Nigeria

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Institutions: 563Research organisations of every kind
Publications: 555,5541903–2027
Citations: 4,826,814to those works
Open access: 73%405,370 free to read
International: 26%with a co-author outside the country

Output and citations by year

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Leading institutions

By publications

1University of IbadanIbadan · 26,382 scholars45,144664,889 citations
2University of NigeriaNsukka · 24,602 scholars33,307335,793 citations
3Obafemi Awolowo UniversityIle-Ife · 16,268 scholars25,802331,263 citations
4University of LagosLagos · 16,879 scholars24,588263,383 citations
5Ahmadu Bello UniversityZaria · 18,947 scholars24,309247,949 citations
6University of IlorinIlorin · 14,816 scholars20,963219,137 citations
7University of Port HarcourtPort Harcourt · 14,583 scholars20,738134,394 citations
8University of BeninBenin City · 16,911 scholars19,013154,222 citations
9Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityAwka · 15,406 scholars18,992131,074 citations
10Federal University of TechnologyAkure · 12,698 scholars17,940188,585 citations
11University of CalabarCalabar · 12,799 scholars15,718123,026 citations
12Rivers State UniversityPort Harcourt · 12,084 scholars14,29944,647 citations
13Bayero University KanoKano · 9,229 scholars13,296126,990 citations
14Covenant UniversityOta · 7,076 scholars11,455149,684 citations
15Ladoke Akintola University of TechnologyOgbomoso · 9,645 scholars11,305114,852 citations
16Delta State UniversityAbraka · 8,507 scholars11,09456,308 citations
17University of UyoUyo · 8,487 scholars10,83278,238 citations
18Federal University of Agriculture, AbeokutaAbeokuta · 9,468 scholars10,490106,331 citations
19Ekiti State UniversityAdo-Ekiti · 8,485 scholars10,27866,810 citations
20Lagos State UniversityIkeja · 7,610 scholars9,40275,831 citations
21Federal University of Technology OwerriOwerri · 8,667 scholars9,32670,116 citations
22Adekunle Ajasin UniversityOndo · 6,868 scholars9,09388,822 citations
23University of MaiduguriMaiduguri · 8,033 scholars8,98681,242 citations
24University of JosJos · 8,193 scholars8,95068,005 citations
25The Federal Polytechnic, Ado-EkitiAdo-Ekiti · 9,008 scholars8,82823,253 citations
26University College Hospital, IbadanIbadan · 5,705 scholars8,763204,524 citations
27Usmanu Danfodiyo UniversitySokoto · 7,704 scholars8,70152,007 citations
28University of AbujaAbuja · 6,604 scholars8,10839,750 citations
29Michael Okpara University of AgricultureUmuahia · 6,339 scholars7,88353,135 citations
30Federal University of Technology MinnaMinna · 6,662 scholars7,38683,708 citations
31Olabisi Onabanjo UniversitySagamu · 5,766 scholars7,27762,563 citations
32Afe Babalola UniversityAdo-Ekiti · 4,911 scholars6,85548,208 citations
33Babcock UniversityIbadan · 6,422 scholars6,64837,120 citations
34Federal College of Education, KanoKano · 6,753 scholars6,4977,006 citations
35Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University MakurdiMakurdi · 5,607 scholars6,42840,239 citations
36Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyEnugu · 5,858 scholars6,39324,113 citations
37Osun State UniversityOsogbo · 5,375 scholars6,38537,360 citations
38Ebonyi State UniversityAbakaliki · 5,325 scholars6,37655,442 citations
39Federal University Oye EkitiIkole-Ekiti · 3,837 scholars5,52932,633 citations
40Kwara State UniversityMolete · 4,154 scholars5,49531,295 citations
41Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu UniversityIhiala · 4,342 scholars5,48830,165 citations
42Nasarawa State UniversityKeffi · 4,940 scholars5,42918,292 citations
43Imo State UniversityOwerri · 4,578 scholars5,37526,586 citations
44Niger Delta UniversityYenagoa · 3,439 scholars5,37538,556 citations
45Abia State UniversityAba · 4,351 scholars5,35127,865 citations
46Abubakar Tafawa Balewa UniversityBauchi · 4,885 scholars5,31542,042 citations
47Ambrose Alli UniversityEkpoma · 3,694 scholars4,87929,072 citations
48Akwa Ibom State UniversityUyo · 3,581 scholars4,74819,228 citations
49University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalEnugu · 3,996 scholars4,71656,643 citations
50International Institute of Tropical AgricultureIbadan · 2,413 scholars4,695139,561 citations