Kenechukwu E. Ugwu

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 2013, latest 2025

Pollution
Biomedical Engineering
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Food Science
Mechanical Engineering
Water Science and Technology

Publications: 182013–2025
Citations: 140to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 5
Field-weighted impact: 0.921.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 6%1 of 18 scored papers
Open access: 67%12 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

Publications

18 in all

Physicochemical and combustion characteristics of pyrolyzed coal and biocoal briquettes via thermogravimetric analysis
2025International Journal of Coal Preparation and UtilizationJournalFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.1080/19392699.2025.2458074
Evaluation of the Combustion Properties and Kinetics of Selected Nigerian Coals under Nonisothermal Conditions for Their Utilization

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Pollution633%
Biomedical Engineering528%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis528%
Food Science317%
Mechanical Engineering317%
Water Science and Technology317%
Artificial Intelligence211%
Building and Construction211%
Geochemistry and Petrology211%
Ocean Engineering211%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Heavy metals in environment5
Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact4
Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes3
Biodiesel Production and Applications2
Coal and Its By-products2
Coal Combustion and Slurry Processing2
Coal Properties and Utilization2
Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis2
Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping2
Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants2
Proteins in Food Systems2
Water Quality and Pollution Assessment2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

11% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

South Africa1
United Kingdom1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

London South Bank UniversityGB1 paper
University of the Free StateZA1 paper
Bingham UniversityNG1 paper
Projects Development InstituteNG1 paper
Michael Okpara University of AgricultureNG1 paper
Development Research and Projects CentreNG1 paper

Where they publish

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology2
IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science2
SN Applied Sciences2
Asian Journal of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences1
Bio Research Journal/Bio- Research1
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

6Clean water and sanitation4
7Affordable and clean energy3

Most cited

Evaluation of Binders in the Production of Briquettes from Empty Fruit Bunches of Elais Guinensis
International Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy
201334 citationsOpen access · Bronze
Concentration and risk assessment of toxic metals in indoor dust in selected schools in Southeast, Nigeria
SN Applied Sciences
202123 citationsOpen access · Gold
Analysis and Sources of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Soil and Plant Samples of a Coal Mining Area in Nigeria
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Removal of lead(II) ions from aqueous solution using mesoporous and microporous coals: characterization, isotherm and kinetic studies

2024International Journal of Environmental Science and TechnologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/s13762-024-05480-4

Composition and Fuel Potentials of Irvingia gabonensis

2023Trends in Applied Sciences ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.3923/tasr.2023.1.7

Metal Analysis and Fuel Potentials of Irvingia gabonensis Seed

2022Bio Research Journal/Bio- ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.4314/br.v20i3.8

Biogas Production and Storage from Pig Dung Co-Digested With Pineapple Peel

2021IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental SciencePublicationOpen access4 citations10.1088/1755-1315/730/1/012004

Environmental effects of concretes produced from partial replacement of cement and sand with coal ash

2020International Journal of Environmental Science and TechnologyJournalSenior author14 citations10.1007/s13762-020-02682-4

Analysis and Sources of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Soil and Plant Samples of a Coal Mining Area in Nigeria

2016Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and ToxicologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding21 citations10.1007/s00128-016-1727-5

Impacts of Extraction Methods and Solvent Systems in the Assessment of Toxic Organic Compounds in a Solid Matrix

2016Asian Journal of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.18311/ajcps/2016/7523

Evaluation of Binders in the Production of Briquettes from Empty Fruit Bunches of Elais Guinensis

2013International Journal of Renewable and Sustainable EnergyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding34 citations10.11648/j.ijrse.20130204.17

Influence of Solid Concentration on the Flow Characteristics and Settling Rate of Coal-Water Slurries

2013Journal of Energy and Natural ResourcesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.11648/j.jenr.20130203.11

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How it can be read

67% free to read

Diamond 6 · 33%Free to read and to publish
Gold 4 · 22%In an open-access journal
Bronze 1 · 6%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 6%A copy in a repository
Closed 6 · 33%Behind a paywall

Environmental effects of concretes produced from partial replacement of cement and sand with coal ash

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

202014 citations