Rafiu Olarewaju Shaibu

University of Lagos

Publishing since 2012, latest 2026

Materials Chemistry
Biomedical Engineering
Organic Chemistry
Biomaterials
Oncology
Oral Surgery

Publications: 172012–2026
Citations: 308to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 5
Field-weighted impact: 2.751.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 18%3 of 17 scored papers
Open access: 94%16 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

17 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

Materials Chemistry847%
Biomedical Engineering529%
Organic Chemistry529%
Biomaterials424%
Oncology318%
Oral Surgery318%
Inorganic Chemistry212%
Surgery212%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials16%
Food Science16%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications6
Bone Tissue Engineering Materials3
Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes3
Metal complexes synthesis and properties3
Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging3
Synthesis and biological activity3
Facial Trauma and Fracture Management2
Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds2
Advanced Drug Delivery Systems1
Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis1
Advanced oxidation water treatment1
Aerogels and thermal insulation1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

41% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written3333444Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States4
South Africa3

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Nigerian Stored Products Research InstituteNG7 papers
Bells University of TechnologyNG4 papers
Prairie View A&M UniversityUS3 papers
Lagos State UniversityNG2 papers
Rhodes UniversityZA2 papers
Louisiana State UniversityUS1 paper
Federal University of Agriculture, AbeokutaNG1 paper
University of JohannesburgZA1 paper
Nigerian Institute of Medical ResearchNG1 paper
University of IlorinNG1 paper

Where they publish

Ife Journal of Science2
Journal of Materials Science Materials in Engineering2
Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia1
Chemistry Africa1
Discover Agriculture1
Discover Applied Sciences1
Discover Materials

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

6Clean water and sanitation3
2Zero hunger1
3Good health and well-being1
7Affordable and clean energy1
12Responsible consumption and production1

Most cited

Nanoparticles in agriculture: balancing food security and environmental sustainability
Discover Agriculture2
2025149 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Sol-Gel Synthesis of SiO2-CaO-Na2O-P2O5 Bioactive Glass Ceramic from Sodium Metasilicate
New Journal of Glass and Ceramics
201357 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Sol-Gel-Derived Porous Silica: Economic Synthesis and Characterization

Cytotoxic effects of Curcuma longa leaves on MCF-7 and HepG2 cells

2022Fountain Journal of Natural and Applied SciencesJournalOpen access2 citations10.53704/fujnas.v11i2.411

Sol-gel bioceramic material from bentonite clay

2013Journal of Biomedical Science and EngineeringJournalOpen access7 citations10.4236/jbise.2013.63032

Sol-Gel-Derived Porous Silica: Economic Synthesis and Characterization

2012Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and EngineeringJournalOpen accessSenior author25 citations10.4236/jmmce.2012.1110098

Economic route to sodium-containing silicate bioactive glass scaffold

2012Open Journal of Regenerative MedicineJournalOpen access19 citations10.4236/ojrm.2012.13006

Fountain Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences1

How it can be read

94% free to read

Diamond 7 · 41%Free to read and to publish
Gold 6 · 35%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 6%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 12%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 1 · 6%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

3 of 17 papers name a funder

Rhodes University2
University of Johannesburg1

Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering

201225 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Economic route to sodium-containing silicate bioactive glass scaffold

Open Journal of Regenerative Medicine6

201219 citationsOpen access · Diamond