Nine academic staff of Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike (AE-FUNAI), Ebonyi State, including Profs. Chukwumerije Okereke and Robert Ugochukwu Onyeneke, have been ranked among 2025 top 2% scientists in the world by Stanford University and Elsevier.
The top 2% scientists is a prestigious list that highlights the world’s leading scientists who have made a remarkable impact in their different fields through their citations.
By being included in the list, the scientists receive global recognitions for advancing knowledge and influencing their scientific communities. The 2025 list used data indexed by Scopus as of August 1, 2025, covering citations up to the end of 2024.
The University lecturers who were ranked by the renowned global body include: Ukwaja Kingsley Nnanna, Okereke Chukwumerije, Eleazu Chinedum O., Erejuwa Omotayo Owomofoyon, and Okolie Ugochukwu Chinonso.
Others are: Anadebe Valentine Chikaodili, Jayeoye Titilope John, Onyeneke Robert Ugochukwu and Fameruwa Ademola C.
While commending the staff, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Sunday Elom, said their ranking by a globally-acclaimed body such as Stanford/Elsevier is a testament of their research capacities and impact, which have received global attention. He also lauded their scientific exploits which in words, “has given the university global recognition”.
The Vice-Chancellor therefore charged them not to rest on their oars, assuring them of his administration’s continued support to research and innovation, geared towards solving societal problems.