Obafemi Awolowo University

Obafemi Awolowo University
Short name
OAU
Country, city
Nigeria, Ilesa
Publications
9 147
Citations
118 031
h-index
113
Top-3 journals
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (79 publications)
Heliyon
Heliyon (77 publications)
SSRN Electronic Journal
SSRN Electronic Journal (69 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of Ibadan
University of Ibadan (605 publications)
University of Lagos
University of Lagos (244 publications)
Ekiti State University
Ekiti State University (232 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
North-West University
North-West University (145 publications)
University of KwaZulu-Natal
University of KwaZulu-Natal (123 publications)
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand (122 publications)
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Since 1962

Total publications
9147
Total citations
118031
Citations per publication
12.9
Average publications per year
145.19
Average authors per publication
4.96
h-index
113
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.

Top-30

Fields of science

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General Medicine, 1215, 13.28%
General Medicine
1215 publications, 13.28%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 534, 5.84%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
534 publications, 5.84%
Agronomy and Crop Science, 392, 4.29%
Agronomy and Crop Science
392 publications, 4.29%
Food Science, 361, 3.95%
Food Science
361 publications, 3.95%
Pharmacology, 323, 3.53%
Pharmacology
323 publications, 3.53%
Infectious Diseases, 302, 3.3%
Infectious Diseases
302 publications, 3.3%
Pollution, 301, 3.29%
Pollution
301 publications, 3.29%
Multidisciplinary, 277, 3.03%
Multidisciplinary
277 publications, 3.03%
Geography, Planning and Development, 277, 3.03%
Geography, Planning and Development
277 publications, 3.03%
Plant Science, 264, 2.89%
Plant Science
264 publications, 2.89%
General Environmental Science, 234, 2.56%
General Environmental Science
234 publications, 2.56%
General Chemical Engineering, 231, 2.53%
General Chemical Engineering
231 publications, 2.53%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 227, 2.48%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
227 publications, 2.48%
General Chemistry, 219, 2.39%
General Chemistry
219 publications, 2.39%
General Engineering, 211, 2.31%
General Engineering
211 publications, 2.31%
Condensed Matter Physics, 206, 2.25%
Condensed Matter Physics
206 publications, 2.25%
General Materials Science, 203, 2.22%
General Materials Science
203 publications, 2.22%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 201, 2.2%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
201 publications, 2.2%
Biochemistry, 193, 2.11%
Biochemistry
193 publications, 2.11%
Surgery, 190, 2.08%
Surgery
190 publications, 2.08%
Obstetrics and Gynecology, 186, 2.03%
Obstetrics and Gynecology
186 publications, 2.03%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 185, 2.02%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
185 publications, 2.02%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 182, 1.99%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
182 publications, 1.99%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 173, 1.89%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
173 publications, 1.89%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 172, 1.88%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
172 publications, 1.88%
Drug Discovery, 170, 1.86%
Drug Discovery
170 publications, 1.86%
Sociology and Political Science, 169, 1.85%
Sociology and Political Science
169 publications, 1.85%
Environmental Chemistry, 169, 1.85%
Environmental Chemistry
169 publications, 1.85%
Education, 164, 1.79%
Education
164 publications, 1.79%
Animal Science and Zoology, 163, 1.78%
Animal Science and Zoology
163 publications, 1.78%
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Journals

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PLoS ONE
79 publications, 0.86%
Heliyon
77 publications, 0.84%
SSRN Electronic Journal
69 publications, 0.75%
BMC Oral Health
67 publications, 0.73%
Tropical Doctor
61 publications, 0.67%
Journal of Social Sciences
56 publications, 0.61%
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
49 publications, 0.54%
Journal of Ethnopharmacology
44 publications, 0.48%
Scientific African
42 publications, 0.46%
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
38 publications, 0.42%
Scientific Reports
36 publications, 0.39%
Technovation
36 publications, 0.39%
African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development
34 publications, 0.37%
Journal of Human Ecology
33 publications, 0.36%
BMC Public Health
32 publications, 0.35%
Phytotherapy Research
32 publications, 0.35%
Journal of Food Engineering
32 publications, 0.35%
Food Chemistry
31 publications, 0.34%
International Journal of Vegetable Science
30 publications, 0.33%
Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis
30 publications, 0.33%
Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects
29 publications, 0.32%
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
28 publications, 0.31%
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
27 publications, 0.3%
Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry
27 publications, 0.3%
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
26 publications, 0.28%
Chemistry Africa
26 publications, 0.28%
Journal of Agricultural Science
25 publications, 0.27%
Phytochemistry
25 publications, 0.27%
Nutrition and Health
25 publications, 0.27%
Journal of African Earth Sciences
25 publications, 0.27%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
2169 publications, 23.71%
Springer Nature
1733 publications, 18.95%
Taylor & Francis
1090 publications, 11.92%
Wiley
891 publications, 9.74%
SAGE
511 publications, 5.59%
MDPI
207 publications, 2.26%
Oxford University Press
182 publications, 1.99%
Cambridge University Press
171 publications, 1.87%
Emerald
166 publications, 1.81%
Kamla Raj Enterprises
106 publications, 1.16%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
97 publications, 1.06%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
92 publications, 1.01%
IGI Global
92 publications, 1.01%
Inderscience Publishers
79 publications, 0.86%
Walter de Gruyter
76 publications, 0.83%
Frontiers Media S.A.
74 publications, 0.81%
Hindawi Limited
68 publications, 0.74%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
66 publications, 0.72%
BMJ
61 publications, 0.67%
IOP Publishing
57 publications, 0.62%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
52 publications, 0.57%
AOSIS
44 publications, 0.48%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
37 publications, 0.4%
Trans Tech Publications
35 publications, 0.38%
Mark Allen Group
35 publications, 0.38%
IOS Press
29 publications, 0.32%
Stellenbosch University
26 publications, 0.28%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
25 publications, 0.27%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
25 publications, 0.27%
Mary Ann Liebert
24 publications, 0.26%
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With other organizations

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University of Ibadan
605 publications, 6.61%
University of Lagos
244 publications, 2.67%
Ekiti State University
232 publications, 2.54%
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
207 publications, 2.26%
University of Ilorin
203 publications, 2.22%
Osun State University
184 publications, 2.01%
Covenant University
171 publications, 1.87%
Federal University of Technology Akure
161 publications, 1.76%
University College Hospital, Ibadan
147 publications, 1.61%
North-West University
145 publications, 1.59%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
123 publications, 1.34%
University of the Witwatersrand
122 publications, 1.33%
Afe Babalola University
115 publications, 1.26%
University of Johannesburg
110 publications, 1.2%
Lagos State University
106 publications, 1.16%
University of Pretoria
105 publications, 1.15%
Ahmadu Bello University
103 publications, 1.13%
Alexandria University
102 publications, 1.12%
Landmark University
91 publications, 0.99%
University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital
91 publications, 0.99%
Federal University Oye Ekiti
86 publications, 0.94%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
82 publications, 0.9%
University of the Free State
78 publications, 0.85%
University of South Africa
75 publications, 0.82%
University of Ghana
75 publications, 0.82%
University of Calabar
74 publications, 0.81%
University of Maiduguri
73 publications, 0.8%
University of Cape Town
72 publications, 0.79%
University of Benin
72 publications, 0.79%
Lagos University Teaching Hospital
71 publications, 0.78%
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With foreign organizations

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North-West University
145 publications, 1.59%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
123 publications, 1.34%
University of the Witwatersrand
122 publications, 1.33%
University of Johannesburg
110 publications, 1.2%
University of Pretoria
105 publications, 1.15%
Alexandria University
102 publications, 1.12%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
82 publications, 0.9%
University of the Free State
78 publications, 0.85%
University of South Africa
75 publications, 0.82%
University of Ghana
75 publications, 0.82%
University of Cape Town
72 publications, 0.79%
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
66 publications, 0.72%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
57 publications, 0.62%
Stellenbosch University
56 publications, 0.61%
Tshwane University of Technology
56 publications, 0.61%
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
54 publications, 0.59%
University of Manitoba
52 publications, 0.57%
University of Liverpool
46 publications, 0.5%
King Saud University
45 publications, 0.49%
Johns Hopkins University
43 publications, 0.47%
Imperial College London
42 publications, 0.46%
University of California, San Francisco
42 publications, 0.46%
University of the Western Cape
40 publications, 0.44%
University of Fort Hare
40 publications, 0.44%
Harvard University
37 publications, 0.4%
University of Maryland, Baltimore
37 publications, 0.4%
King's College London
36 publications, 0.39%
Makerere University
36 publications, 0.39%
University of Bergen
35 publications, 0.38%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
35 publications, 0.38%
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With other countries

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South Africa, 991, 10.83%
South Africa
991 publications, 10.83%
USA, 908, 9.93%
USA
908 publications, 9.93%
United Kingdom, 763, 8.34%
United Kingdom
763 publications, 8.34%
Germany, 262, 2.86%
Germany
262 publications, 2.86%
Canada, 250, 2.73%
Canada
250 publications, 2.73%
India, 220, 2.41%
India
220 publications, 2.41%
China, 205, 2.24%
China
205 publications, 2.24%
Ghana, 205, 2.24%
Ghana
205 publications, 2.24%
Saudi Arabia, 193, 2.11%
Saudi Arabia
193 publications, 2.11%
Egypt, 181, 1.98%
Egypt
181 publications, 1.98%
Australia, 153, 1.67%
Australia
153 publications, 1.67%
Italy, 146, 1.6%
Italy
146 publications, 1.6%
Brazil, 131, 1.43%
Brazil
131 publications, 1.43%
Kenya, 121, 1.32%
Kenya
121 publications, 1.32%
Netherlands, 117, 1.28%
Netherlands
117 publications, 1.28%
France, 106, 1.16%
France
106 publications, 1.16%
UAE, 80, 0.87%
UAE
80 publications, 0.87%
Switzerland, 79, 0.86%
Switzerland
79 publications, 0.86%
Sweden, 76, 0.83%
Sweden
76 publications, 0.83%
Finland, 75, 0.82%
Finland
75 publications, 0.82%
Ethiopia, 70, 0.77%
Ethiopia
70 publications, 0.77%
Malaysia, 69, 0.75%
Malaysia
69 publications, 0.75%
Mexico, 67, 0.73%
Mexico
67 publications, 0.73%
Turkey, 67, 0.73%
Turkey
67 publications, 0.73%
Uganda, 67, 0.73%
Uganda
67 publications, 0.73%
Cameroon, 64, 0.7%
Cameroon
64 publications, 0.7%
Norway, 63, 0.69%
Norway
63 publications, 0.69%
Spain, 62, 0.68%
Spain
62 publications, 0.68%
Republic of Korea, 62, 0.68%
Republic of Korea
62 publications, 0.68%
Tanzania, 62, 0.68%
Tanzania
62 publications, 0.68%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1962 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.