Uche Charlie Isiugo-Abanihe

University of Ibadan

Also at Lead City Universityfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 1988, latest 2026

General Health Professions
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Sociology and Political Science
Gender Studies
Demography
Economics and Econometrics

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 581988–2026
Citations: 1,219to those papers
h-index: 18i10-index 22
Field-weighted impact: 1.791.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 21%12 of 58 scored papers
Open access: 64%37 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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

58 in all

The Amotekun security outfit in southwest Nigeria: A study of community perceptions of its operations and effectiveness in selected communities of Oyo State
2026African Security ReviewJournalSenior authorCorresponding0 citations10.1080/10246029.2026.2628075
An Analysis of Social Determinants Influencing Healthcare Utilisation in Selected Urban Slum Settlements in Lagos State, 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 Professions2848%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health2238%
Sociology and Political Science2136%
Gender Studies1729%
Demography1526%
Economics and Econometrics712%
Health59%
Safety Research59%
Infectious Diseases47%
Nutrition and Dietetics47%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health21
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health17
Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences15
Family Dynamics and Relationships13
Sex work and related issues9
HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses7
Global Health Care Issues6
Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving6
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare5
Child Nutrition and Water Access4
Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics4
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

24% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States8
South Africa4
Germany1
Ghana1
Kenya1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Adekunle Ajasin UniversityNG6 papers
Lagos State UniversityNG5 papers
Northwestern UniversityUS4 papers
Lead City UniversityNG4 papers
Abia State UniversityNG3 papers
Federal University Oye EkitiNG3 papers
Olabisi Onabanjo UniversityNG3 papers
Paul University AwkaNG2 papers
Obafemi Awolowo UniversityNG2 papers
University of the WitwatersrandZA2 papers

Where they publish

PubMed9
The Nigerian Journal of Sociology and Anthropology9
African Journal of Reproductive Health6
African Population Studies6
Journal of Biosocial Science3
Gender and Behaviour2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being18
5Gender equality16
1No poverty6
4Quality education2
2Zero hunger1
8Decent work and economic growth1

Most cited

Reproductive Motivation and Family-Size Preferences among Nigerian Men
Studies in Family Planning1
1994206 citationsWorld top 10%
Perceptions of Nigerian Women on Domestic Violence: Evidence from 2003 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey
African Journal of Reproductive Health5
2005172 citationsOpen access · Diamond
The effect of child fostering on feeding practices and access to health services in rural Sierra Leone

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Causes and Social Consequences of Paternity Discrepancy in Enugu Metropolis, Nigeria

2025The Nigerian Journal of Sociology and AnthropologyJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.36108/njsa/5202.32.0110

Prevalence of Vesicovaginal Fistula in Ebonyi and Plateau States, Nigeria: Rethinking Women Empowerment

2024The Nigerian Journal of Sociology and AnthropologyJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.36108/njsa/4202.22.0210

Influence of Household Decisions on the Socio-Economic and Fertility Behaviour of Women in Rural Nigeria

2023Journal of International Cooperation and DevelopmentJournalOpen access0 citations10.36941/jicd-2023-0014

Unmet Needs for Support: A Study of Older Persons with Disability in Enugu State, Nigeria

2022The Nigerian Journal of Sociology and AnthropologyJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.36108/njsa/2202.02.0110

Disability Among Older Adults in South-Eastern Nigeria

2022The International Journal of Aging and Human DevelopmentJournalSenior author3 citations10.1177/00914150221132162

Disease Diagnosis and Management: The Experiences of Hemorrhoid Herbal Vendors and Customers in Oyo State, Nigeria

2019Journal of Social Behavioral and Health SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.5590/jsbhs.2019.13.1.05

Sociocultural Context and Determinants of Treatments for Hemorrhoids Among the Nigerian Police, Oyo State Command

2017Journal of Social Behavioral and Health SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author7 citations10.5590/jsbhs.2017.11.1.02

Ethnic, Religious and Educational Homogamy in Nigeria

2017African Population StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst author5 citations10.11564/31-1-1012

Experiences of Ageing and Social Support for the Elderly in Ibadan, Nigeria

2017The Nigerian Journal of Sociology and AnthropologyJournalSenior author2 citations10.36108/njsa/7102/51(0210)

Demographic dynamics and development in Nigeria

2014African Population StudiesJournalOpen accessSenior author69 citations10.11564/27-2-471

Determinants of Singlehood: a retrospective account by older single women in Lagos, Nigeria

2014African Population StudiesJournalOpen accessSenior author31 citations10.11564/27-2-483

Patriarchy and Singlehood Among Women in Lagos, Nigeria

2013Journal of Family IssuesJournalSenior author67 citations10.1177/0192513x13511249

Methodological issues in HIV-related social research in Nigeria : original research article

2013African Journal of Reproductive HealthJournalOpen access0 citations

Household and Socio-cultural factors in Maternal Health in Rural areas of Northern Cross River State, Nigeria

2012The Nigerian Journal of Sociology and AnthropologyJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.36108/njsa/2102/01(0170)

Maternal and environmental factors influencinginfant birth weight in Ibadan, Nigeria

2011African Population StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst author36 citations10.11564/25-2-230

Sex of preceding child and birth spacing among Nigerian ethnic groups.

2011PubMedJournalOpen accessSenior author32 citations

On Male Role and Responsibility for Reproductive Health in Africa

2011The Nigerian Journal of Sociology and AnthropologyJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.36108/njsa/1102/90(0101)

Sex of preceding child and birth spacing among Nigerian ethnic groups : original research article

2011African Journal of Reproductive HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations

Prevalence and Consequences of Ewu-ukwu Custom in Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria

2008The Nigerian Journal of Sociology and AnthropologyJournalOpen accessFirst author12 citations10.36108/njsa/8002/60(0170)

IBADAN JOURNAL OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

Journal of Social Behavioral and Health Sciences2

How it can be read

64% free to read

Diamond 9 · 16%Free to read and to publish
Gold 9 · 16%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 2%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 9 · 16%Free to read, no open licence
Green 9 · 16%A copy in a repository
Closed 21 · 36%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

8 of 58 papers name a funder

Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa3
African Population and Health Research Center1
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation1
Bundesministerium für Gesundheit1
Carnegie Corporation of New York1
Government of the United Kingdom1
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation1
National Institute of Science Education and Research1

Social Science & Medicine

1988125 citationsWorld top 10%

Demographic dynamics and development in Nigeria

African Population Studies8

201469 citationsOpen access · Gold

Patriarchy and Singlehood Among Women in Lagos, Nigeria

Journal of Family Issues5

201367 citationsWorld top 10%