Universities by Research i10-index in Nigeria
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional i10-index, the number of works with at least ten citations. 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
27,837
2University of Nigeria37,060 works
19,249
3Obafemi Awolowo University28,970 works
15,715
4Ahmadu Bello University27,715 works
12,950
5University of Lagos26,836 works
12,598
6University of Ilorin23,612 works
10,637
7Covenant University12,573 works
9,386
8Federal University of Technology19,158 works
9,001
9University of Calabar17,806 works
7,133
10University of Benin20,506 works
6,701
11Nnamdi Azikiwe University23,022 works
6,355
12Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta10,040 works
5,764
13Ladoke Akintola University of Technology12,691 works
5,422
14University of Port Harcourt22,463 works
5,171
15Bayero University Kano15,014 works
4,841
16Federal University of Technology Minna8,434 works
3,585
17Adekunle Ajasin University9,608 works
3,482
18University of Maiduguri9,946 works
3,446
19Landmark University5,028 works
3,405
20Federal University of Technology Owerri10,061 works
3,319
21University of Jos10,002 works
3,131
22Lagos State University9,286 works
3,068
23University of Uyo11,925 works
2,837
24Ekiti State University9,983 works
2,709
25Afe Babalola University7,317 works
2,489
26Usmanu Danfodiyo University9,533 works
2,417
27Delta State University10,663 works
2,396
28Olabisi Onabanjo University8,145 works
2,382
29Michael Okpara University of Agriculture9,242 works
2,357
30Ebonyi State University6,414 works
2,207
31Redeemer's University3,633 works
1,715
32Rivers State University14,207 works
1,641
33Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University Makurdi6,418 works
1,619
34Babcock University7,614 works
1,565
35University of Abuja8,810 works
1,520
36Federal University Oye Ekiti6,374 works
1,435
37Osun State University6,435 works
1,435
38Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University6,326 works
1,365
39Kwara State University5,953 works
1,315
40Niger Delta University5,892 works
1,259
41Bowen University3,781 works
1,075
42Abia State University4,939 works
1,004
43Imo State University5,669 works
965
44Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University6,511 works
946
45Ambrose Alli University4,528 works
876
46Modibbo Adama University of Technology4,263 works
856
47Enugu State University of Science and Technology6,266 works
855
48African Institute of Science and Technology1,076 works
837
49Akwa Ibom State University4,568 works
744
50Federal University of Petroleum Resource Effurun2,626 works
738
Highlights
Within Nigeria, University of Ibadan ranks first in 2026 with 27,837, followed by University of Nigeria (19,249) and Obafemi Awolowo University (15,715).
Across 50 entries, values run from 27,837 (University of Ibadan) to 738 (Federal University of Petroleum Resource Effurun), with a median of 2,453.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.
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