Adeola Onakoya

University of Lagos

Also at Lagos University Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2002, latest 2026

Ophthalmology
Epidemiology
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Genetics
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Publications: 622002–2026
Citations: 536to those papers
h-index: 13i10-index 18
Field-weighted impact: 0.491.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 62 scored papers
Open access: 69%43 papers free to read

2 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are 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

62 in all

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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

Ophthalmology5081%
Epidemiology2947%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging2744%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1016%
Genetics46%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health35%
Surgery35%
Cognitive Neuroscience23%
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation23%
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality23%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies27
Glaucoma and retinal disorders25
Corneal surgery and disorders14
Retinal Diseases and Treatments10
Intraocular Surgery and Lenses9
Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research8
Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries6
Corneal Surgery and Treatments5
Retinal and Optic Conditions5
Retinal Imaging and Analysis5
Ocular Surface and Contact Lens4
Ocular Disorders and Treatments3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

29% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States10
United Kingdom8
Ethiopia3
Canada3
Zimbabwe3
Saudi Arabia2
Togo2
China2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Lagos University Teaching HospitalNG57 papers
University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG7 papers
University of California, San FranciscoUS6 papers
Lagos State University Teaching HospitalNG6 papers
University of IbadanNG6 papers
University College Hospital, IbadanNG6 papers
Eye Foundation HospitalNG5 papers
Queen's University BelfastGB4 papers
West Virginia UniversityUS4 papers
Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNG4 papers

Where they publish

PubMed11
Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal10
Nigerian Journal of Ophthalmology8
International Ophthalmology6
Journal of Glaucoma5
Journal of Clinical Sciences4

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being16
4Quality education13
1No poverty5
17Partnerships for the goals4
5Gender equality1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
10Reduced inequalities1

Most cited

Visual functions of commercial drivers in relation to road accidents in Nigeria
Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine1
200765 citationsOpen access · Green
Quality of Life of Primary Open Angle Glaucoma Patients in Lagos, Nigeria
Journal of Glaucoma
201163 citations
Prevalence and pattern of amblyopia among primary school pupils in Kosofe town, Lagos state, Nigeria
Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal4

International Ophthalmology

Glaucoma Treatment Patterns in Sub-Saharan Africa

2023Journal of GlaucomaJournalOpen access5 citations10.1097/ijg.0000000000002273

Gonioscopy skills and techniques.

2021PubMedJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation

Case Series of Retinopathy of Prematurity Blindness in Nigeria

2021Nigerian Postgraduate Medical JournalJournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/npmj.npmj_595_21

Is primary open-angle glaucoma a risk factor for diabetic retinopathy?

2020International OphthalmologyJournalSenior author16 citations10.1007/s10792-020-01507-0

COVID-19: Adaptations and changes at Guinness Eye Centre, Nigeria.

2020PubMedJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations

Ocular manifestations of leukaemia: A teaching hospital experience

2019Nigerian Postgraduate Medical JournalJournalOpen access14 citations10.4103/npmj.npmj_50_19

Visual impairment and ocular morbidities among schoolchildren in Southwest, Nigeria

2018Nigerian Postgraduate Medical JournalJournalOpen access15 citations10.4103/npmj.npmj_85_18

Subspecialty preferences among ophthalmology resident doctors in Nigeria

2017Nigerian Journal of OphthalmologyJournalOpen accessSenior author5 citations10.4103/njo.njo_25_17

Prevalence and pattern of amblyopia among primary school pupils in Kosofe town, Lagos state, Nigeria

2016Nigerian Postgraduate Medical JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author34 citations10.4103/1117-1936.196261

Self-reported adherence rates in glaucoma patients in Southwest Nigeria

2016Journal of Clinical SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author13 citations10.4103/2408-7408.179649

Two cases of Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada’s disease in sub-Saharan Africa

2016International Medical Case Reports JournalJournalOpen access3 citations10.2147/imcrj.s106248

Retinopathy of prematurity and associated factors in Lagos, Nigeria

2015Paediatrics and International Child HealthJournalSenior author24 citations10.1080/20469047.2015.1109277

2015Nigerian Journal of OphthalmologyJournalOpen access1 citation10.4103/0189-9171.164499

Nucleus drop during small incision cataract surgery: A report of four cases

2015Nigerian Postgraduate Medical JournalJournalOpen access1 citation10.4103/1117-1936.173977

Neo-vascular glaucoma: Etiology and outcome of treatment in Lagos

2014Nigerian Journal of OphthalmologyJournalOpen access1 citation10.4103/0189-9171.142749

Current practice of ophthalmic anesthesia in Nigeria

2013Middle East African Journal of OphthalmologyJournalOpen access12 citations10.4103/0974-9233.120022

A comparison of the NEIVFQ25 and GQL-15 questionnaires in Nigerian glaucoma patients

2012Clinical ophthalmologyJournalOpen accessCorresponding28 citations10.2147/opth.s33592

Clinical ophthalmology

Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology2

How it can be read

69% free to read

Diamond 18 · 29%Free to read and to publish
Gold 13 · 21%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Green 9 · 15%A copy in a repository
Closed 19 · 31%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

3 of 62 papers name a funder

Department for the Economy1
Government of the United Kingdom1
Ögonfonden1
Queen's University1
Queen's University Belfast1
Research to Prevent Blindness1
Ulverscroft Foundation1

201634 citationsOpen access · Gold

A comparison of the NEIVFQ25 and GQL-15 questionnaires in Nigerian glaucoma patients

Clinical ophthalmology

201228 citationsOpen access · Gold

Retinopathy of prematurity and associated factors in Lagos, Nigeria

Paediatrics and International Child Health3

201524 citations