For holding a commendable 20 articles or more on Scopus, a compilation of globally renowned high impact research journals, no fewer than 36 lecturers of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Ekiti State have emerged as top rated scholars of the institution.
This was just as the Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University, Prof. Abayomi Sunday Fasina, celebrated the outstanding scholars who are members of the academic staff of the institution and have featured prominently as most impactful scholars on the Scopus database and other global research bodies respectively.
The development came on the heels of a recent scrutiny of the research efforts of the academic staff members as a pre-requisite for the annual promotion exercise of the year 2023.
A report of the finding as presented to the University media team by the Special Assistant to the Vice-Chancellor on Digital Transformation and Technology, Associate Professor Olusola A Ayanda, said 10 lecturers of the institution were also listed as outstanding scholars with profound number of h-index, i10-index and citation by the 2023 AD Scientific Index ranking as at August 24, 2023.
Ayanda in his findings noted that: “The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), on behalf of the University administration and the entire academic community, would like to express his sincere appreciation to the University’s outstanding academic staff who have continued to demonstrate outstanding research and scholarship.
“The compilation that follows highlights notable researchers that have contributed to improving the University’s standing as at August 24, 2023, holding a commendable 20 articles or more in the Scopus database.“
He added, “As at August 24, 2023, the following 36 academic staff members of FUOYE made the University proud with publications in Scopus. They are Ajiboye Basiru O, 107 publications, Agbenin John O, 67, Ntoimo Loretta F,66,Adeniyi A.A , 65, Lawal Olayide,S, 58, Adedini Sunday, A, 53, Bolaji Bukola A, 53, Ayanda Olusola S, 51, Adefarati Temitope, 36, Akintayo, Cecelia O, 34, Hammed S, Olaide, 34, and Olaniyan Adesoji M, with 34 publications.
Others are , Adeoye Akinwunmi O, with 32 publications; lbrahim Omodele, 28, Mogadishu Hammed O, 28, Oyewole Samuel O, 28, Adejuyigbe Samuel B, 27, Gbadegesin Job T, 27, Faboya Oluwabamise L, 25, Lawal Abiodun M, 25, Ojo Olusola J, 25, and Adeyanju Ibrahim A, with 24 publications.