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Accounting research in Nigeria

Nigerian Defence Academy ranks first in Nigeria for Accounting research in 2022-now (#163 worldwide), followed by Babcock University and University of Nigeria.

Nigeria's world rank
#62
of 64 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
2.6k
Top-10% rate
4.9%
Ranked institutions
6

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Accounting in Nigeria?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Nigerian Defence AcademyKaduna #16315.214.4%98
2Babcock UniversityIbadan #383101.02.5%86
3University of NigeriaNsukka #39262.06.5%64
4Delta State UniversityAbraka #39454.03.3%88
5Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityAwka #39646.02.9%87
6Rivers State UniversityPort Harcourt #40412.01.4%65

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

Who are the top Accounting researchers in Nigeria?

Peterson K Ozili, Umar Habibu Umar and Olayinka Adedayo Erin rank highest among researchers based in Nigeria, on their papers in Accounting that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Peterson K Ozili#70,668 worldwide overall15.2 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Umar Habibu Umar#513,773 worldwide overall7.6 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Olayinka Adedayo Erin#465,133 worldwide overall6.5 of 17 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Damilola Felix Eluyela#1,949,959 worldwide overall6.0 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Anwuli Nkemchor Obiki-Osafiele#947,655 worldwide overall3.0 of 5 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Kehinde Feranmi Awonuga#111,075 worldwide overall2.3 of 2 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Chinwe Chinazo Okoye#39,219 worldwide overall2.7 of 4 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Anthony Abiodun Eniola#1,196,353 worldwide overall2.8 of 6 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Ekene Ezinwa Nwankwo#282,958 worldwide overall2.5 of 4 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Onyeka Franca Asuzu#390,522 worldwide overall3.2 of 4 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Edith Ebele Agu#4,303,044 worldwide overall3.5 of 8 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Arnold Adimabua Ojugo#442,176 worldwide overall2.2 of 3 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Nigeria on their work in Accounting 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 Accounting