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Babagana Usman · Sankore

Kaduna State University

Babagana Usman

ORCID, self-asserted

ORCID 0000-0002-2728-6067

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Publications

20

Citations

88

h-index

5

Computed over the works the graph holds, so it is a floor rather than a career figure.

i10-index

3

Works published 2022 onward have been swept for this country. Figures are complete within that window, to the extent the open indexes are.

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Every institution this scholar has appeared with on a work, by how many.

University of Maiduguri14 works
Kaduna State University3 works
Federal Medical Centre2 works
Center for Clinical Care and Research in Nigeria1 works
Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital1 works
Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto1 works
Sa'adu Zungur University1 works

Publications

20 works in the graph, newest first.

Challenges of Myelomeningocele care in sub-Saharan Africa: A Nigerian centre experience
2026Archives of Pediatric NeurosurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.46900/apn.v8i1.347
Environmental and Behavioural Factors Associated with Cryptosporidiosis among HIV/AIDS Patients in a Primary Health Centre in Northwestern Nigeria
2026Western Journal of Medical and Biomedical SciencesJournalOpen access0 citations10.5281/zenodo.18977335
Environmental and Behavioural Factors Associated with Cryptosporidiosis among HIV/AIDS Patients in a Primary Health Centre in Northwestern Nigeria
2026Western Journal of Medical and Biomedical SciencesJournalOpen access0 citations10.5281/zenodo.18977334
Surgically treated head injury: a review of injury pattern and treatment outcomes
2026Kanem Journal of Medical SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.36020/kjms.2025.1901.006

Surgical management and outcomes of childhood hydrocephalus in a resource-challenged setting in Northeast Nigeria

2025Archives of Pediatric NeurosurgeryJournalOpen access3 citations10.46900/apn.v7i1.290

Advancing Climate-Smart Agriculture in Nigeria: Using Hyperspectral and Remote Sensing Technologies to Bridge Mechanisation and Smallholder Farming in Jigawa State

2025PublicationFirst author1 citations10.1109/ihtc65087.2025.11216296

A Geospatial Analysis of the Availability, Distribution, and Accessibility of Neurosurgical Facilities, Workforce, and Infrastructure in Nigeria; and Projection Towards 2050

2024World NeurosurgeryJournal26 citations10.1016/j.wneu.2023.10.146

Assessing the Neurosurgical Capacity in Nigeria Using the Modified Neuro-PIPES Tool

2024World NeurosurgeryJournal16 citations10.1016/j.wneu.2023.12.104

Women in Nigerian Neurosurgery: A Cross-Sectional Survey

2024World NeurosurgeryJournal8 citations10.1016/j.wneu.2023.12.072

Periconceptional folic acid intake: a one year survey among mothers of patients with myelomeningocele in a regional neurosurgical centre in Northwestern Nigeria

2024International Surgery JournalJournalOpen access3 citations10.18203/2349-2902.isj20240165

Risk Factors Associated with Under Five Children Mortality in Northeast Nigeria; A Retrospective Analysis of National Demographic and Health Survey Data.

2024PubMedJournal1 citations

Temporal Bone Dissection Course: Assessing Otorhinolaryngological Residents Skills in Jos, Nigeria

2024Indian Journal of OtologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/indianjotol.indianjotol_104_23

The Status of Specialist Neurosurgical Training in Nigeria: A Survey of Practitioners, Trainers, and Trainees

2023World NeurosurgeryJournal16 citations10.1016/j.wneu.2023.11.040

The Role of International Collaborations in Sustainable Neurosurgical Development in Nigeria

2023World NeurosurgeryJournal9 citations10.1016/j.wneu.2023.11.037

Outcomes of Evacuating Subacute Extradural Hematoma Through a Minicraniectomy: A 5-Year Study

2023Indian Journal of NeurotraumaJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citations10.1055/s-0043-1760742

Impact of a visiting consultant neurosurgeon: The Nigerian experience

2023World Neurosurgery XJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citations10.1016/j.wnsx.2023.100161

Post-operative cerebrospinal fluid leak: single-continuous versus double-breasted dural repair of myelomeningocele

2023The Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery : the official publication of the Egyptian Society of Neurological Surgeons/Egyptian journal of neurosurgeryJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citations10.1186/s41984-023-00240-x

A Rare Report Of A Coexisting Everted And A Depressed Skull Fracture In A Child

2023Jewel Journal of Medical SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.56167/jjms.2023.0401.10

Clinical findings and surgical outcomes of encephalocoeles

2022International Journal of Research in Medical SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20220506

Delayed return of urinary continence following the removal of neglected sacral shrapnel

2022The Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery : the official publication of the Egyptian Society of Neurological Surgeons/Egyptian journal of neurosurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1186/s41984-022-00154-0