Joseph Onyebuchi Okafor

University of Ilorin

Publishing since 2013, latest 2024

Mechanical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Polymers and Plastics
Water Science and Technology
Biomaterials
Automotive Engineering

Publications: 222013–2024
Citations: 228to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 7
Field-weighted impact: 0.811.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 9%2 of 22 scored papers
Open access: 64%14 papers free to read

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

22 in all

Terminalia catappa Leaf Extract as a Capping Agent for ZnO Nanoparticle Synthesis via Sol-gel Method and its Microbial Effects on Selected Fungi and Bacterial
2024Journal of applied science and environmental managementJournalOpen accessCorresponding1 citation10.4314/jasem.v28i4.6
Development and characterization of charcoal briquettes from shea butter seed shell

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Mechanical Engineering1045%
Biomedical Engineering523%
Polymers and Plastics523%
Water Science and Technology418%
Biomaterials314%
Automotive Engineering29%
Civil and Structural Engineering29%
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes29%
General Health Professions29%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis29%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal4
Biodiesel Production and Applications4
Lubricants and Their Additives4
Extraction and Separation Processes3
Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites3
Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties3
Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies2
Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research2
Adsorption, diffusion, and thermodynamic properties of materials1
Advanced Battery Technologies Research1
African Botany and Ecology Studies1
Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

14% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Qatar1
Thailand1
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Federal University of Technology MinnaNG18 papers
University of NigeriaNG3 papers
Federal University of TechnologyNG2 papers
Nigerian Institute of Leather and Science TechnologyNG2 papers
Qatar UniversityQA1 paper
Silpakorn UniversityTH1 paper
National Agency for Science and Engineering InfrastructureNG1 paper
Baze UniversityNG1 paper
Kwararafa UniversityNG1 paper
Landmark UniversityNG1 paper

Where they publish

Nigerian Journal of Technology3
Energy Sources Part A Recovery Utilization and Environmental Effects2
Advances in Energy Research1
Advances in Research1
Arabian Journal of Chemistry1
Borneo Journal of Resource Science and Technology1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

6Clean water and sanitation5
12Responsible consumption and production4
15Life on land2
2Zero hunger1
7Affordable and clean energy1
11Sustainable cities and communities1

Most cited

Adsorption of chromium (VI) and iron (III) ions onto acid-modified kaolinite: Isotherm, kinetics and thermodynamics studies
Arabian Journal of Chemistry6
202194 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Stability and durability of sawdust ash-lime stabilised black cotton soil
Nigerian Journal of Technology15
201921 citationsOpen access · Gold

Journal of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy

Therapeutics of L. Lanceolata and V. Doniana on Alcohol Induced Hepatic Pathology

2023European Journal of Theoretical and Applied SciencesJournalOpen access0 citations10.59324/ejtas.2023.1(6).92

Advances and Development in Hybrid Polymer Composite: The Way Forward

2022Journal of Engineering Research and ReportsJournalOpen access1 citation10.9734/jerr/2022/v23i12784

Alternative Approach of Gold Extraction using Modified Borax

2021DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)Journal4 citations10.30492/ijcce.2021.138007.4382

Preparation and Characterization of Activated Carbon from Pandanus candelabrum Stem

2020Borneo Journal of Resource Science and TechnologyJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.33736/bjrst.2700.2020

Stability and durability of sawdust ash-lime stabilised black cotton soil

2019Nigerian Journal of TechnologyJournalOpen accessSenior author21 citations10.4314/njt.v38i1.10

REMOVAL OF CU (II) FROM DYE EFFLUENT USING NATURAL AND PHOSPHATE-MODIFIED NIGERIAN KAOLINITE CLAY

2019International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAHJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.29121/granthaalayah.v7.i8.2019.690

Production and characterization of electrical transformer insulating fluid from blending Castor and Neem seed oils

2018IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental SciencePublicationOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.1088/1755-1315/173/1/012004

DEVELOPMENT OF NANO-COMPOSITE ADSORBENTS FOR THE REMOVAL OF HEAVY METALS FROM INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS VIA BATCH STUDY

2018HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)Journal1 citation

Optimization of biodiesel production from waste cooking oil

2016Energy Sources Part A Recovery Utilization and Environmental EffectsJournal21 citations10.1080/15567036.2015.1040899

Synthesis and Characterization of Lubricant Additives From Waste Plastic

2015Energy Sources Part A Recovery Utilization and Environmental EffectsJournal7 citations10.1080/15567036.2011.654314

British Journal of Applied Science & Technology1

Chemical Science International Journal1

How it can be read

64% free to read

Diamond 9 · 41%Free to read and to publish
Gold 4 · 18%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 8 · 36%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

4 of 22 papers name a funder

African University of Science and Technology1
Anhui University of Science and Technology1
Cochin University of Science and Technology1
Nile University1
Petroleum Technology Development Fund1
Tertiary Education Trust Fund1
University of the Western Cape1

Optimization of biodiesel production from waste cooking oil

Energy Sources Part A Recovery Utilization and Environmental Effects