Nigeria's Top 2% Scientists 2020

Nigeria has 71 scientists on the 2020 single-year Top 2% list. That places Nigeria 50th in the world by number of listed scientists. University of Ibadan has the most listed scientists (10), followed by Covenant University (6).

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Scientists in Nigeria on the list, by year

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+70.4%

2022+24.0%

2023+24.0%

2024+25.3%

2025+24.9%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	71		42
2021	121	+70.4%	73	+73.8%
2022	150	+24.0%	87	+19.2%
2023	186	+24.0%	99	+13.8%
2024	233	+25.3%	117	+18.2%
2025	291	+24.9%	142	+21.4%

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Rank in Nigeria	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	7,083	GO Gureje, Oye	University of Ibadan	Psychiatry	Rank 167
2	10,961	OE Oguzie, Emeka E.	Federal University of Technology, Owerri	Materials	Rank 190
3	11,008	OA Olajire, Abass A.	Ladoke Akintola University of Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 108
4	11,850	OB Olusanya, Bolajoko Olubukunola	Centre for Healthy Start Initiative	Pediatrics	Rank 25
5	14,525	EE Ezugwu, Emmanuel Okechukwu	Air Force Institute of Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 145
6	19,755	OG Oboh, Ganiyu	Federal University of Technology, Akure	Food Science	Rank 99
7	31,503	Lawal, Olayide Samuel	Federal University, Oye-Ekiti	Food Science	Rank 186
8	33,730	FE Farombi, Ebenezer O.	University of Ibadan	Toxicology	Rank 133
9	37,990	OM Owolabi, Mayowa O.	University of Ibadan	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,168
10	42,439	AK Alaneme, Kenneth K.	Federal University of Technology, Akure	Materials	Rank 798
11	42,467	UK Ukwaja, Kingsley N.	Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 444
12	49,679	AD Akinyele, Daniel	University of Lagos	Energy	Rank 1,042
13	59,349	RA Rafindadi, Abdulkadir Abdulrashid	Usmanu Danfodiyo University	Energy	Rank 1,277
14	61,348	Olatomiwa, Lanre	Federal University of Technology, Minna	Energy	Rank 1,323
15	64,208	EN Eddy, Nnabuk O.	Ahmadu Bello University	Energy	Rank 1,391
16	68,594	LL Luiselli, Luca	Rivers State University of Science and Technology	Ecology	Rank 1,395
17	69,899	LC Loto, Cleophas Akintoye	Covenant University	Energy	Rank 1,518
18	70,707	AI Animasaun, I. L.	Federal University of Technology, Akure	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 685
19	73,849	UC Uneke, Chigozie Jesse	Ebonyi State University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 719
20	81,255	ON Oladoja, N. A.	Adekunle Ajasin University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 551
21	81,788	Adefegha, Stephen Adeniyi	Federal University of Technology, Akure	Food Science	Rank 559
22	82,656	AA Adewuya, Abiodun O.	Centre for Mental Health Research and Initiative (CEMHRI)	Psychiatry	Rank 1,404
23	85,983	LA Lawal, Abdulazeez T.	Fountain University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 661
24	90,017	LR Loto, Roland Tolulope	Covenant University	Materials	Rank 1,718
25	91,547	AI Atadashi, I. M.	Adamawa State University	Energy	Rank 2,030
26	91,625	AR Adegbola, Richard	Immunisation & Global Health Consulting	Microbiology	Rank 1,905
27	94,938	FB Fowowe, Babajide	University of Ibadan	Economics	Rank 1,145
28	95,212	NO Nwafor, O. M.I.	Federal University of Technology, Owerri	Energy	Rank 2,125
29	100,296	AK Adebowale, Kayode O.	University of Ibadan	Food Science	Rank 691
30	105,861	OI Okeke, Iruka N.	University of Ibadan	Microbiology	Rank 2,205
31	116,889	OO Orisakwe, Orish E.	University of Port Harcourt	Toxicology	Rank 509
32	118,340	IE Ibem, Eziyi O.	Covenant University	Building & Construction	Rank 583
33	118,698	ON Obi-Egbedi, N. O.	University of Ibadan	Energy	Rank 2,699
34	121,744	GU Gaya, Umar Ibrahim	Bayero University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 993
35	127,119	BO Bello, Olugbenga Solomon	Ladoke Akintola University of Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 918
36	127,454	YA Yusuf, Abdullahi	Federal University Dutse	Optics	Rank 646
37	130,376	BB Burlingame, Barbara	University of Nigeria	Food Science	Rank 923
38	130,774	OK Osinubi, K. J.	Ahmadu Bello University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 955
39	138,656	UE Unuabonah, Emmanuel I.	Redeemer‘s University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,029
40	139,811	AT Ayodele, T. R.	University of Ibadan	Energy	Rank 3,275
41	141,116	AA Ademiluyi, Adedayo O.	Federal University of Technology, Akure	Food Science	Rank 998
42	147,223	AE Ameh, Emmanuel A.	National Hospital, Abuja	Pediatrics	Rank 526
43	153,198	OC Okoye, C. M.I.	University of Nigeria	General Physics	Rank 871
44	156,387	OJ Ogbonna, James	University of Nigeria	Biotechnology	Rank 725
45	156,742	AS Abarikwu, Sunny O.	University of Port Harcourt	Toxicology	Rank 717
46	162,855	MA Menkir, Abebe	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 2,440
47	163,110	MS Misra, Sanjay	Covenant University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,910
48	167,060	OA Olagunju, Andrew T.	University of Lagos	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,460
49	177,733	OO Osanaiye, O. A.	Federal University of Technology, Minna	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,064
50	183,863	AW Adeyemo, Wasiu Lanre	University of Lagos	Dentistry	Rank 815
51	195,735	OF Okonofua, F.	University of Benin	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 1,358
52	198,000	CC Chidume, Charles E.	African University of Science and Technology	General Mathematics	Rank 1,131
53	203,589	AV Aigbodion, V. S.	University of Nigeria	Materials	Rank 4,355
54	205,696	SG Sobamowo, Gbeminiyi	University of Lagos	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,907
55	207,662	AI Adedara, Isaac A.	University of Ibadan	Toxicology	Rank 952
56	217,077	DE Dikio, Ezekiel D.	Niger Delta University	General Chemistry	Rank 649
57	222,057	Dahunsi, Samuel O.	Landmark University	Energy	Rank 5,417
58	223,831	AO Adaramoye, Oluwatosin A.	University of Ibadan	Otorhinolaryngology	Rank 475
59	232,427	AO Ajayi, Oluseyi O.	Covenant University	Energy	Rank 5,677
60	232,518	YM Yakubu, Musa Toyin	University of Ilorin	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,042
61	234,719	Lateef, Agbaje	Ladoke Akintola University of Technology	Biotechnology	Rank 1,194
62	235,584	IM Iwu, Maurice M.	Bioresources Development Group	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,062
63	237,791	AA Adeneye, Adejuwon Adewale	Lagos State University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,080
64	249,103	JB Jha, Basant Kumar	Ahmadu Bello University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,298
65	278,611	HA Habib, Abdulrazaq Garba	Bayero University	Tropical Medicine	Rank 534
66	318,271	AT Ajiboye, T. O.	Nile University of Nigeria	Toxicology	Rank 1,540
67	353,958	SA Sofowora, Abayomi	Obafemi Awolowo University	Complementary & Alternative Medicine	Rank 138
68	401,543	IM Imam, Mustapha Umar	Usmanu Danfodiyo University	Complementary & Alternative Medicine	Rank 161
69	470,284	ST Sulaiman, Tukur Abdulkadir	Federal University Dutse	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 1,853
70	684,338	Adeyemi, Oluyomi Stephen	Landmark University	Veterinary Sciences	Rank 2,074
71	2,026,268	EM Emetere, M. E.	Covenant University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 25,690
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Nigeria are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?

71 scientists affiliated with Nigeria are on the 2020 single-year list, and 42 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Nigeria has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2020 single-year list, University of Ibadan has the most listed scientists from Nigeria, with 10. It is followed by Covenant University with 6.

What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?

The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.

What is the official source of this data?

The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.