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The University of Port Harcourt ranked 5th in Nigeria, 1762nd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 80 research topics. The University of Port Harcourt ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 8,721 academic publications and 70,083 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 30 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1762 of 14,131 In the World
#30 of 1,104 In Africa
#5 of 157 In Nigeria
#1 of 4 In Port Harcourt
#187 of 1,251 For Petroleum Engineering
#336 of 1,021 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#429 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#1374 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#2673 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 77 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Port Harcourt ranked 11th for Biology in Nigeria and 1881st in the World with 5,433 publications made and 32,127 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#11 of 78 In Nigeria
#67 of 361 In Africa
#1881 of 6,770 In the World

University of Port Harcourt
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 35 66
1992 32 93
1993 21 91
1994 17 93
1995 22 117
1996 24 122
1997 14 116
1998 12 132
1999 18 116
2000 15 139
2001 9 114
2002 26 158
2003 26 156
2004 55 162
2005 70 249
2006 69 306
2007 66 381
2008 25 336
2009 33 440
2010 79 596
2011 96 662
2012 129 881
2013 162 1510
2014 163 2432
2015 209 3009
2016 269 2851
2017 269 2824
2018 352 3020
2019 459 3398
2020 515 3891
2021 668 4784
2022 560 5141
2023 615 5610

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

Biology subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Toxicology 7 28 480
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 34 917
Animal Science 11 45 931
Forestry 11 58 940
Horticulture 10 51 998
Nutrition and Food Science 11 44 1051
Agricultural Science 8 58 1118
Astrobiology 4 26 1225
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 40 1229
Botany 9 58 1421
Paleontology 6 47 1437
Microbiology 13 71 1461
Pharmacology 12 56 1528
Virology 16 94 1594
Zoology 10 70 1630
Immunology 14 89 1809
Biotechnology 17 83 1920
Genetics 10 64 1975
Biochemistry 13 71 2206
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 88 2571
Evolutionary Biology 12 77 2605
Oncology and Cancer research 21 115 2666
Nanotechnology 16 108 2922
Neuroscience 15 87 3046

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Port Harcourt ranked 8th for Environmental Science in Nigeria and 1561st in the World with 5,341 publications made and 35,779 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#8 of 78 In Nigeria
#50 of 361 In Africa
#1561 of 6,798 In the World

University of Port Harcourt
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 29 65
1992 33 87
1993 25 94
1994 17 86
1995 17 97
1996 27 105
1997 14 111
1998 11 114
1999 15 98
2000 10 117
2001 8 87
2002 22 132
2003 19 140
2004 51 169
2005 73 219
2006 63 268
2007 66 321
2008 23 307
2009 39 377
2010 73 493
2011 100 618
2012 123 753
2013 151 1244
2014 147 1776
2015 210 2109
2016 285 1971
2017 273 1888
2018 375 2194
2019 449 2507
2020 512 3011
2021 633 4049
2022 556 4398
2023 580 4887

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

Environmental Science subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 2 26 336
Mining Engineering 6 18 429
Environmental Engineering 4 26 768
Forestry 11 58 940
Environmental Management 5 34 954
Geotechnical Engineering 6 32 1046
Environmental Chemistry 4 30 1080
Agricultural Science 8 58 1118
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 40 1229
Petrology and Geochemistry 8 51 1248
Ecology 8 46 1286
Paleontology 6 47 1437
Geology 7 44 1444
Oceanography 5 45 1469
Earth science and Geophysics 9 54 1473
Geography and Cartography 10 69 1912
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 10 78 2034

Chemistry rankings

The University of Port Harcourt ranked 9th for Chemistry in Nigeria and 1971st in the World with 4,338 publications made and 29,401 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Environmental Chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#9 of 77 In Nigeria
#59 of 342 In Africa
#1971 of 6,447 In the World

University of Port Harcourt
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 33 61
1992 28 77
1993 16 80
1994 15 73
1995 13 92
1996 20 98
1997 14 99
1998 7 79
1999 12 84
2000 10 104
2001 9 85
2002 24 119
2003 21 106
2004 47 113
2005 70 208
2006 48 250
2007 46 308
2008 18 289
2009 32 371
2010 65 516
2011 82 592
2012 101 770
2013 127 1179
2014 115 1686
2015 152 2126
2016 225 1976
2017 208 1978
2018 265 2312
2019 392 2687
2020 405 3249
2021 511 4297
2022 473 4695
2023 476 5036

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

Chemistry subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 11 44 1051
Radiochemistry 7 44 1063
Environmental Chemistry 4 30 1080
Petrology and Geochemistry 8 51 1248
Inorganic Chemistry 8 53 1588
Organic Chemistry 8 52 1815
Physical chemistry 12 66 1859
Pharmacy 10 75 2055
Materials Science 10 70 2189
Biochemistry 13 71 2206
Chemical Engineering 13 80 2280
Nanotechnology 16 108 2922

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Port Harcourt ranked 8th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Nigeria and 2064th in the World with 4,231 publications made and 42,410 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#8 of 79 In Nigeria
#55 of 367 In Africa
#2064 of 7,020 In the World

University of Port Harcourt
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 20 45
1992 10 64
1993 19 54
1994 11 65
1995 16 60
1996 10 68
1997 11 80
1998 7 91
1999 8 68
2000 6 79
2001 5 68
2002 16 119
2003 14 101
2004 27 138
2005 30 152
2006 29 146
2007 47 170
2008 26 172
2009 26 213
2010 50 262
2011 84 360
2012 96 419
2013 116 1144
2014 136 2271
2015 153 2762
2016 200 2577
2017 225 2392
2018 288 2264
2019 362 2359
2020 447 2616
2021 532 2909
2022 476 3094
2023 517 3401

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Radio and Television broadcasting 16 38 785
Public Policy / Administration 14 31 848
Human Rights Law 11 40 854
Political Economy 7 29 878
Law Enforcement 11 37 1003
Occupational Safety and Health 7 46 1003
Sociology 5 35 1254
Criminology and Criminal Justice 16 49 1278
Demography 9 58 1281
Anthropology 5 43 1283
Communications and Public Relations 10 49 1529
Gender Studies 12 57 1677
Library and Information science 7 35 1693
Classics and Ancient History 8 50 1754
Law 10 51 1819
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 7 38 1852
Political Science 11 58 2051
Archaeology 11 76 2064
History 11 75 2099
Linguistics 12 69 2353
Aesthetics 12 73 2508
Education Majors 15 78 2588
Philosophy 10 83 2869

Engineering rankings

The University of Port Harcourt ranked 9th for Engineering in Nigeria and 2063rd in the World with 4,132 publications made and 31,936 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#9 of 77 In Nigeria
#66 of 348 In Africa
#2063 of 6,684 In the World

University of Port Harcourt
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 35 54
1992 29 71
1993 20 77
1994 16 66
1995 12 72
1996 17 89
1997 11 86
1998 8 72
1999 15 77
2000 8 81
2001 7 61
2002 16 93
2003 16 84
2004 51 93
2005 62 174
2006 46 205
2007 58 252
2008 17 270
2009 28 320
2010 60 423
2011 84 537
2012 96 694
2013 121 977
2014 131 1416
2015 161 1591
2016 210 1581
2017 213 1511
2018 273 1870
2019 359 2141
2020 356 2691
2021 455 3570
2022 435 3840
2023 445 4281

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

Engineering subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Petroleum Engineering 1 1 187
Mining Engineering 6 18 429
Environmental Engineering 4 26 768
Geotechnical Engineering 6 32 1046
Renewable Energy Engineering 8 70 1271
Automotive Engineering 7 43 1376
Aerospace Engineering 2 30 1406
Metallurgical Engineering 9 54 1794
Reliability and Quality Engineering 11 76 1903
Biotechnology 17 83 1920
Mechanical Engineering 7 56 1944
Systems Engineering 9 60 1973
Operations Research 8 53 2074
Remote Sensing 12 94 2102
Materials Science 10 70 2189
Electronic Engineering 4 73 2217
Chemical Engineering 13 80 2280
Electrical Engineering 9 89 2362
Civil Engineering 16 102 2447
Optical Engineering 10 90 2641
Structural Engineering 13 102 2784
Acoustical Engineering 10 94 2841
Nanotechnology 16 108 2922
Telecommunications 14 112 2941
Computer Networking 20 133 3575

Medicine rankings

The University of Port Harcourt ranked 11th for Medicine in Nigeria and 1818th in the World with 3,948 publications made and 43,364 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Psychiatry, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#11 of 78 In Nigeria
#63 of 360 In Africa
#1818 of 6,680 In the World

University of Port Harcourt
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 21 43
1992 17 57
1993 21 44
1994 12 49
1995 18 51
1996 12 81
1997 10 80
1998 9 71
1999 10 78
2000 11 85
2001 7 72
2002 22 98
2003 17 88
2004 30 93
2005 35 164
2006 25 176
2007 41 195
2008 20 199
2009 19 276
2010 59 309
2011 78 383
2012 94 471
2013 112 1483
2014 128 2905
2015 139 3688
2016 193 3423
2017 207 3271
2018 239 3177
2019 328 3146
2020 389 3447
2021 528 3681
2022 428 3947
2023 496 4125

