Aikins Elfleda

University of Port Harcourt

Also at University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2011, latest 2023

Periodontics
General Health Professions
Orthodontics
General Dentistry
Molecular Biology
Oral Surgery

Publications: 302011–2023
Citations: 228to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 7
Field-weighted impact: 0.651.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 10%3 of 30 scored papers
Open access: 80%24 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

Publications

30 in all

Assessment of the willingness of Nigerian Orthodontists to offer face-to-face orthodontic services to patients infected with Covid-19
2023African Health SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.4314/ahs.v23i1.7
Knowledge of COVID-19, the practice of preventive measures, and their predictors among the residents of an LGA in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Periodontics1240%
General Health Professions1137%
Orthodontics1137%
General Dentistry930%
Molecular Biology620%
Oral Surgery620%
Emergency Medical Services413%
Anatomy310%
Genetics310%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine310%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics11
Dental Education, Practice, Research10
Dental Health and Care Utilization9
Dental Research and COVID-199
dental development and anomalies6
Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques4
Cleft Lip and Palate Research3
Infection Control and Ventilation3
Medical and Biological Sciences3
Oral microbiology and periodontitis research3
Scientific and Engineering Research Topics3
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

0% of their papers have a co-author abroad

Most frequent partner countries

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Port Harcourt Teaching HospitalNG17 papers
University of LagosNG9 papers
Lagos University Teaching HospitalNG7 papers
Aminu Kano Teaching HospitalNG5 papers
Bayero University KanoNG5 papers
Lagos State University Teaching HospitalNG4 papers
Lagos State UniversityNG4 papers
University of CalabarNG3 papers
University Of Calabar Teaching HospitalNG2 papers
Rivers State UniversityNG1 paper

Where they publish

Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research3
Nigerian Journal of Dental Research3
Journal of Orthodontic Science2
African Health Sciences1
Afrischolar Discovery1
International Journal of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences Archive1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being10
1No poverty4
4Quality education4
2Zero hunger2
11Sustainable cities and communities1

Most cited

Perceived impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on orthodontic practice by orthodontists and orthodontic residents in Nigeria
Journal of the World Federation of Orthodontists3
202048 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Self-perception of dental appearance and aesthetics in a student population
International Orthodontics4
201943 citationsWorld top 10%

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Magna Scientia Advanced Research and Reviews

Does Malocclusion Severity affect the Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics among Nigerian Adolescents?

2022International Journal of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences ArchiveJournalOpen access3 citations10.53771/ijbpsa.2022.3.1.0027

Multidisciplinary management of orthodontic patients at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Rivers State, Nigeria

2022World Journal of Advanced Research and ReviewsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.30574/wjarr.2022.13.1.0061

The COVID-19 pandemic and orthodontic practice in Nigeria

2021Journal of Orthodontic ScienceJournalOpen accessCorresponding5 citations10.4103/jos.jos_40_20

Occupational Stress among Nigerian Orthodontists and Orthodontic Residents: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1631017

Periodontal Status And Oral Hygiene Compliance Of Orthodontic Patients In A Tertiary Hospital in South-South Nigeria

2021International Journal of Dentistry and Oral ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.19070/2377-8075-21000976

Periodontitis and Body Mass Index among Patients attending a Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria

2021Nigerian Journal of Dental ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations

Untreated malocclusions and oral health status of an urban population in South-South Nigeria

2021Nigerian Journal of Dental ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.4314/njdr.v6i2.9

Frequency, Pattern and Rationale of Tooth Extractions Among Orthodontic Patients: A 10-year Tertiary Institution Experience

2021Khalij-Libya Journal of Dental and Medical ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.47705/kjdmr.215205

Reproductive Toxicity & Biomarker Response to a Daily Dose of Toothpaste in Male Albino Rats

2018Journal of Advances in Biology & BiotechnologyJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.9734/jabb/2018/40699

An audit of bonding failure among orthodontic patients in a tertiary hospital in South-South Nigeria

2017International Journal of Orthodontic RehabilitationJournalFirst authorCorresponding11 citations10.4103/ijor.ijor_17_17

Utilization of dental services among civil servants in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

2015Journal of dental research and reviewsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding12 citations10.4103/2348-2915.161202

Subjective Opinions of Dental Attractiveness and Orthodontic Treatment Need among Nigerian Adolescents

2014IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.9790/0853-13834348

Orthodontic Treatment Need and Complexity among Nigerian Adolescents in Rivers State, Nigeria

2011International Journal of DentistryJournalOpen accessFirst author19 citations10.1155/2011/813525

International Journal of Dentistry1

International Journal of Dentistry and Oral Science1

How it can be read

80% free to read

Diamond 11 · 37%Free to read and to publish
Gold 4 · 13%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 13%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 7%Free to read, no open licence
Green 3 · 10%A copy in a repository
Closed 6 · 20%Behind a paywall

201231 citationsOpen access · Hybrid

Malocclusion and early orthodontic treatment requirements in the mixed dentitions of a population of Nigerian children

Journal of Orthodontic Science3

201629 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Orthodontic Treatment Need and Complexity among Nigerian Adolescents in Rivers State, Nigeria

International Journal of Dentistry3

201119 citationsOpen access · Gold