Ugo Chikani

University of Nigeria

Also at University of Nigeria Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2016, latest 2024

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Genetics
Molecular Biology
Epidemiology
General Health Professions
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Publications: 292016–2024
Citations: 190to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 0.451.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 3%1 of 29 scored papers
Open access: 83%24 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

Citations received each year

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Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

29 in all

Targeting the Epigenetic Marks in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Will Epigenetic Therapy Be a Valuable Adjunct to Pharmacotherapy?
2024Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and ObesityJournalOpen access17 citations10.2147/dmso.s479077
Integration of large language models in Nigeria's healthcare: doctors early perspectives, operational barriers, and privacy concerns

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism931%
Genetics621%
Molecular Biology621%
Epidemiology414%
General Health Professions414%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health414%
Emergency Medicine310%
Nephrology310%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health310%
Emergency Medical Services27%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Diabetes and associated disorders5
Diabetes Management and Research5
Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients3
Sexual Differentiation and Disorders3
Birth, Development, and Health2
Child and Adolescent Health2
Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins2
Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders2
HIV-related health complications and treatments2
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions2
LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy2
Thyroid Disorders and Treatments2

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-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

Kenya2
Switzerland1
Luxembourg1
Israel1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG18 papers
Federal Teaching Hospital AbakalikiNG7 papers
Usmanu Danfodiyo UniversityNG6 papers
Ebonyi State UniversityNG4 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNG3 papers
Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNG2 papers
Federal Medical CentreNG2 papers
Abia State UniversityNG2 papers
Centre Hospitalier de LuxembourgLU1 paper
Edmond and Lily Safra Children's HospitalIL1 paper

Where they publish

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism3
Nigerian Journal of Medicine3
International Journal of Medicine and Health Development2
African Health Sciences1
Annals of African Medicine1
BMC Pediatrics1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being11
1No poverty5
17Partnerships for the goals4
2Zero hunger2
4Quality education2
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Reducing incidence of cervical cancer: knowledge and attitudes of caregivers in Nigerian city to human papilloma virus vaccination
Infectious Agents and Cancer3
201855 citationsOpen access · Gold
Targeting the Epigenetic Marks in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Will Epigenetic Therapy Be a Valuable Adjunct to Pharmacotherapy?
Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity
202417 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Sociodemographic determinants of glycaemic control among children with type 1 diabetes in South Eastern Nigeria

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Thyrotoxic Valvulopathy in a 7-year-Old Child: Case Report and Literature Review

2024Cardiology and Angiology An International JournalJournalOpen access0 citations10.9734/ca/2024/v13i1396

Can Oral Zinc Supplementation Reduce Relapses in Childhood Steroid-Sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome? A Systematic Review

2023International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular DiseaseJournalOpen access6 citations10.2147/ijnrd.s403699

COVID-19 Lockdown in Enugu, Nigeria

2022International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/ijmh.ijmh_16_21

Characteristics and Outcome of Paediatric Traumatic Brain Injuries

2021Nigerian Journal of MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding6 citations10.4103/njm.njm_39_21

Becker’s nevus syndrome: a case report

2021Journal of Medical Case ReportsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.1186/s13256-021-02996-y

The effect of sickle cell anemia on the linear growth of Nigerian children

2021Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and MetabolismJournalFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1515/jpem-2021-0232

Factors associated with low rate of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in Enugu, Nigeria

2017International Journal of Research in Medical SciencesJournalOpen access12 citations10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20173948

School health services in Enugu East, Nigeria: perspectives from a resourcepoor setting

2017Healthcare in Low-resource SettingsJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding8 citations10.4081/hls.2017.6357

Cardiology and Angiology An International Journal1

How it can be read

83% free to read

Diamond 8 · 28%Free to read and to publish
Gold 14 · 48%In an open-access journal
Bronze 1 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 5 · 17%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 29 papers name a funder

International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes2
European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology1

Pan African Medical Journal3

202116 citationsOpen access · Gold