Ikenna Onwuekwe

University of Nigeria

Also at University of Nigeria Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2003, latest 2026

Psychiatry and Mental health
Epidemiology
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Neurology
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Surgery

Publications: 492003–2026
Citations: 608to those papers
h-index: 15i10-index 19
Field-weighted impact: 0.501.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 2%1 of 49 scored papers
Open access: 80%39 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is 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

49 in all

Testing community-based strategies to increase hypertension screening in Nigeria: a protocol for an effectiveness-implementation hybrid type III cluster-randomized trial
2026Contemporary Clinical TrialsJournalOpen access0 citations10.1016/j.cct.2026.108367
Prehypertension and Its Correlates in Adults Attending Family Practice in Enugu, Southeast Nigeria

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Psychiatry and Mental health1531%
Epidemiology1122%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism816%
Neurology816%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health714%
Surgery612%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine510%
General Health Professions510%
Infectious Diseases510%
Molecular Biology510%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Acute Ischemic Stroke Management7
Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies7
Epilepsy research and treatment6
Neurological Complications and Syndromes5
Biological Research and Disease Studies4
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies4
Medical Case Reports and Studies4
Migraine and Headache Studies4
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health3
Global Health and Epidemiology3
HIV-related health complications and treatments3
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

8% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States4
Australia2
Angola1
Austria1
Burkina Faso1
Burundi1
Congo1
Switzerland1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG45 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNG4 papers
Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNG3 papers
University of IbadanNG2 papers
University of AbujaNG2 papers
Federal Neuro Psychiatric HospitalNG2 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching HospitalNG2 papers
Austin HospitalAU1 paper
Fudan UniversityCN1 paper
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of MedicineUS1 paper

Where they publish

PubMed8
Nigerian Journal of Medicine6
Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research3
International Journal of Medicine and Health Development3
Cases Journal2
Seizure2
Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being21
1No poverty6
4Quality education3
8Decent work and economic growth2
10Reduced inequalities2
5Gender equality1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Ischemic stroke and neuroprotection
Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research3
201265 citationsOpen access · Green
Knowledge, attitude and practice of epilepsy among community residents in Enugu, South East Nigeria
Seizure4
201448 citationsOpen access · Bronze
Profile of Neurological admissions at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu

Nigerian Journal of Medicine

Instantaneous stroke risk assessment of adults in Enugu, South East Nigeria: results from a random point survey

2023Annals of Clinical and Biomedical ResearchJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.4081/acbr.2023.206

Prehospital stroke care in Africa: The reality and potential solutions

2022CNS Neuroscience & TherapeuticsJournalOpen access9 citations10.1111/cns.14005

Brainstem Stroke in a Nigerian Male with Prosthetic Heart Valves—A Case Report

2021International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/ijmh.ijmh_60_20

2021Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1631005

Conceptual framework for establishing the African Stroke Organization

2020International Journal of StrokeJournalOpen access32 citations10.1177/1747493019897871

Physician Perception and Practice of Electroencephalography in Enugu, South East Nigeria

2019Open Journal of Internal MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.4236/ojim.2019.92006

Opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia syndrome presenting in Enugu, Southeast Nigeria: A case report

2019International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/ijmh.ijmh_4_19

Rare and Hereditary Causes of Stroke-A Literature Review

2018International Journal of Neurodegenerative DisordersJournalOpen access1 citation10.23937/ijnd-2017/1710005

Levetiracetam-induced rage and suicidality: Two case reports and review of literature

2015Epilepsy & Behavior Case ReportsJournalOpen accessSenior author41 citations10.1016/j.ebcr.2015.07.004

Ischemic stroke and neuroprotection

2012Annals of Medical and Health Sciences ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author65 citations10.4103/2141-9248.105669

Depression in patients with epilepsy: A study from Enugu, South East Nigeria

2012Annals of Medical and Health Sciences ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author39 citations10.4103/2141-9248.96929

Assessment of mild cognitive impairment with mini mental state examination among adults in Southeast Nigeria

2012Annals of Medical and Health Sciences ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding19 citations10.4103/2141-9248.105653

Pattern and presentation of epilepsy in Nigerian Africans: a study of trends in the southeast

2009Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournalFirst author25 citations10.1016/j.trstmh.2009.04.010

Experience with tetanus in a tertiary hospital in South East Nigeria

2008Nigerian Journal of MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst author14 citations10.4314/njm.v17i1.37355

Atrial Fibrillation in Embolic Stroke: Anticoagulant Therapy at UNTH, Enugu

2005Orient Journal of MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.4314/ojm.v16i3.29080

Disease patterns and outcome for medical neurological patients admitted to a multi-disciplinary intensive care unit

2004DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)JournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations

African Health Sciences1

How it can be read

80% free to read

Diamond 10 · 20%Free to read and to publish
Gold 14 · 29%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 5 · 10%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 4%Free to read, no open licence
Green 8 · 16%A copy in a repository
Closed 10 · 20%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

3 of 49 papers name a funder

National Institutes of Health2
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute1
National Human Genome Research Institute1
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases1
National Institute of General Medical Sciences1
National Institute of Mental Health1
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke1
National Institute on Aging1

Nigerian Journal of Medicine17

201047 citationsOpen access · Gold

Levetiracetam-induced rage and suicidality: Two case reports and review of literature

Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports3

201541 citationsOpen access · Gold