Emmanuel Ameh

Ahmadu Bello University

Also at National Hospital Abuja, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Nile University of Nigeria and Vanderbilt University Medical Centerfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 1996, latest 2026

Surgery
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Emergency Medical Services
Emergency Medicine
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
General Health Professions

Publications: 2981996–2026
Citations: 11,418to those papers
h-index: 38i10-index 135
Field-weighted impact: 3.331.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 14%43 of 298 scored papers
Open access: 45%133 papers free to read

12 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

298 in all

From Vision to Reality: 40 Years of Advancing Safe Surgical and Anesthesia Care Globally 1986–2025
2026World Journal of SurgeryJournalOpen access0 citations10.1002/wjs.70307
Catastrophic health expenditures associated with single admission for paediatric surgery in a low-resource setting: a multicentre study
2026BMJ Global Health

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Surgery14749%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health13345%
Emergency Medical Services6120%
Emergency Medicine4916%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health3913%
General Health Professions227%
Urology227%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine217%
Gender Studies207%
Infectious Diseases196%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Health and Surgery111
Global Health Workforce Issues49
Global Maternal and Child Health32
Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery26
Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management24
Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders24
Trauma and Emergency Care Studies24
Urological Disorders and Treatments22
Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes21
Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies21
Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments19
Diversity and Career in Medicine18

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

41% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written781011132325Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States103
United Kingdom38
Canada25
South Africa25
Kenya23
India14
Uganda13
Tanzania13

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Ahmadu Bello University Teaching HospitalNG152 papers
National Hospital AbujaNG132 papers
Lagos University Teaching HospitalNG38 papers
Harvard UniversityUS28 papers
University of California, San FranciscoUS23 papers
University of OxfordGB19 papers
Boston Children's HospitalUS17 papers
University of California San DiegoUS17 papers
Yale UniversityUS16 papers
Kijabe HospitalKE14 papers

Where they publish

PubMed34
World Journal of Surgery30
African Journal of Paediatric Surgery22
Annals of Tropical Paediatrics21
Pediatric Surgery International20
Tropical Doctor14

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being90
17Partnerships for the goals36
1No poverty22
2Zero hunger19
5Gender equality7
4Quality education5
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure4
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Most cited

Global Surgery 2030: evidence and solutions for achieving health, welfare, and economic development
The Lancet1
20153,864 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990–2013: quantifying the epidemiological transition
The Lancet3
20152,029 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia in The Older Child: Precipitated by Faecal Impaction?

2026African Journal of Paediatric SurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.67481/ajps.v3i1.179

Colocolic Megacolon Intussusception: Diagnostic Challenges and Surgical Management

2025Annals of African MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4103/aam.aam_100_24

Surgery and the first 8000 days of life: a review

2024International HealthJournalOpen access7 citations10.1093/inthealth/ihae078

Rules and Ethical Conduct Guiding the Performance of the Public Service Sector

2024American Journal of Multidisciplinary Research in AfricaJournalFirst author2 citations10.58314/atg708

Scrotoschisis: Management Challenges and Review of Literature

2024African Journal of Paediatric SurgeryJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.4103/ajps.ajps_122_23

Influencing Policy to Advance Paediatric Surgery in Africa

2024Journal of Pediatric SurgeryJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.162013

Co-infection of human papillomavirus and herpes simplex virus-2 with cervical dysplasia among women in Kaduna State, Nigeria

2024African Journal of Clinical and Experimental MicrobiologyJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.4314/ajcem.v25i4.2

Retention of locally trained specialist surgeons in sub‐Saharan Africa

2024World Journal of SurgeryJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1002/wjs.12125

Gaps and priorities in innovation for children's surgery

2023Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding8 citations10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2023.151352

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

East African Medical Journal8

How it can be read

45% free to read

Diamond 25 · 8%Free to read and to publish
Gold 60 · 20%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 19 · 6%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 16 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Green 13 · 4%A copy in a repository
Closed 165 · 55%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

40 of 298 papers name a funder

Fogarty International Center11
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation5
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences5
National Institutes of Health5
National Institute for Health and Care Research4
World Health Organization4
Medical Research Council3
Bundesministerium für Gesundheit2

Reduced inequalities

16Peace, justice and strong institutions3

11Sustainable cities and communities2

6Clean water and sanitation1

8Decent work and economic growth1

The Lancet Nigeria Commission: investing in health and the future of the nation

The Lancet1

2022381 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

History and development of trauma registry: lessons from developed to developing countries.

World Journal of Emergency Surgery17

2006193 citationsOpen access · Gold