Foluke A. Olatona

University of Lagos

Also at University of KwaZulu-Natalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2008, latest 2026

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Nutrition and Dietetics
Epidemiology
General Health Professions
Health Information Management
Clinical Psychology

Publications: 472008–2026
Citations: 613to those papers
h-index: 12i10-index 16
Field-weighted impact: 1.001.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 11%5 of 47 scored papers
Open access: 91%43 papers free to read

3 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

47 in all

Obesity, hypertension and hyperglycaemia prevalence and associated factors among adults in Abuja Municipal Area Council, Abuja, Nigeria: A descriptive cross-sectional study.
2026Babcock University Medical JournalJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.38029/babcockuniv.med.j..v9i2.409
Prevalence and predictors of selected non-communicable diseases among adult patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in tertiary hospitals in Lagos State Nigeria

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1736%
Nutrition and Dietetics1532%
Epidemiology1021%
General Health Professions817%
Health Information Management715%
Clinical Psychology511%
Infectious Diseases511%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health49%
Physiology49%
Sociology and Political Science49%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Child Nutrition and Water Access13
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet9
Global Health and Epidemiology7
Breastfeeding Practices and Influences6
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions5
Eating Disorders and Behaviors4
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health3
Historical and modern epidemiology studies3
Innovations in Medical Education3
Medical Education and Admissions3
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare3
Birth, Development, and Health2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

11% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122334Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom4
South Africa2
United States1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Lagos University Teaching HospitalNG15 papers
National Postgraduate Medical College of NigeriaNG8 papers
Ekiti State UniversityNG8 papers
University of IlorinNG5 papers
University of PlymouthGB4 papers
University of NigeriaNG3 papers
Federal University of Agriculture, AbeokutaNG2 papers
Lagos State UniversityNG2 papers
Afe Babalola UniversityNG2 papers
University of South AfricaZA2 papers

Where they publish

Journal of Clinical Sciences5
Pan African Medical Journal5
International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS4
Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care3
Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics3
Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being15
2Zero hunger11
1No poverty8
4Quality education1
7Affordable and clean energy1
8Decent work and economic growth1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Dietary habits and metabolic risk factors for non-communicable diseases in a university undergraduate population
Journal of Health Population and Nutrition1
2018129 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Complementary Feeding Knowledge, Practices, and Dietary Diversity among Mothers of Under-Five Children in an Urban Community in Lagos State, Nigeria
International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS2
201787 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Every institution they have given on a paper.

2026Tanzania journal of health research/Tanzania Journal of Health ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4314/thrb.v27i4.12

Body image dissatisfaction, disordered eating attitudes and nutritional status among female undergraduate students in Lagos, Nigeria

2024African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.18697/ajfand.127.23625

Standard-Setting Methods for Assessment in a Post-Graduate Medical College

2024Nigerian Postgraduate Medical JournalJournalOpen access1 citation10.4103/npmj.npmj_72_24

Substance use among undergraduate students at the University of Lagos

2024Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health CareJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4314/jcmphc.v36i3.5

Dietary diversity and nutritional status of adolescents in Lagos, Nigeria

2023Journal of Family Medicine and Primary CareJournalOpen accessFirst author16 citations10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1783_22

Dietary habits and metabolic risk factors for non-communicable diseases in a university undergraduate population

2018Journal of Health Population and NutritionJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding129 citations10.1186/s41043-018-0152-2

Knowledge of fruits and vegetables, consumption pattern and associated factors among adults in Lagos State, Nigeria

2018Research Journal of Health SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding27 citations10.4314/rejhs.v6i2.2

Irritable bowel syndrome in adolescents in Lagos

2017Pan African Medical JournalJournalOpen access22 citations10.11604/pamj.2017.28.93.11512

Energy drinks consumption among football players in Lagos, Nigeria

2017South African Journal of Clinical NutritionJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.1080/16070658.2017.1406083

Alcohol Knowledge and Consumption among Medical Students in Lagos, Nigeria

2014Universal Journal of Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author8 citations10.13189/ujph.2014.020404

Breastfeeding practices of mothers of young children in Lagos, Nigeria

2013Nigerian Journal of PaediatricsJournalOpen access48 citations10.4314/njp.v41i1.8

IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences2

How it can be read

91% free to read

Diamond 16 · 34%Free to read and to publish
Gold 23 · 49%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 2%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 4%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 2%A copy in a repository
Closed 4 · 9%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 47 papers name a funder

World Health Organization1

Obesity among health service providers in Nigeria: danger to long term health worker retention?

Pan African Medical Journal

201558 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Breastfeeding practices of mothers of young children in Lagos, Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics3

201348 citationsOpen access · Diamond