Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Nigeria Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Microbiology in Nigeria Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
antimicrobial resistance
pathogens
multidrug-resistant pathogens
microbial systematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,623
7,710
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
clinical microbiology
infectious diseases
antibiotic resistance
antimicrobial stewardship
HIV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,204
10,742
0.959
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
enteric bacteria
diarrhoeal pathogens
antimicrobial resistance
microbial sciences in Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,036
4,986
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Microbiology
Biotechnology
Nanobiotechnology
Enzymology
Scientometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,654
5,078
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,484
3,152
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Infectious Diseases
Antimicrobial Resistance
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,452
4,270
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Teaching & Research Virologist
Immunologist & Vaccinologist/Molecular Epidemiologist
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,096
2,844
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Food Microbiology & Food Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,738
2,630
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Medical Microbiology
Antimicrobial resistance
Water quality and sanitation
Bioremediation
Phytochemical
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,765
2,274
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Medical Microbiology
Bacteriology
Antibiotic resistance
Medicinal plants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,294
1,220
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,834
1,969
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Food safety
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point
Food formulation
Biogas production from wastes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,792
2,497
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
clinical microbiology
infection control
HIV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,511
1,958
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
antibiotic resistance
epidemiology
Staphylococcus aureus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,420
1,629
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
medical microbiology and immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,391
700
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Environmental Microbiology
metagenomics
metabolomics
genomics
bioremediation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,337
2,624
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Health and Environmental Microbiology
Infectious Diseases
Leishmaniasis
Dengue viruses
Antibiotic Resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,283
2,955
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,257
1,455
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,229
1,996
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Environmental Microbiology/ Public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,118
1,899
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Probiotic Microbiology
Human Microbiome
Laboratory Diagnostics
Forensic DNA Analysis
Human genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,018
1,127
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Food Microbiology
Mycotoxicology
Environmental Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,947
993
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY (TROPICAL DISEASES)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,840
1,710
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
industrial and applied microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,837
1,692
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Medical Microbiology
Molecular biology
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,713
1,615
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,490
32
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Etinosa O. Igbinosa
University of Benin
Benin City, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,623
7,710
0.611
antimicrobial resistance
pathogens
multidrug-resistant pathogens
microbial systematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,719
37
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kenneth Iregbu
University of Abuja
Abuja, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,204
10,742
0.959
clinical microbiology
infectious diseases
antibiotic resistance
antimicrobial stewardship
HIV
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,274
38
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Iruka N Okeke
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,036
4,986
0.452
enteric bacteria
diarrhoeal pathogens
antimicrobial resistance
microbial sciences in Africa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,171
84
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lateef Agbaje
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,654
5,078
0.763
Microbiology
Biotechnology
Nanobiotechnology
Enzymology
Scientometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,238
92
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Parvaiz Ahmad Wani
Crescent University, Abeokuta
Abeokuta, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,484
3,152
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,024
94
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David Olusoga Ogbolu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,452
4,270
0.662
Infectious Diseases
Antimicrobial Resistance
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,235
102
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Iheanyi Omezuruike Okonko
University of Port Harcourt
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,096
2,844
0.467
Teaching & Research Virologist
Immunologist & Vaccinologist/Molecular Epidemiologist
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,519
116
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Abiodun I. Sanni
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,738
2,630
0.458
Food Microbiology & Food Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,012
166
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
James Hamuel Doughari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,765
2,274
0.477
Medical Microbiology
Antimicrobial resistance
Water quality and sanitation
Bioremediation
Phytochemical
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,359
194
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tolu Odugbemi
University of Lagos
Lagos, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,294
1,220
0.284
Medical Microbiology
Bacteriology
Antibiotic resistance
Medicinal plants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,526
233
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Fareeda Musa Iliyasu
Bayero University
Gwarzo Road Kano, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,834
1,969
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,967
239
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Oranusi Solomon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,792
2,497
0.658
Food safety
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point
Food formulation
Biogas production from wastes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,673
280
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Folasade Tolulope Ogunsola
University of Lagos
Lagos, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,511
1,958
0.558
clinical microbiology
infection control
HIV
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,957
288
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Adebayo Shittu
Obafemi Awolowo University
Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,420
1,629
0.476
antibiotic resistance
epidemiology
Staphylococcus aureus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,062
295
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Salamatu Mambula
University of Abuja
Abuja, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,391
700
0.206
medical microbiology and immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,891
302
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Chioma B. Chikere
University of Port Harcourt
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,337
2,624
0.786
Environmental Microbiology
metagenomics
metabolomics
genomics
bioremediation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,957
309
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Olayinka Osuolale
Elizade University Ilara Mokin
Ilara-Mokin, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,283
2,955
0.900
Health and Environmental Microbiology
Infectious Diseases
Leishmaniasis
Dengue viruses
Antibiotic Resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,000
316
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Olukayode O. Amund
University of Lagos
Lagos, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,257
1,455
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
296,160
321
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
J K Oloke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,229
1,996
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,883
339
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Obinna Chukwuemeka Nwinyi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,118
1,899
0.609
Environmental Microbiology/ Public health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,357
354
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kingsley C Anukam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,018
1,127
0.373
Probiotic Microbiology
Human Microbiome
Laboratory Diagnostics
Forensic DNA Analysis
Human genomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,635
370
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Samuel Adegoke Bankole
Olabisi Onabanjo University
Ago Iwoye, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,947
993
0.337
Food Microbiology
Mycotoxicology
Environmental Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,210
395
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Wellington Oyibo
University of Lagos
Lagos, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,840
1,710
0.602
MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY (TROPICAL DISEASES)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,512
397
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bukola Adebayo-Tayo
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,837
1,692
0.596
industrial and applied microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,705
425
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nweze Emeka Innocent
University of Nigeria
Nsukka, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,713
1,615
0.595
Medical Microbiology
Molecular biology
Public Health