Ifeoma Ezegwui

University of Nigeria

Also at University of Nigeria Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2001, latest 2026

Ophthalmology
Epidemiology
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Cognitive Neuroscience
Social Psychology
Surgery

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 352001–2026
Citations: 380to those papers
h-index: 11i10-index 13
Field-weighted impact: 0.721.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 9%3 of 35 scored papers
Open access: 63%22 papers free to read

2 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

35 in all

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Citations received each year

Peerford

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

Ophthalmology1851%
Epidemiology1543%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging1029%
Cognitive Neuroscience617%
Social Psychology514%
Surgery411%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health39%
Genetics26%
Infectious Diseases26%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health26%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies14
Intraocular Surgery and Lenses8
Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies6
Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders5
Tactile and Sensory Interactions5
Glaucoma and retinal disorders4
Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries4
Ocular Infections and Treatments3
Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research3
Retinal Diseases and Treatments3
Corneal surgery and disorders2
Facial Trauma and Fracture Management2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

23% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States7
India1
United Kingdom1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG22 papers
Federal Teaching Hospital AbakalikiNG8 papers
Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNG8 papers
The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonUS5 papers
Aravind Eye HospitalIN1 paper
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB1 paper
Salina Regional Health CenterUS1 paper
Washington State UniversityUS1 paper
Evangelical Church Winning AllNG1 paper
Lagos University Teaching HospitalNG1 paper

Where they publish

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice5
International Ophthalmology3
International Journal of Medicine and Health Development2
PubMed2
Advances in Ophthalmology & Visual System1
Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being7
4Quality education6
17Partnerships for the goals6
1No poverty3
11Sustainable cities and communities2
5Gender equality1

Most cited

Causes of childhood blindness: results from schools for the blind in south eastern Nigeria
British Journal of Ophthalmology3
200265 citationsOpen access · Bronze
Refractive errors in children with autism in a developing country
Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice17
201435 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Refractive Error and Visual Impairment Among School Children: Result of a South-Eastern Nigerian Regional Survey

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Preferred Spectacles among Nigerian School Children

2022Nigerian Journal of MedicineJournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/njm.njm_158_21

Prevalence of Refractive Errors and Visual Impairment in School Children in Enugu South-East Nigeria

2021Nigerian Journal of Clinical PracticeJournalOpen accessFirst author20 citations10.4103/njcp.njcp_521_19

Spectacle design preferences among school children in Enugu State, Nigeria

2021Nigerian Journal of Clinical PracticeJournalOpen access2 citations10.4103/njcp.njcp_521_20

Vision Screening in Infants Attending Immunization Clinics in a Developing Country

2020Journal of Primary Care & Community HealthJournalOpen access6 citations10.1177/2150132720907430

Colour vision defect among secondary school students in enugu, Nigeria: prevalence, pattern and impact

2020Advances in Ophthalmology & Visual SystemJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.15406/aovs.2020.10.00394

Audit of ophthalmology discharge summaries in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital

2018Nigerian Journal of Clinical PracticeJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.4103/njcp.njcp_363_17

Glaucoma following childhood cataract surgery: the South India experience

2017International OphthalmologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.1007/s10792-017-0728-7

Qualities of an Effective Teacher: Perspectives from a College of Medicine in Nigeria

2017Journal of Education Society and Behavioural ScienceJournalOpen access0 citations10.9734/bjesbs/2017/32207

Assessing medical researchers' awareness & knowledge of data analysis software in a Nigerian University

2017International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4314/jcm.v22i2.10

Refractive errors in children with autism in a developing country

2014Nigerian Journal of Clinical PracticeJournalOpen accessFirst author35 citations10.4103/1119-3077.134042

Prevalence of presbyopia in a rural African community

2014Rural and Remote HealthJournalOpen access28 citations10.22605/rrh2731

Patients′ satisfaction with eye care services in a Nigerian teaching hospital

2014Nigerian Journal of Clinical PracticeJournalOpen accessFirst author26 citations10.4103/1119-3077.141423

Evaluation of complications of extracapsular cataract extraction performed by trainees

2014Annals of Medical and Health Sciences ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author6 citations10.4103/2141-9248.126616

Anaesthesia for paediatric cataracts in developing countries - A systematic review of the literature

2014International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen access1 citation10.4314/jcm.v19i1-2.8

Corneal Ulcers in a Tertiary Hospital in Africa

2010Journal of the National Medical AssociationJournalFirst authorCorresponding10 citations10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30642-8

Monitoring cataract surgical outcome in a Nigerian mission hospital

2007International OphthalmologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding19 citations10.1007/s10792-007-9182-2

Traumatic hyphaema at Abakaliki

2006Nigerian Medical PractitionerJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4314/nmp.v49i1.28785

Intraocular pressure in rural communities hy-perendemic for onchocerciasis and an urban community hypoendemic for onchocerciasis

2005International Journal of OphthalmologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations

Causes of childhood blindness: results from schools for the blind in south eastern Nigeria

2002British Journal of OphthalmologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding65 citations10.1136/bjo.87.1.20

Indications for Enucleation of the Eyes of Children in Eastern Nigeria

2002Nigerian Journal of OphthalmologyJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.4314/njo.v10i1.11902

Ophthalmic Presentation of Epidermoid Cysts in an African Community

2001International OphthalmologyJournalSenior author3 citations10.1023/a:1025483024858

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

How it can be read

63% free to read

Diamond 9 · 26%Free to read and to publish
Gold 7 · 20%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 6%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 6%Free to read, no open licence
Green 2 · 6%A copy in a repository
Closed 13 · 37%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 35 papers name a funder

Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology1
World Health Organization1

Clinical ophthalmology1

202128 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Prevalence of presbyopia in a rural African community

Rural and Remote Health4

201428 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Current pattern of ocular trauma as seen in tertiary institutions in south-eastern Nigeria

BMC Ophthalmology11

202126 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold