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The Federal University of Technology, Akure ranked 11th in Nigeria, 3099th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 101 research topics. The Federal University of Technology, Akure ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 13,403 academic publications and 139,349 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 8 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3099 of 14,131 In the World
#65 of 1,104 In Africa
#11 of 157 In Nigeria
#135 of 1,000 For Mining Engineering
#250 of 1,024 For Agricultural Engineering
#252 of 1,016 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#5258 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#5692 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 98 other topics

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Environmental Science rankings

The Federal University of Technology, Akure ranked 4th for Environmental Science in Nigeria and 1148th in the World with 9,001 publications made and 96,538 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 79 In Nigeria
#33 of 368 In Africa
#1148 of 6,876 In the World

Federal University of Technology, Akure
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 13 33
1993 15 35
1994 7 39
1995 14 39
1996 19 37
1997 18 63
1998 11 36
1999 15 64
2000 23 53
2001 19 60
2002 36 87
2003 27 97
2004 41 137
2005 81 186
2006 58 279
2007 74 380
2008 54 440
2009 84 606
2010 128 691
2011 176 944
2012 227 1139
2013 246 1533
2014 315 1869
2015 354 1916
2016 389 2157
2017 509 2905
2018 632 3967
2019 804 5399
2020 933 8251
2021 1021 12125
2022 954 13888
2023 887 15674
2024 685 15571

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Technology, Akure in various areas of Environmental Science.

Biology rankings

The Federal University of Technology, Akure ranked 6th for Biology in Nigeria and 1467th in the World with 8,473 publications made and 95,944 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Botany, Paleontology, Genetics, Nutrition and Food Science.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 79 In Nigeria
#43 of 366 In Africa
#1467 of 6,833 In the World

Federal University of Technology, Akure
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 13 32
1993 15 41
1994 9 37
1995 12 41
1996 17 34
1997 20 72
1998 10 38
1999 17 62
2000 19 45
2001 17 60
2002 30 83
2003 23 103
2004 42 145
2005 69 199
2006 64 298
2007 61 391
2008 58 437
2009 79 651
2010 125 739
2011 152 1021
2012 199 1263
2013 232 1614
2014 264 1994
2015 368 2088
2016 378 2373
2017 473 3128
2018 569 4233
2019 724 5586
2020 900 8766
2021 990 12236
2022 938 14368
2023 833 15635
2024 629 15267

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Technology, Akure in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 2 8 314
Toxicology 8 27 384
Horticulture 2 12 402
Animal Science 5 20 474
Agricultural Science 6 26 558
Forestry 6 39 607
Botany 4 21 764
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 24 865
Entomology 5 46 978
Pharmacology 8 32 1064
Biotechnology 7 37 1097
Microbiology 9 57 1217
Paleontology 8 49 1430
Biochemistry 5 34 1506
Virology 20 102 1690
Zoology 16 92 1859
Immunology 19 98 1868
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 52 1929
Genetics 13 69 1966
Nanotechnology 5 55 2009
Neuroscience 8 53 2161
Evolutionary Biology 12 75 2535
Oncology and Cancer research 24 138 2916

Engineering rankings

The Federal University of Technology, Akure ranked 4th for Engineering in Nigeria and 1498th in the World with 7,828 publications made and 86,535 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 78 In Nigeria
#37 of 355 In Africa
#1498 of 6,782 In the World

Federal University of Technology, Akure
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 5 13
1993 11 28
1994 8 16
1995 9 18
1996 11 13
1997 9 41
1998 4 16
1999 11 29
2000 18 36
2001 11 26
2002 26 38
2003 23 70
2004 26 67
2005 63 130
2006 50 167
2007 53 235
2008 40 268
2009 66 378
2010 119 473
2011 154 643
2012 184 835
2013 228 1057
2014 280 1319
2015 329 1511
2016 319 1764
2017 449 2573
2018 539 3552
2019 703 4983
2020 846 7726
2021 912 11420
2022 849 13297
2023 776 15106
2024 607 15166

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Technology, Akure in various areas of Engineering.

Chemistry rankings

The Federal University of Technology, Akure ranked 4th for Chemistry in Nigeria and 1426th in the World with 7,687 publications made and 93,295 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#4 of 77 In Nigeria
#34 of 347 In Africa
#1426 of 6,545 In the World

Federal University of Technology, Akure
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 8 22
1993 15 33
1994 8 23
1995 9 18
1996 14 24
1997 14 45
1998 6 30
1999 15 51
2000 20 41
2001 10 47
2002 28 70
2003 23 91
2004 39 113
2005 66 185
2006 56 266
2007 68 350
2008 51 403
2009 67 569
2010 110 653
2011 158 891
2012 172 1135
2013 211 1420
2014 230 1720
2015 342 1898
2016 330 2156
2017 435 3088
2018 532 4124
2019 670 5519
2020 828 8495
2021 850 11669
2022 870 13769
2023 769 15380
2024 569 15119

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Technology, Akure in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 2 8 314
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 31 899
Radiochemistry 11 50 1088
Organic Chemistry 3 30 1274
Biochemical Engineering 4 38 1280
Environmental Chemistry 10 46 1348
Materials Science 2 34 1446
Biochemistry 5 34 1506
Chemical Engineering 2 40 1567
Inorganic Chemistry 9 56 1595
Physical chemistry 11 56 1680
Nanotechnology 5 55 2009
Computational Chemistry 9 81 2196

Physics rankings

The Federal University of Technology, Akure ranked 4th for Physics in Nigeria and 1649th in the World with 6,055 publications made and 73,722 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 78 In Nigeria
#39 of 352 In Africa
#1649 of 6,713 In the World

Federal University of Technology, Akure
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 4 10
1993 9 24
1994 7 13
1995 9 11
1996 9 12
1997 7 30
1998 1 7
1999 9 26
2000 17 31
2001 8 21
2002 18 24
2003 18 49
2004 24 62
2005 46 108
2006 51 145
2007 51 204
2008 39 232
2009 63 319
2010 94 360
2011 125 534
2012 147 656
2013 185 855
2014 201 1017
2015 236 1168
2016 251 1475
2017 357 2014
2018 426 2852
2019 548 4163
2020 669 6356
2021 680 9105
2022 647 10469
2023 604 11935
2024 430 11593

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Technology, Akure in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Materials Science 2 34 1446
Astrophysics and Astronomy 8 44 1732
Nuclear Physics 5 49 1775
Quantum and Particle physics 4 50 1874
Optical Engineering 5 52 1929
Nanotechnology 5 55 2009
Acoustical Engineering 6 59 2106
Condensed Matter Physics 7 82 2379

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Federal University of Technology, Akure ranked 12th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Nigeria and 2285th in the World with 4,973 publications made and 43,785 citations received. Main research topics: History, Political Science, Archaeology, Law, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#12 of 79 In Nigeria
#75 of 369 In Africa
#2285 of 7,081 In the World

Federal University of Technology, Akure
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 5 10
1993 4 12
1994 2 4
1995 5 15
1996 6 18
1997 9 23
1998 2 17
1999 8 33
2000 11 21
2001 6 16
2002 13 29
2003 9 35
2004 20 42
2005 36 64
2006 29 91
2007 34 143
2008 22 181
2009 48 246
2010 78 276
2011 92 394
2012 134 499
2013 122 724
2014 183 839
2015 179 863
2016 192 944
2017 263 1257
2018 300 1699
2019 428 2487
2020 522 3888
2021 621 6012
2022 546 7096
2023 563 8455
2024 424 7738

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Technology, Akure in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Radio and Television broadcasting 24 47 807
Public Policy / Administration 24 52 984
Urban and Regional planning 5 28 1093
Archaeology 9 44 1456
Demography 20 88 1551
History 9 49 1596
Linguistics 12 62 2008
Anthropology 16 85 2035
Sociology 17 83 2052
Law 15 73 2080
Classics and Ancient History 16 69 2115
Library and Information science 14 60 2193
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 14 65 2299
Communications and Public Relations 28 103 2335
Political Science 15 78 2399
Aesthetics 14 73 2403
Education Majors 22 101 2701
Philosophy 12 83 2753

Medicine rankings

The Federal University of Technology, Akure ranked 13th for Medicine in Nigeria and 1825th in the World with 4,325 publications made and 45,008 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Pharmacology, Immunology, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#13 of 79 In Nigeria
#73 of 364 In Africa
#1825 of 6,775 In the World

Federal University of Technology, Akure
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 4 18
1993 3 18
1994 3 12
1995 5 16
1996 5 10
1997 9 26
1998 2 16
1999 6 21
2000 11 17
2001 10 29
2002 16 30
2003 12 43
2004 23 66
2005 28 58
2006 19 126
2007 19 159
2008 23 192
2009 26 298
2010 65 326
2011 56 433
2012 97 556
2013 106 763
2014 124 861
2015 138 957
2016 157 1061
2017 236 1434
2018 281 1910
2019 375 2460
2020 498 4170
2021 577 5758
2022 544 7180
2023 452 7607
2024 340 6837

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Technology, Akure in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Toxicology 8 27 384
Veterinary 12 53 636
Pharmacology 8 32 1064
Urology 13 50 1336
Public Health 18 79 1376
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 19 79 1487
Pathology 12 71 1642
Dentistry 10 60 1652
Virology 20 102 1690
Pediatrics 35 147 1837
Immunology 19 98 1868
Family medicine 37 144 1938
Anesthesiology 19 79 2026
Healthcare Management (MHA) 29 126 2092
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 15 77 2130
Nursing 25 119 2317
Anatomy and Physiology 20 87 2561
Psychiatry 20 93 2590
Surgery 27 135 2748
Health Science 34 136 2768
Oncology and Cancer research 24 138 2916
Clinical Psychology 30 126 3102
Physical Therapy 19 104 3212

Computer Science rankings

The Federal University of Technology, Akure ranked 8th for Computer Science in Nigeria and 2061st in the World with 3,958 publications made and 36,684 citations received. Main research topics: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Cyber Security, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#8 of 78 In Nigeria
#60 of 360 In Africa
#2061 of 6,845 In the World

Federal University of Technology, Akure
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 2 3
1993 1 6
1994 1 1
1995 1 2
1996 4 5
1997 3 5
1998 2 8
1999 2 8
2000 6 6
2001 2 10
2002 2 5
2003 6 18
2004 12 21
2005 23 25
2006 19 57
2007 16 71
2008 14 106
2009 32 164
2010 49 150
2011 55 203
2012 62 264
2013 104 371
2014 143 468
2015 155 586
2016 152 732
2017 191 1010
2018 243 1419
2019 338 2057
2020 479 3424
2021 524 5050
2022 471 6119
2023 469 7504
2024 338 7028

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Technology, Akure in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Information Technology 11 38 874
Machine Learning 7 50 1573
Cyber Security 6 50 1692
Computer Graphics 1 34 1699
Management Information Systems 10 61 1832
Computational Linguistics 3 55 1832
Telecommunications 3 57 1839
Data Science 5 46 1846
Multimedia 6 49 1885
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 52 1929
Computer Networking 4 60 1947
Computer Engineering 5 60 1974
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 71 2053
Computer Vision 1 56 2095
Human-Computer Interaction 4 56 2130
Neuroscience 8 53 2161
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 4 65 2177
Library and Information science 14 60 2193
Software Engineering 14 94 2465
Cognitive Science 6 85 2822

Mathematics rankings

The Federal University of Technology, Akure ranked 9th for Mathematics in Nigeria and 1783rd in the World with 2,742 publications made and 24,349 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#9 of 78 In Nigeria
#59 of 357 In Africa
#1783 of 6,418 In the World

Federal University of Technology, Akure
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 1 2
1993 0 3
1994 1 0
1995 1 1
1996 2 4
1997 5 6
1998 3 8
1999 1 7
2000 2 9
2001 1 10
2002 5 7
2003 3 13
2004 5 10
2005 14 16
2006 11 30
2007 14 38
2008 13 90
2009 31 102
2010 39 101
2011 35 153
2012 59 210
2013 76 318
2014 106 335
2015 103 395
2016 110 506
2017 140 646
2018 181 950
2019 255 1477
2020 342 2271
2021 356 3557
2022 307 3923
2023 342 4628
2024 158 3244

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Technology, Akure in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Operations Research 1 22 1123
Applied Mathematics 1 30 1137
Actuarial Science 10 34 1189
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 41 1442
Statistics 8 55 1709
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 71 2053
Math Teachers 35 135 3072

Business rankings

The Federal University of Technology, Akure ranked 9th for Business in Nigeria and 1684th in the World with 2,292 publications made and 18,684 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Public Policy / Administration.

Business ranking Location
#9 of 79 In Nigeria
#57 of 353 In Africa
#1684 of 6,339 In the World

Federal University of Technology, Akure
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 0 5
1993 1 7
1994 2 7
1995 2 13
1996 3 6
1997 6 17
1998 2 5
1999 0 8
2000 2 4
2001 5 7
2002 5 10
2003 5 10
2004 6 16
2005 17 22
2006 7 29
2007 11 34
2008 11 41
2009 28 51
2010 33 74
2011 40 108
2012 71 168
2013 50 246
2014 94 318
2015 84 322
2016 91 376
2017 124 476
2018 163 638
2019 195 1036
2020 220 1560
2021 251 2321
2022 267 2694
2023 283 3446
2024 178 2986

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Technology, Akure in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Real Estate 4 6 363
Construction Management 2 11 445
Engineering Management 2 13 854
Public Policy / Administration 24 52 984
Risk Management 7 31 1015
Operations Research 1 22 1123
Actuarial Science 10 34 1189
Hospitality and Hotel Management 4 47 1236
Finance 7 39 1335
Marketing 8 44 1466
Project Management 4 44 1474
Management Information Systems 10 61 1832
Accounting 30 83 1881
Management 7 66 1970
Advertising 17 73 2434

Economics rankings

The Federal University of Technology, Akure ranked 12th for Economics in Nigeria and 1403rd in the World with 1,964 publications made and 18,396 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Agricultural Economics, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#12 of 79 In Nigeria
#56 of 351 In Africa
#1403 of 6,167 In the World

Federal University of Technology, Akure
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 2 2
1993 0 5
1994 1 3
1995 0 1
1996 1 4
1997 2 2
1998 1 2
1999 0 4
2000 1 5
2001 2 6
2002 3 6
2003 1 5
2004 5 6
2005 13 12
2006 9 11
2007 11 25
2008 12 40
2009 18 63
2010 28 66
2011 35 103
2012 60 135
2013 55 235
2014 70 251
2015 68 281
2016 80 324
2017 95 377
2018 130 603
2019 177 863
2020 202 1431
2021 243 2207
2022 213 2360
2023 246 3040
2024 161 2367

The following table provides academic rankings for The Federal University of Technology, Akure in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Agricultural Economics 6 20 237
Environmental Economics 4 18 788
Actuarial Science 10 34 1189
Development Studies 15 63 1323
Finance 7 39 1335
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 41 1442

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Federal University of Technology, Akure

Speciality Nigeria Africa World Rank
Interior Design 1 25 871
Literature 11 41 1586
Art & Design 9 57 1989
Fashion Design 7 55 1994
Social Psychology 12 71 2401
Psychology 15 86 2548
Child Psychology 21 88 2576