 6 Bolajoko Olubukunola Olusanya #17,041 worldwide 159k citations · 339 works
  7. 7 Mayowa Ojo Owolabi #19,099 worldwide 224k citations · 560 works
  8. 8 Ganiyu Adeniyi Amusa #21,819 worldwide 19k citations · 51 works
  9. 9 Johnbosco C. Egbueri #22,329 worldwide 8k citations · 171 works
  10. 10 Muktar A Gadanya #23,996 worldwide 30k citations · 99 works
Top researchers in Nigeria

Which cities in Nigeria are research hubs?

  1. 1 IbadanNigeria 42k works
  2. 2 LagosNigeria 26k works
  3. 3 Port HarcourtNigeria 23k works
  4. 4 NsukkaNigeria 19k works

How much of it is in the largest

The same cities as shares of everything these twelve account for.

Ibadan: 38.2%Lagos: 24.0%Port Harcourt: 20.5%Nsukka: 17.3%38%largest
Ibadan42k · 38.2%Lagos26k · 24.0%Port Harcourt23k · 20.5%Nsukka19k · 17.3%

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

How open and international is Nigeria's research?

70% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 16% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available69.9%not open30.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.5%domestic only84.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 83% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 20% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.24× the expected open access and 0.91× the expected international share, which puts it #52 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Nigeria's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Nigeria as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.57% in 2024.

still counting0.25%0.50%0.75%Nigeria0.67% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Nigeria over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Over the whole record, 4.8% of its 423k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Nigeria4.6% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 6.1% in 1993.

Which countries have research most like Nigeria's?

Ghana is Nigeria's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Nigeria's, with both strong in Nursing.

  1. 1 GhanaBoth strong in Nursing, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Business, Management and Accounting 0.88 Compare
  2. 2 Sierra LeoneBoth strong in Nursing, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.85 Compare
  3. 3 TanzaniaBoth strong in Nursing, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.85 Compare
  4. 4 KenyaBoth strong in Nursing, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.84 Compare
  5. 5 MalawiBoth strong in Nursing, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.82 Compare

Similarity is the correlation of each side's location quotients across every field it publishes in, on a log scale: 1 is the same shape of research, 0 is unrelated. It ignores size. How it is measured.

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Questions people ask

Which cities in Nigeria are research hubs?

By research output, Ibadan, Lagos, Port Harcourt and Nsukka.

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How strong is science and technology in Nigeria?

Nigeria ranks #101 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#104 all time), with 134k research works and 4.9% of them in the world's top 10%.

Who are the top scientists in Nigeria?

Michael Ekholuenetale, Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi and Mu’awiyyah Babale Sufiyan rank highest among researchers based in Nigeria.

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What is Nigeria strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Nigeria ranks highest in Medicine (#84 of 152), Engineering (#96 of 131) and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#79 of 107). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Library and Information Sciences, Drug Discovery and Chemical Health and Safety.

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How fast is research in Nigeria growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% higher than in 2018-2021.

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