Nafisa Bello

Ahmadu Bello University

Also at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 1987, latest 2026

Global and Planetary Change
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Soil Science
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Agronomy and Crop Science
Reproductive Medicine

Publications: 331987–2026
Citations: 275to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 7
Field-weighted impact: 1.361.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 12%4 of 33 scored papers
Open access: 76%25 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

Publications

33 in all

Characterization of meteorological drought using SPI and SPEI indices in Kaduna State, Nigeria
2026Discover HazardsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1007/s44475-026-00007-6
Assessment of the influence of climate change on desertification in Katsina state, Nigeria
2026

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Global and Planetary Change1236%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics515%
Soil Science515%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering412%
Agronomy and Crop Science39%
Reproductive Medicine39%
Artificial Intelligence26%
Atmospheric Science26%
Biomedical Engineering26%
Cancer Research26%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Hydrology and Drought Analysis10
Climate variability and models8
Climate change impacts on agriculture4
Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics4
Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment3
Advanced Adaptive Filtering Techniques2
AI in cancer detection2
Blind Source Separation Techniques2
Breast Cancer Treatment Studies2
Breast Lesions and Carcinomas2
Crop Yield and Soil Fertility2
IoT-based Smart Home Systems2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

12% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

Ethiopia2
Sudan1
United Kingdom1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Federal University of Agriculture, AbeokutaNG14 papers
Ahmadu Bello University Teaching HospitalNG7 papers
University of BeninNG6 papers
University of IbadanNG3 papers
Pan African University Institute of Life and Earth SciencesNG3 papers
Kaduna State UniversityNG2 papers
University of NigeriaNG2 papers
Adigrat UniversityET2 papers
Cardiff UniversityGB1 paper
Obafemi Awolowo UniversityNG1 paper

Where they publish

Journal of West African College of Surgeons3
Experimental Agriculture2
Journal of applied science and environmental management2
Journal of Radiation Medicine in the Tropics2
Nigerian Journal of Environmental Sciences and Technology2
Nigerian Journal of Technology

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

13Climate action7
3Good health and well-being4
6Clean water and sanitation4
1No poverty3
7Affordable and clean energy2
14Life below water2
15Life on land2
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Most cited

Comparative analyses of SPI and SPEI as drought assessment tools in Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia
SN Applied Sciences13
2019117 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Optimum sowing dates for okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in monoculture and mixture with cassava (Manihot esculenta) during the rainy season in the south-west of Nigeria
The Journal of Agricultural Science
200426 citationsWorld top 10%
Evidence of climate change based on rainfall records in Nigeria

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Acute Abdomen in Pregnancy: Ovarian Torsion Diagnosed as Hemorrhagic Cyst on Ultrasonography

2026Journal of Radiation Medicine in the TropicsJournalOpen access0 citations10.82339/jrmt.vol4no1.35

The Correlation of Sonographic and Histopathologic Findings in the Diagnosis of Palpable Breast Masses in Zaria

2023Journal of West African College of SurgeonsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.4103/jwas.jwas_218_22

Acute Abdomen in Pregnancy

2023Journal of Radiation Medicine in the TropicsJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.4103/jrmt.jrmt_7_22

Building a Cost-effective Cellular Network using OpenBTS and USRP B210

2022Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.5281/zenodo.6726443

Design and Implementation of a Face Recognition System Using ZEDboard

2022Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.5281/zenodo.6725774

Spectral Noise Estimation: A Python 3 Implementation of the Minimum Statistics Estimation

2022Nigerian Journal of Environmental Sciences and TechnologyJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.36263/nijest.2022.01.0300

Designing a Real-time Swept Spectrum Analyser with USRP B210

2021Nigerian Journal of Environmental Sciences and TechnologyJournalOpen accessFirst author5 citations10.36263/nijest.2021.02.0275

Drought Occurrence Pattern in Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia

2019Journal of applied science and environmental managementJournalOpen accessSenior author10 citations10.4314/jasem.v23i7.23

Analyses of the Spatial Pattern of Drought Risk in Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia

2019Journal of applied science and environmental managementJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.4314/jasem.v23i7.12

Influence of tree type to suction development and the stability of slope

2019IOP Conference Series Materials Science and EngineeringPublicationOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.1088/1757-899x/527/1/012011

Standalone General Purpose Data Logger Design and Implementation

2015Nigerian Journal of TechnologyJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.4314/njt.v34i2.18

Design and Implementation of GSM Based Transformer Phase Monitoring System

2014Nigerian Journal of TechnologyJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.4314/njt.v33i3.10

Evidence of climate change based on rainfall records in Nigeria

1998WeatherJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding18 citations10.1002/j.1477-8696.1998.tb06358.x

An investigation of the characteristics of the onset and cessation of the rains in Nigeria

1996Theoretical and Applied ClimatologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding15 citations10.1007/bf00865159

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2

How it can be read

76% free to read

Diamond 7 · 21%Free to read and to publish
Gold 3 · 9%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 8 · 24%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 4 · 12%Free to read, no open licence
Green 3 · 9%A copy in a repository
Closed 8 · 24%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

3 of 33 papers name a funder

African Union3
Pan African University2

Peace, justice and strong institutions

199818 citationsOpen access · Bronze

Analyses of the relationship between drought occurrences and their causal factors in Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia

Tellus A Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography14

202014 citationsOpen access · Gold