Saad Ahmed

Ahmadu Bello University

Also at University of Waterloo and Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2005, latest 2026

Surgery
Epidemiology
Oncology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Plant Science
Agronomy and Crop Science

Publications: 512005–2026
Citations: 356to those papers
h-index: 11i10-index 11
Field-weighted impact: 0.401.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 2%1 of 51 scored papers
Open access: 71%36 papers free to read

11 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

51 in all

EVALUATION OF SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY RESULTS IN A COHORT OF FEMALE HEALTH CARE WORKERS AT THE FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER, ABUJA, NIGERIA
2026Nigerian Journal of OncologyJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.67579/njo.2026.g1reavco
SCINTIGRAPHIC PATTERN OF SKELETAL METASTASIS BASED ON MOLECULAR SUBTYPES OF BREAST CANCER AT THE DR GEORGE MUKHARI ACADEMIC HOSPITAL GARANKUWA, SOUTH AFRICA

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Surgery1224%
Epidemiology1020%
Oncology918%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health714%
Plant Science612%
Agronomy and Crop Science48%
Cancer Research48%
Molecular Biology48%
Reproductive Medicine48%
Dermatology36%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Cervical Cancer and HPV Research7
Breast Cancer Treatment Studies4
Male Breast Health Studies4
Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment4
Cancer and Skin Lesions3
Genital Health and Disease3
Global Cancer Incidence and Screening3
AI in cancer detection2
Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management2
Breast Lesions and Carcinomas2
Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection2
Gastrointestinal Tumor Research 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

Egypt7
United States4
United Kingdom2
Barbados1
Bahamas1
Canada1
Algeria1
Ireland1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Ahmadu Bello University Teaching HospitalNG28 papers
University of MaiduguriNG4 papers
Alexandria UniversityEG4 papers
Federal Medical CentreNG4 papers
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa UniversityNG3 papers
Federal Medical CentreNG3 papers
University of IbadanNG3 papers
Federal Medical Centre AbujaNG3 papers
Aswan UniversityEG3 papers
Georgia State UniversityUS2 papers

Where they publish

Nigerian Journal of Animal Production4
Al-Azhar Journal of Agricultural Engineering3
Annals of Tropical Pathology3
Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice3
Annals of African Medicine2
Archives of International Surgery2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being23
1No poverty5
7Affordable and clean energy2
15Life on land2
17Partnerships for the goals2
2Zero hunger1
10Reduced inequalities1
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Most cited

Prognostic Role of Androgen Receptor in Triple Negative Breast Cancer: A Multi-Institutional Study
Cancers1
201976 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Prevalence and Mortality of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer in West Africa: Biologic and Sociocultural Factors
JCO Global Oncology1
202131 citationsOpen access · Gold
Epidemiology of ovarian cancers in Zaria, Northern Nigeria: a 10-year study

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Nigerian Journal of Oncology

Morphological characterization and ecotypic classification of olive varie-ties in Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria

2024Journal of Agriculture and Applied BiologyJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.11594/jaab.06.01.05

Laboratory evaluation of a locally manufactured pesticides spraying robot

2021Al-Azhar Journal of Agricultural EngineeringJournal1 citation10.21608/azeng.2021.209945

Design and field testing of a sugarcane cutter

2021Al-Azhar Journal of Agricultural EngineeringJournal4 citations10.21608/azeng.2021.209947

ADVANCE STUDIES ON MICROPROPAGATION OF DATE PALM.

2021Menoufia Journal of Plant ProductionJournalOpen access0 citations10.21608/mjppf.2021.175594

Challenges of poultry production in Nigeria: A review

2020Nigerian Journal of Animal ProductionJournalOpen access22 citations10.51791/njap.v45i1.335

Histopathological pattern of thyroid diseases in Zaria: A 10-year review

2018Nigerian Postgraduate Medical JournalJournalOpen access11 citations10.4103/npmj.npmj_185_17

Histopathological pattern of thyroid cancers in zaria: A 10-year review

2018Annals of Tropical PathologyJournalSenior author5 citations10.4103/atp.atp_23_18

Epidemiology of ovarian cancers in Zaria, Northern Nigeria: a 10-year study

2017International Journal of Women s HealthJournalOpen access25 citations10.2147/ijwh.s130340

The role of biomarkers (p16INK4a and Ki-67) in cervical cancer screening: An appraisal

2017Annals of Tropical PathologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.4103/atp.atp_3_17

Complete, infected, chronic, nonpuerperal uterine inversion: A case report

2017Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and GynaecologyJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.4103/tjog.tjog_16_17

Cancer pattern in a hospital-based registry

2015Archives of International SurgeryJournalSenior author5 citations10.4103/2278-9596.158815

Vulval Warts in the Paediatric Age Group: A Report of Three Cases

2015The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of IndiaJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.1007/s13224-015-0676-y

Schistosomiasis of the Appendix in a Tertiary Hospital in Northern Nigeria: A 22-Year Review

2014Journal of Laboratory PhysiciansJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding20 citations10.4103/0974-2727.129085

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the appendix

2014Oncology Gastroenterology and Hepatology ReportsJournalOpen accessFirst author4 citations10.4103/2348-3113.134216

Pattern of cervical dysplasia among women of reproductive age in Zaria, Northern Nigeria

2014Journal of Medicine in the TropicsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.4103/2276-7096.139045

Extragonadal teratoma in Zaria, Nigeria

2013Archives of International SurgeryJournalSenior author3 citations10.4103/2278-9596.117122

Primary mesenteric extraskeletal osteosarcoma

2013Nigerian Journal of Basic and Clinical Sciences.JournalFirst author4 citations10.4103/0331-8540.122772

Prevalence of squamous intraepithelial lesions of the cervix in Jalingo, Nigeria

2013African Journal of Cellular PathologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.5897/ajcpath13.002

The negative appendicectomy rate in Zaria, Nigeria

2010South African Journal of SurgeryJournalOpen access2 citations10.7196/sajs.574

Histiocytosis X

2009Annals of African MedicineJournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/1596-3519.55769

Uterine leiomyomata: a five year clinicopathological review in Zaria, Nigeria

2006Nigerian Journal of Surgical ResearchJournalOpen access12 citations10.4314/njsr.v7i1.12281

Menoufia Journal of Plant Production

Nigerian Journal of Oncology2

How it can be read

71% free to read

Diamond 14 · 27%Free to read and to publish
Gold 7 · 14%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 6%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 7 · 14%Free to read, no open licence
Green 5 · 10%A copy in a repository
Closed 15 · 29%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

7 of 51 papers name a funder

National Cancer Institute3
Ahmadu Bello University1
Bundesministerium für Gesundheit1
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt1
National Institutes of Health1
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research1
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Health Systems1

Responsible consumption and production

International Journal of Women s Health1

201725 citationsOpen access · Gold

Challenges of poultry production in Nigeria: A review

Nigerian Journal of Animal Production

202022 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Schistosomiasis of the Appendix in a Tertiary Hospital in Northern Nigeria: A 22-Year Review

Journal of Laboratory Physicians3

201420 citationsOpen access · Gold