A professor of Microbiology and Director of Research and Innovation at the Edo State University, Iyamho, has emerged as the number one among the top 500 African authors for scholarly outputs between 2020 and 2023.
The rating was done by SciVal, an online tool that helps researchers and research institutions visualise their research performance, benchmark it relative to peers, identify and analyse emerging research trends and develop collaborative partnerships.
In the rating, Adetunji, who is the Dean, Faculty of Science at the institution, had 70 scholarly output and 270 citations within the period in the area of General Agricultural and Biological Sciences.
Adetunji, who was recently conferred with the fellow of the Biotechnology Society of Nigeria, also emerged as number one among all authors in the “all subject areas” with 1,025 citations and 229 scholarly output.
Meanwhile, a professor of Mechanical Engineering and the deputy faculty Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Knowledge Exchange) at Northumbria University, United Kingdom, Esther Akinlabi, emerged fifth with 176 scholarly output and 594 citations within the given year.
Other top 10 professors of Nigerian descent are Joshua Ighalo, Joseph Awotunde, Adewale Adeniyi, Ojo Fayomi and Moses Emetere.
The don, who is an alumnus of the University of Ilorin, was celebrated on the university’s Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) pages.
The post read in part, “We proudly celebrate our distinguished alumnus, Prof Charles Adetunji, who has attained the prestigious number one position among the top 500 prolific authors in Nigeria, a distinction he has maintained since 2020, as recognised by SciVal/SCOPUS.
“Notably, he recently clinched the number one spot in two distinct fields: Biological Sciences and Agricultural Science, surpassing 500 prolific authors hailing from 58 different countries across Africa.
“Prof Adetunji boasts an impressive track record of publishing numerous scientific journals and conference proceedings in refereed national and international publications, accumulating over 580 manuscripts, including more than 40 books and multiple scientific patents. His remarkable Google Scholar i10-Index stands at 136.”
