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

Epidemiology of appendicitis in Northern Nigeria: A 10-year review
2014Sub-Saharan African Journal of MedicineJournal12 citations10.4103/2384-5147.144729
A survey of current practices in management of Hirschsprung’s disease in Nigeria
2014African Journal of Paediatric SurgeryJournalOpen access

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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.

Adverse events and patient safety from the surgical perspective

2014Archives of International SurgeryJournalSenior author2 citations10.4103/2278-9596.143081

Injury Experience using the Nigerian Trauma Registry

2014Journal of Surgical ResearchJournalSenior author0 citations10.1016/j.jss.2013.11.304

Surgical aspects of bacterial infection in African children

2012Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryJournalFirst authorCorresponding15 citations10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2012.01.004

Gastroschisis: A multi-centre comparison of management and outcome

2012African Journal of Paediatric SurgeryJournalOpen access28 citations10.4103/0189-6725.93296

Under Representation of Women in Surgery in Nigeria: By Choice or by Design?

2012Oman Medical JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author19 citations10.5001/omj.2012.15

Early oral feeding following intestinal anastomoses in children is safe

2012African Journal of Paediatric SurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst author16 citations10.4103/0189-6725.99395

Fate of abstracts presented at Association of Paediatric Surgeons of Nigeria annual meetings

2012African Journal of Paediatric SurgeryJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.4103/0189-6725.99399

Collaboration between paediatric surgery and other medical specialties in Nigeria

2012African Journal of Paediatric SurgeryJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.4103/0189-6725.104721

Posterior urethral valve

2011World Journal of PediatricsJournal127 citations10.1007/s12519-011-0289-1

Congenital Vaginal Obstruction in Neonates and Infants: Recognition and Management

2011Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent GynecologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding36 citations10.1016/j.jpag.2010.08.016

Management of anorectal malformation: Changing trend over two decades in Zaria, Nigeria

2011African Journal of Paediatric SurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst author13 citations10.4103/0189-6725.78663

One-day bowel preparation in children with colostomy using normal saline

2011African Journal of Paediatric SurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst author8 citations10.4103/0189-6725.91670

Neonatal intestinal obstruction in Zaria, Nigeria

2009East African Medical JournalJournalOpen accessFirst author61 citations10.4314/eamj.v77i9.46702

Management of undescended testes in children in Zaria, Nigeria

2009East African Medical JournalJournalOpen accessFirst author28 citations10.4314/eamj.v77i9.46694

A Technique to Avoid the Marginal Artery During Divided Colostomy in Neonates

2009Journal of Surgical Technique and Case ReportJournal0 citations

Surgical Drains: What the Resident Needs To Know

2008Nigerian Journal of MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior author37 citations10.4314/njm.v17i3.37389

Role of Astrovirus in Intussusception in Nigerian infants

2008Journal of Tropical PediatricsJournal15 citations10.1093/tropej/fmn101

Hazards of Surgical Diathermy

2008Nigerian Journal of MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior author15 citations10.4314/njm.v16i4.37325

Paediatric surgical research and publications in a developing country setting

2008African Journal of Paediatric SurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.4103/0189-6725.41627

Management of biliary atresia in Nigeria: the ongoing challenge

2007Annals of Tropical PaediatricsJournalSenior author13 citations10.1179/146532807x170538

Necrotizing fasciitis of the external genitalia following traditional circumcision

2007Nigerian Journal of MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.4314/njm.v14i4.37205

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

2006World Journal of Emergency SurgeryJournalOpen accessSenior author193 citations10.1186/1749-7922-1-32

Pediatric surgery in Nigeria

2006Journal of Pediatric SurgeryJournalFirst authorCorresponding42 citations10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.11.053

Persistent umbilical discharge in infants and children

2006Annals of Tropical PaediatricsJournal18 citations10.1179/146532806x107485

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