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The Federal University of Technology, Akure ranked 12th in Nigeria, 3173rd in the global 2026 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 13,909 academic publications and 156,928 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 8 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3173 of 14,131 In the World
#87 of 1,104 In Africa
#12 of 157 In Nigeria
#126 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#243 of 1,048 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#263 of 1,002 For Agricultural Engineering
#5289 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#5760 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 1135th in the World with 9,281 publications made and 108,336 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 79 In Nigeria
#33 of 369 In Africa
#1135 of 6,888 In the World

Federal University of Technology, Akure
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
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 58 280
2007 74 380
2008 54 438
2009 84 608
2010 128 687
2011 176 942
2012 227 1138
2013 247 1532
2014 314 1876
2015 353 1914
2016 389 2158
2017 511 2905
2018 632 3975
2019 807 5408
2020 933 8251
2021 1022 12111
2022 959 13878
2023 891 15695
2024 702 15730
2025 329 14078

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 1466th in the World with 8,752 publications made and 107,587 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Botany, Paleontology, Genetics, Nutrition and Food Science.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 79 In Nigeria
#44 of 366 In Africa
#1466 of 6,841 In the World

Federal University of Technology, Akure
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 15 42
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 23 102
2004 42 144
2005 69 199
2006 64 299
2007 61 391
2008 58 435
2009 79 651
2010 125 736
2011 152 1017
2012 199 1263
2013 232 1610
2014 264 2003
2015 369 2091
2016 378 2372
2017 474 3130
2018 568 4231
2019 725 5592
2020 900 8756
2021 987 12209
2022 937 14343
2023 832 15610
2024 646 15427
2025 342 13679

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 9 319
Toxicology 8 27 376
Horticulture 2 12 404
Animal Science 5 21 484
Agricultural Science 6 26 555
Forestry 6 38 600
Botany 4 22 771
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 25 861
Entomology 5 44 965
Pharmacology 8 32 1074
Biotechnology 8 38 1110
Microbiology 9 57 1223
Paleontology 8 50 1419
Biochemistry 5 35 1500
Virology 20 102 1687
Zoology 15 88 1811
Immunology 19 97 1847
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 55 1953
Genetics 13 69 1968
Nanotechnology 5 55 1991
Neuroscience 8 53 2158
Evolutionary Biology 12 75 2513
Oncology and Cancer research 23 132 2819

Engineering rankings

The Federal University of Technology, Akure ranked 4th for Engineering in Nigeria and 1492nd in the World with 8,081 publications made and 97,498 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 78 In Nigeria
#38 of 356 In Africa
#1492 of 6,795 In the World

Federal University of Technology, Akure
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 11 28
1994 8 16
1995 9 18
1996 11 13
1997 9 41
1998 4 15
1999 11 29
2000 18 36
2001 11 26
2002 26 38
2003 22 68
2004 26 67
2005 63 130
2006 50 167
2007 53 235
2008 40 267
2009 66 378
2010 120 474
2011 154 642
2012 184 834
2013 228 1052
2014 277 1314
2015 330 1508
2016 319 1751
2017 450 2577
2018 540 3565
2019 706 4978
2020 843 7704
2021 914 11426
2022 847 13269
2023 779 15092
2024 627 15291
2025 307 13622

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 1414th in the World with 7,937 publications made and 104,482 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#4 of 78 In Nigeria
#34 of 349 In Africa
#1414 of 6,561 In the World

Federal University of Technology, Akure
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 15 33
1994 8 23
1995 9 18
1996 14 24
1997 14 45
1998 6 29
1999 15 51
2000 20 41
2001 10 47
2002 28 70
2003 23 90
2004 39 112
2005 66 185
2006 56 267
2007 68 350
2008 51 403
2009 67 569
2010 110 651
2011 158 889
2012 172 1134
2013 211 1416
2014 229 1726
2015 342 1898
2016 331 2153
2017 436 3089
2018 530 4124
2019 672 5519
2020 827 8465
2021 848 11654
2022 868 13755
2023 767 15360
2024 591 15255
2025 305 13955

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 9 319
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 31 864
Radiochemistry 11 50 1068
Organic Chemistry 2 28 1255
Environmental Chemistry 9 45 1315
Biochemical Engineering 4 40 1324
Materials Science 2 33 1450
Biochemistry 5 35 1500
Chemical Engineering 2 40 1559
Inorganic Chemistry 9 56 1602
Physical chemistry 11 57 1674
Nanotechnology 5 55 1991
Computational Chemistry 9 81 2185

Physics rankings

The Federal University of Technology, Akure ranked 4th for Physics in Nigeria and 1639th in the World with 6,233 publications made and 82,470 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
#40 of 353 In Africa
#1639 of 6,729 In the World

Federal University of Technology, Akure
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
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 17 47
2004 24 62
2005 46 108
2006 51 145
2007 51 204
2008 39 232
2009 63 319
2010 94 360
2011 125 531
2012 147 654
2013 185 853
2014 199 1015
2015 236 1165
2016 252 1476
2017 357 2011
2018 425 2866
2019 550 4158
2020 664 6339
2021 681 9118
2022 649 10448
2023 604 11945
2024 447 11667
2025 214 10705

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 33 1450
Astrophysics and Astronomy 8 44 1724
Nuclear Physics 5 50 1780
Quantum and Particle physics 4 49 1852
Optical Engineering 4 51 1912
Nanotechnology 5 55 1991
Acoustical Engineering 6 60 2103
Condensed Matter Physics 7 82 2347

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 5,155 publications made and 50,127 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 7,088 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
1993 4 11
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 34
2004 20 43
2005 36 64
2006 29 91
2007 34 143
2008 22 180
2009 48 246
2010 78 276
2011 92 395
2012 134 498
2013 123 722
2014 183 838
2015 180 861
2016 193 945
2017 265 1256
2018 299 1699
2019 431 2491
2020 518 3891
2021 618 5997
2022 546 7078
2023 562 8459
2024 441 7875
2025 211 6918

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 48 813
Public Policy / Administration 24 52 983
Urban and Regional planning 5 29 1104
Archaeology 9 46 1452
Demography 20 87 1528
History 9 49 1588
Linguistics 10 60 2004
Anthropology 15 84 2014
Sociology 17 83 2026
Law 15 73 2058
Classics and Ancient History 16 71 2127
Library and Information science 12 55 2156
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 14 65 2288
Communications and Public Relations 28 105 2295
Political Science 15 78 2376
Aesthetics 14 74 2421
Education Majors 21 96 2609
Philosophy 11 80 2738

Medicine rankings

The Federal University of Technology, Akure ranked 13th for Medicine in Nigeria and 1825th in the World with 4,476 publications made and 50,818 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Pharmacology, Immunology, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#13 of 79 In Nigeria
#74 of 364 In Africa
#1825 of 6,793 In the World

Federal University of Technology, Akure
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 3 18
1994 3 12
1995 5 16
1996 5 10
1997 9 26
1998 2 15
1999 6 21
2000 11 17
2001 10 29
2002 16 30
2003 11 41
2004 23 66
2005 28 58
2006 19 127
2007 19 159
2008 23 192
2009 26 298
2010 66 324
2011 56 433
2012 97 555
2013 107 761
2014 124 859
2015 140 961
2016 156 1049
2017 235 1424
2018 279 1910
2019 375 2462
2020 498 4159
2021 579 5739
2022 538 7154
2023 452 7609
2024 344 6920
2025 200 6210

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 27 376
Veterinary 12 53 631
Pharmacology 8 32 1074
Urology 13 50 1336
Public Health 17 76 1350
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 19 79 1522
Pathology 12 71 1646
Dentistry 11 62 1687
Virology 20 102 1687
Pediatrics 35 148 1843
Immunology 19 97 1847
Family medicine 37 144 1952
Anesthesiology 19 81 2040
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 16 77 2138
Healthcare Management (MHA) 29 129 2140
Nursing 25 119 2290
Psychiatry 20 94 2584
Anatomy and Physiology 21 92 2640
Surgery 27 132 2738
Health Science 35 138 2788
Oncology and Cancer research 23 132 2819
Clinical Psychology 30 128 3119
Physical Therapy 19 105 3267

Computer Science rankings

The Federal University of Technology, Akure ranked 8th for Computer Science in Nigeria and 2049th in the World with 4,132 publications made and 42,090 citations received. Main research topics: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Cyber Security, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#8 of 79 In Nigeria
#60 of 361 In Africa
#2049 of 6,855 In the World

Federal University of Technology, Akure
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
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 14 104
2009 32 164
2010 49 150
2011 55 203
2012 62 263
2013 105 376
2014 141 465
2015 155 585
2016 153 728
2017 191 1011
2018 242 1419
2019 340 2052
2020 478 3419
2021 525 5029
2022 470 6088
2023 464 7490
2024 365 7124
2025 199 6250

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 12 40 883
Machine Learning 7 51 1581
Cyber Security 6 50 1691
Computer Graphics 1 34 1707
Management Information Systems 10 61 1789
Computational Linguistics 3 53 1794
Data Science 5 47 1819
Telecommunications 3 58 1822
Multimedia 6 50 1922
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 55 1953
Computer Networking 4 62 1959
Computer Engineering 6 62 1994
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 72 2056
Computer Vision 1 57 2105
Human-Computer Interaction 4 56 2139
Library and Information science 12 55 2156
Neuroscience 8 53 2158
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 4 65 2165
Software Engineering 14 95 2456
Cognitive Science 6 86 2805

Mathematics rankings

The Federal University of Technology, Akure ranked 9th for Mathematics in Nigeria and 1788th in the World with 2,808 publications made and 27,221 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#9 of 78 In Nigeria
#60 of 357 In Africa
#1788 of 6,434 In the World

Federal University of Technology, Akure
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 0 3
1994 1 0
1995 1 1
1996 2 4
1997 5 6
1998 3 7
1999 1 7
2000 2 9
2001 1 10
2002 5 7
2003 3 13
2004 5 9
2005 14 16
2006 11 30
2007 14 38
2008 13 89
2009 30 101
2010 40 101
2011 35 153
2012 59 208
2013 75 318
2014 105 334
2015 103 395
2016 111 508
2017 139 644
2018 181 954
2019 255 1476
2020 337 2259
2021 356 3523
2022 306 3911
2023 343 4637
2024 163 3290
2025 86 2498

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
Applied Mathematics 1 31 1119
Operations Research 1 22 1122
Actuarial Science 11 35 1207
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 42 1442
Statistics 9 57 1711
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 72 2056
Math Teachers 35 134 3051

Business rankings

The Federal University of Technology, Akure ranked 9th for Business in Nigeria and 1668th in the World with 2,368 publications made and 21,187 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Public Policy / Administration.

Business ranking Location
#9 of 79 In Nigeria
#57 of 356 In Africa
#1668 of 6,366 In the World

Federal University of Technology, Akure
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 1 7
1994 2 7
1995 2 13
1996 3 6
1997 6 17
1998 2 4
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 40
2009 28 51
2010 34 74
2011 40 106
2012 71 167
2013 49 246
2014 94 317
2015 85 322
2016 91 378
2017 124 477
2018 163 640
2019 197 1036
2020 215 1556
2021 248 2312
2022 266 2690
2023 282 3436
2024 182 3024
2025 100 2549

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 6 361
Construction Management 2 10 410
Engineering Management 2 14 866
Public Policy / Administration 24 52 983
Risk Management 7 29 1007
Operations Research 1 22 1122
Actuarial Science 11 35 1207
Hospitality and Hotel Management 5 49 1261
Finance 7 39 1333
Project Management 3 41 1423
Marketing 7 44 1465
Management Information Systems 10 61 1789
Accounting 31 86 1901
Management 7 67 1959
Advertising 18 72 2404

Economics rankings

The Federal University of Technology, Akure ranked 12th for Economics in Nigeria and 1390th in the World with 2,029 publications made and 20,866 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Agricultural Economics, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#12 of 79 In Nigeria
#57 of 354 In Africa
#1390 of 6,188 In the World

Federal University of Technology, Akure
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
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 39
2009 18 63
2010 28 66
2011 35 101
2012 60 135
2013 55 235
2014 70 250
2015 69 281
2016 80 324
2017 96 375
2018 131 603
2019 179 862
2020 199 1427
2021 244 2192
2022 216 2358
2023 249 3045
2024 165 2421
2025 65 2021

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 21 246
Environmental Economics 5 20 804
Actuarial Science 11 35 1207
Development Studies 15 63 1305
Finance 7 39 1333
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 42 1442

Other rankings

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

Speciality Nigeria Africa World Rank
Interior Design 1 23 770
Literature 11 41 1589
Fashion Design 7 55 1974
Art & Design 9 57 1980
Social Psychology 12 71 2407
Psychology 15 85 2523
Child Psychology 19 85 2546