William N. Ogala

Ahmadu Bello University

Publishing since 1982, latest 2023

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Epidemiology
General Health Professions
Genetics
Nutrition and Dietetics

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 321982–2023
Citations: 647to those papers
h-index: 15i10-index 18
Field-weighted impact: 1.861.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 23%7 of 31 scored papers
Open access: 34%11 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

32 in all

Pneumonia hospitalizations and mortality in children 3 – 24-month-old in Nigeria from 2013 to 2020: Impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine ten valent (PHiD-CV-10)
2023Human Vaccines & ImmunotherapeuticsJournalOpen access4 citations10.1080/21645515.2022.2162289
Maternal Instruction About Jaundice and the Incidence of Acute Bilirubin Encephalopathy in Nigeria

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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

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1650%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health928%
Epidemiology825%
General Health Professions39%
Genetics39%
Nutrition and Dietetics39%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology26%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism26%
Genetics26%
Hematology26%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Malaria Research and Control11
Neonatal and Maternal Infections4
Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections4
Diverse Scientific Research Studies3
Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders3
Neonatal and fetal brain pathology3
Antibiotic Use and Resistance2
Birth, Development, and Health2
Child Nutrition and Water Access2
Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control2
Dermatoglyphics and Human Traits2
Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

34% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom6
United States5
Congo (DRC)3
Kenya3
Philippines2
Bangladesh1
Canada1
Switzerland1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Ahmadu Bello University Teaching HospitalNG21 papers
University of IbadanNG7 papers
University College Hospital, IbadanNG7 papers
University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG5 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB4 papers
Federal Ministry of HealthNG4 papers
Obafemi Awolowo UniversityNG4 papers
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUS3 papers
University of JosNG3 papers
Redeemer's UniversityNG3 papers

Where they publish

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics5
PubMed4
Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal3
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene3
Infectious Diseases of Poverty2
The Lancet2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being18
2Zero hunger4
11Sustainable cities and communities2
1No poverty1
4Quality education1
15Life on land1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Simplified antibiotic regimens compared with injectable procaine benzylpenicillin plus gentamicin for treatment of neonates and young infants with clinical signs of possible serious bacterial infection when referral is not possible: a randomised, open-label, equivalence trial
The Lancet1
2015139 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Oral amoxicillin compared with injectable procaine benzylpenicillin plus gentamicin for treatment of neonates and young infants with fast breathing when referral is not possible: a randomised, open-label, equivalence trial
The Lancet3
201581 citationsWorld top 10%

The Journal of Pediatrics

Assessment of tuberculin reactivity of BCG-vaccinated infants in Zaria, Nigeria

2014Nigerian Journal of Basic and Clinical Sciences.Journal4 citations10.4103/0331-8540.140360

Serum lipid profile in malnourished Nigerian children in Zaria

2008Nigerian Postgraduate Medical JournalJournalSenior author14 citations10.4103/1117-1936.181052

Necrotizing fasciitis of the scalp in a neonate

2001Annals of Tropical PaediatricsJournalSenior author6 citations10.1080/02724930123834

Radial Aplasia Syndrome - A Case Report

2000Nigerian Journal of Surgical ResearchJournalOpen access1 citation10.4314/njsr.v2i2.12192

Field chloroquine-resistance determinants

1997Annals of Tropical Medicine and ParasitologyJournal4 citations10.1080/00034983.1997.11813248

Antimalarial drug response of Plasmodium falciparum from Zaria, Nigeria

1995Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournal36 citations10.1016/0035-9203(95)90037-3

Chloroquine resistance of Plasmodium falciparum in semi-immune children in Zaria, northern Nigeria

1989Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournal18 citations10.1016/0035-9203(89)90366-0

Haematological values in healthy Nigerian infants

1986Annals of Tropical PaediatricsJournalFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1080/02724936.1986.11748413

Correspondence

1986Journal of Tropical PediatricsJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1093/tropej/32.5.269

Renal masses in neonates: report of eight cases

1983Annals of Tropical PaediatricsJournal0 citations10.1080/02724936.1983.11748266

Cerebral palsy in Nigeria—A report from Zaria

1982Annals of Tropical PaediatricsJournalSenior author21 citations10.1080/02724936.1982.11748216

American Journal of Hematology

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene1

How it can be read

34% free to read

Gold 5 · 16%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 3%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 4 · 13%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 21 · 66%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

7 of 32 papers name a funder

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation3
World Health Organization3
Fogarty International Center2
Medical Research Council2
Bundesministerium für Gesundheit1
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria1
Government of the United Kingdom1
Grand Challenges Canada1

Open access · Bronze

Efficacy of Artemisinin-Based Combination Treatments of Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria in Under-Five-Year-Old Nigerian Children

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene3

201447 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green

Antimalarial drug response of Plasmodium falciparum from Zaria, Nigeria

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene3

199536 citationsWorld top 10%