University of Ibadan: Rankings

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The University of Ibadan ranked 1st in Nigeria, 1006th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 165 research topics. The University of Ibadan ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 38,257 academic publications and 526,240 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 131 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1006 of 14,131 In the World
#13 of 1,104 In Africa
#1 of 157 In Nigeria
#1 of 6 In Ibadan
#74 of 2,131 For Veterinary
#77 of 1,663 For Toxicology
#157 of 2,294 For Animal Science
#561 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#2664 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 162 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Ibadan ranked 1st for Biology in Nigeria and 752nd in the World with 25,299 publications made and 369,309 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 79 In Nigeria
#11 of 366 In Africa
#752 of 6,833 In the World

University of Ibadan
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 115 967
1993 124 999
1994 62 854
1995 94 894
1996 102 1068
1997 96 1007
1998 98 1021
1999 130 1122
2000 127 1256
2001 134 1287
2002 211 1446
2003 199 1993
2004 308 2344
2005 299 2937
2006 330 3424
2007 304 4033
2008 367 5171
2009 425 6363
2010 608 7684
2011 573 8526
2012 612 9666
2013 764 11093
2014 961 12431
2015 989 12341
2016 1000 12589
2017 1156 14170
2018 1327 16256
2019 1454 19540
2020 2097 28086
2021 2249 35633
2022 1838 39951
2023 1695 42675
2024 1298 40975

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

Biology subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Toxicology 1 2 77
Animal Science 1 3 157
Nutrition and Food Science 1 4 200
Forestry 1 9 222
Horticulture 1 5 244
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 8 272
Agricultural Science 1 6 276
Virology 1 10 388
Microbiology 1 12 416
Botany 1 8 449
Pharmacology 1 12 463
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 10 554
Zoology 1 14 557
Immunology 1 12 584
Biotechnology 1 14 683
Entomology 1 22 755
Paleontology 1 14 760
Genetics 1 13 834
Oncology and Cancer research 1 16 897
Neuroscience 1 11 916
Astrobiology 1 12 923
Biochemistry 1 14 924
Evolutionary Biology 1 14 1032
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 16 1063
Molecular Biology 1 24 1465
Biophysics 1 20 1733
Nanotechnology 11 79 2314

Medicine rankings

The University of Ibadan ranked 1st for Medicine in Nigeria and 605th in the World with 22,966 publications made and 351,741 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Psychiatry, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 79 In Nigeria
#10 of 364 In Africa
#605 of 6,775 In the World

University of Ibadan
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 92 705
1993 86 653
1994 52 572
1995 71 595
1996 80 787
1997 74 765
1998 72 742
1999 95 815
2000 117 990
2001 120 1013
2002 174 1133
2003 158 1477
2004 269 1721
2005 277 2199
2006 304 2570
2007 292 3090
2008 348 4237
2009 371 5013
2010 547 6010
2011 532 6852
2012 573 7784
2013 691 9178
2014 901 10786
2015 916 10691
2016 933 11189
2017 1065 13012
2018 1211 14667
2019 1351 18205
2020 2014 27254
2021 2126 34908
2022 1799 39200
2023 1693 41671
2024 1343 39128

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

Medicine subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Veterinary 2 5 74
Toxicology 1 2 77
Family medicine 1 8 245
Epidemiology 1 8 245
Optometry 1 6 271
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 8 272
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 8 286
Public Health 1 7 293
Nursing 1 7 350
Pediatrics 1 13 360
Virology 1 10 388
Forensic Science 1 12 426
Urology 1 9 434
Pharmacology 1 12 463
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 8 466
Neurosurgery 1 10 489
Gerontology 1 4 490
Dentistry 2 12 492
Occupational Therapy 1 9 510
Cosmetology 1 16 516
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 16 542
Health Science 1 10 546
Pathology 1 11 554
Orthodontics 2 12 569
Immunology 1 12 584
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 15 612
Clinical Psychology 1 8 632
Sports / Exercise science 1 7 689
Psychiatry 1 10 693
Anesthesiology 1 15 706
Plastic Surgery 1 18 715
Medical Physics 1 12 720
Respiratory Therapy 1 15 721
Dermatology 1 24 725
Physical Therapy 1 10 736
Surgery 1 18 763
Critical Care Nursing 1 18 810
Sports Medicine 1 9 812
Ophthalmology 1 22 831
Audiology 1 11 857
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 16 869
Anatomy and Physiology 1 15 883
Radiation Therapy 1 20 889
Oncology and Cancer research 1 16 897
Social Work 3 28 927
Cardiology 1 23 1060
Pharmacy 1 36 1110

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Ibadan ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Nigeria and 663rd in the World with 20,105 publications made and 270,039 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 79 In Nigeria
#11 of 368 In Africa
#663 of 6,876 In the World

University of Ibadan
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 91 675
1993 83 670
1994 64 614
1995 59 673
1996 75 719
1997 64 632
1998 66 689
1999 101 733
2000 91 745
2001 88 817
2002 171 1004
2003 149 1226
2004 226 1404
2005 219 1602
2006 283 2044
2007 259 2310
2008 264 2772
2009 323 3540
2010 448 4590
2011 454 5321
2012 519 6283
2013 617 7408
2014 777 8627
2015 767 8392
2016 832 8745
2017 936 9687
2018 1076 11580
2019 1228 14267
2020 1680 20170
2021 1843 26098
2022 1448 28734
2023 1331 31149
2024 1024 29656

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Ibadan ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Nigeria and 784th in the World with 19,191 publications made and 264,967 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Demography.

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

University of Ibadan
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 62 427
1993 52 452
1994 40 399
1995 46 440
1996 55 514
1997 48 490
1998 54 503
1999 87 565
2000 88 629
2001 93 682
2002 127 834
2003 123 1042
2004 206 1218
2005 201 1513
2006 256 1747
2007 256 2021
2008 274 2728
2009 301 3347
2010 375 4012
2011 422 4757
2012 488 5510
2013 595 6483
2014 757 7813
2015 706 7624
2016 810 8039
2017 904 9487
2018 1033 10791
2019 1177 13926
2020 1703 20975
2021 1842 27252
2022 1521 30175
2023 1445 33370
2024 1149 29398

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

Chemistry rankings

The University of Ibadan ranked 1st for Chemistry in Nigeria and 976th in the World with 16,061 publications made and 254,312 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 77 In Nigeria
#16 of 347 In Africa
#976 of 6,545 In the World

University of Ibadan
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 71 625
1993 76 682
1994 50 582
1995 60 602
1996 59 683
1997 64 604
1998 65 622
1999 93 704
2000 72 797
2001 88 833
2002 118 949
2003 137 1365
2004 186 1617
2005 190 2115
2006 198 2404
2007 184 2832
2008 220 3563
2009 252 4493
2010 393 5574
2011 363 6075
2012 410 6918
2013 478 7845
2014 593 8627
2015 607 8555
2016 641 8873
2017 767 9709
2018 822 11389
2019 867 13354
2020 1322 18757
2021 1419 24022
2022 1161 26018
2023 1088 28070
2024 793 27431

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

Chemistry subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 1 4 200
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 13 597
Radiochemistry 1 21 672
Environmental Chemistry 1 14 729
Biochemistry 1 14 924
Organic Chemistry 1 16 941
Inorganic Chemistry 1 24 976
Pharmacy 1 36 1110
Physical chemistry 1 29 1239
Materials Science 1 29 1353
Computational Chemistry 3 40 1438
Chemical Engineering 4 42 1592
Nanotechnology 11 79 2314

Engineering rankings

The University of Ibadan ranked 1st for Engineering in Nigeria and 1176th in the World with 12,402 publications made and 183,075 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 78 In Nigeria
#23 of 355 In Africa
#1176 of 6,782 In the World

University of Ibadan
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 47 460
1993 51 415
1994 31 355
1995 39 349
1996 44 396
1997 38 349
1998 39 345
1999 64 428
2000 52 425
2001 61 500
2002 82 497
2003 84 663
2004 114 773
2005 146 970
2006 167 1245
2007 158 1448
2008 179 1729
2009 222 2245
2010 249 2944
2011 287 3490
2012 336 4077
2013 390 4701
2014 480 5626
2015 479 5728
2016 474 6043
2017 622 6912
2018 635 8037
2019 768 10114
2020 1028 13705
2021 1155 18322
2022 962 20285
2023 815 22306
2024 637 21498

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

Physics rankings

The University of Ibadan ranked 1st for Physics in Nigeria and 1301st in the World with 10,101 publications made and 143,711 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 78 In Nigeria
#27 of 352 In Africa
#1301 of 6,713 In the World

University of Ibadan
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 45 394
1993 37 396
1994 30 302
1995 29 323
1996 28 317
1997 23 288
1998 27 294
1999 41 364
2000 36 341
2001 52 404
2002 66 441
2003 85 604
2004 110 644
2005 129 846
2006 134 995
2007 130 1139
2008 146 1410
2009 176 1694
2010 211 2318
2011 238 2693
2012 258 3242
2013 319 3672
2014 391 4286
2015 361 4481
2016 382 4679
2017 483 5233
2018 514 6207
2019 613 7674
2020 825 10441
2021 910 13779
2022 736 14726
2023 649 16394
2024 472 15568

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

Physics subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Medical Physics 1 12 720
Astrobiology 1 12 923
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 29 1287
Nuclear Physics 1 35 1353
Materials Science 1 29 1353
Theoretical Physics 1 38 1462
Acoustical Engineering 2 31 1528
Quantum and Particle physics 1 39 1535
Atomic and Molecular physics 5 53 1642
Optical Engineering 2 43 1651
Biophysics 1 20 1733
Condensed Matter Physics 2 68 2151
Nanotechnology 11 79 2314

Computer Science rankings

The University of Ibadan ranked 1st for Computer Science in Nigeria and 1200th in the World with 9,805 publications made and 133,274 citations received. Main research topics: Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 78 In Nigeria
#19 of 360 In Africa
#1200 of 6,845 In the World

University of Ibadan
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 28 215
1993 33 222
1994 18 204
1995 21 226
1996 25 241
1997 22 263
1998 23 216
1999 27 246
2000 31 321
2001 33 276
2002 46 341
2003 37 566
2004 71 669
2005 81 906
2006 113 959
2007 125 1195
2008 131 1572
2009 146 2009
2010 178 2393
2011 210 2641
2012 245 3009
2013 296 3459
2014 379 4149
2015 352 4166
2016 386 4612
2017 470 5216
2018 538 6283
2019 626 8203
2020 935 12352
2021 982 16223
2022 827 18218
2023 831 20600
2024 599 18506

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

Computer Science subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Information Technology 1 8 301
Library and Information science 1 11 768
Neuroscience 1 11 916
Machine Learning 1 20 988
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 16 1063
Management Information Systems 2 25 1128
Cyber Security 1 31 1307
Multimedia 3 24 1333
Human-Computer Interaction 1 18 1359
Data Science 2 31 1423
Telecommunications 1 41 1577
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 51 1606
Computer Networking 1 45 1652
Computational Linguistics 2 48 1740
Cognitive Science 1 37 1879
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 50 1948
Software Engineering 3 57 1966
Computer Vision 3 62 2237

Psychology rankings

The University of Ibadan ranked 1st for Psychology in Nigeria and 779th in the World with 8,884 publications made and 131,884 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 78 In Nigeria
#13 of 354 In Africa
#779 of 6,645 In the World

University of Ibadan
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 22 219
1993 28 232
1994 12 189
1995 23 218
1996 18 276
1997 18 266
1998 27 242
1999 57 270
2000 51 318
2001 40 306
2002 60 311
2003 58 473
2004 94 492
2005 103 654
2006 128 759
2007 145 1010
2008 153 1319
2009 156 1651
2010 177 1897
2011 198 2278
2012 235 2682
2013 290 3265
2014 358 4014
2015 366 3958
2016 414 4333
2017 404 5210
2018 476 5888
2019 546 7641
2020 746 11551
2021 781 14631
2022 735 16449
2023 760 18615
2024 583 17183

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

Psychology subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Sexology 1 10 370
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 7 481
Occupational Therapy 1 9 510
Clinical Psychology 1 8 632
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 12 639
Special Education 1 10 677
Psychiatry 1 10 693
Child Psychology 1 11 796
Education Majors 1 16 803
Social Psychology 1 13 866
Neuroscience 1 11 916
Social Work 3 28 927
Cognitive Science 1 37 1879

Mathematics rankings

The University of Ibadan ranked 1st for Mathematics in Nigeria and 817th in the World with 8,057 publications made and 102,814 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 78 In Nigeria
#13 of 357 In Africa
#817 of 6,418 In the World

University of Ibadan
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 26 94
1993 13 105
1994 7 95
1995 10 122
1996 12 122
1997 10 138
1998 12 128
1999 17 145
2000 16 144
2001 25 157
2002 31 173
2003 33 247
2004 50 301
2005 56 421
2006 100 553
2007 84 642
2008 118 919
2009 127 1072
2010 156 1363
2011 175 1604
2012 203 1959
2013 281 2423
2014 366 2933
2015 336 2925
2016 375 3115
2017 415 3720
2018 470 4544
2019 550 5841
2020 835 9286
2021 894 12558
2022 750 14232
2023 688 15009
2024 391 11167

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

Mathematics subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Math Teachers 1 12 642
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 9 645
Statistics 1 14 810
Actuarial Science 5 26 1004
Operations Research 3 27 1324
Applied Mathematics 4 58 1596
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 51 1606

Economics rankings

The University of Ibadan ranked 1st for Economics in Nigeria and 482nd in the World with 7,585 publications made and 107,775 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Agricultural Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 79 In Nigeria
#10 of 351 In Africa
#482 of 6,167 In the World

University of Ibadan
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 17 110
1993 14 94
1994 27 87
1995 12 94
1996 18 127
1997 18 138
1998 16 130
1999 19 169
2000 30 157
2001 26 181
2002 46 262
2003 47 255
2004 58 298
2005 55 300
2006 119 393
2007 111 510
2008 103 644
2009 119 785
2010 145 1045
2011 150 1361
2012 194 1654
2013 259 2022
2014 306 2514
2015 315 2559
2016 351 2714
2017 346 3330
2018 395 3965
2019 501 5538
2020 727 8534
2021 809 11400
2022 659 12760
2023 616 14035
2024 465 11613

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

Business rankings

The University of Ibadan ranked 1st for Business in Nigeria and 864th in the World with 5,945 publications made and 70,113 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Public Policy / Administration, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 79 In Nigeria
#13 of 353 In Africa
#864 of 6,339 In the World

University of Ibadan
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 12 60
1993 10 65
1994 16 64
1995 8 74
1996 16 75
1997 11 81
1998 8 88
1999 17 130
2000 34 116
2001 17 113
2002 31 184
2003 36 184
2004 52 205
2005 65 218
2006 75 325
2007 77 353
2008 81 471
2009 97 540
2010 100 758
2011 146 1020
2012 169 1246
2013 203 1506
2014 274 1967
2015 257 1895
2016 282 2090
2017 288 2347
2018 343 3047
2019 392 3862
2020 569 5958
2021 607 7926
2022 481 8747
2023 478 9810
2024 309 7735

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

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Ibadan

Speciality Nigeria Africa World Rank
Creative Writing 1 13 755
Literature 1 13 767
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 17 797
Cinematography 3 16 899
Art & Design 1 15 984
Fashion Design 2 22 1266