Umar Alfa Abubakar

Ahmadu Bello University

Publishing since 2018, latest 2026

Water Science and Technology
Building and Construction
Environmental Engineering
Waste Management and Disposal
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Global and Planetary Change

Publications: 302018–2026
Citations: 134to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 0.781.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 7%2 of 30 scored papers
Open access: 83%25 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

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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

30 in all

Sanitary landfill site suitability selection in Jos, Nigeria
2026Discover EnvironmentJournalOpen access2 citations10.1007/s44274-026-00596-5
Response Surface Optimisation of a Magnetic Activated Carbon Fixed-Bed Column for Chromium and Lead Removal from Wastewater
2026BAYERO JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

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From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Water Science and Technology1240%
Building and Construction517%
Environmental Engineering413%
Waste Management and Disposal413%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering310%
Global and Planetary Change310%
Analytical Chemistry27%
Civil and Structural Engineering27%
Ecology27%
Mechanical Engineering27%

Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production4
Water Quality and Pollution Assessment4
Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal3
Climate variability and models3
Hydrology and Drought Analysis3
Hydraulic flow and structures2
Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis2
Water Quality Monitoring Technologies2
Agricultural and Environmental Management1
Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting1
Analytical chemistry methods development1
Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

17% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122223Home

Most frequent partner countries

Malaysia3
Iraq2
United Kingdom2
Uganda1
Afghanistan1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Usmanu Danfodiyo UniversityNG3 papers
University of NigeriaNG3 papers
Leeds Beckett UniversityGB2 papers
Al-Ayen Iraqi UniversityIQ2 papers
Universiti Teknologi PetronasMY2 papers
Bayero University KanoNG2 papers
University of Technology MalaysiaMY1 paper
Universiti Sains MalaysiaMY1 paper
Canterbury Christ Church UniversityGB1 paper
Kabul UniversityAF1 paper

Where they publish

Nigerian Journal of Technology3
ATBU Journal of Science, Technology & Education2
Environmental Health Engineering and Management2
Environmental Science and Pollution Research2
FUDMA Journal of Sciences2
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2
African Journal of Microbiology Research1
Applied Journal of Environmental Engineering Science1

How it can be read

83% free to read

Diamond 12 · 40%Free to read and to publish
Gold 4 · 13%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 13%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 3%Free to read, no open licence

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

6Clean water and sanitation13
2Zero hunger3
13Climate action2
11Sustainable cities and communities1
12Responsible consumption and production1
15Life on land1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Assessing the Efficacy of Bio-Coagulants in Water Treatment

2023European Journal of Applied Science Engineering and TechnologyJournalOpen access2 citations10.59324/ejaset.2023.1(1).03

Seasonal variation of reservoir water quality: A case study of Kubanni reservoir, Zaria, Nigeria

2022Environmental Health Engineering and ManagementJournalOpen access2 citations10.34172/ehem.2022.14

Preliminary Analysis of Daily Rainfall Data from Kano State using Statistical Techniques

2022Nigerian Journal of Environmental Sciences and TechnologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.36263/ijest.2022.02.0366

Comparative Evaluation of Clove, Olive and Groundnut Oil's Clearing Ability in Tissue Processing

2021Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen access4 citations10.5281/zenodo.4641412

CRITICAL PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS INFLUENCING THE VARIABILITY OF THE WATER QUALITY OF KUBANNI RESERVOIR

2021Applied Journal of Environmental Engineering ScienceJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.48422/imist.prsm/ajees-v7i3.27838

Modelling and Optimization of Lead Adsorption onto Sugarcane Bagasse Activated Carbon

2021Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen access1 citation10.5281/zenodo.5805110

Biosurfactant production potential of bacillus obtained from dye effluent

2020African Journal of Microbiology ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.5897/ajmr2019.9174

Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Temperature Trend Of Hadeija-Jama’are River of the Chad Basin in Northern Nigeria

2020FUTA JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYJournal0 citations

Biogas Potentials of Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Rumen Contents and Sewage Sludge

2020Natural and Applied Sciences JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.38061/idunas.819080

Hydrodynamics of Flow over Axonopus Compressus (Cow Grass) as a Flexible Vegetation

2020Lecture notes in civil engineeringPublicationSenior author0 citations10.1007/978-981-33-6311-3_12

Hydrolysis rates of domestic wastewater sludge using biochemical methane potential tests

2018Nigerian Journal of TechnologyJournalOpen accessFirst author6 citations10.4314/njt.v36i4.43

Determination of Discharge Equation for Semi-Circular Broad Crested Weir Models

2018ATBU Journal of Science, Technology & EducationJournalOpen access0 citations

Determination of Aquifer Parameters of Hand Dug Well For Uunguwar Galadima Sabo, Kaduna

2018ATBU Journal of Science, Technology & EducationJournalOpen access0 citations

Models validation and forecasting for drought risk reduction in developing countries

2018Applied Research Journal of Science and TechnologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.47721/arjst20180101014

A copy in a repository

Closed 5 · 17%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 30 papers name a funder

Abertay University1
Ahmadu Bello University1
Petroleum Technology Development Fund1
Universiti Teknologi Petronas1