Olusola O. Ayanlowo

University of Lagos

Also at Lagos University Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2004, latest 2026

Dermatology
Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases
Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Urology
Rheumatology

Publications: 622004–2026
Citations: 1,175to those papers
h-index: 12i10-index 14
Field-weighted impact: 2.481.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 10%6 of 62 scored papers
Open access: 63%39 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

62 in all

Clinical presentation and biophysical parameters of patients with atopic dermatitis in Lagos, Nigeria
2026Egyptian Journal of Dermatology and VenerologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/ejdv.ejdv_48_25
Alcoholic beverages as a breast cancer risk factor in Nigeria
2026African journal of alcohol and drug abuse.

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Dermatology2845%
Epidemiology2134%
Infectious Diseases1524%
Pathology and Forensic Medicine915%
Urology813%
Rheumatology610%
Cell Biology58%
Immunology58%
Immunology and Allergy58%
Oncology58%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Nail Diseases and Treatments14
Dermatological diseases and infestations8
Hair Growth and Disorders8
Fungal Infections and Studies7
Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases6
Contact Dermatitis and Allergies6
Antifungal resistance and susceptibility5
Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research5
Neonatal skin health care5
Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects4
Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment4
Dermatology and Skin Diseases4

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-written2345678Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom7
United States5
India4
Canada4
Austria3
Brazil3
Germany3
South Africa3

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Lagos University Teaching HospitalNG29 papers
Lagos State University Teaching HospitalNG12 papers
Lagos State UniversityNG7 papers
Lagos State Health Service CommissionNG4 papers
Universidade Federal do ParanáBR3 papers
University of CologneDE3 papers
University of ManchesterGB3 papers
Medical University of GrazAT3 papers
Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging Associated DiseasesDE3 papers
Manchester Academic Health Science CentreGB2 papers

Where they publish

PubMed12
Journal of Clinical Sciences7
Proceedings of the Nigerian Academy of Science5
International Journal of Dermatology3
Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal3
Dermatologic Therapy2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being23
1No poverty7
2Zero hunger4
11Sustainable cities and communities3
4Quality education1
5Gender equality1
6Clean water and sanitation1
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Most cited

Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of cryptococcosis: an initiative of the ECMM and ISHAM in cooperation with the ASM
The Lancet Infectious Diseases
2024328 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of the endemic mycoses: an initiative of the European Confederation of Medical Mycology in cooperation with the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology
The Lancet Infectious Diseases3
2021305 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green

Breast cancer risks in consumer products: A systematic review (Part 1)

2025Journal of Clinical SciencesJournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/jcls.jcls_29_25

Cutaneous cancers in the Africans: Systematic review

2022Dermatological ReviewsJournalFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1002/der2.132

The Dermatological Diseases as part of Internal Medicine Conditions

2022Journal of Clinical SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.4103/jcls.jcls_58_22

Chronic Urticaria in Blacks

2022Nigerian Journal of MedicineJournalOpen access1 citation10.4103/njm.njm_185_21

Folliculitis keloidalis in an urban market in Lagos, Nigeria

2022Journal of Clinical SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4103/jcls.jcls_49_21

Environmental chemical risk factors of breast cancer in Nigeria I: Broad overview

2022Proceedings of the Nigerian Academy of ScienceJournalOpen access0 citations10.57046/pnrg7615

Environmental chemical risk factors of breast cancer in Nigeria III: Metal: Lead

2022Proceedings of the Nigerian Academy of ScienceJournalOpen access0 citations10.57046/lhhr2272

Environmental chemical risk factors of breast cancer in Nigeria IV: Pesticides

2022Proceedings of the Nigerian Academy of ScienceJournalOpen access0 citations10.57046/kwzm9450

Shea butter as skin, scalp, and hair moisturizer in Nigerians

2021Dermatologic TherapyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.1111/dth.14863

African oils in dermatology

2021Dermatologic TherapyJournalOpen accessFirst author10 citations10.1111/dth.14968

Acne Vulgaris in an Undergraduate Population in Nigeria.

2020PubMedJournalFirst author6 citations

Histoplasmosis in Africa: An emerging or a neglected disease?

2018PLoS neglected tropical diseasesJournalOpen access193 citations10.1371/journal.pntd.0006046

Growing trend of tattooing and its complications in Nigeria

2017International Journal of DermatologyJournalFirst author10 citations10.1111/ijd.13521

Scalp and hair disorders at the dermatology outpatient clinic of a tertiary hospital

2017Port Harcourt Medical JournalJournalFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.4103/phmj.phmj_32_16

Pattern of Skin disorders across age groups

2017Research Journal of Health SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.4314/rejhs.v5i3.4

Clinical pattern of psoriasis in patients seen at a tertiary hospital in Nigeria

2016Journal of Clinical SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding14 citations10.4103/2468-6859.185251

Nigerian Medical Practitioner

Nigerian Quarterly Journal of Hospital Medicine2

How it can be read

63% free to read

Diamond 17 · 27%Free to read and to publish
Gold 14 · 23%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 3%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Green 3 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 23 · 37%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

8 of 62 papers name a funder

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases3
National Institute for Health and Care Research2
World Health Organization2
Agence Nationale de la Recherche1
Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris1
Astellas Pharma1
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1
Carigest1

Reduced inequalities

Histoplasmosis in Africa: An emerging or a neglected disease?

PLoS neglected tropical diseases3

2018193 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Histoplasmosis in Africa: Current perspectives, knowledge gaps, and research priorities

PLoS neglected tropical diseases3

202240 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Prevalence of Tinea capitis infection among primary school children in a rural setting in south-west Nigeria

Journal of Public Health in Africa1

201432 citationsOpen access · Gold