Olatunji Alao Abiodun

University of Ilorin

Also at University of Ilorin Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 1989, latest 2026

Clinical Psychology
Social Psychology
General Health Professions
Epidemiology
Psychiatry and Mental health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Publications: 481989–2026
Citations: 1,066to those papers
h-index: 17i10-index 23
Field-weighted impact: 0.751.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 6%3 of 48 scored papers
Open access: 42%20 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is 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

48 in all

The structure of undergraduate psychiatric medical education in Nigerian medical schools
2026BMC Medical EducationJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.1186/s12909-026-08868-7
An online survey of the structure and delivery of postgraduate psychiatric training in Nigeria
2026BMC Psychiatry

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Clinical Psychology2348%
Social Psychology1940%
General Health Professions1429%
Epidemiology919%
Psychiatry and Mental health817%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health817%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology36%
Philosophy36%
Speech and Hearing36%
Education24%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Mental Health Treatment and Access18
Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes9
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development6
Health and Well-being Studies6
Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout6
Schizophrenia research and treatment6
Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum5
Child Abuse and Trauma4
Family Caregiving in Mental Illness4
Homelessness and Social Issues4
Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare3
Child and Adolescent Health3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

13% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written6666666Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom6

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Ilorin Teaching HospitalNG25 papers
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation TrustGB5 papers
Kwara State UniversityNG4 papers
Federal Neuro Psychiatric HospitalNG3 papers
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustGB1 paper
University of SurreyGB1 paper
Obafemi Awolowo UniversityNG1 paper
Ebonyi State UniversityNG1 paper
University of NigeriaNG1 paper
Kwara State PolytechnicNG1 paper

Where they publish

PubMed7
European Psychiatry5
General Hospital Psychiatry5
Annals of African Medicine2
BMC Psychiatry2
Drug and Alcohol Dependence2
Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being15
17Partnerships for the goals10
16Peace, justice and strong institutions5
1No poverty1
2Zero hunger1
5Gender equality1

Most cited

A Validity Study of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in General Hospital Units and a Community Sample in Nigeria
The British Journal of Psychiatry
1994259 citations
Pathways to mental health care in Nigeria
Psychiatric Services17
1995105 citations
Postnatal depression in primary care populations in Nigeria
General Hospital Psychiatry17

Psychiatric morbidity among resident doctors in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria

2024Journal of the Colleges of Medicine of South AfricaJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4102/jcmsa.v2i1.91

Violence exposure among children in Nigeria

2021European PsychiatryJournalOpen access0 citations10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1889

ALCOHOL AND PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCE USE AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, NIGERIA

2014European Scientific Journal ESJJournalOpen access33 citations

Mental health of doctors in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria

2014Pan African Medical JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author19 citations10.11604/pamj.2014.19.178.3642

Psychiatric disorders in children attending a Nigerian primary care unit: functional impairment and risk factors

2012Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author12 citations10.1186/1753-2000-6-28

Psychiatric Morbidity in Paediatric Primary Care Clinic in Ilorin, Nigeria

2010Journal of Tropical PediatricsJournalFirst author15 citations10.1093/tropej/fmq072

Postnatal depression in primary care populations in Nigeria

2006General Hospital PsychiatryJournalFirst authorCorresponding101 citations10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2005.11.002

Physical morbidity in a psychiatric population in Nigeria

2000General Hospital PsychiatryJournalFirst authorCorresponding14 citations10.1016/s0163-8343(00)00065-7

1996Acta Psychiatrica ScandinavicaJournalFirst authorCorresponding22 citations10.1111/j.1600-0447.1996.tb10640.x

Pathways to mental health care in Nigeria

1995Psychiatric ServicesJournalFirst authorCorresponding105 citations10.1176/ps.46.8.823

A study of mental morbidity among primary care patients in Nigeria

1993Comprehensive PsychiatryJournalFirst authorCorresponding70 citations10.1016/0010-440x(93)90030-8

Psychiatric morbidity in a pregnant population in Nigeria

1993General Hospital PsychiatryJournalFirst authorCorresponding51 citations10.1016/0163-8343(93)90109-2

Emotional Illness in a Pediatric Population in Nigeria

1993Journal of Tropical PediatricsJournalFirst authorCorresponding23 citations10.1093/tropej/39.1.49

Psychosocial complications and management of sickle cell disease.

1993PubMedJournalFirst authorCorresponding6 citations

Emotional illness in a paediatric population in Nigeria.

1992PubMedJournalFirst authorCorresponding20 citations

Psychiatric morbidity in a gynaecology clinic in Nigeria

1992Journal of Psychosomatic ResearchJournalFirst authorCorresponding20 citations10.1016/0022-3999(92)90009-q

Knowledge and Attitude Concerning Mental Health of Primary Health Care Workers in Nigeria

1991International Journal of Social PsychiatryJournalFirst authorCorresponding28 citations10.1177/002076409103700206

Drug abuse and its clinical implications with special reference to Nigeria.

1991PubMedJournalFirst authorCorresponding21 citations

Knowledge and views on drug abuse of primary health care workers in Nigeria

1991Drug and Alcohol DependenceJournalFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.1016/0376-8716(91)90073-8

Psychotropic Drug use in Medical and Surgical Wards of a Teaching Hospital in Northern Nigeria

1991The British Journal of PsychiatryJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1192/bjp.159.4.570

Psychiatric morbidity in medical and surgical wards of a Nigerian general hospital

1990Journal of Psychosomatic ResearchJournalFirst authorCorresponding44 citations10.1016/0022-3999(90)90064-b

Mental health and primary care in Africa.

1990PubMedJournalFirst authorCorresponding7 citations

Mental Health and Primary Care in Africa

1989International Journal of Mental HealthJournalFirst authorCorresponding18 citations10.1080/00207411.1989.11449143

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics2

How it can be read

42% free to read

Diamond 7 · 15%Free to read and to publish
Gold 12 · 25%In an open-access journal
Green 1 · 2%A copy in a repository
Closed 28 · 58%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 48 papers name a funder

University of Manchester1

A study of mental morbidity among primary care patients in Nigeria

Comprehensive Psychiatry17

199370 citations