A.C. Mbakwem

University of Lagos

Also at Lagos University Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2004, latest 2026

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Finance
Health Information Management
Immunology
Nephrology

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 102004–2026
Citations: 69to those papers
h-index: 3i10-index 2
Field-weighted impact: 3.071.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 10%1 of 10 scored papers
Open access: 20%2 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

Catastrophic health expenditure for acute heart failure hospitalisation in sub-Saharan Africa
2026European Journal of Heart FailureJournalFirst author0 citations10.1093/ejhf/xuag193.873
Changes in kidney function during acute heart failure hospitalization influence in-hospital mortality, but not other 90-day heart failure outcomes
2026

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine660%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism220%
Finance110%
Health Information Management110%
Immunology110%
Nephrology110%
Obstetrics and Gynecology110%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health110%
Psychiatry and Mental health110%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health110%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Heart Failure Treatment and Management3
Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors2
Acute Myocardial Infarction Research1
Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases1
Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes1
Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments1
Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias1
Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics1
Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies1
Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies1
Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes1
Dialysis and Renal Disease Management1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

10% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States1
Singapore1
Kenya1
United Arab Emirates1
China1
Tanzania1
Philippines1
Finland1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Lagos University Teaching HospitalNG5 papers
Brigham and Women's HospitalUS1 paper
Charing Cross HospitalGB1 paper
Cleveland Clinic Abu DhabiAE1 paper
Duke-NUS Medical SchoolSG1 paper
Finnish Institute for Health and WelfareFI1 paper
Fudan UniversityCN1 paper
Ghent UniversityBE1 paper
Harvard UniversityUS1 paper
Hospital de Santa MariaPT1 paper

Where they publish

Nigerian Quarterly Journal of Hospital Medicine3
European Journal of Heart Failure2
European Heart Journal1
Journal of the American College of Cardiology1
Nigerian Medical Practitioner1
PubMed1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being4
1No poverty2

Most cited

Global Variation in Lipoprotein(a) Levels Among Patients With Coronary Heart Disease
Journal of the American College of Cardiology3
202533 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Comparative analysis of the quality of life of heart failure patients in South Western Nigeria
World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases1
201323 citationsOpen access · Diamond

European Journal of Heart Failure

Global Variation in Lipoprotein(a) Levels Among Patients With Coronary Heart Disease

2025Journal of the American College of CardiologyJournalOpen access33 citations10.1016/j.jacc.2025.04.010

Comparative analysis of the quality of life of heart failure patients in South Western Nigeria

2013World Journal of Cardiovascular DiseasesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding23 citations10.4236/wjcd.2013.31a021

Study of Cardiovascular Profile of Women Using Hormonal Contraceptives

2004Nigerian Quarterly Journal of Hospital MedicineJournalFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.4314/nqjhm.v12i1.12313

World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases

How it can be read

20% free to read

Diamond 1 · 10%Free to read and to publish
Bronze 1 · 10%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 8 · 80%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 10 papers name a funder

European Atherosclerosis Society1
European Society of Cardiology1
International Atherosclerosis Society1
World Heart Federation1

QT dispersion in hypertensive Nigerians with and without left ventricular hypertrophy.

PubMed3

Study of Cardiovascular Profile of Women Using Hormonal Contraceptives

Nigerian Quarterly Journal of Hospital Medicine3

20041 citation