Christopher N. Ibenwa

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 2016, latest 2025

Sociology and Political Science
General Social Sciences
Philosophy
Religious studies
Anthropology
Clinical Psychology

Publications: 152016–2025
Citations: 115to those papers
h-index: 4i10-index 2
Field-weighted impact: 3.351.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 13%2 of 15 scored papers
Open access: 67%10 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

Peerford

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

15 in all

Influence of Igbo religious practices on conservation of biodiversity in Southeastern Nigeria
2025GeoJournalJournal2 citations10.1007/s10708-024-11274-5
Religious violence in Nigeria: An obstacle to effective public service delivery
2025HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological StudiesJournalOpen access

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Sociology and Political Science853%
General Social Sciences533%
Philosophy320%
Religious studies320%
Anthropology213%
Clinical Psychology213%
Health213%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law213%
Computational Mechanics17%
Education17%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria5
Religion, Society, and Development5
Media, Religion, Digital Communication3
Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions2
Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology2
Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology2
Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence2
African history and culture studies1
African studies and sociopolitical issues1
Anthropological Studies and Insights1
Biblical Studies and Interpretation1
Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

40% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1223344Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa5
Zimbabwe1
Germany1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of PretoriaZA4 papers
Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft des SaarlandesDE1 paper
HTW Berlin - University of Applied SciencesDE1 paper
African Field Epidemiology NetworkUG1 paper
Stellenbosch UniversityZA1 paper
Harare Institute of TechnologyZW1 paper
Ebonyi State UniversityNG1 paper

Where they publish

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies5
Food Culture & Society1
GeoJournal1
Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies1
Journal of International Cooperation and Development1
Medicine1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty3
3Good health and well-being2
5Gender equality2
16Peace, justice and strong institutions2
2Zero hunger1
15Life on land1

Most cited

Conflicts Between African Traditional Religion and Christianity in Eastern Nigeria: The Igbo Example
SAGE Open1
201781 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
A critical analysis of the impact of religion on the Nigerian struggle for nationhood
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies16
202212 citationsOpen access · Gold

General studies, information and communication technology and contemporary mission in Africa

2024HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.4102/hts.v80i1.8538

A critical analysis of the impact of religion on the Nigerian struggle for nationhood

2022HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological StudiesJournalOpen access12 citations10.4102/hts.v78i4.7225

The octogenarian cultural festival (Ito-ogbo at 80) and the COVID-19 pandemic in Obosi, Anambra State

2022HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.4102/hts.v78i1.7503

Discourse analysis of religion and inter-communal conflicts and its causes in Nigeria

2020HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.4102/hts.v76i4.5617

Poverty and the Poor in the Early Church: A Challenge to Prosperity Preachers in Nigeria

2016Mediterranean Journal of Social SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n5p377

Christianity and Literature: The Need for Feminism in the Church

2016World Scientific NewsJournalSenior author0 citations

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences

Mental Health Religion & Culture1

How it can be read

67% free to read

Diamond 2 · 13%Free to read and to publish
Gold 7 · 47%In an open-access journal
Green 1 · 7%A copy in a repository
Closed 5 · 33%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 15 papers name a funder

Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology1
JKF Kinderfonds1

20245 citationsOpen access · Gold

Poverty and the Poor in the Early Church: A Challenge to Prosperity Preachers in Nigeria

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences1

20163 citationsOpen access · Diamond