University of Benin: Rankings

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The University of Benin ranked 9th in Nigeria, 2746th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 103 research topics. The University of Benin ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 11,774 academic publications and 115,733 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 36 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2746 of 14,131 In the World
#57 of 1,104 In Africa
#9 of 157 In Nigeria
#1 of 3 In Benin
#413 of 2,858 For Family medicine
#417 of 1,036 For Social Work
#433 of 1,663 For Toxicology
#1399 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#5335 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 100 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Benin ranked 7th for Biology in Nigeria and 1470th in the World with 8,265 publications made and 86,052 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#7 of 79 In Nigeria
#44 of 366 In Africa
#1470 of 6,833 In the World

University of Benin
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 38 201
1993 34 156
1994 46 220
1995 25 218
1996 33 209
1997 34 218
1998 24 249
1999 38 255
2000 37 274
2001 37 272
2002 77 322
2003 56 402
2004 48 406
2005 119 502
2006 105 614
2007 132 830
2008 99 877
2009 152 1106
2010 175 1412
2011 214 1607
2012 189 2055
2013 229 2561
2014 298 2937
2015 361 3044
2016 393 3099
2017 430 3392
2018 473 3995
2019 439 4976
2020 623 6633
2021 745 7867
2022 714 8930
2023 685 10524
2024 458 10235

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

Biology subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Toxicology 9 30 433
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 24 699
Pharmacology 3 19 720
Forestry 8 47 738
Nutrition and Food Science 8 31 786
Horticulture 9 38 822
Microbiology 6 37 861
Animal Science 17 55 941
Botany 8 38 1064
Agricultural Science 11 63 1087
Biotechnology 9 39 1109
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 41 1143
Immunology 8 49 1182
Virology 12 67 1213
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 27 1270
Oncology and Cancer research 3 32 1309
Paleontology 7 44 1372
Genetics 6 42 1464
Zoology 9 65 1500
Biochemistry 7 41 1555
Molecular Biology 2 36 1735
Neuroscience 7 46 1869
Nanotechnology 4 52 1958
Evolutionary Biology 10 68 2437

Medicine rankings

The University of Benin ranked 6th for Medicine in Nigeria and 1282nd in the World with 6,764 publications made and 67,172 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Psychiatry, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 79 In Nigeria
#45 of 364 In Africa
#1282 of 6,775 In the World

University of Benin
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 29 147
1993 27 111
1994 32 157
1995 18 175
1996 21 146
1997 27 181
1998 22 183
1999 31 179
2000 32 212
2001 32 222
2002 67 272
2003 54 299
2004 48 300
2005 99 356
2006 93 442
2007 108 629
2008 91 632
2009 151 828
2010 158 1048
2011 189 1200
2012 166 1604
2013 205 1946
2014 241 2356
2015 299 2392
2016 328 2530
2017 342 2641
2018 361 3089
2019 326 3778
2020 527 5159
2021 596 6284
2022 617 7019
2023 550 8051
2024 375 7307

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

Medicine subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Family medicine 4 22 413
Social Work 2 12 417
Toxicology 9 30 433
Optometry 2 16 440
Pediatrics 6 31 606
Forensic Science 3 19 635
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 24 699
Pharmacology 3 19 720
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 35 765
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 35 778
Veterinary 18 74 838
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 6 33 898
Public Health 7 42 923
Dentistry 4 26 941
Ophthalmology 2 26 956
Anesthesiology 4 25 978
Plastic Surgery 3 29 1018
Nursing 7 45 1034
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 6 38 1046
Epidemiology 14 79 1058
Dermatology 7 43 1086
Critical Care Nursing 7 44 1124
Urology 9 40 1138
Orthodontics 4 30 1150
Surgery 6 40 1164
Immunology 8 49 1182
Virology 12 67 1213
Pathology 7 50 1282
Psychiatry 5 37 1305
Pharmacy 4 44 1308
Oncology and Cancer research 3 32 1309
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 38 1323
Cardiology 5 40 1421
Radiation Therapy 5 42 1429
Health Science 11 56 1440
Anatomy and Physiology 6 41 1489
Clinical Psychology 10 53 1906
Gerontology 9 62 1920
Physical Therapy 8 58 2160

Chemistry rankings

The University of Benin ranked 7th for Chemistry in Nigeria and 1612th in the World with 6,221 publications made and 69,211 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#7 of 77 In Nigeria
#44 of 347 In Africa
#1612 of 6,545 In the World

University of Benin
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 27 154
1993 20 127
1994 27 165
1995 23 183
1996 25 156
1997 26 169
1998 17 173
1999 25 198
2000 30 221
2001 23 228
2002 54 277
2003 34 312
2004 29 321
2005 77 388
2006 71 492
2007 99 642
2008 59 662
2009 90 828
2010 128 1072
2011 140 1227
2012 128 1522
2013 160 1932
2014 233 2135
2015 305 2235
2016 313 2383
2017 323 2603
2018 370 3066
2019 347 3961
2020 498 5332
2021 582 6355
2022 550 7176
2023 527 8320
2024 351 8253

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

Chemistry subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 8 31 786
Environmental Chemistry 4 27 978
Radiochemistry 12 53 1139
Pharmacy 4 44 1308
Petrology and Geochemistry 12 68 1460
Organic Chemistry 6 38 1473
Biochemistry 7 41 1555
Chemical Engineering 5 43 1595
Physical chemistry 8 49 1635
Inorganic Chemistry 11 65 1760
Materials Science 8 50 1797
Nanotechnology 4 52 1958

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Benin ranked 9th for Environmental Science in Nigeria and 1461st in the World with 5,739 publications made and 65,421 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#9 of 79 In Nigeria
#51 of 368 In Africa
#1461 of 6,876 In the World

University of Benin
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 22 140
1993 23 112
1994 25 124
1995 21 147
1996 22 142
1997 27 163
1998 19 151
1999 30 151
2000 26 164
2001 21 163
2002 49 195
2003 34 243
2004 35 230
2005 82 286
2006 78 393
2007 76 533
2008 61 609
2009 87 760
2010 118 966
2011 129 1109
2012 120 1364
2013 158 1735
2014 229 2079
2015 274 2019
2016 255 2081
2017 266 2325
2018 334 2718
2019 357 3479
2020 490 4789
2021 508 5833
2022 457 6552
2023 476 7931
2024 331 7778

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

Environmental Science subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 12 51 461
Forestry 8 47 738
Mining Engineering 22 63 894
Environmental Chemistry 4 27 978
Environmental Engineering 11 46 990
Agricultural Science 11 63 1087
Environmental Management 11 50 1116
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 41 1143
Ecology 10 47 1221
Geotechnical Engineering 13 50 1262
Paleontology 7 44 1372
Geology 8 47 1411
Petrology and Geochemistry 12 68 1460
Earth science and Geophysics 11 60 1546
Oceanography 10 57 1594
Geography and Cartography 13 88 1983
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 14 99 2294

Engineering rankings

The University of Benin ranked 10th for Engineering in Nigeria and 1938th in the World with 4,718 publications made and 53,814 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#10 of 78 In Nigeria
#62 of 355 In Africa
#1938 of 6,782 In the World

University of Benin
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 19 132
1993 16 100
1994 18 112
1995 18 138
1996 21 106
1997 22 150
1998 18 151
1999 26 170
2000 19 165
2001 16 160
2002 38 208
2003 28 213
2004 25 243
2005 63 278
2006 79 382
2007 81 459
2008 43 494
2009 76 605
2010 92 808
2011 104 909
2012 119 1164
2013 146 1480
2014 186 1652
2015 225 1708
2016 219 1867
2017 199 1988
2018 276 2336
2019 282 3034
2020 388 3942
2021 389 4849
2022 403 5461
2023 391 6422
2024 257 6516

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

Engineering subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 22 63 894
Petroleum Engineering 15 32 895
Environmental Engineering 11 46 990
Biotechnology 9 39 1109
Geotechnical Engineering 13 50 1262
Chemical Engineering 5 43 1595
Metallurgical Engineering 9 48 1624
Materials Science 8 50 1797
Civil Engineering 10 74 1912
Nanotechnology 4 52 1958
Renewable Energy Engineering 24 129 1965
Automotive Engineering 19 94 2017
Reliability and Quality Engineering 17 96 2036
Aerospace Engineering 13 72 2069
Operations Research 11 58 2119
Structural Engineering 9 72 2167
Remote Sensing 15 109 2207
Optical Engineering 9 74 2308
Systems Engineering 15 84 2353
Mechanical Engineering 14 85 2380
Acoustical Engineering 10 77 2445
Telecommunications 10 96 2493
Computer Networking 11 100 2663
Electrical Engineering 17 118 2789
Electronic Engineering 16 105 2851

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Benin ranked 11th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Nigeria and 2078th in the World with 4,661 publications made and 46,712 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#11 of 79 In Nigeria
#66 of 369 In Africa
#2078 of 7,081 In the World

University of Benin
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 18 95
1993 14 86
1994 17 101
1995 16 135
1996 12 113
1997 19 139
1998 19 147
1999 27 136
2000 19 157
2001 21 154
2002 37 182
2003 37 215
2004 34 228
2005 57 265
2006 73 293
2007 62 471
2008 53 439
2009 84 598
2010 78 677
2011 107 823
2012 128 1089
2013 151 1378
2014 181 1707
2015 223 1661
2016 204 1693
2017 196 1781
2018 231 2139
2019 275 2672
2020 406 3612
2021 446 4514
2022 385 4983
2023 354 5781
2024 251 5337

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Social Work 2 12 417
Human Rights Law 4 19 499
Forensic Science 3 19 635
International Law 6 22 652
Occupational Safety and Health 4 28 707
Political Economy 5 23 756
Public Policy / Administration 18 37 808
Law Enforcement 10 30 808
Radio and Television broadcasting 29 53 882
Criminology and Criminal Justice 6 23 907
Demography 7 45 966
Broadcast Journalism 24 45 989
Sociology 9 49 1440
Gender Studies 12 53 1493
Anthropology 9 54 1541
Law 10 48 1622
Communications and Public Relations 15 64 1678
Classics and Ancient History 12 56 1842
Political Science 10 54 1852
Linguistics 10 60 1975
Archaeology 13 82 1976
History 13 87 2116
Library and Information science 15 61 2217
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 13 64 2265
Education Majors 14 74 2272
Aesthetics 15 76 2477
Philosophy 11 78 2708

Physics rankings

The University of Benin ranked 10th for Physics in Nigeria and 1987th in the World with 4,033 publications made and 48,521 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#10 of 78 In Nigeria
#59 of 352 In Africa
#1987 of 6,713 In the World

University of Benin
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 15 109
1993 18 86
1994 12 107
1995 13 115
1996 22 89
1997 20 112
1998 18 147
1999 21 160
2000 16 161
2001 16 149
2002 29 181
2003 23 200
2004 26 238
2005 61 251
2006 67 345
2007 73 402
2008 48 432
2009 65 529
2010 79 716
2011 93 782
2012 106 1036
2013 117 1316
2014 148 1425
2015 200 1456
2016 178 1561
2017 170 1696
2018 221 1950
2019 238 2564
2020 337 3415
2021 333 4050
2022 337 4484
2023 327 5183
2024 197 5176

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

Physics subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Materials Science 8 50 1797
Nanotechnology 4 52 1958
Astrophysics and Astronomy 12 62 2016
Theoretical Physics 13 92 2229
Atomic and Molecular physics 9 72 2239
Optical Engineering 9 74 2308
Quantum and Particle physics 11 86 2372
Acoustical Engineering 10 77 2445
Nuclear Physics 13 100 2639
Condensed Matter Physics 17 118 2929

Computer Science rankings

The University of Benin ranked 9th for Computer Science in Nigeria and 2459th in the World with 2,848 publications made and 25,023 citations received. Main research topics: Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#9 of 78 In Nigeria
#80 of 360 In Africa
#2459 of 6,845 In the World

University of Benin
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 13 52
1993 13 66
1994 10 59
1995 7 82
1996 9 53
1997 10 64
1998 6 92
1999 13 80
2000 11 92
2001 10 105
2002 18 110
2003 15 116
2004 14 147
2005 23 159
2006 28 148
2007 37 266
2008 32 207
2009 43 284
2010 60 383
2011 60 456
2012 57 599
2013 87 778
2014 94 893
2015 139 922
2016 135 902
2017 123 1051
2018 159 1239
2019 186 1592
2020 268 2208
2021 272 2840
2022 279 3064
2023 221 3580
2024 179 3475

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

Computer Science subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 27 1270
Neuroscience 7 46 1869
Library and Information science 15 61 2217
Cyber Security 14 83 2247
Machine Learning 14 92 2384
Software Engineering 13 93 2451
Telecommunications 10 96 2493
Computer Networking 11 100 2663
Management Information Systems 23 103 2691
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 17 116 3207
Cognitive Science 15 123 3577
Computer Vision 21 135 3670

Psychology rankings

The University of Benin ranked 7th for Psychology in Nigeria and 1703rd in the World with 2,430 publications made and 23,550 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#7 of 78 In Nigeria
#49 of 354 In Africa
#1703 of 6,645 In the World

University of Benin
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 10 58
1993 10 54
1994 11 60
1995 5 77
1996 7 57
1997 9 74
1998 12 92
1999 8 65
2000 9 84
2001 14 101
2002 14 96
2003 14 105
2004 12 137
2005 30 125
2006 40 172
2007 42 203
2008 39 218
2009 59 282
2010 65 366
2011 67 426
2012 72 599
2013 78 699
2014 74 845
2015 106 836
2016 104 839
2017 124 916
2018 137 1013
2019 118 1254
2020 189 1772
2021 195 2151
2022 245 2325
2023 162 2495
2024 144 2470

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Benin in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Social Work 2 12 417
Psychiatry 5 37 1305
Neuroscience 7 46 1869
Clinical Psychology 10 53 1906
Child Psychology 12 59 2090
Education Majors 14 74 2272
Social Psychology 13 78 2556
Cognitive Science 15 123 3577

Mathematics rankings

The University of Benin ranked 12th for Mathematics in Nigeria and 2050th in the World with 2,217 publications made and 18,367 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#12 of 78 In Nigeria
#74 of 357 In Africa
#2050 of 6,418 In the World

University of Benin
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 10 26
1993 6 27
1994 2 22
1995 6 30
1996 2 24
1997 8 49
1998 3 55
1999 8 59
2000 3 40
2001 6 47
2002 7 64
2003 11 71
2004 10 82
2005 20 72
2006 21 90
2007 24 106
2008 19 126
2009 33 193
2010 46 257
2011 44 278
2012 56 395
2013 80 541
2014 75 692
2015 104 692
2016 99 712
2017 98 763
2018 129 970
2019 150 1243
2020 230 1762
2021 252 2270
2022 224 2503
2023 173 2726
2024 124 1979

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

Mathematics subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 12 51 1639
Applied Mathematics 6 62 1649
Statistics 11 66 1958
Math Teachers 17 74 2032
Operations Research 11 58 2119

Economics rankings

The University of Benin ranked 11th for Economics in Nigeria and 1322nd in the World with 1,973 publications made and 19,173 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#11 of 79 In Nigeria
#50 of 351 In Africa
#1322 of 6,167 In the World

University of Benin
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 4 41
1993 4 35
1994 4 28
1995 4 43
1996 2 42
1997 9 62
1998 5 50
1999 10 50
2000 4 46
2001 5 54
2002 16 58
2003 16 82
2004 15 65
2005 24 77
2006 29 99
2007 17 126
2008 12 157
2009 28 207
2010 35 205
2011 42 268
2012 63 386
2013 81 542
2014 72 673
2015 91 671
2016 77 649
2017 85 696
2018 100 785
2019 137 957
2020 187 1424
2021 185 1707
2022 206 1865
2023 154 2207
2024 95 1890

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

Economics subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Agricultural Economics 23 71 731
Political Economy 5 23 756
Investment Banking and Stock trading 7 32 876
Development Studies 9 47 1044
Finance 13 52 1548
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 12 51 1639

Business rankings

The University of Benin ranked 12th for Business in Nigeria and 1885th in the World with 1,721 publications made and 15,676 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Accounting, Public Policy / Administration.

Business ranking Location
#12 of 79 In Nigeria
#67 of 353 In Africa
#1885 of 6,339 In the World

University of Benin
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 2 21
1993 4 25
1994 2 26
1995 5 32
1996 8 20
1997 11 54
1998 5 38
1999 8 26
2000 1 41
2001 7 38
2002 9 49
2003 9 66
2004 12 50
2005 14 69
2006 23 61
2007 15 85
2008 14 94
2009 31 133
2010 23 141
2011 38 216
2012 54 283
2013 79 406
2014 73 506
2015 77 520
2016 79 522
2017 82 546
2018 112 677
2019 126 838
2020 157 1148
2021 157 1559
2022 169 1565
2023 152 1866
2024 85 1604

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

Business subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Tax Law 3 9 433
Occupational Safety and Health 4 28 707
Real Estate 6 14 711
Public Policy / Administration 18 37 808
Investment Banking and Stock trading 7 32 876
Accounting 10 36 1146
International Business 7 31 1241
Finance 13 52 1548
Marketing 14 76 1964
Operations Research 11 58 2119
Management 13 84 2213
Advertising 13 64 2248
Management Information Systems 23 103 2691

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Benin

Speciality Nigeria Africa World Rank
Literature 8 35 1463
Art & Design 11 68 2194
Fashion Design 12 72 2384