Dennis Akpona

University of Port Harcourt

Also at Development Initiatives and Community Initiativesfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2024, latest 2026

General Health Professions
Health
Infectious Diseases
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Sociology and Political Science

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 22024–2026
Citations: 1to those papers
h-index: 1i10-index 0
Field-weighted impact: 4.811.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 50%1 of 2 scored papers
Open access: 50%1 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

Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

General Health Professions150%
Health150%

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

2 in all

COVID-19 vaccine uptake, barriers and facilitators among key populations living with HIV/AIDS in Rivers State, Nigeria: a cross-sectional quantitative study
2026Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournal1 citation10.1093/trstmh/trag005
Exploring the lived experiences of gender-based violence survivors among female sex -workers in Rivers State, Nigeria.

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Infectious Diseases150%

Obstetrics and Gynecology150%

Sociology and Political Science150%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction1
Homelessness and Social Issues1
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research1
Sex work and related issues1
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

50% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Where they publish

Journal of Social Work in Developing Societies1
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene1

How it can be read

50% free to read

Hybrid 1 · 50%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 1 · 50%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 2 papers name a funder

National Institute for Health and Care Research1
Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being1
5Gender equality1

Most cited

COVID-19 vaccine uptake, barriers and facilitators among key populations living with HIV/AIDS in Rivers State, Nigeria: a cross-sectional quantitative study
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene3
20261 citationWorld top 10%
Exploring the lived experiences of gender-based violence survivors among female sex -workers in Rivers State, Nigeria.
Journal of Social Work in Developing Societies5
20240 citationsOpen access · Hybrid

Journal of Social Work in Developing Societies