Nneka Kate Onyejaka

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 2013, latest 2026

Periodontics
General Dentistry
Emergency Medical Services
Nutrition and Dietetics
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Oral Surgery

Publications: 422013–2026
Citations: 801to those papers
h-index: 18i10-index 20
Field-weighted impact: 1.461.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 19%8 of 42 scored papers
Open access: 86%36 papers free to read

2 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are 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

42 in all

Prevalence and associated risk indicators of early childhood caries in Nigeria: a systematic review and meta-analysis
2026BMC Oral HealthJournalOpen access1 citation10.1186/s12903-026-08092-1
Evaluating Traumatic Dental Injuries among Nigerian Children Attending Two Tertiary Dental Centres
2026Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Periodontics3071%
General Dentistry1229%
Emergency Medical Services921%
Nutrition and Dietetics819%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health614%
Oral Surgery512%
Molecular Biology410%
Psychiatry and Mental health37%
Speech and Hearing37%
Archeology25%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Dental Health and Care Utilization27
Oral microbiology and periodontitis research18
Dental Research and COVID-1912
Child Nutrition and Water Access8
Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques5
Pediatric health and respiratory diseases5
dental development and anomalies4
Dental Trauma and Treatments4
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet3
Oral and Craniofacial Lesions3
Bone and Dental Protein Studies2
Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues2

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

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Most frequent partner countries

Egypt4
Iran3
United Arab Emirates2
Saudi Arabia2
Canada2
Jordan2
Kenya1
Libya1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Obafemi Awolowo UniversityNG23 papers
Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals ComplexNG14 papers
University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG12 papers
University of LagosNG7 papers
University of BeninNG6 papers
Babcock UniversityNG5 papers
Lagos State UniversityNG5 papers
University of Benin Teaching HospitalNG4 papers
University of IbadanNG4 papers
Alexandria UniversityEG4 papers

Where they publish

BMC Oral Health14
Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada3
PubMed3
Brazilian journal of oral sciences/Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences2
European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry2
International Journal of Medicine and Health Development

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being10
1No poverty8
4Quality education8
2Zero hunger3
5Gender equality3
10Reduced inequalities1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Prevalence, and early childhood caries risk indicators in preschool children in suburban Nigeria
BMC Oral Health3
2015128 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Appraisal of the national response to the caries epidemic in children in Nigeria
BMC Oral Health3
201468 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Assessment of Oral Health Knowledge of Pharmacists in Two Tertiary Hospitals in Enugu, Nigeria

2023Journal of Pharmacy And Bioallied SciencesJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_312_23

Substance Abuse and Oral Health of Adolescence

2022Journal of Nepalese Association of Pediatric DentistryJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.3126/jnapd.v3i1.50065

Tertiary Institutions’ Social Health Insurance Program

2022International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/ijmh.ijmh_20_22

Disparities in Caries Experience and Socio-Behavioural Risk Indicators Among Private School Children in Lagos, Nigeria

2020Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica IntegradaJournalOpen accessSenior author20 citations10.1590/pboci.2020.102

Relationship Between Socio-Demographic Profile, Parity and Dental Caries Among a Group of Nursing Mothers in South East, Nigeria

2020Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica IntegradaJournalOpen accessFirst author6 citations10.1590/pboci.2021.014

Descriptive Study of School Feeding Practices in Nigerian Children and the Risk of Dental Caries

2020Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i330383

Primary school teachers' knowledge of immediate management of permanent tooth avulsion

2020Nigerian Journal of MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.4103/njm.njm_22_20

Age and reasons for first dental visit among children in Lagos, Nigeria

2019Nigerian Postgraduate Medical JournalJournalOpen access40 citations10.4103/npmj.npmj_60_19

Oral habits and malocclusion in children resident in Ile-Ife Nigeria

2018European Archives of Paediatric DentistryJournal30 citations10.1007/s40368-018-0391-3

Effect of referral for dental service on dental-service utilization by primary school children aged 8 to 11 years in Enugu, Nigeria

2017Brazilian journal of oral sciences/Brazilian Journal of Oral SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author6 citations10.20396/bjos.v15i2.8648767

Family structure and oral habits among children age 1 to 12 years resident in ile-ife, Nigeria

2017Brazilian journal of oral sciences/Brazilian Journal of Oral SciencesJournalOpen access2 citations10.20396/bjos.v15i4.8650041

Awareness and Choice of Dentistry as a Career among Students in University Preparatory Classes

2017Nigerian Journal of Dental ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations

Risk Factors of Early Childhood Caries among Children in Enugu, Nigeria

2016Redalyc (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México)JournalOpen accessFirst author10 citations

HIV/AIDS: Knowledge and attitude of clinical dental students in a Nigerian dental school

2014International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen access0 citations10.4314/jcm.v19i1-2.2

Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research2

BMC Health Services Research1

How it can be read

86% free to read

Diamond 7 · 17%Free to read and to publish
Gold 26 · 62%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 2%Open in a subscription journal
Green 2 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 6 · 14%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 42 papers name a funder

Canadian Institutes of Health Research1
World Health Organization1

Barriers and facilitators of dental service utilization by children aged 8 to 11 years in Enugu State, Nigeria

BMC Health Services Research4

201656 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold