I F Okafor

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 2014, latest 2026

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Biomedical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Pollution
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Publications: 342014–2026
Citations: 150to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 0.811.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 6%2 of 34 scored papers
Open access: 71%24 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

34 in all

Investigating the Influence Biomass Additive on the Thermal Performance of a Fired-Clay for Producing the Inner Liner of a Biomass Cook-Stove
2026Advances in Science Technology and Engineering Systems JournalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.25046/aj110107
Solar-powered water solutions for sustainable agriculture in rural communities

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Citations received each year

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

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment1956%
Biomedical Engineering1235%
Mechanical Engineering1029%
Pollution721%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology618%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering515%
Materials Chemistry515%
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality412%
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology39%
Ocean Engineering26%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems9
Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes8
Energy and Environment Impacts7
Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems6
Heat Transfer Mechanisms5
Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies4
Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer3
Nuclear and radioactivity studies3
Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques3
Radioactivity and Radon Measurements3
TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells3
Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

12% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written3344445Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa5
United States3

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Energy Commission of NigeriaNG4 papers
University of PretoriaZA4 papers
Covenant UniversityNG3 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNG3 papers
Gregory University UturuNG3 papers
Louisiana State UniversityUS2 papers
University of Central FloridaUS2 papers
Delta State UniversityNG2 papers
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa UniversityNG2 papers
National Centre for Petroleum Research and DevelopmentNG2 papers

Where they publish

IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science12
Advances in Science Technology and Engineering Systems Journal2
Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy2
Science Journal of Energy Engineering2
African Journal of Environmental Sciences and Renewable Energy1
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

7Affordable and clean energy12
12Responsible consumption and production4
2Zero hunger3
11Sustainable cities and communities2
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
14Life below water1

Most cited

Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy

Solar-powered water solutions for sustainable irrigation in rural communities

2026Frontiers in Sustainable Food SystemsJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.3389/fsufs.2026.1804406

Design of a solar-powered smart irrigation scheduling system for Jatropha farm

2025Journal of Renewable and Sustainable EnergyJournal0 citations10.1063/5.0275643

Spatial Distribution of Gamma Dose Rates and Radioactivity Levels in Some Parts of Iju Community in Ado-Odo Ota, Ogun State

2024IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental SciencePublicationOpen accessCorresponding1 citation10.1088/1755-1315/1342/1/012027

Radiological Risk Exposure to the Residential Area Adjacent to Liquor Company in Ado-Odo Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria

2024IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental SciencePublicationOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.1088/1755-1315/1342/1/012031

Electricity Consumption Profile of Urban Households in Nsukka, Enugu State

2024African Journal of Environmental Sciences and Renewable EnergyJournalOpen access0 citations10.62154/ajesre.2024.016.010375

A Review of Advances on Natural Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (NDSSCs)

2023Journal of Engineering Research and ReportsJournalOpen access6 citations10.9734/jerr/2023/v25i101008

Production of a Biomass Briquette as a Boiler Fuel for Sustainable Steam Power Generation

2023IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental SciencePublicationOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1088/1755-1315/1178/1/012011

Promoting the Use of Alternative Fuels for Road Transport in Nigeria

2023INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND MODERN TECHNOLOGYJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.56201/ijemt.v8.no5.2022.pg93.100

Physical and Emission Properties of Blended Bio-Coal Briquettes Derived from Agro-Wastes in Nigeria

2022Advances in Science Technology and Engineering Systems JournalJournalOpen access3 citations10.25046/aj070313

Thermal Performance Analysis of a Linear Fresnel Concentrating Solar Collector Absorber Tube

2022Journal of Energy Research and ReviewsJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.9734/jenrr/2022/v12i130293

Deployment of energy technologies for sustainable rural agricultural development in Nigeria

2021IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental SciencePublicationOpen access3 citations10.1088/1755-1315/730/1/012039

Condensation inside smooth and inclined smooth tubes at low mass fluxes: A quick review

2021IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental SciencePublicationOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.1088/1755-1315/730/1/012044

An Overview of Energy Efficiency and Management; a Case Study of Rural Electrification Agency Building

2021IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental SciencePublicationOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1088/1755-1315/730/1/012002

Energy Efficient Biomass Cookstoves: Performance Evaluation, Quality Assurance and Certification

2019Science Journal of Energy EngineeringJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.11648/j.sjee.20190704.11

Production of Smokeless Briquette Fuel from Sub-bituminous Coal for Domestic and Industrial Uses

2015Science Journal of Energy EngineeringJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.11648/j.sjee.20150304.11

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How it can be read

71% free to read

Diamond 19 · 56%Free to read and to publish
Gold 2 · 6%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 6%Open in a subscription journal
Green 1 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 10 · 29%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

3 of 34 papers name a funder

Universiteit Stellenbosch2
University of Pretoria2
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa1
National Arts Council of South Africa1
National Research Foundation1
University Of Nigeria Nsukka1
World Bank Group1

Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery

Utilization of agricultural waste in the production of charcoal briquette blend as alternative source of energy

IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science12

20239 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond