David Irabor

University of Ibadan

Publishing since 2001, latest 2026

Surgery
Oncology
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Epidemiology
Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Emergency Medicine

Publications: 572001–2026
Citations: 610to those papers
h-index: 14i10-index 22
Field-weighted impact: 0.591.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 5%3 of 57 scored papers
Open access: 74%42 papers free to read

7 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

57 in all

COLORECTAL CANCER: A SURVEY OF THE KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND RISK ASSESSMENT OF CLINIC ATTENDEES IN NIGERIA.
2026PubMedJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations
Self-identified African ancestry and pathomics-derived tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte scores in colon and rectal adenocarcinoma whole-slide images: an exploratory multicohort whole-slide image study
2026Frontiers in OncologyJournal

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Surgery3561%
Oncology1933%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine1323%
Epidemiology1119%
Pathology and Forensic Medicine1018%
Emergency Medicine712%
Cancer Research35%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism35%
Gastroenterology35%
Hematology35%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection14
Genetic factors in colorectal cancer7
Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management6
Global Cancer Incidence and Screening6
Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions6
Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders5
Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments5
Hernia repair and management5
Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers4
Abdominal Surgery and Complications3
Cervical Cancer and HPV Research3
Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

16% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written2334455Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom6
United States4
South Africa2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University College Hospital, IbadanNG45 papers
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustGB3 papers
Irrua Specialist Teaching HospitalNG3 papers
Aston UniversityGB1 paper
Henry Ford HealthUS1 paper
Henry Ford HospitalUS1 paper
Howard UniversityUS1 paper
Kings County Hospital CenterUS1 paper
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterUS1 paper
Michigan State UniversityUS1 paper

Where they publish

PubMed12
West African Journal of Medicine5
Nigerian Journal of Surgical Research4
TSpace (University of Toronto)3
Ghana Medical Journal2
Journal of West African College of Surgeons2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being33
17Partnerships for the goals8
1No poverty2
5Gender equality2
16Peace, justice and strong institutions2
2Zero hunger1
4Quality education1
6

Most cited

Colorectal cancer in Nigeria: 40 years on. A review
European Journal of Cancer Care3
200961 citationsOpen access · Bronze
LOCAL ATTITUDES, MORAL OBLIGATION, CUSTOMARY OBEDIENCE AND OTHER CULTURAL PRACTICES: THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE PROCESS OF GAINING INFORMED CONSENT FOR SURGERY IN A TERTIARY INSTITUTION IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY
Developing World Bioethics17
200752 citationsWorld top 10%
Colon and rectal cancer in Ibadan, Nigeria: an update

SPONTANEOUS TRANSVAGINAL INTESTINAL EVISCERATION IN AN ELDERLY WOMAN.

2023PubMedJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations

Bacterial and Antibiotic Sensitivity Pattern in Secondary Peritonitis

2022Journal of West African College of SurgeonsJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.4103/jwas.jwas_155_22

Excisional Biopsies for Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Lumps in Nigerian Women

2018European Journal of Breast HealthJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.5152/ejbh.2018.4088

Toward colorectal cancer control in A frica

2015International Journal of CancerJournalOpen access21 citations10.1002/ijc.29843

ADULT ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA IN IBADAN.

2015PubMedJournalOpen access20 citations

Colorectal Cancer

2015Book chapterFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1007/978-3-319-18257-5_33

The Present Status of the Management of Colon and Rectal Cancer in Nigeria

2014Journal of Cancer ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding30 citations10.1155/2014/267190

Under-reporting of gossipiboma in a third-world country. A sociocultural view.

2014PubMedJournalFirst authorCorresponding6 citations

HOW I DO IT: Technique of Hepatectomy for Primary Liver Cell Carcinoma in a Developing Country

2013TSpace (University of Toronto)JournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations

Multiple Thoracoabdominal Impalement Injuries

2012Prehospital and Disaster MedicineJournal4 citations10.1017/s1049023x11006820

The Risk of Impaired Coagulation in Surgical Jaundice: An Analysis of Routine Parameters

2012Surgical ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.4236/ss.2012.33023

Primary Operative Management for Low Adhesive Bowel Obstruction

2012TSpace (University of Toronto)JournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation

Malignant Diseases of the Stomach in Ibadan, Nigeria: A 19-year appraisal

2012TSpace (University of Toronto)JournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation

Colorectal Carcinoma: Why Is There a Lower Incidence in Nigerians When Compared to Caucasians?

2011Journal of Cancer EpidemiologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding29 citations10.1155/2011/675154

A Review of Posttraumatic Bowel Injuries in Ibadan

2011ISRN SurgeryJournalOpen access18 citations10.5402/2011/478042

Diaphragm disease of the ileum: an unexpected cause of small bowel obstruction

2011Journal of Surgical Case ReportsJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.1093/jscr/2011.9.3

Surgical gastrointestinal endoscopy in Ibadan, Nigeria

2010Nigerian Journal of Surgical ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding11 citations10.4314/njsr.v8i3-4.54889

Mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix: a case report.

2010PubMedJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations

Adenomatous polyposis coli in an elderly female Nigerian

2010Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.4314/gmj.v43i3.55341

Ward Round-An acute abdominalemergency

2010Malawi Medical JournalJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.4314/mmj.v22i3.62193

Colorectal cancer in Nigeria: 40 years on. A review

2009European Journal of Cancer CareJournalOpen accessFirst author61 citations10.1111/j.1365-2354.2008.00982.x

Colon and rectal cancer in Ibadan, Nigeria: an update

2009Colorectal DiseaseJournalFirst authorCorresponding33 citations10.1111/j.1463-1318.2009.01928.x

Pheochromocytoma in an accessory adrenal gland: a case report

2009Cases JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author12 citations10.4076/1757-1626-2-6271

The pattern of fall of serum bilirubin after operative relief of obstructive jaundice. A preliminary report

2009LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas)JournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations

Pyoderma gangrenosum and ulcerative colitis in the tropics

2008Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina TropicalJournalOpen accessSenior author16 citations10.1590/s0037-86822008000600020

An audit of peptic ulcer surgery in Ibadan, Nigeria

2006West African Journal of MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding18 citations10.4314/wajm.v24i3.28206

Hernia repair under local or intravenous Ketamine in a tropical low socio-economic population

2005West African Journal of MedicineJournalFirst authorCorresponding13 citations10.4314/wajm.v24i2.28185

African Health Sciences

Anticancer Research1

How it can be read

74% free to read

Diamond 9 · 16%Free to read and to publish
Gold 5 · 9%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 5 · 9%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 12 · 21%Free to read, no open licence
Green 11 · 19%A copy in a repository
Closed 15 · 26%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

3 of 57 papers name a funder

National Institutes of Health2
National Cancer Institute1
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences1
National Institute for Health and Care Research1
National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration West1
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases1
U.S. Public Health Service1

Clean water and sanitation