Nigeria's Top 2% Scientists 2022

Nigeria has 150 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, up 24.0% from 121 in 2021. That places Nigeria 49th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. University of Nigeria has the most listed scientists (10), followed by Federal University of Technology, Akure (9).

Single Year

150

+29 (+24.0%) vs 2021

Career Data

+14 (+19.2%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#49

up 1 place vs 2021

Institutes

+11 (+20.4%) vs 2021

Scientists in Nigeria on the list, by year

The single-year count has more than doubled since 2020.

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%

Top 10 institutes in Nigeria

By number of listed scientists

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Rank in Nigeria	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	5,864	OA Olajire, A. A.	Ladoke Akintola University of Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 61
2	6,148	OB Olusanya, Bolajoko	Centre for Healthy Start Initiative	Pediatrics	Rank 15
3	6,180	GO Gureje, Oye	College of Medicine, University of Ibadan	Psychiatry	Rank 151
4	10,311	OK Owolabi, Kolade M.	Federal University of Technology, Akure	Mathematical Physics	Rank 10
5	12,436	OG Oboh, Ganiyu	Federal University of Technology, Akure	Food Science	Rank 70
6	14,767	EE Ezugwu, Emmanuel O.	Air Force Institute of Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 128
7	17,673	OE Oguzie, E. E.	Federal University of Technology, Owerri	Materials	Rank 274
8	17,873	OM Owolabi, Mayowa O.	College of Medicine, University of Ibadan	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,049
9	18,422	NS Nathaniel, Solomon Prince	University of Lagos	Environmental Sciences	Rank 217
10	22,704	FE Farombi, Ebenezer O.	College of Medicine, University of Ibadan	Toxicology	Rank 87
11	25,126	AI Animasaun, I. L.	Federal University of Technology, Akure	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 230
12	28,582	UK Ukwaja, Kingsley N.	Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 419
13	34,232	AK Alaneme, Kenneth Kanayo	Federal University of Technology, Akure	Materials	Rank 548
14	35,949	Lawal, Olayide Samuel	Federal University, Oye-Ekiti	Food Science	Rank 249
15	43,305	HH Hendrie, Hugh C.	College of Medicine, University of Ibadan	Geriatrics	Rank 84
16	46,406	OO Orisakwe, Orish E.	University of Port Harcourt	Toxicology	Rank 170
17	46,933	LA Lawal, Abdulazeez Tunbosun	Fountain University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 249
18	47,859	UC Uneke, Chigozie Jesse	Ebonyi State University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 665
19	55,324	AD Akinyele, D. O.	Olabisi Onabanjo University	Energy	Rank 1,180
20	58,081	MI Musa, Idris Atadashi	Adamawa State University, Mubi	Energy	Rank 1,248
21	59,022	Solomon, Moses M.	Covenant University	Polymers	Rank 513
22	60,942	OP Ozili, Peterson K.	Central Bank of Nigeria	Finance	Rank 195
23	62,045	ON Oladoja, Nurudeen Abiola	Adekunle Ajasin University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 394
24	63,048	LR Loto, Roland Tolulope	Covenant University	Materials	Rank 1,028
25	63,968	OL Olatomiwa, L.	Federal University of Technology, Minna	Energy	Rank 1,389
26	67,676	RA Rafindadi, Abdulkadir Abdulrashid	Usmanu Danfodiyo University	Energy	Rank 1,464
27	68,163	LL Luiselli, Luca	Rivers State University of Science and Technology	Ecology	Rank 1,381
28	69,623	OS Oyedepo, Sunday Olayinka	Covenant University	Energy	Rank 1,504
29	72,304	AS Adefegha, Stephen	Federal University of Technology, Akure	Food Science	Rank 573
30	72,482	AT Ayodele, Temitope Raphael	University of Ibadan	Energy	Rank 1,581
31	74,750	EN Eddy, Nnabuk Okon	University of Nigeria	Energy	Rank 1,638
32	78,045	BO Bello, Olugbenga Solomon	Ladoke Akintola University of Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 517
33	78,132	LA Lateef, A.	Ladoke Akintola University of Technology	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,232
34	78,260	HA Habib, A. G.	Bayero Univesrity Kano	Tropical Medicine	Rank 115
35	80,087	OC Okereke, Chukwumerije	Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike	Business & Management	Rank 1,444
36	80,268	Ilesanmi, Olayinka Stephen	College of Medicine, University of Ibadan	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,037
37	80,442	AA Adewuya, Abiodun O.	Lagos State University	Psychiatry	Rank 1,345
38	81,513	TA Taiwo, Adewale M.	Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,071
39	83,000	Akadiri, Seyi Saint	Central Bank of Nigeria	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,101
40	88,199	OO Onwujekwe, Obinna	University of Nigeria	Health Policy & Services	Rank 219
41	90,419	FM Folayan, Morenike Oluwatoyin	Obafemi Awolowo University	Dentistry	Rank 413
42	93,284	AS Abarikwu, Sunny O.	University of Port Harcourt	Toxicology	Rank 356
43	94,012	OI Okeke, Iruka	University of Ibadan	Microbiology	Rank 2,204
44	94,193	Dahunsi, Samuel O.	Bowen University	Energy	Rank 2,084
45	94,895	IE Izogo, Ernest Emeka	Ebonyi State University	Business & Management	Rank 1,632
46	94,925	AR Akinyemi, Rufus	College of Medicine, University of Ibadan	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 4,851
47	98,012	AR Adegbola, Richard A.	Nigerian Institute of Medical Research	Microbiology	Rank 2,294
48	99,145	IC Iwegbue, Chukwujindu M.A.	Delta State University Nigeria	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,362
49	107,558	Olasunkanmi, Lukman O.	Obafemi Awolowo University	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,423
50	109,359	PL Popoola, Lekan T.	Afe Babalola University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,515
51	109,599	OK Osinubi, Kolawole Junwolo	Ahmadu Bello University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 878
52	109,882	EJ Egbueri, Johnbosco C.	Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 749
53	110,998	EC Eleazu, Chinedum	Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike	Food Science	Rank 947
54	112,471	AE Ameh, Emmanuel A.	National Hospital, Abuja	Pediatrics	Rank 414
55	117,850	AP Awoyera, Paul Oluwaseun	Covenant University	Building & Construction	Rank 657
56	122,333	FB Falaye, B. J.	Federal University, Lafia	General Physics	Rank 665
57	122,873	LC Loto, Cleophas Akintoye	Covenant University	Materials	Rank 2,183
58	123,204	AO Adaramoye, Oluwatosin A.	College of Medicine, University of Ibadan	Toxicology	Rank 513
59	124,693	AA Ademiluyi, Adedayo O.	Federal University of Technology, Akure	Food Science	Rank 1,071
60	125,441	CC Chidume, C. E.	African University of Science and Technology	General Mathematics	Rank 651
61	128,027	AK Adebowale, Kayode O.	University of Ibadan	Food Science	Rank 1,104
62	128,683	ON Obi-Egbedi, Nelson Okpako	University of Ibadan	Energy	Rank 2,977
63	128,847	OE Osabuohien, Evans	Covenant University	Economics	Rank 1,399
64	132,929	EF Ezema, Fabian I.	University of Nigeria	Applied Physics	Rank 2,781
65	133,616	NV Njoku, Victor Obinna	Imo State University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 974
66	141,093	BE Betiku, Eriola	Obafemi Awolowo University	Energy	Rank 3,305
67	144,208	OA Ogunjuyigbe, A. S.	University of Ibadan	Energy	Rank 3,388
68	145,551	WM Welcome, Menizibeya O.	Nile University of Nigeria	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,877
69	148,827	GU Gaya, Umar Ibrahim	National Agency for Science & Engineering Infrastructure, Nigeria	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,062
70	149,488	AV Aigbodion, V. S.	University of Nigeria	Materials	Rank 2,762
71	154,106	JB Jha, Basant K.	Ahmadu Bello University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,324
72	154,585	OF Okonofua, Friday E.	University of Benin	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 1,034
73	161,910	AT Ajiboye, T. O.	Nile University of Nigeria	Toxicology	Rank 690
74	164,810	OP Okafor, Peter Chukwuemeka	University of Calabar	Energy	Rank 3,959
75	168,835	OO Ohunakin, O. S.	Covenant University	Energy	Rank 4,058
76	169,172	UE Unuabonah, Emmanuel I.	Redeemer‘s University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,264
77	170,303	FO Fayomi, Ojo Sunday Isaac	Bells University of Technology	Materials	Rank 3,247
78	174,074	SS Strebelle, Sebastien	Chevron Nigeria Limited	Energy	Rank 4,198
79	175,235	BR Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 2,925
80	176,553	MS Mohammed, Shafiu	Ahmadu Bello University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,048
81	179,723	AA Aliyu, Aliyu I.	Federal University Dutse	Optics	Rank 742
82	180,194	IA Ikot, A. N.	University of Port Harcourt	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 2,207
83	187,589	SG Sobamowo, Gbeminiyi M.	University of Lagos	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,604
84	191,464	MA Menkir, Abebe	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 3,207
85	192,758	IJ Ighalo, Joshua O.	Nnamdi Azikiwe University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 2,891
86	193,933	AP Adepoju, Paul	Freelance journalist	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,245
87	198,891	IC Idumah, Christopher Igwe	Nnamdi Azikiwe University	Polymers	Rank 1,957
88	199,012	Yusuff, Adeyinka Sikiru	Afe Babalola University	Energy	Rank 4,851
89	200,558	AA Adeniyi, Adewale George	University of Ilorin	Environmental Sciences	Rank 3,019
90	206,848	OK Oyewumi, Kayode J.	University of Ilorin	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 2,498
91	210,537	AA Adewuyi, Adewale	Redeemer‘s University	Energy	Rank 5,164
92	210,687	Ogoina, Dimie	Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital	Tropical Medicine	Rank 412
93	210,829	EE Elemike, E. E.	Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 1,042
94	214,120	IM Iwu, Maurice M.	Bioresources Institute of Nigeria	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 919
95	220,362	AS Abdulhamid, Shafi'i Muhammad	Federal University of Technology, Minna	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,786
96	226,564	FO Fawole, Olufunmilayo I.	College of Medicine, University of Ibadan	Tropical Medicine	Rank 444
97	229,012	LA Lawal, Akeem O.	Federal University of Technology, Akure	Toxicology	Rank 1,012
98	232,513	BB Badu-Apraku, Baffour	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 3,949
99	238,180	LS Lawal, Sunday Albert	Federal University of Technology, Minna	Materials	Rank 4,813
100	238,631	OC Okoye, Chukwuemeka Madubuko Ijeoma	University of Nigeria	General Physics	Rank 1,255
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Nigeria are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

150 scientists affiliated with Nigeria are on the 2022 single-year list, and 87 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2022 single-year list, University of Nigeria has the most listed scientists from Nigeria, with 10. It is followed by Federal University of Technology, Akure with 9.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Nigeria changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, Nigeria went from 71 scientists in 2020 to 150 in 2022, a change of +111.3%.

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.