The University of Ibadan and Obafemi Awolowo University have been ranked top in Nigeria by Webometrics in its 2023 latest rating.
Analysis of the latest ranking showed that no Nigerian university was among the top 1,000 in the world.
Though ranked first in Nigeria, UI rated 1,116 in the world.
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife made an appreciable leap forward in the Webometric ranking of World Universities released for January 2023, coming second in the country with 1534 points in Impact Rank, 1020 points in Openness Rank and 1904 points in Excellence Rank, which were the three (3) key criteria used for the ranking.
According to the latest ranking, the University of Ibadan was ahead of OAU, while Covenant University; University of Port-Harcourt; University of Nigeria; and University of Lagos occupy the third, fourth, fifth and sixth positions respectively.
The Ranking Web or Webometrics is the “largest academic ranking of Higher Education Institution” based on the assessment of “Composite Indicators and Web Impact Factors”.
“The original aim of the Ranking is to promote academic web presence, supporting the Open Access initiatives for increasing significantly the transfer of scientific and cultural knowledge generated by the universities to the whole Society”.
“In order to achieve this objective, the publication of rankings is one of the most powerful and successful tools for starting and consolidating the processes of change in the academia, increasing the scholars’ commitment and setting up badly needed long term strategies,” Webometrics said on its website.
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1. University of Ibadan
2229
736
1210
2. Obafemi Awolowo University
1534
1020
1904
3. Covenant University Ota
2868
1105
1391
4. University of Port Harcourt
573
1401
2961
5. University of Nigeria
3727
823
1402
6. University of Lagos
3066
950
1791
7. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
1779
1302
2900
8. Ahmadu Bello University
4552
1159
2152
9. Federal University of Technology Akure
7640
1126
1612
10. Landmark University
5617
1991
2164
11. Federal University of Technology Minna
4183
1355
2843
12. Bayero University Kano
8690
1488
2074
13. Adekunle Ajasin University
1940
2648
4335
14. Nnamdi Azikiwe University
7975
1212
2794
15. University of Calabar
7579
1148
3007
16. Olabisi Onabanjo University (Ogun State University)
3467
1690
4262
17. Federal University Oye Ekiti Ekiti State
4941
1846
4000
18. University of Ilorin
6153
6547
1764
19. Federal University of Technology Owerri
7715
1609
3536
20. Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti (University of Ado Ekiti)
5901
1578
4116
21. Lagos State University
8252
1919
3457
22. University of Uyo
9123
1567
3392
23. University of Jos
7692
1417
3795
24. Federal University Dutse Jigawa State
12429
2974
2519
25. Kwara State University
7178
2481
4172
26. University of Abuja
8970
1804
4088
27. Redeemer’s University
10015
2653
3748
28. Usmanu Danfodiyo University
11116
1814
3812
29. Ebonyi State University
12122
1907
3812
30. Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun
9373
3242
4172
31. Osun State University
10761
1949
4403
32. Delta State University Nigeria
10547
1674
4669
33. Rivers State University of Science & Technology
1912
6547
5572
34. Niger Delta University
8547
2434
5381
35. Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola (Federal University of Technology)
13950
3223
4498
36. Imo State University Owerri
11780
2326
5123
37. Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma
10635
3031
5229
38. University of Maiduguri
10616
6547
3765
39. African University of Science & Technology Abuja
12370
5546
4434
40. Federal University Lokoja Kogi State
1265
2670
7206
41. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
9565
6547
4262
42. American University of Nigeria
8725
4707
5572
43. Kogi State University
13621
3063
5330
44. Cross River State University of Science & Technology Calabar
13438
4006
5175
45. Godfrey Okoye University
1517
3827
7206
46. National Open University of Nigeria
6026
6547
5452
47. Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi
11878
2832
5848
48. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike
16689
6547
3734
49. Abia State University Uturu
12256
3109
6191
50. Skyline University Nigeria
1523
6547
7206
