Federal University of Petroleum Resources: Rankings

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The Federal University of Petroleum Resources ranked 50th in Nigeria, 6042nd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in 82 research topics. The Federal University of Petroleum Resources ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 1,967 academic publications and 15,396 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#6042 of 14,131 In the World
#233 of 1,104 In Africa
#50 of 157 In Nigeria
#624 of 1,388 For Petroleum Engineering
#1472 of 1,663 For Toxicology
#1722 of 2,300 For Operations Research
#6707 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#9521 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence

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Engineering rankings

The Federal University of Petroleum Resources ranked 35th for Engineering in Nigeria and 3655th in the World with 1,520 publications made and 12,640 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#35 of 78 In Nigeria
#164 of 355 In Africa
#3655 of 6,782 In the World

Federal University of Petroleum Resources
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 0 0
1993 2 0
1994 3 0
1995 1 1
1996 0 0
1997 1 2
1998 6 3
1999 6 0
2000 4 8
2001 1 1
2002 5 7
2003 10 7
2004 5 5
2005 7 5
2006 4 9
2007 5 4
2008 8 9
2009 14 21
2010 12 47
2011 23 67
2012 22 105
2013 25 102
2014 41 131
2015 53 123
2016 97 180
2017 83 229
2018 120 404
2019 129 592
2020 173 961
2021 198 1555
2022 152 1896
2023 169 2365
2024 126 2765

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Petroleum Resources in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Petroleum Engineering 8 15 624
Operations Research 5 42 1722
Automotive Engineering 18 84 1867
Environmental Engineering 27 115 1868
Renewable Energy Engineering 23 128 1962
Reliability and Quality Engineering 15 89 2002
Geotechnical Engineering 30 134 2233
Aerospace Engineering 21 118 2900
Systems Engineering 21 118 2921
Metallurgical Engineering 29 143 2993
Chemical Engineering 29 144 3180
Biotechnology 52 200 3184
Mechanical Engineering 25 134 3281
Materials Science 31 149 3462
Electrical Engineering 30 158 3517
Nanotechnology 31 160 3589
Structural Engineering 37 172 3825
Optical Engineering 34 183 4084
Telecommunications 46 206 4195
Computer Networking 44 204 4233

Environmental Science rankings

The Federal University of Petroleum Resources ranked 51st for Environmental Science in Nigeria and 4063rd in the World with 1,327 publications made and 9,867 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#51 of 79 In Nigeria
#214 of 368 In Africa
#4063 of 6,876 In the World

Federal University of Petroleum Resources
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 0 0
1993 2 0
1994 4 0
1995 1 1
1996 0 0
1997 1 3
1998 5 2
1999 5 0
2000 4 8
2001 1 1
2002 7 4
2003 10 7
2004 5 6
2005 6 5
2006 7 7
2007 3 4
2008 10 7
2009 13 17
2010 9 34
2011 18 47
2012 20 68
2013 18 86
2014 33 108
2015 49 102
2016 89 151
2017 70 191
2018 93 320
2019 104 484
2020 155 783
2021 157 1302
2022 133 1639
2023 153 1957
2024 128 2332

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Petroleum Resources in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 27 115 1868
Geotechnical Engineering 30 134 2233
Environmental Management 32 135 2241
Petrology and Geochemistry 31 143 2445
Environmental Chemistry 33 123 2447
Earth science and Geophysics 29 135 2503
Oceanography 34 159 3145
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 46 190 3214
Agricultural Science 55 235 3541
Geology 43 183 3653
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 37 182 3673
Ecology 51 213 3772
Paleontology 45 194 3804
Geography and Cartography 56 248 4638

Chemistry rankings

The Federal University of Petroleum Resources ranked 44th for Chemistry in Nigeria and 3807th in the World with 1,257 publications made and 11,753 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#44 of 77 In Nigeria
#185 of 347 In Africa
#3807 of 6,545 In the World

Federal University of Petroleum Resources
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 0 0
1993 1 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 0
1996 0 0
1997 1 1
1998 4 3
1999 5 0
2000 4 7
2001 1 1
2002 1 4
2003 7 6
2004 4 2
2005 6 2
2006 3 7
2007 0 2
2008 6 8
2009 13 20
2010 11 46
2011 17 62
2012 17 100
2013 16 95
2014 33 131
2015 42 114
2016 81 184
2017 65 227
2018 93 398
2019 100 543
2020 158 882
2021 155 1424
2022 127 1891
2023 160 2204
2024 114 2577

