David Abutu

Ahmadu Bello University

Also at Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, Federal University Lafia and Kwararafa Universityfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2019, latest 2026

Ocean Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Building and Construction
Civil and Structural Engineering
Water Science and Technology
Materials Chemistry

Publications: 292019–2026
Citations: 173to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 11.971.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 81%21 of 26 scored papers
Open access: 41%12 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

From the classification of each paper

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

29 in all

Optimizing thermophilic fermentation for hydrogen production in depleted oil reservoirs
2026Journal of environmental chemical engineeringJournal12 citations10.1016/j.jece.2026.121160
Modelling biohydrogen production from residual hydrocarbons by immobilized bacteria using COMSOL multiphysics
2026Biomass and Bioenergy

Download CV:PDFWord

Subfields

Ocean Engineering828%
Biomedical Engineering621%
Building and Construction621%
Civil and Structural Engineering414%
Water Science and Technology414%
Materials Chemistry310%
Molecular Biology310%
Analytical Chemistry27%
Biomaterials27%
Biotechnology27%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production5
Concrete and Cement Materials Research4
Drilling and Well Engineering4
Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques4
Biofuel production and bioconversion3
Fluid Dynamics and Mixing3
Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques3
Advanced Cellulose Research Studies2
Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation2
Microbial metabolism and enzyme function2
Petroleum Processing and Analysis2
Phosphorus and nutrient management2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

93% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written15812151922Home

Most frequent partner countries

Malaysia26
Australia1
China1
Saudi Arabia1
United States1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan AbdullahMY26 papers
Kwararafa UniversityNG13 papers
Niger Delta UniversityNG10 papers
Federal University LafiaNG7 papers
Federal University WukariNG7 papers
University of Port HarcourtNG7 papers
Bayero University KanoNG3 papers
Nigerian Institute of Transport TechnologyNG3 papers
Universiti Teknologi PetronasMY2 papers
University of Technology MalaysiaMY2 papers

Where they publish

SPE Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition10
Discover Concrete and Cement4
African Scientific Reports1
Biomass and Bioenergy1
Biopolymers1
Biotechnology Letters1
Chemical Engineering Communications1
Circular Economy and Sustainability1

How it can be read

41% free to read

Diamond 9 · 31%Free to read and to publish
Hybrid 3 · 10%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 17 · 59%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

13 of 29 papers name a funder

PETRONAS Research Sdn Bhd6
Universiti Malaysia Pahang6

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

9Industry, innovation and infrastructure2
2Zero hunger1
6Clean water and sanitation1
7Affordable and clean energy1
12Responsible consumption and production1

Laboratory Simulation of Serpentinization Processes for Sustainable Hydrogen Production

2026SPE Nigeria Annual International Conference and ExhibitionPublicationFirst author0 citations10.2118/234805-ms

Predictive Energy: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Energy Forecasting and Management

2025SPE Nigeria Annual International Conference and ExhibitionPublication7 citations10.2118/228640-ms

Optimizing Drilling Fluid Performance with Green Inhibitors

2025SPE Nigeria Annual International Conference and ExhibitionPublication6 citations10.2118/228648-ms

Experimental Assessment of the Rheological Behaviours and Enhanced Oil Recovery Potentials of Pectin

2025SPE Nigeria Annual International Conference and ExhibitionPublication4 citations10.2118/228639-ms

The Future of Asset Integrity: Balancing Innovation with Operational Excellence

2025SPE Nigeria Annual International Conference and ExhibitionPublication2 citations10.2118/228641-ms

Tertiary Education Trust Fund