The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, has been graded the best in the
country and among the best 2000 in the world in the latest Webometrics
ranking released in January this year.
The Webometrics University Ranking, which provides indicators for more than
12,000 universities in the world, is based on university web presence, visibility
and web access.
The ranking system measures how strongly a university is present in the web
by its own web domain, sub-pages, rich files and published scholarly articles.
The ranking system is premised on the belief that web presence is a reliable
indicator of the global performance and prestige of the universities and could
serve as an indirect way to measure efficiency of universities in the
performance of their tripartite function of teaching, research and knowledge
transfer.
Acting Public Relations Officer, PRO of the UNN, Chief Okwun Omeaku made
this known at Nsukka, saying that the improved rating of the institution was
not unconnected with the enhanced research efforts in the university following
the Vice-Chancellor’s encouragement and financial reward system.
According to Omeaku, the ranking which started in 2004 is updated every
January and July.
In the latest edition of the ranking, the UNN was rated the first in Nigeria,
1389th best university in the world and 14th best in Africa based on its
Google Scholar citation profile.
The University of Ibadan was graded 1608th in the World, 18th in Africa and
2nd in the country.
“In the penultimate Webometrics ranking, the UNN was ranked 7th in Nigeria
and 82nd in Africa, and had no trace in the global rating,” he said pointing
out that the administration of the university, under Prof. Benjamin Ozumba
had introduced a- publish-and-be-paid policy to encourage academic staff in
engaging in impact factor-based researches.
Under the policy, the university administration pays publication fees for
research papers that have been accepted for publication in journals with
Thompson Reuters Impact Factor.
The administration also undertakes to give cash rewards to staff who publish
in the approved Impact Factor (IF) journals.
Such reward ranges from N10, 000 to N200, 000 depending on the IF rating
of the journal.
The Ozumba-led administration also approved N100,000 as seed capital for
over 214 research groups in the university.
“The UNN is the only university in the country where staff are paid for
publishing research articles that will be considered for their promotions,”
Chief Omeaku, added.
Omeaku further said that the rating was the first sign of a glorious future for
the university. “The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ozumba, is determined to make the
UNN the best in Africa and among the top 10 in the world. That will happen
sooner than later,” he pointed out.
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This trash again? Webometrics dey measure online presence and not what is obtainable on ground.

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Who lied to you? smh..

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Shey na so university standard dey fluctuate?

the oduduwarf republic be crying blood seeing this news

how many time are we gonna be telling you guys that webomatric rating is based on the popularity of the sch website and not the school standard. and the fool above me is busy opening teeth

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which department did is that

Pol sci

MISSNORA:
Pol sci

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