Ifeyinwa Nwafia

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 2016, latest 2026

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases
Molecular Medicine
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

Publications: 362016–2026
Citations: 168to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 1.101.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 8%3 of 36 scored papers
Open access: 94%34 papers free to read

7 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

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.

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

36 in all

Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Genes and Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae among Hospitalized Patients in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital
2026International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.4103/ijmh.ijmh_120_25
P90 Comparative clinical outcomes and prognostic determinants in neonatal sepsis: insights from a multicentre prospective cohort study

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology1028%
Epidemiology1028%
Infectious Diseases822%
Molecular Medicine822%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health822%
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine38%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism38%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health38%
Complementary and alternative medicine26%
Economics and Econometrics26%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Antibiotic Use and Resistance10
Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria8
Neonatal and Maternal Infections5
Nosocomial Infections in ICU3
Antifungal resistance and susceptibility2
COVID-19 epidemiological studies2
Disaster Response and Management2
Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection2
Escherichia coli research studies2
Fungal Infections and Studies2
Global Maternal and Child Health2
Hepatitis B Virus Studies2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

22% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom3
United States3
Belgium2
Burkina Faso1
Algeria1
Ghana1
Gambia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG26 papers
National Hospital AbujaNG7 papers
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu UniversityNG7 papers
Lagos University Teaching HospitalNG6 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNG5 papers
University of LagosNG4 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching HospitalNG4 papers
Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNG4 papers
Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, SokotoNG4 papers
Usmanu Danfodiyo UniversityNG4 papers

Where they publish

International Journal of Medicine and Health Development4
African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology3
Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice3
International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health2
Annals of Clinical and Biomedical Research1
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being13
1No poverty3
2Zero hunger3
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Molecular detection and antibiotic resistance pattern of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli in a Tertiary Hospital in Enugu, Nigeria
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials3
201945 citationsOpen access · Gold
Antimicrobial Stewardship Implementation in Nigerian Hospitals: Gaps and Challenges
African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology17
202124 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Recurrent Mpox: divergent virulent clades and the urgent need for strategic measures including novel vaccine development to sustain global health security

JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance

Mixed Bacterial and Fungal Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Nigerian Child: A Case Report

2025International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/ijmh.ijmh_82_24

Effects of lead exposure on the lung volume of automobile battery workers in Anambra State

2024World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health SciencesJournalOpen access0 citations10.30574/wjbphs.2024.20.3.1022

The CLIMIDSON Manual for Antimicrobial Stewardship Programmes in Nigerian Health Care Facilities

2023African Journal of Clinical and Experimental MicrobiologyJournalOpen access1 citation10.4314/ajcem.v24i4.3

Vehicle Exhaust Gases

2023International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/ijmh.ijmh_82_22

Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriaceae

2022Nigerian Postgraduate Medical JournalJournalOpen accessFirst author7 citations10.4103/npmj.npmj_95_22

Etiologic Dilemma and Challenges of Management of Nodular Vasculitis in Tertiary Health-Care Facility

2022Nigerian Journal of Clinical PracticeJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4103/njcp.njcp_348_22

Antimicrobial Stewardship Implementation in Nigerian Hospitals: Gaps and Challenges

2021African Journal of Clinical and Experimental MicrobiologyJournalOpen access24 citations10.4314/ajcem.v22i1.8

Antibiotic Use and Resistance

2021International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst author6 citations10.4103/ijmh.ijmh_7_21

Leukemoid Reaction in a Preterm Infant: Diagnostic Challenge in Resource Poor Setting: A Case Report

2020International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case ReportsJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.9734/ijmpcr/2020/v13i230117

Lassa Fever: Time to Eradicate the Deadly Disease in Nigeria

2019Nigerian Journal of Clinical PracticeJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding2 citations10.4103/njcp.njcp_116_18

BMC Infectious Diseases1

How it can be read

94% free to read

Diamond 11 · 31%Free to read and to publish
Gold 17 · 47%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 5 · 14%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 2 · 6%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

3 of 36 papers name a funder

Bayero University Kano1
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council1
Cardiff University1
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1
Department of Haematology, Christian Medical College, Vellore1
Medical Research Council1
North Carolina State University1
University of Oxford1

BMC Infectious Diseases

202520 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold