University of Nigeria: Rankings

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The University of Nigeria ranked 3rd in Nigeria, 1607th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 128 research topics. The University of Nigeria ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 18,855 academic publications and 137,224 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 74 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1607 of 14,131 In the World
#26 of 1,104 In Africa
#3 of 157 In Nigeria
#203 of 1,957 For Veterinary
#257 of 1,187 For Radio and Television broadcasting
#262 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#922 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#3377 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 125 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Nigeria ranked 2nd for Biology in Nigeria and 1215th in the World with 11,705 publications made and 98,503 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 78 In Nigeria
#29 of 361 In Africa
#1215 of 6,770 In the World

University of Nigeria
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 83 269
1992 64 277
1993 51 280
1994 47 296
1995 52 277
1996 64 313
1997 55 326
1998 45 337
1999 74 404
2000 82 488
2001 63 391
2002 70 469
2003 59 483
2004 142 619
2005 116 707
2006 134 766
2007 130 1030
2008 146 1051
2009 141 1368
2010 228 1807
2011 213 1967
2012 234 2394
2013 305 2675
2014 345 3116
2015 381 3028
2016 551 2940
2017 471 3188
2018 616 3941
2019 802 5291
2020 1120 8030
2021 1299 11491
2022 1191 14564
2023 1151 16792

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

Biology subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Toxicology 3 16 324
Forestry 4 16 367
Animal Science 4 13 393
Agricultural Science 3 22 555
Nutrition and Food Science 3 13 558
Horticulture 5 18 581
Microbiology 2 17 658
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 24 706
Pharmacology 2 19 758
Botany 3 22 804
Virology 3 32 838
Biotechnology 2 18 867
Zoology 2 26 884
Immunology 2 27 928
Paleontology 2 25 1018
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 32 1078
Astrobiology 3 22 1190
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 26 1315
Genetics 2 34 1347
Biochemistry 2 29 1427
Neuroscience 4 36 1680
Oncology and Cancer research 6 48 1691
Nanotechnology 1 41 1746
Evolutionary Biology 3 42 1981
Molecular Biology 4 53 2149

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Nigeria ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Nigeria and 997th in the World with 10,638 publications made and 84,498 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 78 In Nigeria
#21 of 361 In Africa
#997 of 6,798 In the World

University of Nigeria
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 68 229
1992 60 258
1993 43 232
1994 40 258
1995 45 214
1996 59 269
1997 43 280
1998 45 285
1999 60 333
2000 72 387
2001 48 314
2002 51 370
2003 44 393
2004 112 498
2005 89 558
2006 109 645
2007 106 801
2008 108 858
2009 101 1096
2010 172 1379
2011 191 1572
2012 221 1926
2013 279 2134
2014 332 2480
2015 333 2471
2016 456 2333
2017 432 2687
2018 578 3448
2019 795 4560
2020 1034 6952
2021 1226 10100
2022 1131 12387
2023 1107 14718

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Nigeria ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Nigeria and 1243rd in the World with 9,594 publications made and 60,184 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 79 In Nigeria
#24 of 367 In Africa
#1243 of 7,020 In the World

University of Nigeria
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 31 107
1992 33 127
1993 25 121
1994 22 127
1995 22 93
1996 24 151
1997 20 162
1998 23 155
1999 39 189
2000 37 185
2001 32 207
2002 41 192
2003 31 236
2004 65 298
2005 55 348
2006 56 406
2007 81 437
2008 67 482
2009 68 673
2010 132 844
2011 147 901
2012 174 1189
2013 276 1256
2014 276 1646
2015 306 1759
2016 437 1675
2017 414 1907
2018 586 2387
2019 750 3387
2020 1040 5194
2021 1270 7720
2022 1155 9859
2023 1144 11567

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

Medicine rankings

The University of Nigeria ranked 4th for Medicine in Nigeria and 1106th in the World with 9,395 publications made and 68,723 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Immunology, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 78 In Nigeria
#32 of 360 In Africa
#1106 of 6,680 In the World

University of Nigeria
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 40 176
1992 39 138
1993 36 159
1994 31 168
1995 24 155
1996 27 158
1997 28 169
1998 29 164
1999 42 203
2000 45 258
2001 45 201
2002 53 246
2003 36 264
2004 101 384
2005 83 410
2006 93 436
2007 103 603
2008 102 670
2009 115 849
2010 182 1201
2011 168 1252
2012 183 1645
2013 238 1828
2014 277 2201
2015 298 2218
2016 435 2108
2017 402 2388
2018 525 2800
2019 646 3687
2020 987 5966
2021 1218 8486
2022 1065 10799
2023 1043 12299

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

Medicine subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Veterinary 3 15 203
Toxicology 3 16 324
Social Work 1 11 432
Healthcare Management (MHA) 2 13 440
Epidemiology 2 22 548
Family medicine 4 28 583
Optometry 5 27 625
Nursing 2 18 651
Public Health 3 20 653
Pediatrics 5 29 680
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 24 706
Pharmacology 2 19 758
Dermatology 2 28 786
Virology 3 32 838
Urology 3 22 876
Clinical Psychology 2 15 902
Forensic Science 7 41 917
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 4 31 920
Immunology 2 27 928
Pathology 3 31 1028
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 7 56 1057
Sports / Exercise science 3 20 1061
Gerontology 3 22 1114
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 4 37 1120
Occupational Therapy 5 21 1121
Critical Care Nursing 4 38 1121
Psychiatry 3 25 1130
Anesthesiology 5 29 1136
Health Science 5 32 1144
Pharmacy 2 39 1232
Dentistry 5 36 1252
Surgery 5 43 1297
Ophthalmology 5 46 1364
Anatomy and Physiology 5 35 1371
Radiation Therapy 4 40 1407
Physical Therapy 4 28 1453
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 45 1556
Orthodontics 7 49 1656
Oncology and Cancer research 6 48 1691
Sports Medicine 6 38 1843
Cardiology 7 53 1902

Chemistry rankings

The University of Nigeria ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Nigeria and 1400th in the World with 8,502 publications made and 77,437 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 77 In Nigeria
#30 of 342 In Africa
#1400 of 6,447 In the World

University of Nigeria
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 68 243
1992 49 229
1993 41 228
1994 39 203
1995 48 228
1996 55 266
1997 45 250
1998 32 247
1999 57 285
2000 58 346
2001 49 275
2002 45 351
2003 50 343
2004 103 431
2005 95 566
2006 96 582
2007 101 778
2008 91 774
2009 105 1042
2010 156 1258
2011 160 1442
2012 164 1796
2013 233 2080
2014 252 2217
2015 253 2266
2016 379 2186
2017 338 2466
2018 416 3041
2019 572 4134
2020 772 6431
2021 944 9368
2022 886 11779
2023 814 13926

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

Chemistry subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 3 13 558
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 22 753
Environmental Chemistry 2 23 934
Biochemical Engineering 2 23 1098
Radiochemistry 8 46 1134
Pharmacy 2 39 1232
Organic Chemistry 3 34 1410
Biochemistry 2 29 1427
Inorganic Chemistry 5 46 1511
Physical chemistry 3 42 1594
Chemical Engineering 1 38 1603
Materials Science 4 40 1659
Nanotechnology 1 41 1746
Computational Chemistry 4 58 1864

Engineering rankings

The University of Nigeria ranked 2nd for Engineering in Nigeria and 1499th in the World with 7,750 publications made and 69,470 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 77 In Nigeria
#33 of 348 In Africa
#1499 of 6,684 In the World

University of Nigeria
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 40 167
1992 46 183
1993 28 171
1994 25 157
1995 42 182
1996 41 196
1997 36 194
1998 23 186
1999 42 230
2000 41 194
2001 40 227
2002 41 251
2003 40 247
2004 71 307
2005 81 413
2006 65 403
2007 78 555
2008 75 551
2009 79 727
2010 129 849
2011 152 1083
2012 165 1305
2013 237 1560
2014 225 1708
2015 230 1836
2016 321 1721
2017 352 2049
2018 416 2607
2019 556 3638
2020 732 5718
2021 854 8671
2022 845 10884
2023 837 12817

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

Physics rankings

The University of Nigeria ranked 2nd for Physics in Nigeria and 1609th in the World with 6,777 publications made and 58,382 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 77 In Nigeria
#35 of 341 In Africa
#1609 of 6,603 In the World

University of Nigeria
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 41 142
1992 40 169
1993 30 161
1994 24 125
1995 42 161
1996 38 166
1997 37 208
1998 22 168
1999 44 203
2000 40 185
2001 39 192
2002 36 234
2003 28 235
2004 69 268
2005 67 369
2006 60 346
2007 68 478
2008 68 452
2009 58 605
2010 107 755
2011 122 846
2012 139 1075
2013 200 1234
2014 203 1338
2015 206 1535
2016 287 1404
2017 306 1623
2018 360 2137
2019 499 3032
2020 607 4705
2021 730 6973
2022 726 8860
2023 701 10282

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

Physics subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Astrobiology 3 22 1190
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 28 1350
Materials Science 4 40 1659
Condensed Matter Physics 1 47 1667
Acoustical Engineering 2 35 1690
Quantum and Particle physics 2 44 1731
Nanotechnology 1 41 1746
Optical Engineering 3 50 1835
Nuclear Physics 4 51 1880
Theoretical Physics 7 64 1907
Atomic and Molecular physics 8 62 1965

Computer Science rankings

The University of Nigeria ranked 3rd for Computer Science in Nigeria and 1776th in the World with 5,288 publications made and 33,725 citations received. Main research topics: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 78 In Nigeria
#43 of 352 In Africa
#1776 of 6,752 In the World

University of Nigeria
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 10 71
1992 27 69
1993 15 70
1994 14 87
1995 12 68
1996 14 73
1997 11 104
1998 16 110
1999 17 113
2000 18 141
2001 13 142
2002 24 139
2003 20 135
2004 36 153
2005 42 156
2006 37 229
2007 40 214
2008 30 258
2009 36 300
2010 84 380
2011 84 443
2012 94 634
2013 143 726
2014 160 861
2015 173 917
2016 222 898
2017 251 1147
2018 312 1499
2019 428 2096
2020 560 3354
2021 714 4952
2022 610 6445
2023 623 7367

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

Computer Science subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 26 1315
Computational Linguistics 1 31 1386
Library and Information science 3 28 1391
Management Information Systems 5 42 1497
Machine Learning 3 42 1542
Cyber Security 3 42 1578
Neuroscience 4 36 1680
Computer Engineering 2 49 1836
Software Engineering 2 46 1901
Multimedia 4 49 1916
Telecommunications 5 67 2042
Computer Networking 3 59 2049
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 2 63 2179
Computer Vision 2 63 2251
Data Science 9 66 2278
Cognitive Science 2 67 2522
Human-Computer Interaction 5 68 2593

Economics rankings

The University of Nigeria ranked 3rd for Economics in Nigeria and 715th in the World with 4,602 publications made and 30,496 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Agricultural Economics, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 78 In Nigeria
#16 of 338 In Africa
#715 of 5,995 In the World

University of Nigeria
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 4 31
1992 8 23
1993 6 29
1994 5 35
1995 3 26
1996 7 25
1997 7 46
1998 12 51
1999 11 43
2000 16 76
2001 15 64
2002 18 71
2003 10 71
2004 34 126
2005 23 120
2006 24 159
2007 33 160
2008 25 224
2009 33 248
2010 65 354
2011 82 412
2012 96 573
2013 138 575
2014 143 679
2015 160 818
2016 233 738
2017 200 823
2018 308 1111
2019 395 1704
2020 543 2591
2021 578 3682
2022 589 4682
2023 562 5178

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

Economics subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Agricultural Economics 3 12 168
Development Studies 2 14 483
Political Economy 2 16 543
Environmental Economics 3 14 674
Actuarial Science 2 14 769
International Relations and Diplomacy 5 23 822
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 27 884
International Economics 5 18 930
Finance 3 18 992
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 20 1046
International Trade 3 18 1058

Psychology rankings

The University of Nigeria ranked 3rd for Psychology in Nigeria and 1304th in the World with 4,308 publications made and 27,097 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 78 In Nigeria
#28 of 344 In Africa
#1304 of 6,528 In the World

University of Nigeria
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 10 33
1992 9 19
1993 7 40
1994 6 33
1995 6 39
1996 7 32
1997 9 60
1998 12 37
1999 16 58
2000 8 61
2001 16 59
2002 8 65
2003 15 78
2004 27 103
2005 27 90
2006 25 116
2007 26 158
2008 28 204
2009 43 218
2010 62 308
2011 57 327
2012 65 518
2013 119 545
2014 119 619
2015 155 701
2016 192 708
2017 202 880
2018 250 1108
2019 339 1628
2020 479 2543
2021 601 3739
2022 560 4807
2023 583 5844

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

Psychology subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Social Work 1 11 432
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 3 18 697
Sexology 4 31 873
Clinical Psychology 2 15 902
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 24 930
Special Education 2 21 982
Child Psychology 3 19 1102
Occupational Therapy 5 21 1121
Psychiatry 3 25 1130
Social Psychology 2 19 1254
Education Majors 2 26 1278
Neuroscience 4 36 1680
Cognitive Science 2 67 2522

Mathematics rankings

The University of Nigeria ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Nigeria and 1324th in the World with 4,219 publications made and 25,427 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 77 In Nigeria
#29 of 348 In Africa
#1324 of 6,305 In the World

University of Nigeria
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 6 40
1992 13 28
1993 3 49
1994 5 37
1995 8 46
1996 10 54
1997 10 72
1998 10 67
1999 8 67
2000 9 81
2001 11 71
2002 18 91
2003 8 80
2004 25 113
2005 24 97
2006 23 138
2007 41 160
2008 17 182
2009 27 209
2010 65 297
2011 67 404
2012 84 533
2013 105 567
2014 118 721
2015 133 711
2016 198 674
2017 204 777
2018 281 1070
2019 359 1609
2020 467 2457
2021 589 3751
2022 523 4807
2023 530 5390

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

Mathematics subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 2 14 769
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 20 1046
Applied Mathematics 1 31 1156
Math Teachers 4 27 1269
Statistics 3 32 1362
Operations Research 5 40 1761

Business rankings

The University of Nigeria ranked 3rd for Business in Nigeria and 1127th in the World with 4,038 publications made and 21,515 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Public Policy / Administration, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 78 In Nigeria
#21 of 342 In Africa
#1127 of 6,187 In the World

University of Nigeria
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 11 26
1992 7 16
1993 9 26
1994 3 29
1995 6 27
1996 7 23
1997 5 38
1998 8 38
1999 10 30
2000 13 41
2001 9 48
2002 19 44
2003 13 39
2004 27 63
2005 18 93
2006 19 105
2007 35 95
2008 26 163
2009 35 200
2010 59 240
2011 74 271
2012 85 350
2013 131 406
2014 112 481
2015 117 574
2016 188 537
2017 185 606
2018 265 839
2019 352 1199
2020 478 1952
2021 515 2910
2022 516 3614
2023 492 4262

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

Business subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Public Policy / Administration 4 16 483
Entertainment Industry Business 2 10 582
Entrepreneurship 3 17 658
Risk Management 2 14 760
Actuarial Science 2 14 769
Tax Law 3 19 778
Accounting 2 15 823
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 27 884
Occupational Safety and Health 5 40 941
Real Estate 10 27 945
Finance 3 18 992
International Business 4 17 992
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 33 995
Human Resource Management 3 23 1044
International Trade 3 18 1058
Marketing 3 28 1177
Advertising 2 20 1288
Management 1 35 1392
Management Information Systems 5 42 1497
Operations Research 5 40 1761
Project Management 5 54 1871

Art & Design rankings

The University of Nigeria ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Nigeria and 1252nd in the World with 1,402 publications made and 7,442 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Creative Writing, Art History.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#2 of 66 In Nigeria
#19 of 264 In Africa
#1252 of 5,720 In the World

University of Nigeria
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 9 20
1992 6 18
1993 4 20
1994 5 23
1995 6 21
1996 7 31
1997 4 47
1998 4 19
1999 2 34
2000 4 23
2001 7 35
2002 2 23
2003 5 22
2004 8 37
2005 7 55
2006 7 45
2007 10 59
2008 7 46
2009 9 98
2010 14 81
2011 20 113
2012 23 133
2013 44 135
2014 40 140
2015 31 199
2016 65 177
2017 71 176
2018 92 249
2019 116 382
2020 145 566
2021 186 835
2022 174 1052
2023 153 1238

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Nigeria in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Music 1 6 528
Entertainment Industry Business 2 10 582
Cinematography 1 9 615
Illustration and Concept Art 1 9 711
Painting and Drawing 1 9 714
Sculpture 1 9 714
Performing arts 1 15 857
Creative Writing 3 20 979
Aesthetics 3 18 1044
Literature 3 15 1064
Art History 1 19 1352
Fashion Design 2 23 1380
Multimedia 4 49 1916