Isaac Adewole

University of Ibadan

Publishing since 1992, latest 2026

Epidemiology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases
General Health Professions
Oncology
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Publications: 1291992–2026
Citations: 3,892to those papers
h-index: 33i10-index 79
Field-weighted impact: 1.891.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 16%21 of 129 scored papers
Open access: 66%85 papers free to read

9 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

129 in all

Multimodal hyperspectroscopy screening in women at risk of cervical cancer: Results of a pilot study in a developing country
2017Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and GynaecologyJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.4103/tjog.tjog_31_17
Africa And Cancer: Preparing For The Next Epidemic
2017Proceedings of the Nigerian Academy of Science

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Epidemiology5039%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3930%
Infectious Diseases3527%
General Health Professions2519%
Oncology2116%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health2116%
Virology1310%
Economics and Econometrics119%
Emergency Medicine108%
Molecular Biology108%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Cervical Cancer and HPV Research30
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions26
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health18
Global Cancer Incidence and Screening18
Global Maternal and Child Health14
HIV Research and Treatment13
Global Health and Surgery11
HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment11
HIV-related health complications and treatments10
Reproductive Health and Contraception10
Biological Research and Disease Studies8
Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy7

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

69% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written45678917Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States69
United Kingdom24
Tanzania17
South Africa14
Ethiopia8
Switzerland8
France8
Spain7

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University College Hospital, IbadanNG51 papers
Northwestern UniversityUS26 papers
Federal Ministry of HealthNG17 papers
Harvard UniversityUS14 papers
University of LagosNG14 papers
Institute for Advanced Medical Research and TrainingNG13 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB12 papers
AIDS Prevention Initiative in NigeriaNG11 papers
National Institute for Medical ResearchTZ11 papers
Mwanza Intervention Trials UnitTZ10 papers

Where they publish

PubMed19
African Journal of Reproductive Health6
Infectious Agents and Cancer5
The Lancet Oncology5
Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC)4
Gynecologic Oncology3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being73
5Gender equality11
17Partnerships for the goals11
1No poverty8
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure3
2Zero hunger2
4Quality education2
10

Most cited

Cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: a Lancet Oncology Commission
The Lancet Oncology
2022403 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Challenges and opportunities in cancer control in Africa: a perspective from the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer
The Lancet Oncology17
2013312 citationsWorld top 10%
Human papillomavirus prevalence and type distribution in invasive cervical cancer in sub‐Saharan Africa

Insights from an expert group meeting on the definition and measurement of unsafe abortion

2016International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsJournalOpen access48 citations10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.11.017

The Incidence of Abortion in Nigeria

2015International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive HealthJournalOpen access112 citations10.1363/4117015

Suicidal Behavior and Associations with Quality of Life among HIV-Infected Patients in Ibadan, Nigeria

2015Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC)JournalOpen accessSenior author26 citations10.1177/2325957415617829

Building capacity for sustainable research programmes for cancer in Africa

2014Nature Reviews Clinical OncologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding78 citations10.1038/nrclinonc.2014.37

Dyslipidemia in ART-Naive HIV-Infected Persons in Nigeria—Implications for Care

2014Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC)JournalOpen accessSenior author27 citations10.1177/2325957414555227

Consensus recommendations for the prevention of cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa

2013Southern African Journal of Gynaecological OncologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.1080/20742835.2013.11441209

Knowledge and attitudes regarding HIV/AIDS and antiretroviral therapy among patients at a Nigerian treatment clinic

2012The Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournalOpen accessSenior author41 citations10.3855/jidc.2086

Optimizing Treatment Switch for Virologic Failure during First-Line Antiretroviral Therapy in Resource-Limited Settings

2012Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC)JournalOpen access10 citations10.1177/1545109712463733

Cancer Research in Africa

2012Annals of OncologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1016/s0923-7534(20)34303-9

African Journal of AIDS Research2

How it can be read

66% free to read

Diamond 14 · 11%Free to read and to publish
Gold 37 · 29%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 3%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 10 · 8%Free to read, no open licence
Green 20 · 16%A copy in a repository
Closed 44 · 34%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

70 of 129 papers name a funder

National Institutes of Health19
Fogarty International Center18
National Cancer Institute15
World Health Organization11
U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief10
Northwestern University7
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention6
University of Ibadan6

Reduced inequalities

11Sustainable cities and communities1

International Journal of Cancer3

2013209 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze

Prevalence of hepatitis B and C seropositivity in a Nigerian cohort of HIV-infected patients

Annals of Hepatology3

2008132 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid