Prof Obinna Onwujekwe,
World Ranking of Universities based on impact of
publications ranks University of Nigeria Nsukka as No 1 in Nigeria and
14 in Africa.
WEBOMETRICS just released its December 2015
ranking of Top 2000 Universities in the world based on their Google
Scholar Citation profiles [First Edition (December 2015)].
It is my pleasure to inform you that UNN came
1st in Nigeria, 14th in Africa and 1389th in the world. As a matter of
fact, less than 30 African Universities were ranked. Also, only UNN and
University Ibadan were ranked from Nigeria, a pointer to the overall
poor quality of academic publications from most Nigerian universities.
Hence, our collective efforts are paying off and
UNN is now counted amongst the best in the world. We are now reaping
the dividends of increased publications by UNN staff in high impact and
visible journals. However, we are still a long way from getting into the
top five in Africa. But it is achievable, if we intensity our
publications in high impact visible journals that can be accessed and
cited from all over the world.
Sub: Ranking of Top 20 African Universities
| Africa rank | World rank | University | Country | Citations |
| 1 | 244 | University of Cape Town | SOUTH AFRICA | 164542 |
| 2 | 443 | University of Pretoria | SOUTH AFRICA | 95192 |
| 3 | 543 | Stellenbosch University | SOUTH AFRICA | 74142 |
| 4 | 646 | University of Kwazulu Natal | SOUTH AFRICA | 58311 |
| 5 | 648 | University of the Witwatersrand | SOUTH AFRICA | 58155 |
| 6 | 802 | Zewail City of Science and Technology | EGYPT | 42084 |
| 7 | 1062 | Cairo University | EGYPT | 26579 |
| 8 | 1096 | University of Nairobi | KENYA | 24577 |
| 9 | 1124 | North West University | SOUTH AFRICA | 23501 |
| 10 | 1153 | American University Cairo | Egypt | 22235 |
| 11 | 1178 | University of Tanta | EGYPT | 21677 |
| 12 | 1193 | University of the Western Cape | SOUTH AFRICA | 20969 |
| 13 | 1225 | University of the Free State | SOUTH AFRICA | 19795 |
| 14 | 1389 | University of Nigeria | NIGERIA | 15076 |
| 15 | 1417 | University of South Africa | SOUTH AFRICA | 14535 |
| 16 | 1455 | Ain Shams University | EGYPT | 13780 |
| 17 | 1457 | Kenyatta University | KENYA | 13725 |
| 18 | 1608 | University of Ibadan | NIGERIA | 10867 |
| 19 | 1615 | Beni Suef University | Egypt | 10765 |
| 20 | 1718 | Benha University | Egypt | 9472 |
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By Prof Obinna Onwujekwe
Chairman: Senate Research Grants Committee
Source: University of Nigeria Public Information.
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