Joseph Chukwudi Okeibunor

University of Nigeria

Also at World Health Organization Regional Office for Africafrom their recent papers

Publishing since 1994, latest 2026

Infectious Diseases
Health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Epidemiology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Publications: 1971994–2026
Citations: 4,276to those papers
h-index: 33i10-index 101
Field-weighted impact: 2.681.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 27%53 of 197 scored papers
Open access: 88%174 papers free to read

25 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

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

197 in all

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Citations received each year

Peerford

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Infectious Diseases10654%
Health4523%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4121%
Epidemiology3518%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine3116%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health2714%
Modeling and Simulation2613%
Emergency Medical Services2312%
General Health Professions189%
Sociology and Political Science147%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research65
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy44
Viral Infections and Immunology Research28
COVID-19 epidemiological studies26
Global Maternal and Child Health26
Disaster Response and Management21
Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology17
Virology and Viral Diseases15
Zoonotic diseases and public health15
Global Health and Surgery14
Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment13
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research13

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

85% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written791011142962Home

Most frequent partner countries

Congo154
Switzerland107
United States62
United Kingdom31
South Africa29
Egypt22
India14
Zimbabwe12

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

World Health Organization Regional Office for AfricaCG154 papers
World Health OrganizationCH104 papers
University of IbadanNG14 papers
World Health Organization - ZimbabweZW12 papers
Alexandria UniversityEG12 papers
South African Medical Research CouncilZA12 papers
Obafemi Awolowo UniversityNG12 papers
Mali-FolkecenterML12 papers
United Nations Children's FundUS11 papers
World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern MediterraneanEG11 papers

Where they publish

Journal of Immunological Sciences38
Vaccine18
Pan African Medical Journal17
Frontiers in Public Health11
BMJ Global Health6
Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses6

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being72
17Partnerships for the goals37
1No poverty8
2Zero hunger5
4Quality education3
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure3
5Gender equality2
8

Most cited

Global SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence from January 2020 to April 2022: A systematic review and meta-analysis of standardized population-based studies
PLoS Medicine
2022317 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Compliance with eight years of annual ivermectin treatment of onchocerciasis in Cameroon and Nigeria
Parasites & Vectors4
2011203 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses

Overview of Polio Outbreak Response in Kenya, 2013 to 2015

2021Journal of Immunological SciencesJournalOpen access3 citations10.29245/2578-3009/2021/s2.1103

Harnessing the power of behavioural science to improve health

2021Bulletin of the World Health OrganizationJournalOpen access27 citations10.2471/blt.21.287375

Effectiveness of the Horn of Africa Polio Outbreak Coordination Office in Nairobi, Kenya

2021Journal of Immunological SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author5 citations10.29245/2578-3009/2021/s2.1114

Efforts Towards Polio Eradication in Madagascar: 1997 to 2017

2021Journal of Immunological SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author5 citations10.29245/2578-3009/2021/s2.1102

Coping strategies of families of persons with learning disability in Imo state of Nigeria

2019Journal of Health Population and NutritionJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding34 citations10.1186/s41043-019-0168-2

HIV/AIDS and older adults in Cameroon: Emerging issues and implications for caregiving and policy-making

2018SAHARA-J Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDSJournalOpen accessSenior author21 citations10.1080/17290376.2018.1433059

Five-year Experience of African Vaccination Week Implemented by the WHO Regional Office

2018Journal of Immunological SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author6 citations10.29245/2578-3009/2018/si.1101

Challenges of immunization in the African region

2017Pan African Medical JournalJournalOpen accessCorresponding83 citations10.11604/pamj.supp.2017.27.3.12127

How it can be read

88% free to read

Diamond 36 · 18%Free to read and to publish
Gold 100 · 51%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 30 · 15%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 4 · 2%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 2%A copy in a repository
Closed 23 · 12%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

168 of 197 papers name a funder

World Health Organization158
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention9
Bundesministerium für Gesundheit8
National Institute on Aging7
UNICEF7
Medical Research Council5
South African Medical Research Council5
Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial4

Decent work and economic growth

10Reduced inequalities1

11Sustainable cities and communities1

16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

2022167 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Feasibility of measuring compliance to annual ivermectin treatment in the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control

Tropical Medicine & International Health

2007147 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze