K.A. Taiwo

Obafemi Awolowo University

Publishing since 1996, latest 2026

Food Science
Nutrition and Dietetics
Plant Science
Biotechnology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Animal Science and Zoology

Publications: 761996–2026
Citations: 1,312to those papers
h-index: 21i10-index 35
Field-weighted impact: 1.151.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 12%9 of 76 scored papers
Open access: 54%41 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

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

76 in all

Perception of Mobile Street Food Vendors in Osun State, Nigeria on Some Operational Issues and Their Exposure to Health Hazards
2026Food and Drug SafetyJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.55121/fds.v3i2.1025
Advancements in Composite Flours: Applications, Nutritional Benefits and Processing Techniques
2025

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Food Science4053%
Nutrition and Dietetics2736%
Plant Science2736%
Biotechnology68%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics57%
Animal Science and Zoology45%
Biochemistry45%
Forestry45%
Mechanical Engineering45%
Molecular Biology45%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Food composition and properties20
Seed and Plant Biochemistry11
Food Drying and Modeling9
Proteins in Food Systems7
Cassava research and cyanide6
Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis5
Microbial Inactivation Methods5
Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology5
Microencapsulation and Drying Processes5
Phytase and its Applications5
Agricultural pest management studies4
Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

26% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written23567810Home

Most frequent partner countries

Canada11
Germany4
United Kingdom3
South Africa2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Adekunle Ajasin UniversityNG16 papers
University of ManitobaCA10 papers
Osun State UniversityNG10 papers
Technische Universität BerlinDE4 papers
Ekiti State UniversityNG4 papers
Abiola Ajimobi Technical University IbadanNG4 papers
University of CalabarNG3 papers
University of LincolnGB2 papers
Olusegun Agagu University of Science and TechnologyNG2 papers
Joseph Ayo Babalola UniversityNG2 papers

Where they publish

Technovation6
Food Reviews International4
Food Science and Preservation4
Journal of Food Engineering4
Journal of Food Biochemistry3
Journal of Food Process Engineering3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger20
6Clean water and sanitation8
8Decent work and economic growth3
7Affordable and clean energy2
3Good health and well-being1
5Gender equality1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
11

Most cited

Comparison of pretreatment methods on water and solid diffusion kinetics of osmotically dehydrated mangos
Journal of Food Engineering6
2002111 citations
Effects of pre-treatments on the shrinkage and textural properties of fried sweet potatoes
LWT
2006101 citationsWorld top 10%
Utilization Potentials of Cassava in Nigeria: The Domestic and Industrial Products
Food Reviews International

Asian Food Science Journal

Modeling Thermal Death Time (D – Value) Of Bacillus Cereus in Acha (Digitaria Exilis) Starch Flour

2025ARID ZONE JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTJournalOpen access0 citations10.63958/azojete/2025/21/2/016

Assessment of rice processing and marketing practices: the case of Nigeria

2025Journal of Applied Life Sciences and EnvironmentJournalOpen access0 citations10.46909/alse-583185

Studies on Starch Characteristics of Flour Produced from Six Varieties of Musa SPP. Fruits Grown in Southwestern Nigeria

2025ARID ZONE JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.63958/azojete/2025/21/04/004

Some quality properties of yellow-fleshed sweet potato flour as affected by different drying methods

2023Food Production Processing and NutritionJournalOpen accessSenior author15 citations10.1186/s43014-023-00136-1

Effects of Different Solvent Polarity on the Quality Characteristics of Conophor Nut Oil

2021International journal of food science and agricultureJournalOpen access2 citations10.26855/ijfsa.2021.06.020

Extrusion Parameters Impact on Cooking Qualities of Plantain-Wheat Instant Noodles

2021International journal of food science and agricultureJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.26855/ijfsa.2021.09.010

Modeling and optimization of the grilling process of beefsuya

2020Journal of Food Processing and PreservationJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.1111/jfpp.14423

Microbiological Properties of Probioticated Kununzaki Drink Enriched with Cocoa Powder

2020European Journal of Agriculture and Food SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.24018/ejfood.2020.2.6.139

Enhancing Gender Balance in Engineering Education and Practice

20182018 World Engineering Education Forum - Global Engineering Deans Council (WEEF-GEDC)PublicationSenior author9 citations10.1109/weef-gedc.2018.8629657

SENSORY, TEXTURAL AND COOKING QUALITY OF INSTANT NOODLES PRODUCED FROM MUSA SPP - WHEAT COMPOSITE FLOURS

2018DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)JournalSenior author5 citations

Influence of Drying Methods and Soaking Media on Lafun Processed from Cassava Chips

2016British Journal of Applied Science & TechnologyJournalFirst author7 citations10.9734/bjast/2016/25781

Drying as a Unit Operation in Downstream Processing

2015Current Biochemical EngineeringJournalFirst author1 citation10.2174/2212711902666150224234128

Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

ARID ZONE JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT2

How it can be read

54% free to read

Diamond 12 · 16%Free to read and to publish
Gold 11 · 14%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 7 · 9%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 9 · 12%Free to read, no open licence
Green 2 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 35 · 46%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

22 of 76 papers name a funder

International Development Research Centre11
Global Affairs Canada7
Tertiary Education Trust Fund4
Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung3
Fonds National de la Recherche Luxembourg2
Australian Government1
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst1
European Commission1

Sustainable cities and communities

12Responsible consumption and production1

Chemical Composition and Quality Characteristics of Wheat Bread Supplemented with Leafy Vegetable Powders

Journal of Food Quality

201765 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold