Universities by Research h-index in Nigeria
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional h-index, which combines publication volume and citation impact. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1University of Ibadan51,312 works
333
2Ahmadu Bello University27,715 works
202
3Obafemi Awolowo University28,970 works
202
4University of Nigeria37,060 works
200
5University of Lagos26,836 works
192
6Redeemer's University3,633 works
178
7University of Ilorin23,612 works
177
8Bayero University Kano15,014 works
169
9Federal University of Technology19,158 works
167
10Covenant University12,573 works
164
11University of Benin20,506 works
155
12Nnamdi Azikiwe University23,022 works
153
13Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta10,040 works
145
14Ladoke Akintola University of Technology12,691 works
142
15University of Port Harcourt22,463 works
140
16University of Maiduguri9,946 works
136
17Federal University of Technology Minna8,434 works
135
18University of Uyo11,925 works
133
19Lagos State University9,286 works
130
20University of Calabar17,806 works
129
21Landmark University5,028 works
121
22Adekunle Ajasin University9,608 works
117
23Federal University of Technology Owerri10,061 works
117
24University of Jos10,002 works
111
25Ekiti State University9,983 works
109
26Usmanu Danfodiyo University9,533 works
108
27Ebonyi State University6,414 works
103
28Olabisi Onabanjo University8,145 works
98
29Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University6,326 works
95
30Niger Delta University5,892 works
90
31Babcock University7,614 works
89
32Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University Makurdi6,418 works
87
33Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University6,511 works
86
34University of Abuja8,810 works
85
35Afe Babalola University7,317 works
84
36Michael Okpara University of Agriculture9,242 works
83
37Abia State University4,939 works
82
38Osun State University6,435 works
82
39Delta State University10,663 works
81
40Rivers State University14,207 works
80
41Imo State University5,669 works
78
42Modibbo Adama University of Technology4,263 works
73
43Federal University Oye Ekiti6,374 works
72
44Kwara State University5,953 works
72
45Southern Delta University, Ozoro1,644 works
71
46Bowen University3,781 works
70
47African Institute of Science and Technology1,076 works
69
48Ambrose Alli University4,528 works
68
49Pan-Atlantic University1,877 works
67
50Kaduna State University4,716 works
65
Highlights
Within Nigeria, University of Ibadan ranks first in 2026 with 333, followed by Ahmadu Bello University (202) and Obafemi Awolowo University (202).
University of Ibadan is 1.6 times higher than Ahmadu Bello University, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 333 (University of Ibadan) to 65 (Kaduna State University), with a median of 109.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.
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