Foster Tochukwu Orji

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 2008, latest 2025

Otorhinolaryngology
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Surgery
Physiology
Sensory Systems
Genetics

Publications: 252008–2025
Citations: 513to those papers
h-index: 13i10-index 14
Field-weighted impact: 0.761.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 4%1 of 25 scored papers
Open access: 44%11 papers free to read

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

25 in all

Clinical features and treatment outcomes of epistaxis in the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria
2025Annals of Clinical and Biomedical ResearchJournalOpen access0 citations10.4081/acbr.2025.505
Recovery Patterns of COVID-19 Related Smell Disorders: An Analysis of the Available Evidence
2023

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Otorhinolaryngology1248%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine936%
Surgery728%
Physiology624%
Sensory Systems416%
Genetics312%
Neurology312%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging312%
Biomedical Engineering28%
Epidemiology28%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Ear Surgery and Otitis Media10
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research6
Sinusitis and nasal conditions4
Tracheal and airway disorders4
Foreign Body Medical Cases3
Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques3
Respiratory and Cough-Related Research3
Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies2
Congenital Ear and Nasal Anomalies2
Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research2
Head and Neck Cancer Studies2
Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

8% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

Japan2
Sri Lanka2
Uganda1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG23 papers
Federal Medical CentreNG6 papers
Delta State UniversityNG5 papers
Abia State UniversityNG4 papers
Nagoya Ekisaikai HospitalJP2 papers
Vavuniya General HospitalLK2 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching HospitalNG1 paper
Abia State PolytechnicNG1 paper
Mubende HospitalUG1 paper

Where they publish

Clinical Otolaryngology3
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology3
Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery3
Nigerian Journal of Medicine3
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology2
World Journal of Surgery2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being14
17Partnerships for the goals2
1No poverty1
14Life below water1

Most cited

Determinants of spontaneous healing in traumatic perforations of the tympanic membrane
Clinical Otolaryngology3
2008137 citationsWorld top 10%
Tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration in children: how reliable are clinical and radiological signs in the diagnosis?
Clinical Otolaryngology
201066 citations
Management of Esophageal Foreign Bodies: Experience in a Developing Country
World Journal of Surgery17

Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery

Evolution of COVID-19-related olfactory disorders

2022International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4103/ijmh.ijmh_42_22

Is ‘Group and Save’ Blood Request Routinely Required for Nasopharyngeal Biopsy?

2017Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck SurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/s12070-017-1078-5

The clinical and radiological predictors of pulmonary hypertension in children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy

2016European Archives of Oto-Rhino-LaryngologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding19 citations10.1007/s00405-016-4207-y

The Influence of Tinnitus on the Audiometric Threshold of Sufferers

2016International Archives of OtorhinolaryngologyJournalOpen accessSenior author17 citations10.1055/s-0035-1571271

The impact of adenotonsillectomy on pulmonary arterial pressure in West African children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy

2016International Journal of Pediatric OtorhinolaryngologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.1016/j.ijporl.2016.11.023

The clinical implications of ear canal debris in hearing aid users

2014Pakistan Journal of Medical SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author17 citations10.12669/pjms.303.4742

Determinants of non-healing ear discharge in chronic suppurative otitis media in a developing country

2014European Archives of Oto-Rhino-LaryngologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding11 citations10.1007/s00405-014-3255-4

Management of Esophageal Foreign Bodies: Experience in a Developing Country

2012World Journal of SurgeryJournalFirst authorCorresponding51 citations10.1007/s00268-012-1510-7

Outcome of Adenotonsillectomy for Sleep and Breathing Difficulties in Nigerian Children with Obstructive Adenotonsillar Enlargement

2012Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck SurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.1007/s12070-012-0517-6

Unusual Facial Mutilation Due to Rhinoentomophthoromycosis

2012Infectious Diseases in Clinical PracticeJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1097/ipc.0b013e318245d3a8

Non-Expensive blast injury of the tympanic membrane in Umuahia, Nigeria

2010Nigerian Journal of MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding14 citations10.4314/njm.v18i4.51227

Obstructive Adenoid Hypertrophy in the Adult: A Case Report

2010Orient Journal of MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.4314/ojm.v21i1-4.54470

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Annals of Clinical and Biomedical Research1

How it can be read

44% free to read

Diamond 2 · 8%Free to read and to publish
Gold 5 · 20%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 4%Free to read, no open licence
Green 2 · 8%A copy in a repository
Closed 14 · 56%Behind a paywall