Joy Maina

Ahmadu Bello University

Publishing since 2018, latest 2026

Sociology and Political Science
Building and Construction
Urban Studies
Social Psychology
Civil and Structural Engineering
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

Publications: 142018–2026
Citations: 73to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 1
Field-weighted impact: 1.901.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 21%3 of 14 scored papers
Open access: 71%10 papers free to read

3 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

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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

Publications

14 in all

Risk Terrain Modelling: An Analysis of Spatial Features of Terrorist Attacks in Maiduguri, North Eastern Nigeria
2026Lecture notes in civil engineeringPublicationSenior author0 citations10.1007/978-3-032-08992-2_44
Urban Form Influence on Terrorist Attacks in Maiduguri, Nigeria: A Street Topology Analysis
2026Prace i Studia Geograficzne

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From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Sociology and Political Science857%
Building and Construction536%
Urban Studies536%
Social Psychology214%
Civil and Structural Engineering17%
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition17%
Economics and Econometrics17%
Education17%
Environmental Engineering17%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis17%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Place Attachment and Urban Studies5
Urban and Rural Development Challenges5
Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence3
Urban Design and Spatial Analysis3
BIM and Construction Integration2
Disaster Management and Resilience2
Facilities and Workplace Management2
Augmented Reality Applications1
Climate Change and Health Impacts1
Construction Project Management and Performance1
Consumer Retail Behavior Studies1
Crime Patterns and Interventions1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

7% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom1
Qatar1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Manchester Metropolitan UniversityGB1 paper
University of Doha for Science and TechnologyQA1 paper
Kaduna PolytechnicNG1 paper
Kaduna State UniversityNG1 paper

Where they publish

International Journal of Built Environment and Sustainability2
Malaysian Journal of Society and Space2
Architecture and Planning Journal (APJ)1
Cihan University-Erbil Scientific Journal1
CSID Journal of Infrastructure Development1
Facilities1
Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction1
Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Engineering and Architecture1

How it can be read

71% free to read

Diamond 6 · 43%Free to read and to publish
Gold 1 · 7%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 7%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 14%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 4 · 29%Behind a paywall

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

11Sustainable cities and communities7
4Quality education1

Most cited

Barriers to effective use of CAD and BIM in architecture education in Nigeria
International Journal of Built Environment and Sustainability
201822 citationsOpen access · Diamond
An assessment of residential satisfaction in public housing using Housing Habitability System Framework in Gombe, Northeast Nigeria
Malaysian Journal of Society and Space11
20219 citations
Satisfaction With Dwelling Unit Attributes and Infrastructure Within Selected Public Housing Estates in Northern Nigeria
CSID Journal of Infrastructure Development11
20219 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
Safety awareness and adaptation strategies of Nigerian construction workers in extreme heat conditions
PLOS Climate
20248 citationsOpen access · Gold
Socialisation Mediates The Relationship Between Learning Environments and Architecture Students' Academic Performance
International Journal of Built Environment and Sustainability4
20198 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Factors influencing residential satisfaction within off-campus student housing in Kaduna state, Nigeria

2025Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Engineering and ArchitectureJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1007/s43995-025-00179-0

Modelling business performance from marketing practices of architecture firms in Nigeria

2024Journal of Financial Management of Property and ConstructionJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1108/jfmpc-07-2023-0047

Satisfaction With Dwelling Unit Attributes and Infrastructure Within Selected Public Housing Estates in Northern Nigeria

2021CSID Journal of Infrastructure DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.32783/csid-jid.v4i1.211

Socialisation Mediates The Relationship Between Learning Environments and Architecture Students' Academic Performance

2019International Journal of Built Environment and SustainabilityJournalOpen accessFirst author8 citations10.11113/ijbes.v6.n3.416

Barriers to effective use of CAD and BIM in architecture education in Nigeria

2018International Journal of Built Environment and SustainabilityJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding22 citations10.11113/ijbes.v5.n3.275

Who funds it

3 of 14 papers name a funder

Högskolan i Gävle1
Manchester Metropolitan University1
Tertiary Education Trust Fund1
Texas Emerging Technology Fund1