Christian Opata

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 2011, latest 2024

Education
Archeology
General Social Sciences
Political Science and International Relations
Religious studies
Sociology and Political Science

Publications: 102011–2024
Citations: 33to those papers
h-index: 4i10-index 0
Field-weighted impact: 1.701.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 30%3 of 10 scored papers
Open access: 50%5 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

10 in all

Lejja archaeological site, Southeastern Nigeria and its potential for archaeological science research
2024Heritage ScienceJournalOpen access1 citation10.1186/s40494-024-01383-2
Postponement and Transfer of Death in Traditional Igbo Society: The Case of Ngwere Ishi Enwoo Among Nsukka People: A Historico-Philosophical Analysis
2023

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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

Education330%
Archeology220%
General Social Sciences220%
Political Science and International Relations220%
Religious studies220%
Sociology and Political Science220%
Space and Planetary Science220%
Astronomy and Astrophysics110%
Ecology110%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law110%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

African cultural and philosophical studies3
African history and culture analysis2
Archaeological Research and Protection2
Biblical Studies and Interpretation2
Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria2
African Education and Politics1
Ancient Egypt and Archaeology1
Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation1
Education and Critical Thinking Development1
Historical and Architectural Studies1
Historical Astronomy and Related Studies1
Human Rights and Development1

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-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa2
Tanzania1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of PretoriaZA2 papers
Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-AlikeNG1 paper
University of Dar es SalaamTZ1 paper
University of CalabarNG1 paper

Where they publish

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies2
Rural History2
Asian Women1
Heritage Science1
OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying1
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union1
SAGE Open

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

11Sustainable cities and communities2
15Life on land2
4Quality education1
13Climate action1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Title, Rituals, and Land Use: The Heritage of a Nigerian Society
SAGE Open
20179 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Environmental determinant of religious names: A study of Ugwu and naming among the Nsukka-Igbo people of Nigeria
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies15
20226 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Cattle rights versus human rights: herdsmen–farmer clashes in Nigeria

OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying

Title, Rituals, and Land Use: The Heritage of a Nigerian Society

2017SAGE OpenJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.1177/2158244016689129

Traditional rites and their celestial alignments in parts of south-eastern Nigeria

2011Proceedings of the International Astronomical UnionJournalOpen access1 citation10.1017/s1743921311012841

How it can be read

50% free to read

Gold 4 · 40%In an open-access journal
Bronze 1 · 10%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 5 · 50%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 10 papers name a funder

British Federation of Women Graduates1
Gates Cambridge Trust1

Environmental determinant of religious names: A study of Ugwu and naming among the Nsukka-Igbo people of Nigeria

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies15

20213 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold