Olusoga Adekunle Sofola

University of Lagos

Publishing since 1976, latest 2026

Physiology
Nutrition and Dietetics
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Molecular Biology
Endocrine and Autonomic Systems

Publications: 691976–2026
Citations: 636to those papers
h-index: 13i10-index 18
Field-weighted impact: 0.261.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 1%1 of 69 scored papers
Open access: 35%24 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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

69 in all

Ethnic and Sex Differences in Salt Sensitivity amongst Normotensive Young Adult Nigerians: Implications for Hypertension Prevention
2026Nigerian Postgraduate Medical JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4103/npmj.npmj_620_25
Perinatal Exposure of Dams to a High Salt Diet Impaired Vascular Function and Elevated Biomarkers of Inflammation in the Offspring

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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

Physiology2739%
Nutrition and Dietetics2333%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine1725%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism1725%
Molecular Biology913%
Endocrine and Autonomic Systems69%
Biochemistry57%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience46%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health46%
Pharmacology46%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects19
Sodium Intake and Health19
Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension10
Hormonal and reproductive studies8
Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control7
Renin-Angiotensin System Studies7
Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology5
Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling5
Biochemical effects in animals4
Birth, Development, and Health4
Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques3
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

19% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1223455Home

Most frequent partner countries

India6
United States5
South Africa2
United Kingdom2
Kenya1
Jordan1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Lagos State UniversityNG10 papers
Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and TechnologyIN6 papers
Usmanu Danfodiyo UniversityNG4 papers
Texas Southern UniversityUS3 papers
Olabisi Onabanjo UniversityNG2 papers
Federal University of Agriculture, AbeokutaNG2 papers
North-West UniversityZA2 papers
The University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonUS1 paper
University of California, DavisUS1 paper
University of LeedsGB1 paper

Where they publish

PubMed8
The FASEB Journal6
Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology4
Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences3
Nigerian Medical Practitioner3
Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being27
6Clean water and sanitation8
2Zero hunger6
8Decent work and economic growth2
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Mechanisms of the blood pressure lowering effect of the calyx extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa in rats.
PubMed3
1996102 citations
Relationship between salt intake, salt-taste threshold and blood pressure in Nigerians.
PubMed
201460 citations
The Petal Extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa Produces Relaxation of Isolated Rat Aorta
Pharmaceutical Biology6
199444 citations

Clinical Medicine Insights Cardiology

Effect of exercise on basal insulin levels in normoglycaemic offspring of patients with Type 2 Diabetes mellitus

2019Annals of Health Research (The Journal of the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria OOUTH Sagamu Nigeria)JournalOpen access1 citation10.30442/ahr.0502-24-54

Volume regulatory hormones and plasma volume in pregnant women with sickle cell disorder

2016Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone SystemJournalOpen access11 citations10.1177/1470320316670444

Orchidectomy Ameliorates the Vascular Hypertrophic Effect of A High Salt Diet in Sprague-Dawley Rats

2013Journal of African Association of Physiological SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations

Salt-sensitivity in normotensive and hypertensive Nigerians.

2011PubMedJournalSenior author16 citations

Relaxant effects of the aqueous leaf extract of cassia occidentailis on rat aortic rings

2010African Journal of Biomedical ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author22 citations10.4314/ajbr.v4i3.53893

Morinda lucida reduces contractility of isolated uterine smooth muscle of pregnant and non-pregnant mice

2010Nigerian Journal of Physiological SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author7 citations10.4314/njps.v22i1-2.54891

Salt Intake And Mean Arterial Blood Pressure In Rabbits.

2010Science World JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations

VASODILATOR EFFECTS OF LEPTIN ON CANINE ISOLATED MESENTERIC ARTERIES AND VEINS

2007Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and PhysiologyJournalCorresponding17 citations10.1111/j.1440-1681.2007.04648.x

Effect of chloroquine on strips of non-pregnant and pregnant mice uteri in-vitro

2007Nigerian Quarterly Journal of Hospital MedicineJournalSenior author2 citations10.4314/nqjhm.v17i1.12534

Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Laundry Workers in Lagos

2004Nigerian Medical PractitionerJournalSenior author7 citations10.4314/nmp.v44i1.28673

Relaxant Effects of Isolated Rat Aorta byRhaptopetalum coriaceumBark Extract

1998Journal of Herbs Spices & Medicinal PlantsJournalSenior author1 citation10.1300/j044v06n01_05

Nigerian Quarterly Journal of Hospital Medicine

How it can be read

35% free to read

Diamond 7 · 10%Free to read and to publish
Gold 9 · 13%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 1%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 6%A copy in a repository
Closed 45 · 65%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

9 of 69 papers name a funder

Tertiary Education Trust Fund2
University of Leeds2
Australian Government1
Fogarty International Center1
Indian National Science Academy1
National Center for Research Resources1
National Institutes of Health1
U.S. Department of Energy1