B. Akpu

Ahmadu Bello University

Publishing since 2017, latest 2026

Sociology and Political Science
Urban Studies
Economics and Econometrics
Environmental Engineering
Global and Planetary Change
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 122017–2026
Citations: 33to those papers
h-index: 2i10-index 2
Field-weighted impact: 0.161.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 12 scored papers
Open access: 100%12 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

Citations received each year

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To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

Publications

12 in all

Assessing Spatial Correlations Between Groundwater Potential Zones and Borehole Productivity in Lokoja, Nigeria
2026Kaduna Journal of GeographyJournalOpen access0 citations10.47514/kjg.2026.08.01.012
Factors Influencing Housing location choice under Public-Private Partnership approach in Abuja Municipal Area Council, Abuja, Nigeria
2026

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From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Sociology and Political Science433%
Urban Studies433%
Economics and Econometrics217%
Environmental Engineering217%
Global and Planetary Change217%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law217%
Ecology18%
Finance18%
General Health Professions18%
Geochemistry and Petrology18%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Urban and Rural Development Challenges4
Place Attachment and Urban Studies3
Groundwater and Watershed Analysis2
Land Use and Ecosystem Services2
Soil and Land Suitability Analysis2
Crime Patterns and Interventions1
Crime, Deviance, and Social Control1
Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies1
Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research1
Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods1
Global Health Care Issues1
Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

8% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Malaysia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kaduna State UniversityNG3 papers
Bayero University KanoNG2 papers
University of Technology MalaysiaMY1 paper
National Water Resources InstituteNG1 paper
Federal University of TechnologyNG1 paper
Usmanu Danfodiyo UniversityNG1 paper
Federal Polytechnic AyedeNG1 paper
Salem UniversityNG1 paper
Kwararafa UniversityNG1 paper
Kogi State PolytechnicNG1 paper

Where they publish

Kaduna Journal of Geography3
FUDMA Journal of Sciences2
American Journal of Geospatial Technology1
Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology1
International journal of social sciences and humanities review1
Journal of Geography Environment and Earth Science International1
NIU journal of social sciences.1
Sokoto Journal of Geographical Studies1

How it can be read

100% free to read

Diamond 6 · 50%Free to read and to publish
Gold 1 · 8%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 25%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 8%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 8%A copy in a repository

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty2
15Life on land2
6Clean water and sanitation1
8Decent work and economic growth1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Geospatial Analysis of Urban Expansion and Its Impact on Vegetation Cover in Kaduna Metropolis, Nigeria
Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology11
201719 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Predictive modeling of desertification in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State, Nigeria
The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Science15
202010 citationsOpen access · Gold
Determining the Rate and Pattern of the Spatio-Temporal Growth of Kaduna Metropolis, Kaduna State Nigeria
Journal of Geography Environment and Earth Science International
20172 citationsOpen access · Diamond
ANALYSIS OF SPATIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GROUNDWATER POTENTIAL ZONES AND BOREHOLE YIELDS IN OKENE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KOGI STATE, NIGERIA
FUDMA Journal of Sciences6
20231 citationOpen access · Diamond
Geospatial Analysis of the Spatio -Temporal Growth of Kwali Area Council, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja
American Journal of Geospatial Technology15
20221 citationOpen access · Diamond

Kaduna Journal of Geography

Geospatial Analysis of the Spatio -Temporal Growth of Kwali Area Council, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja

2022American Journal of Geospatial TechnologyJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.54536/ajgt.v1i1.359

ASSESSMENT OF SOCIOECONOMIC EFFECTS OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES IN ILORIN WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KWARA STATE, NIGERIA

2021International journal of social sciences and humanities reviewJournalOpen access0 citations

Predictive modeling of desertification in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State, Nigeria

2020The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space ScienceJournalOpen accessSenior author10 citations10.1016/j.ejrs.2020.04.001

Geospatial Analysis of Urban Expansion and Its Impact on Vegetation Cover in Kaduna Metropolis, Nigeria

2017Asian Journal of Environment & EcologyJournalOpen accessFirst author19 citations10.9734/ajee/2017/31149

Determining the Rate and Pattern of the Spatio-Temporal Growth of Kaduna Metropolis, Kaduna State Nigeria

2017Journal of Geography Environment and Earth Science InternationalJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.9734/jgeesi/2017/31455