Pius N. Okeke

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 1975, latest 2023

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Aerospace Engineering
Atmospheric Science
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Geophysics

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 471975–2023
Citations: 302to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 8
Field-weighted impact: 1.691.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 6%3 of 47 scored papers
Open access: 26%12 papers free to read

2 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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

47 in all

Probing the amplitude modulation and pulsational energy re-distribution in the oscillation of HD 137949
2023New AstronomyJournal0 citations10.1016/j.newast.2023.102176
On the recent detection of new oscillations in rapidly oscillating Ap star HD 137949—Final result
2020New AstronomyJournal

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Astronomy and Astrophysics3166%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics1838%
Aerospace Engineering511%
Atmospheric Science511%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics49%
Geophysics49%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering36%
Oceanography36%
Spectroscopy36%
Forestry24%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena11
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies8
History and Developments in Astronomy7
Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies7
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae6
Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics6
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies4
Atmospheric Ozone and Climate4
Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena4
Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research4
Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions4
Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

17% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122334Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa4
China2
United States1
Australia1
India1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

National Space Research and Development AgencyNG5 papers
Xinjiang Astronomical ObservatoryCN2 papers
Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy ObservatoryZA2 papers
Federal College of Education (Technical), UmunzeNG2 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNG2 papers
Australian National UniversityAU1 paper
Center for Astrophysics Harvard & SmithsonianUS1 paper
Chinese Academy of SciencesCN1 paper
Indian Space Research OrganisationIN1 paper
Long Island UniversityUS1 paper

Where they publish

Astrophysics and Space Science14
AIP conference proceedings5
New Astronomy5
International Journal of Theoretical Physics4
Advances in Space Research3
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

7Affordable and clean energy6
17Partnerships for the goals6
13Climate action4
14Life below water3
4Quality education1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
15Life on land1
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Most cited

Variations of solar coronal hole area and terrestrial lower tropospheric air temperature from 1979 to mid-1998: astronomical forcings of change in earth's climate?
New Astronomy13
200072 citationsWorld top 10%
A comparison of IRI‐TEC predictions with GPS‐TEC measurements over Nsukka, Nigeria
Space Weather17
201239 citationsOpen access · Bronze
Inter-annual variability and long-term trend of UV-absorbing aerosols during Harmattan season in sub-Saharan West Africa

Formaldehyde and H110α observations towards 6.7 GHz methanol maser sources

2014Astrophysics and Space ScienceJournalOpen accessSenior author9 citations10.1007/s10509-014-1779-0

Photometric Study of Three Short-Period Eclipsing Binaries from the ASAS Catalogue

2013International Journal of Astronomy and AstrophysicsJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.4236/ijaa.2013.32014

Radiowave propagation measurements in Nigeria (preliminary reports)

2012Theoretical and Applied ClimatologyJournalOpen accessSenior author23 citations10.1007/s00704-012-0766-z

H2CO Observations Towards CH3OH Maser Sources

2012Proceedings of the International Astronomical UnionJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.1017/s1743921313000719

In search of a viable IAU-OAD Regional Node: A case for Africa

2012Proceedings of the International Astronomical UnionJournalOpen access0 citations10.1017/s1743921314012149

Current Developments in Basic Space Science in Nigeria

2005Kluwer Academic Publishers eBooksBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/1-4020-2519-x_22

Extremely large telescopes and the developing nations

2005Proceedings of the International Astronomical UnionJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1017/s1743921306001025

Periodicities in rotation and DM of PSR B1557–50

2003Astronomy and AstrophysicsJournalOpen accessSenior author12 citations10.1051/0004-6361:20021651

Vela-size glitch rates in youthful pulsars

1999Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical SocietyJournalOpen accessSenior author26 citations10.1046/j.1365-8711.1999.02902.x

EUVE J1429 - 38.0: an eclipsing polar

1996Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical SocietyJournal7 citations10.1093/mnras/283.4.l127

Inelastic collision model for optical emission from large scale jets

1995AIP conference proceedingsPublicationSenior author0 citations10.1063/1.47001

Basic space science in Africa: The Nigerian experience

1995AIP conference proceedingsPublicationFirst author0 citations10.1063/1.46998

Space science in developing countries

1994Advances in Space ResearchJournalFirst author0 citations10.1016/0273-1177(94)90374-3

Effects of nuclear collisions in extragalactic radio sources

1992AIP conference proceedingsPublicationFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1063/1.41714

Contribution of gauge theories to baryon asymmetry

1992Astrophysics and Space ScienceJournalSenior author0 citations10.1007/bf00644858

Implications of CP violation in hyperon decays

1992Astrophysics and Space ScienceJournalSenior author0 citations10.1007/bf00643398

Possible origin of the radio emission from SS433 jets

1990Astrophysics and Space ScienceJournal0 citations10.1007/bf00643935

Model of gamma-ray emission from large-scale jets

1988AIP conference proceedingsPublication0 citations10.1063/1.37231

Estimates of proton energies in extragalactic radio sources

1987Astrophysics and Space ScienceJournal6 citations10.1007/bf00637782

A possible explanation of the variation of the scattering index parameter

1982Astrophysics and Space ScienceJournalSenior author3 citations10.1007/bf01092714

Proton collisions in cosmic ray sources

1982Astrophysics and Space ScienceJournalSenior author3 citations10.1007/bf00648541

Proton-Proton Collisions in Extragalactic Radio Sources

1982Symposium - International Astronomical UnionPublicationOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.1017/s0074180900027376

On the origin of pulsar ?nulling?

1982Astrophysics and Space ScienceJournalFirst author1 citation10.1007/bf00713639

The existence of a ?gap? in the evolutionary sequence of pulsars

1982Astrophysics and Space ScienceJournalSenior author0 citations10.1007/bf00653454

Consequences of CP-violation in cosmic-ray sources

1981Astrophysics and Space ScienceJournalFirst author3 citations10.1007/bf00648661

Mode of variation of the scattering index parameter in the interstellar medium

1981The Astronomical JournalJournalFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1086/112989

High-energy cosmic-ray neutrinos and tau particles

1981Astrophysics and Space ScienceJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/bf00642081

The primary source and the fates of galactic positrons

1980Astrophysics and Space ScienceJournalFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.1007/bf00639396

Neutral current effects in møller scattering

1976International Journal of Theoretical PhysicsJournal1 citation10.1007/bf01807083

Structural parameters of semi-simple lie algebras

1975International Journal of Theoretical PhysicsJournalSenior author1 citation10.1007/bf01806833

Algebraic constraints for higgs multiplets

1975International Journal of Theoretical PhysicsJournalSenior author1 citation10.1007/bf01807764

Testing gauge theories in electron-electron scattering

1975International Journal of Theoretical PhysicsJournalFirst author0 citations10.1007/bf01808320

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Natural Resources and Conservation2

How it can be read

26% free to read

Diamond 2 · 4%Free to read and to publish
Hybrid 2 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 7 · 15%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 2%A copy in a repository
Closed 35 · 74%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

3 of 47 papers name a funder

Air Force Research Laboratory1
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior1
Goddard Space Flight Center1
University of Cape Town1

Peace, justice and strong institutions

Atmospheric Environment14

Vela-size glitch rates in youthful pulsars

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

199926 citationsOpen access · Bronze