Adaeze C. Ayuk

University of Nigeria

Also at University of Nigeria Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2012, latest 2026

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Physiology
Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases
Surgery
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Publications: 792012–2026
Citations: 915to those papers
h-index: 17i10-index 26
Field-weighted impact: 0.831.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 8%6 of 79 scored papers
Open access: 82%65 papers free to read

13 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

79 in all

Vaso-occlusive crisis in sickle cell disease: current paradigm on pain management
2018Journal of Pain ResearchJournalOpen access94 citations10.2147/jpr.s185582
Perception of donor breast milk and determinants of its acceptability among mothers in a developing community: a cross-sectional multi-center study in south-east Nigeria
2018

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine2835%
Physiology2329%
Epidemiology2025%
Infectious Diseases1316%
Surgery1013%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health911%
General Health Professions810%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health79%
Emergency Medical Services68%
Sociology and Political Science68%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Asthma and respiratory diseases21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research9
Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections8
Respiratory viral infections research8
Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery7
Delphi Technique in Research6
Pediatric health and respiratory diseases6
Respiratory and Cough-Related Research6
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions4
Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases4
Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology4
Acute Kidney Injury Research3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

30% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written2345678Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa14
United Kingdom9
Ghana5
United States4
Kenya4
Gambia4
Mozambique3
Argentina3

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG62 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNG11 papers
Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNG10 papers
University of Cape TownZA10 papers
Red Cross War Memorial Children's HospitalZA10 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching HospitalNG7 papers
University of IlorinNG6 papers
Lagos University Teaching HospitalNG6 papers
University of LagosNG5 papers
Federal Teaching Hospital AbakalikiNG5 papers

Where they publish

Journal of the Pan African Thoracic Society6
Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics5
Frontiers in Pediatrics3
Pan African Medical Journal3
Pediatric Pulmonology3
PubMed3
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being37
1No poverty16
2Zero hunger4
10Reduced inequalities3
17Partnerships for the goals2
11Sustainable cities and communities1

Most cited

Vaso-occlusive crisis in sickle cell disease: current paradigm on pain management
Journal of Pain Research3
201894 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
The prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis in Nigeria: A nationwide survey among children, adolescents and adults
PLoS ONE3
201986 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

International Breastfeeding Journal

Environmental risk factors for asthma in 13‐14 year old African children

2018Pediatric PulmonologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding29 citations10.1002/ppul.24162

Chronic kidney disease in children: Using novel biomarkers as predictors of disease

2018Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and TransplantationJournalOpen access20 citations10.4103/1319-2442.239657

ABO histo-blood group and risk of respiratory atopy in children: a review of published evidence

2018Pediatric Health Medicine and TherapeuticsJournalOpen access14 citations10.2147/phmt.s162570

Spirometry in Asthma Care: A Review of the Trends and Challenges in Pediatric Practice

2017Clinical Medicine Insights PediatricsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding48 citations10.1177/1179556517720675

Prognostic scores and biomarkers for pediatric community-acquired pneumonia: how far have we come?

2017Pediatric Health Medicine and TherapeuticsJournalOpen accessSenior author22 citations10.2147/phmt.s126001

Neurocognitive Function of School-aged HIV-infected Children in Enugu, Nigeria

2017Journal of Tropical PediatricsJournalSenior author7 citations10.1093/tropej/fmx006

Corticosteroid use in bronchial asthma: Prescription patterns of Doctors in South-East Nigeria

2017International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.4314/jcm.v22i2.8

Asthma Control and quality of life in school- age children in Enugu south east, Nigeria

2014Nigerian Postgraduate Medical JournalJournalOpen accessFirst author16 citations10.4103/1117-1936.163611

Knowledge of asthma among doctors practicing in three south eastern states of Nigeria

2014Annals of Medical and Health Sciences ResearchJournalOpen access7 citations10.4103/2141-9248.141968

Unresolving short stature in a possible case of mucopolysccharidosis

2014Annals of Medical and Health Sciences ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.4103/2141-9248.131712

Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research2

How it can be read

82% free to read

Diamond 26 · 33%Free to read and to publish
Gold 29 · 37%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 14 · 18%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

9 of 79 papers name a funder

GlaxoSmithKline4
American Thoracic Society3
Pan African Thoracic Society3
Wellcome Trust3
AstraZeneca2
National Institute for Health and Care Research2
World Health Organization2
Ahmadu Bello University1

Spirometry in Asthma Care: A Review of the Trends and Challenges in Pediatric Practice

Clinical Medicine Insights Pediatrics

201748 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold