Madu, Ignatius A.

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 2006, latest 2026

Economics and Econometrics
Sociology and Political Science
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Global and Planetary Change
Pollution
Strategy and Management

Publications: 252006–2026
Citations: 280to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 9
Field-weighted impact: 1.721.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 32%8 of 25 scored papers
Open access: 48%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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

25 in all

Post-Return Practices and Experiences of Returnees in Nigeria
2026Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen access0 citations10.5281/zenodo.18284346
Effect of Rainfall and Temperature Variability on Forest Cover Degradation in Gashaka-Gumati National Park, Lying in the interface of Adamawa and Taraba States, Northern Nigeria

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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.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Economics and Econometrics936%
Sociology and Political Science728%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences312%
Global and Planetary Change312%
Pollution312%
Strategy and Management312%
Accounting28%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics28%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law28%
Political Science and International Relations28%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Migration and Labor Dynamics4
Energy and Environment Impacts3
Energy, Environment, Economic Growth3
Climate change impacts on agriculture2
Firm Innovation and Growth2
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth2
Land Use and Ecosystem Services2
Rural development and sustainability2
Urban and Rural Development Challenges2
Water Quality and Pollution Assessment2
Agricultural Innovations and Practices1
Agricultural risk and resilience1

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

Ghana1
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH1 paper
West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land UseGH1 paper
Energy Commission of NigeriaNG1 paper
Federal University KashereNG1 paper
University of Science and Technology of BeninBJ1 paper
University of the WitwatersrandZA1 paper
Federal University LafiaNG1 paper
University of BeninNG1 paper

Where they publish

SAGE Open3
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)3
GeoJournal2
International Journal of Energy and Water Resources2
Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy1
Developing Country Studies1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

10Reduced inequalities5
8Decent work and economic growth3
2Zero hunger2
6Clean water and sanitation2
13Climate action2
1No poverty1
3Good health and well-being1
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Most cited

Spatial pattern of climate change and farmer–herder conflict vulnerabilities in Nigeria
GeoJournal13
202069 citationsWorld top 10%
The structure and pattern of rurality in Nigeria
GeoJournal
200941 citationsWorld top 10%
The impacts of anthropogenic factors on the environment in Nigeria
Journal of Environmental Management

Journal of applied science and environmental management

Key Insights on Nigeria–EU Migration Cooperation: Sovereignty, Challenges, and Pathways for Sustainable Partnership

2025Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.5281/zenodo.17535358

Prospects and challenges of effluent reuse and management of stream water quality: a review

2024International Journal of Energy and Water ResourcesJournalCorresponding4 citations10.1007/s42108-024-00320-0

Assessment of climate variability and the determinants of rice productivity in Southeastern Nigeria

2022Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Tarım Bilimleri DergisiJournalOpen access5 citations10.29133/yyutbd.1132709

Factors of migration of ECOWAS citizens into Nigeria: a principal component analysis approach

2020International Journal of Migration and Border StudiesJournalSenior author3 citations10.1504/ijmbs.2020.111441

The socioeconomic effects of small-scale women businesses in broom production and marketing industry

2019Journal of Enterprising Communities People and Places in the Global EconomyJournal13 citations10.1108/jec-11-2018-0080

Rural-Urban Migration and Livelihoods in South Eastern Nigeria

2014Developing Country StudiesJournalSenior author9 citations

Spatial Impacts of Rural Population Pressure on Agricultural Land Use in Nigeria

2011Applied Spatial Analysis and PolicyJournalFirst authorCorresponding12 citations10.1007/s12061-011-9064-x

The structure and pattern of rurality in Nigeria

2009GeoJournalJournalFirst authorCorresponding41 citations10.1007/s10708-009-9282-9

The impacts of anthropogenic factors on the environment in Nigeria

2008Journal of Environmental ManagementJournalFirst authorCorresponding28 citations10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.08.009

Spatial Patterns and the Underlying Factors of Rural Development in the Nsukka Region, Southeastern Nigeria

2007Journal of rural and community developmentJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding11 citations

The environmental impacts of regional disparity in population and wealth distribution in Nigeria

2007Environment Development and SustainabilityJournalFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.1007/s10668-007-9109-0

Rural land use change in South-eastern Nigeria: evidence and environmental consequences

2006Global Journal of Social SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.4314/gjss.v4i1.22791

Environment Development and Sustainability

Global Journal of Emerging Market Economies1

How it can be read

48% free to read

Diamond 4 · 16%Free to read and to publish
Gold 4 · 16%In an open-access journal
Green 4 · 16%A copy in a repository
Closed 13 · 52%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

3 of 25 papers name a funder

European Commission3

Industry, innovation and infrastructure

11Sustainable cities and communities1

The role of subcontracting on innovation: an assessment of small and medium enterprises in Nigeria

Production & Manufacturing Research

201921 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold