Obafemi Awolowo University

Short name

OAU

Country, city

Nigeria, Ilesa

04snhqa82

Organization website

Publications

9 147

Citations

118 031

h-index

113

Top-3 journals

PLoS ONE (79 publications)

Heliyon (77 publications)

SSRN Electronic Journal (69 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Ibadan (605 publications)

University of Lagos (244 publications)

Ekiti State University (232 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

North-West University (145 publications)

University of KwaZulu-Natal (123 publications)

University of the Witwatersrand (122 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title from chars

Publisher

Journal

Field of science

Countries

Open access

SCImago

WOS

Since

For

Clear filter

By date

By citations

Publications found: 0

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.

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, 1215, 13.28% General Medicine 1215 publications, 13.28%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 534, 5.84% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 534 publications, 5.84%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 392, 4.29% Agronomy and Crop Science 392 publications, 4.29%
Food Science	Food Science, 361, 3.95% Food Science 361 publications, 3.95%
Pharmacology	Pharmacology, 323, 3.53% Pharmacology 323 publications, 3.53%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 302, 3.3% Infectious Diseases 302 publications, 3.3%
Pollution	Pollution, 301, 3.29% Pollution 301 publications, 3.29%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 277, 3.03% Multidisciplinary 277 publications, 3.03%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 277, 3.03% Geography, Planning and Development 277 publications, 3.03%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 264, 2.89% Plant Science 264 publications, 2.89%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 234, 2.56% General Environmental Science 234 publications, 2.56%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 231, 2.53% General Chemical Engineering 231 publications, 2.53%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 227, 2.48% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 227 publications, 2.48%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 219, 2.39% General Chemistry 219 publications, 2.39%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 211, 2.31% General Engineering 211 publications, 2.31%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 206, 2.25% Condensed Matter Physics 206 publications, 2.25%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 203, 2.22% General Materials Science 203 publications, 2.22%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 201, 2.2% Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 201 publications, 2.2%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 193, 2.11% Biochemistry 193 publications, 2.11%
Surgery	Surgery, 190, 2.08% Surgery 190 publications, 2.08%
Obstetrics and Gynecology	Obstetrics and Gynecology, 186, 2.03% Obstetrics and Gynecology 186 publications, 2.03%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 185, 2.02% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 185 publications, 2.02%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health	Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 182, 1.99% Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 182 publications, 1.99%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 173, 1.89% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 173 publications, 1.89%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 172, 1.88% Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 172 publications, 1.88%
Drug Discovery	Drug Discovery, 170, 1.86% Drug Discovery 170 publications, 1.86%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 169, 1.85% Sociology and Political Science 169 publications, 1.85%
Environmental Chemistry	Environmental Chemistry, 169, 1.85% Environmental Chemistry 169 publications, 1.85%
Education	Education, 164, 1.79% Education 164 publications, 1.79%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 163, 1.78% Animal Science and Zoology 163 publications, 1.78%
	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400

Journals

	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 79, 0.86% PLoS ONE 79 publications, 0.86%
Heliyon	Heliyon, 77, 0.84% Heliyon 77 publications, 0.84%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 69, 0.75% SSRN Electronic Journal 69 publications, 0.75%
BMC Oral Health	BMC Oral Health, 67, 0.73% BMC Oral Health 67 publications, 0.73%
Tropical Doctor	Tropical Doctor, 61, 0.67% Tropical Doctor 61 publications, 0.67%
Journal of Social Sciences	Journal of Social Sciences, 56, 0.61% Journal of Social Sciences 56 publications, 0.61%
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics	International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 49, 0.54% International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 49 publications, 0.54%
Journal of Ethnopharmacology	Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 44, 0.48% Journal of Ethnopharmacology 44 publications, 0.48%
Scientific African	Scientific African, 42, 0.46% Scientific African 42 publications, 0.46%
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, 38, 0.42% Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 38 publications, 0.42%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 36, 0.39% Scientific Reports 36 publications, 0.39%
Technovation	Technovation, 36, 0.39% Technovation 36 publications, 0.39%
African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development	African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, 34, 0.37% African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development 34 publications, 0.37%
Journal of Human Ecology	Journal of Human Ecology, 33, 0.36% Journal of Human Ecology 33 publications, 0.36%
BMC Public Health	BMC Public Health, 32, 0.35% BMC Public Health 32 publications, 0.35%
Phytotherapy Research	Phytotherapy Research, 32, 0.35% Phytotherapy Research 32 publications, 0.35%
Journal of Food Engineering	Journal of Food Engineering, 32, 0.35% Journal of Food Engineering 32 publications, 0.35%
Food Chemistry	Food Chemistry, 31, 0.34% Food Chemistry 31 publications, 0.34%
International Journal of Vegetable Science	International Journal of Vegetable Science, 30, 0.33% International Journal of Vegetable Science 30 publications, 0.33%
Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis	Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 30, 0.33% Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 30 publications, 0.33%
Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects	Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects, 29, 0.32% Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects 29 publications, 0.32%
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment	Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 28, 0.31% Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 28 publications, 0.31%
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry	Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 27, 0.3% Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 27 publications, 0.3%
Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry	Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry, 27, 0.3% Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry 27 publications, 0.3%
Environmental Science and Pollution Research	Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26, 0.28% Environmental Science and Pollution Research 26 publications, 0.28%
Chemistry Africa	Chemistry Africa, 26, 0.28% Chemistry Africa 26 publications, 0.28%
Journal of Agricultural Science	Journal of Agricultural Science, 25, 0.27% Journal of Agricultural Science 25 publications, 0.27%
Phytochemistry	Phytochemistry, 25, 0.27% Phytochemistry 25 publications, 0.27%
Nutrition and Health	Nutrition and Health, 25, 0.27% Nutrition and Health 25 publications, 0.27%
Journal of African Earth Sciences	Journal of African Earth Sciences, 25, 0.27% Journal of African Earth Sciences 25 publications, 0.27%
	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

Publishers

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500
Elsevier	Elsevier, 2169, 23.71% Elsevier 2169 publications, 23.71%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1733, 18.95% Springer Nature 1733 publications, 18.95%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 1090, 11.92% Taylor & Francis 1090 publications, 11.92%
Wiley	Wiley, 891, 9.74% Wiley 891 publications, 9.74%
SAGE	SAGE, 511, 5.59% SAGE 511 publications, 5.59%
MDPI	MDPI, 207, 2.26% MDPI 207 publications, 2.26%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 182, 1.99% Oxford University Press 182 publications, 1.99%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 171, 1.87% Cambridge University Press 171 publications, 1.87%
Emerald	Emerald, 166, 1.81% Emerald 166 publications, 1.81%
Kamla Raj Enterprises	Kamla Raj Enterprises, 106, 1.16% Kamla Raj Enterprises 106 publications, 1.16%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 97, 1.06% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 97 publications, 1.06%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 92, 1.01% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 92 publications, 1.01%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 92, 1.01% IGI Global 92 publications, 1.01%
Inderscience Publishers	Inderscience Publishers, 79, 0.86% Inderscience Publishers 79 publications, 0.86%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 76, 0.83% Walter de Gruyter 76 publications, 0.83%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 74, 0.81% Frontiers Media S.A. 74 publications, 0.81%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 68, 0.74% Hindawi Limited 68 publications, 0.74%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 66, 0.72% Social Science Electronic Publishing 66 publications, 0.72%
BMJ	BMJ, 61, 0.67% BMJ 61 publications, 0.67%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 57, 0.62% IOP Publishing 57 publications, 0.62%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG	Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 52, 0.57% Georg Thieme Verlag KG 52 publications, 0.57%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 44, 0.48% AOSIS 44 publications, 0.48%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 37, 0.4% American Chemical Society (ACS) 37 publications, 0.4%
Trans Tech Publications	Trans Tech Publications, 35, 0.38% Trans Tech Publications 35 publications, 0.38%
Mark Allen Group	Mark Allen Group, 35, 0.38% Mark Allen Group 35 publications, 0.38%
IOS Press	IOS Press, 29, 0.32% IOS Press 29 publications, 0.32%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 26, 0.28% Stellenbosch University 26 publications, 0.28%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)	American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 25, 0.27% American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 25 publications, 0.27%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)	American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 25, 0.27% American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 25 publications, 0.27%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 24, 0.26% Mary Ann Liebert 24 publications, 0.26%
	500 1000 1500 2000 2500

With other organizations

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700
University of Ibadan	University of Ibadan, 605, 6.61% University of Ibadan 605 publications, 6.61%
University of Lagos	University of Lagos, 244, 2.67% University of Lagos 244 publications, 2.67%
Ekiti State University	Ekiti State University, 232, 2.54% Ekiti State University 232 publications, 2.54%
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology	Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, 207, 2.26% Ladoke Akintola University of Technology 207 publications, 2.26%
University of Ilorin	University of Ilorin, 203, 2.22% University of Ilorin 203 publications, 2.22%
Osun State University	Osun State University, 184, 2.01% Osun State University 184 publications, 2.01%
Covenant University	Covenant University, 171, 1.87% Covenant University 171 publications, 1.87%
Federal University of Technology Akure	Federal University of Technology Akure, 161, 1.76% Federal University of Technology Akure 161 publications, 1.76%
University College Hospital, Ibadan	University College Hospital, Ibadan, 147, 1.61% University College Hospital, Ibadan 147 publications, 1.61%
North-West University	North-West University, 145, 1.59% North-West University 145 publications, 1.59%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 123, 1.34% University of KwaZulu-Natal 123 publications, 1.34%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 122, 1.33% University of the Witwatersrand 122 publications, 1.33%
Afe Babalola University	Afe Babalola University, 115, 1.26% Afe Babalola University 115 publications, 1.26%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 110, 1.2% University of Johannesburg 110 publications, 1.2%
Lagos State University	Lagos State University, 106, 1.16% Lagos State University 106 publications, 1.16%
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 105, 1.15% University of Pretoria 105 publications, 1.15%
Ahmadu Bello University	Ahmadu Bello University, 103, 1.13% Ahmadu Bello University 103 publications, 1.13%
Alexandria University	Alexandria University, 102, 1.12% Alexandria University 102 publications, 1.12%
Landmark University	Landmark University, 91, 0.99% Landmark University 91 publications, 0.99%
University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital	University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, 91, 0.99% University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital 91 publications, 0.99%
Federal University Oye Ekiti	Federal University Oye Ekiti, 86, 0.94% Federal University Oye Ekiti 86 publications, 0.94%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 82, 0.9% Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 82 publications, 0.9%
University of the Free State	University of the Free State, 78, 0.85% University of the Free State 78 publications, 0.85%
University of South Africa	University of South Africa, 75, 0.82% University of South Africa 75 publications, 0.82%
University of Ghana	University of Ghana, 75, 0.82% University of Ghana 75 publications, 0.82%
University of Calabar	University of Calabar, 74, 0.81% University of Calabar 74 publications, 0.81%
University of Maiduguri	University of Maiduguri, 73, 0.8% University of Maiduguri 73 publications, 0.8%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 72, 0.79% University of Cape Town 72 publications, 0.79%
University of Benin	University of Benin, 72, 0.79% University of Benin 72 publications, 0.79%
Lagos University Teaching Hospital	Lagos University Teaching Hospital, 71, 0.78% Lagos University Teaching Hospital 71 publications, 0.78%
	100 200 300 400 500 600 700

With foreign organizations

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
North-West University	North-West University, 145, 1.59% North-West University 145 publications, 1.59%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 123, 1.34% University of KwaZulu-Natal 123 publications, 1.34%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 122, 1.33% University of the Witwatersrand 122 publications, 1.33%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 110, 1.2% University of Johannesburg 110 publications, 1.2%
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 105, 1.15% University of Pretoria 105 publications, 1.15%
Alexandria University	Alexandria University, 102, 1.12% Alexandria University 102 publications, 1.12%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 82, 0.9% Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 82 publications, 0.9%
University of the Free State	University of the Free State, 78, 0.85% University of the Free State 78 publications, 0.85%
University of South Africa	University of South Africa, 75, 0.82% University of South Africa 75 publications, 0.82%
University of Ghana	University of Ghana, 75, 0.82% University of Ghana 75 publications, 0.82%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 72, 0.79% University of Cape Town 72 publications, 0.79%
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 66, 0.72% Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 66 publications, 0.72%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 57, 0.62% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 57 publications, 0.62%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 56, 0.61% Stellenbosch University 56 publications, 0.61%
Tshwane University of Technology	Tshwane University of Technology, 56, 0.61% Tshwane University of Technology 56 publications, 0.61%
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University	Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, 54, 0.59% Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University 54 publications, 0.59%
University of Manitoba	University of Manitoba, 52, 0.57% University of Manitoba 52 publications, 0.57%
University of Liverpool	University of Liverpool, 46, 0.5% University of Liverpool 46 publications, 0.5%
King Saud University	King Saud University, 45, 0.49% King Saud University 45 publications, 0.49%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 43, 0.47% Johns Hopkins University 43 publications, 0.47%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 42, 0.46% Imperial College London 42 publications, 0.46%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 42, 0.46% University of California, San Francisco 42 publications, 0.46%
University of the Western Cape	University of the Western Cape, 40, 0.44% University of the Western Cape 40 publications, 0.44%
University of Fort Hare	University of Fort Hare, 40, 0.44% University of Fort Hare 40 publications, 0.44%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 37, 0.4% Harvard University 37 publications, 0.4%
University of Maryland, Baltimore	University of Maryland, Baltimore, 37, 0.4% University of Maryland, Baltimore 37 publications, 0.4%
King's College London	King's College London, 36, 0.39% King's College London 36 publications, 0.39%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 36, 0.39% Makerere University 36 publications, 0.39%
University of Bergen	University of Bergen, 35, 0.38% University of Bergen 35 publications, 0.38%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology	Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 35, 0.38% Cape Peninsula University of Technology 35 publications, 0.38%
	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160

With other countries

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
South Africa	South Africa, 991, 10.83% South Africa 991 publications, 10.83%
USA	USA, 908, 9.93% USA 908 publications, 9.93%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 763, 8.34% United Kingdom 763 publications, 8.34%
Germany	Germany, 262, 2.86% Germany 262 publications, 2.86%
Canada	Canada, 250, 2.73% Canada 250 publications, 2.73%
India	India, 220, 2.41% India 220 publications, 2.41%
China	China, 205, 2.24% China 205 publications, 2.24%
Ghana	Ghana, 205, 2.24% Ghana 205 publications, 2.24%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 193, 2.11% Saudi Arabia 193 publications, 2.11%
Egypt	Egypt, 181, 1.98% Egypt 181 publications, 1.98%
Australia	Australia, 153, 1.67% Australia 153 publications, 1.67%
Italy	Italy, 146, 1.6% Italy 146 publications, 1.6%
Brazil	Brazil, 131, 1.43% Brazil 131 publications, 1.43%
Kenya	Kenya, 121, 1.32% Kenya 121 publications, 1.32%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 117, 1.28% Netherlands 117 publications, 1.28%
France	France, 106, 1.16% France 106 publications, 1.16%
UAE	UAE, 80, 0.87% UAE 80 publications, 0.87%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 79, 0.86% Switzerland 79 publications, 0.86%
Sweden	Sweden, 76, 0.83% Sweden 76 publications, 0.83%
Finland	Finland, 75, 0.82% Finland 75 publications, 0.82%
Ethiopia	Ethiopia, 70, 0.77% Ethiopia 70 publications, 0.77%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 69, 0.75% Malaysia 69 publications, 0.75%
Mexico	Mexico, 67, 0.73% Mexico 67 publications, 0.73%
Turkey	Turkey, 67, 0.73% Turkey 67 publications, 0.73%
Uganda	Uganda, 67, 0.73% Uganda 67 publications, 0.73%
Cameroon	Cameroon, 64, 0.7% Cameroon 64 publications, 0.7%
Norway	Norway, 63, 0.69% Norway 63 publications, 0.69%
Spain	Spain, 62, 0.68% Spain 62 publications, 0.68%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 62, 0.68% Republic of Korea 62 publications, 0.68%
Tanzania	Tanzania, 62, 0.68% Tanzania 62 publications, 0.68%
	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000