James Dama Habila

Ahmadu Bello University

Publishing since 2007, latest 2026

Plant Science
Molecular Biology
Food Science
Organic Chemistry
Pharmacology
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Publications: 542007–2026
Citations: 565to those papers
h-index: 13i10-index 15
Field-weighted impact: 0.911.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 11%6 of 54 scored papers
Open access: 80%43 papers free to read

9 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

54 in all

Optimizing antimalarial discovery: A robust machine learning framework for chalcone bioactivity prediction using ensemble classifiers and oversampling strategies
2026Scientific AfricanJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.1016/j.sciaf.2026.e03393
Chalcone derivatives for antimalarial drug discovery: drug-likeness evaluation and chemical space analysis

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Plant Science2139%
Molecular Biology1833%
Food Science1019%
Organic Chemistry1019%
Pharmacology713%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism611%
Materials Chemistry59%
Complementary and alternative medicine47%
Computational Theory and Mathematics47%
Animal Science and Zoology36%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies9
Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity8
Natural product bioactivities and synthesis8
Phytochemistry and Biological Activities8
Synthesis and biological activity7
Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies6
Synthesis and Biological Evaluation5
Computational Drug Discovery Methods4
Psidium guajava Extracts and Applications4
Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection3
Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications3
Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

11% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1223344Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa5
Italy1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Federal College of Education, KanoNG4 papers
Nigerian Army College of EducationNG4 papers
University of KwaZulu-NatalZA4 papers
Al-Qalam University KatsinaNG4 papers
Federal University WukariNG3 papers
Federal University LokojaNG3 papers
Bingham UniversityNG3 papers
Bayero University KanoNG3 papers
Nigerian Institute of Leather and Science TechnologyNG3 papers
University of MaiduguriNG2 papers

Where they publish

Bulletin of the National Research Centre/Bulletin of the National Research Center3
Journal of applied science and environmental management3
Bayero Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences2
Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences2
Chemistry Africa2
Journal of Chemical Society of Nigeria

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being11
2Zero hunger5
15Life on land5
6Clean water and sanitation4
7Affordable and clean energy1
11Sustainable cities and communities1

Most cited

Flavonoids: isolation, characterization, and health benefits
Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences3
2020103 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
A bioactive flavonoid from Pavetta crassipes K. Schum
Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters11
201158 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

Academia Drug Development and Pharmacotherapy

Photocatalytic Degradation of Acid Blue 25 Dye in Wastewater by Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles

2024Trends in Ecological and Indoor Environmental EngineeringJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding3 citations10.62622/teiee.024.2.1.50-55

Green Synthesis and Characterization of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles using Corchorus olitorius Leaf Extract

2023Aceh International Journal of Science and TechnologyJournalOpen access7 citations10.13170/aijst.12.3.34013

Phytochemical Screening and Antimicrobial Analysis of Fadogia andersonii Robyn Plant Extrac

2021Journal of applied science and environmental managementJournalOpen access0 citations10.4314/jasem.v25i2.13

Determining the Physicochemical Parameters of Soil and Groundwater in Kaltungo LGA, Gombe State, Nigeria

2021Book Publisher International (a part of SCIENCEDOMAIN International)Book chapter0 citations10.9734/bpi/nicb/v3/3817f

Flavonoids: isolation, characterization, and health benefits

2020Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author103 citations10.1186/s43088-020-00065-9

Isolation and characterization of betulinic acid from the stem bark of Feretia canthioides Hiern and its antimalarial potential

2020Bulletin of the National Research Centre/Bulletin of the National Research CenterJournalOpen accessSenior author26 citations10.1186/s42269-020-00302-2

Bioactivity of Phaeophytin a, α-Amyrin and lupeol from Brachystelma togoense Schltr

2019Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section A ChemistryJournalOpen access13 citations10.18596/jotcsa.571770

In vitro antimicrobial activity of lignan from the stem bark of Strombosia grandifolia Hook.f. ex Benth

2019Bulletin of the National Research Centre/Bulletin of the National Research CenterJournalOpen access11 citations10.1186/s42269-019-0159-x

Phytochemical and Anti-Microbial Screening of Crude Extracts of Natal Fig (FicusNatalensisKraus)

2018Journal of applied science and environmental managementJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.4314/jasem.v22i9.16

Natural Product Communications2

Natural Product Research2

How it can be read

80% free to read

Diamond 26 · 48%Free to read and to publish
Gold 7 · 13%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 6 · 11%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 6%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 2%A copy in a repository
Closed 11 · 20%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

11 of 54 papers name a funder

Tertiary Education Trust Fund4
Ahmadu Bello University3
Inyuvesi Yakwazulu-Natali3
University of Surrey3
Fonds National de la Recherche Luxembourg1
National Research Foundation1
Petroleum Technology Development Fund1
Secretário de Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior, Governo do Estado de Parana1

Evaluation of extraction protocols for anti-diabetic phytochemical substances from medicinal plants

World Journal of Diabetes

201647 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond