University of Lagos

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Short name

UNILAG

Country, city

Nigeria, Lagos

05rk03822

Organization website

Publications

8 769

Citations

119 210

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 (727 publications)

University of Ibadan (541 publications)

Lagos State University (409 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Cape Town (134 publications)

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (121 publications)

University of Ghana (116 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1963

Total publications

8769

Total citations

119210

Citations per publication

13.59

Average publications per year

137.02

Average authors per publication

6.62

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, 15.06% General Medicine 1321 publications, 15.06%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 395, 4.5% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 395 publications, 4.5%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 360, 4.11% Infectious Diseases 360 publications, 4.11%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 291, 3.32% Multidisciplinary 291 publications, 3.32%
Pharmacology	Pharmacology, 254, 2.9% Pharmacology 254 publications, 2.9%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 250, 2.85% Molecular Biology 250 publications, 2.85%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 244, 2.78% Biochemistry 244 publications, 2.78%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 240, 2.74% General Engineering 240 publications, 2.74%
Genetics	Genetics, 238, 2.71% Genetics 238 publications, 2.71%
Pollution	Pollution, 237, 2.7% Pollution 237 publications, 2.7%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 218, 2.49% General Environmental Science 218 publications, 2.49%
Biotechnology	Biotechnology, 205, 2.34% Biotechnology 205 publications, 2.34%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 198, 2.26% Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 198 publications, 2.26%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 183, 2.09% Geography, Planning and Development 183 publications, 2.09%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 172, 1.96% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 172 publications, 1.96%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 169, 1.93% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 169 publications, 1.93%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 160, 1.82% Mechanical Engineering 160 publications, 1.82%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health	Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 157, 1.79% Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 157 publications, 1.79%
Pharmacology (medical)	Pharmacology (medical), 155, 1.77% Pharmacology (medical) 155 publications, 1.77%
Environmental Chemistry	Environmental Chemistry, 155, 1.77% Environmental Chemistry 155 publications, 1.77%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 150, 1.71% Applied Mathematics 150 publications, 1.71%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 149, 1.7% General Chemistry 149 publications, 1.7%
Drug Discovery	Drug Discovery, 146, 1.66% Drug Discovery 146 publications, 1.66%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 145, 1.65% Plant Science 145 publications, 1.65%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 143, 1.63% General Chemical Engineering 143 publications, 1.63%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 143, 1.63% General Materials Science 143 publications, 1.63%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 142, 1.62% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 142 publications, 1.62%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 138, 1.57% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 138 publications, 1.57%
Surgery	Surgery, 137, 1.56% Surgery 137 publications, 1.56%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 130, 1.48% Geophysics 130 publications, 1.48%
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Journals

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SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 123, 1.4% SSRN Electronic Journal 123 publications, 1.4%
FASEB Journal	FASEB Journal, 95, 1.08% FASEB Journal 95 publications, 1.08%
Scientific African	Scientific African, 83, 0.95% Scientific African 83 publications, 0.95%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 83, 0.95% PLoS ONE 83 publications, 0.95%
Journal of Ethnopharmacology	Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 65, 0.74% Journal of Ethnopharmacology 65 publications, 0.74%
Heliyon	Heliyon, 64, 0.73% Heliyon 64 publications, 0.73%
Environmental Science and Pollution Research	Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 60, 0.68% Environmental Science and Pollution Research 60 publications, 0.68%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 47, 0.54% Scientific Reports 47 publications, 0.54%
Advances in Space Research	Advances in Space Research, 43, 0.49% Advances in Space Research 43 publications, 0.49%
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment	Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 41, 0.47% Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 41 publications, 0.47%
Alzheimer's and Dementia	Alzheimer's and Dementia, 35, 0.4% Alzheimer's and Dementia 35 publications, 0.4%
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, 0.36% Sustainability 32 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, 0.27% Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 24 publications, 0.27%
The Lancet	The Lancet, 23, 0.26% The Lancet 23 publications, 0.26%
Malaria Journal	Malaria Journal, 23, 0.26% Malaria Journal 23 publications, 0.26%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems	Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 23, 0.26% Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems 23 publications, 0.26%
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%
BMC Public Health	BMC Public Health, 20, 0.23% BMC Public Health 20 publications, 0.23%
BMC Oral Health	BMC Oral Health, 19, 0.22% BMC Oral Health 19 publications, 0.22%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 1799, 20.52% Elsevier 1799 publications, 20.52%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1770, 20.18% Springer Nature 1770 publications, 20.18%
Wiley	Wiley, 811, 9.25% Wiley 811 publications, 9.25%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 662, 7.55% Taylor & Francis 662 publications, 7.55%
SAGE	SAGE, 327, 3.73% SAGE 327 publications, 3.73%
Emerald	Emerald, 251, 2.86% Emerald 251 publications, 2.86%
MDPI	MDPI, 246, 2.81% MDPI 246 publications, 2.81%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 222, 2.53% Oxford University Press 222 publications, 2.53%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 148, 1.69% Walter de Gruyter 148 publications, 1.69%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 131, 1.49% Hindawi Limited 131 publications, 1.49%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 117, 1.33% Social Science Electronic Publishing 117 publications, 1.33%
Academic Journals	Academic Journals, 114, 1.3% Academic Journals 114 publications, 1.3%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 109, 1.24% Cambridge University Press 109 publications, 1.24%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 107, 1.22% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 107 publications, 1.22%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 99, 1.13% IGI Global 99 publications, 1.13%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)	Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), 95, 1.08% Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) 95 publications, 1.08%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 83, 0.95% IOP Publishing 83 publications, 0.95%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 81, 0.92% Frontiers Media S.A. 81 publications, 0.92%
Inderscience Publishers	Inderscience Publishers, 74, 0.84% Inderscience Publishers 74 publications, 0.84%
BMJ	BMJ, 73, 0.83% BMJ 73 publications, 0.83%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 72, 0.82% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 72 publications, 0.82%
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, 0.44% American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 39 publications, 0.44%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG	Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 37, 0.42% Georg Thieme Verlag KG 37 publications, 0.42%
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, 0.34% Scientific Scholar 30 publications, 0.34%
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, 727, 8.29% Lagos University Teaching Hospital 727 publications, 8.29%
University of Ibadan	University of Ibadan, 541, 6.17% University of Ibadan 541 publications, 6.17%
Lagos State University	Lagos State University, 409, 4.66% Lagos State University 409 publications, 4.66%
Obafemi Awolowo University	Obafemi Awolowo University, 325, 3.71% Obafemi Awolowo University 325 publications, 3.71%
Covenant University	Covenant University, 292, 3.33% Covenant University 292 publications, 3.33%
University of Ilorin	University of Ilorin, 289, 3.3% University of Ilorin 289 publications, 3.3%
University of Nigeria	University of Nigeria, 219, 2.5% University of Nigeria 219 publications, 2.5%
Olabisi Onabanjo University	Olabisi Onabanjo University, 188, 2.14% Olabisi Onabanjo University 188 publications, 2.14%
University of Calabar	University of Calabar, 148, 1.69% University of Calabar 148 publications, 1.69%
Lagos State University Teaching Hospital	Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, 145, 1.65% Lagos State University Teaching Hospital 145 publications, 1.65%
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology	Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, 140, 1.6% Ladoke Akintola University of Technology 140 publications, 1.6%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 134, 1.53% University of Cape Town 134 publications, 1.53%
University of Benin	University of Benin, 131, 1.49% University of Benin 131 publications, 1.49%
University College Hospital, Ibadan	University College Hospital, Ibadan, 127, 1.45% University College Hospital, Ibadan 127 publications, 1.45%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 121, 1.38% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 121 publications, 1.38%
University of Ghana	University of Ghana, 116, 1.32% University of Ghana 116 publications, 1.32%
