Obianuju B Ozoh

University of Lagos

Also at Lagos University Teaching Hospital and University of KwaZulu-Natalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2010, latest 2026

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Physiology
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Sociology and Political Science
Pollution

Publications: 1022010–2026
Citations: 1,527to those papers
h-index: 22i10-index 42
Field-weighted impact: 2.141.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 21%21 of 102 scored papers
Open access: 77%79 papers free to read

19 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

102 in all

C108-04 Impact of Race-specific Versus Race-neutral GLI Equations on FEV1/FVC Z-scores and Obstruction Classification
2026American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineJournal0 citations10.1093/ajrccm/aamag162.5460
Research priorities for data science and artificial intelligence in global health: an international consensus exercise
2026

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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 Medicine4847%
Physiology3837%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis1414%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1414%
Sociology and Political Science1212%
Pollution1111%
Infectious Diseases1010%
Epidemiology88%
General Health Professions88%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management88%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research34
Asthma and respiratory diseases26
Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery16
Air Quality and Health Impacts13
Delphi Technique in Research12
Energy and Environment Impacts11
Global Health and Surgery8
Respiratory and Cough-Related Research8
Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology7
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research7
Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology7
Climate Change and Health Impacts5

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

55% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written456791223Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom42
South Africa30
United States23
Australia12
Kenya12
Germany10
Uganda9
Spain8

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Lagos University Teaching HospitalNG50 papers
University of KwaZulu-NatalZA18 papers
Liverpool School of Tropical MedicineGB17 papers
Imperial College LondonGB12 papers
University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG12 papers
Lagos State UniversityNG12 papers
University of ExeterGB11 papers
University of Cape TownZA11 papers
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustGB10 papers
University of NigeriaNG10 papers

Where they publish

Journal of the Pan African Thoracic Society13
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine6
European Respiratory Journal4
Thorax4
African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine3
Annals of African Medicine3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being33
1No poverty16
17Partnerships for the goals7
4Quality education4
13Climate action3
5Gender equality2
11Sustainable cities and communities2
8

Most cited

The availability, cost, and affordability of essential medicines for asthma and COPD in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review
The Lancet Global Health
2022175 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

Every institution they have given on a paper.

The Lancet Global Health

How artificial intelligence could improve the diagnosis and management of COPD: a perspective from GOLD

2026American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineJournalOpen access1 citation10.1093/ajrccm/aamag337

Climate Change and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A GOLD Science Committee Review

2025American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineJournal5 citations10.1164/rccm.202410-2058pp

Raising chronic obstructive pulmonary disease awareness in Africa: Time to walk the talk

2024Journal of the Pan African Thoracic SocietyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.25259/jpats_28_2024

Perceived Effects of Professional Networking on Career Growth of Librarians in Kwara State, Nigeria

2024International Journal of Knowledge DisseminationJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.70118/ijkd.0202405010.5

Meeting Unmet Needs in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Diagnosis and Treatment in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

2023American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst author9 citations10.1164/rccm.202307-1167ed

The birthing and growth of the Journal of the Pan African Thoracic Society: An editorial reflection

2023Journal of the Pan African Thoracic SocietyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.25259/jpats_27_2023

The social determinants of lung health

2023Journal of the Pan African Thoracic SocietyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.25259/jpats_5_2023

Household air pollution and COPD: cause and effect or confounding by other aspects of poverty?

2022The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung DiseaseJournalOpen access48 citations10.5588/ijtld.21.0570

Awakening sleep disordered breathing in Africa

2022The Lancet Respiratory MedicineJournalFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1016/s2213-2600(22)00090-x

Nigerian doctors’ experiences of guideline-based asthma management: a qualitative study

2022Journal of Global Health ReportsJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.29392/001c.56661

Pan African Medical Journal3

How it can be read

77% free to read

Diamond 31 · 30%Free to read and to publish
Gold 23 · 23%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 16 · 16%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Green 6 · 6%A copy in a repository
Closed 23 · 23%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

30 of 102 papers name a funder

National Institute for Health and Care Research8
Pan African Thoracic Society8
Medical Research Council6
Government of the United Kingdom5
Wellcome Trust5
American Thoracic Society4
Fogarty International Center4
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute4

Decent work and economic growth

10Reduced inequalities1

201970 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond

Cooking Fuels in Lagos, Nigeria: Factors Associated with Household Choice of Kerosene or Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

201869 citationsOpen access · Gold

GOLD Science Committee recommendations for the use of pre- and post-bronchodilator spirometry for the diagnosis of COPD

European Respiratory Journal

202459 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid