Olajire Fagbola

University of Ilorin

Also at University of Ibadan and Babcock Universityfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 1998, latest 2026

Plant Science
Soil Science
Agronomy and Crop Science
Pharmacology
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Publications: 391998–2026
Citations: 244to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 7
Field-weighted impact: 0.411.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 3%1 of 38 scored papers
Open access: 74%29 papers free to read

4 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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

39 in all

Evaluating mycorrhizal colonisation effects on phosphorus uptake, growth performance and yield of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)
2026Tropical AgricultureJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.47161/ta.2026.u00014
Boosting food security with microbial or Rhizobia inoculation, a game-changer for smallholder farmers
2026

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Citations received each year

Peerford

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Plant Science2769%
Soil Science1333%
Agronomy and Crop Science1231%
Pharmacology410%
Nature and Landscape Conservation38%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics25%
Food Science25%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences25%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis25%
Horticulture25%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions13
Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems12
Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis9
Agricultural Science and Fertilization7
Plant Parasitism and Resistance5
Banana Cultivation and Research4
Fungal Biology and Applications4
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics4
Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies3
Agricultural pest management studies2
Agricultural Practices and Plant Genetics2
Botany and Plant Ecology Studies2

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 Africa2
Australia1
Burkina Faso1
Benin1
Canada1
Ghana1
Kenya1
Uganda1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of IbadanNG38 papers
International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNG11 papers
International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNG11 papers
Ambrose Alli UniversityNG4 papers
Babcock UniversityNG4 papers
Lagos State University of EducationNG3 papers
North-West UniversityZA2 papers
Federal University of TechnologyNG2 papers
National Horticultural Research InstituteNG2 papers
Taraba State UniversityNG2 papers

Where they publish

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)4
Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science3
Journal of Plant Nutrition2
Revista de Ciências Agroambientais2
African Journal Of Applied Research1
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger15
15Life on land13
12Responsible consumption and production4
14Life below water1

Most cited

Effects of drought stress and arbuscular mycorrhiza on the growth of Gliricidia sepium (Jacq). Walp, and Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit. in simulated eroded soil conditions
Mycorrhiza15
200160 citations
Phosphorus Response Efficiency in Cowpea Genotypes
Journal of Agricultural Science2
201134 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Contribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and hedgerow trees to the yield and nutrient uptake of cassava in an alley-cropping system

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Soil Microbiomes from defunct battery manufacturing dump site as influenced by heavy metals

2025African Journal Of Applied ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.26437/ajar.v11i2.973

Response of Corchorus olitorius L. to cocoa pod husk powder and urea fertilizer

2025Revista Facultad Nacional de Agronomía MedellínJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.15446/rfnam.v78n3.117135

MAIZE AND SOYA BEAN RESPONSE TO THE RESIDUAL INFLUENCE OF EARLY-SEASON CROPPING SYSTEM AND FERTILISER APPLICATIONS

2024Chilean journal of agricultural & animal scienceJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.29393/chjaas40-4msro30004

THE SOIL ORGANIC MATTER DECOMPOSERS: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS

2023International Journal of Agriculture and Environmental ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.51193/ijaer.2023.9404

Responses of Okra and Soil Microbial Population Changes to the Application of Tithonia Manure

2022International Letters of Natural SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.56431/p-8l2von

Fertilizers, Mycorrhizal Inoculation and Atrazine Interactions on Weed Biomass and Yield of Maize

2021International Journal of Agriculture Environment and Food SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.31015/jaefs.2021.4.7

The influence of Different Nitrogen (N) levels from three Fertilizers on Cowpea's Growth and Yield under Pot Conditions

2014Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)PublicationOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.5281/zenodo.22898789

The Influence Of Benomyl On Penicillin Production And Rhizosphere Organisms

2012Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen access0 citations10.5281/zenodo.8186

Phosphorus Response Efficiency in Cowpea Genotypes

2011Journal of Agricultural ScienceJournalOpen access34 citations10.5539/jas.v4n1p81

Mycofertigation production of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus, L, Monench ) under pot and field conditions

2009Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.5281/zenodo.22657746

Mycofertigation production of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus, L, Monench ) under pot and field conditions

2008Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.5281/zenodo.22649807

Biological and Environmental Sciences Journal for the Tropics

Biology and Fertility of Soils1

How it can be read

74% free to read

Diamond 18 · 46%Free to read and to publish
Gold 1 · 3%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 8%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Green 5 · 13%A copy in a repository
Closed 10 · 26%Behind a paywall

The Journal of Agricultural Science15