Obafemi Awolowo University

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Short name

OAU

Country, city

Nigeria, Ilesa

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Organization website

Publications

11 141

Citations

147 052

h-index

125

Top-3 journals

PLoS ONE (89 publications)

Heliyon (86 publications)

BMC Oral Health (78 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Ibadan (779 publications)

University of Lagos (320 publications)

Ekiti State University (308 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

North-West University (169 publications)

University of the Witwatersrand (153 publications)

University of Johannesburg (142 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

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Publication title

Publisher

Journal

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Since 1962

Total publications

11141

Total citations

147052

Citations per publication

13.2

Average publications per year

171.4

Average authors per publication

5.22

h-index

125

Metrics description

h-index

A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0507655102

Top-30

Fields of science

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General Medicine	General Medicine, 1376, 12.35% General Medicine 1376 publications, 12.35%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 584, 5.24% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 584 publications, 5.24%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 444, 3.99% Agronomy and Crop Science 444 publications, 3.99%
Food Science	Food Science, 377, 3.38% Food Science 377 publications, 3.38%
Pharmacology	Pharmacology, 335, 3.01% Pharmacology 335 publications, 3.01%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 316, 2.84% Infectious Diseases 316 publications, 2.84%
Pollution	Pollution, 305, 2.74% Pollution 305 publications, 2.74%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 295, 2.65% Plant Science 295 publications, 2.65%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 292, 2.62% Geography, Planning and Development 292 publications, 2.62%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 288, 2.59% General Environmental Science 288 publications, 2.59%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 277, 2.49% Multidisciplinary 277 publications, 2.49%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 251, 2.25% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 251 publications, 2.25%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 243, 2.18% General Chemical Engineering 243 publications, 2.18%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 233, 2.09% General Engineering 233 publications, 2.09%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 221, 1.98% General Chemistry 221 publications, 1.98%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 215, 1.93% General Materials Science 215 publications, 1.93%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 206, 1.85% Condensed Matter Physics 206 publications, 1.85%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 203, 1.82% Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 203 publications, 1.82%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 200, 1.8% Biochemistry 200 publications, 1.8%
Surgery	Surgery, 198, 1.78% Surgery 198 publications, 1.78%
Obstetrics and Gynecology	Obstetrics and Gynecology, 196, 1.76% Obstetrics and Gynecology 196 publications, 1.76%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health	Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 195, 1.75% Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 195 publications, 1.75%
Genetics	Genetics, 194, 1.74% Genetics 194 publications, 1.74%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 194, 1.74% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 194 publications, 1.74%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 190, 1.71% Molecular Biology 190 publications, 1.71%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 189, 1.7% Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 189 publications, 1.7%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 186, 1.67% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 186 publications, 1.67%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 185, 1.66% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 185 publications, 1.66%
Drug Discovery	Drug Discovery, 176, 1.58% Drug Discovery 176 publications, 1.58%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 173, 1.55% Sociology and Political Science 173 publications, 1.55%
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Journals

	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 89, 0.8% PLoS ONE 89 publications, 0.8%
Heliyon	Heliyon, 86, 0.77% Heliyon 86 publications, 0.77%
BMC Oral Health	BMC Oral Health, 78, 0.7% BMC Oral Health 78 publications, 0.7%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 73, 0.66% SSRN Electronic Journal 73 publications, 0.66%
Tropical Doctor	Tropical Doctor, 61, 0.55% Tropical Doctor 61 publications, 0.55%
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics	International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 58, 0.52% International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 58 publications, 0.52%
Journal of Social Sciences	Journal of Social Sciences, 56, 0.5% Journal of Social Sciences 56 publications, 0.5%
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY	AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, 52, 0.47% AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY 52 publications, 0.47%
Property Management	Property Management, 48, 0.43% Property Management 48 publications, 0.43%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 46, 0.41% Scientific Reports 46 publications, 0.41%
Journal of Ethnopharmacology	Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 44, 0.39% Journal of Ethnopharmacology 44 publications, 0.39%
Scientific African	Scientific African, 44, 0.39% Scientific African 44 publications, 0.39%
BMC Public Health	BMC Public Health, 43, 0.39% BMC Public Health 43 publications, 0.39%
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 39, 0.35% Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 39 publications, 0.35%
African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development	African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, 36, 0.32% African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development 36 publications, 0.32%
Technovation	Technovation, 36, 0.32% Technovation 36 publications, 0.32%
Journal of Human Ecology	Journal of Human Ecology, 33, 0.3% Journal of Human Ecology 33 publications, 0.3%
Phytotherapy Research	Phytotherapy Research, 32, 0.29% Phytotherapy Research 32 publications, 0.29%
Journal of Food Engineering	Journal of Food Engineering, 32, 0.29% Journal of Food Engineering 32 publications, 0.29%
Food Chemistry	Food Chemistry, 31, 0.28% Food Chemistry 31 publications, 0.28%
Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis	Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 31, 0.28% Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 31 publications, 0.28%
International Journal of Vegetable Science	International Journal of Vegetable Science, 30, 0.27% International Journal of Vegetable Science 30 publications, 0.27%
Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects	Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects, 29, 0.26% Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects 29 publications, 0.26%
Sustainability	Sustainability, 29, 0.26% Sustainability 29 publications, 0.26%
Nutrition and Food Science	Nutrition and Food Science, 29, 0.26% Nutrition and Food Science 29 publications, 0.26%
Chemistry Africa	Chemistry Africa, 29, 0.26% Chemistry Africa 29 publications, 0.26%
BMC Research Notes	BMC Research Notes, 28, 0.25% BMC Research Notes 28 publications, 0.25%
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment	Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 28, 0.25% Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 28 publications, 0.25%
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry	Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 27, 0.24% Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 27 publications, 0.24%
Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry	Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry, 27, 0.24% Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry 27 publications, 0.24%
	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

Publishers

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500
Elsevier	Elsevier, 2487, 22.32% Elsevier 2487 publications, 22.32%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 2143, 19.24% Springer Nature 2143 publications, 19.24%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 1181, 10.6% Taylor & Francis 1181 publications, 10.6%
Wiley	Wiley, 956, 8.58% Wiley 956 publications, 8.58%
SAGE	SAGE, 602, 5.4% SAGE 602 publications, 5.4%
Emerald	Emerald, 344, 3.09% Emerald 344 publications, 3.09%
MDPI	MDPI, 251, 2.25% MDPI 251 publications, 2.25%
Academic Journals	Academic Journals, 226, 2.03% Academic Journals 226 publications, 2.03%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 201, 1.8% Oxford University Press 201 publications, 1.8%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 187, 1.68% Cambridge University Press 187 publications, 1.68%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 134, 1.2% Walter de Gruyter 134 publications, 1.2%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 127, 1.14% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 127 publications, 1.14%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 121, 1.09% Frontiers Media S.A. 121 publications, 1.09%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 114, 1.02% IGI Global 114 publications, 1.02%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 107, 0.96% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 107 publications, 0.96%
Kamla Raj Enterprises	Kamla Raj Enterprises, 107, 0.96% Kamla Raj Enterprises 107 publications, 0.96%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 95, 0.85% Hindawi Limited 95 publications, 0.85%
Inderscience Publishers	Inderscience Publishers, 91, 0.82% Inderscience Publishers 91 publications, 0.82%
BMJ	BMJ, 69, 0.62% BMJ 69 publications, 0.62%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 66, 0.59% Social Science Electronic Publishing 66 publications, 0.59%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG	Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 58, 0.52% Georg Thieme Verlag KG 58 publications, 0.52%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 57, 0.51% IOP Publishing 57 publications, 0.51%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 49, 0.44% AOSIS 49 publications, 0.44%
F1000 Research	F1000 Research, 42, 0.38% F1000 Research 42 publications, 0.38%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 39, 0.35% American Chemical Society (ACS) 39 publications, 0.35%
Trans Tech Publications	Trans Tech Publications, 37, 0.33% Trans Tech Publications 37 publications, 0.33%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)	American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 36, 0.32% American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 36 publications, 0.32%
Mark Allen Group	Mark Allen Group, 35, 0.31% Mark Allen Group 35 publications, 0.31%
IOS Press	IOS Press, 34, 0.31% IOS Press 34 publications, 0.31%
S. Karger AG	S. Karger AG, 33, 0.3% S. Karger AG 33 publications, 0.3%
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With other organizations

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
University of Ibadan	University of Ibadan, 779, 6.99% University of Ibadan 779 publications, 6.99%
University of Lagos	University of Lagos, 320, 2.87% University of Lagos 320 publications, 2.87%
Ekiti State University	Ekiti State University, 308, 2.76% Ekiti State University 308 publications, 2.76%
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology	Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, 286, 2.57% Ladoke Akintola University of Technology 286 publications, 2.57%
University of Ilorin	University of Ilorin, 283, 2.54% University of Ilorin 283 publications, 2.54%
Osun State University	Osun State University, 269, 2.41% Osun State University 269 publications, 2.41%
Federal University of Technology Akure	Federal University of Technology Akure, 193, 1.73% Federal University of Technology Akure 193 publications, 1.73%
University College Hospital, Ibadan	University College Hospital, Ibadan, 188, 1.69% University College Hospital, Ibadan 188 publications, 1.69%
Covenant University	Covenant University, 183, 1.64% Covenant University 183 publications, 1.64%
North-West University	North-West University, 169, 1.52% North-West University 169 publications, 1.52%
Afe Babalola University	Afe Babalola University, 160, 1.44% Afe Babalola University 160 publications, 1.44%
Bowen University	Bowen University, 156, 1.4% Bowen University 156 publications, 1.4%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 153, 1.37% University of the Witwatersrand 153 publications, 1.37%
Olabisi Onabanjo University	Olabisi Onabanjo University, 153, 1.37% Olabisi Onabanjo University 153 publications, 1.37%
University of Nigeria	University of Nigeria, 147, 1.32% University of Nigeria 147 publications, 1.32%
Lagos State University	Lagos State University, 146, 1.31% Lagos State University 146 publications, 1.31%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 142, 1.27% University of Johannesburg 142 publications, 1.27%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 141, 1.27% University of KwaZulu-Natal 141 publications, 1.27%
Alexandria University	Alexandria University, 134, 1.2% Alexandria University 134 publications, 1.2%
Ahmadu Bello University	Ahmadu Bello University, 125, 1.12% Ahmadu Bello University 125 publications, 1.12%
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 124, 1.11% University of Pretoria 124 publications, 1.11%
University of the Free State	University of the Free State, 119, 1.07% University of the Free State 119 publications, 1.07%
Landmark University	Landmark University, 112, 1.01% Landmark University 112 publications, 1.01%
University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital	University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, 111, 1% University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital 111 publications, 1%
Federal University Oye Ekiti	Federal University Oye Ekiti, 107, 0.96% Federal University Oye Ekiti 107 publications, 0.96%
University of Benin	University of Benin, 106, 0.95% University of Benin 106 publications, 0.95%
University of Calabar	University of Calabar, 98, 0.88% University of Calabar 98 publications, 0.88%
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 98, 0.88% Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 98 publications, 0.88%
University of Ghana	University of Ghana, 97, 0.87% University of Ghana 97 publications, 0.87%
Lagos University Teaching Hospital	Lagos University Teaching Hospital, 96, 0.86% Lagos University Teaching Hospital 96 publications, 0.86%
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With foreign organizations

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
North-West University	North-West University, 169, 1.52% North-West University 169 publications, 1.52%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 153, 1.37% University of the Witwatersrand 153 publications, 1.37%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 142, 1.27% University of Johannesburg 142 publications, 1.27%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 141, 1.27% University of KwaZulu-Natal 141 publications, 1.27%
Alexandria University	Alexandria University, 134, 1.2% Alexandria University 134 publications, 1.2%
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 124, 1.11% University of Pretoria 124 publications, 1.11%
University of the Free State	University of the Free State, 119, 1.07% University of the Free State 119 publications, 1.07%
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 98, 0.88% Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 98 publications, 0.88%
University of Ghana	University of Ghana, 97, 0.87% University of Ghana 97 publications, 0.87%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 96, 0.86% Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 96 publications, 0.86%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 92, 0.83% University of Cape Town 92 publications, 0.83%
University of South Africa	University of South Africa, 86, 0.77% University of South Africa 86 publications, 0.77%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 73, 0.66% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 73 publications, 0.66%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 69, 0.62% Stellenbosch University 69 publications, 0.62%
University of Manitoba	University of Manitoba, 64, 0.57% University of Manitoba 64 publications, 0.57%
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University	Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, 62, 0.56% Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University 62 publications, 0.56%
Tshwane University of Technology	Tshwane University of Technology, 62, 0.56% Tshwane University of Technology 62 publications, 0.56%
King Saud University	King Saud University, 61, 0.55% King Saud University 61 publications, 0.55%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 58, 0.52% Johns Hopkins University 58 publications, 0.52%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 55, 0.49% Imperial College London 55 publications, 0.49%
Manchester Metropolitan University	Manchester Metropolitan University, 55, 0.49% Manchester Metropolitan University 55 publications, 0.49%
University of Nairobi	University of Nairobi, 52, 0.47% University of Nairobi 52 publications, 0.47%
University of Liverpool	University of Liverpool, 50, 0.45% University of Liverpool 50 publications, 0.45%
University of Maryland, Baltimore	University of Maryland, Baltimore, 50, 0.45% University of Maryland, Baltimore 50 publications, 0.45%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 49, 0.44% Harvard University 49 publications, 0.44%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 49, 0.44% University of California, San Francisco 49 publications, 0.44%
University of Bergen	University of Bergen, 45, 0.4% University of Bergen 45 publications, 0.4%
University of the Western Cape	University of the Western Cape, 45, 0.4% University of the Western Cape 45 publications, 0.4%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 44, 0.39% University of Washington 44 publications, 0.39%
University of Fort Hare	University of Fort Hare, 43, 0.39% University of Fort Hare 43 publications, 0.39%
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With other countries

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South Africa	South Africa, 1049, 9.42% South Africa 1049 publications, 9.42%
USA	USA, 980, 8.8% USA 980 publications, 8.8%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 820, 7.36% United Kingdom 820 publications, 7.36%
Germany	Germany, 280, 2.51% Germany 280 publications, 2.51%
Canada	Canada, 273, 2.45% Canada 273 publications, 2.45%
India	India, 234, 2.1% India 234 publications, 2.1%
Ghana	Ghana, 220, 1.97% Ghana 220 publications, 1.97%
China	China, 218, 1.96% China 218 publications, 1.96%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 209, 1.88% Saudi Arabia 209 publications, 1.88%
Egypt	Egypt, 195, 1.75% Egypt 195 publications, 1.75%
Australia	Australia, 157, 1.41% Australia 157 publications, 1.41%
Italy	Italy, 155, 1.39% Italy 155 publications, 1.39%
Brazil	Brazil, 140, 1.26% Brazil 140 publications, 1.26%
Kenya	Kenya, 132, 1.18% Kenya 132 publications, 1.18%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 124, 1.11% Netherlands 124 publications, 1.11%
France	France, 110, 0.99% France 110 publications, 0.99%
UAE	UAE, 90, 0.81% UAE 90 publications, 0.81%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 86, 0.77% Switzerland 86 publications, 0.77%
Finland	Finland, 83, 0.74% Finland 83 publications, 0.74%
Sweden	Sweden, 81, 0.73% Sweden 81 publications, 0.73%
Ethiopia	Ethiopia, 76, 0.68% Ethiopia 76 publications, 0.68%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 72, 0.65% Malaysia 72 publications, 0.65%
Mexico	Mexico, 72, 0.65% Mexico 72 publications, 0.65%
Turkey	Turkey, 71, 0.64% Turkey 71 publications, 0.64%
Uganda	Uganda, 71, 0.64% Uganda 71 publications, 0.64%
Cameroon	Cameroon, 69, 0.62% Cameroon 69 publications, 0.62%
Norway	Norway, 69, 0.62% Norway 69 publications, 0.62%
Tanzania	Tanzania, 68, 0.61% Tanzania 68 publications, 0.61%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 67, 0.6% Republic of Korea 67 publications, 0.6%
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