Isa Hussaini

Ahmadu Bello University

Publishing since 1994, latest 2025

Plant Science
Molecular Biology
Pharmacology
Complementary and alternative medicine
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Food Science

Publications: 291994–2025
Citations: 545to those papers
h-index: 12i10-index 13
Field-weighted impact: 0.761.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 3%1 of 29 scored papers
Open access: 59%17 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

29 in all

MOLECULAR DETECTION AND ANTIBIOGRAM OF LISTERIA SPECIES FROM SMOKED FISH SOLD IN ZARIA METROPOLIS, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
2025Archives of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biotechnology JournalJournalOpen access0 citations10.47514/apsbj.2024.4.2.012
A safety profile of aqueous methanol aerial extract of Alysicarpus glumaceus in mice: acute and subacute administration

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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 Science1448%
Molecular Biology724%
Pharmacology724%
Complementary and alternative medicine517%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism414%
Food Science414%
Pharmacology310%
Biochemistry27%
Biomaterials27%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience27%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies11
Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology4
Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies4
Phytochemistry and Bioactivity Studies4
Biological Research and Disease Studies3
Phytochemistry and Biological Activities3
African Botany and Ecology Studies2
Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques2
Botanical Research and Chemistry2
Cancer Research and Treatment2
Computational Drug Discovery Methods2
Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

31% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written9999999Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States9

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of MaiduguriNG18 papers
University of VirginiaUS9 papers
Bayero University KanoNG6 papers
Yobe State UniversityNG2 papers
National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and DevelopmentNG2 papers
University of NigeriaNG2 papers
Howard UniversityUS1 paper
University of Virginia Health SystemUS1 paper
Abdullahi Fodio University of Science and TechnologyNG1 paper
Kaduna State UniversityNG1 paper

Where they publish

Journal of Ethnopharmacology5
International Journal of Contemporary Research and Review2
Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences1
African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology1
African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicines1
Archives of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biotechnology Journal

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being13
6Clean water and sanitation3
14Life below water2
1No poverty1
2Zero hunger1
15Life on land1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

The perception and practice of traditional medicine in the treatment of cancers and inflammations by the Hausa and Fulani tribes of Northern Nigeria
Journal of Ethnopharmacology3
2007170 citationsWorld top 10%
Euphorbia hirta leaf extracts increase urine output and electrolytes in rats
Journal of Ethnopharmacology6
1999101 citations
Analgesic effect of Irvingia gabonensis stem bark extract

Journal of Current Biomedical Research

Activities of Some Medicinal Plants on the Proliferation and Invasion of Brain Tumor Cell Lines

2020Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author14 citations10.1155/2020/3626879

Ethanol Extract of Securidaca longipedunculata Induces Apoptosis in Brain Tumor (U87) Cells

2019BioMed Research InternationalJournalOpen accessSenior author14 citations10.1155/2019/9826590

Impacts of Boko Haram Insurgency on Agricultural Activities in Gujba Local Government Area, Yobe State, Nigeria.

2018International Journal of Contemporary Research and ReviewJournalOpen access5 citations10.15520/ijcrr.v9i12.631

Challenges of Artisanal Fishing and Livelihood in Geidam Local Government Area, Yobe State, Nigeria.

2018International Journal of Contemporary Research and ReviewJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.15520/ijcrr.v9i12.637

PRELIMINARY STUDIES ON THE BEHAVIOURAL EFFECTS OF THE METHANOL EXTRACT OF LEONOTIS NEPETIFOLIA LINN STEM IN MICE

2016African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative MedicinesJournalOpen access3 citations10.21010/ajtcam.v13i4.3

Anticonvulsant activity of aqueous fraction ofCarissa edulisroot bark

2015Pharmaceutical BiologyJournalOpen accessSenior author21 citations10.3109/13880209.2014.981280

Securinega virosa (Euphorbiaceae) root bark extract inhibits glioblastoma multiforme cell survival in vitro

2015African Journal of Pharmacy and PharmacologyJournalOpen accessSenior author7 citations10.5897/ajpp2014.4221

The Mining Of Nigerian Medicinal Plants For Cancer Therapy

2015Proceedings of the Nigerian Academy of ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.57046/znwb3670

Behavioural effect of Pavetta crassipes extract on rodents

2004Pharmacology Biochemistry and BehaviorJournal13 citations10.1016/j.pbb.2004.01.020

Hypotensive Activity of the Ethanol Extract of Pavetta crassipes Leaves

2003Biological and Pharmaceutical BulletinJournal34 citations10.1248/bpb.26.1674

Euphorbia hirta leaf extracts increase urine output and electrolytes in rats

1999Journal of EthnopharmacologyJournalSenior authorCorresponding101 citations10.1016/s0378-8741(98)00143-3

Analgesic effect of Irvingia gabonensis stem bark extract

1995Journal of EthnopharmacologyJournalSenior authorCorresponding70 citations10.1016/0378-8741(94)01199-a

Fluoxetine potentiates nitrazepam-induced behavioral sleep in young chicks

1994Physiology & BehaviorJournalFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1016/0031-9384(94)90152-x

Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin1

BioMed Research International1

How it can be read

59% free to read

Diamond 8 · 28%Free to read and to publish
Gold 1 · 3%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 7%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 10%Free to read, no open licence
Green 3 · 10%A copy in a repository
Closed 12 · 41%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

4 of 29 papers name a funder

National Cancer Institute2
International Brain Research Organization1
Mansoura University1
University of Maiduguri1
University of Virginia1

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Hypotensive Activity of the Ethanol Extract of Pavetta crassipes Leaves

Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin3

200334 citations