Edmund Okoroigwe

University of Nigeria

Also at African Institute of Science and Technologyfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2011, latest 2026

Biomedical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Pollution
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Food Science
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Publications: 292011–2026
Citations: 485to those papers
h-index: 12i10-index 13
Field-weighted impact: 1.051.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 17%5 of 29 scored papers
Open access: 62%18 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

29 in all

Sustainable engineering solutions for achieving resilient food security in Nigeria
2026Discover AgricultureJournalOpen access0 citations10.1007/s44279-025-00385-3
Energy Densification of Cocoa Pod Shell by Torrefaction Method
2025NIPES Journal of Science and Technology ResearchJournal

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Citations received each year

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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

Biomedical Engineering1034%
Mechanical Engineering931%
Pollution828%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment724%
Food Science517%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering310%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology310%
Artificial Intelligence27%
Environmental Engineering27%
Materials Chemistry27%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Energy and Environment Impacts8
Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes7
Biodiesel Production and Applications4
Food Drying and Modeling3
Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems3
Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems3
Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems3
Biofuel production and bioconversion2
Global Energy and Sustainability Research2
Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control2
Heat Transfer Mechanisms2
Lignin and Wood Chemistry2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

59% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

South Africa10
United States5
Brazil3
Ghana3
China1
Germany1
United Kingdom1
Kenya1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Cape TownZA9 papers
African Institute of Science and TechnologyNG6 papers
Universidade de São PauloBR3 papers
Michigan State UniversityUS3 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH2 papers
Forschungszentrum JülichDE1 paper
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUS1 paper
Qingdao University of TechnologyCN1 paper
University of LisbonPT1 paper
De Montfort UniversityGB1 paper

Where they publish

Journal of Energy in Southern Africa4
Cureus Journal of Engineering.2
Energy Technology2
NIPES Journal of Science and Technology Research2
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews2
ASME 2011 5th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, Parts A, B, and C1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

7Affordable and clean energy10
12Responsible consumption and production5
2Zero hunger2
17Partnerships for the goals2
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1

Most cited

An integrated combined cycle system driven by a solar tower: A review
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
2016108 citationsWorld top 10%
Concentrating solar power technologies for solar thermal grid electricity in Nigeria: A review
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
201894 citationsWorld top 10%
Characterization of Wood, Leaves, Barks, and pod wastes from Prosopis africana biomass for biofuel production
Waste Management Bulletin12

A review of optimization strategies for solar-biomass dryers

2025Sustainable Energy Technologies and AssessmentsJournalSenior authorCorresponding6 citations10.1016/j.seta.2025.104672

Energy Analysis and Optimization of Open Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plant Through Exhaust Heat Recovery

2025NIPES Journal of Science and Technology ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.37933/nipes/7.3.2025.1630

Characterization of Palm Oil as Base Feedstockfor Bio-lubricant Production

2021International Journal of Advances in Scientific Research and EngineeringJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.31695/ijasre.2021.33932

Solar thermal electricity in Nigeria: Prospects and challenges

2019Energy PolicyJournalSenior authorCorresponding23 citations10.1016/j.enpol.2019.01.013

Advances in Biofueling of Micro Gas Turbines for Power Generation

2018Energy TechnologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.1002/ente.201800689

Concentrating solar power technologies for solar thermal grid electricity in Nigeria: A review

2018Renewable and Sustainable Energy ReviewsJournalSenior authorCorresponding94 citations10.1016/j.rser.2018.03.029

Bio-oil yield potential of some tropical woody biomass

2017Journal of Energy in Southern AfricaJournalOpen accessFirst author20 citations10.17159/2413-3051/2015/v26i2a2193

Comparative evaluation of the performance of an improved solar-biomass hybrid dryer

2017Journal of Energy in Southern AfricaJournalOpen accessFirst author27 citations10.17159/2413-3051/2016/v26i4a2092

An integrated combined cycle system driven by a solar tower: A review

2016Renewable and Sustainable Energy ReviewsJournalFirst author108 citations10.1016/j.rser.2015.12.092

Comparative evaluation of the performance of an improved solar-biomass hybrid dryer

2015Journal of Energy in Southern AfricaJournalOpen accessFirst author16 citations10.17159/2413-3051/2015/v26i4a2092

Experimental study of anaerobic digestion of dog waste

2014Scientific Research and EssaysJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding12 citations10.5897/sre2013.5705

Thermochemical Conversion of Palm Kernel Shell (PKS) to Bio-Energy

2011ASME 2011 5th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, Parts A, B, and CPublicationFirst author7 citations10.1115/es2011-54690

DergiPark (Istanbul University)1

How it can be read

62% free to read

Diamond 5 · 17%Free to read and to publish
Gold 7 · 24%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 14%Open in a subscription journal
Green 2 · 7%A copy in a repository
Closed 11 · 38%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

8 of 29 papers name a funder

African University of Science and Technology2
University of Cape Town2
Anhui University of Science and Technology1
College of Engineering, Michigan State University1
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior1
Department of Science and Technology, Government of West Bengal1
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst1
Tertiary Education Trust Fund1

202433 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Comparative evaluation of the performance of an improved solar-biomass hybrid dryer

Journal of Energy in Southern Africa7

201727 citationsOpen access · Gold