Kenneth A. Agu

University of Nigeria

Also at University of Nigeria Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2006, latest 2025

Surgery
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Dermatology
Molecular Biology
Cancer Research

Publications: 142006–2025
Citations: 110to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 2
Field-weighted impact: 0.611.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 7%1 of 14 scored papers
Open access: 64%9 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

14 in all

A Rare Case of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis in South Eastern Nigeria: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
2025International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.4103/ijmh.ijmh_57_24
The Role of Racial Disparities in Gene Expression Profiling for the Prediction of Therapeutic Response in Patients With Breast Cancer

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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

Surgery643%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health429%
Pathology and Forensic Medicine321%
Dermatology214%
Molecular Biology214%
Cancer Research17%
Clinical Psychology17%
Endocrinology17%
Food Science17%
General Health Professions17%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Breast Lesions and Carcinomas2
Cancer and Skin Lesions2
Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments2
Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions2
Breast Cancer Treatment Studies1
Cancer Cells and Metastasis1
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies1
Digital Imaging in Medicine1
Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus1
Esophageal and GI Pathology1
Ethics in Clinical Research1
Gene expression and cancer classification1

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 HospitalNG12 papers
Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNG1 paper
University of AbujaNG1 paper

Where they publish

BMC Medical Ethics1
Canadian Medical Association Journal1
Cryobiology1
European Journal of Cancer Care1
Indian Journal of Surgery1
International Journal of Case Reports and Images1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being6
1No poverty3
2Zero hunger1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Attitude towards informed consent practice in a developing country: a community-based assessment of the role of educational status
BMC Medical Ethics
201442 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Prevalence, Morbidity, and Mortality Patterns of Typhoid Ileal Perforation as Seen at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu Nigeria: An 8‐year Review
World Journal of Surgery3
201423 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis lesion mimicking inflammatory breast cancer

Evaluation of Vocal Cord Function Before Thyroidectomy: Experience from a Developing Country

2016Indian Journal of SurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.1007/s12262-016-1577-8

Seatbelt use among drivers in an urban city in Nigeria: an observational study

2016International Journal of Injury Control and Safety PromotionJournalFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1080/17457300.2016.1232276

Large spigelian hernia: A case report

2015International Journal of Case Reports and ImagesJournalOpen access1 citation10.5348/ijcri-201554-cr-10515

Malignant breast lesions in Eastern Nigeria

2008Saudi Medical JournalJournalSenior author5 citations10.15537/1658-3175.4344

Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis lesion mimicking inflammatory breast cancer

2007Canadian Medical Association JournalJournalOpen access9 citations10.1503/cmaj.061110

An unusually early age of presentation of Phylloides tumour in Eastern Nigeria

2007European Journal of Cancer CareJournalOpen accessSenior author5 citations10.1111/j.1365-2354.2007.00845.x

Complex colo-colic intussusception: A case report

2007Nigerian Journal of Surgical SciencesJournalFirst author0 citations10.4314/njssci.v16i2.38394

Emergency myomectomy during pregnancy: a case report

2006Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and GynaecologyJournalOpen access8 citations10.4314/tjog.v22i1.14549

Ileosigmoid knotting in a young adult in Enugu, Nigeria - a case report

2006Nigerian Postgraduate Medical JournalJournalFirst author2 citations10.4103/1117-1936.180516

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

International Journal of Medicine and Health Development1

How it can be read

64% free to read

Diamond 2 · 14%Free to read and to publish
Gold 4 · 29%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 7%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 14%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 5 · 36%Behind a paywall

Canadian Medical Association Journal3

20079 citationsOpen access · Gold

Emergency myomectomy during pregnancy: a case report

Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology3

20068 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Evaluation of Vocal Cord Function Before Thyroidectomy: Experience from a Developing Country

Indian Journal of Surgery17

20166 citationsOpen access · Bronze