Melody Okereke

University of Ilorin

Publishing since 2020, latest 2026

Infectious Diseases
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health
Economics and Econometrics
General Health Professions
Modeling and Simulation

Publications: 382020–2026
Citations: 845to those papers
h-index: 14i10-index 20
Field-weighted impact: 3.231.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 37%14 of 38 scored papers
Open access: 95%36 papers free to read

2 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are 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

Peerford

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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

38 in all

A scoping review of outcomes and implementation challenges of mental health care interventions among conflict-affected populations in Africa
2026Discover Mental HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.1007/s44192-026-00505-5
Role of digital health technologies in improving health financing and universal health coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa: a comprehensive narrative review

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1026%

Economics and Econometrics718%

General Health Professions513%

Modeling and Simulation513%

Molecular Biology411%

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging38%

Clinical Psychology25%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy7
Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research7
Legal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 Challenges6
COVID-19 epidemiological studies5
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research5
Healthcare Systems and Reforms4
Zoonotic diseases and public health4
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies3
COVID-19 diagnosis using AI3
Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy3
Computational Drug Discovery Methods2
Diverse Scientific Research Studies2

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

papers co-written2345678Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom15
United States6
Sierra Leone4
Rwanda4
Kenya3
Ghana3
Afghanistan3
Iraq2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB11 papers
University of IbadanNG10 papers
University of CalabarNG9 papers
Ladoke Akintola University of TechnologyNG5 papers
University of Sierra LeoneSL4 papers
University of Port HarcourtNG4 papers
University of EdinburghGB3 papers
University of NigeriaNG3 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH3 papers
Kabul UniversityAF2 papers

Where they publish

INNOVATIONS in pharmacy5
International journal of health and life sciences2
Journal of Global Health Science2
Pan African Medical Journal2
Pharmaceutical Patent Analyst2
Public Health in Practice2
The International Journal of Health Planning and Management2
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene1

How it can be read

95% free to read

Diamond 14 · 37%Free to read and to publish
Gold 15 · 39%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Green

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being12
1No poverty3
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure3
17Partnerships for the goals2
4Quality education1
10Reduced inequalities1
13Climate action1

Most cited

Impact of COVID‐19 on access to healthcare in low‐ and middle‐income countries: Current evidence and future recommendations
The International Journal of Health Planning and Management1
2020174 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Impact of poor disease surveillance system on COVID-19 response in africa: Time to rethink and rebuilt
Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health3
2021106 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
COVID-19 Misinformation and Infodemic in Rural Africa
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene4
202084 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
COVID-19 and Antimicrobial Resistance: A Review
Infectious Diseases Research and Treatment3
202176 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Threats and outbreaks of cholera in Africa amidst COVID-19 pandemic: a double burden on Africa’s health systems
Tropical Medicine and Health3
202171 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Frontiers in Digital Health

Fighting Tuberculosis in Africa: The Current Situation Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

2022Disaster Medicine and Public Health PreparednessJournalOpen access25 citations10.1017/dmp.2022.142

The State of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing in the Democratic Republic of Congo: The Journey so Far

2022INNOVATIONS in pharmacyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.24926/iip.v13i1.4466

Pharmacogenomics research in Africa: A promising but underexplored prospect

2022Pharmacological ResearchJournalFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1016/j.phrs.2022.106317

COVID-19 and Antimicrobial Resistance: A Review

2021Infectious Diseases Research and TreatmentJournalOpen access76 citations10.1177/11786337211033870

Towards vaccine equity: Should big pharma waive intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines?

2021Public Health in PracticeJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding36 citations10.1016/j.puhip.2021.100165

Applications of telemedicine in the supply and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa

2021Journal of Global HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.7189/jogh.11.03039

How pharmaceutical industries can address the growing problem of climate change

2021The Journal of Climate Change and HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.1016/j.joclim.2021.100049

COVID 19 and Neglected Tropical Diseases in Africa: Perspectives from Ghana

2021International Journal of Tropical DiseasesJournalOpen access2 citations10.23937/2643-461x/1710052

Why Nigeria Must Strengthen its Local Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Capacity

2021INNOVATIONS in pharmacyJournalOpen accessFirst author12 citations10.24926/iip.v12i4.4208

Spread of the delta coronavirus variant: Africa must be on watch

2021Public Health in PracticeJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.1016/j.puhip.2021.100209

Second wave of COVID‐19 in Nigeria: Lessons from the first wave

2021The International Journal of Health Planning and ManagementJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.1002/hpm.3396

COVID-19 in Sierra Leone: a situation of once bitten, twice shy

2021Journal of Global Health ScienceJournalOpen access4 citations10.35500/jghs.2021.3.e7

The low COVID-19 trajectory of Lao People's Democratic Republic

2021Journal of Global Health ScienceJournalOpen access3 citations10.35500/jghs.2021.3.e9

Towards 90-90-90 Target: COVID-19 and HIV Response in Africa

2021Journal of Infectious Diseases and EpidemiologyJournalOpen access2 citations10.23937/2474-3658/1510191

Impact of COVID‐19 on access to healthcare in low‐ and middle‐income countries: Current evidence and future recommendations

2020The International Journal of Health Planning and ManagementJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding174 citations10.1002/hpm.3067

COVID-19 Misinformation and Infodemic in Rural Africa

2020American Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding84 citations10.4269/ajtmh.20-1488

COVID-19: Community Pharmacy Practice in Africa

2020International journal of health and life sciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding12 citations10.5812/ijhls.104517

COVID-19 Pandemic: Medical and Pharmacy Education in Nigeria

2020International Journal of Medical StudentsJournalOpen accessSenior author23 citations10.5195/ijms.2020.559

South Sudan: a young country’s fight against COVID-19

2020Pan African Medical JournalJournalOpen access13 citations10.11604/pamj.supp.2020.37.1.27327

Impact of COVID-19 on Pharmacy Education

2020SciMedicine JournalJournalOpen access12 citations10.28991/scimedj-2020-02-si-8

Prospects of BNAbs in Management of HIV/AIDS

2020International journal of health and life sciencesJournalOpen access0 citations10.5812/ijhls.106098

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