RESUMO
There are various criteria that could be used to rate a tertiary institution. One of these is the productivity of the members of staff which is shown by the research conducted; publications submitted and manuscripts published in indexed journals. Manuscripts submitted and published in one of the highly rated indexed journals in our locality were analysed with a view to identifying how the institutions add to knowledge by their contributions. Our findings show that the four top-rated institutions in terms of manuscripts published in West African Journal of Medicine (WAJM) are University College Hospital (UCH); lbadan; University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH); Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTH); and Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH)