Samuel Uwaezuoke

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 2002, latest 2026

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Epidemiology
Nephrology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Nutrition and Dietetics
Physiology

Publications: 742002–2026
Citations: 1,054to those papers
h-index: 17i10-index 26
Field-weighted impact: 0.721.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 7%5 of 74 scored papers
Open access: 89%66 papers free to read

2 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

74 in all

Maternal Diet during Exclusive Breastfeeding can Predict Food Preference in Preschoolers: A Cross-Sectional Study of Mother-Child Dyads in Enugu, South-East Nigeria
2017International Journal of Child Health and NutritionJournalOpen accessFirst author4 citations10.6000/1929-4247.2017.06.02.3
Affluence and adolescent obesity in a city in south-east Nigerian: A cross-sectional survey

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health2432%
Epidemiology2230%
Nephrology1723%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1216%
Nutrition and Dietetics1014%
Physiology1014%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine1014%
Molecular Biology811%
Genetics68%
Infectious Diseases68%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies11
Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies8
Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes7
Urinary Tract Infections Management7
Acute Kidney Injury Research6
Asthma and respiratory diseases6
Child Nutrition and Water Access6
Dialysis and Renal Disease Management6
Birth, Development, and Health5
Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders5
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet5
Breastfeeding Practices and Influences4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

12% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Switzerland4
United Kingdom2
United States1
India1
Gambia1
Ghana1
South Africa1
Portugal1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG67 papers
Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNG6 papers
University of BaselCH4 papers
Swiss Tropical and Public Health InstituteCH4 papers
Federal Teaching Hospital AbakalikiNG4 papers
Ebonyi State UniversityNG3 papers
Federal Medical CentreNG3 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNG3 papers
Federal Medical CentreNG2 papers
University of AbujaNG2 papers

Where they publish

International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease5
Pediatric Health Medicine and Therapeutics4
BMC Pediatrics3
African Health Sciences2
BMC Infectious Diseases2
Clinical Medicine Insights Pediatrics2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being31
2Zero hunger13
1No poverty6
4Quality education5
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Relationship Between Exclusive Breastfeeding and Lower Risk of Childhood Obesity: A Narrative Review of Published Evidence
Clinical Medicine Insights Pediatrics2
2017111 citationsOpen access · Gold
Steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome in children: triggers of relapse and evolving hypotheses on pathogenesis
The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics3
2015107 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

The prevalence of urinary tract infection in children with severe acute malnutrition: a narrative review

2016Pediatric Health Medicine and TherapeuticsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding28 citations10.2147/phmt.s107421

Negative Marking and the Student Physician–-A Descriptive Study of Nigerian Medical Schools

2016Journal of Medical Education and Curricular DevelopmentJournalOpen access7 citations10.4137/jmecd.s40705

Acute kidney injury in children: Enhancing diagnosis with novel biomarkers

2016Journal of Acute DiseaseJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.1016/j.joad.2016.06.001

Acute respiratory infections in children: Maternal practices and treatment-seeking behaviour in a south-east Nigerian city

2016International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.4314/jcm.v21i1.2

Pediatric acute kidney injury: Appraisal of predictors and prognostic indicators

2016Journal of Acute DiseaseJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.12980/jad.6.2017jadweb-2016-0069

Steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome in children: triggers of relapse and evolving hypotheses on pathogenesis

2015The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatricsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding107 citations10.1186/s13052-015-0123-9

Nocturnal enuresis: prevalence and risk factors among school-aged children with sickle-cell anaemia in a South-east Nigerian city

2015The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatricsJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding16 citations10.1186/s13052-015-0176-9

Left-hand dominance in children: Prevalence and maternal stereotypes in a South-east Nigerian city

2015Laterality Asymmetries of Body Brain and CognitionJournalFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.1080/1357650x.2015.1006642

Digit-sucking habit of preschool children in Enugu, Eastern Nigeria

2015Journal of Pediatric NeurologyJournalSenior authorCorresponding6 citations10.1055/s-0035-1557178

The Therapeutic Options in Childhood Epilepsy: From Pharmaceuticals to Nutraceuticals

2015Journal of Neurology & NeurophysiologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.4172/2155-9562.1000344

Substance Use among Medical Students Attending Two Nigerian Universities

2014International Neuropsychiatric Disease JournalJournalOpen access2 citations10.9734/indj/2015/12795

Posterior urethral valves: Determinants of outcome in a developing country

2013Journal of Paediatrics and Child HealthJournalSenior author26 citations10.1111/jpc.12091

Death of a G-6-P-D Deficient Child with Co-morbid HIV Infection Linked to Scarification

2006Journal of Tropical PediatricsJournalOpen accessFirst author5 citations10.1093/tropej/fml081

Risk factors for acute otitis media in Nigerian infants

2005Orient Journal of MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.4314/ojm.v17i1.29087

EMJ Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

How it can be read

89% free to read

Diamond 25 · 34%Free to read and to publish
Gold 32 · 43%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 6 · 8%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 1%A copy in a repository
Closed 8 · 11%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

3 of 74 papers name a funder

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council1
Cancer Research UK1
Cardiff University1
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1
European Regional Development Fund1
Health and Care Research Wales1
International Society of Nephrology1

The role of novel biomarkers in predicting diabetic nephropathy: a review

International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease3

2017106 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Vaso-occlusive crisis in sickle cell disease: current paradigm on pain management

Journal of Pain Research3

201894 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Spirometry in Asthma Care: A Review of the Trends and Challenges in Pediatric Practice

Clinical Medicine Insights Pediatrics

201748 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold