Top 100 Scientists

Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences Top 100 Scientists in Nigeria 2025

Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, ASEAN, EECA, and BRICS based on total H-index scores without any breakdown by subject areas. Top 100 rankings in the world, in a continent, or a region include standardized subjects areas of Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law/Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings BETA VERSION. Subject field rankings in world, region, country, and university are in Beta version and are subject to real-time updates, since the subject field “Others” (1,121,299 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded. These rankings will dynamically evolve in real time as the “Others” profiles are revised and classified. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.

Nigeria

* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

109,414

World Rank

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Johnbosco C. Egbueri

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Uli, Nigeria

Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Applied Geosciences | Environmental Science | Water/soil/air & human health | Natural hazards | AI & M

H-Index Metrics

H-Index

45
i10 Index

96
Citation Counts

5,616

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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

231,161

World Rank

237

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

MO Olorunfemi

Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife, Nigeria

Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Near Surface Geophysics Including groundwater | engineering and environmental investigation | mining | Agro- and Archaeo-geophysic

H-Index Metrics

H-Index

32
i10 Index

78
Citation Counts

3,521

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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

240,410

World Rank

258

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Ogbonnaya Igwe

University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria

Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Geotechnics | Environmental and Engineering Geolog

H-Index Metrics

H-Index

31
i10 Index

76
Citation Counts

2,465

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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

249,684

World Rank

282

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Sunday W. Petters

University of Calabar Calabar, Nigeria

Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Geology | Sedimentology | Micropaleontolog

H-Index Metrics

H-Index

31
i10 Index

60
Citation Counts

4,567

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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

255,095

World Rank

298

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Nyakno Jimmy George|N. J. George, Nyakno George

Akwa Ibom State University Akwa, Nigeria

Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Geophysics | Hydrogeophysics | Hydrolog

H-Index Metrics

H-Index

31
i10 Index

84
Citation Counts

2,981

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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

260,125

World Rank

313

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Aniekan Edet

University of Calabar Calabar, Nigeria

Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Hydrochemistr

H-Index Metrics

H-Index

30
i10 Index

54
Citation Counts

3,913

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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

312,383

World Rank

460

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Nenibarini Zabbey

University of Port Harcourt Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Hydrobiology | Biomonitoring and Restoration Ecology | Environmental Assessment | Policy Advocac

H-Index Metrics

H-Index

27
i10 Index

48
Citation Counts

2,090

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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

327,315

World Rank

506

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Aizebeokhai, Ahzegbobor Philips

Covenant University Ota Ota, Nigeria

Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Near-Surface Geophysics - Environmental Geophysics | Hydrogeophysic

H-Index Metrics

H-Index

26
i10 Index

53
Citation Counts

2,036

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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

330,738

World Rank

519

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Ho Nwankwoala

University of Port Harcourt Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Applied Hydrogeology | Environmental Hydrogeochemistry | Water Resources Management | Environmental Risk Assessment | Environmenta

H-Index Metrics

H-Index

26
i10 Index

84
Citation Counts

2,661

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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

330,783

World Rank

520

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Theophilus Aanuoluwa Adagunodo

Covenant University Ota Ota, Nigeria

Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Applied Geophysics | Applied Physics | Physics of the Solid Eart

H-Index Metrics

H-Index

26
i10 Index

72
Citation Counts

2,215

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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

343,627

World Rank

561

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Anthony E. Akpan

University of Calabar Calabar, Nigeria

Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Solid Earth Physics | Renewable and Sustainable Energy | Applied Geophysic

H-Index Metrics

H-Index

25
i10 Index

65
Citation Counts

2,020

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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

349,274

World Rank

579

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Moshood N. Tijani

University of Ibadan Ibadan, Nigeria

Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Hydrogeology | Environmnetal Geology | Isotope Hydrology | Groundwater Resources Evaluation | Water Quality and Environmnetal Manag

H-Index Metrics

H-Index

25
i10 Index

45
Citation Counts

2,885

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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

350,905

World Rank

586

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Amadi Akobundu Nwanosike

Federal University of Technology Minna Minna, Nigeria

Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Hydrogeology | Hydrogeochemistry | Environmental Geology | Engineering Geology | Water Resources Management and Environmental Impac

H-Index Metrics

H-Index

25
i10 Index

56
Citation Counts

2,332

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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

369,574

World Rank

650

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Alexander Iheanyichukwu Opara

Federal University of Technology Owerri Owerri, Nigeria

Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Geo-informatics | Environmental Geosciences | Geothermal Energy | Exploration Geophysic

H-Index Metrics

H-Index

24
i10 Index

56
Citation Counts

1,685

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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

399,746

World Rank

774

Country Rank

University

Ranking Based On Selection:

Okogbue Co

University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria

Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Landslides and slope stability | Geotechnical soil characterization | Soil improvement for engineering construction | Groundwater resources evaluatio