Babcock University	Babcock University, 113, 1.29% Babcock University 113 publications, 1.29%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 109, 1.24% University of KwaZulu-Natal 109 publications, 1.24%
Ahmadu Bello University	Ahmadu Bello University, 106, 1.21% Ahmadu Bello University 106 publications, 1.21%
Federal University of Technology Akure	Federal University of Technology Akure, 104, 1.19% Federal University of Technology Akure 104 publications, 1.19%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 97, 1.11% Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 97 publications, 1.11%
Addis Ababa University	Addis Ababa University, 96, 1.09% Addis Ababa University 96 publications, 1.09%
Bayero University, Kano	Bayero University, Kano, 93, 1.06% Bayero University, Kano 93 publications, 1.06%
Nnamdi Azikiwe University	Nnamdi Azikiwe University, 92, 1.05% Nnamdi Azikiwe University 92 publications, 1.05%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 89, 1.01% University of the Witwatersrand 89 publications, 1.01%
Redeemer's University	Redeemer's University, 89, 1.01% Redeemer's University 89 publications, 1.01%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 89, 1.01% Harvard University 89 publications, 1.01%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 87, 0.99% University of Johannesburg 87 publications, 0.99%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 84, 0.96% Johns Hopkins University 84 publications, 0.96%
University of Jos	University of Jos, 83, 0.95% University of Jos 83 publications, 0.95%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 134, 1.53% University of Cape Town 134 publications, 1.53%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 121, 1.38% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 121 publications, 1.38%
University of Ghana	University of Ghana, 116, 1.32% University of Ghana 116 publications, 1.32%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 109, 1.24% University of KwaZulu-Natal 109 publications, 1.24%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 97, 1.11% Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 97 publications, 1.11%
Addis Ababa University	Addis Ababa University, 96, 1.09% Addis Ababa University 96 publications, 1.09%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 89, 1.01% University of the Witwatersrand 89 publications, 1.01%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 89, 1.01% Harvard University 89 publications, 1.01%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 87, 0.99% University of Johannesburg 87 publications, 0.99%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 84, 0.96% Johns Hopkins University 84 publications, 0.96%
University College London	University College London, 80, 0.91% University College London 80 publications, 0.91%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 77, 0.88% Makerere University 77 publications, 0.88%
Ruhr University Bochum	Ruhr University Bochum, 73, 0.83% Ruhr University Bochum 73 publications, 0.83%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 70, 0.8% University of Oxford 70 publications, 0.8%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 69, 0.79% Stellenbosch University 69 publications, 0.79%
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 68, 0.78% University of Pretoria 68 publications, 0.78%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 67, 0.76% Karolinska Institute 67 publications, 0.76%
University of Iowa	University of Iowa, 65, 0.74% University of Iowa 65 publications, 0.74%
University of Birmingham	University of Birmingham, 62, 0.71% University of Birmingham 62 publications, 0.71%
Northwestern University	Northwestern University, 61, 0.7% Northwestern University 61 publications, 0.7%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 60, 0.68% Imperial College London 60 publications, 0.68%
Tshwane University of Technology	Tshwane University of Technology, 60, 0.68% Tshwane University of Technology 60 publications, 0.68%
Newcastle University	Newcastle University, 59, 0.67% Newcastle University 59 publications, 0.67%
King's College London	King's College London, 58, 0.66% King's College London 58 publications, 0.66%
University of Rwanda	University of Rwanda, 54, 0.62% University of Rwanda 54 publications, 0.62%
University of Nairobi	University of Nairobi, 54, 0.62% University of Nairobi 54 publications, 0.62%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 50, 0.57% University of Cambridge 50 publications, 0.57%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 49, 0.56% University of California, San Francisco 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 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, 1061, 12.1% USA 1061 publications, 12.1%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 908, 10.35% United Kingdom 908 publications, 10.35%
South Africa	South Africa, 649, 7.4% South Africa 649 publications, 7.4%
China	China, 328, 3.74% China 328 publications, 3.74%
Germany	Germany, 325, 3.71% Germany 325 publications, 3.71%
India	India, 310, 3.54% India 310 publications, 3.54%
Ghana	Ghana, 223, 2.54% Ghana 223 publications, 2.54%
Canada	Canada, 220, 2.51% Canada 220 publications, 2.51%
Australia	Australia, 195, 2.22% Australia 195 publications, 2.22%
Kenya	Kenya, 176, 2.01% Kenya 176 publications, 2.01%
Brazil	Brazil, 137, 1.56% Brazil 137 publications, 1.56%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 134, 1.53% Netherlands 134 publications, 1.53%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 133, 1.52% Saudi Arabia 133 publications, 1.52%
Italy	Italy, 124, 1.41% Italy 124 publications, 1.41%
Uganda	Uganda, 123, 1.4% Uganda 123 publications, 1.4%
France	France, 118, 1.35% France 118 publications, 1.35%
Egypt	Egypt, 115, 1.31% Egypt 115 publications, 1.31%
Ethiopia	Ethiopia, 112, 1.28% Ethiopia 112 publications, 1.28%
Turkey	Turkey, 108, 1.23% Turkey 108 publications, 1.23%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 105, 1.2% Malaysia 105 publications, 1.2%
Pakistan	Pakistan, 104, 1.19% Pakistan 104 publications, 1.19%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 102, 1.16% Switzerland 102 publications, 1.16%
Sweden	Sweden, 96, 1.09% Sweden 96 publications, 1.09%
Belgium	Belgium, 91, 1.04% Belgium 91 publications, 1.04%
Spain	Spain, 89, 1.01% Spain 89 publications, 1.01%
Japan	Japan, 86, 0.98% Japan 86 publications, 0.98%
Cameroon	Cameroon, 79, 0.9% Cameroon 79 publications, 0.9%
Russia	Russia, 74, 0.84% Russia 74 publications, 0.84%
Thailand	Thailand, 74, 0.84% Thailand 74 publications, 0.84%
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