C I Okafor

University of Nigeria

Also at National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research and University of Nigeria Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 1990, latest 2026

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Epidemiology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Surgery
Genetics

Publications: 361990–2026
Citations: 779to those papers
h-index: 13i10-index 17
Field-weighted impact: 0.951.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 11%4 of 36 scored papers
Open access: 69%25 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

36 in all

Pattern of Non-Diabetes Mellitus Endocrine Disorders in a Tertiary Hospital, South Eastern Nigeria-A Retrospective Study
2026African Journal of Health and Social SciencesJournal0 citations10.66076/ajhss.2026.030105
Prostate-Specific Antigen and Cardio-Metabolic Biomarkers in Nigerian Men With and Without Type 2 Diabetes: A Case-Control Study
2026

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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

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism2261%
Epidemiology925%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine617%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health514%
Surgery514%
Genetics411%
Infectious Diseases411%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health411%
Emergency Medicine38%
General Health Professions38%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins12
Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment4
Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases3
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health3
Biological Research and Disease Studies3
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies3
Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management3
HIV-related health complications and treatments3
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions3
Diabetes Management and Education2
Diabetes Management and Research2
Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

8% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom2
Switzerland1
United States1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG29 papers
University of Port Harcourt Teaching HospitalNG4 papers
Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNG4 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching HospitalNG3 papers
Federal Medical CentreNG2 papers
Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-AlikeNG2 papers
Lagos University Teaching HospitalNG2 papers
Federal Medical Centre AbujaNG2 papers
Federal Teaching Hospital AbakalikiNG2 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNG2 papers

Where they publish

PubMed5
Annals of African Medicine2
Dubai Diabetes and Endocrinology Journal2
Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism2
International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries2
International Journal of Hypertension2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being18
1No poverty4
5Gender equality1
13Climate action1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

The metabolic syndrome in Africa: Current trends
Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism3
2011176 citationsOpen access · Diamond
High Prevalence and Low Awareness of Hypertension in a Market Population in Enugu, Nigeria
International Journal of Hypertension
2011162 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
The prevalence and bacteriology of asymptomatic bacteriuria among antenatal patients in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi; South Eastern Nigeria.

SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine

Undiagnosed Panhypopituitarism for 15 years – A Case Report

2025International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/ijmh.ijmh_100_24

Metabolic syndrome: a review

2022African Journal of Endocrinology and MetabolismJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4103/ajem.ajem_4_22

High Internet awareness and proficiency among medical undergraduates in Nigeria: A likely tool to enhance e-learning/instruction in Internal Medicine

2019International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.4103/ijmh.ijmh_1_19

Concurrent Prediabetes and Prehypertension in a Rural Community in South East Nigeria

2017Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical ResearchJournalOpen access9 citations10.9734/jammr/2017/34226

Prevalence of prediabetes and associated risk factors in a rural Nigerian community

2015International Journal of Diabetes in Developing CountriesJournal31 citations10.1007/s13410-015-0401-5

The metabolic syndrome in Africa: Current trends

2011Indian Journal of Endocrinology and MetabolismJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding176 citations10.4103/2230-8210.91191

High Prevalence and Low Awareness of Hypertension in a Market Population in Enugu, Nigeria

2011International Journal of HypertensionJournalOpen accessSenior author162 citations10.4061/2011/869675

Nurses, midwives and health research.

1990PubMedJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations

International Journal of Medicine and Health Development

Nigerian Medical Journal2

How it can be read

69% free to read

Diamond 14 · 39%Free to read and to publish
Gold 6 · 17%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 6%Open in a subscription journal
Green 3 · 8%A copy in a repository
Closed 11 · 31%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 36 papers name a funder

Tertiary Education Trust Fund1

Pattern of Blood Pressure Indices among the Residents of a Rural Community in South East Nigeria

International Journal of Hypertension1

201148 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

The Haematological Profile Of The Sprague-Dawley Outbred Albino Rat In Nsukka, Nigeria

Animal Research International13

200840 citationsOpen access · Diamond