Aderonke Omobonike Akinpelu

University of Ibadan

Publishing since 1989, latest 2026

Pharmacology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Rehabilitation
Psychiatry and Mental health
Rheumatology
Surgery

Publications: 751989–2026
Citations: 1,125to those papers
h-index: 22i10-index 34
Field-weighted impact: 1.081.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 9%7 of 75 scored papers
Open access: 64%48 papers free to read

6 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

Publications

75 in all

One in seven has severe pain: a point-prevalence study of hospitalised patients across Africa
2026PainJournalOpen access0 citations10.1097/j.pain.0000000000004082
Assessment of satisfaction with quality of care among insured and non-insued Tuberculosis patients in Osun State
2025ABUAD International Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Pharmacology1723%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1621%
Rehabilitation1621%
Psychiatry and Mental health1216%
Rheumatology1115%
Surgery1115%
General Health Professions1013%
Epidemiology912%
Complementary and alternative medicine68%
Occupational Therapy68%

Health Sciences

Topics most written on

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation17
Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms10
Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery10
Acute Ischemic Stroke Management7
Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research7
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet7
Cardiovascular and exercise physiology6
HIV Research and Treatment6
HIV-related health complications and treatments5
Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology5
Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation4
Nursing Roles and Practices4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

19% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

South Africa11
United Kingdom4
United States2
Mozambique1
Namibia1
Egypt1
Tunisia1
Morocco1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching HospitalNG15 papers
University College Hospital, IbadanNG11 papers
University of LagosNG11 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNG10 papers
University of PretoriaZA7 papers
Olabisi Onabanjo UniversityNG6 papers
Obafemi Awolowo UniversityNG6 papers
Durban University of TechnologyZA5 papers
University of KwaZulu-NatalZA4 papers
Federal Medical CentreNG4 papers

Where they publish

PubMed7
African Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences4
Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy4
South African Journal of Physiotherapy4
African Health Sciences3
Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being14
4Quality education9
1No poverty7
8Decent work and economic growth2
2Zero hunger1
5Gender equality1
10Reduced inequalities1
11

Most cited

Prevalence and Pattern of Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis in Nigeria: A Community-Based Study
Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice3
2009114 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Quality of life of stroke survivors and apparently healthy individuals in southwestern Nigeria
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice
200949 citationsWorld top 10%
Effects of aerobic dance training on blood pressure in individuals with uncontrolled hypertension on two antihypertensive drugs: a randomized clinical trial

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Patients’ perspectives of tele-physiotherapy in a Nigerian low-resource setting

2024Bulletin of Faculty of Physical TherapyJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.1186/s43161-024-00228-0

Psychometric testing of Ibadan low back pain disability questionnaire

2020Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.4314/gmj.v54i2.9

Body size perceptions and weight status of adults in a nigerian rural community

2015Annals of Medical and Health Sciences ResearchJournalOpen access29 citations10.4103/2141-9248.165247

Nutritional Status of Nigerian Children from Urban Community Using Different Reference Cut-offs

2014African Journal of Biomedical ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author5 citations

Pattern of Spinal Pain Managed at the Physiotherapy Department of a Tertiary Health Institution in Nigeria

2014African Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation SciencesJournalOpen access2 citations10.4314/ajprs.v5i1-2.3

Prevalence of Low Back Pain among Adolescent Students in a Nigerian Urban Community

2014African Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.4314/ajprs.v5i1-2.5

Sexual dysfunction in Nigerian stroke survivors

2013African Health SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author32 citations10.4314/ahs.v13i3.17

Ibadan knee/hip osteoarthritis outcome measure: process of development.

2013PubMedJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations

Quality of life of Nigerian stroke survivors during first 12 months post-stroke

2012Hong Kong Physiotherapy JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author42 citations10.1016/j.hkpj.2012.01.004

Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Pain and Health seeking Behaviour among Occupational Drivers in Ibadan, Nigeria

2011TSpace (University of Toronto)JournalOpen accessFirst author38 citations

Nigerian physiotherapists’ perceptions of their profession’s prestige and implications

2011Hong Kong Physiotherapy JournalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding15 citations10.1016/j.hkpj.2011.06.001

Developmental Pattern of Tibio-Femoral Angle in a Cohort of Nigerian Children: A Preliminary Report

2011Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and PracticeJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.46743/1540-580x/2011.1378

Low Back Pain At Work: Knowledge and Attitude of Sectional Heads at the University College Hospital, Ibadan

2011African Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation SciencesJournalOpen access3 citations10.4314/ajprs.v3i1.6

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice3

African Journal of Biomedical Research2

How it can be read

64% free to read

Diamond 15 · 20%Free to read and to publish
Gold 15 · 20%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 5 · 7%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 7 · 9%Free to read, no open licence
Green 6 · 8%A copy in a repository
Closed 27 · 36%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

6 of 75 papers name a funder

University of Pretoria3
International Development Research Centre2
African Population and Health Research Center1
Government of the United Kingdom1
National Institute for Health and Care Research1

Sustainable cities and communities

Journal of the American Society of Hypertension3

201646 citationsWorld top 10%

Quality of life of Nigerian stroke survivors during first 12 months post-stroke

Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal

201242 citationsOpen access · Diamond