Obiekwe Okoye

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 2012, latest 2026

Ophthalmology
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Epidemiology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Health

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 252012–2026
Citations: 223to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 7
Field-weighted impact: 0.631.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 8%2 of 25 scored papers
Open access: 88%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

25 in all

Undiagnosed Glaucoma and Glaucoma Awareness at a Rural Community in Southeast Nigeria
2026International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/ijmh.ijmh_2_25
Title: Clinico-pathological and survival profiles of orbito-ocular tumors in Enugu Nigeria. Is there an emerging trend?
2022

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Ophthalmology1560%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging1144%
Epidemiology936%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health624%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health520%
Health312%
Cognitive Neuroscience28%
Genetics28%
Obstetrics and Gynecology28%
Social Psychology28%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies7
Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research5
Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies5
Corneal surgery and disorders4
Glaucoma and retinal disorders4
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy3
Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders2
Global Maternal and Child Health2
Ocular Disorders and Treatments2
Ocular Infections and Treatments2
Ocular Oncology and Treatments2
Ocular Surface and Contact Lens2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

16% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122223Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States3
United Kingdom1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG18 papers
Federal Teaching Hospital AbakalikiNG7 papers
The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonUS3 papers
Lagos University Teaching HospitalNG3 papers
Federal Medical CentreNG2 papers
Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNG2 papers
Eye Foundation HospitalNG2 papers
International Centre for Eye HealthGB1 paper
Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-AlikeNG1 paper
Lagos State University Teaching HospitalNG1 paper

Where they publish

Open Journal of Ophthalmology4
Nigerian Journal of Ophthalmology3
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review2
British Journal of Ophthalmology1
Clinical ophthalmology1
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being6
4Quality education5
1No poverty3
17Partnerships for the goals3
5Gender equality1

Most cited

Causes and emerging trends of childhood blindness: findings from schools for the blind in Southeast Nigeria
British Journal of Ophthalmology4
201440 citationsWorld top 10%
Refractive Error and Visual Impairment Among School Children: Result of a South-Eastern Nigerian Regional Survey
Clinical ophthalmology1
202128 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Preferred Spectacles among Nigerian School Children

2022Nigerian Journal of MedicineJournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/njm.njm_158_21

Vision Screening in Infants Attending Immunization Clinics in a Developing Country

2020Journal of Primary Care & Community HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.1177/2150132720907430

Visual acuity and refractive changes among pregnant women in Enugu, Southeast Nigeria

2018Journal of Family Medicine and Primary CareJournalOpen access14 citations10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_335_17

Rural eye care practice-survey of ophthalmology resident doctors in Nigeria

2018DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)JournalOpen access2 citations10.3980/j.issn.1672-5123.2018.8.03

Amblyopia in rural Nigerian school children

2017Nigerian Journal of OphthalmologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.4103/0189-9171.207379

Perception and Practice of Undergoing Glaucoma Screening among Ophthalmologists

2016Open Journal of OphthalmologyJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.4236/ojoph.2016.62009

International Journal of Medicine and Health Development

International Journal of Ophthalmology1

How it can be read

88% free to read

Diamond 10 · 40%Free to read and to publish
Gold 10 · 40%In an open-access journal
Green 2 · 8%A copy in a repository
Closed 3 · 12%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 25 papers name a funder

Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology1

Knowledge and attitudes regarding eye donation and corneal transplant: medical versus nonmedical university students in a developing country in Africa.

PubMed17

Microbial keratitis—A review of epidemiology, pathogenesis, ocular manifestations, and management

Nigerian Journal of Ophthalmology3

201824 citationsOpen access · Diamond