He is a high-volume researcher in mycetoma and has published and presented extensively his original research in mycetoma has become a world reference. He published more than 270 peer-reviewed articles and edited a book on mycetoma and many textbooks' chapters, booklets and clinical guidelines on a number of themes in surgery, mycetoma and medical education. His total citation count is 12525, his h-index is 35, i10-index is 167 (Google Scholar, 21 Fe. 2023). He is among the top 2% of global scientists with high citation impact.

He is collaborating with more than 23 international research centres and institutes on different research activities to promote science. He established the EL Hassan Centre for NTDs Clinical trials as its first kind in the country. Having always been conscious of monetary constraints and the need to advance, he spared no effort to use his personal influence to generate funds for various research and academic establishments worth millions of dollars despite the meagre resources in his work environment