Benjamin Fomete

Ahmadu Bello University

Also at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2012, latest 2025

Surgery
Oral Surgery
Rheumatology
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Genetics
Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Publications: 822012–2025
Citations: 403to those papers
h-index: 11i10-index 15
Field-weighted impact: 0.481.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 82 scored papers
Open access: 65%53 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

Publications

82 in all

Impact of COVID-19 on Maxillofacial Surgical Services in Africa: Implications for Future Practice
2025Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral SurgeryJournalOpen access2 citations10.1007/s12663-025-02666-2
Does the craniofacial fibro-osseosus lesions and its treatment affect the quality of life of afflicted individuals?
2025

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Surgery4049%
Oral Surgery3745%
Rheumatology1721%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine1316%
Genetics810%
Pathology and Forensic Medicine79%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health79%
Infectious Diseases67%
Urology67%
Oncology56%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology30
Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments16
Head and Neck Surgical Oncology12
Facial Trauma and Fracture Management11
Dental Radiography and Imaging7
Cleft Lip and Palate Research6
Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment6
Tumors and Oncological Cases6
Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments5
Oral and Craniofacial Lesions5
Otolaryngology and Infectious Diseases5
Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments5

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

4% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

Belgium2
United States1
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Ahmadu Bello University Teaching HospitalNG72 papers
Aminu Kano Teaching HospitalNG18 papers
University of JosNG18 papers
Jos University Teaching HospitalNG16 papers
University Of Calabar Teaching HospitalNG13 papers
Obafemi Awolowo UniversityNG10 papers
University of CalabarNG10 papers
University of Medical Sciences, OndoNG9 papers
Bayero University KanoNG8 papers
University of IbadanNG6 papers

Where they publish

PubMed7
대한구강악안면외과학회지5
Annals of African Medicine4
Journal of Stomatology4
Nigerian Journal of Dental Research4
Archives of International Surgery3
Archives of Medicine and Surgery

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being39
1No poverty7
5Gender equality3
6Clean water and sanitation2
8Decent work and economic growth2
17Partnerships for the goals2
2Zero hunger1
4

Most cited

Biological profile of ameloblastoma and its location in the jaw in 1246 Nigerians
Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology3
201835 citationsOpen access · Bronze
Chondromyxoid fibroma of the mandible: Case report and review of the literature
Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery3
201429 citationsOpen access · Green
Management of salivary gland tumors in a Nigerian tertiary institution

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Hellenic Archives of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Paediatric Mandibular Fractures

2023African Journal of Paediatric SurgeryJournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/ajps.ajps_9_22

Mortality Review in a Maxillofacial Center in Northern Nigeria

2022Nigerian Journal of Basic and Clinical Sciences.JournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.4103/njbcs.njbcs_14_22

Extended Orbital Exenteration: Proposal for Modification of Meyer and Zaoli’s Classification

2022Nigerian Journal of Dental ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.4314/njdr.v7i2.4

Buccal Fat Pad flap, an Option for Surgical Reconstruction of Orbital Floor Defect

2022Journal of West African College of SurgeonsJournalOpen access2 citations10.4103/jwas.jwas_89_22

Maxillofacial injuries due to motorcycle accidents from suburban Nigeria

2022Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Medicine and PathologyJournal1 citation10.1016/j.ajoms.2022.07.014

Fractures of the Mandible

2021Journal of West African College of SurgeonsJournalOpen access9 citations10.4103/jwas.jwas_10_22

Odontogenic Cervicofacial Infection in Pregnancy: A Need for Oral Care

2021Journal of Family & Reproductive HealthJournalOpen accessFirst author8 citations10.18502/jfrh.v15i1.6065

Pattern of ocular involvement in midface injuries seen at a tertiary care hospital in northern Nigeria

2021Nigerian Journal of SurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.4103/njs.njs_21_20

Reasons and Pattern of Teeth Extraction in a Maxillofacial Clinic in Northern Nigeria

2021Nigerian Journal of Basic and Clinical Sciences.JournalFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.4103/njbcs.njbcs_1_21

Epidemiology of Blindness From Facial Trauma: A Multi-Centre Nigerian Study

2021Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & ReconstructionJournalOpen access4 citations10.1177/19433875211060931

Clinicopathologic features of forehead prayer marks in Kano, Northwest Nigeria

2021Advances in Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryJournalOpen access1 citation10.1016/j.adoms.2021.100048

The Pattern of Middle Third Facial Fractures Presenting at a Nigerian Tertiary Health Care Facility

2021Nigerian Journal of Dental ResearchJournalOpen access0 citations

Empyema thoracis of odontogenic origin: experience from a maxillofacial unit

2020Journal of StomatologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.5114/jos.2020.96758

Osteosarcoma of the jaws seen in a Nigerian tertiary health institution

2019Annals of Tropical PathologyJournalFirst author0 citations10.4103/atp.atp_32_18

The pattern of presentation of head and neck swellings in a tertiary health centre

2019Archives of International SurgeryJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4103/ais.ais_31_19

Biological profile of ameloblastoma and its location in the jaw in 1246 Nigerians

2018Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology and Oral RadiologyJournalOpen access35 citations10.1016/j.oooo.2018.06.014

REVIEW OF DENTISTRY IN WEST AFRICA- CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS.

2018PubMedJournalOpen accessFirst author9 citations

Lip lesions: A 10-year retrospective analysis from a Nigerian tertiary healthcare institution

2018Sub-Saharan African Journal of MedicineJournalFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.4103/ssajm.ssajm_3_18

Superficial parotidectomy under local anaesthesia: A case report

2018Ibom Medical JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.61386/imj.v11i2.161

Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery3

How it can be read

65% free to read

Diamond 23 · 28%Free to read and to publish
Gold 9 · 11%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 2%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 5 · 6%Free to read, no open licence
Green 14 · 17%A copy in a repository
Closed 29 · 35%Behind a paywall

9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1

12Responsible consumption and production1

16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Annals of African Medicine3

Temporomandibular joint dislocation: experiences from Zaria, Nigeria

대한구강악안면외과학회지1

201417 citationsOpen access · Diamond