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Covenant University ranked 7th in Nigeria, 2295th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 83 research topics. Covenant University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 8,297 academic publications and 58,116 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 13 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2295 of 14,131 In the World
#42 of 1,104 In Africa
#7 of 157 In Nigeria
#1 of 2 In Ota
#505 of 1,251 For Petroleum Engineering
#513 of 2,152 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#518 of 1,677 For Public Policy / Administration
#2575 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#3434 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 80 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Covenant University ranked 7th for Engineering in Nigeria and 1827th in the World with 5,124 publications made and 38,690 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#7 of 77 In Nigeria
#53 of 348 In Africa
#1827 of 6,684 In the World

Covenant University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
2005 1 0
2006 5 0
2007 6 0
2008 12 3
2009 32 18
2010 34 45
2011 59 100
2012 87 227
2013 124 342
2014 167 597
2015 189 690
2016 226 834
2017 314 1083
2018 619 2105
2019 943 3151
2020 542 4380
2021 807 6775
2022 593 8184
2023 341 8713

The following table provides academic rankings for Covenant University in various areas of Engineering.

Environmental Science rankings

Covenant University ranked 10th for Environmental Science in Nigeria and 1709th in the World with 4,928 publications made and 38,733 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Geology, Environmental Management, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#10 of 78 In Nigeria
#57 of 361 In Africa
#1709 of 6,798 In the World

Covenant University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 0 0
2003 0 0
2004 1 0
2005 0 0
2006 7 0
2007 8 0
2008 16 4
2009 35 18
2010 39 51
2011 68 106
2012 79 208
2013 144 342
2014 188 595
2015 180 722
2016 209 785
2017 301 995
2018 596 1930
2019 829 3024
2020 575 4418
2021 751 6571
2022 556 8041
2023 318 8783

The following table provides academic rankings for Covenant University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 10 38 696
Hydrology and Water resources management 12 70 728
Environmental Management 4 30 926
Environmental Engineering 10 48 1117
Geotechnical Engineering 10 45 1269
Ecology 10 53 1421
Oceanography 7 49 1502
Environmental Chemistry 9 54 1528
Earth science and Geophysics 10 59 1580
Geography and Cartography 8 55 1649
Petrology and Geochemistry 11 78 1690
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 8 55 1711
Agricultural Science 21 106 1760
Forestry 29 139 1795
Geology 11 64 1874
Paleontology 13 84 2182
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 26 119 2413

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Covenant University ranked 5th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Nigeria and 1952nd in the World with 4,388 publications made and 30,711 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#5 of 79 In Nigeria
#51 of 367 In Africa
#1952 of 7,020 In the World

Covenant University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 1
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 0 0
2003 0 0
2004 1 0
2005 2 0
2006 10 0
2007 4 0
2008 19 2
2009 26 13
2010 46 31
2011 65 69
2012 87 136
2013 156 229
2014 213 427
2015 195 557
2016 213 629
2017 265 722
2018 501 1545
2019 616 2328
2020 550 3797
2021 649 5241
2022 467 6278
2023 284 6840

The following table provides academic rankings for Covenant University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Public Policy / Administration 5 18 518
Radio and Television broadcasting 8 22 600
Law Enforcement 3 14 633
Broadcast Journalism 7 20 701
Communications and Public Relations 3 20 866
Human Rights Law 13 44 893
Media Studies 3 19 954
International Relations and Diplomacy 7 27 1000
International Law 15 44 1004
Journalism and Digital Media 3 22 1037
Political Economy 10 39 1058
Criminology and Criminal Justice 14 46 1216
Law 5 29 1266
Gender Studies 7 41 1361
Political Science 5 31 1445
Archaeology 6 39 1485
Demography 14 75 1546
History 6 46 1612
Classics and Ancient History 7 45 1661
Aesthetics 5 43 1773
Sociology 10 58 1801
Anthropology 10 64 1815
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 8 44 1955
Linguistics 6 50 1973
Library and Information science 12 51 2075
Education Majors 12 70 2282
Philosophy 7 69 2560

Physics rankings

Covenant University ranked 7th for Physics in Nigeria and 1996th in the World with 4,288 publications made and 31,779 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#7 of 77 In Nigeria
#56 of 341 In Africa
#1996 of 6,603 In the World

Covenant University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
2005 1 0
2006 5 0
2007 7 0
2008 13 3
2009 26 17
2010 27 47
2011 54 96
2012 62 183
2013 111 290
2014 154 521
2015 158 551
2016 197 681
2017 254 896
2018 519 1702
2019 819 2650
2020 441 3526
2021 662 5459
2022 470 6435
2023 286 7072

The following table provides academic rankings for Covenant University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 2 46 1857
Materials Science 6 50 1886
Quantum and Particle physics 6 69 2117
Nuclear Physics 10 75 2223
Astrophysics and Astronomy 11 72 2241
Optical Engineering 8 68 2308
Condensed Matter Physics 14 109 2869
Acoustical Engineering 11 95 2883

Chemistry rankings

Covenant University ranked 12th for Chemistry in Nigeria and 2141st in the World with 4,036 publications made and 32,413 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#12 of 77 In Nigeria
#69 of 342 In Africa
#2141 of 6,447 In the World

Covenant University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
2006 3 0
2007 8 0
2008 4 3
2009 23 13
2010 23 57
2011 45 96
2012 49 185
2013 83 265
2014 129 417
2015 141 487
2016 188 633
2017 242 876
2018 469 1580
2019 744 2538
2020 436 3441
2021 622 5545
2022 498 6933
2023 301 7718

The following table provides academic rankings for Covenant University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 5 41 1041
Biochemical Engineering 1 22 1071
Environmental Chemistry 9 54 1528
Nutrition and Food Science 22 81 1586
Petrology and Geochemistry 11 78 1690
Physical chemistry 8 57 1775
Nanotechnology 2 46 1857
Materials Science 6 50 1886
Inorganic Chemistry 11 66 1901
Chemical Engineering 8 64 1979
Organic Chemistry 11 60 1983
Computational Chemistry 14 94 2313
Biochemistry 14 88 2557

Biology rankings

Covenant University ranked 16th for Biology in Nigeria and 2418th in the World with 3,757 publications made and 29,241 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#16 of 78 In Nigeria
#99 of 361 In Africa
#2418 of 6,770 In the World

Covenant University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 0 0
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 0 0
2006 3 0
2007 8 0
2008 8 3
2009 33 13
2010 38 51
2011 45 93
2012 53 174
2013 98 269
2014 132 407
2015 128 490
2016 177 564
2017 228 830
2018 435 1465
2019 615 2320
2020 421 3363
2021 537 5219
2022 469 6568
2023 302 7217

The following table provides academic rankings for Covenant University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Toxicology 22 73 1106
Nutrition and Food Science 22 81 1586
Biotechnology 14 67 1721
Agricultural Science 21 106 1760
Forestry 29 139 1795
Nanotechnology 2 46 1857
Horticulture 25 112 1860
Animal Science 36 121 1904
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 54 1950
Botany 23 109 2122
Microbiology 24 120 2153
Pharmacology 22 99 2175
Paleontology 13 84 2182
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 26 119 2413
Virology 34 159 2500
Evolutionary Biology 7 66 2514
Immunology 27 136 2515
Biochemistry 14 88 2557
Oncology and Cancer research 18 109 2596
Genetics 22 123 2892
Neuroscience 19 98 3262

Computer Science rankings

Covenant University ranked 6th for Computer Science in Nigeria and 2096th in the World with 3,090 publications made and 21,721 citations received. Main research topics: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Cyber Security, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 78 In Nigeria
#57 of 352 In Africa
#2096 of 6,752 In the World

Covenant University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
2004 1 0
2005 3 0
2006 5 0
2007 4 0
2008 11 3
2009 23 13
2010 28 32
2011 42 65
2012 58 112
2013 106 173
2014 135 282
2015 130 345
2016 155 457
2017 200 529
2018 375 1116
2019 461 1591
2020 365 2554
2021 451 4123
2022 307 4972
2023 221 5087

The following table provides academic rankings for Covenant University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Information Technology 7 28 748
Data Science 1 22 1175
Management Information Systems 1 26 1214
Software Engineering 1 26 1306
Multimedia 3 31 1519
Cyber Security 4 46 1609
Machine Learning 5 48 1624
Computer Engineering 1 44 1744
Telecommunications 2 53 1846
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 64 1943
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 54 1950
Computer Networking 2 58 2002
Library and Information science 12 51 2075
Computational Linguistics 4 61 2128
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 3 65 2275
Human-Computer Interaction 3 56 2278
Computer Vision 4 71 2498
Cognitive Science 7 93 3115
Neuroscience 19 98 3262

Business rankings

Covenant University ranked 4th for Business in Nigeria and 1339th in the World with 2,558 publications made and 16,460 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#4 of 78 In Nigeria
#33 of 342 In Africa
#1339 of 6,187 In the World

Covenant University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
2004 1 0
2005 2 0
2006 5 0
2007 4 0
2008 14 2
2009 17 10
2010 28 13
2011 42 39
2012 70 88
2013 104 143
2014 145 258
2015 107 318
2016 147 406
2017 169 422
2018 294 937
2019 352 1298
2020 314 2064
2021 345 2765
2022 259 3113
2023 132 3260

