Nigeria

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Institutions: 563Research organisations of every kind
Publications: 531,7591903–2027
Citations: 4,811,102to those works
Open access: 72%383,047 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 · 25,145 scholars44,049663,337 citations
2University of NigeriaNsukka · 23,235 scholars32,230334,653 citations
3Obafemi Awolowo UniversityIle-Ife · 15,510 scholars25,133330,349 citations
4University of LagosLagos · 16,095 scholars23,894262,753 citations
5Ahmadu Bello UniversityZaria · 18,190 scholars23,548247,130 citations
6University of IlorinIlorin · 14,074 scholars20,332218,621 citations
7University of Port HarcourtPort Harcourt · 13,833 scholars19,592133,591 citations
8University of BeninBenin City · 16,325 scholars18,359153,802 citations
9Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityAwka · 14,313 scholars17,846130,859 citations
10Federal University of TechnologyAkure · 11,972 scholars17,281188,110 citations
11University of CalabarCalabar · 11,914 scholars15,022122,779 citations
12Rivers State UniversityPort Harcourt · 11,256 scholars13,35544,443 citations
13Bayero University KanoKano · 8,673 scholars12,813126,731 citations
14Covenant UniversityOta · 6,803 scholars11,054148,986 citations
15Ladoke Akintola University of TechnologyOgbomoso · 8,989 scholars10,747114,562 citations
16Delta State UniversityAbraka · 7,880 scholars10,54656,199 citations
17University of UyoUyo · 7,926 scholars10,23778,124 citations
18Federal University of Agriculture, AbeokutaAbeokuta · 8,921 scholars10,221106,146 citations
19Ekiti State UniversityAdo-Ekiti · 8,052 scholars9,88066,683 citations
20Lagos State UniversityIkeja · 7,132 scholars8,98175,625 citations
21Federal University of Technology OwerriOwerri · 7,972 scholars8,90869,757 citations
22Adekunle Ajasin UniversityOndo · 6,665 scholars8,81288,633 citations
23University College Hospital, IbadanIbadan · 5,351 scholars8,673204,199 citations
24University of MaiduguriMaiduguri · 7,679 scholars8,57881,114 citations
25University of JosJos · 7,802 scholars8,51167,927 citations
26Usmanu Danfodiyo UniversitySokoto · 7,304 scholars8,28951,902 citations
27The Federal Polytechnic, Ado-EkitiAdo-Ekiti · 8,695 scholars8,16823,215 citations
28Michael Okpara University of AgricultureUmuahia · 5,933 scholars7,61853,055 citations
29University of AbujaAbuja · 6,179 scholars7,50638,676 citations
30Federal University of Technology MinnaMinna · 6,312 scholars7,18183,556 citations
31Olabisi Onabanjo UniversitySagamu · 5,423 scholars7,09562,314 citations
32Afe Babalola UniversityAdo-Ekiti · 4,514 scholars6,64248,094 citations
33Babcock UniversityIbadan · 5,967 scholars6,23837,046 citations
34Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University MakurdiMakurdi · 5,330 scholars6,21740,164 citations
35Osun State UniversityOsogbo · 4,954 scholars6,17937,310 citations
36Ebonyi State UniversityAbakaliki · 4,990 scholars6,14954,569 citations
37Federal College of Education, KanoKano · 6,555 scholars5,9676,972 citations
38Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyEnugu · 5,493 scholars5,94824,039 citations
39Federal University Oye EkitiIkole-Ekiti · 3,510 scholars5,37832,578 citations
40Kwara State UniversityMolete · 3,923 scholars5,27631,188 citations
41Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu UniversityIhiala · 4,061 scholars5,18630,087 citations
42Abubakar Tafawa Balewa UniversityBauchi · 4,597 scholars5,15242,006 citations
43Niger Delta UniversityYenagoa · 3,266 scholars5,06938,384 citations
44Abia State UniversityAba · 4,144 scholars5,02727,627 citations
45Imo State UniversityOwerri · 4,324 scholars4,97426,475 citations
46Nasarawa State UniversityKeffi · 4,592 scholars4,75318,221 citations
47Ambrose Alli UniversityEkpoma · 3,457 scholars4,67629,004 citations
48International Institute of Tropical AgricultureIbadan · 2,363 scholars4,640139,104 citations
49University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalEnugu · 3,629 scholars4,63156,412 citations
50Lagos University Teaching HospitalLagos · 4,038 scholars4,56557,311 citations