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Arinze Longinus Ezugwu · Peerford

University of Nigeria / Scholars

AE

Arinze Longinus Ezugwu

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 2022, latest 2026

Water Science and Technology
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Environmental Engineering
Pollution
Geochemistry and Petrology
Biomaterials

ORCID 0009-0008-7080-1803
Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 172022–2026
Citations: 425to those papers
h-index: 11i10-index 12
Field-weighted impact: 3.641.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 41%7 of 17 scored papers
Open access: 47%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

Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Water Science and Technology1059%

Publications

17 in all

Newest Most cited Oldest Title

Search their publications by title

Three decades of Nigerian bottled water quality research: a systematic review of contaminants and research gaps for environmental toxicology
2026Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part CJournal0 citations10.1080/26896583.2026.2674461
Biosorption of Pb2+ from aqueous solution onto unmodified African oil bean (Pentaclethra macrophylla) pod: Isotherm, kinetic and thermodynamic studies

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Who they write with Where their co-authors are Every publication

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Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis529%

Environmental Engineering424%

Pollution424%

Geochemistry and Petrology318%

Biomaterials212%

Cancer Research16%

Earth-Surface Processes16%

Ecology16%

Electrical and Electronic Engineering16%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Water Quality and Pollution Assessment5
Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal4
Groundwater and Watershed Analysis4
Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact4
Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry3
Microplastics and Plastic Pollution3
Clay minerals and soil interactions2
Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals2
Fecal contamination and water quality2
Air Quality and Health Impacts1
Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment1
Child Nutrition and Water Access1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

24% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

Canada2
Belgium2
South Africa1
Turkey1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu UniversityNG11 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNG10 papers
University of CalabarNG9 papers
Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNG3 papers
Ghent UniversityBE2 papers
University of British ColumbiaCA2 papers
Inonu UniversityTR1 paper
University of British Columbia, Okanagan CampusCA1 paper
University of JohannesburgZA1 paper
University of the Free StateZA1 paper

Where they publish

Chemistry Africa2
Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part C2
Sustainability2
Water Practice & Technology2
Chemical Engineering Journal Green and Sustainable1
Discover Geoscience1
Environment Development and Sustainability1
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment1

How it can be read

47% free to read

Diamond 2 · 12%Free to read and to publish
Gold 2 · 12%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 18%Open in a subscription journal
Green 1 · 6%A copy in a repository
Closed 9 · 53%Behind a paywall

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

6Clean water and sanitation8
2Zero hunger1
4Quality education1

Most cited

Metal(loid)s, nitrate, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and radioactive contaminants in Nigerian water resources: state-of-the-art of their ecological and health risk assessments
Environment Development and Sustainability
202467 citationsWorld top 10%
A review of the status, challenges, trends, and prospects of groundwater quality assessment in Nigeria: an evidence-based meta-analysis approach
Environmental Science and Pollution Research4
202463 citationsWorld top 10%
Characterization of the Hydrochemistry, Scaling and Corrosivity Tendencies, and Irrigation Suitability of the Water of the Rivers Karawa and Iyiaji
Sustainability6
202353 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Hydrochemical Characterization of Ground and Surface Water for Irrigation Application in Nigeria: A Review of Progress
Chemistry Africa6
202449 citationsWorld top 10%
A targeted review on occurrence, remediation, and risk assessments of bisphenol A in Africa
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment2
202441 citationsWorld top 10%

2026

Chemical Engineering Journal Green and Sustainable

Journal

Open access

0 citations

10.1016/j.cejgas.2026.100085

Evaluating the significance of climate change on vegetation and coastal morphology in the Niger Delta through bibliometric analysis

2026Discover GeoscienceJournalOpen access0 citations10.1007/s44288-026-00575-6

Metal(loid)s, nitrate, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and radioactive contaminants in Nigerian water resources: state-of-the-art of their ecological and health risk assessments

2024Environment Development and SustainabilityJournal67 citations10.1007/s10668-024-05423-6

A review of the status, challenges, trends, and prospects of groundwater quality assessment in Nigeria: an evidence-based meta-analysis approach

2024Environmental Science and Pollution ResearchJournal63 citations10.1007/s11356-024-32552-2

Hydrochemical Characterization of Ground and Surface Water for Irrigation Application in Nigeria: A Review of Progress

2024Chemistry AfricaJournal49 citations10.1007/s42250-024-00917-2

A targeted review on occurrence, remediation, and risk assessments of bisphenol A in Africa

2024Environmental Monitoring and AssessmentJournal41 citations10.1007/s10661-024-13337-z

Contamination, sources and health risk assessment of PAHs in surface and underground water in Nigeria: a review

2024Toxin ReviewsJournal35 citations10.1080/15569543.2024.2382975

Mechanism, Formation and Transport of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Fruits, Vegetables and Fresh Fish Species in Africa: A Systematic Review of its Health Risk

2024Chemistry AfricaJournalFirst author21 citations10.1007/s42250-024-00926-1

More about making profits or providing safe drinking water? A state-of-the-art review on sachet water contamination in Nigeria

2024Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part CJournal26 citations10.1080/26896583.2024.2319009

Characterization of the Hydrochemistry, Scaling and Corrosivity Tendencies, and Irrigation Suitability of the Water of the Rivers Karawa and Iyiaji

2023SustainabilityJournalOpen access53 citations10.3390/su15129366

Sequestration of Lead Ion in Aqueous Solution onto Chemically Pretreated Pycnanthus angolensis Seed Husk: Implications for Wastewater Treatment

2023SustainabilityJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding18 citations10.3390/su152115446

Sequestration of Pb2+ from aqueous solution using bio-based-alkaline modified sorbent from waste Irvingia gabonensis seed husk

2023Water Practice & TechnologyJournalOpen access15 citations10.2166/wpt.2023.170

Hydrochemical Assessment of the Rivers Adada and Obinna in Enugu, Nigeria, for Irrigational Application

2023Journal of Irrigation and Drainage EngineeringJournal12 citations10.1061/jidedh.ireng-9899

Chemical pretreatment of Lagenaria breviflora seeds used as biosorbents for the removal of aqueous-bound Ni2+

2023Water Practice & TechnologyJournalOpen access10 citations10.2166/wpt.2023.192

Screening, Spatial Distribution and Human Health Risk Assessment of Pesticide Residues in Freshly Harvested Vigna unguiculata

2023International Journal of Environmental ResearchJournalOpen access7 citations10.1007/s41742-023-00537-7

Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Contamination of Fruits, Leaves, and Soil within Automobile Repair Workshops in Nsukka Metropolis

2022Polycyclic aromatic compoundsJournalOpen access8 citations10.1080/10406638.2022.2149567