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

Medicine subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Toxicology 7 28 480
Veterinary 12 59 779
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 34 917
Optometry 12 48 935
Family medicine 13 51 956
Epidemiology 12 70 986
Pediatrics 14 74 1079
Healthcare Management (MHA) 9 50 1141
Public Health 8 51 1154
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 10 52 1200
Critical Care Nursing 6 45 1215
Urology 9 44 1271
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 13 74 1311
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 10 54 1420
Orthodontics 6 45 1518
Pharmacology 12 56 1528
Surgery 11 59 1554
Dentistry 7 51 1571
Nursing 12 72 1589
Virology 16 94 1594
Ophthalmology 12 61 1607
Anatomy and Physiology 6 46 1637
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 7 54 1697
Pathology 13 76 1790
Immunology 14 89 1809
Health Science 12 73 1886
Anesthesiology 14 63 1888
Psychiatry 11 63 2036
Pharmacy 10 75 2055
Gerontology 11 72 2104
Cardiology 13 85 2411
Clinical Psychology 16 83 2564
Oncology and Cancer research 21 115 2666
Physical Therapy 14 94 3124

Physics rankings

The University of Port Harcourt ranked 9th for Physics in Nigeria and 2140th in the World with 3,470 publications made and 29,125 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#9 of 77 In Nigeria
#65 of 341 In Africa
#2140 of 6,603 In the World

University of Port Harcourt
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 27 44
1992 28 69
1993 17 69
1994 12 59
1995 9 61
1996 14 74
1997 7 70
1998 6 62
1999 14 64
2000 6 74
2001 7 59
2002 15 99
2003 13 71
2004 37 117
2005 50 154
2006 34 188
2007 44 205
2008 17 226
2009 24 265
2010 49 327
2011 78 447
2012 83 572
2013 120 744
2014 111 1069
2015 128 1214
2016 179 1152
2017 184 1146
2018 221 1447
2019 317 1737
2020 323 2353
2021 358 3061
2022 350 3358
2023 380 3604

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

Physics subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Astrobiology 4 26 1225
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 35 1377
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 32 1478
Theoretical Physics 2 44 1578
Nuclear Physics 8 65 2030
Materials Science 10 70 2189
Quantum and Particle physics 9 81 2399
Optical Engineering 10 90 2641
Condensed Matter Physics 11 99 2655
Acoustical Engineering 10 94 2841
Nanotechnology 16 108 2922

Computer Science rankings

The University of Port Harcourt ranked 12th for Computer Science in Nigeria and 2915th in the World with 2,041 publications made and 19,475 citations received. Main research topics: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Cyber Security, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#12 of 78 In Nigeria
#101 of 352 In Africa
#2915 of 6,752 In the World

University of Port Harcourt
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 10 16
1992 7 24
1993 9 28
1994 3 22
1995 3 15
1996 5 29
1997 3 31
1998 2 27
1999 2 29
2000 3 28
2001 0 35
2002 3 52
2003 5 33
2004 16 52
2005 19 51
2006 9 53
2007 18 70
2008 4 76
2009 8 87
2010 23 101
2011 21 154
2012 43 186
2013 49 488
2014 56 1027
2015 65 1286
2016 94 1281
2017 95 1300
2018 135 1330
2019 160 1407
2020 221 1737
2021 272 1959
2022 261 2214
2023 320 2390

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

Computer Science subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Information Technology 8 30 821
Management Information Systems 6 48 1648
Library and Information science 7 35 1693
Cyber Security 10 80 2345
Machine Learning 12 98 2556
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 88 2571
Telecommunications 14 112 2941
Neuroscience 15 87 3046
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 13 107 3394
Computer Networking 20 133 3575
Computer Vision 13 121 3624
Cognitive Science 16 130 3762

Mathematics rankings

The University of Port Harcourt ranked 14th for Mathematics in Nigeria and 2421st in the World with 1,868 publications made and 23,604 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#14 of 77 In Nigeria
#90 of 348 In Africa
#2421 of 6,305 In the World

University of Port Harcourt
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 7 6
1992 6 13
1993 8 18
1994 3 17
1995 3 4
1996 3 22
1997 4 17
1998 0 17
1999 0 16
2000 1 21
2001 0 16
2002 5 26
2003 2 26
2004 9 26
2005 13 34
2006 5 29
2007 11 46
2008 7 58
2009 7 59
2010 14 65
2011 32 89
2012 33 98
2013 48 424
2014 48 983
2015 52 1187
2016 95 1164
2017 87 1150
2018 126 1162
2019 157 1168
2020 235 1451
2021 265 1570
2022 236 1762
2023 293 1679

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

Mathematics subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 13 88 2063
Operations Research 8 53 2074
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 16 75 2209
Statistics 13 83 2329
Math Teachers 18 76 2384

Business rankings

The University of Port Harcourt ranked 10th for Business in Nigeria and 2061st in the World with 1,718 publications made and 21,667 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Public Policy / Administration, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#10 of 78 In Nigeria
#69 of 342 In Africa
#2061 of 6,187 In the World

University of Port Harcourt
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 8 10
1992 3 10
1993 4 11
1994 3 8
1995 3 8
1996 3 18
1997 3 14
1998 1 10
1999 0 9
2000 3 18
2001 1 14
2002 2 17
2003 5 24
2004 9 27
2005 6 22
2006 6 35
2007 18 32
2008 5 31
2009 12 51
2010 16 49
2011 28 66
2012 42 99
2013 47 282
2014 39 478
2015 59 628
2016 98 634
2017 85 548
2018 140 598
2019 139 534
2020 197 768
2021 212 956
2022 225 1000
2023 244 1124

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

Business subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Public Policy / Administration 14 31 848
Tax Law 10 32 981
Occupational Safety and Health 7 46 1003
Accounting 8 37 1365
Finance 10 49 1637
Management Information Systems 6 48 1648
Investment Banking and Stock trading 20 69 1665
International Business 12 56 1712
Marketing 10 66 1962
Operations Research 8 53 2074
Management 10 84 2444
Advertising 15 75 2546

Economics rankings

The University of Port Harcourt ranked 12th for Economics in Nigeria and 1572nd in the World with 1,690 publications made and 21,085 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Agricultural Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#12 of 78 In Nigeria
#58 of 338 In Africa
#1572 of 5,995 In the World

University of Port Harcourt
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 6 13
1992 1 19
1993 10 15
1994 1 21
1995 3 11
1996 4 29
1997 6 23
1998 0 21
1999 1 23
2000 2 25
2001 1 20
2002 0 24
2003 1 31
2004 6 27
2005 8 32
2006 7 27
2007 13 43
2008 7 45
2009 14 79
2010 27 57
2011 33 98
2012 44 111
2013 42 420
2014 45 799
2015 58 920
2016 88 826
2017 80 747
2018 134 742
2019 135 737
2020 208 895
2021 226 1043
2022 206 1070
2023 217 1204

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

Economics subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Agricultural Economics 19 69 844
Political Economy 7 29 878
Environmental Economics 7 41 1217
Development Studies 11 54 1289
International Economics 8 40 1389
Finance 10 49 1637
Investment Banking and Stock trading 20 69 1665
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 16 75 2209

Psychology rankings

The University of Port Harcourt ranked 10th for Psychology in Nigeria and 2317th in the World with 1,437 publications made and 12,579 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#10 of 78 In Nigeria
#67 of 344 In Africa
#2317 of 6,528 In the World

University of Port Harcourt
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 3 11
1992 2 13
1993 2 12
1994 6 12
1995 1 11
1996 3 15
1997 3 20
1998 1 25
1999 0 19
2000 3 20
2001 3 19
2002 6 25
2003 3 34
2004 11 27
2005 10 42
2006 6 50
2007 15 54
2008 5 65
2009 8 89
2010 13 66
2011 34 81
2012 34 123
2013 49 612
2014 48 1256
2015 44 1621
2016 75 1543
2017 67 1453
2018 98 1384
2019 117 1388
2020 160 1460
2021 201 1387
2022 164 1591
2023 198 1641

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

Psychology subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Psychiatry 11 63 2036
Child Psychology 7 51 2044
Clinical Psychology 16 83 2564
Social Psychology 11 71 2568
Education Majors 15 78 2588
Neuroscience 15 87 3046
Cognitive Science 16 130 3762

Art & Design rankings

The University of Port Harcourt ranked 9th for Art & Design in Nigeria and 2272nd in the World with 528 publications made and 1,756 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Cinematography.

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
#9 of 66 In Nigeria
#63 of 264 In Africa
#2272 of 5,720 In the World

University of Port Harcourt
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 3 4
1992 3 18
1993 1 7
1994 1 11
1995 2 9
1996 2 8
1997 2 11
1998 1 13
1999 1 12
2000 1 17
2001 0 10
2002 4 31
2003 5 16
2004 9 58
2005 4 25
2006 4 20
2007 9 36
2008 2 23
2009 4 35
2010 5 35
2011 2 49
2012 13 56
2013 15 81
2014 9 167
2015 10 182
2016 30 194
2017 34 179
2018 33 181
2019 54 203
2020 53 233
2021 54 254
2022 66 297
2023 60 308

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

Art & Design subfield Nigeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Cinematography 5 22 1046
Literature 7 35 1527
Fashion Design 11 72 2490
Aesthetics 12 73 2508