I. Nkama

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 1994, latest 2024

Nutrition and Dietetics
Plant Science
Food Science
Mechanical Engineering
Animal Science and Zoology
Biotechnology

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 541994–2024
Citations: 705to those papers
h-index: 15i10-index 24
Field-weighted impact: 0.801.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 6%3 of 54 scored papers
Open access: 63%34 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

54 in all

Application Of Gab’s And Henderson’s Model In The Study Of Moisture Sorption Characteristics Of White And Yellow Gari Sold In Abia, Ebonyi And Enugu, South-eastern States Of Nigeria
2024Research Journal of Food Science and NutritionJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.31248/rjfsn2024.181
Comparative Studies of the Proximate, Microscopic and Thermal Properties of Processed Maize, Wheat, Millet, Cassava and Bambara Nut Flours

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Nutrition and Dietetics3565%
Plant Science2750%
Food Science2037%
Mechanical Engineering713%
Animal Science and Zoology59%
Biotechnology24%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics24%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences24%
General Health Professions24%
Polymers and Plastics24%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Food composition and properties34
Polysaccharides Composition and Applications9
Agricultural Engineering and Mechanization7
Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement7
Phytase and its Applications6
Agricultural pest management studies4
GABA and Rice Research4
Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology4
Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health3
Seed and Plant Biochemistry3
Urban Agriculture and Sustainability3
Agricultural Economics and Practices2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

20% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1223344Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States5
South Africa3
Mali2
Côte d’Ivoire1
Ghana1
Japan1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of MaiduguriNG42 papers
National Cereals Research InstituteNG12 papers
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa UniversityNG11 papers
Federal Polytechnic, MubiNG6 papers
Modibbo Adama University of TechnologyNG6 papers
Federal Polytechnic, BauchiNG6 papers
Purdue University West LafayetteUS5 papers
Cape Peninsula University of TechnologyZA3 papers
Institut d'Économie RuraleML2 papers
The Federal Polytechnic, Ado-EkitiNG2 papers

Where they publish

International Journal of Food Properties5
Asian Food Science Journal3
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)3
International Journal of Food Studies3
Plant Foods for Human Nutrition3
Agriculture and Biology Journal of North America2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger23
6Clean water and sanitation9
7Affordable and clean energy3
1No poverty1

Most cited

Phytic acid content and hydrochloric acid extractability of minerals in pearl millet as affected by germination time and cultivar
Food Chemistry6
2004103 citationsWorld top 10%
Traditional production, consumption and storage of Kunu – a non alcoholic cereal beverage
Plant Foods for Human Nutrition6
200262 citationsWorld top 10%
Rice Postharvest Technology in Nigeria: An Overview of Current Status, Constraints and Potentials for Sustainable Development

2023Acta Scientifci Nutritional HealthJournalOpen access8 citations10.31080/asnh.2023.07.1186

Effect of Extraction Methods and Storage Time on the Yield and Qualities of Neem Seed (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) Oil

2021Nigerian Journal of Technological DevelopmentJournalOpen accessSenior author8 citations10.4314/njtd.v18i1.8

Effect of analytical extraction methods and storage time on the quality of Moringa seed oil

2021Nigerian Journal of TechnologyJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.4314/njt.v40i3.18

Influence of Extrusion Conditions on Nutritional Composition of Rice-Bambara Groundnut Complimentary Foods

2018DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)JournalOpen access2 citations

Modeling Mineral Profile of Extruded Sorghum Bambara Groundnut Breakfast Cereals

2016British Journal of Applied Science & TechnologyJournal6 citations10.9734/bjast/2016/28700

The Effect of Extrusion Conditions on the Physicochemical Properties and Sensory Characteristics of Millet-Cowpea Based Fura

2012HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)JournalOpen access30 citations

MODELS FOR PREDICTING SORPTION BEHAVIOR OF GUNA (Citrullus Lanatus) SEEDS

2012DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)JournalSenior author0 citations

Amylase Activities and Values in Hot and Cold Water Extracts of Pearl Millet

2006Journal of Applied GlycoscienceJournalOpen accessSenior author12 citations10.5458/jag.53.1

Development And Characterization of Extruded Fura From Mixtures of Pearl Millet and Grain Legumes Flours

2006International Journal of Food PropertiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding20 citations10.1080/10942910600596605

Rheological behaviour of weaning food formulations as affected by addition of malt

2006International Journal of Food Science & TechnologyJournalSenior author15 citations10.1111/j.1365-2621.2006.01189.x

Sugars Content of Pearl Millet as Diversed among Cultivars and Affected by Germination

2005Journal of Applied GlycoscienceJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.5458/jag.52.331

PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PEARL MILLET CULTIVARS GROWN IN NORTHERN NIGERIA

2002International Journal of Food PropertiesJournalOpen access15 citations10.1081/jfp-120015592

Nutrient and sensory qualities of kunun zaki from different saccharification agents

2002International Journal of Food Sciences and NutritionJournalSenior author15 citations10.1080/09637480220132120

HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition2

How it can be read

63% free to read

Diamond 13 · 24%Free to read and to publish
Gold 4 · 7%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 7%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 8 · 15%Free to read, no open licence
Green 5 · 9%A copy in a repository
Closed 20 · 37%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

8 of 54 papers name a funder

Global Affairs Canada3
Ahmadu Bello University1
Directorate for Biological Sciences1
North Dakota State University1
Tertiary Education Trust Fund1
United States Agency for International Development1
World Bank Group1

201942 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond

Survey of Fura production in some northern states of Nigeria

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition2

200133 citations