Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Nigeria
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's mean citedness for works published in the last two years. Recent citation rates vary by field and are not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1National Examinations Council134 works
22.36
2Southern Delta University, Ozoro1,644 works
7.22
3Helix Biogen Institute120 works
6.27
4Philomath University38 works
6.00
5American University of Nigeria1,308 works
5.46
6African Institute of Science and Technology1,076 works
5.00
7Bowen University3,781 works
4.09
8Kings University318 works
3.54
9Elizade University1,254 works
3.54
10Bayero University Kano15,014 works
3.46
11Al-Qalam University Katsina629 works
3.31
12University of Ibadan51,312 works
3.20
13Bayelsa Medical University802 works
3.11
14Augustine University, Ilara343 works
2.99
15Covenant University12,573 works
2.97
16Abiola Ajimobi Technical University Ibadan910 works
2.91
17Usmanu Danfodiyo University9,533 works
2.88
18Landmark University5,028 works
2.88
19Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo722 works
2.82
20Gombe State College of Health Sciences and Technology Kaltungo52 works
2.72
21University of Ilorin23,612 works
2.67
22Arthur Jarvis University256 works
2.66
23Ahmadu Bello University27,715 works
2.60
24Redeemer's University3,633 works
2.59
25North-Eastern University, Gombe291 works
2.54
26Benson Idahosa University1,295 works
2.50
27University of Lagos26,836 works
2.49
28Summit University, Offa241 works
2.40
29Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila-Orangun371 works
2.39
30University of Nigeria37,060 works
2.37
31Sule Lamido University Kafin Hausa960 works
2.37
32Sokoto State University1,312 works
2.35
33Adeleke University1,826 works
2.34
34Federal University of Technology Ikot Abasi368 works
2.31
35University of Maiduguri9,946 works
2.23
36Obafemi Awolowo University28,970 works
2.08
37Madonna University1,988 works
2.05
38Federal University of Petroleum Resource Effurun2,626 works
2.00
39Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology1,482 works
2.00
40Mountain Top University833 works
1.99
41Federal Polytechnic Ohodo172 works
1.91
42Federal University of Technology Minna8,434 works
1.88
43Federal University Lafia3,177 works
1.87
44Western Delta University402 works
1.85
45Babcock University7,614 works
1.84
46Federal University of Technology19,158 works
1.83
47Akwa Ibom State College of Education, Afaha Nsit254 works
1.82
48Oduduwa University219 works
1.80
49Afe Babalola University7,317 works
1.80
50Kaduna State University4,716 works
1.77
Highlights
Within Nigeria, National Examinations Council ranks first in 2026 with 22.36, followed by Southern Delta University, Ozoro (7.22) and Helix Biogen Institute (6.27).
National Examinations Council is 3.1 times higher than Southern Delta University, Ozoro, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 22.36 (National Examinations Council) to 1.77 (Kaduna State University), with a median of 2.52.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
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