Orikomaba Obunge

University of Port Harcourt

Publishing since 1995, latest 2026

Infectious Diseases
General Health Professions
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Microbiology
Epidemiology
Parasitology

Publications: 261995–2026
Citations: 458to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 8
Field-weighted impact: 2.401.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 12%3 of 26 scored papers
Open access: 65%17 papers free to read

4 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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

26 in all

Relatedness of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis amongst Prison Inmates in South-South Nigeria
2026Nigerian Postgraduate Medical JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4103/npmj.npmj_486_25
Cytokine Profile and Demographic Characteristics in Plasmodium Falciparum Parasitaemia: A Hospital-based Study in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

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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

Infectious Diseases1038%
General Health Professions831%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health831%
Microbiology623%
Epidemiology519%
Parasitology415%
Surgery415%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology312%
Molecular Medicine312%
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine28%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Reproductive tract infections research6
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions5
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health4
Malaria Research and Control4
Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria3
Antibiotic Use and Resistance3
Diverse Scientific Research Studies3
Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology3
Urinary Tract Infections Management3
Ethics in Clinical Research2
Nosocomial Infections in ICU2
Parasites and Host Interactions2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

38% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States6
United Kingdom3
Uganda1
India1
Mozambique1
Zambia1
Congo (DRC)1
Ghana1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Port Harcourt Teaching HospitalNG17 papers
Rivers State UniversityNG5 papers
Family Health International 360US4 papers
University of LagosNG4 papers
Liverpool School of Tropical MedicineGB2 papers
Nigerian Institute of Medical ResearchNG2 papers
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionUS1 paper
Centre hospitalier affilié universitaire de QuébecCA1 paper
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud PúblicaES1 paper
Comunidad de MadridES1 paper

Where they publish

PubMed3
British Microbiology Research Journal2
Acta Paediatrica1
Advances in Infectious Diseases1
Afrischolar Discovery1
AIDS and Behavior1
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being15
5Gender equality2
1No poverty1
2Zero hunger1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Effectiveness of Cellulose Sulfate Vaginal Gel for the Prevention of HIV Infection: Results of a Phase III Trial in Nigeria
PLoS ONE3
2008156 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Reproductive tract infections and abortion among adolescent girls in rural Nigeria
The Lancet3
1995150 citationsWorld top 10%

What predicts non-retention in microbicide trials?

2011Contemporary Clinical TrialsJournal9 citations10.1016/j.cct.2011.03.008

The bacteriology of diabetic foot ulcers in Port Harcourt, Nigerian

2006Nigerian Journal of MedicineJournalOpen access26 citations10.4314/njm.v14i2.37176

Asian Journal of Pediatric Research1

How it can be read

65% free to read

Diamond 6 · 23%Free to read and to publish
Gold 7 · 27%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 4%Free to read, no open licence
Green 2 · 8%A copy in a repository
Closed 9 · 35%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

6 of 26 papers name a funder

United States Agency for International Development4
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership1
European Commission1
Novartis1
U.S. Food and Drug Administration1

200626 citationsOpen access · Gold