George Onyemachi Ugwu

University of Nigeria

Also at University of Nigeria Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2008, latest 2024

General Health Professions
Infectious Diseases
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Epidemiology

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 212008–2024
Citations: 236to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 9
Field-weighted impact: 0.961.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 5%1 of 21 scored papers
Open access: 67%14 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

21 in all

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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

General Health Professions524%
Infectious Diseases524%
Obstetrics and Gynecology524%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health524%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health419%
Epidemiology314%
Reproductive Medicine314%
Economics and Econometrics210%
Emergency Medicine210%
Health210%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health4
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions3
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health2
Gynecological conditions and treatments2
Hepatitis B Virus Studies2
Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions2
Ovarian function and disorders2
Reproductive Health and Contraception2
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy2
Advanced Drug Delivery Systems1
Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery1
Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

10% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written2222222Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG16 papers
Federal Teaching Hospital AbakalikiNG6 papers
National Primary Health Care Development AgencyNG3 papers
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionUS2 papers
Hepatitis B FoundationUS2 papers
Usmanu Danfodiyo UniversityNG2 papers
Nigeria Centre for Disease ControlNG2 papers
Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNG2 papers
African Field Epidemiology NetworkNG2 papers
National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and DevelopmentNG1 paper

Where they publish

PubMed4
International Journal of Women s Health2
Nigerian Journal of Basic and Clinical Sciences.2
Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice2
Global Journal of Health Science1
Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being9
1No poverty2
6Clean water and sanitation1
8Decent work and economic growth1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Maternal and perinatal outcomes of delivery after a previous Cesarean section in Enugu, Southeast Nigeria: a prospective observational study
International Journal of Women s Health17
201436 citationsOpen access · Gold
Barriers and facilitators to hepatitis B birth dose vaccination: Perspectives from healthcare providers and pregnant women accessing antenatal care in Nigeria
PLOS Global Public Health3
202333 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Nigerian Journal of Basic and Clinical Sciences.

Magnitude and Predictors of Post-cesarean Surgical Site Infection in Enugu, Southeast Nigeria

2024Nigerian Journal of Basic and Clinical Sciences.JournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/njbcs.njbcs_44_23

Childhood Routine Immunization Data in Enugu: Findings from a Quality Assessment Survey

2023Nigerian Journal of Clinical PracticeJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.4103/njcp.njcp_546_22

Baseline Renal Function among Antiretroviral Therapy-Naive, HIV-Infected Patients in Southeast Nigeria

2013Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC)JournalOpen access14 citations10.1177/2325957413488169

Trends in the twinning rate in Enugu, Nigeria

2008Journal of Obstetrics and GynaecologyJournalSenior author6 citations10.1080/01443610802091404

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology1

How it can be read

67% free to read

Diamond 4 · 19%Free to read and to publish
Gold 6 · 29%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 10%Open in a subscription journal
Green 2 · 10%A copy in a repository
Closed 7 · 33%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 21 papers name a funder

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention2
African-German Network of Excellence in Science1
National Institutes of Health1

Challenges associated with the management of gynecological cancers in a tertiary hospital in South East Nigeria

International Journal of Women s Health

201425 citationsOpen access · Gold