Olufemi A Fasanmade

University of Lagos

Also at Lagos University Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2001, latest 2026

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Genetics
Epidemiology
Surgery
Molecular Biology
Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Publications: 1022001–2026
Citations: 2,684to those papers
h-index: 32i10-index 63
Field-weighted impact: 1.351.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 17%17 of 102 scored papers
Open access: 72%73 papers free to read

4 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

102 in all

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Citations received each year

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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

Subfields

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism5857%
Genetics2323%
Epidemiology1616%
Surgery1515%
Molecular Biology1313%
Pathology and Forensic Medicine88%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health88%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine77%
Emergency Medicine66%
Physiology66%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins31
Diabetes and associated disorders11
Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases9
Diabetes Management and Research9
Biological Research and Disease Studies8
Genetic Associations and Epidemiology8
Diabetes Treatment and Management7
Thyroid Disorders and Treatments7
Adrenal Hormones and Disorders6
HIV-related health complications and treatments6
Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients6
Dermatoglyphics and Human Traits4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

30% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States22
Ghana21
India3
South Africa3
United Kingdom3
Korea2
Brazil2
Egypt2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Lagos University Teaching HospitalNG54 papers
University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG23 papers
University of GhanaGH21 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH19 papers
National Human Genome Research InstituteUS17 papers
National Institutes of HealthUS17 papers
University of IbadanNG14 papers
Lagos State University Teaching HospitalNG13 papers
Howard UniversityUS12 papers
University of Maryland, BaltimoreUS9 papers

Where they publish

PubMed12
Journal of Clinical Sciences9
Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism7
Annals of African Medicine3
International Archives of Medicine3
Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being72
1No poverty8
2Zero hunger7
17Partnerships for the goals3
4Quality education1
11Sustainable cities and communities1

Most cited

Profile of Nigerians with diabetes mellitus - Diabcare Nigeria study group (2008): Results of a multicenter study
Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism3
2012164 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
ZRANB3 is an African-specific type 2 diabetes locus associated with beta-cell mass and insulin response
Nature Communications3
2019126 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Every institution they have given on a paper.

The implementation of a psycho-oncology program at a cancer centre in Lagos, Nigeria

2025Annals of Oncology Research and TherapyJournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/aort.aort_10_25

Case Report of Graves' Disease in a 45-Year-Old Woman Secondary to Herceptin Treatment for Breast Cancer

2023Monoclonal Antibodies in Immunodiagnosis and ImmunotherapyJournalSenior author2 citations10.1089/mab.2023.0011

Metabolic Profile as a Predictor of Ischaemic Stroke: The Experience of a Rural Hospital in Nigeria

2023African Journal of Health SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4314/ajhs.v35i6.9

Diabetes as it affects the oral cavity

2022African Journal of Endocrinology and MetabolismJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.4103/ajem.ajem_7_22

The sugar tax and obesity/overweight in Nigeria

2022African Journal of Endocrinology and MetabolismJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4103/ajem.ajem_6_23

Serum Vitamin D Levels in Persons with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Lagos, Nigeria

2020International Journal of Diabetes and Clinical ResearchJournalOpen access19 citations10.23937/2377-3634/1410133

My flanks aches: Emphysematous pyelonephritis in a newly diagnosed case of diabetes mellitus

2020Nigerian Postgraduate Medical JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.4103/npmj.npmj_162_19

Turner syndrome in diverse populations

2019American Journal of Medical Genetics Part AJournalOpen access27 citations10.1002/ajmg.a.61461

Iodine status in pregnant Nigerian women; Does Gestational age matters?

2019Journal of Clinical SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.4103/jcls.jcls_3_18

Insulin therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

2019Journal of Clinical SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.4103/jcls.jcls_5_18

Comparison of glycaemic indices of some local beans (Vigna unguiculata[Linn] Walp varieties) in Nigerians

2017Journal of Endocrinology Metabolism and Diabetes of South AfricaJournalOpen access3 citations10.1080/16089677.2017.1378461

Diabetes Care in Nigeria

2016Annals of Global HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding80 citations10.1016/j.aogh.2015.12.012

Hypogonadism in Nigerian men with type 2 diabetes mellitus

2016International Journal of Diabetes in Developing CountriesJournalSenior author5 citations10.1007/s13410-016-0481-x

Body mass index and its effect on serum cortisol level

2015Nigerian Journal of Clinical PracticeJournalOpen access21 citations10.4103/1119-3077.151040

High prevalence of central obesity in rural South-Western Nigeria: Need for targeted prevention

2015Journal of Diabetes and EndocrinologyJournalOpen accessSenior author18 citations10.5897/jde2015.0084

Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal

African Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism2

How it can be read

72% free to read

Diamond 33 · 32%Free to read and to publish
Gold 24 · 24%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 5 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 2%Free to read, no open licence
Green 9 · 9%A copy in a repository
Closed 29 · 28%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

23 of 102 papers name a funder

Fogarty International Center15
National Institutes of Health14
National Human Genome Research Institute13
National Center for Research Resources12
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases12
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities6
National Institute of General Medical Sciences5
NIH Office of the Director4

Type 2 diabetes complications and comorbidity in Sub-Saharan Africans

EClinicalMedicine3

2019124 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold