Vivian O. Onukwuli

University of Nigeria

Also at University of Nigeria Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2015, latest 2025

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Clinical Psychology
Epidemiology
Health
General Health Professions

Publications: 322015–2025
Citations: 213to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 8
Field-weighted impact: 1.251.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 6%2 of 32 scored papers
Open access: 91%29 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is 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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

32 in all

Risk Factors for Severe Malaria and Implementation of the New Malaria Vaccine in Children Under-5 Years: A Narrative Review
2025International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.4103/ijmh.ijmh_15_25
Prevalence and Patterns of Neuro-developmental problems among children with Congenital Heart Diseases attending a tertiary institution in South East Nigeria

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health722%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health722%
Clinical Psychology619%
Epidemiology619%
Health516%
General Health Professions413%
Sociology and Political Science413%
Economics and Econometrics39%
Genetics39%
Modeling and Simulation39%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

COVID-19 and Mental Health5
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy5
COVID-19 epidemiological studies3
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts3
Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders3
Impact of Technology on Adolescents3
Malaria Research and Control3
Breastfeeding Practices and Influences2
Child Nutrition and Water Access2
Congenital Heart Disease Studies2
COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction2
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

13% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122223Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom3
United States1
Gambia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG24 papers
Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNG9 papers
Ebonyi State UniversityNG6 papers
Federal Teaching Hospital AbakalikiNG6 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNG4 papers
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu UniversityNG3 papers
Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-AlikeNG2 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching HospitalNG2 papers
Great Ormond Street HospitalGB1 paper
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation TrustGB1 paper

Where they publish

International Journal of Medicine and Health Development3
Journal of Adolescent Health3
African Health Sciences2
Malawi Medical Journal2
Nigerian Journal of Medicine2
Adolescent Health Medicine and Therapeutics1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being13
1No poverty2
2Zero hunger1
4Quality education1
5Gender equality1
8Decent work and economic growth1

Most cited

Maternal level of awareness and predictors of willingness to vaccinate children against COVID 19; A multi-center study
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics3
202129 citationsOpen access · Bronze
Willingness to accept malaria vaccines amongst women presenting at outpatient and immunization clinics in Enugu state, Southeast Nigeria
Malaria Journal3
202424 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Malawi Medical Journal

The Impact of Positive Youth Development among Adolescents Attending Secondary Schools in Enugu, Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study

2025International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.4103/ijmh.ijmh_19_25

Current Practices and Risk Assessment in COVID-19 Vaccine Procurement in Nigeria

2024International Journal of Medical Science and Dental HealthJournalOpen access2 citations10.55640/ijmsdh-10-01-06

Violence and Mental Health among Adolescents in South East Nigeria

2022Nigerian Journal of MedicineJournalOpen accessCorresponding6 citations10.4103/njm.njm_133_21

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Secondary School Students during the COVID-19 Lockdown in Enugu

2022Nigerian Journal of MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding3 citations10.4103/njm.njm_163_21

World Health Organization’s Recommendation on Breastfeeding

2022International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen access1 citation10.4103/ijmh.ijmh_25_21

Phototherapy services for newborns with jaundice: Availability and practices in Southeast Nigeria

2022Annals of Clinical and Biomedical ResearchJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.4081/acbr.2022.240

Assessment of Breastfeeding Techniques in Enugu, South-East Nigeria

2021Annals of African MedicineJournalOpen accessCorresponding22 citations10.4103/aam.aam_22_20

The COVID 19 Pandemic: College Adolescents’ Perception on School Reopening in Nigeria

2021Journal of Educational and Developmental PsychologyJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.5539/jedp.v11n2p29

The Influence of Parent’s Socio Economic Status on Adolescents and Youths Health Risk Behaviors in Enugu Nigeria

2019Science Journal of Clinical MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.11648/j.sjcm.20190804.11

Caregivers’ Perception of Unintentional Child and Adolescent Injuries in Enugu, Nigeria

2019Open Journal of PediatricsJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding0 citations10.4236/ojped.2019.93021

Somatization disorder among adolescents in southeast Nigeria: a neglected issue

2017International Journal of Mental Health SystemsJournalOpen access10 citations10.1186/s13033-017-0161-3

Pattern of teen menstruation among secondary school girls in south east Nigeria

2015Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and MetabolismJournal10 citations10.1515/jpem-2015-0257

Annals of African Medicine

Annals of Clinical and Biomedical Research1

How it can be read

91% free to read

Diamond 10 · 31%Free to read and to publish
Gold 11 · 34%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 9%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 4 · 13%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 3 · 9%Behind a paywall

202323 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Assessment of Breastfeeding Techniques in Enugu, South-East Nigeria

Annals of African Medicine3

202122 citationsOpen access · Hybrid