A. C. Ubesie

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 1970, latest 2026

General Health Professions
Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Genetics
Nutrition and Dietetics

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 231970–2026
Citations: 305to those papers
h-index: 10i10-index 11
Field-weighted impact: 0.611.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 4%1 of 23 scored papers
Open access: 91%21 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

23 in all

Clinical Predictors of Acute Bacterial Meningitis in Children Presenting with Fever and Convulsions in Bida, Niger State, Nigeria
2026International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding0 citations10.4103/ijmh.ijmh_162_25
Pattern and Prevalence of Intestinal Helminthiasis among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Children at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu State

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

General Health Professions730%
Epidemiology626%
Infectious Diseases626%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health522%
Genetics417%
Nutrition and Dietetics417%
Hematology313%
Safety Research313%
Emergency Medical Services29%
Health Information Management29%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions5
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health3
Child Nutrition and Water Access3
Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders3
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare3
Blood groups and transfusion2
Child and Adolescent Health2
Ear Surgery and Otitis Media2
Global Health and Epidemiology2
Parasites and Host Interactions2
Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections2
Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

13% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written3333333Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom3

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG18 papers
St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustGB3 papers
Whiston HospitalGB3 papers
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu UniversityNG3 papers
Federal Teaching Hospital AbakalikiNG2 papers
Royal Manchester Children's HospitalGB1 paper
Royal Victoria InfirmaryGB1 paper
Federal Medical CentreNG1 paper
Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNG1 paper
Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNG1 paper

Where they publish

Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research4
African Health Sciences3
Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice3
Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics3
International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health2
Clinical Nutrition ESPEN1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being10
2Zero hunger4
17Partnerships for the goals2
1No poverty1
4Quality education1
10Reduced inequalities1

Most cited

High burden of protein-energy malnutrition in Nigeria: Beyond the health care setting
Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research2
201238 citationsOpen access · Green
HIV status disclosure rate and reasons for non-disclosure among infected children and adolescents in Enugu, southeast Nigeria
SAHARA-J Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS3
201636 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

2024Nigerian Journal of Clinical PracticeJournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/njcp.njcp_436_23

Somatization disorder among adolescents in southeast Nigeria: a neglected issue

2017International Journal of Mental Health SystemsJournalOpen access10 citations10.1186/s13033-017-0161-3

Serum selenium status of HIV-infected children on care and treatment in Enugu, Nigeria.

2017South African Journal of Child HealthJournalOpen accessFirst author4 citations10.7196/sajch.2017.v11i1.1134

HIV status disclosure rate and reasons for non-disclosure among infected children and adolescents in Enugu, southeast Nigeria

2016SAHARA-J Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDSJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding36 citations10.1080/17290376.2016.1226942

Otitis Media in Children: Review Article

2014Open Journal of PediatricsJournalOpen access35 citations10.4236/ojped.2014.41006

Medical specialist preferences and reasons among fresh Nigerian interns

2014Annals of Medical and Health Sciences ResearchJournalOpen access15 citations10.4103/2141-9248.141963

Pediatric HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa: emerging issues and way forward

2013African Health SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding35 citations10.4314/ahs.v12i3.8

Disseminated Histoplasmosis in a 13-year-old girl: A case report

2013African Health SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author22 citations10.4314/ahs.v13i2.45

High burden of protein-energy malnutrition in Nigeria: Beyond the health care setting

2012Annals of Medical and Health Sciences ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author38 citations10.4103/2141-9248.96941

Challenges of childhood obesity in a developing economy: A review

1970Nigerian Journal of PaediatricsJournalOpen access6 citations10.4314/njp.v42i3.1

International Journal of Medicine and Health Development

International Journal of Mental Health Systems1

How it can be read

91% free to read

Diamond 12 · 52%Free to read and to publish
Gold 3 · 13%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 9%Open in a subscription journal
Green 4 · 17%A copy in a repository
Closed 2 · 9%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 23 papers name a funder

World Health Organization1

Otitis Media in Children: Review Article

Open Journal of Pediatrics1

201435 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Pediatric HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa: emerging issues and way forward

African Health Sciences2

201335 citationsOpen access · Hybrid