Ali Abdullahi

University of Ilorin

Also at University of Johannesburgfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2008, latest 2025

Sociology and Political Science
Education
General Health Professions
Political Science and International Relations
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Publications: 312008–2025
Citations: 140to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 0.581.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 10%3 of 30 scored papers
Open access: 42%13 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

31 in all

Health Care Seeking Behaviour of the Victims of Bone Dislocation Via Motorcycle and Tricycle Accidents in Kwara State, Nigeria: A Qualitative Engagement
2025South African Review of SociologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1080/21528586.2025.2513304
Exploring the Gender Dynamics in the Rice Value Chain Interventions in Nigeria

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Sociology and Political Science1135%
Education516%
General Health Professions413%
Political Science and International Relations413%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health413%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences310%
Infectious Diseases310%
Clinical Psychology26%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics26%
Economics and Econometrics26%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence6
Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East3
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health2
African cultural and philosophical studies2
Agricultural Innovations and Practices2
Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance2
HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk2
Migration, Health and Trauma2
Political Conflict and Governance2
Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology2
Agricultural Economics and Practices1
Agricultural Systems and Practices1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

65% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1368111316Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa18
Benin1
India1
Kenya1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of JohannesburgZA17 papers
Bayero University KanoNG4 papers
National Institute for Legislative and Democratic StudiesNG3 papers
Usmanu Danfodiyo UniversityNG3 papers
Gombe State UniversityNG2 papers
Section27ZA2 papers
University of PretoriaZA2 papers
University of KwaZulu-NatalZA2 papers
AIDS Prevention Initiative in NigeriaNG2 papers
Lovely Professional UniversityIN1 paper

Where they publish

Africa’s global engagement5
Perspectives on Global Development and Technology4
South African Review of Sociology3
Studies on Ethno-Medicine2
Advances in environmental engineering and green technologies book series1
American Journal of Environment Studies1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being7
5Gender equality4
16Peace, justice and strong institutions4
2Zero hunger2
4Quality education2
10Reduced inequalities2
1No poverty1
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Most cited

Roles of Traditional Healers in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS
Studies on Ethno-Medicine3
200821 citations
New Media and Adolescents’ Sexual Behaviour in Sub-Sahara Africa: Linking Theories to Realities
SAGE Open4
201820 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
The lived experiences of postgraduate female students at the University of Kwazulu Natal, Durban, South Africa

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Examining tuberculosis stigma among mining communities of Gombe state using structural equation modeling approach

2025International Journal of Science and Research ArchiveJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.30574/ijsra.2025.15.3.1850

Unpacking Contemporary Security Challenges in Nigeria

2024Africa’s global engagementBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-981-97-5012-2_1

Substance Abuse and Human Security in Nigeria

2024Africa’s global engagementBook chapterSenior author0 citations10.1007/978-981-97-5012-2_7

‘Get Rich Syndrome’ and the Challenges of Insecurity in Nigeria

2024Africa’s global engagementBook chapterOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1007/978-981-97-5012-2_9

Emerging Issues in the Rehabilitation of the Victims of Terrorism in Nigeria

2024Africa’s global engagementBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-981-97-5296-6_16

Terrorism and Insurgency: The Nigerian Experience

2024Africa’s global engagementBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-981-97-5296-6_1

Empowerment of Women in Farming

2024Advances in environmental engineering and green technologies book seriesBook chapter1 citation10.4018/979-8-3693-3037-1.ch012

Gender Livelihood Strategies among Farmers’ Household in Kano State, Nigeria

2024Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension Economics & SociologyJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.9734/ajaees/2024/v42i32382

Perceived Effects of Climate change on Farmer’s Livelihood in North Western Nigeria

2024International Journal of Environment Agriculture and BiotechnologyJournalOpen access2 citations10.22161/ijeab.93.1

Drug addiction and marital conflicts: Exploring the experiences of drug‐addicted wives in Abuja, Nigeria

2023Conflict Resolution QuarterlyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1002/crq.21410

Gendered Food Mapping of Fried Sweetpotato in Kano State, Nigeria

2023Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)ReportOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.5281/zenodo.7840818

Decolonization of Higher Education in South Africa

2021Perspectives on Global Development and TechnologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1163/15691497-12341601

Why It Is Difficult to Eradicate Malaria in Sub-Sahara Africa

2019Perspectives on Global Development and TechnologyJournalFirst author10 citations10.1163/15691497-12341516

Theorizing Youth Violence in Socially Disadvantaged Neighborhoods in Nigeria

2016Perspectives on Global Development and TechnologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.1163/15691497-12341396

Nexus between culture and health: Perceptions and management of malaria in rural Nigeria

2015Indilinga African Journal of Indigenous Knowledge SystemsJournalFirst authorCorresponding1 citation

A 'nation' in wilderness: Youth and insurgency in Nigeria

2014South African Review of SociologyJournalFirst author6 citations10.1080/21528586.2014.917886

Ibn Khaldun: A Forgotten Sociologist?

2012South African Review of SociologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding14 citations10.1080/21528586.2012.727543

Roles of Traditional Healers in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS

2008Studies on Ethno-MedicineJournalSenior author21 citations10.1080/09735070.2008.11886328

Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension Economics & Sociology

BIMA JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GOMBE1

How it can be read

42% free to read

Diamond 4 · 13%Free to read and to publish
Gold 2 · 6%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 13%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 6%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 18 · 58%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 31 papers name a funder

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1
Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement1
Fonds National de la Recherche Luxembourg1
Tertiary Education Trust Fund1

Industry, innovation and infrastructure

201918 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Ibn Khaldun: A Forgotten Sociologist?

South African Review of Sociology

201214 citationsWorld top 10%