Abstract
This chapter assesses the research productivity and scientific impact of the scholarship of the Nigerian Academy of Science health sciences fellows. Of the 100 fellows studied, 37% belong to medicine/dentistry, 49% to basic medical science and allied health, and only 14% to the pharmacy, pharmacology, and pharmaceutics specialties. The overwhelming majority (80%) of the sample are men, and only 20% are women (χ2 = 6.529, p < 0.05). As a group, the fellows have a median Scopus® publication count of 56, citation count of 654.5, co-authorship count of 98.0, and H-index score of 14. The median publication count for men (60) is significantly higher (χ2 = 4.624, p < 0.05) than for women. Similarly, the induction age for men (15) is considerably higher (χ2 = 9.488, p < 0.05) than for women (5.50). The publication, citation, and co-authorship counts are insignificant (p > 0.05) between men and women. The median H-index score for the pharmacy/pharmacology/pharmaceutics fellows (17) is significantly higher (χ2 = 6.083, p < 0.05) than for medicine/dentistry (12) and basic sciences/allied health (14) fellows. The induction age for medicine/dentistry (15) is significantly higher (χ2 = 6.555* < 0.05) than for pharmacy/pharmacology/pharmaceutics (3.50) and basic sciences/allied health (13) fellows. The publication, citation, and co-authorship counts are insignificant (p > 0.05) between the three health specialties. Gureje O, Odunsi K, Ogunniyi A, and Farombi E are the most productive and impactful fellows of the Nigerian Academy of Science. Three of the four top fellows are from the University of Ibadan. The percentile bibliometric performance data reported in this study serve as a proxy for the research output/impact of the health sciences fellows and enhance comparability with other academies worldwide.KeywordsHealth sciencesMedicine/dentistryBasic medical scienceAllied healthPharmacy/pharmacology and pharmaceuticsNational academies FellowsScopus®Research output/impactBibliometric parametersPublicationsCitationsCo-authorsH-indexm-Quotient index
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