A total of 17 academic researchers of the University have been listed among the top 500 profiles in the ranking of scientists in Nigerian institutions according to their Google Scholar Citations (GSC). GSC is a BETA Ranking of the scientists based on their declared or voluntary presence on the Google Scholar Citations Database.
The researchers, their Departments and Colleges are: Professor Adekojo Waheed, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering (COLENG); Professor Okanlawon Onagbesan, Department of Animal Physiology, College of Animal Science and Livestock Production (COLANIM); Professor Olusegun Osinowo, Department of Animal Physiology (COLANIM); Professor Uwem Ekpo, Department of Pure and Applied Zoology, College of Biological Sciences (COLBIOS); Professor Oluseyi Oduguwa, Department of Animal Nutrition (COLANIM) and Professor James Oguntuase, Department of Mathematics, College of Physical Sciences (COLPHYS) .
Others are: Dr. Dairo Usman, Department of Agricultural Engineering (COLENG); Dr. Olajide Sobunkola, Department of Food Science and Technology (COLFHEC); Dr. Flora Oluwafemi, Department of Microbiology (COLBIOS); Dr. Olusegun Obadina, Department of Food Science and Technology (COLFHEC); and Dr. Obayelu Elijah, Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, College of Agricultural Management and Rural Development (COLAMRUD).
Also listed are: Dr. Saka Balogun, Department of Microbiology (COLBIOS), Dr. Rebecca Vincent, Department of Computer Science (COLPHYS); Dr. Gboyega Adebayo, Department of Physics (COLPHYS); Dr. Abideen Adeogun, Department of Chemistry (COLPHYS); Dr. Olusegun Idowu, Department of Animal Nutrition (COLANIM) and Mr. Ismail Fasanya, Department of Economics, College of Management Sciences (COLMAS).
The results, showing the GSC as of March 23, 2015, was displayed on the web page of the “Ranking Web of Universities” (webometrics.info). This is an initiative of the Cybermetrics Lab, a research group belonging to the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), the largest public research body in Spain. It is among the first basic research organisations in Europe, consisting 126 centers and institutes throughout Spain. CSIC also plays an important role in the formation of new researchers and technicians in different aspects of science and technology. The ranking, which is first of its kind, was built with data collected during the second week of February 2015 from the public profiles of researchers working in Nigerian and Asian institutions. The Google Scholar Citations, a free and very large bibliographic database, is especially useful for bibliometric purposes by providing the number of citations received. Its current size has over 160 million unique documents, many of them with links to open and available full-text versions. (Further information can be accessed at www.webometrics.info/en/node/99).
