Oluwarotimi B Olopade

University of Lagos

Also at Lagos University Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2015, latest 2026

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology
Oncology
Health Information Management
Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Publications: 292015–2026
Citations: 116to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 0.571.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 7%2 of 29 scored papers
Open access: 83%24 papers free to read

2 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Citations received each year

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

29 in all

Epidemiology and Outcome of Diabetic Foot Ulcers in Nigeria: A Systematic Review and meta-analysis of 2 Decades: 2005 − 2024
2026Journal of Epidemiology and Global HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.1007/s44197-025-00509-4
Insulin resistance and serum adiponectin levels in Nigerian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a case-control study

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism1034%
Infectious Diseases724%
Epidemiology517%
Oncology517%
Health Information Management414%
Pathology and Forensic Medicine414%
Molecular Biology310%
Surgery310%
Economics and Econometrics27%
General Health Professions27%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies6
Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins4
Global Health and Epidemiology4
COVID-19 and healthcare impacts3
Thyroid Disorders and Treatments3
Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases2
Biological Research and Disease Studies2
Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management2
Food composition and properties2
HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations2
Long-Term Effects of COVID-192
Oral microbiology and periodontitis research2

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

10% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

South Africa3
Argentina1
Brazil1
Botswana1
Chile1
Egypt1
France1
Ghana1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Lagos University Teaching HospitalNG26 papers
Obafemi Awolowo UniversityNG6 papers
Lagos State University Teaching HospitalNG4 papers
Adekunle Ajasin UniversityNG3 papers
Ekiti State UniversityNG3 papers
Federal Medical CentreNG3 papers
Ladoke Akintola University of TechnologyNG3 papers
University of IlorinNG2 papers
University of the WitwatersrandZA2 papers
Lagos State Health Service CommissionNG2 papers

Where they publish

Journal of Clinical Sciences7
PubMed4
African Health Sciences2
International Journal of Diabetes and Clinical Research2
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A1
BMC Research Notes1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being16
1No poverty3
2Zero hunger2
17Partnerships for the goals2
5Gender equality1

Most cited

Turner syndrome in diverse populations
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
201927 citationsOpen access · Green
Serum Vitamin D Levels in Persons with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Lagos, Nigeria
International Journal of Diabetes and Clinical Research2
202019 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Medical mortality in an emergency department in Nigeria: the transition is obvious!
African Health Sciences

Predictors and outcomes of COVID-19 patients with hypoxemia in Lagos, Nigeria

2021Journal of the Pan African Thoracic SocietyJournalOpen access5 citations10.25259/jpats_25_2021

Serum Vitamin D Levels in Persons with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Lagos, Nigeria

2020International Journal of Diabetes and Clinical ResearchJournalOpen access19 citations10.23937/2377-3634/1410133

Turner syndrome in diverse populations

2019American Journal of Medical Genetics Part AJournalOpen access27 citations10.1002/ajmg.a.61461

Iodine status in pregnant Nigerian women; Does Gestational age matters?

2019Journal of Clinical SciencesJournalOpen access6 citations10.4103/jcls.jcls_3_18

Insulin therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

2019Journal of Clinical SciencesJournalOpen access1 citation10.4103/jcls.jcls_5_18

Comparison of glycaemic indices of some local beans (Vigna unguiculata[Linn] Walp varieties) in Nigerians

2017Journal of Endocrinology Metabolism and Diabetes of South AfricaJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1080/16089677.2017.1378461

Thyroid autoimmunity in pregnant Nigerians

2015Indian Journal of Endocrinology and MetabolismJournalOpen access5 citations10.4103/2230-8210.163178

Frontiers in Endocrinology1

How it can be read

83% free to read

Diamond 16 · 55%Free to read and to publish
Gold 7 · 24%In an open-access journal
Green 1 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 5 · 17%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 29 papers name a funder

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute1
National Human Genome Research Institute1

202115 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond