Augustine Ohwovoriole

University of Lagos

Also at Lagos University Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 1984, latest 2025

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Genetics
Surgery
Epidemiology
Emergency Medicine
Physiology

Publications: 621984–2025
Citations: 954to those papers
h-index: 16i10-index 27
Field-weighted impact: 0.611.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 5%3 of 62 scored papers
Open access: 58%36 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

62 in all

Assessment reform: Moving from fixed passing scores to standard setting based passing scores
2025Medical TeacherJournal2 citations10.1080/0142159x.2025.2515982
Prevalence of Adrenocortical Insufficiency in Treatment-Naïve HIV Patients in Maiduguri: A Cross-Sectional Study
2025Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism4877%
Genetics1321%
Surgery711%
Epidemiology610%
Emergency Medicine58%
Physiology58%
Nutrition and Dietetics46%
Obstetrics and Gynecology46%
Pathology and Forensic Medicine46%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health46%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins26
Diabetes Management and Research10
Adrenal Hormones and Disorders8
Diabetes and associated disorders7
Thyroid Disorders and Treatments6
Dermatoglyphics and Human Traits5
HIV-related health complications and treatments5
Diabetes Treatment and Management4
Gestational Diabetes Research and Management4
Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients4
Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment4
Diet and metabolism studies3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

11% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom4
Saudi Arabia2
Cameroon1
Ghana1
Kenya1
Senegal1
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Lagos University Teaching HospitalNG31 papers
Ahmadu Bello University Teaching HospitalNG6 papers
Lagos State Health Service CommissionNG4 papers
University of Benin Teaching HospitalNG4 papers
Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, SokotoNG4 papers
University of Uyo Teaching HospitalNG3 papers
University Of Calabar Teaching HospitalNG3 papers
Ministry of HealthSA2 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNG2 papers
Federal Medical CentreNG2 papers

Where they publish

PubMed16
Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism5
Journal of Clinical Sciences3
Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice3
Nigerian Journal of Medicine3
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being39
1No poverty6
2Zero hunger3
4Quality education3
11Sustainable cities and communities2
13Climate action1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Type 2 diabetes control and complications in specialised diabetes care centres of six sub-Saharan African countries: The Diabcare Africa study
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice3
2011143 citationsWorld top 10%
An Assessment of the Disease Burden of Foot Ulcers in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus Attending a Teaching Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria
The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds3
200690 citations
Prevalence of hypertension amongst persons with diabetes mellitus in Benin City, Nigeria

Anti-diabetic Agents and the Potentials for Reducing Cardiovascular Risks in Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus

2021Annals of Health Research (The Journal of the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria OOUTH Sagamu Nigeria)JournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.30442/ahr.0703-02-131

Serum Vitamin D Levels in Persons with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Lagos, Nigeria

2020International Journal of Diabetes and Clinical ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author19 citations10.23937/2377-3634/1410133

Plasma glucose response to insulin in hyperglycaemic crisis

2019International Journal of Diabetes and MetabolismJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.1159/000497629

Socio-demographic indices of health workers in a tertiary health institution in Nigeria

2018Nigerian Journal of MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4103/1115-2613.278771

Comparison of glycaemic indices of some local beans (Vigna unguiculata[Linn] Walp varieties) in Nigerians

2017Journal of Endocrinology Metabolism and Diabetes of South AfricaJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.1080/16089677.2017.1378461

Effect of Vitamin D supplementation on glycemic control in Type 2 diabetes subjects in Lagos, Nigeria

2016Indian Journal of Endocrinology and MetabolismJournalOpen accessSenior author38 citations10.4103/2230-8210.176345

Body mass index and its effect on serum cortisol level

2015Nigerian Journal of Clinical PracticeJournalOpen accessSenior author21 citations10.4103/1119-3077.151040

The Best Central Adiposity Index in the Prediction of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in South-Western Nigeria

2015Open Journal of Endocrine and Metabolic DiseasesJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.4236/ojemd.2015.512023

Thyroid autoimmunity in pregnant Nigerians

2015Indian Journal of Endocrinology and MetabolismJournalOpen accessSenior author5 citations10.4103/2230-8210.163178

Assessment of anthropometric indices among residents of Calabar, South-East Nigeria

2014Indian Journal of Endocrinology and MetabolismJournalOpen accessSenior author12 citations10.4103/2230-8210.131196

Writing biomedical manuscripts part II: standard elements and common errors.

2014PubMedJournalFirst authorCorresponding10 citations

Correlation between wayne′s score and laboratory evidence of thyrotoxicosis in Nigeria

2014Sub-Saharan African Journal of MedicineJournalSenior author2 citations10.4103/2384-5147.138944

Adrenocortical function in Nigerians with human immunodeficiency virus infection.

2013PubMedJournalOpen accessSenior author10 citations

Writing biomedical manuscripts part I: fundamentals and general rules.

2012PubMedJournalFirst authorCorresponding5 citations

Prevalence of hypertension amongst persons with diabetes mellitus in Benin City, Nigeria

2011Nigerian Journal of Clinical PracticeJournalOpen accessSenior author74 citations10.4103/1119-3077.86772

Glycaemic Control amongst Persons with Diabetes Mellitus in Benin City

2010Nigerian Medical JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author14 citations

Medium-term carbohydrate tolerance improves and then deteriorates with advancing pregnancy in urban Nigerian women

2010African Journal of Endocrinology and MetabolismJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4314/ajem.v8i1.57574

Serum biochemistry in Nigerians with hyperglycemic emergencies.

2008PubMedJournalSenior author2 citations

Reduced thyrotropin in euthyroid goitrous patients suggesting subclinical hyperthyroidism

2007Nigerian Journal of MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior author5 citations10.4314/njm.v16i2.37296

Clinical features of goitres on the Nigerian Plateau

2005Nigerian Postgraduate Medical JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.4103/1117-1936.177062

International Journal of Diabetes and Metabolism

Journal of Diabetology2

How it can be read

58% free to read

Diamond 19 · 31%Free to read and to publish
Gold 8 · 13%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 2%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 4 · 6%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 6%A copy in a repository
Closed 26 · 42%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 62 papers name a funder

Novo Nordisk1
University of Leeds1

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice3

201174 citationsOpen access · Diamond