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Nigeria
Nigeria ranks between 25th and 40th across the 45 technologies, by share of the 10% most cited papers, 2021–2025.
TechnologyRankIts neighbours in the rankingShare of the top 10%, from 2021 to 2025Its institution with the most credit
Cybersecurity
25–28tied, of 104
1stCN14.8%20–23FR0.8%24thDZ0.7%25–28NG0.6%25–28GR0.6%25–28TN0.6%
American University of Nigeria0.1% of the top 10%
Perovskite solar cells
29–32tied, of 763.2 papers of credit
1stCN53.9%29–32EG0.2%29–32LT0.2%29–32NG0.2%29–32RU0.2%33–40MX0.1%
Outside the top 30
University of Benin0.0% of the top 10%
Post-quantum cryptography
27–39tied, of 591.6 papers of credit
1stCN20.4%27–39DK0.5%27–39MX0.5%27–39NG0.5%27–39AE0.4%27–39CZ0.4%
Outside the top 30
Federal University of Technology0.3% of the top 10%
Supercapacitors
33–40tied, of 864.4 papers of credit
1stCN46.3%33–40PT0.1%33–40ET0.1%33–40NG0.1%33–40ID0.1%33–40MX0.1%
Outside the top 30
University of Nigeria0.0% of the top 10%
Satellite navigation
33–40tied, of 451.0 papers of credit
1stCN56.1%33–40TW0.2%33–40PT0.1%33–40NG0.1%33–40NZ0.1%33–40MO0.1%
Outside the top 30
Federal University of Technology0.1% of the top 10%
New antibiotics and antivirals
33–38tied, of 822.9 papers of credit
1stCN30.3%33–38IE0.4%33–38MO0.4%33–38NG0.3%33–38IL0.3%39–40SG0.3%
Outside the top 30
University of Calabar0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum computing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Quantum communication
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Large language models
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Atomic clocks
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Small satellites
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced aircraft engines
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hypersonic flight
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Drones and swarming
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Autonomous underwater vehicles
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electric batteries
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hydrogen by electrolysis
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Nuclear fusion
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Wide-bandgap semiconductors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Additive manufacturing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Critical minerals processing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Gene editing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
mRNA vaccines and therapeutics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Quantum sensors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
AI chips
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced chip manufacturing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
High-performance computing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Space launch
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Inertial navigation
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Radar
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Sonar and underwater acoustics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Directed energy
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electronic warfare
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hyperspectral imaging
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Metamaterials
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Magnets and superconductors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Nuclear fission power
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Synthetic biology
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Genome sequencing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Optical communication
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
6G and advanced wireless
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Distributed ledgers
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced robotics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced composites
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Neighbours are the countries ranked just above and below. Ranks are shown as a range where shares are equal to one decimal place. Source: OpenAlex, pulled 18 October 2026. Method