Journals Consortium\u2019s mission is to evaluate universities (and other higher institutions) and research journals based on their publications and citation, as well as to bring research articles to everyone\u2019s reach. They just concluded a ranking conducted on 1,447 African Universities and Higher Institutions.<\/p>\n
METHODOLOGY USED IN RANKING THESE UNIVERSITIES<\/p>\n The Total Influence Factor (TIF) is the sum of Research Publication and Citation score plus the Internet\/Web Presence score.<\/p>\n The Research Publication and Citation (RSC) score is directly proportional to the number of publications and citations of a university or higher institution for the previous 5 years. Journals Consortium utilizes the publications and citations scores available on Google Scholar.<\/p>\n The Internet\/Web Presence (IWP) is also directly proportional to the number of times the university or higher institution appears on the Internet.<\/p>\n RSC \u221d number of publications and citations of university for the previous 5 years<\/p>\n IWP \u221d number of times the university or higher institution appears on the Internet<\/p>\n TIF = RSC + IWP<\/p>\n The Internet\/Web Presence score carries less weight compared to the Research Publication and Citation scores. The scores are normalized by logarithm transformation for portability. <\/p>\n The Journals Consortium utilised research publications and citations from the last five years (2010 to 2014) as well as visibility on the internet<\/p>\n Based on these factors, The Top Ten enviable List is as follows<\/strong>:<\/p>\n University<\/strong> <\/strong> Country Total Influence Factor<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. University of Cape Town South Africa 45.02<\/p>\n 2. Cairo University Egypt 43.43<\/p>\n 3. University of Pretoria South Africa 43.35<\/p>\n 4. University of Nairobi Kenya 42.81<\/p>\n 5. University of South Africa South Africa 42.32<\/p>\n 6. University of Witwatersrand South Africa 42.20<\/p>\n 7. Stellenbosch University South Africa 42.16<\/p>\n 8. University of Ibadan Nigeria 41.22<\/p>\n 9. University of Kwazulu Natai South Africa 41.13<\/p>\n 10. Ain Shams University Egypt 40.54<\/p>\n The University of Ibadan(…the first and the best) started off as University College of Ibadan which was established in 1948. The establishment of the University could be traced directly to the reports in 1945 of the Asquith and Elliot Commissions which were set up by the British Government in 1943.Its Website is http:\/\/www.ui.edu.ng\/<\/p>\n