D. B. Adie

Ahmadu Bello University

Publishing since 2009, latest 2026

Water Science and Technology
Environmental Engineering
Global and Planetary Change
Civil and Structural Engineering
Ecology
Building and Construction

Publications: 292009–2026
Citations: 361to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 9
Field-weighted impact: 0.771.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 3%1 of 29 scored papers
Open access: 76%22 papers free to read

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

29 in all

Application of Electrical Resistivity Method for Aquifer Characterization in the Crystalline Basement Complex of Kaduna North Lga, Kaduna State, Nigeria
2026International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied ScienceJournalOpen access0 citations10.51584/ijrias.2026.110130005
Exploration of Nature-based Solutions for Management of Perennial Urban Flood and Erosion: A Case Study of Bulbula, Kano, Nigeria

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Water Science and Technology1448%
Environmental Engineering724%
Global and Planetary Change724%
Civil and Structural Engineering621%
Ecology414%
Building and Construction310%
Waste Management and Disposal310%
Plant Science27%
Complementary and alternative medicine13%
Control and Systems Engineering13%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Flood Risk Assessment and Management6
Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies6
Hydraulic flow and structures5
Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes4
Water Quality and Pollution Assessment4
Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production3
Groundwater and Watershed Analysis3
Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal2
Groundwater flow and contamination studies2
Hydrological Forecasting Using AI2
Wastewater Treatment and Reuse2
Agricultural and Environmental Management1

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

papers co-written2222222Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of JosNG8 papers
University of NigeriaNG6 papers
Covenant UniversityNG3 papers
Delta State UniversityNG3 papers
Obafemi Awolowo UniversityNG3 papers
University of AberdeenGB1 paper
University of LeedsGB1 paper
Kano State PolytechnicNG1 paper
University of IlorinNG1 paper
The Federal Polytechnic, Ado-EkitiNG1 paper

Where they publish

Nigerian Journal of Technology11
Journal of applied science and environmental management3
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)2
Nigerian Journal of Technological Development2
The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering2
Bayero Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

6Clean water and sanitation12
15Life on land3
7Affordable and clean energy1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
13Climate action1

Most cited

Assessment of biofertilizer quality and health implications of anaerobic digestion effluent of cow dung and chicken droppings
Renewable Energy
2013156 citationsWorld top 10%
Water quality assessment and mapping using inverse distance weighted interpolation: a case of River Kaduna, Nigeria
Nigerian Journal of Technology6
201827 citationsOpen access · Gold
Removal of lead ions from aqueous solutions using powdered corn cobs

Circular economy and sustainability

Application of GIS and HEC-RAS for flood risk assessment of Ofu River catchment in Nigeria

2023Journal Of Engineering Research Innovation And Scientific DevelopmentJournalOpen access0 citations10.61448/jerisd12231

Assessment of Infiltration Rates and Index Properties of Soil in a Flood Prone Community, Kogi State, North Central Nigeria

2022Journal of applied science and environmental managementJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.4314/jasem.v26i12.21

Reliability assessment of Thomas Fiering's method of stream flow prediction

2018Nigerian Journal of TechnologyJournalOpen accessSenior author10 citations10.4314/njt.v37i3.35

Development of rating curve for Ofu River at Oforachi Hydrometric Station

2018Nigerian Journal of Technological DevelopmentJournalOpen access9 citations10.4314/njtd.v15i1.3

Hydrolysis rates of domestic wastewater sludge using biochemical methane potential tests

2018Nigerian Journal of TechnologyJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.4314/njt.v36i4.43

Drinkable Water Stored in Hot Climates: Interactions among Water Quality Parameters

2018DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)JournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations

Evaluation of the Water Quality of River Kaduna, Nigeria Using Water Quality Index

2017Journal of applied science and environmental managementJournalOpen access7 citations10.4314/jasem.v21i6.21

Turbidity removal from surface water using Tamarindus indica crude pulp extract

2016Bayero Journal of Pure and Applied SciencesJournalOpen access7 citations10.4314/bajopas.v9i1.37

Study of Material Flow of End-of-Life Computer Equipment (e-wastes) in Some Major Cities in Nigeria

2014DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)JournalOpen access1 citation

Empirical Modeling of Oxygen Uptake of Flow Over Stepped Chutes

2014Nigerian Journal of TechnologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.4314/njt.v34i1.6

Assessment of Mesophilic Co-Digestion of Cow Dung with Lemon Grass for Biogas Production

2013Nigerian Journal of TechnologyJournalOpen access14 citations

Extension of Moringa oleifera seed aqueous extract shelf life using trona as a preservative

2013Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for DevelopmentJournal0 citations10.2166/washdev.2013.053

ASSESSMENT OF NOISE GENERATED BY OPERATIONS WITHIN THE GUNDUWAWA QUARRY IN KANO STATE, NIGERIA

2012Nigerian Journal of TechnologyJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations

Modelling Flow over Stepped Spillway with Varying Chute Geometry

2012Nigerian Journal of TechnologyJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation

EVALUATING THE LEVEL OF POLLUTANTS FROM SPENT DRILLING FLUIDS IN AN OIL FIELD IN NIGER DELTA

2012Nigerian Journal of TechnologyJournalOpen access1 citation

Removal of lead ions from aqueous solutions using powdered corn cobs

2010The Canadian Journal of Chemical EngineeringJournalFirst author23 citations10.1002/cjce.20264

A Brief Assessment of a Dam and Its Failure Prevention

2010Journal of Failure Analysis and PreventionJournal20 citations10.1007/s11668-010-9420-1

Adsorption kinetics of cadmium ions onto powdered corn cobs

2009The Canadian Journal of Chemical EngineeringJournal23 citations10.1002/cjce.20238

Circular economy and sustainability1

Groundwater for Sustainable Development1

How it can be read

76% free to read

Diamond 6 · 21%Free to read and to publish
Gold 7 · 24%In an open-access journal
Bronze 3 · 10%Free to read, no open licence
Green 6 · 21%A copy in a repository
Closed 7 · 24%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

3 of 29 papers name a funder

Ahmadu Bello University2
Abertay University1
Australian Government1
Fonds National de la Recherche Luxembourg1
Petroleum Technology Development Fund1
Tertiary Education Trust Fund1

The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Adsorption kinetics of cadmium ions onto powdered corn cobs

The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering6

200923 citations