Lagos University Teaching Hospital was ranked 9,053; Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, 9,860; University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, 9,883; and Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex was ranked 10,668 to complete the six Nigerian institutions listed.
The research component — measuring publication output, citation impact, top-quartile journal presence, international collaboration and open-access share — accounts for half of each institution’s score.
Innovation tracks patents and technological impact, while societal impact covers web visibility, media mentions, contributions to UN Sustainable Development Goals and influence on public policy.
Responding to the ranking, UCH's Chief Medical Director, Professor Jesse Abiodun Otegbayo, described the feat as a collective achievement.
He attributed the scorecard to the contributions of all committed and dedicated staff of the institution "who toil day and night to keep services going on in spite of the challenges and the difficult work terrain.”
Professor Otegbayo said the achievement will serve as a motivation for all staff of the nation’s premier tertiary health facility.
He also thanked the Federal Government for giving priority to the health sector alongside improved funding, provision of stable electricity and other infrastructural facilities, as well as enhanced workers’ remuneration.
"I celebrate this ranking on behalf and over the shoulders of our greatest assets, our staff, as it perfectly aligns with the mantra of the current administration of Shared Vision for Excellence”, said the CMD.
Founded on 20 November 1957 as Nigeria’s first teaching hospital, UCH is affiliated with the University of Ibadan’s College of Medicine and serves as the main referral centre for the country’s southwest. It is one of eight federally funded Cancer Centres of Excellence.
The hospital’s research pipeline has been bolstered by internal funding, with the CMD awarding grants to six staff researchers in October 2024.
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