Jacob Funso Olorunfemi

University of Ilorin

Publishing since 1982, latest 2026

Global and Planetary Change
Environmental Engineering
Atmospheric Science
Sociology and Political Science
Statistics and Probability
Demography

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 191982–2026
Citations: 280to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 7
Field-weighted impact: 0.961.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 16%3 of 19 scored papers
Open access: 26%5 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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

19 in all

Activity Preferences and Time use of Older Adults in Ilorin Metropolis
2026Journal of Population AgeingJournalCorresponding0 citations10.1007/s12062-026-09539-7
Multi-Criteria Assessment of Gridded Rainfall Data Accuracy in Nigeria Using Compromise Programming
2025Earth Systems and EnvironmentJournal

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Citations received each year

Peerford

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Global and Planetary Change632%
Environmental Engineering421%
Atmospheric Science316%
Sociology and Political Science316%
Statistics and Probability316%
Demography211%
Urban Studies211%
Waste Management and Disposal211%
Water Science and Technology211%
Building and Construction15%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Census and Population Estimation3
Flood Risk Assessment and Management2
Groundwater and Watershed Analysis2
Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies2
Impact of Light on Environment and Health2
Land Use and Ecosystem Services2
Municipal Solid Waste Management2
Precipitation Measurement and Analysis2
Urban and Rural Development Challenges2
3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage1
Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences1
Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

5% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Australia1
Iran1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Flinders UniversityAU1 paper
National Centre for Groundwater Research and TrainingAU1 paper
Shahrekord UniversityIR1 paper
Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNG1 paper
Obafemi Awolowo UniversityNG1 paper
University of NigeriaNG1 paper
Ladoke Akintola University of TechnologyNG1 paper

Where they publish

Environment International2
Environment Systems & Decisions2
International Journal of Remote Sensing2
Advances in African economic, social and political development1
Cities1
Earth Systems and Environment1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

11Sustainable cities and communities9
1No poverty4
13Climate action2
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Spatial and temporal recharge estimation of the basement complex in Nigeria, West Africa
Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies
201956 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Waste scavenging in Third World cities: A case study in Ilorin, Nigeria
Environment Systems & Decisions11
200155 citations
Assessing the Spatio-Temporal Pattern of Land Use and Land Cover Changes in Osun Drainage Basin, Nigeria

Population Census Administration in Nigeria

2020Advances in African economic, social and political developmentBook chapterFirst author9 citations10.1007/978-3-030-50509-7_19

Effect of Land Use/Land Cover Change on Groundwater Recharge in Osun Drainage Basin, Nigeria

2019Journal of Geology Geography and GeoecologyJournalOpen access13 citations10.15421/111936

A NOVEL METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH OF ESTIMATING URBAN POPULATION IN NIGERIA

2018GEOGRAPHY ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABILITYJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.24057/2071-9388-2018-11-2-17-28

An Evaluation of the Spatial Dimension of Landscape Consciousness among Residents in Ogbomoso, Nigeria

2012Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and ManagementJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding1 citation10.4314/ejesm.v5i2.9

Land use and solid waste generation in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria

1998Environment Systems & DecisionsJournalFirst author23 citations10.1023/a:1006614206361

The growth of ilorin: a documentation in aerial photography

1985Environment InternationalJournalFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1016/0160-4120(85)90186-2

Monitoring urban land use in developing countries—an aerial photographic approach

1983Environment InternationalJournalFirst authorCorresponding28 citations10.1016/0160-4120(83)90111-3

Towards a philosophy of population census in Nigeria: remote sensing inputs†

1983International Journal of Remote SensingJournalFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.1080/01431168308948594

Population in health planning

1983Social Science & MedicineJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/0277-9536(83)90303-9

Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management

GEOGRAPHY ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABILITY1

How it can be read

26% free to read

Diamond 3 · 16%Free to read and to publish
Gold 1 · 5%In an open-access journal
Bronze 1 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 14 · 74%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 19 papers name a funder

National Aeronautics and Space Administration1

Journal of Environmental Geography

201946 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Land use and solid waste generation in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria

Environment Systems & Decisions1

199823 citations