Emmanuel O. Akindele

Obafemi Awolowo University

Also at University of Bern, Adekunle Ajasin University and Wyss Academy for Naturefrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2013, latest 2026

Ecology
Water Science and Technology
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Pollution
Environmental Chemistry
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Publications: 392013–2026
Citations: 596to those papers
h-index: 12i10-index 15
Field-weighted impact: 1.281.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 13%5 of 38 scored papers
Open access: 44%17 papers free to read

26 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

39 in all

Freshwater macroinvertebrate ecosystem services: perception-based insights from an afromontane community
2026Biodiversity and ConservationJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/s10531-025-03224-5
Description of the larva of the Banded Jewel, Africocypha centripunctata (Gambles, 1975) (Odonata, Chlorocyphidae) from Obudu Plateau, Nigeria with some ecological notes

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Ecology2769%
Water Science and Technology2051%
Nature and Landscape Conservation1026%
Pollution923%
Environmental Chemistry615%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law38%
Waste Management and Disposal38%
Ecological Modeling25%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics25%
Genetics25%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology19
Water Quality and Pollution Assessment19
Fish Ecology and Management Studies10
Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior8
Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity7
Heavy metals in environment6
Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics5
Environmental and Social Impact Assessments3
Microplastics and Plastic Pollution3
Recycling and Waste Management Techniques3
Insect Utilization and Effects2
Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

26% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Australia4
Germany3
United Kingdom3
South Africa3
Switzerland2
China2
France2
Argentina1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Bowen UniversityNG12 papers
Federal University of Technology MinnaNG10 papers
Federal University of TechnologyNG5 papers
Flinders UniversityAU3 papers
Adekunle Ajasin UniversityNG3 papers
University of IbadanNG3 papers
Chinese Academy of SciencesCN2 papers
Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland FisheriesDE2 papers
Laboratoire d'Ecologie des Hydrosystèmes Naturels et AnthropisésFR2 papers
Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-AlikeNG2 papers

Where they publish

Environmental Science and Pollution Research3
African Journal of Aquatic Science2
Aquatic Ecology2
Biodiversity and Conservation2
Biologia2
Chemistry and Ecology2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

15Life on land15
6Clean water and sanitation8
14Life below water5
11Sustainable cities and communities2
2Zero hunger1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1

Most cited

Freshwater insects of different feeding guilds ingest microplastics in two Gulf of Guinea tributaries in Nigeria
Environmental Science and Pollution Research14
2020118 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Plastic pollution threat in Africa: current status and implications for aquatic ecosystem health
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
202195 citationsWorld top 10%
Heavy metal toxicity in the water column and benthic sediments of a degraded tropical stream

The global EPTO database: Worldwide occurrences of aquatic insects

2023Global Ecology and BiogeographyJournalOpen access20 citations10.1111/geb.13648

Assessing awareness on biodiversity conservation among Nigerians: the Aichi Biodiversity Target 1

2021Biodiversity and ConservationJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding38 citations10.1007/s10531-021-02175-x

Freshwater insects of different feeding guilds ingest microplastics in two Gulf of Guinea tributaries in Nigeria

2020Environmental Science and Pollution ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding118 citations10.1007/s11356-020-08763-8

Heavy metal toxicity in the water column and benthic sediments of a degraded tropical stream

2020Ecotoxicology and Environmental SafetyJournalFirst authorCorresponding63 citations10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.110153

Biological assessment of the headwater rivers of Opa Reservoir, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, using ecological methods

2020The Journal of Basic and Applied ZoologyJournalOpen accessCorresponding21 citations10.1186/s41936-020-00151-5

Potentially toxic metals record high contamination indices in three small African rivers

2020International Journal of Energy and Water ResourcesJournalCorresponding3 citations10.1007/s42108-020-00091-4

Rapid survey of Dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) of Kribi forest and Campo Ma'am national Park, Southern Cameroon

2016Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and ManagementJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.4314/ejesm.v9i3.1

Preliminary limnological survey of Ori stream, Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria

2015International Journal of Biological and Chemical SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.4314/ijbcs.v9i1.29

Water Physicochemistry and Zooplankton Fauna of Aiba Reservoir Headwater Streams, Iwo, Nigeria

2014Journal of EcosystemsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.1155/2014/105405

Relationships between the Physico-chemical Water Parameters and Zooplankton Fauna of Tiga Lake, Kano, Nigeria

2014Bayero Journal of Pure and Applied SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.4314/bajopas.v6i1.20

Spatio-Temporal Assessment and Water Quality Characteristics of Lake Tiga, Kano, Nigeria

2013Research Journal of Environmental and Earth SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author13 citations10.19026/rjees.5.5640

Zooplankton composition and community structure in Lake Tiga, Kano, Nigeria

2013African Journal of Aquatic ScienceJournalFirst authorCorresponding11 citations10.2989/16085914.2013.798253

Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management2

How it can be read

44% free to read

Diamond 7 · 18%Free to read and to publish
Gold 3 · 8%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 5 · 13%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 22 · 56%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

15 of 39 papers name a funder

British Ecological Society7
Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung2
Directorate for Biological Sciences2
Leibniz-Gemeinschaft2
Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo1
Biodiversa+1
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung1
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais1

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Assessing awareness on biodiversity conservation among Nigerians: the Aichi Biodiversity Target 1

Biodiversity and Conservation

202138 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze