Phillip Oritsegbubemi Okerentugba

University of Port Harcourt

Also at Rivers State Universityfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 1999, latest 2025

Pollution
Epidemiology
Biomedical Engineering
Hepatology
Molecular Biology
Plant Science

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 321999–2025
Citations: 160to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 0.261.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 32 scored papers
Open access: 84%27 papers free to read

3 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

32 in all

Metagenomic analysis of microbial physiological consortia in Iko River estuary impacted by petroleum products pollution
2025Ecological Genetics and GenomicsJournalSenior author1 citation10.1016/j.egg.2025.100323
Genetic Studies of Yeast Strains Isolated from Pineapple Pulp
2025Greener Trends in Food Science and Nutrition

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Citations received each year

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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

Pollution928%
Epidemiology722%
Biomedical Engineering619%
Hepatology516%
Molecular Biology413%
Plant Science413%
Ecology39%
Water Science and Technology39%
Building and Construction26%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis26%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Biofuel production and bioconversion6
Hepatitis B Virus Studies4
Hepatitis C virus research4
Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants4
Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology3
Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production2
Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments2
HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk2
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions2
Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure2
Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction2
Moringa oleifera research and applications2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

0% of their papers have a co-author abroad

Most frequent partner countries

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Rivers State UniversityNG7 papers
University of CalabarNG4 papers
Federal University of Petroleum Resource EffurunNG4 papers
University of Africa Toru-OruaNG3 papers
Madonna UniversityNG3 papers
Federal Institute of Industrial Research OshodiNG2 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNG2 papers
Obong UniversityNG2 papers
Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-AlikeNG1 paper
Ebonyi State UniversityNG1 paper

Where they publish

South Asian Journal of Research in Microbiology4
Journal of Advances in Microbiology3
Journal of Immunoassay and Immunochemistry3
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences2
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews2
African Health Sciences1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being6
6Clean water and sanitation6
14Life below water4
15Life on land4
2Zero hunger2
12Responsible consumption and production2
5Gender equality1
7

Most cited

Impact of Pesticides on Microbial Diversity and Enzymes in Soil
South Asian Journal of Research in Microbiology15
201939 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Performance and efficiency of a yeast biofilter for the treatment of a Nigerian fertilizer plant effluent
World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology6
199925 citations
Resistant plasmid profile analysis of multidrug resistant Escherichia coli isolated from urinary tract infections in Abeokuta, Nigeria

Environmental impact assessment of abattoirs in Rivers State, Nigeria

2023World Journal of Advanced Research and ReviewsJournalOpen access5 citations10.30574/wjarr.2023.19.2.1653

Iko River estuary: Oil exploration and the microbial community shift

2021World Journal of Advanced Research and ReviewsJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.30574/wjarr.2021.10.3.0509

Nutritional, Functional and Microbiological Analysis of Powdered Seed of Moringa oleifera

2021International Journal of Biochemistry and BiophysicsJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.13189/ijbb.2021.090101

Biotreatment of Effluent from Cassava Processing Using Powdered Seeds of Moringa oleifera

2021Bioengineering and BioscienceJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.13189/bb.2021.080201

Identification of Carbofuran and Paraquat Degrading Microorganisms from Soil

2020South Asian Journal of Research in MicrobiologyJournalOpen access11 citations10.9734/sajrm/2020/v7i130164

Iko River Estuary: Anthropogenic impacts and the microbial community alterations

2020GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.30574/gscbps.2020.13.3.0399

Impact of Pesticides on Microbial Diversity and Enzymes in Soil

2019South Asian Journal of Research in MicrobiologyJournalOpen accessSenior author39 citations10.9734/sajrm/2019/v4i230104

Treatment of Port Harcourt Refinery Effluent by a Bacterial Consortium Immobilized on Agro-based Bio Carriers

2019Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Bioresource TechnologyJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.9734/ajb2t/2019/v5i430069

Isolation and Characterization of Hydrocarbon Utilizing Yeast (HUY) Isolates from Palm Wine

2016American Journal of Molecular BiologyJournalOpen accessFirst author6 citations10.4236/ajmb.2016.62007

Serum HSV-1 and -2 IgM in Pregnant Women in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

2014Journal of Immunoassay and ImmunochemistryJournal1 citation10.1080/15321819.2014.952442

Citric Acid Production by Wild and UV – Treated Strains of Aspergillus niger on Two Different Mineral Salt Media

2013International Journal of Applied Sciences and BiotechnologyJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.3126/ijasbt.v1i3.8358

American Journal of Molecular Biology

Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Bioresource Technology1

How it can be read

84% free to read

Diamond 19 · 59%Free to read and to publish
Gold 2 · 6%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 6 · 19%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 5 · 16%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

4 of 32 papers name a funder

Tertiary Education Trust Fund4

Affordable and clean energy

African Health Sciences3

201523 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Identification of Carbofuran and Paraquat Degrading Microorganisms from Soil

South Asian Journal of Research in Microbiology

202011 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Biodeterioration of Classroom Wall Surfaces in the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Journal of Advances in Microbiology

20197 citationsOpen access · Diamond