CO Chigbu

University of Nigeria

Also at University of Nigeria Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2007, latest 2024

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Epidemiology
Oncology
Reproductive Medicine

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 102007–2024
Citations: 198to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 1.241.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 10%1 of 10 scored papers
Open access: 80%8 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

10 in all

Pregnancy Outcome Following Treatment of Premalignant Lesion of the Cervix in Southeast Nigeria; A Retrospective Case-Control Study
2024Nigerian Journal of Clinical PracticeJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4103/njcp.njcp_624_23
Prevalence and risk factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders among pregnant women in Enugu Nigeria

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Obstetrics and Gynecology660%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health660%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health330%
Epidemiology220%
Oncology220%
Reproductive Medicine220%
Surgery220%
Microbiology110%
Occupational Therapy110%
Rheumatology110%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health3
Cervical Cancer and HPV Research2
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues2
Gestational Diabetes Research and Management2
Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions2
Reproductive Health and Technologies2
Cancer Research and Treatment1
Cancer Risks and Factors1
Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies1
Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments1
Genital Health and Disease1
Global Health and Surgery1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

0% of their papers have a co-author abroad

Most frequent partner countries

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG7 papers
Federal Teaching Hospital AbakalikiNG3 papers
Ebonyi State UniversityNG1 paper
Imo State UniversityNG1 paper
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu UniversityNG1 paper

Where they publish

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice5
BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology2
PubMed2
Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research1

How it can be read

80% free to read

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being4
5Gender equality2
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

The burden of caesarean section refusal in a developing country setting
BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology3
200790 citationsWorld top 10%
Prevalence and predictors of episiotomy among women at first birth in Enugu, south-east Nigeria
Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research
201429 citationsOpen access · Green
Obesity in pregnancy in southeast Nigeria.
PubMed

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Impact of abortion laws on women's choice of abortion service providers and facilities in southeastern Nigeria

2018Nigerian Journal of Clinical PracticeJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.4103/njcp.njcp_369_16

Prevalence and predictors of episiotomy among women at first birth in Enugu, south-east Nigeria

2014Annals of Medical and Health Sciences ResearchJournalOpen access29 citations10.4103/2141-9248.144916

Obesity in pregnancy in southeast Nigeria.

2011PubMedJournalOpen accessFirst author25 citations

Authors response to: The burden of caesarean section refusal in a developing country setting

2008BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & GynaecologyJournalFirst author1 citation10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01634.x

The burden of caesarean section refusal in a developing country setting

2007BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & GynaecologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding90 citations10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01440.x

Diamond 5 · 50%Free to read and to publish
Green 3 · 30%A copy in a repository
Closed 2 · 20%Behind a paywall

Open access · Green

Prevalence and risk factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders among pregnant women in Enugu Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice3

202116 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Presence of chaperones during pelvic examinations in southeast Nigeria: Women′s opinions, attitude, and preferences

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice5

201310 citationsOpen access · Diamond