Three FUTIA Scholars Rank Among Nigeria’s Top 200 Authors

Three scholars of the Federal University of Technology, Ikot Abasi (FUTIA), Akwa Ibom State, have been ranked among Nigeria’s top 200 authors in the 2026 Elsevier SciVal Scholarly Output Ranking, highlighting the university’s contributions to research in Library and Information Science, Physics and Microbiology.

Bolaji David Oladokun of the Department of Library and Information Technology ranked 61st nationally, while Professor Akpan Ndem Ikot of the Department of Physics placed 106th. Dr Uwem Okon Edet of the Department of Microbiology ranked 189th.

The rankings place all three academics among the top 200 authors in Nigeria.

The report, titled “Top Authors in Nigeria 2026,” covers scholarly output across all subject areas between 2022 and 2026. It is based on Scopus data available up to September 27, 2026.

Scopus is Elsevier’s abstract and citation database of scholarly literature, while SciVal uses the data to analyse the research performance of individual scholars and institutions.

In terms of scholarly output, Oladokun recorded 106 publications, followed by Professor Ikot with 83 and Dr Edet with 64.

Oladokun also emerged as the highest-ranked Library and Information Science scholar in Nigeria and Africa during the period under review.

The achievement underscores the breadth of academic research at FUTIA and strengthens the university’s visibility within Nigeria’s research ecosystem. It also provides further impetus for sustained research, collaboration and scholarly publishing across the institution’s academic departments.

Reacting to the development, FUTIA Vice-Chancellor, Professor Leo Daniel, commended the three scholars for their outstanding contributions to academic scholarship through their research outputs.

Daniel, recognised as Nigeria’s first Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, congratulated the scholars on behalf of the university’s management, staff and students.

He noted that their research contributions, alongside their teaching responsibilities and community service, had brought honour and academic recognition to the specialised university.

The vice-chancellor also urged other scholars at the institution to emulate the three academics and strive to surpass their achievements in future scholarly rankings and other research performance indicators.