Abubakar Babando Aliyu

Ahmadu Bello University

Publishing since 2000, latest 2026

Plant Science
Molecular Biology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Food Science
Epidemiology
Biomaterials

Publications: 592000–2026
Citations: 735to those papers
h-index: 14i10-index 18
Field-weighted impact: 0.921.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 8%5 of 59 scored papers
Open access: 71%42 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is 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

Publications

59 in all

Optimizing antimalarial discovery: A robust machine learning framework for chalcone bioactivity prediction using ensemble classifiers and oversampling strategies
2026Scientific AfricanJournalOpen access1 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 Science1932%
Molecular Biology1424%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1220%
Food Science1119%
Epidemiology814%
Biomaterials58%
Computational Theory and Mathematics58%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism58%
Pharmacology58%
Biotechnology35%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity8
Research on Leishmaniasis Studies8
Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies7
Trypanosoma species research and implications7
Natural product bioactivities and synthesis6
Phytochemistry and Biological Activities6
Computational Drug Discovery Methods5
Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies5
Malaria Research and Control4
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education3
Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents3
Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

15% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

South Africa8
Korea1
India1
Malaysia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Bayero University KanoNG8 papers
University of KwaZulu-NatalZA6 papers
Umaru Musa Yar'adua UniversityNG5 papers
Federal University LokojaNG5 papers
Wesley UniversityNG3 papers
Federal College of Education, KanoNG3 papers
Nigerian Institute of Leather and Science TechnologyNG3 papers
Thomas Adewumi UniversityNG3 papers
University of IlorinNG3 papers
Kano State University of TechnologyNG2 papers

Where they publish

PubMed4
Bayero Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences3
Journal of applied science and environmental management2
Journal of Chemical Society of Nigeria2
Pharmacognosy Research2
Phytochemistry2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being15
15Life on land5
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure4
6Clean water and sanitation3
1No poverty2
7Affordable and clean energy2
17Partnerships for the goals2
2

Most cited

Free radical scavenging and total antioxidant capacity of root extracts of Anchomanes difformis Engl. (Araceae).
PubMed
2013103 citationsWorld top 10%
Anti-trypanosomal activity of African medicinal plants: A review update
Journal of Ethnopharmacology
201486 citationsWorld top 10%
A systematic review of pentacyclic triterpenes and their derivatives as chemotherapeutic agents against tropical parasitic diseases
Parasitology3

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Academia Drug Development and Pharmacotherapy

Development and application of new nickel-based cholesteryl chloroformate gelator for the remediation of oil spillage in water

2025Bulletin of the National Research Centre/Bulletin of the National Research CenterJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.1186/s42269-025-01306-6

Effect of Banditry on School Attendance Among Students in Sakaba Local Government Area, Kebbi State, Nigeria

2024International Journal of Educational and Psychological SciencesJournalOpen access1 citation10.59890/ijeps.v2i2.1483

Antidiabetic potential of anthraquinones: A review

2019Phytotherapy ResearchJournal59 citations10.1002/ptr.6544

Phytochemical screening and antibacterial activity of Centaurea senegalensis growing in Nigeria

2019Journal of applied science and environmental managementJournalOpen access5 citations10.4314/jasem.v23i6.14

Effect of Fuel Properties of Cottonseed Oil Biodiesel on the Performance of Diesel Engine

2019FUOYE Journal of Engineering and TechnologyJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.46792/fuoyejet.v4i2.383

Anti-trypanosomal activity of African medicinal plants: A review update

2014Journal of EthnopharmacologyJournalSenior author86 citations10.1016/j.jep.2014.04.012

Academia Drug Development and Pharmacotherapy

Applied Mechanics and Materials1

How it can be read

71% free to read

Diamond 23 · 39%Free to read and to publish
Gold 5 · 8%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 7 · 12%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 4 · 7%Free to read, no open licence
Green 3 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 17 · 29%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

17 of 59 papers name a funder

Ahmadu Bello University9
Inyuvesi Yakwazulu-Natali6
Tertiary Education Trust Fund4
Akwa Ibom State University1
Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India1
Department of Science and Technology, Republic of South Africa1
National Research Foundation1
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia1

8Decent work and economic growth1

Open access · Bronze

Antidiabetic potential of anthraquinones: A review

Phytotherapy Research3

201959 citationsWorld top 10%