Ijeoma Lewechi Okoronkwo

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 2010, latest 2026

General Health Professions
Economics and Econometrics
Epidemiology
Finance
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Publications: 582010–2026
Citations: 873to those papers
h-index: 16i10-index 20
Field-weighted impact: 2.191.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 17%10 of 58 scored papers
Open access: 95%55 papers free to read

7 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

58 in all

Quantifying the short-term gains in health-related quality of life from androgen deprivation therapy in metastatic hormone-naïve prostate cancer
2026African Journal of UrologyJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1186/s12301-026-00587-1
Effects of Educational Intervention on Nurse Leaders’ Knowledge and Perceived Self-Efficacy to Participate in the Health Policy-Making Process: A Study in Nigeria

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

General Health Professions2136%
Economics and Econometrics1119%
Epidemiology1119%
Finance1017%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health712%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health712%
Health610%
Research and Theory610%
Infectious Diseases59%
Oncology59%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Healthcare Systems and Reforms10
Global Maternal and Child Health7
Global Health Care Issues6
Nursing education and management6
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy6
Healthcare Policy and Management5
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions4
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health3
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies3
Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies3
Global Cancer Incidence and Screening3
Global Health and Epidemiology3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

7% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States2
Uganda1
France1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNG10 papers
University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG5 papers
Ebonyi State UniversityNG4 papers
Federal Teaching Hospital AbakalikiNG3 papers
Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNG3 papers
University of BeninNG2 papers
Abia State UniversityNG2 papers
Imo State UniversityNG2 papers
University of MaiduguriNG2 papers
Kaduna State UniversityNG2 papers

Where they publish

BMC Health Services Research4
International Journal of Medicine and Health Development4
Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice4
International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences3
Open Journal of Nursing3
PLoS ONE3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty12
3Good health and well-being8
4Quality education6
8Decent work and economic growth4
17Partnerships for the goals4
2Zero hunger2
5Gender equality2
16

Most cited

Complementary and alternative medicine use among adults in Enugu, Nigeria
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
2011131 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Investigating determinants of out-of-pocket spending and strategies for coping with payments for healthcare in southeast Nigeria
BMC Health Services Research1
2010125 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière

Perceived level of assertiveness and self-esteem of nurse interns in Enugu Nigeria

2024International Journal of Africa Nursing SciencesJournalOpen access1 citation10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100804

Lived experiences of women who had hysterectomy for uterine prolapse in Southeast Nigeria

2024Tanzania journal of health research/Tanzania Journal of Health ResearchJournalOpen access0 citations10.4314/thrb.v25i3.19

An Analysis of the Costs and Consequences of Routine Immunization for Measles in Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria

2022International Journal of Health Economics and PolicyJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.11648/j.hep.20220701.12

ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOUR AND HEALTHCARE PAYMENT OPTIONS IN NIGERIA

2021Quantum Journal of Medical and Health SciencesJournalOpen access0 citations10.55197/qjmhs.v1i5.25

Effects of Structured Aerobic Exercise on Selected Clinical Profiles of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

2020International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.4103/ijmh.ijmh_23_20

Practice of breast self-examination among rural women in Umuowa, Orlu government area, Imo state, Nigeria

2016International Journal of Community Medicine and Public HealthJournalOpen access3 citations10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20161621

Determinants of job satisfaction and retention of public sector health workers in southeast Nigeria

2016International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen access1 citation10.4103/2635-3695.264931

Patterns of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use, Perceived Benefits, and Adverse Effects among Adult Users in Enugu Urban, Southeast Nigeria

2014Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding77 citations10.1155/2014/239372

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Journal of Public Health and Diseases2

How it can be read

95% free to read

Diamond 22 · 38%Free to read and to publish
Gold 25 · 43%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 8 · 14%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 3 · 5%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

4 of 58 papers name a funder

Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research1
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine1
National Institute for Health and Care Research1
Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene1
Sigma Theta Tau International1

Peace, justice and strong institutions

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

201477 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid