University of Lagos

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Short name

UNILAG

Country, city

Nigeria, Lagos

05rk03822

Organization website

Publications

8 679

Citations

118 189

h-index

115

Top-3 journals

SSRN Electronic Journal (123 publications)

FASEB Journal (95 publications)

Scientific African (83 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Lagos University Teaching Hospital (720 publications)

University of Ibadan (520 publications)

Lagos State University (402 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Cape Town (133 publications)

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (119 publications)

University of Ghana (109 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Journal

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Since 1963

Total publications

8679

Total citations

118189

Citations per publication

13.62

Average publications per year

135.61

Average authors per publication

6.56

h-index

115

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, 1321, 15.22% General Medicine 1321 publications, 15.22%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 395, 4.55% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 395 publications, 4.55%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 360, 4.15% Infectious Diseases 360 publications, 4.15%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 291, 3.35% Multidisciplinary 291 publications, 3.35%
Pharmacology	Pharmacology, 254, 2.93% Pharmacology 254 publications, 2.93%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 250, 2.88% Molecular Biology 250 publications, 2.88%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 244, 2.81% Biochemistry 244 publications, 2.81%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 240, 2.77% General Engineering 240 publications, 2.77%
Genetics	Genetics, 238, 2.74% Genetics 238 publications, 2.74%
Pollution	Pollution, 237, 2.73% Pollution 237 publications, 2.73%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 218, 2.51% General Environmental Science 218 publications, 2.51%
Biotechnology	Biotechnology, 205, 2.36% Biotechnology 205 publications, 2.36%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 198, 2.28% Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 198 publications, 2.28%
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, 1.98% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 172 publications, 1.98%
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, 1.84% Mechanical Engineering 160 publications, 1.84%
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, 1.68% Drug Discovery 146 publications, 1.68%
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%
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Journals

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SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 123, 1.42% SSRN Electronic Journal 123 publications, 1.42%
FASEB Journal	FASEB Journal, 95, 1.09% FASEB Journal 95 publications, 1.09%
Scientific African	Scientific African, 83, 0.96% Scientific African 83 publications, 0.96%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 81, 0.93% PLoS ONE 81 publications, 0.93%
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, 32, 0.37% Sustainability 32 publications, 0.37%
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%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 1798, 20.72% Elsevier 1798 publications, 20.72%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1719, 19.81% Springer Nature 1719 publications, 19.81%
Wiley	Wiley, 792, 9.13% Wiley 792 publications, 9.13%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 661, 7.62% Taylor & Francis 661 publications, 7.62%
SAGE	SAGE, 327, 3.77% SAGE 327 publications, 3.77%
Emerald	Emerald, 249, 2.87% Emerald 249 publications, 2.87%
MDPI	MDPI, 244, 2.81% MDPI 244 publications, 2.81%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 221, 2.55% Oxford University Press 221 publications, 2.55%
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, 1.31% Academic Journals 114 publications, 1.31%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 108, 1.24% Cambridge University Press 108 publications, 1.24%
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, 1.09% Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) 95 publications, 1.09%
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), 68, 0.78% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 68 publications, 0.78%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 54, 0.62% AOSIS 54 publications, 0.62%
Trans Tech Publications	Trans Tech Publications, 49, 0.56% Trans Tech Publications 49 publications, 0.56%
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%
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With other organizations

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Lagos University Teaching Hospital	Lagos University Teaching Hospital, 720, 8.3% Lagos University Teaching Hospital 720 publications, 8.3%
University of Ibadan	University of Ibadan, 520, 5.99% University of Ibadan 520 publications, 5.99%
Lagos State University	Lagos State University, 402, 4.63% Lagos State University 402 publications, 4.63%
Obafemi Awolowo University	Obafemi Awolowo University, 320, 3.69% Obafemi Awolowo University 320 publications, 3.69%
Covenant University	Covenant University, 290, 3.34% Covenant University 290 publications, 3.34%
University of Ilorin	University of Ilorin, 276, 3.18% University of Ilorin 276 publications, 3.18%
University of Nigeria	University of Nigeria, 216, 2.49% University of Nigeria 216 publications, 2.49%
Olabisi Onabanjo University	Olabisi Onabanjo University, 185, 2.13% Olabisi Onabanjo University 185 publications, 2.13%
Lagos State University Teaching Hospital	Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, 143, 1.65% Lagos State University Teaching Hospital 143 publications, 1.65%
University of Calabar	University of Calabar, 142, 1.64% University of Calabar 142 publications, 1.64%
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology	Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, 135, 1.56% Ladoke Akintola University of Technology 135 publications, 1.56%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 133, 1.53% University of Cape Town 133 publications, 1.53%
University of Benin	University of Benin, 128, 1.47% University of Benin 128 publications, 1.47%
University College Hospital, Ibadan	University College Hospital, Ibadan, 121, 1.39% University College Hospital, Ibadan 121 publications, 1.39%
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%
Babcock University	Babcock University, 110, 1.27% Babcock University 110 publications, 1.27%
University of Ghana	University of Ghana, 109, 1.26% University of Ghana 109 publications, 1.26%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 108, 1.24% University of KwaZulu-Natal 108 publications, 1.24%
Federal University of Technology Akure	Federal University of Technology Akure, 103, 1.19% Federal University of Technology Akure 103 publications, 1.19%
Ahmadu Bello University	Ahmadu Bello University, 102, 1.18% Ahmadu Bello University 102 publications, 1.18%
Bayero University, Kano	Bayero University, Kano, 92, 1.06% Bayero University, Kano 92 publications, 1.06%
Nnamdi Azikiwe University	Nnamdi Azikiwe University, 92, 1.06% Nnamdi Azikiwe University 92 publications, 1.06%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 92, 1.06% Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 92 publications, 1.06%
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, 88, 1.01% Harvard University 88 publications, 1.01%
Redeemer's University	Redeemer's University, 87, 1% Redeemer's University 87 publications, 1%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 85, 0.98% University of Johannesburg 85 publications, 0.98%
University of Jos	University of Jos, 82, 0.94% University of Jos 82 publications, 0.94%
University of Port Harcourt	University of Port Harcourt, 81, 0.93% University of Port Harcourt 81 publications, 0.93%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 133, 1.53% University of Cape Town 133 publications, 1.53%
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 Ghana	University of Ghana, 109, 1.26% University of Ghana 109 publications, 1.26%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 108, 1.24% University of KwaZulu-Natal 108 publications, 1.24%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 92, 1.06% Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 92 publications, 1.06%
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, 88, 1.01% Harvard University 88 publications, 1.01%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 85, 0.98% University of Johannesburg 85 publications, 0.98%
University College London	University College London, 80, 0.92% University College London 80 publications, 0.92%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 78, 0.9% Johns Hopkins University 78 publications, 0.9%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 74, 0.85% Makerere University 74 publications, 0.85%
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, 67, 0.77% Stellenbosch University 67 publications, 0.77%
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, 0.71% University of Birmingham 62 publications, 0.71%
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%
Tshwane University of Technology	Tshwane University of Technology, 59, 0.68% Tshwane University of Technology 59 publications, 0.68%
King's College London	King's College London, 58, 0.67% King's College London 58 publications, 0.67%
University of Rwanda	University of Rwanda, 53, 0.61% University of Rwanda 53 publications, 0.61%
Newcastle University	Newcastle University, 51, 0.59% Newcastle University 51 publications, 0.59%
University of Nairobi	University of Nairobi, 50, 0.58% University of Nairobi 50 publications, 0.58%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 49, 0.56% University of Cambridge 49 publications, 0.56%
Kenya Medical Research Institute	Kenya Medical Research Institute, 49, 0.56% Kenya Medical Research Institute 49 publications, 0.56%
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%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 1042, 12.01% USA 1042 publications, 12.01%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 899, 10.36% United Kingdom 899 publications, 10.36%
South Africa	South Africa, 647, 7.45% South Africa 647 publications, 7.45%
China	China, 327, 3.77% China 327 publications, 3.77%
Germany	Germany, 325, 3.74% Germany 325 publications, 3.74%
India	India, 310, 3.57% India 310 publications, 3.57%
Ghana	Ghana, 215, 2.48% Ghana 215 publications, 2.48%
Canada	Canada, 213, 2.45% Canada 213 publications, 2.45%
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, 1.53% Saudi Arabia 133 publications, 1.53%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 128, 1.47% Netherlands 128 publications, 1.47%
Italy	Italy, 123, 1.42% Italy 123 publications, 1.42%
Uganda	Uganda, 123, 1.42% Uganda 123 publications, 1.42%
France	France, 118, 1.36% France 118 publications, 1.36%
Egypt	Egypt, 115, 1.33% Egypt 115 publications, 1.33%
Turkey	Turkey, 108, 1.24% Turkey 108 publications, 1.24%
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, 1.16% Switzerland 101 publications, 1.16%
Sweden	Sweden, 96, 1.11% Sweden 96 publications, 1.11%
Belgium	Belgium, 91, 1.05% Belgium 91 publications, 1.05%
Spain	Spain, 88, 1.01% Spain 88 publications, 1.01%
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%
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