| China's policy in Africa 1958-71 A Ogunsanwo Cambridge University Press, 1974 | 267 | 1974 |
| A tale of two giants: Nigeria and China A Ogunsanwo Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, 192-207, 2008 | 43 | 2008 |
| Citizen diplomacy: Challenges for Nigeria’s foreign policy A Ogunsanwo Citizen diplomacy, 19-30, 2009 | 30 | 2009 |
| Nigeria: The Making of the Presidential System: 1979 General Elections HR Adamu, A Ogunsanwo Triumph Publishing Company Limited, 1982 | 30 | 1982 |
| Selected essays on politics and international relations A Ogunsanwo | 17 | 2015 |
| Our Friends, Their Friends: Nigeria’s External Relations, 1960-1985 A Ogunsanwo Yaba: Alfa Communication, 1986 | 16 | 1986 |
| Nigeria’s Foreign Relations 1970-1975 A Ogunsanwo Nigerian Journal of International Affairs 4 (1), 35-59, 1978 | 16 | 1978 |
| The Nigerian military and foreign policy, 1975-1979: processes, principles, performance, and contradictions A Ogunsanwo (No Title), 1980 | 14 | 1980 |
| The transformation of Nigeria: scenarios and metaphors A Ogunsanwo University of Lagos Press, 1990 | 13 | 1990 |
| Nigeria and China A Ogunsanwo a round table on Sino-Nigerian Relations. Economic and Political Dimensions …, 2007 | 12 | 2007 |
| China's Policy in Africa 1958-1971 O Alaba London: Cambridge University Press, 1974 | 11 | 1974 |
| Democratisation in Africa A Ogunsanwo Democratisation in Africa: African Perspectives, 138-145, 1994 | 9 | 1994 |
| Our Friends A Ogunsanwo Their Friends: Nigeria's External Relations 1, 960-1985, 1960 | 8 | 1960 |
| Nigeria and the European union (EU): past, present and the future A Ogunsanwo ECOWAS in O. Joy (Ed.) new horizons for Nigeria in world affairs, 199-210, 2005 | 7 | 2005 |
| Our Friends their Friends: Nigeria‟ s External Relations 1960–1983 A Ogunsanwo Lagos: Alfa Communications, 1985 | 6 | 1985 |
| Author’s interaction with Ambassador (Professor) Alaba Ogunsanwo A Ogunsanwo Ibadan, Oyo: Lead City University, 2016 | 5 | 2016 |
| Nigeria's Foreign Policy under Mohamed and Obasanjo: An Examination A Ogunsanwo The African Review: A Journal of African Politics, Development and …, 1982 | 5 | 1982 |
| Slaying of the Supreme Commander--: A Sine Qua Non for Nigeria's Development and Progress? A Ogunsanwo Splash 105.5 FM, 2015 | 4 | 2015 |
| Our Friends, Their Friends: Nigerian External Relations, 1960-85 A Ogunsanwo Yaba: Alfa Communications, 1986 | 3 | 1986 |
| Normative foreign policy: The Nigerian case A Ogunsanwo International Interactions 8 (1-2), 93-103, 1981 | 2 | 1981 |
