The new webometric ranking (July 2019 version 8.1.0 BETA), has ranked University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), as number one in Nigeria, 17 in Africa and 1,108 in the world.

The ranking is based on quality of research output in the year under review. While Harvard University, Stanford University and University of California, Berkely in United States (U.S.), made the top three with 8,704,969; 7,702,739 and 6,431,594 citations respectively, UNN ranked 1,108th position with 108,209 citations.

With the ranking, UNN became the only Nigerian university in the top 20 ranking in Africa, while University of Ibadan (UI) with 86,756 citations ranked number two; followed by University of Ilorin with 74,245 citations; Covenant University with 55,844 citations and University of Lagos (UNILAG) with 41,121 citations in the fifth position.

While UI ranked 1,246 worldwide; University of Ilorin ranked 1,328; Covenant University 1, 511 and UNILAG ranked 1,726 on the global table.University of Cape Town topped the continent’s lists with 996, 898 citations.Also, while eight U.S. universities made the top 10, two United Kingdom universities completed the list. This, however, indicates that U.S. remains a flag bearer on the global education scene.

Source: https://guardian.ng/news/unn-ranks-number-one-in-nigeria-17-in-africa-1108-globally/

Good one...waiting for when this country will become one of the best countries in the world.

Good to hear that.... proud to be UNN students

Ok

Nice one from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, slowly but surely we will join the top 100 schools in the world some day.

God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

na lie

Skyfornia:
Good one...waiting for when this country will become one of the best countries in the world.

Lol. Funny guy

Correct!

The VC of the University of Ibadan must be somewhere now muttering under his breath.

But on a serious note what are the criteria employed at arriving at this ranking?

all nigerians universities are like pit latrine, some are like old WC, some are new WC. they all have same thing in common which is they all contain Sh!t

How do they do this ranking sef?

Afonja, let the wailing start!

Sirfortune:
Good to hear that.... proud to be UNN students

Students?

Only you?

There's only 2 Universities in Nigeria
It's UNIBEN and others

UI versus UNN e-war...


IN

3....2....1....

BOOM!!

Jgovt:
There's only 2 Universities in Nigeria It's UNIBEN and others

naa I disagree

Ok. Next!

Some hateful humans will be angry now because it's not their U.I

Skyfornia:
Good one...waiting for when this country will become one of the best countries in the world.

lolz. U no even talk in africa

Not surprised...


Lions run the jungle

luminouz:
UI versus UNN e-war... IN 3....2....1....

I'm anticipating

Thought afonjas claim uni ibadan no 1

Up Nigeria! Up UNN! One Nigera!

Wow where is my LASU...?

Please can someone tell me the criteria for the ranking,,, rubbish

Congrats UNN

Where's my school �?

FUTA.