Omolaja Osoniyi

Obafemi Awolowo University

Publishing since 2002, latest 2026

Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Plant Science
Complementary and alternative medicine
Immunology
Insect Science

Publications: 372002–2026
Citations: 613to those papers
h-index: 12i10-index 14
Field-weighted impact: 0.761.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 8%3 of 37 scored papers
Open access: 54%20 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

Publications

37 in all

Molecular characterization and comparative analysis of the TNF-β gene in tilapia species from contrasting salinity environments
2026Molecular Biology ReportsJournalSenior author0 citations10.1007/s11033-026-11595-3
Impact of seasonal change on virus-rodent dynamics in Nigeria’s Edo-Ondo hotspot for Lassa fever
2025Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Molecular Biology1232%
Biotechnology822%
Plant Science822%
Complementary and alternative medicine616%
Immunology616%
Insect Science616%
Organic Chemistry514%
Forestry38%
Microbiology38%
Pharmacology38%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Marine Sponges and Natural Products5
Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides5
Insect and Pesticide Research4
Phytochemistry and Biological Activities4
Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins4
African Botany and Ecology Studies3
Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities3
Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents3
Insect Utilization and Effects3
Natural product bioactivities and synthesis3
Phytochemical and Pharmacological Studies3
Transgenic Plants and Applications3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

49% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

South Africa8
Kenya4
Pakistan4
Germany3
Austria1
Brazil1
United Kingdom1
Grenada1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Babcock UniversityNG7 papers
Adekunle Ajasin UniversityNG5 papers
National Center for Technology ManagementNG5 papers
International Center for Chemical and Biological SciencesPK4 papers
University of KarachiPK4 papers
Rhodes UniversityZA4 papers
University of UyoNG4 papers
University of Cape TownZA3 papers
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and TechnologyKE3 papers
Kenya Medical Research InstituteKE3 papers

Where they publish

PubMed3
African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicines2
African Journal of Food Science1
African Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry1
CBE—Life Sciences Education1
ChemInform1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

14Life below water9
3Good health and well-being8
2Zero hunger5
15Life on land3
5Gender equality1
13Climate action1

Most cited

Coagulant and anticoagulant activities in Jatropha curcas latex
Journal of Ethnopharmacology
2003135 citations
Effect of soaking and ionising radiation on various antinutritional factors of seeds from different species of an unconventional legume, Sesbania and a common legume, green gram (Vigna radiata)
Food Chemistry2
200279 citations
Cytotoxicity of lapachol, β-lapachone and related synthetic 1,4-naphthoquinones against oesophageal cancer cells
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry3

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Phytochemical Profiling of the Hexane fraction of Crassocephalum crepidioides Benth S. Moore leaves by GC-MS

2020African Journal of Pure and Applied ChemistryJournalOpen accessSenior author8 citations10.5897/ajpac2019.0815

Bioactive Peptides from Marine Molluscs – A Review

2019International Journal of Biochemistry Research & ReviewJournal14 citations10.9734/ijbcrr/2019/v27i430130

Evaluation of the effect of Spathodea campanulata flower bud exudate on cataractogenesis in rat lenses

2015African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative MedicinesJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding4 citations10.4314/ajtcam.v11i6.9

EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF SPATHODEA CAMPANULATA FLOWER BUD EXUDATE ON CATARACTOGENESIS IN RAT LENSES

2014African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative MedicinesJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.21010/ajtcam.v11i6.9

An investigation of the hepatoprotective potential of Garcinia kola seed extract in an anti-tubercular treatment model

2014Journal of Medicinal Plants ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding1 citation10.5897/jmpr2014.5479

Coagulant and anticoagulant activities in Jatropha curcas latex

2003Journal of EthnopharmacologyJournalFirst author135 citations10.1016/s0378-8741(03)00263-0

Clinical Phytoscience

Comparative Clinical Pathology1

How it can be read

54% free to read

Diamond 9 · 24%Free to read and to publish
Gold 5 · 14%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 8%Open in a subscription journal
Green 3 · 8%A copy in a repository
Closed 17 · 46%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

9 of 37 papers name a funder

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft2
Medical Research Council2
Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung1
Directorate for Biological Sciences1
Fogarty International Center1
Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale1
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais1
International Atomic Energy Agency1

201375 citationsWorld top 10%

Broadening Participation in the Sciences within and from Africa: Purpose, Challenges, and Prospects

CBE—Life Sciences Education

201764 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

Study of uptake of zinc into blood from a Nigerian diet using INAA

Czechoslovak Journal of Physics2

200334 citations