Rufus Ojewola

University of Lagos

Also at Lagos University Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2011, latest 2026

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Surgery
Urology
Epidemiology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Rheumatology

Publications: 702011–2026
Citations: 555to those papers
h-index: 12i10-index 14
Field-weighted impact: 0.691.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 3%2 of 70 scored papers
Open access: 89%62 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

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

70 in all

The role of the percentage free PSA in the diagnosis of prostate cancer in Blacks: Findings in indigenous West African men using TRUS guided biopsy
2016African Journal of UrologyJournalOpen access6 citations10.1016/j.afju.2016.04.008
Renal cell carcinoma in a horseshoe kidney: Report of a rare disease
2016

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine2637%
Surgery2333%
Urology2231%
Epidemiology1319%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1319%
Rheumatology1319%
General Health Professions811%
Reproductive Medicine811%
Molecular Biology69%
Obstetrics and Gynecology69%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment22
Urinary Tract Infections Management12
Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research11
Urological Disorders and Treatments11
Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research10
Sperm and Testicular Function8
Genital Health and Disease7
Urologic and reproductive health conditions7
Global Cancer Incidence and Screening6
Pelvic floor disorders treatments6
Ureteral procedures and complications6
AI in cancer detection4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

20% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1245679Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom10
United States3
Australia2
Egypt1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Lagos University Teaching HospitalNG63 papers
Federal Teaching Hospital AbakalikiNG8 papers
Ebonyi State UniversityNG7 papers
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS TrustGB5 papers
Federal Medical CentreNG5 papers
Ahmadu Bello UniversityNG5 papers
Ahmadu Bello University Teaching HospitalNG4 papers
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching HospitalNG4 papers
Georgia College & State UniversityUS3 papers
University of California, San FranciscoUS3 papers

Where they publish

Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal13
PubMed8
African Journal of Urology7
Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice5
Nigerian Journal of Surgery5
Journal of the West African College of Surgeons4

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being30
1No poverty5
17Partnerships for the goals4
6Clean water and sanitation1
8Decent work and economic growth1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
10Reduced inequalities1
11

Most cited

Knowledge, attitudes and screening practices regarding prostatic diseases among men older than 40 years: a population-based study in Southwest Nigeria
Pan African Medical Journal
201744 citationsOpen access · Gold
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: Prevalence, Perceptions, and Healthcare-Seeking Behavior amongst Nigerian Men
The World Journal of Men s Health1
201639 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
Prevalence of clinical benign prostatic hyperplasia amongst community-dwelling men in a South-Western Nigerian rural setting: A cross-sectional study

Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal

Organ Donation Among Tiers of Health Workers

2015Transplantation DirectJournalOpen access3 citations10.1097/txd.0000000000000560

Extraperitoneally Ruptured, Everted, and Prolapsed Bladder: A Very Rare Complication of Pelvic Injury

2015Case Reports in UrologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1155/2015/476043

Urological manifestations and management of Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus infection: A review

2013Nigerian Postgraduate Medical JournalJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.4103/1117-1936.165388

Increase in fracture of the penis in south-west Nigeria

2012Arab Journal of UrologyJournalOpen access23 citations10.1016/j.aju.2012.07.004

Is extended biopsy protocol justified in all patients with suspected prostate cancer?

2012Nigerian Journal of Clinical PracticeJournalOpen accessFirst author8 citations10.4103/1119-3077.100630

Journal of West African College of Surgeons

Arab Journal of Urology2

How it can be read

89% free to read

Diamond 23 · 33%Free to read and to publish
Gold 29 · 41%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 8 · 11%Open in a subscription journal
Green 2 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 8 · 11%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

7 of 70 papers name a funder

National Cancer Institute3
Economic and Social Research Council2
Prostate Cancer Foundation2
Fogarty International Center1
Pfizer1
University of California1
University of California, San Francisco1

Sustainable cities and communities

16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

African Journal of Urology

201738 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Knowledge Regarding Organ Donation and Willingness to Donate among Health Workers in South-West Nigeria.

PubMed17

201636 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green

Assessment of testicular volume: A comparison of fertile and sub-fertile West African men

African Journal of Urology

201427 citationsOpen access · Diamond