Nkiru Zuada Nwachukwu

University of Nigeria

Also at University of Nigeria Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2015, latest 2026

Epidemiology
Ophthalmology
Pharmacology
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Nutrition and Dietetics
Plant Science

Publications: 142015–2026
Citations: 99to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 2
Field-weighted impact: 0.531.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 14 scored papers
Open access: 93%13 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

Citations received each year

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

14 in all

Developing consensus definitions and methods for non-visually impairing eye conditions for population-based eye surveys in Nigeria: a Delphi study
2026BMJ OpenJournalOpen access0 citations10.1136/bmjopen-2025-106313
Undiagnosed Glaucoma and Glaucoma Awareness at a Rural Community in Southeast Nigeria
2026

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Epidemiology643%
Ophthalmology536%
Pharmacology429%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging321%
Nutrition and Dietetics214%
Plant Science214%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine17%
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine17%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism17%
Neurology17%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies5
Hibiscus Plant Research Studies4
Corneal surgery and disorders2
Glaucoma and retinal disorders2
Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research2
Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies2
Acute Ischemic Stroke Management1
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies1
Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis1
Cynara cardunculus studies1
Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques1
Food Science and Nutritional Studies1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

7% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States1
United Kingdom1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG14 papers
University of BeninNG5 papers
Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNG2 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB1 paper
Washington State UniversityUS1 paper
Federal Medical CentreNG1 paper
Federal Teaching Hospital AbakalikiNG1 paper
Federal Medical CentreNG1 paper
Imo State UniversityNG1 paper
Abia State UniversityNG1 paper

Where they publish

International Journal of Medicine and Health Development3
African Health Sciences1
African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology1
BMJ Open1
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)1
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being5
1No poverty1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Effects of aqueous extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system of Nigerians with mild to moderate essential hypertension: A comparative study with lisinopril
Indian Journal of Pharmacology3
201542 citationsOpen access · Green
Does consumption of an aqueous extract of Hibscus sabdariffa affect renal function in subjects with mild to moderate hypertension?
The Journal of Physiological Sciences3
201626 citationsOpen access · Gold

International Journal of Medicine and Health Development

Ocular Abnormalities in Stroke: Prevalence and Risk Factors in a Tertiary Care Hospital, South-East Nigeria

2025International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.4103/ijmh.ijmh_52_24

Glaucoma medications: issues with adherence in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria

2020Family Medicine & Primary Care ReviewJournalOpen access7 citations10.5114/fmpcr.2020.100436

Rural eye care practice-survey of ophthalmology resident doctors in Nigeria

2018DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)JournalOpen access2 citations10.3980/j.issn.1672-5123.2018.8.03

Frontiers in Ophthalmology1

Indian Journal of Pharmacology1

How it can be read

93% free to read

Diamond 3 · 21%Free to read and to publish
Gold 7 · 50%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 7%Open in a subscription journal
Green 2 · 14%A copy in a repository
Closed 1 · 7%Behind a paywall

Family Medicine & Primary Care Review3

20207 citationsOpen access · Gold

Thirst perception in mild to moderate hypertensive Nigerians treated with aqueous extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa L.

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

20167 citationsOpen access · Diamond