African neuroscience on the global stage: Nigeria as a model

Eur J Neurosci. 2019 Jun;49(12):1544-1551. doi: 10.1111/ejn.14372. Epub 2019 Mar 6.

Abstract

Of the 572 neuroscience-related studies published in Nigerian from 1996 to 2017, <5% used state-of-the-art techniques, none used transgenic models, and only one study was published in a top-tier journal.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bibliometrics*
  • Humans
  • Neurosciences* / methods
  • Nigeria
  • Periodicals as Topic / trends
  • Plants, Medicinal
  • Scholarly Communication / trends*