Michael I. Ugwueze

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 2014, latest 2026

Sociology and Political Science
Political Science and International Relations
Economics and Econometrics
Gender Studies
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
History

Publications: 242014–2026
Citations: 332to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 9.191.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 50%12 of 24 scored papers
Open access: 21%5 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

24 in all

“It’s a fight to finish; it’s either us or them”: shifting trust from Civilian Joint Task Force and embracing self-defence in counter-terrorism in northeast, Nigeria
2026Critical Studies on TerrorismJournalSenior authorCorresponding3 citations10.1080/17539153.2025.2607222
Critical peace education and democratic participation in fragmented societies: bridging the gap between civic knowledge and civic power in Nigeria

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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

Sociology and Political Science1771%
Political Science and International Relations833%
Economics and Econometrics313%
Gender Studies28%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance28%
History28%
Transportation28%
Analytical Chemistry14%
Anthropology14%
Clinical Psychology14%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence14
Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East4
Political Conflict and Governance3
Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics2
Indian Economic and Social Development2
Maritime Security and History2
Military History and Strategy2
Religion, Society, and Development2
Sex work and related issues2
Agricultural risk and resilience1
Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development1
Asian Industrial and Economic Development1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

13% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa2
Taiwan1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Taraba State UniversityNG3 papers
University of JohannesburgZA2 papers
Covenant UniversityNG2 papers
Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-AlikeNG2 papers
University of UyoNG2 papers
National Chengchi UniversityTW1 paper
Federal Medical CentreNG1 paper
University of CalabarNG1 paper
Ahmadu Bello UniversityNG1 paper
Federal University GusauNG1 paper

Where they publish

Society3
Journal of Asian and African Studies2
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences2
Review of African Political Economy2
African Identities1
African Security Review1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

16Peace, justice and strong institutions8
8Decent work and economic growth2
10Reduced inequalities2
1No poverty1
2Zero hunger1

Most cited

The political economy of automobile development in Nigeria
Review of African Political Economy8
2020109 citationsWorld top 10%
Counterinsurgency operations of the Nigerian military and Boko Haram insurgency: expounding the viscid manacle
Security Journal
202052 citationsWorld top 10%
Hard Versus Soft Measures to Security: Explaining the Failure of Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Nigeria

Frontiers in Political Science

Dependent Capitalism: A Threat to the Development of Nigeria’s Automotive Industry

2025International Journal of Political EconomyJournalSenior authorCorresponding0 citations10.1080/08911916.2025.2522615

Police Job Stress, Workload and Burnout in Nigeria: The Tired and Frustrated Cops

2024International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative CriminologyJournal4 citations10.1177/0306624x241270558

Policing the spread of COVID-19 and the struggle for sustainable livelihood among informal workers in Nigeria

2023Local Economy The Journal of the Local Economy Policy UnitJournalSenior author2 citations10.1177/02690942241260709

The political economy of automobile development in Nigeria

2020Review of African Political EconomyJournalFirst author109 citations10.1080/03056244.2020.1721277

The United States’ National Interests and the Fight Against Boko Haram Terrorism in Nigeria

2016Mediterranean Journal of Social SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n3s1p478

Electronic Governance and National Security in Nigeria

2016Mediterranean Journal of Social SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n6p363

New States in World Politics: Prospects and Challenges

2014IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social ScienceJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.9790/0837-191010111

Cogent Social Sciences1

How it can be read

21% free to read

Diamond 2 · 8%Free to read and to publish
Gold 2 · 8%In an open-access journal
Bronze 1 · 4%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 19 · 79%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 24 papers name a funder

U.S. Department of State1
United States Agency for International Development1
United States Institute of Peace1

Journal of Applied Security Research

202039 citationsWorld top 10%

Operation Safe Corridor Programme and Reintegration of Ex-Boko Haram Fighters in Nigeria

Journal of Asian and African Studies16

202131 citationsWorld top 10%