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Petroleum Resources in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 20 98 2059
Petrology and Geochemistry 31 143 2445
Environmental Chemistry 33 123 2447
Inorganic Chemistry 38 160 3087
Physical chemistry 31 147 3156
Chemical Engineering 29 144 3180
Organic Chemistry 42 174 3437
Materials Science 31 149 3462
Nutrition and Food Science 58 226 3528
Nanotechnology 31 160 3589
Biochemistry 55 219 4457

Physics rankings

The Federal University of Petroleum Resources ranked 34th for Physics in Nigeria and 3747th in the World with 1,246 publications made and 11,114 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#34 of 78 In Nigeria
#160 of 352 In Africa
#3747 of 6,713 In the World

Federal University of Petroleum Resources
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 0 0
1993 1 0
1994 3 0
1995 1 0
1996 0 0
1997 1 2
1998 3 2
1999 5 0
2000 4 7
2001 1 1
2002 1 7
2003 8 6
2004 1 4
2005 6 5
2006 3 8
2007 2 3
2008 5 7
2009 13 18
2010 10 40
2011 20 59
2012 18 94
2013 21 90
2014 34 123
2015 38 105
2016 72 173
2017 59 204
2018 95 337
2019 102 503
2020 157 807
2021 170 1371
2022 133 1783
2023 141 2111
2024 106 2275

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Petroleum Resources in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Nuclear Physics 24 137 3097
Condensed Matter Physics 21 135 3145
Astrophysics and Astronomy 26 131 3266
Materials Science 31 149 3462
Nanotechnology 31 160 3589
Quantum and Particle physics 33 159 3812
Optical Engineering 34 183 4084

Biology rankings

The Federal University of Petroleum Resources ranked 57th for Biology in Nigeria and 4487th in the World with 1,040 publications made and 9,948 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#57 of 79 In Nigeria
#239 of 366 In Africa
#4487 of 6,833 In the World

Federal University of Petroleum Resources
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 0 0
1993 1 0
1994 3 0
1995 1 1
1996 0 0
1997 1 1
1998 5 3
1999 5 0
2000 2 8
2001 1 0
2002 2 2
2003 4 4
2004 4 3
2005 4 2
2006 6 5
2007 2 1
2008 6 6
2009 12 14
2010 9 33
2011 12 50
2012 15 69
2013 12 74
2014 25 99
2015 35 91
2016 63 156
2017 59 189
2018 66 316
2019 87 440
2020 131 728
2021 125 1175
2022 101 1549
2023 137 1864
2024 92 2047

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Petroleum Resources in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Toxicology 39 122 1472
Animal Science 52 163 2166
Biotechnology 52 200 3184
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 46 190 3214
Nutrition and Food Science 58 226 3528
Agricultural Science 55 235 3541
Horticulture 66 259 3557
Nanotechnology 31 160 3589
Paleontology 45 194 3804
Botany 55 230 3980
Biochemistry 55 219 4457
Genetics 69 281 5345

Computer Science rankings

The Federal University of Petroleum Resources ranked 50th for Computer Science in Nigeria and 4621st in the World with 679 publications made and 4,767 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#50 of 78 In Nigeria
#208 of 360 In Africa
#4621 of 6,845 In the World

Federal University of Petroleum Resources
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 0 0
1993 1 0
1994 2 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 2 0
1999 5 0
2000 4 1
2001 2 1
2002 2 2
2003 7 1
2004 2 2
2005 4 8
2006 1 4
2007 0 2
2008 1 2
2009 3 6
2010 2 10
2011 6 13
2012 7 16
2013 13 12
2014 22 24
2015 29 30
2016 50 42
2017 33 73
2018 42 117
2019 45 206
2020 75 345
2021 95 621
2022 68 702
2023 82 985
2024 69 1363

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Petroleum Resources in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Library and Information science 26 98 2919
Machine Learning 39 177 3546
Cyber Security 38 173 3818
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 33 166 4175
Telecommunications 46 206 4195
Computer Networking 44 204 4233
Computer Vision 35 195 4386

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Federal University of Petroleum Resources ranked 62nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Nigeria and 5572nd in the World with 594 publications made and 3,765 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#62 of 79 In Nigeria
#280 of 369 In Africa
#5572 of 7,081 In the World

Federal University of Petroleum Resources
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 0 0
1993 2 0
1994 3 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 0
1997 0 1
1998 3 1
1999 3 0
2000 3 4
2001 1 0
2002 5 0
2003 6 2
2004 5 4
2005 4 3
2006 5 0
2007 1 2
2008 4 4
2009 4 2
2010 3 10
2011 4 18
2012 10 14
2013 9 25
2014 18 34
2015 25 39
2016 48 64
2017 27 88
2018 39 129
2019 42 204
2020 62 306
2021 80 531
2022 55 664
2023 56 838
2024 60 1111

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Library and Information science 26 98 2919
Demography 66 286 4665
Linguistics 58 231 4981
Law 65 257 5021
Archaeology 61 267 5050
Political Science 65 269 5198
History 63 278 5342
Philosophy 63 265 5700
Sociology 71 314 5796

Mathematics rankings

The Federal University of Petroleum Resources ranked 51st for Mathematics in Nigeria and 4321st in the World with 450 publications made and 3,662 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Operations Research, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#51 of 78 In Nigeria
#220 of 357 In Africa
#4321 of 6,418 In the World

Federal University of Petroleum Resources
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 1
1998 0 0
1999 2 0
2000 1 0
2001 0 0
2002 0 0
2003 2 0
2004 1 1
2005 2 2
2006 1 2
2007 0 1
2008 1 0
2009 1 1
2010 1 4
2011 6 9
2012 2 3
2013 7 10
2014 8 17
2015 16 21
2016 43 40
2017 16 54
2018 30 92
2019 33 132
2020 66 258
2021 72 460
2022 57 564
2023 50 745
2024 27 796

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Petroleum Resources in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Operations Research 5 42 1722
Applied Mathematics 30 139 2681
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 54 182 3293
Statistics 49 202 4037

Business rankings

The Federal University of Petroleum Resources ranked 57th for Business in Nigeria and 4454th in the World with 389 publications made and 2,152 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#57 of 79 In Nigeria
#233 of 353 In Africa
#4454 of 6,339 In the World

Federal University of Petroleum Resources
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 0 0
1993 1 0
1994 1 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 3 0
2000 2 1
2001 1 0
2002 3 1
2003 3 2
2004 3 4
2005 2 2
2006 1 0
2007 3 3
2008 4 0
2009 3 2
2010 2 5
2011 3 8
2012 3 6
2013 4 10
2014 7 11
2015 19 19
2016 37 36
2017 24 46
2018 25 70
2019 18 103
2020 50 173
2021 47 296
2022 40 354
2023 37 437
2024 40 606

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Petroleum Resources in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Operations Research 5 42 1722
Marketing 54 214 4124
Finance 69 251 4457
Management 54 232 4488

Economics rankings

The Federal University of Petroleum Resources ranked 68th for Economics in Nigeria and 4745th in the World with 268 publications made and 1,555 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#68 of 79 In Nigeria
#271 of 351 In Africa
#4745 of 6,167 In the World

Federal University of Petroleum Resources
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 0 0
1993 2 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 2 2
2001 0 0
2002 2 0
2003 2 3
2004 2 3
2005 0 2
2006 0 2
2007 0 1
2008 4 0
2009 1 0
2010 1 0
2011 1 9
2012 5 3
2013 1 8
2014 6 6
2015 12 11
2016 19 17
2017 15 30
2018 17 45
2019 11 51
2020 36 139
2021 34 213
2022 34 275
2023 29 392
2024 29 495

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Petroleum Resources in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 54 182 3293
Finance 69 251 4457
Development Studies 73 293 4901

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Federal University of Petroleum Resources

Speciality Nigeria Africa World Rank
Public Health 67 283 4537
Pathology 67 301 5332
Medicine 66 291 5427
Art & Design 68 274 5839
Psychology 70 315 6119