Chinyere Okeke

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 1997, latest 2026

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
General Health Professions
Finance
Infectious Diseases
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Economics and Econometrics

Publications: 731997–2026
Citations: 639to those papers
h-index: 14i10-index 23
Field-weighted impact: 1.781.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 25%18 of 73 scored papers
Open access: 86%63 papers free to read

15 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

73 in all

Designing context-specific implementation strategies to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene in urban low-income settlements in Nigeria: outcome of stakeholders' collaborative approach
2026Frontiers in Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.3389/fpubh.2026.1742248
Exploring demand and supply-side barriers to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene services in urban slums in southeast Nigeria

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health3649%
General Health Professions2940%
Finance1622%
Infectious Diseases1622%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1318%
Economics and Econometrics1014%
Health1014%
Modeling and Simulation912%
Nutrition and Dietetics68%
Urban Studies57%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health36
Healthcare Systems and Reforms16
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health13
COVID-19 epidemiological studies9
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy9
Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research8
Child Nutrition and Water Access6
Global Health and Surgery6
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions6
Global Health Care Issues5
Primary Care and Health Outcomes5
Urban and Rural Development Challenges4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

34% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written12345610Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom14
United States10
Australia3
South Africa3
Ethiopia2
Ghana2
Burkina Faso2
Mozambique1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG15 papers
University of LeedsGB7 papers
Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNG6 papers
Federal Teaching Hospital AbakalikiNG6 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB5 papers
National Primary Health Care Development AgencyNG5 papers
Ebonyi State UniversityNG5 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNG4 papers
Delta State UniversityUS2 papers
The University of QueenslandAU2 papers

Where they publish

BMC Health Services Research6
Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice6
Discover Public Health4
Frontiers in Public Health3
Health Research Policy and Systems3
International Journal of Medicine and Health Development3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being14
1No poverty9
5Gender equality7
17Partnerships for the goals7
8Decent work and economic growth3
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure2
16Peace, justice and strong institutions2
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Most cited

Accountability mechanisms for implementing a health financing option: the case of the basic health care provision fund (BHCPF) in Nigeria
International Journal for Equity in Health16
201858 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Health technology assessment and priority setting for universal health coverage: a qualitative study of stakeholders’ capacity, needs, policy areas of demand and perspectives in Nigeria
Globalization and Health17
202048 citationsWorld top 10%

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Discover Public Health

Antihypertensive medicine use differs between Ghana and Nigeria

2022BMC Cardiovascular DisordersJournalOpen access2 citations10.1186/s12872-022-02799-z

An assessment of Nigeria’s health systems response to COVID-19

2022Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen accessFirst author10 citations10.4314/gmj.v56i3s.9

How it can be read

86% free to read

Diamond 26 · 36%Free to read and to publish
Gold 34 · 47%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 1%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 1%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 1%A copy in a repository
Closed 10 · 14%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

32 of 73 papers name a funder

International Development Research Centre9
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation7
Economic and Social Research Council5
Wellcome Trust5
Government of the United Kingdom4
Medical Research Council4
Bundesministerium für Gesundheit2
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention2

6Clean water and sanitation1

10Reduced inequalities1

Oral health-seeking behavior among different population groups in Enugu Nigeria

PLoS ONE1

202139 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold