Herbert A Obu

University of Nigeria

Also at University of Nigeria Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2000, latest 2026

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Clinical Psychology
Epidemiology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 292000–2026
Citations: 583to those papers
h-index: 16i10-index 16
Field-weighted impact: 1.181.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 10%3 of 29 scored papers
Open access: 76%22 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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

29 in all

Determination of levels of cardiac troponins between asphyxiated and normal neonates in Enugu
2026BMC Cardiovascular DisordersJournalOpen accessCorresponding1 citation10.1186/s12872-026-05556-8
Comparison of Serum Vitamin D Status in Critically ill and Non-critically ill Children and its Relationship with Illness Severity and Clinical Outcomes: A Case–Control Study

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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

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health724%
Clinical Psychology621%
Epidemiology621%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health621%
Psychiatry and Mental health414%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine414%
Education310%
General Health Professions310%
Nutrition and Dietetics310%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology27%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development4
Congenital Heart Disease Studies3
Youth Substance Use and School Attendance3
Antibiotic Use and Resistance2
Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues2
Child Nutrition and Water Access2
Coronary Artery Anomalies2
Electrolyte and hormonal disorders2
Folate and B Vitamins Research2
Global Health and Epidemiology2
Infant Development and Preterm Care2
Sleep and related disorders2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

7% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written2222222Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom2
Gambia2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG26 papers
Federal Teaching Hospital AbakalikiNG11 papers
Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNG4 papers
Ebonyi State UniversityNG3 papers
Medical Research CouncilGB2 papers
Abia State UniversityNG1 paper
Edward Francis Small Teaching HospitalGM1 paper
MRC Unit the GambiaGM1 paper
Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNG1 paper
Usmanu Danfodiyo UniversityNG1 paper

Where they publish

Annals of African Medicine3
International Journal of Medicine and Health Development3
Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health2
Behavioural Neurology2
BMC Pediatrics2
BMC Research Notes2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being15
4Quality education3
5Gender equality3
2Zero hunger1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Congenital malformations among newborns admitted in the neonatal unit of a tertiary hospital in Enugu, South-East Nigeria - a retrospective study
BMC Research Notes3
201290 citationsOpen access · Gold
Prevalence of malnutrition among pre-school children in, South-east Nigeria
The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics2
201443 citationsOpen access · Gold
Epidemiology of congenital anomalies of the central nervous system in children in Enugu, Nigeria: A retrospective study

International Journal of Medicine and Health Development

Iatrogenic Cushing Syndrome with Adrenal Suppression in Nigerian Children: A Case Series

2025International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4103/ijmh.ijmh_4_24

Neonatal necrotizing fasciitis: Two case reports and literature review

2020International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen access3 citations10.4103/ijmh.ijmh_5_20

The White Coat and the Physician; a Snapshot of the Physicians’ Perspective

2015Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.9734/bjmmr/2015/15150

Prevalence of malnutrition among pre-school children in, South-east Nigeria

2014The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatricsJournalOpen access43 citations10.1186/s13052-014-0075-5

Self Esteem among Adolescents in Nigerian Secondary Schools: A Neglected Issue

2014Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical ResearchJournalOpen access21 citations10.9734/bjmmr/2015/12492

Neonatal analgesia: A neglected issue in the tropics

2014Nigerian Medical JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author5 citations10.4103/0300-1652.132034

Substance Use among Medical Students Attending Two Nigerian Universities

2014International Neuropsychiatric Disease JournalJournalOpen access2 citations10.9734/indj/2015/12795

Paracetamol use (and/or misuse) in children in Enugu, South-East, Nigeria

2012BMC PediatricsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding38 citations10.1186/1471-2431-12-103

Snake bites in children in The Gambia

2000Annals of Tropical PaediatricsJournal20 citations10.1080/02724936.2000.11748120

Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics2

How it can be read

76% free to read

Diamond 6 · 21%Free to read and to publish
Gold 12 · 41%In an open-access journal
Bronze 1 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Green 3 · 10%A copy in a repository
Closed 7 · 24%Behind a paywall

Annals of African Medicine3

201642 citationsOpen access · Green

Use and/or Misuse of Antibiotics in Management of Diarrhea Among Children in Enugu, Southeast Nigeria

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics3

201338 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze