Webometrics released the final 2017 edition of rankings on Friday, the 28th of July, 2017.

The Webometrics Ranking of World Universities is an initiative of the Cybermetrics Lab, a research group belonging to Consenjo Superior de Investigaciones Cientifica (CSIC), the largest public research body in Spain. Since 2004, the rankling is published twice a year – at the end of January (January Ranking) and at the end of July (July ranking) respectively; covering more than 24,000 Higher Education Institutions Worldwide.

BELOW IS A LIST OF THE TOP 50 UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA BY JULY 2017 WEBOMETRICS RANKING.

1. University of Ibadan, Ibadan. UI

2. Covenant University, Ota. CU

3. University of Nigeria, Nsukka. UNN

4. Abafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. OAU

5. Federal University of Technology, Minna. FUTMINNA

6. University of Lagos, Lagos. UNILAG

7. Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. ABU

8. University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. UNAAB

9. University of Ilorin, Ilorin. UNILORIN

10. Federal University of Technology, Akure. AKURE

11. University of Benin, Ugbowo. UNIBEN (3191)

12. University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt. UNIPORT

13. Federal University of Technology, Owerri. FUTO

14. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso. LAUTECH

15. Bayero University, Kano. BUK

16. University of Uyo, Uyo. UNIUYO

17. Lagos State University, Ojo. LASU (4246)

18. University of Calabar, Calabar. UNICAL

19. University of Abuja, Abuja. UNIABUJA

20. Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti. ABUAD

21. University of Jos, Jos. UNIJOS

22. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. UNIZIK

23. University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri. UNIMAID

24. Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye. OOU

25. American University of Nigeria AUN

26. Landmark University, Omu-aran. LU

27. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti. FUOYE

28. Ebonyi State University. EBSU

29. Usman Danfodiyo University. UDU

30. Babcock University, Ileshan Remo. BU

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31. Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko. AAU

32. Niger Delta University. NDU

33. African University of Science & Technology, Abuja. AUST

34. Rivers State University of Science & Technology. RSUST

35. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike. MOUAU

36. Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti (University of Ado Ekiti). EKSU

37. Redeemer's University. RUN

38. Federal University Dutsin Ma. FUD

39. Samuel Adegboyega University Ogwa SAUN

40. Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi. FUAM

41. Osun State University. OSU

42. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University. ATBU

43. Cross River State University of Science & Technology. CRSUST

44. Enugu State University of Science & Technology. ESUT

45. Abia State University Uturu. ABSU

46. Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo. FUNAI

47. Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. AAU

48. Kwara State University. KSU

49. Auchi Polytechnic. AUCHIPOLY

50. Lagos State University College of Medicine. LASUCOM.

EXPLANATIONS ON THE RANKING


The ranking judges university all over the world based on the size, impact and accessibility of their research works, measured across four main indicators as briefly described below:

Presence: refers to the total number of web pages a university has, including rich files (like pdf), according to google. This accounts for 5% of the overall rank.

Impact/Visibility: How visible an institution and its work out-put is on the web. The maximum indicator value obtained from two independent link information providers (ahrefs and majestic) was utilized. The top 20 linking domains and their corresponding back links were excluded from the calculation, for reliability. Weight: 50%.

Openness/Transparency: Utilizes data from the google scholar citation of an institution. (Weight = 10%).

Excellence: Statistics of the top 10% most cited papers by discipline for a five year period of 2010 to 2014. Weight: 35%.

Harvard University (USA) emerged overall tops in the world once again, after outstandingly ranking first in just two indicators; unlike the previous edition when they were ranked first in all indicators.

University of Capetown (South Africa) maintained top position in Africa while also moving up to the 303rd position in the world.

For Nigerian Universities; University of Ibadan (UI) remained first among the country’s varsities, but also recorded an impressive breakthrough in the ranking, moving up from 1333rd position in the world to 1032nd; and breaking into the top 10 highly ranked varsities in Africa (with 9th position).

Covenant University (CU) remained second in Nigeria but suffered a huge drop in the world ranking; finishing 27th position in Africa.

University of Nigeria (UNN), Nsukka displaced the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) from her previously held 3rd position in Nigeria (since the past two editions of the ranking) finished third in Nigeria. position.

ABOVE IS A LIST OF THE TOP 50 UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA BY JULY 2017 WEBOMETRICS RANKING.


LINKS: http://www.webometrics.info/en/Africa/Nigeria http://www.webometrics.info/en/node/178

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31. Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko. AAU

32. Niger Delta University. NDU

33. African University of Science & Technology, Abuja. AUST

34. Rivers State University of Science & Technology. RSUST

35. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike. MOUAU

36. Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti (University of Ado Ekiti). EKSU

37. Redeemer's University. RUN

38 Federal University Dutsin Ma. FUD

39 Samuel Adegboyega University Ogwa SAUN

40 Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi. FUAM

41 Osun State University. OSU

42 Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University. ATBU

43 Cross River State University of Science & Technology. CRSUST

44 Enugu State University of Science & Technology. ESUT

45 Abia State University Uturu. ABSU

46 Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo. FUNAI

47 Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. AAU

48 Kwara State University. KSU

49 Auchi Polytechnic. AUCHIPOLY

50 Lagos State University College of Medicine. LASUCOM.

convenant university going places

macfako:
convenant university going places

Sure but CU suffered serious drop in the ranking this year. Again, they keep judging 2010 to 2014 don't know why they wont move the assessment of research to more recent years.

Statsocial, I can see so may private universities fast rising up in the ranks. But covenant university suffered a serious slip. What could have been responsible? Me I observed that the continuous us of 2010 to 2014 research works to make assessments is not of advantage to CU and other new universities because the more the years go by, the better they get and the stronger their research base. what do you think?

Uniport lossing it

Cc: Lalasticlala, Mynd44, Statsocial.

Mynd44 this thread has been opened before

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Pls note accordingly.