Olalekan Joseph Soyelu

Obafemi Awolowo University

Publishing since 2001, latest 2026

Plant Science
Insect Science
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Molecular Biology
Agronomy and Crop Science
Food Science

Publications: 172001–2026
Citations: 244to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 0.751.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 6%1 of 17 scored papers
Open access: 47%8 papers free to read

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

17 in all

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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

Plant Science1271%
Insect Science953%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics635%
Molecular Biology212%
Agronomy and Crop Science16%
Food Science16%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis16%
Soil Science16%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Insect and Pesticide Research7
Insect Pest Control Strategies7
Agricultural pest management studies6
Insect-Plant Interactions and Control4
Hemiptera Insect Studies3
Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control2
Insect behavior and control techniques2
Insect Resistance and Genetics2
Insect Utilization and Effects2
Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis2
Plant and animal studies2
Botanical Research and Chemistry1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

18% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written3333333Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa3

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Where they publish

Bulletin of Entomological Research2
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science2
Journal of applied science and environmental management2
Discover Plants.1
International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review1
Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger3
3Good health and well-being3
15Life on land2
13Climate action1

Most cited

Formulation of an effective mosquito-repellent topical product from Lemongrass oil
Phytomedicine
2002155 citations
Comparative assessment of feeding damage by pod-sucking bugs (Heteroptera: Coreoidea) associated with cowpea, Vigna unguiculata ssp. unguiculata in Nigeria
Bulletin of Entomological Research15
200726 citationsWorld top 10%
Varietal Differences in Development of Maize (Zea mays L.) Seedlings on Compacted Soils
Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science15

Effect of Neem, Siam Weed and Vetiver Oils on Physiological Reactions and Fitness of House Fly, Musca domestica L

2020Journal of applied science and environmental managementJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.4314/jasem.v24i3.20

Effect of Fungal Infection on Defence Proteins of Musca domestica L. and Variation of Virulence with Temperature

2020Journal of applied science and environmental managementJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4314/jasem.v24i3.12

BIOACTIVITY OF AQUEOUS AND N-HEXANE NEEM LEAF EXTRACTS AGAINST THE COWPEA WEEVIL, Callosobruchus maculatus (F)

2019Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.5281/zenodo.7432322

Behavioral Responses of Cotesia vestalis (Haliday) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to Honey-Based Diets

2014Journal of Experimental Agriculture InternationalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.9734/ajea/2014/8865

Effect of beebread on the reproductive performance of Cotesia vestalis

2013New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1080/01140671.2013.778891

Suitability of a Novel Diet for a Parasitic Wasp,Cotesia plutellae

2013Journal of insect science/Journal of Insect ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.1673/031.013.8601

Varietal Differences in Development of Maize (Zea mays L.) Seedlings on Compacted Soils

2001Journal of Agronomy and Crop ScienceJournalFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.1046/j.1439-037x.2001.00467.x

Journal of Experimental Agriculture International

Journal of insect science/Journal of Insect Science1

How it can be read

47% free to read

Diamond 5 · 29%Free to read and to publish
Bronze 2 · 12%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 6%A copy in a repository
Closed 9 · 53%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

3 of 17 papers name a funder

U.S. Department of Agriculture2
University of Fort Hare1

Insecticidal effect of lemongrass oil on behavioural responses and biochemical changes in cowpea weevil, Callosobruchus maculatus (Fabricius)

Journal of Phytopathology and Pest Management2

20209 citations