Nicholas Irurhe

University of Lagos

Publishing since 2011, latest 2026

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases
Oncology
Surgery

Publications: 402011–2026
Citations: 345to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 8
Field-weighted impact: 0.501.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 3%1 of 40 scored papers
Open access: 65%26 papers free to read

2 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

40 in all

P-1728. Causal Machine Learning Algorithm improves the Sensitivity of LDBio Aspergillus ICT IgG/IgM Lateral Flow Assay in the Diagnosis of CPA in Nigeria
2026Open Forum Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen access1 citation10.1093/ofid/ofaf695.1899
Setting Up a Sustainable Interventional Radiology Practice in a Resource‑Limited Environment: Steps to Note, Challenges, and Strategies

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine1230%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging1230%
Epidemiology923%
Infectious Diseases718%
Oncology615%
Surgery513%
Biomedical Engineering410%
Cancer Research38%
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine38%
Obstetrics and Gynecology38%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Radiology practices and education7
Antifungal resistance and susceptibility6
Radiation Dose and Imaging5
Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging4
Infrared Thermography in Medicine4
Breast Cancer Treatment Studies3
Fungal Infections and Studies3
Global Cancer Incidence and Screening3
Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology3
Ultrasound in Clinical Applications3
AI in cancer detection2
Biomedical and Engineering Education2

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

25% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom6
United States2
Uganda1
Sweden1
France1
Finland1
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Lagos University Teaching HospitalNG17 papers
University of IbadanNG6 papers
Lagos State University Teaching HospitalNG5 papers
University College Hospital, IbadanNG5 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNG5 papers
University of ManchesterGB4 papers
Nigerian Institute of Medical ResearchNG4 papers
Lagos State UniversityNG4 papers
Aminu Kano Teaching HospitalNG3 papers
University of NigeriaNG3 papers

Where they publish

PubMed5
Journal of Radiation Medicine in the Tropics4
West African journal of radiology4
Journal of Clinical Sciences3
Journal of diagnostic medical sonography2
Radiography2
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Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being13
1No poverty6
17Partnerships for the goals2
7Affordable and clean energy1
8Decent work and economic growth1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1

Most cited

Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis as a cause of smear-negative TB and/or TB treatment failure in Nigerians
The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease3
201789 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
Breast cancer screening in a resource poor country: Ultrasound versus mammography
Ghana Medical Journal
201749 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Assessment of radiation protection practices among radiographers in Lagos, Nigeria

Journal of Radiation Medicine in the Tropics

Evaluation of Temperature Distributions during Ultrasonography

2026Journal of Radiation Medicine in the TropicsJournalOpen access0 citations10.82339/jrmt.vol4no2.38

Evaluation of Temperature Distributions during Ultrasonography

2023Journal of Radiation Medicine in the TropicsJournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/jrmt.jrmt_6_23

COVID-19

2022Annals of African MedicineJournalOpen access2 citations10.4103/aam.aam_76_21

Standardization of Aspergillus IgG diagnostic cutoff in Nigerians

2021Therapeutic Advances in Infectious DiseaseJournalOpen access7 citations10.1177/20499361211050158

2021West African journal of radiologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4103/wajr.wajr_10_21

COVID radiology preparedness in Nigeria: How ready are we?

2020West African journal of radiologyJournal0 citations10.4103/wajr.wajr_19_20

Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis as a cause of smear-negative TB and/or TB treatment failure in Nigerians

2017The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung DiseaseJournalOpen access89 citations10.5588/ijtld.17.0060

Overexposure of rats to radiation from infrared lamp: Effects on blood parameters

2016Journal of Experimental and Clinical AnatomyJournalOpen access1 citation10.4103/1596-2393.200916

Evaluation of central venous catheter insertion using chest X-ray in critically ill patients

2015West African journal of radiologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4103/1115-3474.155743

African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine1

How it can be read

65% free to read

Diamond 9 · 23%Free to read and to publish
Gold 7 · 18%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 10%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 8%Free to read, no open licence
Green 3 · 8%A copy in a repository
Closed 14 · 35%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 40 papers name a funder

Fogarty International Center1
University of Manchester1

Nigerian Medical Journal1

201339 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Impact of post-tuberculosis lung disease on health-related quality of life in patients from two tertiary hospitals in Lagos, Nigeria

African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine1

202131 citationsOpen access · Diamond