Lawrence Nwachukwu Okwuosa

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 2016, latest 2026

Sociology and Political Science
Religious studies
General Social Sciences
Clinical Psychology
Education
Health

Publications: 212016–2026
Citations: 86to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 2
Field-weighted impact: 1.121.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 24%5 of 21 scored papers
Open access: 62%13 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

Citations received each year

Peerford

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

21 in all

We are all God’s children: kin and kith rejection or acceptance of adopted children in Igboland?
2026African IdentitiesJournalFirst author0 citations10.1080/14725843.2026.2667461
Inmates’ Adaptation to Prison: Investigating the Mediating Role of Resilience in the Relationship between Religiosity and Prison Adjustment
2024

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Sociology and Political Science1467%
Religious studies943%
General Social Sciences524%
Clinical Psychology314%
Education210%
Health210%
Political Science and International Relations210%
Anthropology15%
Demography15%
General Health Professions15%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Religion, Society, and Development8
Christian Theology and Mission6
Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies5
Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria5
Biblical Studies and Interpretation3
African studies and sociopolitical issues2
Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health2
African Education and Politics1
African history and culture analysis1
Anthropological Studies and Insights1
Child Welfare and Adoption1
Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

33% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1223455Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa6
Italy1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of PretoriaZA6 papers
Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education, OwerriNG2 papers
Pontifical Gregorian UniversityIT1 paper
Federal College of Education, KanoNG1 paper

Where they publish

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies6
Verbum et Ecclesia2
African Identities1
African Journal of Social Issues1
Civil Wars1
Current Psychology1
Food Culture & Society

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

5Gender equality6
10Reduced inequalities3
3Good health and well-being2
1No poverty1
2Zero hunger1
4Quality education1
8Decent work and economic growth1
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Most cited

The post-war era in Nigeria and the resilience of Igbo communal system
Jàmbá Journal of Disaster Risk Studies10
202115 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Revisiting the concept of inculturation in a modern Africa: A reflection on salient issues
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies10
201612 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Christ’s love and the church in Africa amidst Covid - 19 pandemic

2023African Journal of Social IssuesJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4314/ajosi.v5i1.3

Catholic Priests’ Involvement in Nigerian Politics: A Response to Social Change

2023Journal of Asian and African StudiesJournalFirst author0 citations10.1177/00219096231207881

The post-war era in Nigeria and the resilience of Igbo communal system

2021Jàmbá Journal of Disaster Risk StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst author15 citations10.4102/jamba.v13i1.867

Widowhood practices and the church in south-east Nigeria

2021HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological StudiesJournalOpen accessSenior author7 citations10.4102/hts.v77i1.6528

The role of Christianity in gender issues and development in Nigeria

2020HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological StudiesJournalOpen accessSenior author8 citations10.4102/hts.v76i4.6007

The church and poverty alleviation in Nigeria

2018HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological StudiesJournalOpen access7 citations10.4102/hts.v74i1.4834

The disappearing Mammy Water myth and the crisis of values in Oguta, South Eastern Nigeria

2017HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst author5 citations10.4102/hts.v73i3.4555

Revisiting the concept of inculturation in a modern Africa: A reflection on salient issues

2016HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological StudiesJournalOpen access12 citations10.4102/hts.v72i1.3015

Youth Unemployment and Peace in Nigerian Society

2016Mediterranean Journal of Social SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n1s1p52

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology1

How it can be read

62% free to read

Diamond 3 · 14%Free to read and to publish
Gold 10 · 48%In an open-access journal
Closed 8 · 38%Behind a paywall

17Partnerships for the goals1

The role of Christianity in gender issues and development in Nigeria

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies5

20208 citationsOpen access · Gold

Widowhood practices and the church in south-east Nigeria

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

20217 citationsOpen access · Gold