Samuel O. Okafor

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 2016, latest 2025

Economics and Econometrics
Education
Sociology and Political Science
General Health Professions
Demography
Gender Studies

Publications: 292016–2025
Citations: 81to those papers
h-index: 4i10-index 1
Field-weighted impact: 0.971.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 14%4 of 29 scored papers
Open access: 100%29 papers free to read

24 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

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.

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

29 in all

Environmental Resource Conflicts and Food Insecurity in Rural Southeast Nigeria: Implications for Humanitarian and Sustainable Development Policies
2025Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development (JAEID)JournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.36253/jaeid-16639
Sexology research and targeted social stigma in Southeast Nigeria: Implications to social justice and social policy in developing nations

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Economics and Econometrics724%
Education724%
Sociology and Political Science724%
General Health Professions517%
Demography310%
Gender Studies310%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance310%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health310%
Emergency Medical Services27%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law27%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth4
Global Maternal and Child Health3
Natural Resources and Economic Development3
African cultural and philosophical studies2
African Education and Politics2
Education and Islamic Studies2
Environmental Education and Sustainability2
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations2
Gender, Security, and Conflict2
Global Health Care Issues2
Global Health Workforce Issues2
Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

14% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States2
Australia1
Malawi1
Portugal1
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNG6 papers
Federal Polytechnic OkoNG4 papers
Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-AlikeNG2 papers
Ebonyi State UniversityNG2 papers
Renaissance UniversityNG2 papers
Novena UniversityNG2 papers
Centro de Estudos Sociais1 paper
Excelsia University CollegeAU1 paper
La Trobe UniversityAU1 paper
Massachusetts Department of Mental HealthUS1 paper

Where they publish

Applied Economics and Finance2
British Journal of Economics Management & Trade2
International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning2
Public Policy And Administration2
Acciones e Investigaciones Sociales1
Administração Pública e Gestão Social1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

17Partnerships for the goals3
5Gender equality2
8Decent work and economic growth2
1No poverty1
10Reduced inequalities1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
15Life on land1
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Most cited

Rural Small-Scale Women Farmers and Preference for Family Size in South-East Nigeria
Comparative Population Studies
202119 citationsOpen access · Diamond
COVID-19 Public Health and Social Measures in Southeast Nigeria and Its Implication to Public Health Management and Sustainability
Opportunities and Challenges in Sustainability
20227 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Environmental Knowledge and Policy Sustainability: A Study of Pro Environmental Policy Support among the Southeast Nigerian Rural Communities
International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning

Revista crítica de ciências sociais/Revista crítica de ciências sociais

The myth of postcolonialism in Africa: A call for genuine decolonisation

2025Journal of Social Development in AfricaJournalOpen access0 citations10.4314/jsda.v40i2.7

Colonial Vestiges, Indigenous Policy-Logical-Framework, and Sustainable Development in Nigeria

2022Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Malikussaleh (JSPM)JournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.29103/jspm.v3i1.6263

Rural Small-Scale Women Farmers and Preference for Family Size in South-East Nigeria

2021Comparative Population StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst author19 citations10.12765/cpos-2021-02

Functional Efficiency and the Elements of the Political System: An Evaluation of Nigerian Political Structure and Restructuring Agenda

2021Jurnal Sosiologi USK (Media Pemikiran & Aplikasi)JournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.24815/jsu.v15i1.21988

(Ab)use of Social Capital: An Indelible Negative Impression on Nigerian Socio-Political and Institutional Outfits

2021Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social PolicyJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.14267/cjssp.2021.2.6

The Colonialists & Indigenous Exchange Currency: Tracing the Genesis of Socioeconomic Woes in Postcolonial Nigeria

2019International Journal of Sustainable Development & World PolicyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.18488/journal.26.2019.81.37.50

Optimal Policy Mix for Inclusive Growth: Evidence from Nigeria

2018Journal of Economics Management and TradeJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.9734/jemt/2019/45084

Tax-budget Deficit Relationships: Fiscalists’ Platform for Deficit Financing Policy

2017Business and Management StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.11114/bms.v3i3.2531

Tax-financing of Budget Deficits in LDCs: Re-validation of Laffer Curve Theory

2017Applied Economics and FinanceJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.11114/aef.v4i3.2297

Public Spending for Growth – Induced Employment: The Nigerian Experience

2016British Journal of Economics Management & TradeJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.9734/bjemt/2016/22685

Nonoil Export – Growth Nexus in Nigeria: Macroeconomic Base for Nonoil Export- LED Growth Policy

2016British Journal of Economics Management & TradeJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.9734/bjemt/2016/25381

Annals of Reviews & Research

Applied Ecology and Environmental Research1

How it can be read

100% free to read

Diamond 20 · 69%Free to read and to publish
Hybrid 4 · 14%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 7%Free to read, no open licence
Green 3 · 10%A copy in a repository

Peace, justice and strong institutions

Open access · Bronze