B.V. Maikai

Ahmadu Bello University

Publishing since 2008, latest 2025

Parasitology
Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases
Food Science
Agronomy and Crop Science
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Publications: 382008–2025
Citations: 589to those papers
h-index: 12i10-index 13
Field-weighted impact: 0.951.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 11%4 of 38 scored papers
Open access: 74%28 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is 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

Publications

38 in all

High Prevalence of Human and Cattle Fascioliasis in Zaria and Environs: An Emerging Zoonotic Problem
2025Journal of Biology and Health ScienceJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.56147/jbhs.2.6.93
Detection and Sequence Analysis of Toxoplasma Gondii B1 Gene in Tissues of Some Bird Species in Plateau State, Nigeria
2024

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Parasitology1642%
Epidemiology924%
Infectious Diseases924%
Food Science821%
Agronomy and Crop Science513%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health513%
Animal Science and Zoology411%
Endocrinology411%
Molecular Biology411%
Small Animals411%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics8
Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology7
Amoebic Infections and Treatments4
Parasites and Host Interactions4
Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies4
Virology and Viral Diseases4
Food Safety and Hygiene3
Livestock and Poultry Management3
Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows3
Vibrio bacteria research studies3
Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology2
Animal Diversity and Health Studies2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

18% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122334Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom4
Belgium3
United States2
Canada1
Egypt1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

National Veterinary Research InstituteNG4 papers
University of JosNG4 papers
University of SurreyGB3 papers
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionUS2 papers
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious DiseasesUS2 papers
University of MaiduguriNG2 papers
Ahmadu Bello University Teaching HospitalNG2 papers
University of AbujaNG2 papers
Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, VomNG2 papers
Usmanu Danfodiyo UniversityNG2 papers

Where they publish

Sokoto Journal of Veterinary Sciences6
Food Control4
Online Journal of Public Health Informatics3
Folia veterinaria2
Journal of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine2
Asian Journal of Medicine and Health1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being8
2Zero hunger5
1No poverty2
14Life below water2
15Life on land2
6Clean water and sanitation1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
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Most cited

Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. in native breeds of cattle in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Veterinary Parasitology17
201174 citationsWorld top 10%
Molecular characterizations of Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and Enterocytozoon in humans in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Experimental Parasitology3
201270 citationsWorld top 10%
Helminths of veterinary and zoonotic importance in Nigerian ruminants: a 46-year meta-analysis (1970–2016) of their prevalence and distribution

Enumeration of coliforms in fermented milk product (nono) sold in Samaru, Kaduna State, Nigeria

2019Sokoto Journal of Veterinary SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author6 citations10.4314/sokjvs.v16i4.6

Insight into Malaria Transmission and Control in Endemic Areas

2015Online Journal of Public Health InformaticsJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.5210/ojphi.v7i1.5954

Bayero Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences

British Microbiology Research Journal1

How it can be read

74% free to read

Diamond 15 · 39%Free to read and to publish
Gold 9 · 24%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 10 · 26%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

14 of 38 papers name a funder

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation5
Ahmadu Bello University4
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation2
Zoetis2
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1
Institut Carnot Santé Animale1
Państwowy Instytut Weterynaryjny - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy1
University of Surrey1

Responsible consumption and production

17Partnerships for the goals1

Infectious Diseases of Poverty

201852 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold