OI Odetunde

University of Nigeria

Also at University of Nigeria Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 1970, latest 2026

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Nephrology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Surgery
Epidemiology

Publications: 521970–2026
Citations: 740to those papers
h-index: 18i10-index 22
Field-weighted impact: 1.021.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 6%3 of 52 scored papers
Open access: 87%45 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

52 in all

Prevalence and severity of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborns among asphyxiated neonates admitted in Enugu State University Teaching Hospital
2026BMJ Paediatrics OpenJournalOpen access1 citation10.1136/bmjpo-2025-004351
Left ventricular mass in newborn with perinatal asphxia: Assessment of allometric relations and impact of birth weight

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1733%
Nephrology1019%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health917%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine815%
Surgery815%
Epidemiology612%
General Health Professions612%
Obstetrics and Gynecology612%
Genetics510%
Clinical Psychology48%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health6
Dialysis and Renal Disease Management5
Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders5
Neonatal Respiratory Health Research5
Acute Kidney Injury Research4
Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes4
Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies4
Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies4
Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare3
Global Health and Epidemiology3
Medical Case Reports and Studies3
Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

15% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom6
Gambia5
United States2
Denmark1
Uganda1
Ghana1
Canada1
Tanzania1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG48 papers
Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNG12 papers
Redeemer's UniversityNG9 papers
Federal Teaching Hospital AbakalikiNG7 papers
Medical Research CouncilGB5 papers
Afe Babalola UniversityNG5 papers
MRC Unit the GambiaGM5 papers
Federal Medical CentreNG4 papers
University College Hospital, IbadanNG3 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching HospitalNG3 papers

Where they publish

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice5
African Health Sciences3
Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research3
Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research3
Behavioural Neurology2
BMC Pediatrics2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being25
2Zero hunger6
1No poverty3
17Partnerships for the goals3
4Quality education1
5Gender equality1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1

Most cited

Knowledge of danger signs in newborns and health seeking practices of mothers and care givers in Enugu state, South-East Nigeria
The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics3
2015112 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Prevalence of malnutrition among pre-school children in, South-east Nigeria
The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics2
201443 citationsOpen access · Gold

World Journal of Clinical Cases

Tuberculous Meningitis in a Young Adolescent: A Diagnostic Conundrum

2026Asian Journal of Pediatric ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.9734/ajpr/2026/v16i4540

Indications and Outcomes of Caesarean Section in a New Tertiary Centre in Southwest Nigeria: A One-Year Retrospective Study

2025Asian Journal of Research in Medical and Pharmaceutical SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.9734/ajrimps/2025/v14i4353

Body Mass Index and other anthropometric variablesin children with sickle cell anaemia

2016Pakistan Journal of Medical SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding30 citations10.12669/pjms.322.9046

Accidental childhood poisoning in Enugu, South-East, Nigeria

2016Annals of Medical and Health Sciences ResearchJournalOpen access25 citations10.4103/2141-9248.183944

Prevalence of malnutrition among pre-school children in, South-east Nigeria

2014The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatricsJournalOpen access43 citations10.1186/s13052-014-0075-5

Chronic kidney disease in children as seen in a tertiary hospital in Enugu, South-East, Nigeria

2014Nigerian Journal of Clinical PracticeJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding35 citations10.4103/1119-3077.127553

Out-of-pocket cost of managing sick newborns in Enugu, southeast Nigeria

2014ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author29 citations10.2147/ceor.s54674

Acute osteomyelitis as cause of late sepsis in a Nigerian neonate

2014Annals of Medical and Health Sciences ResearchJournalOpen access3 citations10.4103/2141-9248.144929

Typhoid glomerulonephritis and intestinal perforation in a Nigerian child

2014Nigerian Journal of Clinical PracticeJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.4103/1119-3077.141442

Substance Use among Medical Students Attending Two Nigerian Universities

2014International Neuropsychiatric Disease JournalJournalOpen access2 citations10.9734/indj/2015/12795

Iron deficiency among non-anemic under-five children in Enugu, South-East, Nigeria

2013Annals of Medical and Health Sciences ResearchJournalOpen access19 citations10.4103/2141-9248.117943

Outcome of Late Presentation of Posterior Urethral Valves in a Resource-Limited Economy: Challenges in Management

2012International Journal of NephrologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding30 citations10.1155/2012/345298

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science

Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine2

How it can be read

87% free to read

Diamond 17 · 33%Free to read and to publish
Gold 16 · 31%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 6 · 12%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 8%A copy in a repository
Closed 7 · 13%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

5 of 52 papers name a funder

Canada Research Chairs1
Canadian Institutes of Health Research1
Fogarty International Center1
International Society of Nephrology1
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases1
National Institutes of Health1
UNICEF1
Wellcome Trust1

201542 citationsOpen access · Gold

Danger Signs of Childhood Pneumonia: Caregiver Awareness and Care Seeking Behavior in a Developing Country

International Journal of Pediatrics3

201535 citationsOpen access · Gold