Top Institutions and Economists in Nigeria, as of March 2026

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For Nigeria, these are 97 institutions with 432 members with a total share of 418.82.

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Top institutions, all authors, all publication years

Rank	W.Rank	Institution	Score	Authors	Author Shares
1	[1]	Centre for Econometrics and Applied Research, Ibadan, Nigeria	1.26	12	8.97
2	[2]	Central Bank of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria	1.59	33	30.03
3	[3]	Obafemi Awolowo University → Department of Economics, Ile-Ife, Nigeria	2.88	21	20.50
4	[4]	University of Lagos → Department of Economics, Lagos, Nigeria	4.78	20	19.90
5	[5]	University of Ibadan → Department of Economics, Ibadan, Nigeria	4.94	26	21.23
6	[6]	University of Nigeria Nsukka → Department of Economics, Nsukka, Nigeria	6.42	14	12.19
7	[8]	Covenant University → School of Business, Ota, Nigeria	7.48	3	3
8	[7]	Pan-Atlantic University → School of Management and Social Sciences (SMSS), Lagos, Nigeria	8.44	3	3
9	[9]	University of Ilorin → Department of Economics, Ilorin, Nigeria	9.89	12	11.33
10	[10]	Covenant University → Department of Economic and Development Studies, Ota, Nigeria	10.79	10	8.40
11	[11]	Federal University of Agriculture → College of Management Sciences, Abeokuta, Nigeria	11.94	11	10.30
12	[12]	University of Uyo → Department of Economics, Uyo, Nigeria	13.03	6	4.55
13	[13]	Center for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA), Abuja, Nigeria	14.78	3	2.51
14	[16]	Government of Nigeria → National Centre for Technology Management, Ile-Ife, Nigeria	15.34	4	3
15	[15]	Alex Ekwueme Federal University → Department of Economics and Development Studies, Abakaliki, Nigeria	15.86	3	3
16	[14]	University of Nigeria Nsukka → Faculty of Business Administration, Nsukka, Nigeria	15.88	3	3
17	[17]	Bayero University → Department of Economics, Kano, Nigeria	16.31	6	5.50
18	[18]	Ahmadu Bello University → Department of Economics, Zaria, Nigeria	19.48	13	12.39
19	[20]	University of Port Harcourt → Department of Economics, Port Harcourt, Nigeria	20.66	4	2.60
20	[19]	Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), Ibadan, Nigeria	21.10	3	2.12
21	[21]	Olabisi Onabanjo University → Faculty of Management Sciences, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria	21.44	9	9
22	[24]	Adekunle Ajasin University → Department of Economics, Akungba-Akoko, Nigeria	21.59	6	6
23	[22]	Nile University of Nigeria → Department of Economics, Abuja, Nigeria	22.70	10	9.43
24	[23]	University of Ibadan → Department of Agricultural Economics, Ibadan, Nigeria	23.10	8	8

Top institutions, 10 best authors for each, publications last 10 years

Rank	W.Rank	Institution	Score	Authors	Author Shares
1	[2]	Centre for Econometrics and Applied Research, Ibadan, Nigeria	1.24	12	8.97
2	[1]	Central Bank of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria	1.59	33	10
3	[3]	Obafemi Awolowo University → Department of Economics, Ile-Ife, Nigeria	3.30	21	10
4	[4]	University of Lagos → Department of Economics, Lagos, Nigeria	4.17	20	10
5	[5]	University of Ibadan → Department of Economics, Ibadan, Nigeria	5.31	26	10
6	[6]	University of Nigeria Nsukka → Department of Economics, Nsukka, Nigeria	6.56	14	10
7	[7]	Pan-Atlantic University → School of Management and Social Sciences (SMSS), Lagos, Nigeria	7.82	3	3
8	[10]	Covenant University → School of Business, Ota, Nigeria	7.97	3	3
9	[8]	University of Ilorin → Department of Economics, Ilorin, Nigeria	8.32	12	10
10	[9]	Federal University of Agriculture → College of Management Sciences, Abeokuta, Nigeria	10.44	11	10
11	[11]	Covenant University → Department of Economic and Development Studies, Ota, Nigeria	11.46	10	8.40
12	[13]	University of Nigeria Nsukka → Faculty of Business Administration, Nsukka, Nigeria	11.76	3	3
13	[12]	Center for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA), Abuja, Nigeria	11.77	3	2.51
14	[14]	Alex Ekwueme Federal University → Department of Economics and Development Studies, Abakaliki, Nigeria	13.24	3	3
15	[15]	Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), Ibadan, Nigeria	16.15	3	2.12
16	[16]	Nile University of Nigeria → Department of Economics, Abuja, Nigeria	17.94	10	9.43
17	[18]	University of Uyo → Department of Economics, Uyo, Nigeria	18.30	6	4.55
18	[19]	Olabisi Onabanjo University → Faculty of Management Sciences, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria	18.34	9	9
19	[17]	Covenant University → Centre for Economic Policy and Development Research, Ota, Nigeria	18.62	8	3.89
20	[21]	Government of Nigeria → Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Abuja, Nigeria	21.55	1	1
21	[22]	Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), Lagos, Nigeria	22.28	2	2
22	[23]	Ahmadu Bello University → Department of Economics, Zaria, Nigeria	22.80	13	10
23	[20]	Government of Nigeria → National Centre for Technology Management, Ile-Ife, Nigeria	22.87	4	3
24	[24]	Nnamdi Azikiwe University → Department of Economics, Awka, Nigeria	25.47	8	8

Top authors, all publications years

Rank	W.Rank	Author	Score
1	[2]	Afees Adebare Salisu	1.33
2	[1]	Peterson K. Ozili	1.59
3	[3]	Anthony Enisan Akinlo	4.59
4	[4]	Olaoluwa Simon Yaya	5.25
5	[5]	Uchenna Rapuluchukwu Efobi	5.40
6	[11]	Ahamuefula Ephraim Ogbonna	8.22
7	[6]	Samuel Olorunfemi Adams	8.33
8	[8]	Kazeem Ovanero Isah	8.66
9	[7]	Kazeem Bello Ajide	8.75
10	[9]	Seyi Saint Akadiri	10.96
11	[12]	Ekundayo Peter Mesagan	14.03
12	[14]	Olaniyi Evans	15.04
13	[10]	Folorunsho M. Ajide	15.09
14	[19]	Tirimisiyu F. Oloko	17.15
15	[13]	Anthony Orji	18.05
16	[18]	Olaolu Richard Olayeni	18.51
17	[26]	Abiodun Egbetokun	21.04
18	[24]	Chinazaekpere Nwani	22.65
19	[29]	Umar Bida Ndako	22.87
20	[20]	Evans S. Osabuohien	23.40
21	[21]	Godwin Chukwudum Nwaobi	24.55
22	[36]	Oluwatomisin Jesudurotimi Oyewole	26.06
23	[27]	Oluwatosin Adeniyi	26.66
24	[17]	David Iheke Okorie	27.05
25	[38]	Shehu Usman Rano Aliyu	28.07
26	[30]	Mohammed Isa Shuaibu	28.09
27	[23]	Emeka Nkoro	28.24
28	[16]	James Temitope Dada	28.88
29	[42]	Joseph Ikechukwu Uduji	29.36
30	[37]	Olabanji Benjamin Awodumi	29.43
31	[28]	Olorunfemi Yasiru Alimi	30.02
32	[39]	Ekpeno L. Effiong	30.24
33	[25]	Clement Olalekan Olaniyi	30.36
34	[46]	Melvin Ayogu	31.85
35	[34]	Mutiu Abimbola Oyinlola	32.72
36	[22]	Tolulope Temilola Osinubi	32.78
37	[31]	Joshua Adeyemi Afolabi	34.85
38	[45]	Usenobong F. Akpan	36.17
39	[44]	Nuruddeen Usman	38.63
40	[40]	David Oluseun Olayungbo	39.01
41	[33]	Isiaka Akande Raifu	39.23
42	[43]	Olusanya E. Olubusoye	40.13
43	[58]	Ibrahim Adebisi Tajudeen	40.78
44	[57]	Ibukun Beecroft	41.35
45	[56]	R. Santos Alimi	42.14
46	[35]	Onyinye Imelda Anthony-Orji	42.89
47	[55]	Uchechukwu Mordecai Ozughalu	46.00
48	[41]	Taiwo Akinlo	46.19
49	[47]	Abdulfatai A. Adedeji	46.34
50	[51]	Douglason G. Omotor	46.35
51	[52]	Samson Edo	46.66
52	[60]	Godday Uwawunkonye Ebuh	47.02
53	[48]	Charles Manasseh	49.53
54	[49]	Emmanuel O. Nwosu (Nwosu, Emmanuel Onyeanunam)	51.41
55	[63]	Olalekan Dauda Yinusa	51.94
56	[61]	Abeeb Olatunde Olaniran	53.61
57	[62]	Moses Kpughur Tule	54.12
58	[50]	Segun Thompson Bolarinwa	55.86
59	[53]	Olufemi Muibi Saibu	57.34
60	[64]	Chimere Okechukwu Iheonu	58.12
61	[71]	Oludele Emmanuel Folarin	63.08
62	[66]	Taofeek Olusola Ayinde	63.18
63	[54]	Lukman Abisoye Lasisi	66.09
64	[32]	Olajide O. Oyadeyi	66.89
65	[81]	Aliyu Rafindadi Sanusi	68.06
66	[68]	Henry Okodua	69.37
67	[69]	Ebenezer Adesoji Olubiyi	70.80
68	[70]	Mufutau Opeyemi Bello	71.58
69	[75]	Sikiru Abidemi Abdulsalam	72.06
70	[78]	Paul Terhemba Iorember	72.14
71	[67]	Abayomi Samuel Oyekale	73.96
72	[93]	Muhammad Baba Bello	75.52
73	[84]	Obayelu Abiodun Elijah	76.37
74	[83]	Wasiu Adekunle	78.04
75	[103]	Kenneth Ugwu Onye	78.13
76	[85]	Godfrey C. Uzonwanne	79.93
77	[107]	Emmanuel Dele Balogun	81.51
78	[89]	Solomon Abayomi Olakojo	82.18
79	[102]	Eze Simpson Osuagwu	82.30
80	[73]	Olalekan Charles Okunlola	82.95
81	[87]	Taofik Mohammed Ibrahim	83.70
82	[74]	Titus Ayobami Ojeyinka	85.49
83	[99]	Eleanya Kalu Nduka	86.45
84	[72]	Abdulhakeem Abdullahi Kilishi	86.75
85	[88]	Taofeek Osidero Agbatogun	86.99
86	[90]	Abdulkareem Alhassan	87.50
87	[76]	Olumuyiwa Tolulope Apanisile	87.66
88	[77]	Adegbemi Babatunde Onakoya	88.03
89	[94]	Saifullahi Sani Ibrahim	88.19
90	[105]	Ismail Oladimeji Soile	88.43
91	[96]	Abiodun Oluwole Folawewo	88.50
92	[86]	Abidemi C. Adegboye	89.52
93	[79]	Ayodotun Stephen Ibidunni	90.71
94	[80]	Lukman Oyeyinka Oyelami	92.60
95	[112]	Jude Okechukwu Chukwu	93.10
96	[59]	Oladipo Olalekan David	93.91
97	[100]	Foluso Abioye Akinsola	94.15
98	[95]	Isiaq Olasunkanmi Oseni	94.82
99	[92]	Raymond Osi Alenoghena	97.25
100	[104]	Oluwafemi Mathew Adeboje	97.81
101	[106]	Hammed Agboola Yusuf	98.39
102	[65]	Obumneke Bob Muoneke	98.77
103	[123]	Kayode Taiwo	99.51
104	[114]	Paul Martin Dontsop Nguezet	99.54
105	[108]	Hassan Ebhozele Oaikhenan	101.83
106	[118]	Ibrahim Saliu Alley	103.60
107	[98]	Victor Ushahemba Ijirshar	104.97
108	[82]	Tajudeen Adejare Adegbite	105.49
109	[110]	Obindah Gershon	107.08

Top authors, publications last 10 years

Rank	W.Rank	Author	Score
1	[1]	Peterson K. Ozili	1.38
2	[2]	Afees Adebare Salisu	1.42
3	[3]	Kazeem Ovanero Isah	4.84
4	[5]	Olaoluwa Simon Yaya	5.15
5	[6]	Ahamuefula Ephraim Ogbonna	5.85
6	[4]	Seyi Saint Akadiri	6.39
7	[7]	Uchenna Rapuluchukwu Efobi	6.53
8	[9]	Kazeem Bello Ajide	7.31
9	[8]	Folorunsho M. Ajide	10.60
10	[10]	Ekundayo Peter Mesagan	12.26
11	[12]	Olaniyi Evans	14.00
12	[18]	Oluwatomisin Jesudurotimi Oyewole	15.85
13	[14]	Chinazaekpere Nwani	16.52
14	[16]	Joseph Ikechukwu Uduji	16.64
15	[11]	David Iheke Okorie	17.24
16	[13]	Anthony Orji	18.86
17	[17]	James Temitope Dada	19.71
18	[20]	Olabanji Benjamin Awodumi	20.37
19	[22]	Tirimisiyu F. Oloko	20.50
20	[26]	Umar Bida Ndako	21.41
21	[15]	Evans S. Osabuohien	21.99
22	[21]	Tolulope Temilola Osinubi	22.07
23	[24]	Clement Olalekan Olaniyi	22.13
24	[25]	Olorunfemi Yasiru Alimi	23.08
25	[30]	Nuruddeen Usman	25.05
26	[19]	Joshua Adeyemi Afolabi	25.49
27	[28]	Samuel Olorunfemi Adams	26.44
28	[32]	David Oluseun Olayungbo	27.87
29	[31]	Isiaka Akande Raifu	28.19
30	[23]	Anthony Enisan Akinlo	29.26
31	[33]	Abdulfatai A. Adedeji	29.94
32	[38]	Godday Uwawunkonye Ebuh	33.23
33	[35]	Taiwo Akinlo	33.64
34	[39]	Abeeb Olatunde Olaniran	34.99
35	[40]	Charles Manasseh	36.92
36	[41]	Chimere Okechukwu Iheonu	37.58
37	[45]	Moses Kpughur Tule	37.81
38	[42]	Segun Thompson Bolarinwa	38.47
39	[44]	Ibrahim Adebisi Tajudeen	38.58
40	[37]	Olusanya E. Olubusoye	38.87
41	[34]	Onyinye Imelda Anthony-Orji	39.49
42	[50]	Oludele Emmanuel Folarin	42.30
43	[48]	Emmanuel O. Nwosu (Nwosu, Emmanuel Onyeanunam)	45.97
44	[51]	Samson Edo	47.11
45	[36]	Lukman Abisoye Lasisi	47.24
46	[29]	Olajide O. Oyadeyi	48.14
47	[52]	Ekpeno L. Effiong	48.49
48	[49]	Mutiu Abimbola Oyinlola	49.28
49	[46]	Mufutau Opeyemi Bello	49.99
50	[57]	Wasiu Adekunle	54.38
51	[56]	Olaolu Richard Olayeni	55.45
52	[54]	Paul Terhemba Iorember	55.68
53	[55]	Abiodun Egbetokun	57.12
54	[76]	Ibukun Beecroft	60.72
55	[58]	Mohammed Isa Shuaibu	61.24
56	[53]	Titus Ayobami Ojeyinka	61.44
57	[63]	Olalekan Charles Okunlola	62.35
58	[90]	Onyebuchi Iwegbu	63.45
59	[61]	Godfrey C. Uzonwanne	63.49
60	[60]	Taofeek Osidero Agbatogun	63.64
61	[75]	Taofeek Olusola Ayinde	67.09
62	[64]	Abdulkareem Alhassan	67.91
63	[68]	Foluso Abioye Akinsola	68.62
64	[59]	Ayodotun Stephen Ibidunni	70.34
65	[70]	Sikiru Abidemi Abdulsalam	70.82
66	[43]	Oladipo Olalekan David	70.97
67	[47]	Obumneke Bob Muoneke	71.66
68	[86]	Eleanya Kalu Nduka	72.40
69	[62]	Henry Okodua	72.68
70	[83]	Oluwatosin Adeniyi	72.89
71	[67]	Abidemi C. Adegboye	72.98
72	[65]	Lukman Oyeyinka Oyelami	73.44
73	[66]	Victor Ushahemba Ijirshar	73.48
74	[84]	Terver Kumeka	75.06
75	[72]	Olumuyiwa Tolulope Apanisile	75.70
76	[79]	Isiaq Olasunkanmi Oseni	76.44
77	[73]	Oluwafemi Mathew Adeboje	77.74
78	[74]	Obindah Gershon	78.90
79	[80]	Hammed Agboola Yusuf	79.54
80	[100]	Kayode Taiwo	82.92
81	[95]	Bashir Adelowo Wahab	84.10
82	[78]	Hassan Ebhozele Oaikhenan	84.62
83	[93]	Uchechukwu Mordecai Ozughalu	85.20
84	[91]	Ngozi Victor Atoi	85.26
85	[108]	Eze Simpson Osuagwu	86.51
86	[96]	Saifullahi Sani Ibrahim	86.51
87	[103]	Emeka Okoro Akpa	86.72
88	[69]	Oluwabunmi Opeyemi Adejumo (Oluwabunmi O. Adejumo)	86.74
89	[106]	Khadijat Busola Amolegbe	88.83
90	[71]	Abdulhakeem Abdullahi Kilishi	89.69
91	[123]	Sijuola Orioye Olanubi	89.87
92	[97]	Aliyu Rafindadi Sanusi	90.62
93	[88]	Gylych Jelilov	92.01
94	[98]	Musa Abdu	95.96
95	[107]	Olalekan Dauda Yinusa	96.51
96	[82]	Abubakar Sule	96.81
97	[92]	Ridwan Mukaila	96.87
98	[102]	Joseph David	97.06
99	[99]	Olufemi Muibi Saibu	97.27
100	[89]	Raymond Osi Alenoghena	100.00
101	[104]	Nasiru Inuwa	100.23
102	[101]	Chigozie Nelson Nkalu	100.69
103	[85]	Abayomi Samuel Oyekale	101.91
104	[130]	Taiwo Adekunte Aderemi	103.21
105	[105]	Victoria Isioma Okafor	103.38
106	[128]	Stephen Oluwatobi	103.55
107	[113]	John Odebiyi	103.66
108	[94]	Tajudeen Adejare Adegbite	105.11
109	[126]	Kehinde Samuel Alehile	105.42

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