Chioma Unachukwu

University of Port Harcourt

Also at University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2005, latest 2026

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Epidemiology
Genetics
Surgery
Emergency Medicine
Infectious Diseases

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 282005–2026
Citations: 319to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 8
Field-weighted impact: 0.611.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 4%1 of 28 scored papers
Open access: 57%16 papers free to read

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

28 in all

The development of type 2 diabetes amongst sibling pairs in the South‐South region of Nigeria: The effect of genetics, environment and lifestyle
2026Diabetic MedicineJournalOpen access0 citations10.1111/dme.70278
Peripheral Arterial Disease in People Living with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
2025Journal

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism1761%
Epidemiology621%
Genetics621%
Surgery621%
Emergency Medicine414%
Infectious Diseases27%
Physiology27%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health27%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine27%
Rehabilitation27%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins11
Diabetes and associated disorders5
Diabetes Management and Research5
Diabetes Management and Education4
Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management4
HIV-related health complications and treatments4
Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment3
Diet, Metabolism, and Disease2
Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients2
Pain Mechanisms and Treatments2
Pancreatic function and diabetes2
Peripheral Artery Disease Management2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

4% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Barbados1
United Kingdom1
Jamaica1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Port Harcourt Teaching HospitalNG25 papers
University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG7 papers
Rivers State UniversityNG6 papers
Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals ComplexNG2 papers
Lagos State University Teaching HospitalNG2 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching HospitalNG2 papers
University of Abuja Teaching HospitalNG2 papers
Abia State UniversityNG2 papers
University of Uyo Teaching HospitalNG2 papers
Federal Medical CentreNG2 papers

Where they publish

PubMed6
BMC Endocrine Disorders2
International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries2
West African Journal of Medicine2
Afrischolar Discovery1
American Journal of Internal Medicine1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being17
1No poverty4
15Life on land1

Most cited

Clinical features, predictive factors and outcome of hyperglycaemic emergencies in a developing country
BMC Endocrine Disorders3
200954 citationsOpen access · Gold
Pattern of non-communicable diseases among medical admissions in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
PubMed
200850 citationsWorld top 10%
Diabetes, hand and/or foot ulcers: A cross-sectional hospital-based study in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Pre-diabetes and it’s predictors in Abia State, Eastern Nigeria

2021International Journal of Diabetes in Developing CountriesJournalSenior author1 citation10.1007/s13410-021-01007-6

The Utility of Zinc Augmentation in Diabetes - A Narrative Review

2021Journal of Pharmaceutical Research InternationalJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i52a33578

Obesity:The modern Epidemic.

2020PubMedJournalFirst author0 citations

Prevalence of prediabetes and associated risk factors in a rural Nigerian community

2015International Journal of Diabetes in Developing CountriesJournal31 citations10.1007/s13410-015-0401-5

Situs Inversus in A 53 Year Old Man: A Case Report

2015Afrischolar DiscoveryJournalOpen access4 citations10.60787/tnhj.v11i1.48

Holistic approach to prevention and management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in a family setting

2014Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and ObesityJournalOpen accessSenior author36 citations10.2147/dmso.s62320

Treatment of diabetes mellitus-associated neuropathy with vitamin E and Eve primrose

2014Indian Journal of Endocrinology and MetabolismJournalOpen access15 citations10.4103/2230-8210.140270

Beta cell response to a mixed meal in nigerian patients with type 2 diabetes

2012BMC Endocrine DisordersJournalOpen accessSenior author7 citations10.1186/1472-6823-12-11

Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders Associated with Human Immune Deficiency Virus Infection

2009West African Journal of MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst author18 citations10.4314/wajm.v28i1.48415

Double diabetes: an emerging disease in children and young adults

2007Port Harcourt Medical JournalJournalSenior author0 citations10.4314/phmedj.v1i2.38858

The bacteriology of diabetic foot ulcers in Port Harcourt, Nigerian

2006Nigerian Journal of MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst author26 citations10.4314/njm.v14i2.37176

APIK Journal of Internal Medicine

Clinical Case Reports1

How it can be read

57% free to read

Diamond 9 · 32%Free to read and to publish
Gold 5 · 18%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Green 1 · 4%A copy in a repository
Closed 12 · 43%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 28 papers name a funder

Sanofi1

Holistic approach to prevention and management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in a family setting

Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity3

201436 citationsOpen access · Gold

Prevalence of prediabetes and associated risk factors in a rural Nigerian community

International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries3

201531 citations