University of Lagos

Are you a researcher?

Create a profile to get free access to personal recommendations for colleagues and new articles.

Short name

UNILAG

Country, city

Nigeria, Lagos

05rk03822

Organization website

Publications

8 660

Citations

116 262

h-index

114

Top-3 journals

SSRN Electronic Journal (127 publications)

FASEB Journal (95 publications)

Scientific African (83 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Lagos University Teaching Hospital (719 publications)

University of Ibadan (520 publications)

Lagos State University (397 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Cape Town (133 publications)

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (119 publications)

University of KwaZulu-Natal (109 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1963

Total publications

8660

Total citations

116262

Citations per publication

13.43

Average publications per year

135.31

Average authors per publication

6.57

h-index

114

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

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
General Medicine	General Medicine, 1321, 15.25% General Medicine 1321 publications, 15.25%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 395, 4.56% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 395 publications, 4.56%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 360, 4.16% Infectious Diseases 360 publications, 4.16%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 291, 3.36% Multidisciplinary 291 publications, 3.36%
Pharmacology	Pharmacology, 254, 2.93% Pharmacology 254 publications, 2.93%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 250, 2.89% Molecular Biology 250 publications, 2.89%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 244, 2.82% Biochemistry 244 publications, 2.82%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 240, 2.77% General Engineering 240 publications, 2.77%
Genetics	Genetics, 238, 2.75% Genetics 238 publications, 2.75%
Pollution	Pollution, 237, 2.74% Pollution 237 publications, 2.74%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 218, 2.52% General Environmental Science 218 publications, 2.52%
Biotechnology	Biotechnology, 205, 2.37% Biotechnology 205 publications, 2.37%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 198, 2.29% Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 198 publications, 2.29%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 183, 2.11% Geography, Planning and Development 183 publications, 2.11%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 172, 1.99% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 172 publications, 1.99%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 169, 1.95% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 169 publications, 1.95%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 160, 1.85% Mechanical Engineering 160 publications, 1.85%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health	Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 157, 1.81% Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 157 publications, 1.81%
Pharmacology (medical)	Pharmacology (medical), 155, 1.79% Pharmacology (medical) 155 publications, 1.79%
Environmental Chemistry	Environmental Chemistry, 155, 1.79% Environmental Chemistry 155 publications, 1.79%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 150, 1.73% Applied Mathematics 150 publications, 1.73%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 149, 1.72% General Chemistry 149 publications, 1.72%
Drug Discovery	Drug Discovery, 146, 1.69% Drug Discovery 146 publications, 1.69%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 145, 1.67% Plant Science 145 publications, 1.67%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 143, 1.65% General Chemical Engineering 143 publications, 1.65%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 143, 1.65% General Materials Science 143 publications, 1.65%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 142, 1.64% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 142 publications, 1.64%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 138, 1.59% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 138 publications, 1.59%
Surgery	Surgery, 137, 1.58% Surgery 137 publications, 1.58%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 130, 1.5% Geophysics 130 publications, 1.5%
	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400

Journals

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 127, 1.47% SSRN Electronic Journal 127 publications, 1.47%
FASEB Journal	FASEB Journal, 95, 1.1% FASEB Journal 95 publications, 1.1%
Scientific African	Scientific African, 83, 0.96% Scientific African 83 publications, 0.96%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 81, 0.94% PLoS ONE 81 publications, 0.94%
Journal of Ethnopharmacology	Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 65, 0.75% Journal of Ethnopharmacology 65 publications, 0.75%
Heliyon	Heliyon, 64, 0.74% Heliyon 64 publications, 0.74%
Environmental Science and Pollution Research	Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 60, 0.69% Environmental Science and Pollution Research 60 publications, 0.69%
Advances in Space Research	Advances in Space Research, 43, 0.5% Advances in Space Research 43 publications, 0.5%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 42, 0.48% Scientific Reports 42 publications, 0.48%
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment	Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 41, 0.47% Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 41 publications, 0.47%
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY	AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, 35, 0.4% AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY 35 publications, 0.4%
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering	IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 34, 0.39% IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 34 publications, 0.39%
Sustainability	Sustainability, 31, 0.36% Sustainability 31 publications, 0.36%
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews	Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 27, 0.31% Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 27 publications, 0.31%
Data in Brief	Data in Brief, 26, 0.3% Data in Brief 26 publications, 0.3%
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science	IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 25, 0.29% IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 25 publications, 0.29%
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics	Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 24, 0.28% Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 24 publications, 0.28%
The Lancet	The Lancet, 23, 0.27% The Lancet 23 publications, 0.27%
Malaria Journal	Malaria Journal, 23, 0.27% Malaria Journal 23 publications, 0.27%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems	Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 23, 0.27% Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems 23 publications, 0.27%
Petroleum Science and Technology	Petroleum Science and Technology, 22, 0.25% Petroleum Science and Technology 22 publications, 0.25%
Arabian Journal of Geosciences	Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 22, 0.25% Arabian Journal of Geosciences 22 publications, 0.25%
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics	International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 21, 0.24% International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 21 publications, 0.24%
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology	BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 21, 0.24% BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 21 publications, 0.24%
Journal of African Earth Sciences	Journal of African Earth Sciences, 21, 0.24% Journal of African Earth Sciences 21 publications, 0.24%
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 21, 0.24% Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 21 publications, 0.24%
BMJ Open	BMJ Open, 20, 0.23% BMJ Open 20 publications, 0.23%
Alzheimer's and Dementia	Alzheimer's and Dementia, 19, 0.22% Alzheimer's and Dementia 19 publications, 0.22%
BMC Public Health	BMC Public Health, 19, 0.22% BMC Public Health 19 publications, 0.22%
Journal of Clinical Oncology	Journal of Clinical Oncology, 19, 0.22% Journal of Clinical Oncology 19 publications, 0.22%
	20 40 60 80 100 120 140

Publishers

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800
Elsevier	Elsevier, 1798, 20.76% Elsevier 1798 publications, 20.76%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1719, 19.85% Springer Nature 1719 publications, 19.85%
Wiley	Wiley, 786, 9.08% Wiley 786 publications, 9.08%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 661, 7.63% Taylor & Francis 661 publications, 7.63%
SAGE	SAGE, 325, 3.75% SAGE 325 publications, 3.75%
Emerald	Emerald, 247, 2.85% Emerald 247 publications, 2.85%
MDPI	MDPI, 242, 2.79% MDPI 242 publications, 2.79%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 219, 2.53% Oxford University Press 219 publications, 2.53%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 148, 1.71% Walter de Gruyter 148 publications, 1.71%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 131, 1.51% Hindawi Limited 131 publications, 1.51%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 117, 1.35% Social Science Electronic Publishing 117 publications, 1.35%
Academic Journals	Academic Journals, 114, 1.32% Academic Journals 114 publications, 1.32%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 108, 1.25% Cambridge University Press 108 publications, 1.25%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 104, 1.2% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 104 publications, 1.2%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 99, 1.14% IGI Global 99 publications, 1.14%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)	Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), 95, 1.1% Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) 95 publications, 1.1%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 83, 0.96% IOP Publishing 83 publications, 0.96%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 79, 0.91% Frontiers Media S.A. 79 publications, 0.91%
Inderscience Publishers	Inderscience Publishers, 74, 0.85% Inderscience Publishers 74 publications, 0.85%
BMJ	BMJ, 73, 0.84% BMJ 73 publications, 0.84%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 66, 0.76% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 66 publications, 0.76%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 52, 0.6% AOSIS 52 publications, 0.6%
Trans Tech Publications	Trans Tech Publications, 49, 0.57% Trans Tech Publications 49 publications, 0.57%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)	American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 39, 0.45% American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 39 publications, 0.45%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG	Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 37, 0.43% Georg Thieme Verlag KG 37 publications, 0.43%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 35, 0.4% American Society for Microbiology 35 publications, 0.4%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 33, 0.38% Copernicus 33 publications, 0.38%
Scientific Scholar	Scientific Scholar, 30, 0.35% Scientific Scholar 30 publications, 0.35%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 29, 0.33% World Scientific 29 publications, 0.33%
Medknow	Medknow, 29, 0.33% Medknow 29 publications, 0.33%
	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800

With other organizations

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
Lagos University Teaching Hospital	Lagos University Teaching Hospital, 719, 8.3% Lagos University Teaching Hospital 719 publications, 8.3%
University of Ibadan	University of Ibadan, 520, 6% University of Ibadan 520 publications, 6%
Lagos State University	Lagos State University, 397, 4.58% Lagos State University 397 publications, 4.58%
Obafemi Awolowo University	Obafemi Awolowo University, 318, 3.67% Obafemi Awolowo University 318 publications, 3.67%
Covenant University	Covenant University, 290, 3.35% Covenant University 290 publications, 3.35%
University of Ilorin	University of Ilorin, 274, 3.16% University of Ilorin 274 publications, 3.16%
University of Nigeria	University of Nigeria, 216, 2.49% University of Nigeria 216 publications, 2.49%
Olabisi Onabanjo University	Olabisi Onabanjo University, 184, 2.12% Olabisi Onabanjo University 184 publications, 2.12%
University of Calabar	University of Calabar, 141, 1.63% University of Calabar 141 publications, 1.63%
Lagos State University Teaching Hospital	Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, 141, 1.63% Lagos State University Teaching Hospital 141 publications, 1.63%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 133, 1.54% University of Cape Town 133 publications, 1.54%
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology	Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, 131, 1.51% Ladoke Akintola University of Technology 131 publications, 1.51%
University of Benin	University of Benin, 129, 1.49% University of Benin 129 publications, 1.49%
University College Hospital, Ibadan	University College Hospital, Ibadan, 121, 1.4% University College Hospital, Ibadan 121 publications, 1.4%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 119, 1.37% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 119 publications, 1.37%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 109, 1.26% University of KwaZulu-Natal 109 publications, 1.26%
Babcock University	Babcock University, 108, 1.25% Babcock University 108 publications, 1.25%
University of Ghana	University of Ghana, 107, 1.24% University of Ghana 107 publications, 1.24%
Federal University of Technology Akure	Federal University of Technology Akure, 102, 1.18% Federal University of Technology Akure 102 publications, 1.18%
Ahmadu Bello University	Ahmadu Bello University, 101, 1.17% Ahmadu Bello University 101 publications, 1.17%
Nnamdi Azikiwe University	Nnamdi Azikiwe University, 91, 1.05% Nnamdi Azikiwe University 91 publications, 1.05%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 91, 1.05% Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 91 publications, 1.05%
Bayero University, Kano	Bayero University, Kano, 90, 1.04% Bayero University, Kano 90 publications, 1.04%
Addis Ababa University	Addis Ababa University, 90, 1.04% Addis Ababa University 90 publications, 1.04%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 89, 1.03% University of the Witwatersrand 89 publications, 1.03%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 89, 1.03% Harvard University 89 publications, 1.03%
Redeemer's University	Redeemer's University, 87, 1% Redeemer's University 87 publications, 1%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 84, 0.97% University of Johannesburg 84 publications, 0.97%
University of Jos	University of Jos, 82, 0.95% University of Jos 82 publications, 0.95%
University College London	University College London, 80, 0.92% University College London 80 publications, 0.92%
	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800

With foreign organizations

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 133, 1.54% University of Cape Town 133 publications, 1.54%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 119, 1.37% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 119 publications, 1.37%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 109, 1.26% University of KwaZulu-Natal 109 publications, 1.26%
University of Ghana	University of Ghana, 107, 1.24% University of Ghana 107 publications, 1.24%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 91, 1.05% Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 91 publications, 1.05%
Addis Ababa University	Addis Ababa University, 90, 1.04% Addis Ababa University 90 publications, 1.04%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 89, 1.03% University of the Witwatersrand 89 publications, 1.03%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 89, 1.03% Harvard University 89 publications, 1.03%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 84, 0.97% University of Johannesburg 84 publications, 0.97%
University College London	University College London, 80, 0.92% University College London 80 publications, 0.92%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 77, 0.89% Johns Hopkins University 77 publications, 0.89%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 75, 0.87% Makerere University 75 publications, 0.87%
Ruhr University Bochum	Ruhr University Bochum, 73, 0.84% Ruhr University Bochum 73 publications, 0.84%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 70, 0.81% University of Oxford 70 publications, 0.81%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 68, 0.79% Stellenbosch University 68 publications, 0.79%
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 67, 0.77% University of Pretoria 67 publications, 0.77%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 66, 0.76% Karolinska Institute 66 publications, 0.76%
University of Iowa	University of Iowa, 63, 0.73% University of Iowa 63 publications, 0.73%
University of Birmingham	University of Birmingham, 62, 0.72% University of Birmingham 62 publications, 0.72%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 60, 0.69% Imperial College London 60 publications, 0.69%
Northwestern University	Northwestern University, 60, 0.69% Northwestern University 60 publications, 0.69%
King's College London	King's College London, 58, 0.67% King's College London 58 publications, 0.67%
Tshwane University of Technology	Tshwane University of Technology, 58, 0.67% Tshwane University of Technology 58 publications, 0.67%
University of Rwanda	University of Rwanda, 52, 0.6% University of Rwanda 52 publications, 0.6%
Newcastle University	Newcastle University, 51, 0.59% Newcastle University 51 publications, 0.59%
Kenya Medical Research Institute	Kenya Medical Research Institute, 50, 0.58% Kenya Medical Research Institute 50 publications, 0.58%
University of Nairobi	University of Nairobi, 50, 0.58% University of Nairobi 50 publications, 0.58%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 49, 0.57% University of Cambridge 49 publications, 0.57%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 48, 0.55% University of California, San Francisco 48 publications, 0.55%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 47, 0.54% University of Toronto 47 publications, 0.54%
	20 40 60 80 100 120 140

With other countries

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200
USA	USA, 1039, 12% USA 1039 publications, 12%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 897, 10.36% United Kingdom 897 publications, 10.36%
South Africa	South Africa, 646, 7.46% South Africa 646 publications, 7.46%
China	China, 327, 3.78% China 327 publications, 3.78%
Germany	Germany, 325, 3.75% Germany 325 publications, 3.75%
India	India, 310, 3.58% India 310 publications, 3.58%
Ghana	Ghana, 215, 2.48% Ghana 215 publications, 2.48%
Canada	Canada, 213, 2.46% Canada 213 publications, 2.46%
Australia	Australia, 195, 2.25% Australia 195 publications, 2.25%
Kenya	Kenya, 168, 1.94% Kenya 168 publications, 1.94%
Brazil	Brazil, 137, 1.58% Brazil 137 publications, 1.58%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 133, 1.54% Saudi Arabia 133 publications, 1.54%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 128, 1.48% Netherlands 128 publications, 1.48%
Italy	Italy, 123, 1.42% Italy 123 publications, 1.42%
Uganda	Uganda, 122, 1.41% Uganda 122 publications, 1.41%
France	France, 118, 1.36% France 118 publications, 1.36%
Egypt	Egypt, 115, 1.33% Egypt 115 publications, 1.33%
Turkey	Turkey, 108, 1.25% Turkey 108 publications, 1.25%
Ethiopia	Ethiopia, 106, 1.22% Ethiopia 106 publications, 1.22%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 105, 1.21% Malaysia 105 publications, 1.21%
Pakistan	Pakistan, 104, 1.2% Pakistan 104 publications, 1.2%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 101, 1.17% Switzerland 101 publications, 1.17%
Sweden	Sweden, 96, 1.11% Sweden 96 publications, 1.11%
Belgium	Belgium, 91, 1.05% Belgium 91 publications, 1.05%
Spain	Spain, 88, 1.02% Spain 88 publications, 1.02%
Japan	Japan, 86, 0.99% Japan 86 publications, 0.99%
Cameroon	Cameroon, 79, 0.91% Cameroon 79 publications, 0.91%
Thailand	Thailand, 74, 0.85% Thailand 74 publications, 0.85%
Russia	Russia, 73, 0.84% Russia 73 publications, 0.84%
	200 400 600 800 1000 1200

We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
Statistics recalculated daily.
Publications published earlier than 1963 are ignored in the statistics.
The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.