Ibironke Desalu

University of Lagos

Also at Lagos University Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2004, latest 2026

Surgery
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
Emergency Medical Services

Publications: 572004–2026
Citations: 487to those papers
h-index: 12i10-index 16
Field-weighted impact: 0.561.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 7%4 of 57 scored papers
Open access: 61%35 papers free to read

2 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are 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

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

57 in all

Progress in Emergency Medicine in Nigeria: Where we are in 2025
2026African Journal of Emergency MedicineJournalOpen access0 citations10.1016/j.afjem.2025.100937
A survey of medication errors in paediatric anaesthesia practice in Nigeria: A cross sectional study
2026Journal of Clinical Sciences

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Surgery2849%
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine1628%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine1628%
Emergency Medicine1119%
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine916%
Emergency Medical Services916%
Genetics712%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine712%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health611%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health611%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes15
Airway Management and Intubation Techniques9
Anesthesia and Pain Management9
Anesthesia and Sedative Agents8
Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation6
Cleft Lip and Palate Research6
Blood transfusion and management5
Global Health and Surgery5
Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research4
Tracheal and airway disorders4
Head and Neck Surgical Oncology3
Healthcare Technology and Patient Monitoring3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

11% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Ghana3
United States3
Cameroon1
Gambia1
India1
Liberia1
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Lagos University Teaching HospitalNG43 papers
National Hospital AbujaNG6 papers
University of CalabarNG4 papers
University Of Calabar Teaching HospitalNG4 papers
University College Hospital, IbadanNG4 papers
Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals ComplexNG3 papers
Obafemi Awolowo UniversityNG3 papers
Boston Children's HospitalUS2 papers
Johns Hopkins HospitalUS2 papers
Johns Hopkins UniversityUS2 papers

Where they publish

Journal of Clinical Sciences10
Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal5
Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia2
International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia2
Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice2
Nigerian Quarterly Journal of Hospital Medicine2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being30
17Partnerships for the goals8
1No poverty2
4Quality education2
10Reduced inequalities2
2Zero hunger1
14Life below water1

Most cited

Airway and respiratory complications in children undergoing cleft lip and palate repair
Ghana Medical Journal3
201173 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
Incidence, Clinical Outcome and Risk Factors of Intensive Care Unit Infections in the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Lagos, Nigeria
PLoS ONE3
201657 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Difficult airway management in a child with Treacher Collins syndrome and cleft palate

2026Journal of Clinical SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4103/jcls.jcls_217_25

Global pediatric anesthesia–Anglophone West Africa perspective

2024Pediatric AnesthesiaJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1111/pan.14852

A comparison of the effect of isoflurane and propofol anesthesia on lipid profile

2024Research and Opinion in Anesthesia and Intensive CareJournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/roaic.roaic_55_23

A Comparison of the Effect of Isoflurane and Propofol on Liver Enzymes

2022Journal of West African College of SurgeonsJournalOpen access7 citations10.4103/jwas.jwas_69_22

Safe surgery for every child, implementation of paediatric anaesthesia training in Nigeria

2022Current Opinion in AnaesthesiologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1097/aco.0000000000001144

Impact of COVID-19 on Elective Cleft Surgery in Low- and Middle-income Countries

2021Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global OpenJournalOpen access13 citations10.1097/gox.0000000000003656

Central venous catheter insertion in critical illness: Techniques and complications

2018Journal of Clinical SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4103/jcls.jcls_49_17

Critical incidents and near misses during anesthesia: A prospective audit

2017Journal of Clinical SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author17 citations10.4103/2468-6859.199170

Improvement in intensive care unit: Effect on mortality

2017Journal of Clinical SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.4103/2468-6859.204703

Submental / Transmylohyoid intubation in maxillofacial surgery: Report of two cases

2011Nigerian Journal of Clinical PracticeJournalOpen access13 citations10.4103/1119-3077.79266

Blood transfusion requirements in cleft lip surgery

2011International Journal of Pediatric OtorhinolaryngologyJournal10 citations10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.02.015

Appropriate practice of anesthesia: A plea for better training

2011Saudi Journal of AnaesthesiaJournalOpen access1 citation10.4103/1658-354x.82788

Day Case Cleft Lip Surgery in Lagos, Nigeria

2009The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial JournalJournal18 citations10.1597/07-156.1

Pre0induction hypokalaemic phenomenon in Nigerian adult population

2009Nigerian Quarterly Journal of Hospital MedicineJournal2 citations10.4314/nqjhm.v18i4.45024

Coming in from the cold….

2007Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and AnalgesiaJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1080/22201173.2007.10872492

Pediatric Anesthesia

How it can be read

61% free to read

Diamond 18 · 32%Free to read and to publish
Gold 7 · 12%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 7%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Green 3 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 22 · 39%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

3 of 57 papers name a funder

Fogarty International Center1
Johns Hopkins University1
National Institutes of Health1
South African Society of Anaesthesiologists1