Gerald N. Akpa

Ahmadu Bello University

Publishing since 2000, latest 2021

Genetics
Agronomy and Crop Science
Animal Science and Zoology
Food Science
Forestry
Ecology

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 342000–2021
Citations: 288to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 7
Field-weighted impact: 2.121.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 6%2 of 34 scored papers
Open access: 88%30 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

34 in all

Indigenous management of Dystocia in ruminant livestock of northern guinea savanna of Nigeria
2021Nigerian Journal of Animal ProductionJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.51791/njap.v29i2.1574
Influence of baobab (Adansonia digitata) fruit pulp meal on semen characteristics and morphology of rabbit buck during hot season in Nigeria

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Genetics2265%
Agronomy and Crop Science1853%
Animal Science and Zoology1441%
Food Science926%
Forestry39%
Ecology26%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics26%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law26%
Plant Science26%
Aquatic Science13%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock22
Animal Diversity and Health Studies9
Animal Nutrition and Physiology7
Reproductive Physiology in Livestock6
Livestock Management and Performance Improvement5
Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health5
Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology5
Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock3
Livestock and Poultry Management3
Livestock Farming and Management3
Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems2
Genetic diversity and population structure2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

6% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States1
Kenya1
Kuwait1
Poland1
Saudi Arabia1
United Kingdom1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison ServicesNG5 papers
Akwa Ibom State UniversityNG3 papers
Bayero University KanoNG3 papers
Federal University Oye EkitiNG3 papers
Kaduna State UniversityNG2 papers
Agricultural Research Council of NigeriaNG2 papers
Agricultural Research ServiceUS1 paper
Beltsville Agricultural Research CenterUS1 paper
Centre for Immunity, Infection and EvolutionGB1 paper
King Faisal UniversitySA1 paper

Where they publish

Nigerian Journal of Animal Production11
Animal Research International4
Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry2
IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science2
Journal of Applied Animal Research2
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger13
14Life below water2
15Life on land2
1No poverty1
6Clean water and sanitation1

Most cited

Signatures of Selection for Environmental Adaptation and Zebu × Taurine Hybrid Fitness in East African Shorthorn Zebu
Frontiers in Genetics15
2017101 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Relationship of Linear Conformation Traits with Bodyweight, Body Condition Score and Milk yield in Friesian × Bunaji Cows
Journal of Applied Animal Research
201030 citations
Milk Production by Agropastoral Red Sokoto Goats in Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Animal Production

EFFECTS OF PLANE OF NUTRITION AND REARING METHOD ON YANKASA LAMBS: GROWTH RATE, SCROTAL DEVELOPMENT

2021Nigerian Journal of Animal ProductionJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.51791/njap.v21i1.1149

Effects of supplementing Rice Straw with Pigeon Pea Forage on Performance of Yankasa Sheep

2021Nigerian Journal of Animal ProductionJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.51791/njap.v36i1.1179

THE HERD STRUCTURE OF BREEDING DOES OF SMALL HOLDER RED SOKOTO GOAT

2021Nigerian Journal of Animal ProductionJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.51791/njap.v28i2.1847

Genetic Analysis of Nigerian Indigenous Goat Populations Using Microsattelite Markers

2018Iranian journal of applied animal scienceJournalOpen access2 citations

Effect of Heamoglobin and Potassium Polymorphism on Milk Production Traits in Goats

2017Journal of Experimental Agriculture InternationalJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.9734/jeai/2017/32990

Genetic Differentiation among Nigerian Indigenous Goat Populations

2015Journal of Agricultural ScienceJournalOpen access8 citations10.5539/jas.v7n11p39

Nutritional Potential of Acacia (Acacia Nilotica (L.) Del.) Pods for Growing Red Sokoto Goats

2014IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary ScienceJournalOpen access14 citations10.9790/2380-07614349

EVALUATION OF FERTILITY TRAITS OF FRIESIAN X BUNAJI DAIRY COWS

2014Animal Research InternationalJournalOpen access5 citations

Survivability of lambs in relation to their dam’s haemoglobin variants

2014Biotechnology in Animal HusbandryJournalOpen access3 citations10.2298/bah1402215i

Genetic and Non-Genetic Factors Affecting Litter Size and Birth Weight of Rabbit in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria

2013DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)JournalOpen access5 citations

Relationships Between Body And Scrotal Measurements, And Semen Characteristics In Yankasa Ram

2012Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen accessFirst author14 citations10.5281/zenodo.818256

GOAT BREEDING STRUCTURE AND REPEATABILITY OF LITTER SIZE IN SMALLHOLDER GOAT HERDS IN KANO, NIGERIA

2010Animal Research InternationalJournalOpen accessFirst author10 citations

Influence Of Awareness Of Dietary Cholesterol On Consumption Of Chicken Eggs In Zaria

2010Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen access0 citations10.5281/zenodo.818016

Influence of milking frequency on latation characteristics of red Sokoto goats

2008Animal Research InternationalJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.4314/ari.v1i3.40824

Effects of Underfeeding on Semen Quality of Rhode Island Cocks

2007Pakistan Journal of Biological SciencesJournalOpen access2 citations10.3923/pjbs.2007.986.988

Milk Production by Agropastoral Red Sokoto Goats in Nigeria

2002Tropical Animal Health and ProductionJournalFirst author25 citations10.1023/a:1021245321484

Ascending Phase Lactation Characteristics of Red Sokoto Goats

2000Journal of Applied Animal ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.1080/09712119.2000.9706341

Asian Research Journal of Agriculture1

How it can be read

88% free to read

Diamond 17 · 50%Free to read and to publish
Gold 1 · 3%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 3%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 4 · 12%Free to read, no open licence
Green 7 · 21%A copy in a repository
Closed 4 · 12%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 34 papers name a funder

Agricultural Research Service1
Ahmadu Bello University1
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council1
Kuwait University1
U.S. Department of Agriculture1
Wellcome Trust1

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Nutritional Potential of Acacia (Acacia Nilotica (L.) Del.) Pods for Growing Red Sokoto Goats

IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science2

201414 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze