Umar Abubakar

Ahmadu Bello University

Publishing since 2007, latest 2026

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Control and Systems Engineering
Surgery
Education
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Publications: 432007–2026
Citations: 101to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 1
Field-weighted impact: 0.531.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 12%5 of 43 scored papers
Open access: 91%39 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

Publications

43 in all

Urban–rural disparities in maternal healthcare knowledge, attitudes, and practices among women with a recent live birth in Abuja and Gombe states, Nigeria
2026Frontiers in Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.3389/fpubh.2026.1909190
X-RAY FILM REJECT ANALYSIS AS A QUALITY INDICATOR IN A TERTIARY HEALTH CENTRE IN NORTHWESTERN NIGERIA
2026

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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 Medicine1023%
Control and Systems Engineering716%
Surgery614%
Education512%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering49%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging49%
Accounting37%
Emergency Medical Services37%
Infectious Diseases37%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health37%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems3
Advanced Control Systems Design3
African Education and Politics3
Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications2
Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis2
Esophageal and GI Pathology2
Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis2
Management and Performance Evaluation2
Microgrid Control and Optimization2
Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases2
Power System Optimization and Stability2
Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment2

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

Kazakhstan1
Malaysia1
Ghana1
Mexico1
Indonesia1
Lebanon1
South Africa1
Jordan1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Usmanu Danfodiyo UniversityNG18 papers
Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, SokotoNG15 papers
Umaru Musa Yar'adua UniversityNG4 papers
Ebonyi State UniversityNG3 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNG3 papers
Bayero University KanoNG3 papers
The Federal Polytechnic, Ado-EkitiNG3 papers
Air Force Institute of Technology KadunaNG3 papers
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa UniversityNG3 papers
Abia State UniversityNG2 papers

Where they publish

Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research2
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery2
JRRS2
UMYU Journal of Educational Research2
2017 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Electro-Technology for National Development (NIGERCON)1
Advances in Research1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being5
7Affordable and clean energy4
1No poverty3
4Quality education3
2Zero hunger2
17Partnerships for the goals2
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
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Most cited

In patients with corrosive oesophageal stricture for surgery, is oesophagectomy rather than bypass necessary to reduce the risk of oesophageal malignancy?
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery3
201247 citationsOpen access · Bronze
Determination of morphological features and molecular interactions of Nigerian bentonitic clays using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
Bayero Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences
20178 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Assessment of Legibility of Handwritten Prescriptions and Adherence to W.H.O. Prescription Writing Guidelines in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria – Kaduna State, Nigeria

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Power sharing based on starfish optimization algorithm in DC microgrid

2026Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and InformaticsJournalOpen access0 citations10.11591/eei.v15i2.9784

Maximum Power Point TrackingAlgorithms forSolar-PV Systems: A Review

2025Journal of Intelligent System and TelecommunicationJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.26740/jistel.v1n2.p120-139

Classroom Management: Challenges and Prospects in 21st Century Global Economy

2025UMYU Journal of Educational ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.70886/ujer.25131.006

A tunable stabilizing loop-based automatic voltage regulation system for overshoot reduction

2025Journal of Mechanical Engineering Automation and Control SystemsJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.21595/jmeacs.2025.24865

The Prospects of Cash Waqf in Enhancing Healthcare Services: Evidence from Kano State, Nigeria

2025UMYUK JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENTJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.70861/ujed20250202016

Robust Adaptive Control for Altitude Stabilization of an Unmanned Aerial Manipulator

2025NIPES Journal of Science and Technology ResearchJournalOpen access0 citations10.37933/nipes/7.4.2025.si271

Bio-Inspired Flight Mechanisms for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: An Overview

2025FUDMA Journal of Engineering and TechnologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.33003/yf17a781

Development of a Density-Based Traffic Light Signal System

2023PublicationOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.3390/asec2023-15269

Triplet: Thoraco-omphalophagus Conjoint Twins and Malformed Fetus of Sokoto, North-Western Nigeria

2023Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical ResearchJournalOpen access0 citations10.9734/jammr/2023/v35i175110

CAPITAL STRUCTURE CHOICES IN SERVICES FIRMS: EMPIRICAL RESULTS FROM NIGERIA LISTED COMPANIES

2023JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND SUSTAINABILITYJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.32890/jes2023.5.2.5

Review of Error Correction in 2D Shingled Magnetic Detection

2023ELEKTRIKA- Journal of Electrical EngineeringJournalOpen access0 citations10.11113/elektrika.v22n3.265

Factors affecting interest in cardiothoracic surgery among junior surgical residents in Nigeria

2017Cardiovascular journal of South Africa/Cardiovascular journal of Southern AfricaJournalOpen access6 citations10.5830/cvja-2017-004

DSTATCOM placement in distribution systems using weighted Artificial Fish Swarm Algorithm

20172017 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Electro-Technology for National Development (NIGERCON)PublicationSenior author4 citations10.1109/nigercon.2017.8281958

Acquired tracheo-esophageal fistula from disc battery in a child: A case report and review of literature

2016Journal of Health Research and ReviewsJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.4103/2394-2010.193183

Arterovenous fistula creation using the brachial artery and cubital fossa veins: A viable option in our environment

2015Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and TransplantationJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.4103/1319-2442.148762

Bilateral Venous Femoral Catheter Fracture and Migration: Case Report and Review of Literature

2014Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.9734/bjmmr/2015/12518

Advanced papillary carcinoma of the breast presenting as an ulcerated anterior chest wall tumour: case report

2013Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1186/1749-8090-8-s1-o248

Subcutaneous lipomata in Sokoto, Nigeria: A 4-year review

2007Annals of African MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.4103/1596-3519.56363

African Journal of Health Sciences

Aminu Kano Academic Scholars Association Multidisciplinary Journal1

How it can be read

91% free to read

Diamond 19 · 44%Free to read and to publish
Gold 8 · 19%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 6 · 14%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 9%A copy in a repository
Closed 4 · 9%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 43 papers name a funder

Ahmadu Bello University2
Petroleum Technology Development Fund1

Sustainable cities and communities

INNOVATIONS in pharmacy4

20236 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Factors affecting interest in cardiothoracic surgery among junior surgical residents in Nigeria

Cardiovascular journal of South Africa/Cardiovascular journal of Southern Africa1

20176 citationsOpen access · Green