Emuobor Odeghe

University of Lagos

Also at Lagos University Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2016, latest 2026

Epidemiology
Surgery
Gastroenterology
Oncology
Hepatology
Genetics

Publications: 322016–2026
Citations: 457to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 7
Field-weighted impact: 0.831.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 9%3 of 32 scored papers
Open access: 94%30 papers free to read

5 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are 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

Citations received each year

Peerford

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

32 in all

Multi-ancestry sequencing analysis in 293,141 participants identifies predisposition DNA repair genes associated with HCC risk
2026JHEP ReportsJournalOpen access0 citations10.1016/j.jhepr.2026.102019
Health-related quality of life in adults with hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa: the added burden of HIV co-infection
2026

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Epidemiology1341%
Surgery1341%
Gastroenterology928%
Oncology928%
Hepatology825%
Genetics516%
Infectious Diseases413%
Molecular Biology413%
Hematology39%
Pathology and Forensic Medicine39%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection7
Hepatitis B Virus Studies6
Hepatitis C virus research6
Microscopic Colitis5
Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment4
Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments4
Gastrointestinal motility and disorders4
Inflammatory Bowel Disease4
Esophageal and GI Pathology3
Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments3
Genetic factors in colorectal cancer3
Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

38% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States10
Ethiopia3
Ghana3
Cameroon2
Egypt2
Tanzania2
Uganda2
Bangladesh1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Lagos University Teaching HospitalNG25 papers
Mayo ClinicUS6 papers
Northwestern UniversityUS6 papers
University of JosNG5 papers
University of CalabarNG4 papers
Federal Medical CentreNG4 papers
University Of Calabar Teaching HospitalNG4 papers
Jos University Teaching HospitalNG4 papers
University of MinnesotaUS2 papers
St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical CollegeET2 papers

Where they publish

Annals of African Medicine3
Nigerian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology3
Annals of African Surgery2
Cureus2
PLoS ONE2
African Health Sciences1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being17
17Partnerships for the goals3
4Quality education1

Most cited

Characteristics, management, and outcomes of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in Africa: a multicountry observational study from the Africa Liver Cancer Consortium
The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology3
2016287 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Colorectal cancer screening with fecal immunochemical testing: a community-based, cross-sectional study in average-risk individuals in Nigeria
The Lancet Global Health4
202234 citationsWorld top 10%

BMC Infectious Diseases

Hepatitis B and C Virus Co-Infection and Their Association With Liver Disease in Persons With HIV in Nigeria

2024Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC)JournalOpen accessFirst author5 citations10.1177/23259582241292511

Ulcerative Colitis diagnosed for the First Time in a 93 year old Nigerian Woman: A Case Report

2024Journal of Medicine and Biomedical ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.4314/jmbr.v22i2.2

Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy findings in adults with dyspepsia younger than 60 years in Lagos, Nigeria

2023Nigerian Journal of Gastroenterology and HepatologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.4103/njgh.njgh_11_23

Cholelithiasis in Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease

2022Annals of African MedicineJournalOpen access7 citations10.4103/aam.aam_81_20

Solitary Peutz–Jeghers Type Hamartoma in a Nigerian

2021Annals of African MedicineJournalOpen access3 citations10.4103/aam.aam_37_20

Lymphocytic Colitis in Nigeria: A Case Series

2021Annals of African SurgeryJournalOpen access2 citations10.4314/aas.v18i3.10

Accidental ingestion of a denture in a Nigerian man

2021Nigerian Journal of Gastroenterology and HepatologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/njgh.njgh_7_21

Prevalence of Hepatitis C virus and HIV among adults presenting for health screening in Lagos

2019African Journal of Clinical and Experimental MicrobiologyJournalOpen accessSenior author10 citations10.4314/ajcem.v20i2.8

Diverticular disease at colonoscopy in Lagos State, Nigeria

2016Nigerian Medical JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author8 citations10.4103/0300-1652.182072

African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology

BMC Gastroenterology1

How it can be read

94% free to read

Diamond 9 · 28%Free to read and to publish
Gold 9 · 28%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 6 · 19%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 4 · 13%Free to read, no open licence
Green 2 · 6%A copy in a repository
Closed 2 · 6%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

8 of 32 papers name a funder

National Institutes of Health6
National Cancer Institute5
Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute3
American Liver Foundation1
Fogarty International Center1
Mayo Clinic1
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases1
National Research Foundation of Korea1