Elvis Isere

University of Port Harcourt

Also at Bingham Universityfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2012, latest 2026

Infectious Diseases
Emergency Medical Services
Health
Epidemiology
Modeling and Simulation
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Publications: 342012–2026
Citations: 248to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 0.521.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 34 scored papers
Open access: 97%33 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

Publications

34 in all

Acceptability of COVID-19 self-testing among social and clinical vulnerable populations using a decentralized testing model in Abuja, Nigeria; A mixed methods analysis of an implementation study
2026PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0005679
Household practices associated with reported household Lassa fever occurrence in hyperendemic communities of Edo state, Nigeria

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Infectious Diseases2162%
Emergency Medical Services926%
Health824%
Epidemiology618%
Modeling and Simulation412%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health412%
Molecular Biology39%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging39%
Biomedical Engineering26%
Emergency Medicine26%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research15
Disaster Response and Management9
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy8
SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing6
COVID-19 epidemiological studies4
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research4
COVID-19 diagnosis using AI3
Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research2
Biosensors and Analytical Detection2
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies2
Data-Driven Disease Surveillance2
Respiratory viral infections research2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

50% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written12345611Home

Most frequent partner countries

Switzerland11
United Kingdom5
United States5
Malawi3
Zimbabwe3
Canada1
Japan1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of IbadanNG17 papers
World Health Organization - NigeriaNG15 papers
World Health OrganizationCH11 papers
Ondo State Primary Health Care Development BoardNG10 papers
Medical Laboratory Science Council of NigeriaNG7 papers
African Field Epidemiology NetworkNG6 papers
Liverpool School of Tropical MedicineGB4 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB4 papers
Population Services InternationalUS4 papers
Bingham UniversityNG4 papers

Where they publish

International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health3
Open Journal of Epidemiology3
PLOS Global Public Health3
PubMed3
Discover Public Health2
Global Biosecurity2
International Journal of Epidemiology

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being10
1No poverty3
2Zero hunger3
8Decent work and economic growth1
10Reduced inequalities1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

An overview of disease surveillance and notification system in Nigeria and the roles of clinicians in disease outbreak prevention and control
Nigerian Medical Journal17
201581 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Epidemic preparedness and management: A guide on Lassa fever outbreak preparedness plan
Nigerian Medical Journal3
201746 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Missed opportunities for vaccination among children aged 0–23 months visiting health facilities in a southwest State of Nigeria, December 2019

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Discover Public Health

Lessons learnt from decentralization of COVID-19 response in a southwest state of Nigeria

2022Global BiosecurityJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding5 citations10.31646/gbio.158

Attitudes Towards Lassa Fever Disease Transmission Among Household Members in Ondo State Southwest Nigeria

2022International Journal of Medical Science and Health ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.51505/ijmshr.2022.6107

Epidemiological Pattern of Lassa Fever Outbreak in Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria, 2014 to 2019

2021Open Journal of EpidemiologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.4236/ojepi.2021.111009

Assessment of Training on Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance among Surveillance Officers in Ondo State, Nigeria

2017International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.9734/ijtdh/2017/35559

Investigation of an Outbreak of Acute Methanol Poisoning in a Southwest State of Nigeria

2016International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & HealthJournalOpen access4 citations10.9734/ijtdh/2016/24464

Measles outbreak and response immunisation in a south-western district of Nigeria: January to June 2013

2015Southern African Journal of Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1080/23120053.2015.1103964

Epidemiology of an outbreak of cholera in a south-west state of Nigeria

2012Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and InfectionJournalOpen access8 citations10.1080/10158782.2012.11441510

Nigerian Medical Journal2

How it can be read

97% free to read

Diamond 16 · 47%Free to read and to publish
Gold 9 · 26%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 6%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 9%Free to read, no open licence
Green 3 · 9%A copy in a repository
Closed 1 · 3%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

12 of 34 papers name a funder

World Health Organization7
Unitaid3
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia1
Harvard University1
Johns Hopkins University1
National Institute for Health and Care Research1
Public Health Foundation of India1
Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene1

202131 citationsOpen access · Gold