Innocent Abanum Ifelunini

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 2013, latest 2026

Economics and Econometrics
Information Systems
General Health Professions
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Sociology and Political Science

Publications: 192013–2026
Citations: 178to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 7
Field-weighted impact: 3.131.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 32%6 of 19 scored papers
Open access: 37%7 papers free to read

3 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

Publications

19 in all

Digital financial inclusion, start-up business, and self-employed entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa: does institutional quality matter?
2026Journal of global entrepreneurship researchJournalSenior author1 citation10.1007/s40497-026-00506-2
DOES CLIMATE FINANCE REDUCE ENERGY POVERTY? EVIDENCE FROM INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY THRESHOLDS IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH
2026

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Economics and Econometrics1053%
Information Systems526%
General Health Professions421%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance316%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health316%
Sociology and Political Science316%
Management of Technology and Innovation211%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law211%
Pollution211%
Strategy and Management211%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Economic Growth and Development5
Energy, Environment, Economic Growth4
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth4
Global Health Care Issues4
Global Maternal and Child Health3
Economic Growth and Productivity2
Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences2
Global trade and economics2
Income, Poverty, and Inequality2
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion2
Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy2
Agricultural Innovations and Practices1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

37% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Vietnam3
South Africa2
Japan1
Uzbekistan1
Gambia1
Oman1
Algeria1
Pakistan1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Economics Ho Chi Minh CityVN3 papers
Central Asian UniversityUZ1 paper
Dhofar UniversityOM1 paper
Bahria UniversityPK1 paper
Kyoto UniversityJP1 paper
Viện Nghiên cứu kinh doanhVN1 paper
Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto UniversityJP1 paper
University of Abou Bekr BelkaïdDZ1 paper
Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-AlikeNG1 paper
Gombe State UniversityNG1 paper

Where they publish

Journals & Books Hosting (International Knowledge Sharing Platform)2
Acta Oeconomica Pragensia1
African Population Studies1
Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies1
Circular economy and sustainability1
Climate Change Economics1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty4
5Gender equality2
8Decent work and economic growth2
10Reduced inequalities2
2Zero hunger1
6Clean water and sanitation1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
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Most cited

Assessing the effect of real estate market and renewable energy on environmental quality in Belgium
OPEC Energy Review
202327 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Determinants of household’s waste disposal practices and willingness to participate in reducing the flow of plastics into the ocean: Evidence from coastal city of Lagos Nigeria
PLoS ONE14
202226 citationsOpen access · Gold
Distributional impact of public expenditure on human development in Nigeria

Climate Change Economics

Population Growth, Technological Innovation, and Environmental Sustainability

2024Circular economy and sustainabilityBook chapterSenior authorCorresponding2 citations10.1007/978-3-031-66007-8_13

Economic Growth, Governance and CO2 Emissions in West Africa

2023Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst author16 citations10.1142/s2345748123500021

Democracy and terrorism in Africa

2022International Social Science JournalJournalSenior author4 citations10.1111/issj.12317

Distributional impact of public expenditure on human development in Nigeria

2017International Journal of Social EconomicsJournalSenior author26 citations10.1108/ijse-05-2016-0152

The Changing Political Undercurrents in Health Services Delivery in Sub-Saharan Africa

2016International Journal of Health ServicesJournalSenior authorCorresponding3 citations10.1177/0020731416660964

Development Interventions, Foreign Capital Inflows and Growth of Nigerian Economy

2016International Journal of Social Science and Economic ResearchJournalSenior author1 citation

Examining Socio-Demographic Corelates of Land and Livestock Ownership Access Poverty in Nigeria Using the Core Welfare Indicator Questionnaire Survey Data

2014Journals & Books Hosting (International Knowledge Sharing Platform)JournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations

Constraints to Women Entrepreneurs' Access to Microfinance in South-South Nigeria

2013Research Journal of Finance and AccountingJournalFirst author18 citations

Multidimensional Poverty Incidence in Nigeria: Empirical Insight from Core Welfare Indicator Questionnaire (CWIQ) Survey

2013Journals & Books Hosting (International Knowledge Sharing Platform)JournalOpen accessFirst author10 citations

Foreign Trade Review

International Journal of Health Services1

How it can be read

37% free to read

Diamond 2 · 11%Free to read and to publish
Gold 2 · 11%In an open-access journal
Bronze 1 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Green 2 · 11%A copy in a repository
Closed 12 · 63%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 19 papers name a funder

African Union Commission1
National Geographic Society1

Sustainable cities and communities

16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

International Journal of Social Economics6

201726 citationsWorld top 10%

A Comparative Analysis of the Impact of Agricultural Exports on Economic Growth of ECOWAS Countries

Acta Oeconomica Pragensia2

201626 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Constraints to Women Entrepreneurs' Access to Microfinance in South-South Nigeria

Research Journal of Finance and Accounting8

201318 citationsWorld top 10%