Salisu Nura

Ahmadu Bello University

Publishing since 2013, latest 2026

Plant Science
Molecular Biology
Food Science
Biotechnology
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Forestry

Publications: 222013–2026
Citations: 56to those papers
h-index: 4i10-index 2
Field-weighted impact: 0.241.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 22 scored papers
Open access: 82%18 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

22 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 Science1464%
Molecular Biology627%
Food Science418%
Biotechnology29%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism29%
Forestry29%
Nutrition and Dietetics29%
Pharmacology29%
Physiology29%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics15%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies5
Agricultural pest management studies4
Genetics and Plant Breeding3
Sesame and Sesamin Research3
African Botany and Ecology Studies2
Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies2
Insect Pest Control Strategies2
Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety2
Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects2
Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies2
Peanut Plant Research Studies2
Plant tissue culture and regeneration2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

5% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

India1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Baze UniversityNG7 papers
Nigeria Police AcademyNG3 papers
Kaduna PolytechnicNG2 papers
Federal Polytechnic, NasarawaNG2 papers
National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and DevelopmentNG2 papers
Federal University GusauNG2 papers
National Research Institute for Chemical TechnologyNG2 papers
The Federal Polytechnic, Ado-EkitiNG2 papers
Glocal UniversityIN1 paper
Sharda UniversityIN1 paper

Where they publish

Bayero Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences4
Journal of Applied Sciences2
UMYU Scientifica2
Advances in Biological Chemistry1
Annals of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases1
Asian Journal of Biotechnology1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger10
6Clean water and sanitation2
3Good health and well-being1
15Life on land1

Most cited

Prevalence of Bacterial Loads on some Fruits and Vegetables Sold in Kaduna Central Market, Northwestern Nigeria
Journal of Applied Sciences2
201913 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Used by Hausa People in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Kano Metropolis, Northern Nigeria
European Journal of Medicinal Plants
201710 citations
Isolation and Characterization of Fungal Species from Spoilt Fruits in Utako Market, Abuja, Nigeria
Journal of Applied Sciences

Sahel Journal of Life Sciences FUDMA

Improved Growth and Yield Associated Traits of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Via Different Concentrations of Colchicine Treatment

2025Biological and Environmental Sciences Journal for the TropicsJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.4314/bestj.v22i3.9

Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used for the treatment of typhoid fever in Kaduna Metropolis, Nigeria

2020International Journal of Current Research in Biosciences and Plant BiologyJournalOpen access5 citations10.20546/ijcrbp.2020.707.005

Effect of Crossability in Improving Some Selected Cowpea (Vigna Unguiculata [L.,] Walp) Varieties

2020International Journal of Science for Global SustainabilityJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.57233/ijsgs.v6i2.108

Colchicine-induced mutagenesis for improved growth and yield of fonio (Digitaria exilis [Kippist] Stapf.)

2018Bayero Journal of Pure and Applied SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author4 citations10.4314/bajopas.v10i2.22

Ethnomedicinal study of some plants used as spices by the inhabitants of Kano Metropolis, northern Nigeria

2018Bayero Journal of Pure and Applied SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.4314/bajopas.v10i1.60s

Mutation breeding as panacea for food shortage and malnutrition in Nigeria’s Sahel (a review)

2018Bayero Journal of Pure and Applied SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.4314/bajopas.v10i1.27s

Induced Capsules Alteration for Improved Yield in Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)

2016International Journal of Plant Breeding and GeneticsJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.3923/ijpbg.2017.13.18

Assessment of the Growth Responses of Sesame (Sesamum indicum l.) and False Sesame (Ceratotheca sesamoides Endl.) to Colchicine Treatments

2014Journal of Experimental Agriculture InternationalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.9734/ajea/2014/6480

The potentials of henna (Lawsonia inamis L.) leaves extracts as counter stain in gram staining reaction

2013Bayero Journal of Pure and Applied SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.4314/bajopas.v5i2.10

Biological and Environmental Sciences Journal for the Tropics

European Journal of Medicinal Plants1

How it can be read

82% free to read

Diamond 16 · 73%Free to read and to publish
Hybrid 1 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Green 1 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 4 · 18%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

5 of 22 papers name a funder

Directorate for Biological Sciences2
Tertiary Education Trust Fund2
Texas Emerging Technology Fund2
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation1
Sharda University1
United States Agency for International Development1

20198 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used for the treatment of typhoid fever in Kaduna Metropolis, Nigeria

International Journal of Current Research in Biosciences and Plant Biology3

20205 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Colchicine-induced mutagenesis for improved growth and yield of fonio (Digitaria exilis [Kippist] Stapf.)

Bayero Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences

20184 citationsOpen access · Diamond