Abubakar Saidu

University of Ilorin

Publishing since 2013, latest 2026

Materials Chemistry
Ceramics and Composites
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
Economics and Econometrics
Geophysics
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Publications: 472013–2026
Citations: 271to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 0.401.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 47 scored papers
Open access: 70%33 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

47 in all

Quality Assurance for 21st-Century Competencies: Insights from Nigeria and Finnish Higher Education
2026NIU journal of educational research.JournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.58709/niujed.v12i1.2409
Assessment of Heavy Metals Concentration in River Kaduna Water in Relation to Seasonal Variations
2026

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Materials Chemistry1123%
Ceramics and Composites715%
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology715%
Economics and Econometrics511%
Geophysics49%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging49%
Artificial Intelligence36%
Education36%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering36%
Information Systems36%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Glass properties and applications7
Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials7
Radioactivity and Radon Measurements7
Radiation Dose and Imaging4
African Education and Politics3
Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping3
Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods3
Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies3
Heavy metals in environment3
Phase-change materials and chalcogenides3
Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques2
Conducting polymers and applications2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

32% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Malaysia10
Palestinian Authority5
Egypt2
France2
Indonesia2
Iraq2
United States2
United Kingdom1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Usmanu Danfodiyo UniversityNG24 papers
Kaduna PolytechnicNG7 papers
Gombe State UniversityNG7 papers
Sokoto State UniversityNG7 papers
University of Technology MalaysiaMY6 papers
Al-Azhar University – GazaPS5 papers
Al-Qalam University KatsinaNG5 papers
Kaduna State UniversityNG5 papers
Federal Medical CentreNG4 papers
Universiti Teknologi PetronasMY3 papers

Where they publish

UMYU Scientifica5
International Journal of Emerging Multidiciplinaries Biomedical and Clinical Research4
Caliphate Journal of Science and Technology3
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)2
FUDMA Journal of Sciences2
GUSAU JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

6Clean water and sanitation9
3Good health and well-being6
1No poverty4
7Affordable and clean energy3
15Life on land3
4Quality education2
8Decent work and economic growth2
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Most cited

Thermoluminescence response of rare earth activated zinc lithium borate glass
Radiation Physics and Chemistry7
201777 citations
Structural properties of Zinc Lithium borate glass
Optics and Spectroscopy7
201438 citations
Thermoluminescence characteristics of zinc lithium borate glass activated with Cu+ (ZnO–Li2O–B2O3:Cu+) for radiation dosimetry
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry6

International Journal of Emerging Multidiciplinaries Biomedical and Clinical Research

Assessment of Heavy Metal Concentrations in Domestic Waste Dump Soil Samples Obtained within Kaduna Metropolis in Relation to Seasonal Variations

2026International Journal of Emerging Multidiciplinaries Biomedical and Clinical ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.54938/ijemdbmcr.2026.04.1.575

Effect of Hydrolyzed Feather Meal as Substitute for Fish Meal in the Diet of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell 1822)

2025International Journal of Emerging Multidiciplinaries Biomedical and Clinical ResearchJournalOpen accessCorresponding1 citation10.54938/ijemdbmcr.2025.03.1.469

Toxicity of Butachlor on Juveniles of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822).

2025International Journal of Emerging Multidiciplinaries Biomedical and Clinical ResearchJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.54938/ijemdbmcr.2025.03.1.450

Impact of Human Capital Development on Poverty Reduction in ECOWAS

2025UMYUK JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENTJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.70861/ujed20250202019

Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Financial Development in Nigeria (1986 – 2023)

2025UMYUK JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENTJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.70861/ujed20250202022

Optimization of shielding barriers for feasible exposure to medical X-ray radiation

2024Caliphate Journal of Science and TechnologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4314/cajost.v5i3.5

Nexus between weeds secondary succession and livelihoods in Hadejia-Nguru wetlands of Nigeria

2023Sustinere Journal of Environment and SustainabilityJournalOpen access1 citation10.22515/sustinerejes.v7i1.249

IMPACT OF POPULATION GROWTH ON POVERTY IN NIGERIA

2023GUSAU JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIESJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.57233/gujeds.v3i1.23

Measuring the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Inflation in Nigeria Using ARDL Approach

2023GUSAU JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIESJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.57233/gujeds.v3i1.4

Resource Curse Hypothesis in GCC Member Countries: Evidence from Seemingly Unrelated Regression

2022Biophysical Economics and SustainabilityJournalSenior authorCorresponding2 citations10.1007/s41247-022-00108-y

Investigation of Attenuation Properties of Liquid Materials by Gamma Absorption-Scattering Method

2022International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied ScienceJournalOpen access2 citations10.51584/ijrias.2022.71006

Effects of the Covid- 19 Pandemic and its Attendant Lockdown Policy on the Economy of Plateau State

2021International Journal of Engineering and Management ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.31033/ijemr.11.2.21

Improved thermoluminescence and kinetic parameters of new strontium/copper co-doped lithium borate glass system

2019Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and AtomsJournal8 citations10.1016/j.nimb.2019.06.028

Assessment of the Specific Activity of Alpha- and Beta-emitting Radionuclides in Groundwater, Anka, Nigeria

2018DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)JournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.22038/ijmp.2018.26350.1266

Thermoluminescence response of rare earth activated zinc lithium borate glass

2017Radiation Physics and ChemistryJournalFirst authorCorresponding77 citations10.1016/j.radphyschem.2017.10.004

ATTITUDE OF TEACHERS TOWARDS THE INTRODUCTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ILORIN METROPOLIS

2015ATBU Journal of Science, Technology & EducationJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations

Structural properties of Zinc Lithium borate glass

2014Optics and SpectroscopyJournalFirst author38 citations10.1134/s0030400x14090239

Survey of Gross Alpha Radioactivity in Bore Hole and Well Water in Sokoto City North-Western Nigeria

2013Nigerian Journal of Basic and Applied SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author7 citations10.4314/njbas.v21i1.3

Optics and Spectroscopy2

Sahel Journal of Life Sciences FUDMA2

How it can be read

70% free to read

Diamond 22 · 47%Free to read and to publish
Hybrid 6 · 13%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 4%Free to read, no open licence
Green 3 · 6%A copy in a repository
Closed 14 · 30%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

9 of 47 papers name a funder

Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia4
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia4
Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia2
Tertiary Education Trust Fund2
Universiti Teknologi Petronas2
Al-Azhar University1
Ministry of Education - Singapore1
Universiti Putra Malaysia1

Sustainable cities and communities

12Responsible consumption and production1