Victor Oluwafemi Femi-Lawal

University of Ibadan

Publishing since 2023, latest 2026

General Health Professions
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Epidemiology
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Surgery
Biomedical Engineering

Publications: 322023–2026
Citations: 87to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 3
Field-weighted impact: 1.571.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 19%6 of 31 scored papers
Open access: 84%27 papers free to read

4 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

Citations received each year

Peerford

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

General Health Professions1134%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health11

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

32 in all

Fostering innovation and building youth capacity in global health: design, implementation, and evaluation of a youth-led digital health hackathon
2026BMC Medical EducationJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1186/s12909-026-08633-w
Mental health and educational support strategies for students with learning disabilities in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health619%

Biomedical Engineering39%

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine39%

Clinical Psychology39%

Infectious Diseases39%

Sociology and Political Science39%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Health and Surgery6
Global Maternal and Child Health5
Mobile Health and mHealth Applications5
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health3
Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management3
Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments2
Congenital Heart Disease Studies2
Global Health Workforce Issues2
Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology2
HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk2
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions2
Streptococcal Infections and Treatments2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

75% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Cameroon10
United Kingdom4
Russia3
United States3
Kenya3
Georgia3
Sudan3
Saudi Arabia3

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of BueaCM10 papers
Obafemi Awolowo UniversityNG7 papers
University of CalabarNG6 papers
University of IlorinNG5 papers
Bowen UniversityNG4 papers
Gregory University UturuNG4 papers
David Tvildiani Medical UniversityGE3 papers
King Abdulaziz UniversitySA3 papers
University of TorontoCA3 papers
Rostov State Medical UniversityRU3 papers

Where they publish

Health Science Reports3
International Journal of Surgery Global Health3
Annals of Medicine and Surgery2
Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery2
JTCVS Open2
African Research Reports1
AIDS Research and Therapy1
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders1

How it can be read

84% free to read

Diamond 5 · 16%Free to read and to publish
Gold 18 · 56%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 9%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 5 · 16%

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty3
4Quality education3
3Good health and well-being2
5Gender equality2
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure2
17Partnerships for the goals2
2Zero hunger1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

The power of three: Retatrutide's role in modern obesity and diabetes therapy
European Journal of Pharmacology2
202427 citationsWorld top 10%
Surgical Practice in Resource‐Limited Settings: Perspectives of Medical Students and Early Career Doctors: A Narrative Review
Health Science Reports
202513 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Cardiothoracic surgery training in Africa: History and developments
JTCVS Open
202412 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Knowledge, attitudes, and willingness of healthcare workers to offer pre-exposure prophylaxis in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
AIDS Research and Therapy
20257 citationsOpen access · Gold
Toward Equitable Health Care: Bridging the Gap in the Health of Incarcerated Individuals in Africa
Public Health Challenges
20247 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Annals of Medicine and Surgery

Challenges to Open-Heart Surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Narrative Review

2026Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular SurgeryJournalOpen access1 citation10.21470/1678-9741-2024-0351

Practice and clinical outcomes of valvular surgery for rheumatic heart disease in africa: a scoping review

2025Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1186/s13019-025-03748-5

Stroke neurobiobanking and genomic research in Africa: a narrative review

2025The Egyptian Journal of Neurology Psychiatry and NeurosurgeryJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s41983-025-00941-0

Valvular surgery for rheumatic heart disease in Africa: a scoping review protocol

2025International Journal of Surgery ProtocolsJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.1097/sp9.0000000000000039

Characterizing the current state of unplanned pregnancies among young people in Nigeria: a review

2025International Journal of Surgery Global HealthJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.1097/gh9.0000000000000586

Nigerians’ attitudes and perceptions towards vaccine acceptance during and after the COVID-19 pandemic

2024Journal of Medicine Surgery and Public HealthJournalOpen accessCorresponding5 citations10.1016/j.glmedi.2024.100066

Unmet need for heart transplantation in Africa

2024Annals of Medicine and SurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.1097/ms9.0000000000002311

Effects of Armed Conflicts and Insecurity on the Mental Health of Nigerians

2023Razi International Medical JournalJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.56101/rimj.v3i1.53

Who funds it

1 of 32 papers name a funder

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1