Source: Google Scholar, 2019;
Infoprations, 2019
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A new report from the Web of Science Group
indicates that Professor Oye Gureje of the Department of Psychiatry, University
of Ibadan is the Most Influential
Researcher in Nigeria in the year 2019. According to the report, Professor Gureje
is one of the most cited researchers in the world during the year.
Check reveals that as of November
2019, Professor Gureje has published 18 articles in high impact journals
including Nature. Analysis of 5 selected papers for 5 years shows that the
University of Ibadan don and Director of World Health Organization
Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health, Neurosciences,
Drug and Alcohol Abuse in the institution has been cited by several authors
locally and internationally.
Beyond engaging in academic research,
Professor Gureje has also expressed his views on issues of national
importance. He recently faulted the Federal Road Safety Commission’s
call for mandatory psychiatric tests for motorists caught driving against
traffic and other road traffic offences in the country. He has also emphasised
the place of the increasing rate of unemployment in depression and suicide
attempt rate in the country.
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