Nafiu Abdu

Ahmadu Bello University

Also at Institute for Agricultural Researchfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2006, latest 2025

Pollution
Soil Science
Artificial Intelligence
Waste Management and Disposal
Water Science and Technology
Environmental Engineering

Publications: 392006–2025
Citations: 1,104to those papers
h-index: 12i10-index 15
Field-weighted impact: 1.361.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 18%7 of 39 scored papers
Open access: 62%24 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is 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

39 in all

Biochar-enhanced soil pH and nutrient retention in Sudan Savanna agricultural soils of Nigeria
2025Academia Environmental Sciences and SustainabilityJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.20935/acadenvsci7664
Synergistic Impacts of Bismuth Ferrite and Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanomaterials on Soil Properties: A Path Toward Enhance Soil Properties

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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

Pollution1436%
Soil Science923%
Artificial Intelligence718%
Waste Management and Disposal615%
Water Science and Technology513%
Environmental Engineering410%
Plant Science410%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment410%
Agronomy and Crop Science38%
Analytical Chemistry38%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Heavy metals in environment13
Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping7
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics6
Agricultural Science and Fertilization5
Crop Yield and Soil Fertility3
Heavy Metals in Plants3
Radioactivity and Radon Measurements3
Soil and Land Suitability Analysis3
Soil Geostatistics and Mapping3
Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal2
Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques2
Clay minerals and soil interactions2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

23% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1223344Home

Most frequent partner countries

Germany5
India2
Romania2
Netherlands1
United Kingdom1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Institute for Agricultural ResearchNG17 papers
University of KasselDE5 papers
Federal University DutseNG5 papers
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa UniversityNG4 papers
Bayero University KanoNG3 papers
Mewar UniversityIN2 papers
Univesity of Life Science "King Mihai I" from TimisoaraRO2 papers
Usmanu Danfodiyo UniversityNG2 papers
Newcastle UniversityGB1 paper
University of GöttingenDE1 paper

Where they publish

Agro Bali Agricultural Journal2
Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science2
International Journal of Plant & Soil Science2
Journal of Experimental Agriculture International2
Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science2
Nigerian Journal of Soil and Environmental Research2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

15Life on land10
2Zero hunger6
6Clean water and sanitation4
11Sustainable cities and communities2
12Responsible consumption and production1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Heavy metals and soil microbes
Environmental Chemistry Letters
2016490 citationsWorld top 10%
Vertical distribution of heavy metals in wastewater-irrigated vegetable garden soils of three West African cities
Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems6
201094 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Ecological risk assessment of heavy metal-contaminated soils of selected villages in Zamfara State, Nigeria

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

The use of wastewater for irrigation: Pros and cons for human health in developing countries

2023Total Environment Research ThemesJournalOpen accessSenior author39 citations10.1016/j.totert.2023.100044

The Effect of Biochar on Sulfate Desorption Kinetics by Selected Soil in Sudan Savanna, Nigeria

2023Indonesian Journal of Innovation and Applied Sciences (IJIAS)JournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.47540/ijias.v3i1.585

KINETICS AND THERMODYNAMICS OF NITRATE ADSORPTION BY BIOCHAR

2020DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)JournalOpen accessFirst author4 citations10.6092/issn.2281-4485/10481

Heavy metals and soil microbes

2016Environmental Chemistry LettersJournalFirst authorCorresponding490 citations10.1007/s10311-016-0587-x

Goodness of fit of three infiltration models of a soil under long-term trial in Samaru, Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria

2016Journal of Soil Science and Environmental ManagementJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.5897/jssem2015.0525

A Review of Different Types of Lysimeter Used in Solute Transport Studies

2015International Journal of Plant & Soil ScienceJournalOpen accessSenior author23 citations10.9734/ijpss/2015/18098

Characterization of urban and peri-urban agroecosystems in three West African cities

2012International Journal of Agricultural SustainabilityJournalOpen access57 citations10.1080/14735903.2012.663559

Formulation of a first-order kinetic model and release of added phosphorus in a savanna soil

2012Archives of Agronomy and Soil ScienceJournalFirst authorCorresponding12 citations10.1080/03650340.2011.600308

A glance at the world

2009Waste ManagementJournalFirst author4 citations10.1016/j.wasman.2009.06.008

Effects of soil properties on the kinetics of desorption of phosphate from Alfisols by anion‐exchange resins

2008Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil ScienceJournalFirst authorCorresponding31 citations10.1002/jpln.200625226

Effects of soil properties on boron sorption in savanna soils developed from sandstone and shale

2006Nigerian Journal of Soil and Environmental ResearchJournalFirst author2 citations10.4314/njser.v6i1.28394

Academia Environmental Sciences and Sustainability1

African Journal of Agricultural Research1

How it can be read

62% free to read

Diamond 16 · 41%Free to read and to publish
Gold 4 · 10%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Green 2 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 15 · 38%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

8 of 39 papers name a funder

Ahmadu Bello University3
Tertiary Education Trust Fund3
Universität Kassel3
Texas Emerging Technology Fund2
Volkswagen Foundation1

SN Applied Sciences15

202191 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Characterization of urban and peri-urban agroecosystems in three West African cities

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability2

201257 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green