Adesola Olalekan

University of Lagos

Publishing since 2009, latest 2026

Infectious Diseases
Molecular Medicine
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Endocrinology

Publications: 262009–2026
Citations: 651to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 8
Field-weighted impact: 1.761.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 19%5 of 26 scored papers
Open access: 85%22 papers free to read

2 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

26 in all

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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

Infectious Diseases1350%
Molecular Medicine831%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology623%
Molecular Biology519%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health519%
Endocrinology415%
Epidemiology312%
Biomedical Engineering28%
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine28%
General Health Professions28%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria8
Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus7
Antibiotic Use and Resistance6
Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing4
Streptococcal Infections and Treatments3
Vibrio bacteria research studies3
Biochemical and Structural Characterization2
Biosensors and Analytical Detection2
Infection Control in Healthcare2
Nosocomial Infections in ICU2
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research2
SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

62% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Germany8
United Kingdom5
Botswana3
Ghana3
Iraq3
Malaysia3
United States3
South Africa3

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Nigerian Institute of Medical ResearchNG12 papers
Lagos State UniversityNG7 papers
Ladoke Akintola University of TechnologyNG6 papers
Lagos University Teaching HospitalNG6 papers
University Hospital MünsterDE5 papers
University of MünsterDE5 papers
Lagos State University Teaching HospitalNG5 papers
German Center for Infection ResearchDE4 papers
University of TübingenDE4 papers
Healthcare Improvement ScotlandGB3 papers

Where they publish

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine2
JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance2
Pan African Journal of Life Sciences2
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy1
Babcock University Medical Journal1
BMC Microbiology1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being11
1No poverty2
2Zero hunger1
5Gender equality1
11Sustainable cities and communities1

Most cited

Strategies to Improve Antimicrobial Utilization with a Special Focus on Developing Countries
Life
2021241 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Emergence of trimethoprim resistance gene dfrG in Staphylococcus aureus causing human infection and colonization in sub-Saharan Africa and its import to Europe
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy3
2014107 citationsWorld top 10%
Key Issues Surrounding Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Prevention of Surgical Site Infections in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Narrative Review and the Implications

High incidence of carbapenemase-producingPseudomonas aeruginosaclinical isolates from Lagos, Nigeria

2023JAC-Antimicrobial ResistanceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding26 citations10.1093/jacamr/dlad038

Assessment of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia health commodities’ supply chains in selected hospitals of Lagos State during COVID-19 pandemic

2023Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain ManagementJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1108/jhlscm-05-2022-0055

COVID-19 rapid diagnostic test could contain transmission in low- and middle-income countries

2020African Journal of Laboratory MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst author38 citations10.4102/ajlm.v9i1.1255

Case Reports in Medicine

Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy1

How it can be read

85% free to read

Diamond 7 · 27%Free to read and to publish
Gold 9 · 35%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 8%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 4 · 15%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 4 · 15%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

6 of 26 papers name a funder

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft3
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst2
Kuwait University1
Medical Research Council1
The World Academy of Sciences1

International Journal of General Medicine1

202180 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold