Babasola Okusanya

University of Lagos

Also at Lagos University Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2008, latest 2026

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Obstetrics and Gynecology
General Health Professions
Clinical Psychology
Infectious Diseases

Publications: 412008–2026
Citations: 696to those papers
h-index: 17i10-index 21
Field-weighted impact: 2.201.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 28%11 of 40 scored papers
Open access: 73%30 papers free to read

7 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

41 in all

Deinfibulation for improving obstetric, neonatal, gynecologic, and sexual health outcomes in women and girls with type III female genital mutilation: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
2026International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1002/ijgo.70759
Sexual health interventions for treating sexual dysfunction in women with female genital mutilation: A systematic review

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health2356%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health2049%
Obstetrics and Gynecology1434%
General Health Professions820%
Clinical Psychology512%
Infectious Diseases512%
Surgery512%
Psychiatry and Mental health410%
Epidemiology37%
Microbiology37%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health12
Maternal and fetal healthcare8
Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions6
Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies6
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues5
Reproductive Health and Contraception5
Global Health and Surgery4
Mobile Health and mHealth Applications4
Sexual function and dysfunction studies4
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health3
COVID-19 and Mental Health3
COVID-19 epidemiological studies3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

66% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written12345610Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom15
United States10
Switzerland6
South Africa5
Argentina4
Canada2
Gambia1
Sweden1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Lagos University Teaching HospitalNG13 papers
University of CalabarNG10 papers
University Of Calabar Teaching HospitalNG8 papers
University of LeedsGB7 papers
World Health OrganizationCH6 papers
Centro Rosarino de Estudios PerinatalesAR4 papers
University of AbujaNG4 papers
University of ArizonaUS3 papers
University of WarwickGB3 papers
Aminu Kano Teaching HospitalNG3 papers

Where they publish

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews7
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics6
PLoS ONE4
The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine4
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth2
BMJ Open2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being10
5Gender equality7
1No poverty3
17Partnerships for the goals2
2Zero hunger1
8Decent work and economic growth1
10Reduced inequalities1
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Most cited

Immediate postabortal insertion of intrauterine devices
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews3
201488 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Prophylactic versus selective blood transfusion for sickle cell disease in pregnancy
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews3
201671 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze

2026International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsJournalOpen access0 citations10.1002/ijgo.70761

Systematic review of surface disinfection: Spraying versus wiping for COVID-19 prevention

2025Journal of Public Health in AfricaJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.4102/jphia.v16i2.597

Non-puerperal uterine inversion

2021Journal of Clinical SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.4103/jcls.jcls_56_20

The COVID‐19 pandemic: Stay Home policy and exposure to risks of infection among Nigerians

2021World Medical & Health PolicyJournalOpen accessSenior author5 citations10.1002/wmh3.445

Prophylactic versus selective blood transfusion for sickle cell disease in pregnancy

2016Cochrane Database of Systematic ReviewsJournalOpen accessFirst author71 citations10.1002/14651858.cd010378.pub3

Antibiotics for treating septic abortion

2016Cochrane Database of Systematic ReviewsJournalOpen access22 citations10.1002/14651858.cd011528.pub2

Immediate postabortal insertion of intrauterine devices

2014Cochrane Database of Systematic ReviewsJournalOpen accessFirst author88 citations10.1002/14651858.cd001777.pub4

Outcome of pregnancy with history-indicated cervical cerclage insertion in a low-resource setting

2014The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal MedicineJournalFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.3109/14767058.2014.915936

Obstetrician-initiated counseling and testing for HIV infection: a cross sectional study

2013The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal MedicineJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.3109/14767058.2013.865165

Frontiers in Global Women s Health

Journal of Public Health in Africa2

How it can be read

73% free to read

Diamond 1 · 2%Free to read and to publish
Gold 18 · 44%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 6 · 15%Free to read, no open licence
Green 3 · 7%A copy in a repository
Closed 11 · 27%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

21 of 41 papers name a funder

World Health Organization10
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation3
Fogarty International Center3
Agence Française de Développement2
UNICEF2
United Kingdom Space Agency2
Cures Within Reach1
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia1

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