Uche C. Njoku

University of Port Harcourt

Publishing since 2005, latest 2024

Plant Science
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Food Science
Molecular Biology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
General Health Professions

Publications: 172005–2024
Citations: 88to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 5
Field-weighted impact: 0.621.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 6%1 of 17 scored papers
Open access: 82%14 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is 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

17 in all

Sterol O-acyltransferase (SOAT/ACAT) activity is required to form cholesterol crystals in hepatocyte lipid droplets
2024Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of LipidsJournalOpen access10 citations10.1016/j.bbalip.2024.159512
Efficacy of using walnuts as statin adjuvants in hypertension management
2022

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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

Plant Science741%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism424%
Food Science424%
Molecular Biology318%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health318%
General Health Professions212%
Nutrition and Dietetics212%
Social Psychology212%
Surgery212%
Biochemistry16%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Diet, Metabolism, and Disease3
Botanical Research and Applications2
Menstrual Health and Disorders2
Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer2
Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies2
Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior2
Phytochemistry and Biological Activities2
Bipolar Disorder and Treatment1
Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies1
Chemical synthesis and alkaloids1
Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism1
Cynara cardunculus studies1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

24% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Canada1
Egypt1
United Kingdom1
Tanzania1
United States1
Zimbabwe1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Imo State UniversityNG10 papers
Federal University of Technology OwerriNG2 papers
National Center for Technology ManagementNG2 papers
Chan Zuckerberg Biohub San FranciscoUS1 paper
Keele UniversityGB1 paper
University of California, BerkeleyUS1 paper
University of SaskatchewanCA1 paper
Alexandria UniversityEG1 paper
National Institute for Medical ResearchTZ1 paper
Imo State Polytechnic OmumaNG1 paper

Where they publish

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2
Alexandria Journal of Medicine1
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids1
Bioengineering and Bioscience1
Chonnam Medical Journal1
Clinical and Experimental Hypertension1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger5
3Good health and well-being3
11Sustainable cities and communities1
14Life below water1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Toxicities of selected medicinal plants and floras of lower phyla
Alexandria Journal of Medicine
201816 citationsOpen access · Gold
Characterization of oils fromDuranta repensleaf and seed
OCL2
201713 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Assessment of Vitamins, Protein Quality and Mineral Bioavailability of Matured Stems of Opuntia dillenii Grown in Nigeria
Bioengineering and Bioscience

Clinical and Experimental Hypertension

Nutritional modulation of blood pressure and vascular changes during severe menstrual cramps

2020Journal of Taibah University Medical SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.1016/j.jtumed.2020.10.018

Toxicities of selected medicinal plants and floras of lower phyla

2018Alexandria Journal of MedicineJournalOpen access16 citations10.1016/j.ajme.2018.05.001

Biochemical Effects of Matured Stem Extract of Opuntia Dillenii in Male Wistar Rats

2018Journal of Biomedical and Clinical ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.2478/jbcr-2018-0008

Characterization of oils fromDuranta repensleaf and seed

2017OCLJournalOpen accessSenior author13 citations10.1051/ocl/2017048

Phytochemical Composition and Analgesic Property of Ethanolic Leaf Extract of Maesobotrya barteri

2017Journal of Advances in Biology & BiotechnologyJournalOpen access2 citations10.9734/jabb/2017/32994

Reliability Assessment of Community Health Centre Systems in Nigeria: A Randomized Field Trial

2005Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.5281/zenodo.18817622

International Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics1

Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology1

How it can be read

82% free to read

Diamond 6 · 35%Free to read and to publish
Gold 3 · 18%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 12%Open in a subscription journal
Green 3 · 18%A copy in a repository
Closed 3 · 18%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 17 papers name a funder

College of Education, University of Saskatchewan1
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada1
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada1
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada1

201711 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Sterol O-acyltransferase (SOAT/ACAT) activity is required to form cholesterol crystals in hepatocyte lipid droplets

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids

202410 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid