R A David

Obafemi Awolowo University

Publishing since 2015, latest 2024

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Surgery
Urology
Epidemiology
Rheumatology
Oncology

Publications: 232015–2024
Citations: 786to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 7
Field-weighted impact: 1.591.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 13%3 of 23 scored papers
Open access: 74%17 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

Citations received each year

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

23 in all

Pre-and Post-Prostatectomy Detrusor Wall Thickness and the Symptom Profile in Patients with Benign Prostatic Enlargement: A Prospective Review.
2024PubMedJournalSenior author2 citations
Relationship Between Pre- and Post-Orchidectomy Serum Dihydrotestosterone and Prostate Cancer Severity in a Cohort of Nigerian Patients.
2024PubMedJournalSenior author0 citations

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine1148%
Surgery1148%
Urology939%
Epidemiology522%
Rheumatology522%
Oncology417%
Cancer Research29%
Emergency Medical Services29%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health29%
Biochemistry14%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment9
Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research5
Urological Disorders and Treatments5
Genital Health and Disease4
Urologic and reproductive health conditions4
Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers3
Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research3
Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments2
Global Cancer Incidence and Screening2
Urinary Tract Infections Management2
Abdominal Trauma and Injuries1
Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

35% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom8
United States2
Canada2
Brazil1
Switzerland1
Turkey1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals ComplexNG21 papers
University of EdinburghGB5 papers
Covenant UniversityNG4 papers
University of LancashireGB3 papers
Ninewells HospitalGB3 papers
Aminu Kano Teaching HospitalNG3 papers
Bayero University KanoNG3 papers
Texas Woman's UniversityUS2 papers
Doncaster Royal InfirmaryGB2 papers
University of PennsylvaniaUS2 papers

Where they publish

PubMed6
African Health Sciences1
African Journal of Urology1
Clinical Case Reports1
East and Central African journal of surgery1
Human Resources for Health1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being16
1No poverty1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Health workforce and governance: the crisis in Nigeria
Human Resources for Health
2017273 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
An Estimate of the Incidence of Prostate Cancer in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
PLoS ONE
2016203 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Estimating the incidence of breast cancer in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Diagnostic performance of transrectal ultrasound for prostate volume estimation in men with benign prostate hyperplasia

2020International Journal of Clinical PracticeJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.1111/ijcp.13615

Health workforce and governance: the crisis in Nigeria

2017Human Resources for HealthJournalOpen access273 citations10.1186/s12960-017-0205-4

International Journal of Clinical Practice

International Journal of Urology1

How it can be read

74% free to read

Diamond 6 · 26%Free to read and to publish
Gold 7 · 30%In an open-access journal
Bronze 1 · 4%Free to read, no open licence
Green 3 · 13%A copy in a repository
Closed 6 · 26%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 23 papers name a funder

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute1

Journal of Global Health

2018155 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Estimate of the incidence of bladder cancer in Africa: A systematic review and Bayesian meta‐analysis

International Journal of Urology3

201845 citationsOpen access · Green

Open Prostatectomy in the Management of Benign Prostate Hyperplasia in a Developing Economy

Open Journal of Urology17

201630 citationsOpen access · Diamond