O. C. Ekwebelem

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 2020, latest 2022

Infectious Diseases
Modeling and Simulation
Molecular Biology
Health
Food Science
Economics and Econometrics

Publications: 192020–2022
Citations: 438to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 9
Field-weighted impact: 2.411.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 37%7 of 19 scored papers
Open access: 100%19 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is 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

Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Publications

19 in all

A review of recent advances in engineering bacteria for enhanced CO2 capture and utilization
2022International Journal of Environmental Science and TechnologyJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding77 citations10.1007/s13762-022-04303-8
The evolving state of food security in Nigeria amidst the COVID-19 pandemic – A review

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Modeling and Simulation632%

Molecular Biology632%

Economics and Econometrics316%

Global and Planetary Change211%

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health211%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

COVID-19 epidemiological studies6
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research5
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy5
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts3
COVID-19 impact on air quality2
Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability2
Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction2
Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production1
Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria1
Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research1
Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing1
Bacteriophages and microbial interactions1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

63% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom10
United States5
Rwanda3
Afghanistan2
Australia1
Greece1
Iraq1
Kenya1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of BirminghamGB9 papers
University of South CarolinaUS4 papers
University of Port HarcourtNG4 papers
University of WestminsterGB3 papers
Federal University of TechnologyNG3 papers
Kabul UniversityAF2 papers
Kateb University2 papers
Abia State UniversityNG2 papers
Rivers State UniversityNG2 papers
Lagos State UniversityNG2 papers

Where they publish

International Journal of Pathogen Research2
Vaccine X2
AIMS Medical Science1
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene1
European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety1
Food Science and Applied Biotechnology1
Foods1
Infectious Microbes & Diseases1

How it can be read

100% free to read

Diamond 7 · 37%Free to read and to publish
Gold 7 · 37%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 16%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 5%A copy in a repository

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being5
2Zero hunger3
1No poverty2
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
15Life on land1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

A review of recent advances in engineering bacteria for enhanced CO2 capture and utilization
International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
202277 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Threats of COVID-19 to Achieving United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in Africa
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene1
202060 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
COVID-19 vaccine rollout: will it affect the rates of vaccine hesitancy in Africa?
Public Health2
202152 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
Improving Food Safety Culture in Nigeria: A Review of Practical Issues
Foods
202148 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Vaccine hesitancy in Africa: causes and strategies to the rescue
Therapeutic Advances in Vaccines and Immunotherapy
202148 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond

COVID-19 vaccine rollout: will it affect the rates of vaccine hesitancy in Africa?

2021Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding52 citations10.1016/j.puhe.2021.01.010

Vaccine hesitancy in Africa: causes and strategies to the rescue

2021Therapeutic Advances in Vaccines and ImmunotherapyJournalOpen access48 citations10.1177/25151355211047514

Eradication of wild poliovirus in Nigeria: Lessons learnt

2021Public Health in PracticeJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding19 citations10.1016/j.puhip.2021.100144

Community distribution of oxygen: a unique COVID-19 intervention

2021Tropical Medicine and HealthJournalOpen access3 citations10.1186/s41182-021-00333-z

Threats of COVID-19 to Achieving United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in Africa

2020American Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding60 citations10.4269/ajtmh.20-1489

Who funds it

1 of 19 papers name a funder

Foreign and Commonwealth Office1
Government of the United Kingdom1