Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) has retained the first position for the sixth time in the biannual Webometrics ranking among Polytechnics in the country released in July 2023.

This was revealed by the Deputy Registrar of the school, Mr. Joe Ejiofor in Lagos on Saturday.

Ejiofor said the College also moved up by two steps, displaced other universities, and also widened the gap between the College and the first runner-up polytechnic by 17 steps and improved upon its January 2023 position.

“This milestone success is attributed to the support the Management has consistently given to relevant research units in the college.

“In particular by providing the tools needed by Center for Information and Technology Management (CITM) to work professionally on the website tailored toward the sensitisation of the academic community.

“This idea was to create an enabling environment so that they can publish their journals in relevant high-impact platforms,” he said.

Ejiofor noted that the school had implemented strategies to improve its ranking through an increase in the quantity and quality of its web content.

According to Ejiofor, Webometric is a ranking of higher institutions of learning; it uses both Webometric and Bibliometric (research) indicators.

Webometrics ranking is based on the impact of web contents, top-cited researchers, and papers published online on research and publication platforms.