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Nursing research in Nigeria

University of Nigeria ranks first in Nigeria for Nursing research in 2022-now (#195 worldwide), followed by University of Ibadan and Federal University of Technology.

Nigeria's world rank
#59
of 64 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
1.9k
Top-10% rate
3.3%
Ranked institutions
4

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Nursing in Nigeria?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of NigeriaNsukka #1956.05.4%85
2University of IbadanIbadan #2174.15.7%106
3Federal University of TechnologyAkure #2491.62.6%69
4Rivers State UniversityPort Harcourt #2501.60.4%69

Institutions in Nigeria above the floor of 40 fractional works in Nursing, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Nursing researchers in Nigeria?

Bolajoko Olubukunola Olusanya, Mayowa Ojo Owolabi and Patrick Othuke Akpoghelie rank highest among researchers based in Nigeria, on their papers in Nursing that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Bolajoko Olubukunola Olusanya#17,041 worldwide overall7.1 of 18 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Mayowa Ojo Owolabi#19,099 worldwide overall5.5 of 9 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Patrick Othuke Akpoghelie#150,994 worldwide overall7.0 of 12 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi#10,324 worldwide overall4.7 of 8 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Great Iruoghene Edo#165,301 worldwide overall7.5 of 14 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Joseph Oghenewogaga Owheruo#365,899 worldwide overall5.2 of 11 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Mu’awiyyah Babale Sufiyan#10,737 worldwide overall3.7 of 7 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Dike Bevis Ojji#154,117 worldwide overall4.4 of 15 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Arthur Efeoghene Athan Essaghah#253,578 worldwide overall4.9 of 8 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Oye Gureje#14,357 worldwide overall3.0 of 3 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Michael Ekholuenetale#7,006 worldwide overall3.7 of 8 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Rufus Akinyemi#99,473 worldwide overall2.8 of 5 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Harish Chander C Gugnani#433,324 worldwide overall2.7 of 4 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Isaac Akinkunmi Adedeji#101,882 worldwide overall2.3 of 4 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Kingsley Nnanna Ukwaja#24,263 worldwide overall2.2 of 3 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Nigeria on their work in Nursing alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Nigeria compares with other countries in Nursing