| Geology and mineral resources of Nigeria NG Obaje Springer 120, 221, 2009 | 1426 | 2009 |
| Hydrocarbon prospectivity of Nigeria's inland basins: From the viewpoint of organic geochemistry and organic petrology NG Obaje, H Wehner, G Scheeder, MB Abubakar, A Jauro AAPG bulletin 88 (3), 325-353, 2004 | 314 | 2004 |
| Geochemical evaluation of the hydrocarbon prospects of sedimentary basins in Northern Nigeria NG Obaje, DO Attah, SA Opeloye, A Moumouni Geochemical Journal 40 (3), 227-243, 2006 | 94 | 2006 |
| Biostratigraphic and geochemical controls of hydrocarbon prospects in the Benue Trough and Anambra Basin, Nigeria NG Obaje Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) Bulletin 14, 18-54, 1999 | 90 | 1999 |
| Coal petrography, microfossils, and paleoenvironments of Cretaceous coal measures in the Middle Benue Trough of Nigeria NG Obaje | 84 | 1994 |
| Petrographic composition and depositional environments of Cretaceous coals and coal measures in the Middle Benue Trough of Nigeria NG Obaje, B Ligouis, SI Abaa International journal of coal geology 26 (3-4), 233-260, 1994 | 78 | 1994 |
| Hydrocarbon potential of Cretaceous sediments in the Lower and Middle Benue Trough, Nigeria: Insights from new source rock facies evaluation SO Akande, SO Egenhoff, NG Obaje, OJ Ojo, OA Adekeye, BD Erdtmann Journal of African Earth Sciences 64, 34-47, 2012 | 75 | 2012 |
| Petroleum prospectivity of Cretaceous formations in the Gongola Basin, Upper Benue Trough, Nigeria: an organic geochemical perspective on a migrated oil controversy MB Abubakar, EFC Dike, NG Obaje, H Wehner, A Jauro Journal of Petroleum Geology 31 (4), 387-407, 2008 | 63 | 2008 |
| A revised stratigraphy of the Bida Basin, Nigeria MAO Rahaman, SL Fadiya, SA Adekola, SJ Coker, RB Bale, OA Olawoki, ... Journal of African Earth Sciences 151, 67-81, 2019 | 60 | 2019 |
| Stratigraphic evolution and petroleum potential of middle cretaceous sediments in the lower and middle Benue Trough, Nigeria: insights from new source rock facies evaluation SO Akande, OJ Ojo, OA Adekeye, SO Egenhoff, NG Obaje, BD Erdtmann Petroleum Technology Development Journal 1, 1-34, 2011 | 60 | 2011 |
| Stratigraphy, paleogeography and hydrocarbon resource potentials of the Bida Basin in North-Central Nigeria NG Obaje, A Moumouni, NG Goki, MS Chaanda Journal of Mining and Geology 47 (2), 97-114, 2011 | 60 | 2011 |
| The Bida Basin in north-central Nigeria: sedimentology and petroleum geology NG Obaje, MK Musa, AN Odoma, H Hamza Journal of Petroleum and Gas Exploration Research 1 (1), 001-013, 2011 | 59 | 2011 |
| Organic geochemistry of Cretaceous Lamza and Chikila coals, upper Benue trough, Nigeria A Jauro, NG Obaje, MO Agho, MB Abubakar, A Tukur Fuel 86 (4), 520-532, 2007 | 55 | 2007 |
| Liquid hydrocarbon source-rock potential of mid-Cretaceous coals and coal measures in the Middle Benue Trough of Nigeria NG Obaje, H Hamza International Journal of Earth Sciences: Geologische Rundschau 89 (1), 130, 2000 | 55 | 2000 |
| Mineralogical, chemical composition and distribution of rare earth elements in clay-rich sediments from southeastern Nigeria AN Odoma, NG Obaje, JI Omada, SO Idakwo, J Erbacher Journal of African Earth Sciences 102, 50-60, 2015 | 54 | 2015 |
| Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Niger State: pilot cross-sectional study H Majiya, M Aliyu-Paiko, VT Balogu, DA Musa, IM Salihu, AA Kawu, ... Jmirx med 4 (1), e29587, 2023 | 53 | 2023 |
| A report on the occurrence of Albian–Cenomanian elater-bearing pollen in Nasara-1 well, Upper Benue Trough, Nigeria: Biostratigraphic and palaeoclimatological implications MB Abubakar, NG Obaje, HP Luterbacher, EFC Dike, AR Ashraf Journal of African Earth Sciences 45 (3), 347-354, 2006 | 51 | 2006 |
| New geochemical data from the Nigerian sector of the Chad basin: implications on hydrocarbon prospectivity NG Obaje, H Wehner, H Hamza, G Scheeder Journal of African Earth Sciences 38 (5), 477-487, 2004 | 51 | 2004 |
| Economic geology of Nigerian coal resources-a brief review NG Obaje, SI Abaa, T Najime, CE Suh Africa Geoscience Review 6, 71-82, 1999 | 49 | 1999 |
| The Sokoto Basin of Northwestern Nigeria: A preliminary assessment of the hydrocarbon prospectivity NG Obaje, M Aduku, I Yusuf Petroleum Technology Development Journal 3 (2), 71-86, 2013 | 46 | 2013 |