Abayomi Sofowora

6.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
17 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Abayomi Sofowora is a scholar working on Plant Science, Forestry and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Abayomi Sofowora has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Plant Science, 6 papers in Forestry and 4 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Abayomi Sofowora's work include Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (7 papers), African Botany and Ecology Studies (6 papers) and Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (4 papers). Abayomi Sofowora is often cited by papers focused on Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (7 papers), African Botany and Ecology Studies (6 papers) and Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (4 papers). Abayomi Sofowora collaborates with scholars based in Nigeria, United States and Kenya. Abayomi Sofowora's co-authors include Tom Reynolds, Eyitope Ogunbodede, A.A. Onayade, Babajide O. Oguntimein, Kurt Hostettmann, Into Laakso, R. Hiltunen, Adetunji J. Aladesanmi, Olusegun Ekundayo and Wilson O. Erhun and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, International Journal of Pharmaceutics and Journal of Ethnopharmacology.

In The Last Decade

Abayomi Sofowora

17 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

Medicinal plants and traditional medicine in Africa 1982 2026 1996 2011 1982 1984 2013 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Medicinal plants and traditional medicine in Africa
    1982 2.9k citations Abayomi Sofowora Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →
  2. Medicinal Plants and Traditional Medicine in Africa
    1984 1.2k citations Tom Reynolds, Abayomi Sofowora Kew Bulletin profile →
  3. The role and place of medicinal plants in the strategies for disease prevention
    2013 674 citations Abayomi Sofowora, Eyitope Ogunbodede et al. African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicines profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Abayomi Sofowora Nigeria 11 3.3k 1.6k 1.1k 1.1k 839 17 5.4k
Sumitra Chanda India 40 3.2k 1.0× 2.2k 1.3× 655 0.6× 1.1k 1.0× 863 1.0× 193 6.1k
Namrita Lall South Africa 43 2.6k 0.8× 1.7k 1.1× 476 0.4× 852 0.8× 1.6k 2.0× 216 5.7k
N.R. Farnsworth United States 20 1.7k 0.5× 699 0.4× 1.0k 0.9× 723 0.7× 1.1k 1.3× 61 3.8k
Sandra Apers Belgium 41 2.8k 0.8× 1.4k 0.9× 481 0.4× 1.3k 1.2× 2.6k 3.1× 200 6.9k
Bina S. Siddiqui Pakistan 40 3.1k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 460 0.4× 1.3k 1.2× 2.4k 2.8× 324 6.2k
Muniappan Ayyanar India 30 2.4k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 757 0.7× 722 0.7× 726 0.9× 147 4.4k
Kaleab Asres Ethiopia 32 2.0k 0.6× 947 0.6× 443 0.4× 533 0.5× 930 1.1× 171 3.8k
Lyndy J. McGaw South Africa 48 4.1k 1.2× 2.6k 1.6× 660 0.6× 1.1k 1.0× 2.1k 2.5× 269 8.1k
R. N. Chopra India 6 2.6k 0.8× 1.0k 0.6× 750 0.7× 844 0.8× 1.1k 1.3× 26 4.4k
Tess De Bruyne Belgium 34 2.0k 0.6× 1.0k 0.6× 337 0.3× 835 0.8× 2.0k 2.3× 90 5.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Sofowora, Abayomi, Eyitope Ogunbodede, & A.A. Onayade. (2013). The role and place of medicinal plants in the strategies for disease prevention. African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicines. 10(5). 210–29. 674 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sofowora, Abayomi, et al.. (2012). Management of Conflict and Aggressive Behavior by Administrators of Institutions of Higher Learning: the Case of South western Nigeria.. 4. 2 indexed citations
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Sofowora, Abayomi. (1996). Research on Medicinal Plants and Traditional Medicine in Africa. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 2(3). 365–372. 286 indexed citations
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Sofowora, Abayomi, et al.. (1996). Plantes médicinales et médecine traditionnelle d'Afrique. Karthala eBooks. 31 indexed citations
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Sofowora, Abayomi. (1993). Recent trends in research into African medicinal plants. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 38(2-3). 197–208. 140 indexed citations
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Elujoba, A.A., L.J. Nagels, Abayomi Sofowora, & Walter Van Dongen. (1989). Chromatographic analysis of antisickling compounds in Zanthoxylum species. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 53(3). R1–R3. 6 indexed citations
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Ekundayo, Olusegun, et al.. (1988). Essential oil constituents of Ashanti pepper (Piper guineense) fruits (berries). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 36(5). 880–882. 47 indexed citations
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Oguntimein, Babajide O., et al.. (1987). Phytochemical and Antibacterial Studies on the Essential Oil ofEupatorium odoratum. International Journal of Crude Drug Research. 25(1). 49–52. 38 indexed citations
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Addae‐Mensah, Ivan, et al.. (1986). Structure and Anti-Hypertensive Properties of Nitidine Chloride from Fagara Species. Planta Medica. 52(6). 538–539. 2 indexed citations
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Aladesanmi, Adetunji J., et al.. (1986). Preliminary Biological and Phytochemical Investigation of two Nigerian Medicinal Plants. International Journal of Crude Drug Research. 24(3). 147–153. 24 indexed citations
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Erhun, Wilson O. & Abayomi Sofowora. (1986). Callus Induction and Detection of Metabolites in Tribulus terrestris L.. Journal of Plant Physiology. 123(2). 181–186. 8 indexed citations
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Moody, J. D. & Abayomi Sofowora. (1984). Leaf Alkaloids of Zanthoxylum rubescens. Planta Medica. 50(1). 101–103. 4 indexed citations
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Reynolds, Tom & Abayomi Sofowora. (1984). Medicinal Plants and Traditional Medicine in Africa. Kew Bulletin. 39(3). 667–667. 1195 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sofowora, Abayomi, et al.. (1983). Biological Standardisation of Zanthoxylum Roots for Antisickling Activity. Planta Medica. 48(5). 27–33. 19 indexed citations
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Sofowora, Abayomi. (1982). Medicinal plants and traditional medicine in Africa. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2896 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sofowora, Abayomi. (1981). Man, plants and medicine in Africa: some fundamental perspectives.. 1 indexed citations
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Sofowora, Abayomi. (1980). The present status of knowledge of the plants used in traditional medicine in western Africa: a medical approach and a chemical evaluation. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 2(2). 109–118. 47 indexed citations

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