Universities by Research Publications in Nigeria
Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1University of Ibadan1,526,548 citations
51,312
2University of Nigeria784,257 citations
37,060
3Obafemi Awolowo University655,404 citations
28,970
4Ahmadu Bello University576,255 citations
27,715
5University of Lagos520,922 citations
26,836
6University of Ilorin446,186 citations
23,612
7Nnamdi Azikiwe University279,999 citations
23,022
8University of Port Harcourt250,616 citations
22,463
9University of Benin279,855 citations
20,506
10Federal University of Technology379,061 citations
19,158
11University of Calabar277,504 citations
17,806
12Bayero University Kano238,137 citations
15,014
13Rivers State University68,394 citations
14,207
14Ladoke Akintola University of Technology238,277 citations
12,691
15Covenant University378,156 citations
12,573
16University of Uyo132,018 citations
11,925
17Delta State University90,759 citations
10,663
18Federal University of Technology Owerri138,670 citations
10,061
19Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta240,568 citations
10,040
20University of Jos133,736 citations
10,002
21Ekiti State University115,295 citations
9,983
22University of Maiduguri155,427 citations
9,946
23Adekunle Ajasin University141,460 citations
9,608
24Usmanu Danfodiyo University111,274 citations
9,533
25Lagos State University132,211 citations
9,286
26Michael Okpara University of Agriculture96,522 citations
9,242
27University of Abuja63,819 citations
8,810
28Federal University of Technology Minna167,762 citations
8,434
29Olabisi Onabanjo University103,350 citations
8,145
30Babcock University73,351 citations
7,614
31Afe Babalola University93,171 citations
7,317
32Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University47,513 citations
6,511
33Osun State University56,549 citations
6,435
34Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University Makurdi66,807 citations
6,418
35Ebonyi State University101,527 citations
6,414
36Federal University Oye Ekiti52,145 citations
6,374
37Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University66,652 citations
6,326
38Enugu State University of Science and Technology33,973 citations
6,266
39Nasarawa State University26,714 citations
6,237
40Kwara State University49,613 citations
5,953
41Niger Delta University69,909 citations
5,892
42Imo State University43,792 citations
5,669
43Landmark University140,227 citations
5,028
44Abia State University45,998 citations
4,939
45Kaduna State University32,749 citations
4,716
46Akwa Ibom State University29,562 citations
4,568
47Ambrose Alli University36,317 citations
4,528
48National Open University of Nigeria16,706 citations
4,470
49Kogi State University25,815 citations
4,405
50Modibbo Adama University of Technology36,530 citations
4,263
Highlights
Within Nigeria, University of Ibadan ranks first in 2026 with 51,312, followed by University of Nigeria (37,060) and Obafemi Awolowo University (28,970).
Across 50 entries, values run from 51,312 (University of Ibadan) to 4,263 (Modibbo Adama University of Technology), with a median of 9,264.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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