Onyekwere George B. Nwaorgu

University of Ibadan

Also at University College Hospital, Ibadanfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2001, latest 2025

Otorhinolaryngology
Sensory Systems
Surgery
Neurology
Physiology
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Publications: 752001–2025
Citations: 879to those papers
h-index: 16i10-index 28
Field-weighted impact: 0.431.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 1%1 of 75 scored papers
Open access: 51%38 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

75 in all

Repurposing Povidone-Iodine for the Treatment of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media in Nigerian Children
2025Otology & NeurotologyJournal0 citations10.1097/mao.0000000000004654
Audiologic Evaluation of Patients with Head and Neck Cancers Treated with Cisplatin Based Chemotherapy: A Longitudinal Study
2024PubMed

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Otorhinolaryngology2736%
Sensory Systems1824%
Surgery1824%
Neurology1013%
Physiology1013%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine912%
Cognitive Neuroscience79%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health79%
Speech and Hearing68%
Genetics57%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Ear Surgery and Otitis Media13
Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics13
Head and Neck Cancer Studies10
Vestibular and auditory disorders10
Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies7
Sinusitis and nasal conditions7
Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation6
Noise Effects and Management5
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research5
Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies5
Tracheal and airway disorders5
Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

9% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122223Home

Most frequent partner countries

Jamaica3
United States3
United Kingdom3
Germany1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University College Hospital, IbadanNG64 papers
Aminu Kano Teaching HospitalNG8 papers
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa UniversityNG7 papers
University of MaiduguriNG7 papers
Bayero University KanoNG6 papers
Jos University Teaching HospitalNG5 papers
Ahmadu Bello University Teaching HospitalNG4 papers
Ahmadu Bello UniversityNG4 papers
University of Abuja Teaching HospitalNG4 papers
University Hospital of the West IndiesJM3 papers

Where they publish

PubMed19
Ear Nose & Throat Journal2
Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery2
International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head &amp Neck Surgery2
Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research2
Journal of West African College of Surgeons

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being39
2Zero hunger3
4Quality education3
5Gender equality3
1No poverty2
16Peace, justice and strong institutions2
17Partnerships for the goals2
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Most cited

Esophageal impacted dentures.
PubMed3
200470 citationsOpen access · Green
An audit of Ear, Nose and Throat diseases in a tertiary health institution in South-western Nigeria
Pan African Medical Journal
201369 citationsOpen access · Gold
Correlating the site of tympanic membrane perforation with Hearing loss
BMC Ear Nose and Throat Disorders3

Ethmoidal Polyposis, Adenoid Hypertrophy and Tympanic Membrane Perforation—A Case Report

2024International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head &amp Neck SurgeryJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4236/ijohns.2024.133017

Hearing Loss among the Elderly at a Geriatric Centre in South-west Nigeria

2023Nigerian Journal of MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4103/njm.njm_57_23

Fibreoptic Laryngoscopic Assessment of Patients with Hoarseness

2022Journal of West African College of SurgeonsJournalOpen accessSenior author7 citations10.4103/jwas.jwas_75_22

Sensorineural Hearing Loss among Hypertensives.

2021PubMedJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations

Early on Set Presbyacusis in Gwagwalada Area Council of Federal Capital Territory, Abuja

2021International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head &amp Neck SurgeryJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4236/ijohns.2021.103022

Marshall syndrome in a Nigerian teenager presenting with refractive error

2021Nigerian Journal of OphthalmologyJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4103/njo.njo_33_20

Pediatric Hearing Thresholds Post-bacterial Meningitis

2020Frontiers in SurgeryJournalOpen accessSenior author14 citations10.3389/fsurg.2020.00036

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Ibadan, Nigeria: a clinicopathologic study

2020Pan African Medical JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author7 citations10.11604/pamj.2020.36.82.19657

Tympanometric findings among Nigerian prison inmates: A cross-sectional survey

2020Nigerian Postgraduate Medical JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.4103/npmj.npmj_96_20

HEARING EVALUATION OF NIGERIAN PRISON INMATES: A CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY

2020Kanem Journal of Medical SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.36020/kjms.2020.1402.002

Antibiotic Sensitivity Pattern of Bacterial Isolates in Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Kaduna, Nigeria

2018International Archives of OtorhinolaryngologyJournalOpen accessSenior author9 citations10.1055/s-0038-1673676

Pure tone hearing threshold of patients with cleft palate anomaly in Kaduna, Nigeria

2018International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck SurgeryJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20180695

Evaluation of Olfactory and Gustatory Function of HIV Infected Women

2016AIDS Research and TreatmentJournalOpen access22 citations10.1155/2016/2045383

Hearing threshold of sawmillers in Kaduna, Nigeria

2016Indian Journal of OtologyJournalSenior author2 citations10.4103/0971-7749.187974

Evaluation of mobile smartphones app as a screening tool for environmental noise monitoring

2015Journal of Occupational and Environmental HygieneJournalSenior author58 citations10.1080/15459624.2015.1093134

Baseline lung function of patients with allergic rhinosinusitis in Kano

2015Nigerian Journal of Basic and Clinical Sciences.JournalSenior author1 citation10.4103/0331-8540.169293

Prevalence and Trend of Geriatric Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases at University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria

2015Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.9734/bjmmr/2016/21494

Comparing Oxygen Saturation of Normal Children with that of Children with Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy

2014Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck SurgeryJournalOpen accessSenior author9 citations10.1007/s12070-014-0701-y

Routine Electrocardiography Request in Adenoidectomy: Is it necessary?

2011Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck SurgeryJournalOpen accessSenior author9 citations10.1007/s12070-011-0264-0

Plain radiographic evaluation of children with obstructive adenoids

2010European Journal of RadiologyJournalSenior authorCorresponding28 citations10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.09.027

The pattern of head and neck malignant tumours in Jos.

2010Highland Medical Research JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.4314/hmrj.v8i1.52871

Correlating the site of tympanic membrane perforation with Hearing loss

2009BMC Ear Nose and Throat DisordersJournalOpen access67 citations10.1186/1472-6815-9-1

Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal2

How it can be read

51% free to read

Diamond 12 · 16%Free to read and to publish
Gold 12 · 16%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 1%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 4%Free to read, no open licence
Green 10 · 13%A copy in a repository
Closed 37 · 49%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

4 of 75 papers name a funder

Fogarty International Center3
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention2
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services2
U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief2
Health Resources and Services Administration1
National Institutes of Health1
U.S. Public Health Service1

Decent work and economic growth

10Reduced inequalities1

11Sustainable cities and communities1

200967 citationsOpen access · Hybrid

Evaluation of mobile smartphones app as a screening tool for environmental noise monitoring

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

201558 citationsWorld top 10%

Sensorineural hearing loss in adults with sickle cell anaemia.

PubMed3

200241 citations