Maduka D. Ughasoro

University of Nigeria

Also at University of Nigeria Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2008, latest 2026

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Emergency Medical Services
Health
General Health Professions

Publications: 382008–2026
Citations: 1,181to those papers
h-index: 14i10-index 18
Field-weighted impact: 2.551.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 16%6 of 38 scored papers
Open access: 68%26 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

Publications

38 in all

A27-07 Peripheral Blood Eosinophilia Predicts Lung Function Impairment in Nigerian Children With Asthma
2026American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineJournalSenior author0 citations10.1093/ajrccm/aamag162.291
Performance of school health programme in Nigeria: A situation analysis
2023Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1129%
Infectious Diseases924%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health718%
Emergency Medical Services616%
Health616%
General Health Professions513%
Hematology513%
Physiology513%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine411%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine38%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Malaria Research and Control7
Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research7
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy6
Global Maternal and Child Health5
Iron Metabolism and Disorders5
Asthma and respiratory diseases3
Blood donation and transfusion practices3
Child Nutrition and Water Access3
Pediatric health and respiratory diseases3
Antibiotic Use and Resistance2
Child Welfare and Adoption2
Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

5% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Indonesia1
United Kingdom1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG21 papers
Federal Medical CentreNG8 papers
African Field Epidemiology NetworkNG3 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching HospitalNG3 papers
Bayero University KanoNG3 papers
University of IbadanNG3 papers
Federal Ministry of HealthNG2 papers
Federal Medical CentreNG2 papers
Jos University Teaching HospitalNG2 papers
Universitas Syiah KualaID1 paper

Where they publish

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice4
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene2
International Journal of Pediatrics2
Nigerian Journal of Medicine2
Paediatric Respiratory Reviews2
PLoS ONE2
Vaccine

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being16
1No poverty10
2Zero hunger3
8Decent work and economic growth3
4Quality education1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
10Reduced inequalities1
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Most cited

Health care financing in Nigeria: Implications for achieving universal health coverage
Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice
2015318 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
Anaemia of Chronic Disease: An In-Depth Review
Medical Principles and Practice3
2016231 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
Willingness to pay for rapid diagnostic tests for the diagnosis and treatment of malaria in southeast Nigeria: ex post and ex ante

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Violence and Mental Health among Adolescents in South East Nigeria

2022Nigerian Journal of MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst author6 citations10.4103/njm.njm_133_21

Evaluation of postgraduate educational environment in a Nigerian teaching hospital

2020Nigerian Journal of Clinical PracticeJournalOpen access18 citations10.4103/njcp.njcp_128_20

Reductive effect of ursodeoxycholic acid on bilirubin levels in neonates on phototherapy

2019Clinical and Experimental GastroenterologyJournalOpen accessFirst author16 citations10.2147/ceg.s207523

The economic burden of malaria in pregnancy: a cross-sectional study

2018The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal MedicineJournalCorresponding19 citations10.1080/14767058.2018.1487933

Public acceptance of a hypothetical Ebola virus vaccine in Aceh, Indonesia: A hospital-based survey

2017Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical DiseaseJournalOpen accessSenior author8 citations10.12980/apjtd.7.2017d6-386

Anaemia of Chronic Disease: An In-Depth Review

2016Medical Principles and PracticeJournalOpen accessSenior author231 citations10.1159/000452104

Health-Care Workers' Perspectives on Ebola Virus Vaccine: A Focus Group and In-Depth Interview Interventional Study

2016American Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournalOpen accessCorresponding14 citations10.4269/ajtmh.16-0206

Acceptability and Willingness-to-Pay for a Hypothetical Ebola Virus Vaccine in Nigeria

2015PLoS neglected tropical diseasesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding59 citations10.1371/journal.pntd.0003838

Introduction of Inactivated Polio Vaccine and Specific Determinants of Vaccine Hesitancy

2015World Journal of VaccinesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.4236/wjv.2015.51002

ECONOMIC COST OF TREATMENT OF CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY IN ENUGU, SOUTHEAST NIGERIA

2014International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health CareJournalFirst author20 citations10.1017/s0266462314000518

Afrischolar Discovery1

How it can be read

68% free to read

Diamond 8 · 21%Free to read and to publish
Gold 15 · 39%In an open-access journal
Bronze 1 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Green 2 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 12 · 32%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

10 of 38 papers name a funder

University Of Nigeria Nsukka4
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention3
Tertiary Education Trust Fund2
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene1
UNICEF1
Universitas Syiah Kuala1

Sustainable cities and communities

17Partnerships for the goals1

International Journal for Equity in Health11

2010182 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Acceptability and Willingness-to-Pay for a Hypothetical Ebola Virus Vaccine in Nigeria

PLoS neglected tropical diseases3

201559 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold