University of Ibadan: Rankings

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The University of Ibadan ranked 1st in Nigeria, 975th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 162 research topics. The University of Ibadan ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 39,692 academic publications and 573,114 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 148 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#975 of 14,131 In the World
#15 of 1,104 In Africa
#1 of 157 In Nigeria
#1 of 6 In Ibadan
#75 of 2,198 For Veterinary
#79 of 1,708 For Toxicology
#161 of 2,330 For Animal Science
#556 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#2424 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 159 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Biology rankings

The University of Ibadan ranked 1st for Biology in Nigeria and 757th in the World with 26,148 publications made and 400,905 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 79 In Nigeria
#12 of 366 In Africa
#757 of 6,841 In the World

University of Ibadan
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 124 1001
1994 62 854
1995 94 896
1996 102 1072
1997 96 1009
1998 98 1022
1999 130 1120
2000 127 1258
2001 135 1289
2002 211 1446
2003 199 1991
2004 308 2344
2005 299 2941
2006 330 3427
2007 304 4035
2008 366 5172
2009 426 6371
2010 609 7690
2011 573 8528
2012 611 9669
2013 761 11101
2014 961 12438
2015 989 12336
2016 998 12588
2017 1156 14168
2018 1330 16249
2019 1448 19454
2020 2092 27865
2021 2256 35538
2022 1839 39892
2023 1694 42625
2024 1340 41387
2025 1036 38540

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 3 79
Animal Science 1 3 161
Nutrition and Food Science 1 4 208
Forestry 1 9 229
Horticulture 1 5 248
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 8 273
Agricultural Science 1 6 281
Virology 1 10 387
Microbiology 1 12 423
Botany 1 8 457
Pharmacology 1 12 465
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 11 553
Zoology 1 14 563
Immunology 1 12 588
Biotechnology 1 15 686
Paleontology 1 15 762
Entomology 1 24 777
Genetics 1 13 842
Oncology and Cancer research 1 16 900
Neuroscience 1 11 915
Biochemistry 1 14 933
Astrobiology 1 12 934
Evolutionary Biology 1 14 1030
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 21 1138
Molecular Biology 1 27 1490
Biophysics 1 21 1753
Nanotechnology 12 83 2348

Medicine rankings

The University of Ibadan ranked 1st for Medicine in Nigeria and 611th in the World with 23,903 publications made and 385,824 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Psychiatry, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 79 In Nigeria
#10 of 364 In Africa
#611 of 6,793 In the World

University of Ibadan
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 86 655
1994 52 576
1995 71 596
1996 80 792
1997 74 766
1998 72 742
1999 95 815
2000 117 991
2001 121 1013
2002 174 1132
2003 158 1475
2004 269 1723
2005 277 2202
2006 304 2573
2007 292 3090
2008 347 4237
2009 372 5023
2010 548 6013
2011 532 6845
2012 571 7774
2013 691 9191
2014 901 10781
2015 917 10681
2016 932 11176
2017 1065 13005
2018 1210 14638
2019 1351 18178
2020 2012 27101
2021 2133 34786
2022 1798 39115
2023 1687 41614
2024 1403 39584
2025 1139 37406

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 75
Toxicology 1 3 79
Family medicine 1 8 241
Epidemiology 1 8 243
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 8 273
Optometry 1 7 278
Public Health 1 7 282
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 8 285
Nursing 1 7 349
Pediatrics 1 13 362
Virology 1 10 387
Forensic Science 1 12 432
Urology 1 9 434
Pharmacology 1 12 465
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 10 466
Neurosurgery 1 10 490
Gerontology 1 4 493
Dentistry 2 12 506
Cosmetology 1 16 526
Occupational Therapy 1 9 527
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 16 537
Health Science 1 10 542
Pathology 1 11 559
Orthodontics 2 12 571
Immunology 1 12 588
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 15 615
Clinical Psychology 1 8 633
Psychiatry 1 10 691
Medical Physics 1 12 700
Anesthesiology 1 15 717
Respiratory Therapy 1 15 722
Sports / Exercise science 1 8 730
Dermatology 1 24 738
Plastic Surgery 1 18 739
Physical Therapy 1 10 740
Surgery 1 18 763
Critical Care Nursing 1 20 819
Sports Medicine 1 9 821
Ophthalmology 1 22 832
Audiology 1 10 845
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 17 875
Radiation Therapy 1 20 883
Anatomy and Physiology 1 15 891
Oncology and Cancer research 1 16 900
Social Work 3 28 942
Cardiology 1 23 1049
Pharmacy 1 36 1108

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Ibadan ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Nigeria and 668th in the World with 20,688 publications made and 292,360 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 79 In Nigeria
#11 of 369 In Africa
#668 of 6,888 In the World

University of Ibadan
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 83 673
1994 64 617
1995 59 674
1996 75 721
1997 64 632
1998 66 690
1999 101 731
2000 91 746
2001 88 818
2002 171 1005
2003 149 1226
2004 226 1403
2005 219 1604
2006 283 2047
2007 259 2311
2008 263 2774
2009 324 3544
2010 448 4593
2011 454 5314
2012 519 6280
2013 618 7406
2014 776 8625
2015 767 8383
2016 831 8746
2017 934 9684
2018 1076 11579
2019 1225 14273
2020 1687 20197
2021 1847 26027
2022 1451 28712
2023 1335 31105
2024 1051 30021
2025 700 26891

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 787th in the World with 19,887 publications made and 291,942 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 79 In Nigeria
#11 of 369 In Africa
#787 of 7,088 In the World

University of Ibadan
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 52 454
1994 40 401
1995 46 441
1996 55 514
1997 48 490
1998 54 504
1999 87 567
2000 88 630
2001 93 683
2002 127 834
2003 123 1040
2004 206 1220
2005 201 1512
2006 256 1746
2007 256 2021
2008 274 2730
2009 301 3354
2010 375 4012
2011 422 4757
2012 488 5500
2013 595 6481
2014 756 7809
2015 706 7612
2016 814 8027
2017 905 9476
2018 1035 10775
2019 1179 13838
2020 1707 20769
2021 1847 27086
2022 1521 30087
2023 1451 33270
2024 1189 29768
2025 822 27332

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 984th in the World with 16,544 publications made and 274,771 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 78 In Nigeria
#16 of 349 In Africa
#984 of 6,561 In the World

University of Ibadan
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 76 683
1994 50 582
1995 60 603
1996 59 686
1997 64 605
1998 65 622
1999 93 702
2000 72 801
2001 88 833
2002 118 949
2003 137 1363
2004 186 1617
2005 190 2115
2006 198 2407
2007 184 2833
2008 219 3566
2009 253 4494
2010 393 5579
2011 363 6071
2012 408 6918
2013 475 7837
2014 593 8615
2015 607 8546
2016 641 8868
2017 765 9690
2018 821 11357
2019 864 13313
2020 1319 18625
2021 1418 23859
2022 1158 25946
2023 1088 28016
2024 809 27648
2025 630 25484

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 4 208
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 13 593
Radiochemistry 1 22 677
Environmental Chemistry 1 15 728
Biochemistry 1 14 933
Organic Chemistry 1 17 947
Inorganic Chemistry 1 24 975
Pharmacy 1 36 1108
Physical chemistry 1 31 1251
Materials Science 1 29 1365
Computational Chemistry 3 42 1436
Chemical Engineering 4 42 1605
Nanotechnology 12 83 2348

Engineering rankings

The University of Ibadan ranked 1st for Engineering in Nigeria and 1179th in the World with 12,761 publications made and 200,448 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 356 In Africa
#1179 of 6,795 In the World

University of Ibadan
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 51 417
1994 31 359
1995 39 349
1996 44 398
1997 38 349
1998 39 345
1999 64 425
2000 52 424
2001 61 500
2002 82 496
2003 84 661
2004 114 773
2005 146 969
2006 167 1247
2007 158 1449
2008 179 1730
2009 222 2246
2010 249 2945
2011 287 3484
2012 336 4077
2013 389 4703
2014 483 5617
2015 479 5733
2016 474 6055
2017 621 6901
2018 636 8039
2019 765 10099
2020 1022 13650
2021 1160 18286
2022 972 20264
2023 813 22263
2024 651 21685
2025 437 20040

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 1315th in the World with 10,375 publications made and 156,619 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 353 In Africa
#1315 of 6,729 In the World

University of Ibadan
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 37 397
1994 30 306
1995 29 323
1996 28 318
1997 23 288
1998 27 294
1999 41 361
2000 36 341
2001 52 402
2002 66 441
2003 85 601
2004 110 642
2005 129 846
2006 134 996
2007 130 1139
2008 146 1416
2009 176 1693
2010 211 2321
2011 238 2688
2012 259 3245
2013 319 3686
2014 392 4288
2015 361 4485
2016 383 4695
2017 482 5235
2018 515 6215
2019 612 7666
2020 823 10419
2021 911 13730
2022 745 14725
2023 651 16392
2024 485 15706
2025 323 14327

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 12 700
Astrobiology 1 12 934
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 30 1304
Nuclear Physics 1 36 1365
Materials Science 1 29 1365
Theoretical Physics 1 38 1464
Quantum and Particle physics 1 40 1549
Acoustical Engineering 2 32 1553
Atomic and Molecular physics 5 55 1662
Optical Engineering 2 43 1668
Biophysics 1 21 1753
Condensed Matter Physics 2 68 2151
Nanotechnology 12 83 2348

Computer Science rankings

The University of Ibadan ranked 1st for Computer Science in Nigeria and 1211th in the World with 10,136 publications made and 139,917 citations received. Main research topics: Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 79 In Nigeria
#20 of 361 In Africa
#1211 of 6,855 In the World

University of Ibadan
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 33 222
1994 18 209
1995 21 226
1996 25 243
1997 22 263
1998 23 217
1999 27 246
2000 31 322
2001 33 276
2002 45 340
2003 37 564
2004 71 669
2005 81 907
2006 113 960
2007 125 1195
2008 131 1571
2009 146 2015
2010 178 2397
2011 210 2640
2012 246 3018
2013 295 3464
2014 380 4148
2015 351 4164
2016 388 4619
2017 467 5213
2018 541 6276
2019 616 8080
2020 900 12021
2021 983 16065
2022 822 18135
2023 828 20492
2024 625 18734
2025 464 17684

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 8 291
Library and Information science 1 11 772
Neuroscience 1 11 915
Machine Learning 1 20 1001
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 21 1138
Management Information Systems 2 26 1152
Cyber Security 1 31 1301
Multimedia 2 24 1330
Human-Computer Interaction 1 18 1407
Data Science 2 32 1425
Telecommunications 1 42 1588
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 51 1601
Computer Networking 1 46 1650
Computational Linguistics 2 51 1753
Cognitive Science 1 39 1902
Software Engineering 4 59 1976
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 52 1981
Computer Vision 3 63 2262

Psychology rankings

The University of Ibadan ranked 1st for Psychology in Nigeria and 778th in the World with 9,213 publications made and 145,981 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 78 In Nigeria
#13 of 355 In Africa
#778 of 6,663 In the World

University of Ibadan
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 28 232
1994 12 189
1995 23 218
1996 18 278
1997 18 266
1998 27 242
1999 57 271
2000 51 318
2001 40 306
2002 60 310
2003 58 473
2004 94 492
2005 103 656
2006 128 761
2007 145 1009
2008 154 1321
2009 155 1654
2010 177 1894
2011 198 2279
2012 235 2679
2013 288 3270
2014 358 4014
2015 364 3945
2016 412 4323
2017 405 5196
2018 476 5886
2019 540 7563
2020 722 11320
2021 772 14505
2022 736 16379
2023 754 18518
2024 600 17355
2025 464 16454

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 10 373
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 7 481
Occupational Therapy 1 9 527
Clinical Psychology 1 8 633
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 12 641
Special Education 1 10 669
Psychiatry 1 10 691
Education Majors 1 17 801
Child Psychology 1 11 803
Social Psychology 1 13 877
Neuroscience 1 11 915
Social Work 3 28 942
Cognitive Science 1 39 1902

Mathematics rankings

The University of Ibadan ranked 1st for Mathematics in Nigeria and 813th in the World with 8,184 publications made and 109,845 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
#813 of 6,434 In the World

University of Ibadan
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 13 104
1994 7 96
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 33 246
2004 50 301
2005 56 420
2006 100 553
2007 84 642
2008 117 922
2009 128 1069
2010 156 1360
2011 175 1601
2012 203 1950
2013 281 2408
2014 366 2929
2015 336 2891
2016 376 3099
2017 410 3691
2018 468 4508
2019 541 5749
2020 794 8893
2021 883 12289
2022 742 14035
2023 677 14810
2024 404 11306
2025 264 9556

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

Mathematics subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 9 640
Math Teachers 1 13 643
Statistics 1 14 818
Actuarial Science 5 27 1013
Operations Research 3 29 1343
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 51 1601
Applied Mathematics 5 59 1612

Economics rankings

The University of Ibadan ranked 1st for Economics in Nigeria and 477th in the World with 7,809 publications made and 117,545 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Agricultural Economics, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 79 In Nigeria
#10 of 354 In Africa
#477 of 6,188 In the World

University of Ibadan
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 14 94
1994 27 88
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 47 257
2004 58 298
2005 55 299
2006 119 393
2007 111 510
2008 103 646
2009 119 788
2010 145 1045
2011 150 1362
2012 194 1652
2013 260 2026
2014 306 2510
2015 314 2549
2016 352 2710
2017 346 3328
2018 395 3955
2019 495 5484
2020 718 8344
2021 809 11300
2022 658 12704
2023 620 13951
2024 481 11765
2025 295 10290

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 863rd in the World with 6,090 publications made and 75,844 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Public Policy / Administration, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 79 In Nigeria
#13 of 356 In Africa
#863 of 6,366 In the World

University of Ibadan
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 10 65
1994 16 64
1995 8 74
1996 16 75
1997 11 81
1998 8 88
1999 17 130
2000 34 115
2001 17 113
2002 31 184
2003 36 187
2004 52 205
2005 65 218
2006 75 325
2007 77 354
2008 81 472
2009 97 544
2010 100 757
2011 146 1020
2012 169 1241
2013 204 1505
2014 273 1966
2015 257 1893
2016 283 2078
2017 289 2350
2018 345 3034
2019 387 3847
2020 560 5814
2021 602 7824
2022 482 8698
2023 478 9767
2024 320 7836
2025 197 6400

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
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 13 728
Creative Writing 1 13 741
Literature 1 13 773
Cinematography 3 16 843
Art & Design 1 17 991
Performing arts 3 19 998
Fashion Design 2 23 1286