Francis I. DURU

University of Lagos

Publishing since 1970, latest 2026

Reproductive Medicine
Molecular Biology
Surgery
Food Science
Nutrition and Dietetics
Plant Science

Publications: 401970–2026
Citations: 349to those papers
h-index: 12i10-index 13
Field-weighted impact: 0.671.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 5%2 of 40 scored papers
Open access: 55%22 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

Publications

40 in all

From food to infertility: Disruption of the male reproductive axis by wheat lectin in rats
2026Reproductive BiologyJournalOpen access1 citation10.1016/j.repbio.2026.101188
MUSCULOSKELETAL IMPLICATIONS OF INAPPROPRIATE CLASSROOM FURNITURE AMONG NIGERIAN STUDENTS: AN ERGONOMIC AND ANTHROPOMETRIC ANALYSIS
2025

Download CV:PDFWord

Citations received each year

Peerford

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

Reproductive Medicine1435%
Molecular Biology923%
Surgery820%
Food Science513%
Nutrition and Dietetics513%
Plant Science513%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health513%
Epidemiology410%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis410%
Biomedical Engineering38%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Sperm and Testicular Function13
Testicular diseases and treatments5
Burn Injury Management and Outcomes4
Pineapple and bromelain studies3
Tendon Structure and Treatment3
Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques2
Climate Change and Health Impacts2
Hibiscus Plant Research Studies2
Injury Epidemiology and Prevention2
Moringa oleifera research and applications2
Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies2
Natural product bioactivities and synthesis2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

13% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

India2
South Africa2
Austria1
Switzerland1
Saudi Arabia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Lagos State UniversityNG5 papers
Lagos University Teaching HospitalNG3 papers
Guru Nanak Dev UniversityIN2 papers
University of UyoNG2 papers
Edo State University UzairueNG2 papers
Bingham UniversityNG2 papers
Chandigarh UniversityIN1 paper
Maharishi Markandeshwar University, MullanaIN1 paper
Medical University of ViennaAT1 paper
University of FribourgCH1 paper

Where they publish

Middle East Fertility Society Journal4
PubMed4
Nigerian Journal of Health and Biomedical Sciences3
International Journal of Morphology2
African Health Sciences1
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being14
2Zero hunger6
6Clean water and sanitation2
15Life on land2
1No poverty1
4Quality education1
8Decent work and economic growth1

Most cited

Histomorphometric effects of Kigelia africana (Bignoniaceae) fruit extract on the testis following short-term treatment with cisplatin in male Sprague–Dawley rats
Middle East Fertility Society Journal3
201048 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Influence of virgin coconut oil (VCNO) on oxidative stress, serum testosterone and gonadotropic hormones (FSH, LH) in chronic ethanol ingestion
Agriculture and Biology Journal of North America2
201044 citationsOpen access · Bronze

2021West African journal of radiologyJournalSenior author0 citations10.4103/wajr.wajr_10_21

Evaluation of histology and semen parameters in testes of Yaji-treated albino rats

2020Anatomy Journal of AfricaJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4314/aja.v9i2.199950

Androgenic Effects of Cinnamomum camphora in Male Sprague-dawley Rats

2019Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.9734/jammr/2019/v31i730310

Alcohol induced testicular damage: Can abstinence equal recovery?

2014Middle East Fertility Society JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author34 citations10.1016/j.mefs.2014.01.003

Histological Changes and Testicular Dysfunction in Severely Burned Rats

2011Macedonian Journal of Medical SciencesJournalOpen access3 citations10.3889/mjms.1857-5773.2011.0171

Sperm quality changes in survivors of severe burns.

2009PubMedJournalOpen access5 citations

Effects of torsion, detorsion and melatonin on testicular malondialdehyde level

2008West African Journal of MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst author12 citations10.4314/wajm.v26i4.28333

Anabolic effect of Hibiscus rosasinensis Linn. Leaf extracts in immature albino male rats

2007Nigerian Quarterly Journal of Hospital MedicineJournalSenior author14 citations10.4314/nqjhm.v17i1.12532

Aspirin augments hyaluronidase induced adhesion inhibition

2004Nigerian Journal of Health and Biomedical SciencesJournalFirst author1 citation10.4314/njhbs.v2i2.11496

Effect of Methanol extract of Kigelia africana on Sperm Motility and Fertility in Rats

2002Nigerian Journal of Health and Biomedical SciencesJournalSenior author13 citations10.4314/njhbs.v1i2.11467

Effect of Light and Darkness on Packed Cell Volume in the Rat

2002Nigerian Journal of Health and Biomedical SciencesJournal0 citations10.4314/njhbs.v1i2.11463

Agriculture and Biology Journal of North America

Anatomy Journal of Africa1

How it can be read

55% free to read

Diamond 11 · 28%Free to read and to publish
Hybrid 6 · 15%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 8%Free to read, no open licence
Green 2 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 18 · 45%Behind a paywall

Middle East Fertility Society Journal

201434 citationsOpen access · Diamond