John H. Sandford-Smith

Ahmadu Bello University

Publishing since 1978, latest 2015

Ophthalmology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Molecular Biology
Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 201978–2015
Citations: 158to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 0.521.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 10%2 of 20 scored papers
Open access: 10%2 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

20 in all

Eye Surgery in Hot Climates
2015Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. eBooksBookFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.5005/jp/books/12627
Onchocerciasis and Loiasis
1990Elsevier eBooksBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding

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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

Ophthalmology1470%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health630%
Infectious Diseases315%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging315%
Molecular Biology210%
Pathology and Forensic Medicine210%
Dermatology15%
Genetics15%
Insect Science15%
Parasitology15%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Intraocular Surgery and Lenses4
Ocular Surface and Contact Lens4
Retinal and Optic Conditions4
Glaucoma and retinal disorders3
Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome3
Ocular Infections and Treatments3
Corneal surgery and disorders2
Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction Treatments2
Ocular Oncology and Treatments2
Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders2
Bee Products Chemical Analysis1
Connexins and lens biology1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

90% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written18181818181818Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom18

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Leicester Royal InfirmaryGB17 papers
Ahmadu Bello University Teaching HospitalNG3 papers
University of LiverpoolGB1 paper

Where they publish

Elsevier eBooks16
British Journal of Ophthalmology2
Annals of Tropical Paediatrics1
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. eBooks1

How it can be read

10% free to read

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being8
2Zero hunger3
4Quality education1
13Climate action1
15Life on land1

Most cited

Corneal ulceration following measles in Nigerian children.
British Journal of Ophthalmology2
197970 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Post-measles corneal ulceration in children in northern Nigeria: the role of vitamin A, malnutrition and measles
Annals of Tropical Paediatrics2
198347 citations
The surgical treatment of open-angle glaucoma in Nigerians.

Diseases of the Conjunctiva

1990Elsevier eBooksBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding10 citations10.1016/b978-0-7236-2303-8.50012-3

Basic Anatomy and Physiology of the Eye

1990Elsevier eBooksBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/b978-0-7236-2303-8.50008-1

Diseases of the Optic Nerve and Visual Pathways

1990Elsevier eBooksBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/b978-0-7236-2303-8.50019-6

Clinical Methods — History Taking and Eye Examination

1990Elsevier eBooksBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/b978-0-7236-2303-8.50009-3

Diseases of the Uvea

1990Elsevier eBooksBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/b978-0-7236-2303-8.50016-0

Diagnosis of Common Eye Conditions

1990Elsevier eBooksBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/b978-0-7236-2303-8.50026-3

Leprosy and the Eye

1990Elsevier eBooksBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/b978-0-7236-2303-8.50022-6

The Eyelids and the Lacrimal Apparatus

1990Elsevier eBooksBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/b978-0-7236-2303-8.50011-1

Orbital Diseases

1990Elsevier eBooksBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/b978-0-7236-2303-8.50024-x

Eye Injuries

1990Elsevier eBooksBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/b978-0-7236-2303-8.50025-1

Principles of Treatment

1990Elsevier eBooksBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/b978-0-7236-2303-8.50010-x

The Cornea

1990Elsevier eBooksBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/b978-0-7236-2303-8.50014-7

Diseases of the Lens

1990Elsevier eBooksBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/b978-0-7236-2303-8.50017-2

Diseases of the Retina

1990Elsevier eBooksBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/b978-0-7236-2303-8.50018-4

Nutritional Corneal Ulceration and Xerophthalmia

1990Elsevier eBooksBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/b978-0-7236-2303-8.50015-9

Corneal ulceration following measles in Nigerian children.

1979British Journal of OphthalmologyJournalOpen accessFirst author70 citations10.1136/bjo.63.11.720

The surgical treatment of open-angle glaucoma in Nigerians.

1978British Journal of OphthalmologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding22 citations10.1136/bjo.62.5.283

Bronze 2 · 10%Free to read, no open licence

Closed 18 · 90%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 20 papers name a funder

Medical Research Council1

British Journal of Ophthalmology

197822 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze

Diseases of the Conjunctiva

Elsevier eBooks3

199010 citations

Eye Surgery in Hot Climates

Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. eBooks13

20156 citations