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Nigeria's Top 2% Scientists 2020: Career-Long List
Nigeria has 42 scientists on the 2020 career-long Top 2% list. That places Nigeria 59th in the world by number of listed scientists. University of Ibadan has the most listed scientists (7), followed by University of Nigeria (5).
Data Type
Year
Single Year
71
First year listed
Career Data
42
First year listed
World rank by count
#59
First year listed
Institutes
25
First year listed
Scientists in Nigeria on the list, by year
Career-long list, change on the previous year
2021+73.8%
2022+19.2%
2023+13.8%
2024+18.2%
2025+21.4%
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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% |
Top 10 institutes in Nigeria
By number of listed scientists
Career-long list2020
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- 1University of Ibadan7
- 2University of Nigeria5
- 3Ahmadu Bello University4
- 4Federal University of Technology, Akure3
- 5Federal University of Technology, Owerri2
- 6University of Benin2
- 7Adekunle Ajasin University1
- 8African University of Science and Technology1
- 9Air Force Institute of Technology1
- 10Bioresources Development Group1
All 42 scientists
Career-long list2020
| Rank in Nigeria | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10,572 |
GO
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University of Ibadan | Psychiatry | Rank 298 |
| 2 | 32,117 | Federal University of Technology, Owerri | Materials | Rank 376 | |
| 3 | 39,512 | Air Force Institute of Technology | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 192 | |
| 4 | 46,203 | Centre for Healthy Start Initiative | Pediatrics | Rank 216 | |
| 5 | 51,753 |
OG
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Federal University of Technology, Akure | Food Science | Rank 176 |
| 6 | 59,101 | University of Ibadan | Toxicology | Rank 307 | |
| 7 | 72,087 | African University of Science and Technology | General Mathematics | Rank 262 | |
| 8 | 72,526 | Immunisation & Global Health Consulting | Microbiology | Rank 1,826 | |
| 9 | 74,712 | Federal University, Oye-Ekiti | Food Science | Rank 289 | |
| 10 | 77,455 | University College Hospital, Ibadan | Tropical Medicine | Rank 149 | |
| 11 | 77,883 | Rivers State University of Science and Technology | Ecology | Rank 1,218 | |
| 12 | 81,387 | Ladoke Akintola University of Technology | Environmental Sciences | Rank 438 | |
| 13 | 85,752 |
OF
|
University of Benin | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 878 |
| 14 | 91,412 | Centre for Mental Health Research and Initiative (CEMHRI) | Psychiatry | Rank 1,639 | |
| 15 | 102,380 | University of Ibadan | Microbiology | Rank 2,564 | |
| 16 | 104,722 | Ebonyi State University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 859 | |
| 17 | 110,381 | Bioresources Development Group | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 505 | |
| 18 | 110,561 | National Hospital, Abuja | Pediatrics | Rank 583 | |
| 19 | 112,927 | University of Nigeria | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 509 | |
| 20 | 117,370 | University of Ibadan | Tropical Medicine | Rank 261 | |
| 21 | 142,419 | University of Nigeria | Health Policy & Services | Rank 405 | |
| 22 | 153,590 | University of Benin | Polymers | Rank 1,422 | |
| 23 | 153,879 | Ahmadu Bello University | Energy | Rank 1,773 | |
| 24 | 166,096 | University of Nigeria | General Mathematics | Rank 887 | |
| 25 | 175,897 |
SN
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International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 873 |
| 26 | 176,037 | University of Nigeria | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 903 | |
| 27 | 181,336 | Ahmadu Bello University | Polymers | Rank 1,678 | |
| 28 | 181,664 | Ahmadu Bello University | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 917 | |
| 29 | 187,190 | University of Nigeria | Biotechnology | Rank 698 | |
| 30 | 195,653 | Federal University of Technology, Owerri | Energy | Rank 2,369 | |
| 31 | 204,757 | Federal University of Technology, Akure | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 691 | |
| 32 | 214,142 | Covenant University | Energy | Rank 2,635 | |
| 33 | 218,167 |
SL
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University of Ibadan | Tropical Medicine | Rank 512 |
| 34 | 223,621 | University of Ibadan | Biotechnology | Rank 849 | |
| 35 | 228,094 |
OO
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Federal University of Technology, Akure | Tropical Medicine | Rank 538 |
| 36 | 230,918 | Adekunle Ajasin University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,112 | |
| 37 | 247,869 | Lagos State University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,416 | |
| 38 | 252,119 | Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun | Energy | Rank 3,200 | |
| 39 | 255,380 | Ekiti State University | Food Science | Rank 1,225 | |
| 40 | 256,704 | Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,104 | |
| 41 | 257,984 |
EO
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University of Ibadan | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,490 |
| 42 | 325,192 | Ahmadu Bello University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 2,154 | |
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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 career-long list, University of Ibadan has the most listed scientists from Nigeria, with 7. It is followed by University of Nigeria with 5.
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.