FUTA Don Gets Prominent Ranking in Scholarly Index


Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke , a Professor of Sustainable and Digital Built Environment at the Department of Quantity Surveying, Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Nigeria has been ranked #1 in Facilities and Workplace Management among the Top 1000 Scholars by Research Gate Scholarly Index, based on research impact from 2021-2025. 
Additionally, he was ranked #4 in Construction Project Management and Performance, #7 in BIM and Construction Integration, #10 in Sustainable Building Design and Assessment, #10 in Value Engineering and Management.

Oke has several years of teaching and research experience in higher institutions of learning across the world. He obtained his first degree with a first class (Hons.) and completed his Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Quantity Surveying. 
He founded the Research Group on Sustainable Infrastructure Management Plus (RG-SIM+) and currently serves as the team lead. 
With research interests in Sustainable Development, Digital Infrastructure, and Construction Innovations, he won the Best Researcher award at the 2025 and 2023 Excellence and Productivity Award ceremony at FUTA, following his recognition as the best lecturer in 2021. 

His international exposure includes serving as a visiting scholar at Heriot-Watt University in the UK, a Research Fellow at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa, an Academic Fellow at Universiti Sains Malaysia, an Honorary Professor at Durban University, South Africa and participating in EU-funded academic mobility exchange programs. 

He is a Peace Ambassador for the United Nations’ International Association of World Peace Advocates promoting world peace and sustainable development. With more than 500 publications, including 14 authored and 4 edited books, he has been listed in Stanford University’s World’s Top 2% Scientists ranking since 2023, reflecting his sustained research impact and scholarly contributions.

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