The following table provides academic rankings for Covenant University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Real Estate 3 5 363
Public Policy / Administration 5 18 518
Construction Management 4 14 546
Entrepreneurship 2 13 594
Investment Banking and Stock trading 2 14 639
Engineering Management 1 8 694
Risk Management 3 16 790
Accounting 3 16 839
Tax Law 8 26 905
Entertainment Industry Business 8 21 947
Actuarial Science 4 22 984
International Business 5 20 1033
Finance 4 21 1050
Human Resource Management 4 24 1059
International Trade 4 21 1119
Project Management 1 26 1159
Management Information Systems 1 26 1214
Marketing 5 33 1265
Advertising 4 27 1516
Management 4 47 1595
Operations Research 4 39 1730

Economics rankings

Covenant University ranked 5th for Economics in Nigeria and 1015th in the World with 2,401 publications made and 17,132 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#5 of 78 In Nigeria
#29 of 338 In Africa
#1015 of 5,995 In the World

Covenant University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
2005 1 0
2006 7 0
2007 4 0
2008 12 2
2009 12 8
2010 23 13
2011 40 26
2012 59 81
2013 89 147
2014 138 299
2015 111 390
2016 137 453
2017 138 467
2018 274 816
2019 311 1327
2020 318 2123
2021 337 2711
2022 232 3143
2023 150 3344

The following table provides academic rankings for Covenant University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 1 9 558
Agricultural Economics 12 45 571
Investment Banking and Stock trading 2 14 639
Development Studies 5 26 817
International Economics 4 17 921
Actuarial Science 4 22 984
International Relations and Diplomacy 7 27 1000
Finance 4 21 1050
Political Economy 10 39 1058
International Trade 4 21 1119
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 24 1140

Mathematics rankings

Covenant University ranked 5th for Mathematics in Nigeria and 1778th in the World with 2,213 publications made and 16,823 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 77 In Nigeria
#52 of 348 In Africa
#1778 of 6,305 In the World

Covenant University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
2004 1 0
2005 0 0
2006 3 0
2007 1 0
2008 5 1
2009 9 5
2010 16 18
2011 33 35
2012 45 77
2013 71 130
2014 100 257
2015 86 249
2016 102 327
2017 137 455
2018 311 954
2019 317 1209
2020 263 1982
2021 331 2822
2022 226 3335
2023 147 3413

The following table provides academic rankings for Covenant University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 4 22 984
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 24 1140
Statistics 5 46 1656
Operations Research 4 39 1730
Applied Mathematics 10 78 1938
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 64 1943
Math Teachers 13 66 2186

Medicine rankings

Covenant University ranked 20th for Medicine in Nigeria and 2476th in the World with 2,147 publications made and 15,315 citations received. Main research topics: Public Health, Pathology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#20 of 78 In Nigeria
#111 of 360 In Africa
#2476 of 6,680 In the World

Covenant University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 0 0
2003 0 0
2004 1 0
2005 1 0
2006 3 0
2007 3 0
2008 1 2
2009 13 11
2010 23 29
2011 35 43
2012 32 81
2013 71 133
2014 85 221
2015 84 290
2016 90 261
2017 132 338
2018 264 785
2019 284 1142
2020 253 1841
2021 295 2618
2022 266 3459
2023 194 3553

The following table provides academic rankings for Covenant University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Toxicology 22 73 1106
Healthcare Management (MHA) 11 58 1268
Public Health 13 76 1467
Health Science 8 54 1518
Veterinary 32 138 1646
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 16 75 1732
Nursing 20 99 2048
Pharmacology 22 99 2175
Pathology 21 107 2327
Family medicine 46 178 2454
Virology 34 159 2500
Immunology 27 136 2515
Oncology and Cancer research 18 109 2596
Clinical Psychology 19 89 2621
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 21 106 2836
Psychiatry 22 110 3078
Surgery 33 160 3263
Anatomy and Physiology 41 184 4103

Art & Design rankings

Covenant University ranked 5th for Art & Design in Nigeria and 1875th in the World with 741 publications made and 4,100 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, Architecture.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#5 of 66 In Nigeria
#41 of 264 In Africa
#1875 of 5,720 In the World

Covenant University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
2009 8 2
2010 6 10
2011 10 12
2012 12 23
2013 28 39
2014 36 67
2015 35 90
2016 46 138
2017 51 111
2018 96 188
2019 112 357
2020 95 557
2021 107 736
2022 62 829
2023 25 867

The following table provides academic rankings for Covenant University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Entertainment Industry Business 8 21 947
Architecture 1 32 1143
Multimedia 3 31 1519
Aesthetics 5 43 1773
Fashion Design 5 44 1849
Literature 12 52 1920

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Covenant University

Speciality Nigeria Africa World Rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 17 684
Social Psychology 5 41 1904
Child Psychology 11 64 2358
Psychology 11 74 2507