Maruf Sanni

770 total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 469 citations indexed

About

Maruf Sanni is a scholar working on Business and International Management, Strategy and Management and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Maruf Sanni has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 469 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Business and International Management, 9 papers in Strategy and Management and 7 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Maruf Sanni's work include Innovation and Socioeconomic Development (10 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (6 papers) and Environmental Sustainability in Business (4 papers). Maruf Sanni is often cited by papers focused on Innovation and Socioeconomic Development (10 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (6 papers) and Environmental Sustainability in Business (4 papers). Maruf Sanni collaborates with scholars based in Nigeria, Italy and South Africa. Maruf Sanni's co-authors include Abiodun Egbetokun, W.O. Siyanbola, Elena Verdolini, Luckson Zvobgo, Abdul‐Lateef Balogun, Serafino Afonso Rui Mucova, Desalegn Yayeh Ayal, Edmond Totin, Nicholas P. Simpson and Ibidun Adelekan and has published in prestigious journals such as Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Frontiers in Environmental Science and Development Policy Review.

In The Last Decade

Maruf Sanni

25 papers receiving 443 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The production of social science research in Nigeria: status and systemic determinants

2022 120 citations Abiodun Egbetokun, Maruf Sanni et al. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Maruf Sanni Nigeria	11	143	135	120	70	58	28	469
José Oliveira Portugal	15	115 0.8×	122 0.9×	100 0.8×	85 1.2×	93 1.6×	36	540
Canio Forliano Italy	9	225 1.6×	75 0.6×	99 0.8×	51 0.7×	50 0.9×	14	532
Primiano Di Nauta Italy	13	154 1.1×	58 0.4×	223 1.9×	58 0.8×	95 1.6×	25	487
Suraiya Ishak Malaysia	10	89 0.6×	112 0.8×	91 0.8×	47 0.7×	189 3.3×	82	572
Eduardo Terán-Yépez Spain	9	140 1.0×	87 0.6×	167 1.4×	110 1.6×	113 1.9×	23	539
Sabahat Akram Pakistan	7	96 0.7×	88 0.7×	64 0.5×	50 0.7×	59 1.0×	13	396
Alin Emanuel Artene Romania	11	214 1.5×	165 1.2×	90 0.8×	19 0.3×	73 1.3×	31	560
Michael P. Schlaile Germany	13	187 1.3×	96 0.7×	107 0.9×	62 0.9×	140 2.4×	28	583
María de las Mercedes Capobianco-Uriarte Spain	7	122 0.9×	77 0.6×	122 1.0×	109 1.6×	46 0.8×	9	483
Juan Andrés Bernal Conesa Spain	9	251 1.8×	68 0.5×	204 1.7×	44 0.6×	61 1.1×	24	447

Countries citing papers authored by Maruf Sanni

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maruf Sanni

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Maruf Sanni. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Maruf Sanni based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Maruf Sanni. Maruf Sanni is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kruss, Glenda, et al.. (2025). Do we measure what should be measured? Towards a research and theoretical agenda for STI measurement in Africa. Innovation and Development. 1–25. 2 indexed citations

Gasmi, Farid, et al.. (2024). Firms' sustainable and responsible innovation in Nigeria: Does informality play a role?. Economics of Transition and Institutional Change. 33(1). 139–164. 1 indexed citations

Filho, Walter Leal, Thais Dibbern, Laís Viera Trevisan, et al.. (2023). Mapping universities-communities partnerships in the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 11. 17 indexed citations

Egbetokun, Abiodun, et al.. (2023). Pooled Longitudinal Dataset on the Assessment of an Apprenticeship-Based Entrepreneurship Intervention in Nigeria. 8. 1–48. 1 indexed citations

Filho, Walter Leal, Franziska Wolf, Edmond Totin, et al.. (2022). Is indigenous knowledge serving climate adaptation? Evidence from various African regions. Development Policy Review. 41(2). 21 indexed citations

Sanni, Maruf & Elena Verdolini. (2022). Eco-innovation and openness: Mapping the growth trajectories and the knowledge structure of open eco-innovation. Sustainable Futures. 4. 100067–100067. 31 indexed citations

Egbetokun, Abiodun, et al.. (2022). Diffusion of social science research in Nigeria. International Social Science Journal. 72(246). 1161–1180.

Egbetokun, Abiodun, et al.. (2022). The production of social science research in Nigeria: status and systemic determinants. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 9(1). 120 indexed citations breakdown →

Sanni, Maruf & Elena Verdolini. (2021). Open Eco-Innovation Research Landscape: A Systematic Review and Future Outlook. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Sanni, Maruf, et al.. (2021). Seasonal variation of some atmospheric parameters in fresh water swamp and Sudan Savanna areas of Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Technology. 40(4). 740–750. 3 indexed citations

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Egbetokun, Abiodun, et al.. (2019). The determinants and complementarity of organizational innovation practices among Nigerian manufacturing and service firms. African Journal of Science Technology Innovation and Development. 11(2). 243–251. 7 indexed citations

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Sanni, Maruf, et al.. (2018). Building low-carbon energy innovation systems in Africa. African Journal of Science Technology Innovation and Development. 10(5). 519–524. 3 indexed citations

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Egbetokun, Abiodun, et al.. (2016). Knowledge sources and innovative performance: evidence from Nigerian manufacturing firms. International Journal of Business Innovation and Research. 10(2/3). 209–209. 4 indexed citations

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Siyanbola, W.O., et al.. (2014). From indicators to policy: issues from the Nigerian research and experimental development survey. International Journal of Technology Policy and Management. 14(1). 83–83. 6 indexed citations

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Sanni, Maruf, et al.. (2014). Adopting latecomers' strategies for the development of renewable energy technology in Africa. African Journal of Science Technology Innovation and Development. 6(4). 253–263. 2 indexed citations

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Siyanbola, W.O., et al.. (2012). Indigenous Technologies and Innovation in Nigeria: Opportunities for SMEs. American Journal of Industrial and Business Management. 2(2). 64–75. 20 indexed citations

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Siyanbola, W.O., et al.. (2012). Determinants of entrepreneurial propensity of Nigerian undergraduates: an empirical assessment. International Journal of Business Environment. 5(1). 1–1. 18 indexed citations

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Siyanbola, W.O., et al.. (2011). Framework for Technological Entrepreneurship Development: Key Issues and Policy Directions. American Journal of Industrial and Business Management. 1(1). 10–19. 26 indexed citations

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Sanni, Maruf, Abiodun Egbetokun, & W.O. Siyanbola. (2009). A model for the design and development of a Science and Technology Park in developing countries. International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development. 8(1). 62–62. 3 indexed citations

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Egbetokun, Abiodun, et al.. (2008). What drives innovation? Inferences from an industry-wide survey in Nigeria. International Journal of Technology Management. 45(1/2). 123–123. 32 indexed citations

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