Aliyu Musa

Ahmadu Bello University

Publishing since 2008, latest 2026

Plant Science
Molecular Biology
Pharmacology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Genetics
Organic Chemistry

Publications: 452008–2026
Citations: 414to those papers
h-index: 11i10-index 13
Field-weighted impact: 0.831.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 9%4 of 45 scored papers
Open access: 80%36 papers free to read

5 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

45 in all

Isolation and characterization of a dihydrostilbene from the aerial parts of Indigofera conferta
2026Recent Advances in Natural SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.61298/rans.2026.4.1.246
Molecular Docking and ADME Profiling of N-(Substituted-1,3-benzothiazol-2-yl)benzamide Derivatives as Potential Anticonvulsant Agents

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Citations received each year

Peerford

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Plant Science1840%
Molecular Biology1022%
Pharmacology920%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health818%
Genetics716%
Organic Chemistry716%
Complementary and alternative medicine613%
Computational Theory and Mathematics613%
Food Science511%
Pharmacology511%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies11
Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies7
Computational Drug Discovery Methods6
Biological Activity of Diterpenoids and Biflavonoids4
Malaria Research and Control4
Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies4
Phytochemistry and Biological Activities4
Synthesis and biological activity4
Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins4
Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection3
Phytochemistry and Bioactivity Studies3
Research on Leishmaniasis Studies3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

31% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written2334566Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa7
United States5
United Kingdom2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Usmanu Danfodiyo UniversityNG15 papers
University of AbujaNG6 papers
Bayero University KanoNG6 papers
University of KwaZulu-NatalZA6 papers
Sokoto State UniversityNG5 papers
National Agency for the Control of AIDSNG5 papers
University of MaiduguriNG4 papers
Kaduna State UniversityNG3 papers
University of VirginiaUS2 papers
Nigerian Institute of Leather and Science TechnologyNG2 papers

Where they publish

Natural Product Research4
PubMed3
Sciences of Phytochemistry3
African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology2
Brazilian Journal of Biological Sciences2
Zagazig Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences/Zagazig Journal of Pharmaceutical Science2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

15Life on land12
3Good health and well-being8
2Zero hunger5
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Free radical scavenging and total antioxidant capacity of root extracts of Anchomanes difformis Engl. (Araceae).
PubMed
2013103 citationsWorld top 10%
Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of hexane leaf extract of Anisopus mannii (Asclepiadaceae)
Journal of Intercultural Ethnopharmacology15
201548 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Phytochemical screening and antibacterial activities of Vernonia ambigua, Vernonia blumeoides and Vernonia oocephala (Asteraceae).
PubMed15

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Molecular Modeling Connect

A NOVEL PHENOLIC DERIVATIVE FROM THE AERIAL PARTS OF INDIGOFERRA ARRECTA HOCHST. EX A.RICH (PAPILIONOICEAE)

2025Zagazig Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences/Zagazig Journal of Pharmaceutical ScienceJournalOpen access0 citations10.21608/zjps.2025.334946.1075

New Quinolinyl Chalcones with Potential Antiplasmodial Activity: Synthesis and In Vivo Studies On Plasmodium Berghi

2023Azhar International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Sciences/Azhar International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Sciences JournalOpen access1 citation10.21608/aijpms.2023.107190.1096

Evaluation of Different Levels of Ginger as Feed Additives on Growth Performance of Pregnant Red Sokoto Does and their Kids

2023International Journal of Science for Global SustainabilityJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.57233/ijsgs.v9i2.460

Ethyl-acetate and Aqueous Fractions of Moringa Oleifera Lam (Moringaceae) Leaf Extract Possess Antidepressant Activity in Mice

2018The African Journal of Pharmacology and TherapeuticsJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.66563/s9jznp65

Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of hexane leaf extract of Anisopus mannii (Asclepiadaceae)

2015Journal of Intercultural EthnopharmacologyJournalOpen accessFirst author48 citations10.5455/jice.20150106124652

Indigofera pulchra leaves extracts contain anti-Plasmodium berghei agents

2011Bangladesh Journal of PharmacologyJournalOpen access3 citations10.3329/bjp.v6i2.8715

Dihydrostilbenes from Indigofera Pulchra

2008Natural Product CommunicationsJournalOpen accessFirst author6 citations10.1177/1934578x0800300524

AFRICAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED SCIENCES

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease1

How it can be read

80% free to read

Diamond 21 · 47%Free to read and to publish
Gold 4 · 9%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 9%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 7%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 9%A copy in a repository
Closed 9 · 20%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

13 of 45 papers name a funder

Ahmadu Bello University7
Fogarty International Center2
Tertiary Education Trust Fund2
College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal1
Directorate for Biological Sciences1
Inyuvesi Yakwazulu-Natali1
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism1
National Institutes of Health1