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Nigeria Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Dentistry in Nigeria Rankings 2025

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Total 76 scientist
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Nigeria
Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan
HIV
adolescent oral health
adolescent sexual and reproductive Health
Bioethics
Community engagement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,294
25,887
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Nigeria
Wasiu Lanre Adeyemo
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Cleft lip and palate
genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,460
3,589
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Nigeria
Eyitope Ogunbodede
dentistry
epidemiology
health policy
oral health promotion
dental education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,998
2,142
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Nigeria
Adeleke Oke Oginni
Dental Trauma
Tooth surface loss
Endodontics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,699
2,406
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Nigeria
Akinola Ladeinde
Oral and maxillofacial Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,514
1,398
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Nigeria
Clement Chinedu Azodo
Periodontology
Halitosis
Health Service Research
Occupational health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,855
1,619
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Nigeria
Chukwudi Onyeaso
Orthodontic Indices
Quality Control of Clinical Orthodontics
Sports Dentistry and Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,817
833
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Nigeria
Juwon Tunde Arotiba
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,418
641
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Nigeria
Oluwole Oyekunle Dosumu
Prosthodontics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,848
693
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Nigeria
E. Taiwo Adebayo|E.T. ADEBAYO
dentistry
oral and maxillofacial surgery
health economics
dental education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,638
527
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Nigeria
Abiola Adeniyi
community dentistry
maternal & child oral health
integrated care
global maternal and child health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,621
1,032
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Nigeria
Akinyele .O. Adisa
Oral Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,554
943
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Nigeria
Christopher I Udoye
Endodontics
Restoration of endodontically treated teeth
cracked tooth syndromee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,522
622
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Nigeria
Hector Oladapo Olasoji
Facial Cleft Deformity
Health Professions Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,497
570
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Nigeria
Nwhator Solomon Olusegun
Tobacco & Periodontitis
Periodontal Medicine
Aggressive Periodontitis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,367
960
0.702
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Nigeria
Oyinkansola Sofola
Dental caries
Infection control
dental education
Pain
Oral health Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
510
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Nigeria
Titus Oyedele
Paediatric Dentistry
Cariology
MIH
Developmental defects of enamel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,254
893
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Nigeria
Nkolika Uguru
Dentistry
Public health
Health economics
Health Policy and Health systems research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,243
689
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Nigeria
Olalekan Gbotolorun
Oral and maxillofacial surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,204
662
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Nigeria
Otasowie Osunde,
Dentoalveolar Surgery
Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Trauma
Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery
Orofacial Tumors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,149
697
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Nigeria
Nneka Onyejaka
Paediatric Dentistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,056
760
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Nigeria
Ajayi Deborah Mojirade
Cariology Endodontics
Fixed Restorations including Oral Implantology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
977
565
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Nigeria
Oladimeji Akadiri
Oral and maxillofacial surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
919
425
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Nigeria
Ademola Abayomi Olaitan
Ameloblastoma
Facial skin keloids
Facial cancer in Albinos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
886
281
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Nigeria
Felix Nzube Chukwuneke
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Bioethics and Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
847
446
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,738
Nigeria
16
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,294
25,887
0.915
HIV
adolescent oral health
adolescent sexual and reproductive Health
Bioethics
Community engagement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,094
Nigeria
68
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Wasiu Lanre Adeyemo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,460
3,589
0.481
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Cleft lip and palate
genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,142
Nigeria
224
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Eyitope Ogunbodede
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,998
2,142
0.536
dentistry
epidemiology
health policy
oral health promotion
dental education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,701
Nigeria
260
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Adeleke Oke Oginni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,699
2,406
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,479
Nigeria
279
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Akinola Ladeinde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,514
1,398
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,872
Nigeria
391
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Clement Chinedu Azodo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,855
1,619
0.567
Periodontology
Halitosis
Health Service Research
Occupational health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,464
Nigeria
401
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Chukwudi Onyeaso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,817
833
0.296
Orthodontic Indices
Quality Control of Clinical Orthodontics
Sports Dentistry and Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
374,018
Nigeria
539
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Juwon Tunde Arotiba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,418
641
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
455,775
Nigeria
829
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Oluwole Oyekunle Dosumu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,848
693
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
494,761
Nigeria
988
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
E. Taiwo Adebayo|E.T. ADEBAYO
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,638
527
0.322
dentistry
oral and maxillofacial surgery
health economics
dental education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
498,189
Nigeria
1,000
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Abiola Adeniyi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,621
1,032
0.637
community dentistry
maternal & child oral health
integrated care
global maternal and child health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
512,420
Nigeria
1,066
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Akinyele .O. Adisa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,554
943
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
519,530
Nigeria
1,100
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Christopher I Udoye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,522
622
0.409
Endodontics
Restoration of endodontically treated teeth
cracked tooth syndromee
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
525,141
Nigeria
1,125
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hector Oladapo Olasoji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,497
570
0.381
Facial Cleft Deformity
Health Professions Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,762
Nigeria
1,291
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nwhator Solomon Olusegun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,367
960
0.702
Tobacco & Periodontitis
Periodontal Medicine
Aggressive Periodontitis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
558,115
Nigeria
1,303
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Oyinkansola Sofola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
510
0.376
Dental caries
Infection control
dental education
Pain
Oral health Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
585,784
Nigeria
1,449
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Titus Oyedele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,254
893
0.712
Paediatric Dentistry
Cariology
MIH
Developmental defects of enamel
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
588,902
Nigeria
1,467
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nkolika Uguru
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,243
689
0.554
Dentistry
Public health
Health economics
Health Policy and Health systems research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
600,005
Nigeria
1,525
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Olalekan Gbotolorun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,204
662
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
616,551
Nigeria
1,624
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Otasowie Osunde,
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,149
697
0.607
Dentoalveolar Surgery
Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Trauma
Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery
Orofacial Tumors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
646,746
Nigeria
1,787
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nneka Onyejaka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,056
760
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
674,634
Nigeria
2,031
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ajayi Deborah Mojirade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
977
565
0.578
Cariology Endodontics
Fixed Restorations including Oral Implantology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
696,852
Nigeria
2,306
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Oladimeji Akadiri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
919
425
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
710,007
Nigeria
2,471
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ademola Abayomi Olaitan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
886
281
0.317
Ameloblastoma
Facial skin keloids
Facial cancer in Albinos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
725,938
Nigeria
2,681
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Felix Nzube Chukwuneke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
847
446
0.527
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Bioethics and Public Health