Benjamin Chukwuemeka Nwobi

Obafemi Awolowo University

Publishing since 1985, latest 2025

Microbiology
Physiology
Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases
General Health Professions
Parasitology

Publications: 101985–2025
Citations: 218to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 8
Field-weighted impact: 2.121.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 40%4 of 10 scored papers
Open access: 70%7 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

10 in all

Neglected tropical diseases elimination in Africa: lessons from regional control programmes
2025Tropical Medicine and HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s41182-025-00865-8
Quality Assurance and Quality Control in the Global Trachoma Mapping Project
2018American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Citations received each year

Peerford

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Microbiology550%
Physiology440%
Epidemiology330%
Infectious Diseases330%
General Health Professions220%
Parasitology220%
Ecology110%
Food Science110%
Genetics110%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis110%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Reproductive tract infections research5
Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment4
Cervical Cancer and HPV Research3
Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment3
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health2
Parasites and Host Interactions2
Blood groups and transfusion1
Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity1
Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders1
Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments1
Insects and Parasite Interactions1
Parasite Biology and Host Interactions1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

70% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States6
United Kingdom6
Netherlands2
Ethiopia2
Mali1
France1
Uganda1
Australia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Federal Ministry of HealthNG7 papers
SightsaversGB5 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB4 papers
The Task Force for Global HealthUS4 papers
University of JosNG4 papers
Carter CenterUS3 papers
London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease ResearchGB3 papers
National Eye CentreNG3 papers
Netherlands Leprosy ReliefNL2 papers
Mission to Save the HelplessNG2 papers

Where they publish

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene3
Ophthalmic Epidemiology3
International Health1
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics1
Teesside University Research Portal (Teesside University)1
Tropical Medicine and Health1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being2
4Quality education1
6Clean water and sanitation1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Quality Assurance and Quality Control in the Global Trachoma Mapping Project
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene9
201872 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
Trachoma among children in community surveys from four African countries and implications of using school surveys for evaluating prevalence
International Health4
201326 citationsOpen access · Hybrid

Design of pilot plant for the production of essential oil from Eucalyptus leaves

2006Teesside University Research Portal (Teesside University)JournalOpen access4 citations

Mobilization Strategy for Guinea Worm Eradication in Nigeria

1992American Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournal20 citations10.4269/ajtmh.1992.47.529

How it can be read

70% free to read

Gold 1 · 10%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 40%Open in a subscription journal
Green 2 · 20%A copy in a repository
Closed 3 · 30%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

5 of 10 papers name a funder

Wellcome Trust4
Department for International Development2
United States Agency for International Development2
Carter Center1
Department for International Development, UK Government1
RTI International1

Prevalence of Trachoma in Katsina State, Nigeria: Results of 34 District-Level Surveys

Ophthalmic Epidemiology3

201620 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid