Alexander Gomna

Ahmadu Bello University

Also at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital and University of Ilorin Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2006, latest 2026

Surgery
Oncology
Emergency Medicine
Genetics
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 112006–2026
Citations: 135to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 0.491.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 9%1 of 11 scored papers
Open access: 82%9 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

11 in all

Management of anorectal malformation: Changing trend over two decades in Zaria, Nigeria
2026African Journal of Paediatric SurgeryJournalOpen access0 citations10.67481/ajps.v8i1.250
Comparison of the Diagnostic Utility of Modified Alvarado and RIPASA Scoring Systems in Diagnosing Appendectomy at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria

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Citations received each year

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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

Surgery764%
Oncology327%
Emergency Medicine218%
Genetics218%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health218%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine218%
Epidemiology19%
Hepatology19%
Radiation19%
Rheumatology19%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies3
Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management2
Congenital Ear and Nasal Anomalies2
Global Cancer Incidence and Screening2
Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders2
Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies2
Abdominal Surgery and Complications1
Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques1
Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes1
Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments1
Cancer survivorship and care1
Cervical Cancer and HPV Research1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

9% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Croatia1
United States1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Ahmadu Bello University Teaching HospitalNG6 papers
Federal Medical CentreNG4 papers
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterUS1 paper
Opća bolnica DubrovnikHR1 paper
Federal Medical CentreNG1 paper
Jos University Teaching HospitalNG1 paper
University of Ilorin Teaching HospitalNG1 paper
Usmanu Danfodiyo UniversityNG1 paper
Obafemi Awolowo UniversityNG1 paper
Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, SokotoNG1 paper

Where they publish

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery3
Nigerian Journal of Medicine3
Journal of Pediatric Urology1
Journal of Surgery1
Nigerian Journal of Surgical Research1
Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being6
1No poverty1
6Clean water and sanitation1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Psychosocial effects of mastectomy on married African women in Northwestern Nigeria
Psycho-Oncology1
200963 citations
Comparative study of endoscopic band ligation versus injection sclerotherapy with 50% dextrose in water, in symptomatic internal haemorrhoids
Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal6
202025 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Role of vesicostomy in the management of posterior urethral valve in Sub-Saharan Africa

Nigerian Journal of Medicine

One-day bowel preparation in children with colostomy using normal saline

2011African Journal of Paediatric SurgeryJournalOpen access8 citations10.4103/0189-6725.91670

Radiation therapy and surgery in cancer management

2006Nigerian Journal of Surgical ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.4314/njsr.v7i1.12266

How it can be read

82% free to read

Diamond 1 · 9%Free to read and to publish
Gold 7 · 64%In an open-access journal
Bronze 1 · 9%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 2 · 18%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 11 papers name a funder

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation1
Northwestern University1

Journal of Pediatric Urology3

Management of anorectal malformation: Changing trend over two decades in Zaria, Nigeria

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery3

201113 citationsOpen access · Gold

One-day bowel preparation in children with colostomy using normal saline

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery

20118 citationsOpen access · Gold