Kome Otokunefor

University of Port Harcourt

Publishing since 2004, latest 2026

Molecular Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Endocrinology
Molecular Biology
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Pollution

Publications: 362004–2026
Citations: 233to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 0.571.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 3%1 of 36 scored papers
Open access: 92%33 papers free to read

8 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

36 in all

A message to Africa as Nigeria hosts the 5th Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on antimicrobial resistance
2026Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection ControlJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s13756-026-01780-1
Multiple antibiotic resistance indexing and molecular identification of Escherichia coli isolated from clinical and nonclinical sources in Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Molecular Medicine1131%
Infectious Diseases1028%
Endocrinology925%
Molecular Biology925%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology822%
Pollution719%
Food Science617%
Ecology38%
Organic Chemistry26%
Parasitology26%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria11
Antibiotic Use and Resistance8
Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts7
Vibrio bacteria research studies7
Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus5
Escherichia coli research studies5
Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing4
Biochemical and Structural Characterization3
Identification and Quantification in Food3
Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology3
Antimicrobial agents and applications2
Bacteriophages and microbial interactions2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

8% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States2
United Kingdom2
New Zealand1
Netherlands1
China1
Burkina Faso1
Mexico1
Ireland1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Rivers State UniversityNG6 papers
Niger Delta UniversityNG4 papers
University of Port Harcourt Teaching HospitalNG2 papers
Federal University of Technology OwerriNG2 papers
Autonomous University of QueretaroMX1 paper
Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyCN1 paper
Clemson UniversityUS1 paper
Eastern Institute of TechnologyNZ1 paper
Glasgow Caledonian UniversityGB1 paper
Health Protection AgencyGB1 paper

Where they publish

Scientia Africana5
Journal of applied science and environmental management3
Journal of Life and Bio Sciences Research3
Bulletin of the National Research Centre/Bulletin of the National Research Center2
Nigerian Journal of Biotechnology2
Pan African Medical Journal2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being9
15Life on land7
2Zero hunger5
6Clean water and sanitation3
14Life below water2
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Dirty Money: An Investigation into the Hygiene Status of Some of the World's Currencies as Obtained from Food Outlets
Foodborne Pathogens and Disease
201079 citationsOpen access · Green
Molecular Characterization and Panton-Valentine Leucocidin Typing of Community-Acquired Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Isolates
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
201227 citationsOpen access · Bronze
Tetracycline-Resistant Genes in Escherichia coli from Clinical and Nonclinical Sources in Rivers State, Nigeria
International Journal of Microbiology

Pan African Medical Journal

Molecular Assessment of Resistance and Virulence Potential of Vibrio Species Isolated From Dumpsites in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

2024Journal of Advances in Environmental Health ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.34172/jaehr.1333

Antimicrobial Resistance: A Collective Responsibility

2023Sustainable development goals seriesBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1007/978-3-031-34963-8_10

Genetic Diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates circulating in North Central Nigeria

2023Advances in biological sciences research/Advances in Biological Sciences ResearchBook chapterOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.2991/978-94-6463-306-1_5

Antibiotic resistance and ESBL production in Escherichia coli from various sources in Aba metropolis, Nigeria

2021Bulletin of the National Research Centre/Bulletin of the National Research CenterJournalOpen accessCorresponding9 citations10.1186/s42269-021-00628-5

Biofilm Forming Potential of Escherichia coli from Various Sources

2020Journal of Life and Bio Sciences ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.38094/jlbsr1210

Assessment of door handles as potential reservoirs of drug-resistant enterococci

2020Bulletin of the National Research Centre/Bulletin of the National Research CenterJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1186/s42269-020-00462-1

Molecular detection of mobilized colistin resistance (mcr-1) gene in Escherichia coli isolates from Port Harcourt, Nigeria

2019Journal of applied science and environmental managementJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.4314/jasem.v23i3.5

Escherichia coli as Possible Agents of Spread of Multidrug Resistance in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

2019Annals of Science and TechnologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.2478/ast-2019-0002

Antibiotic Susceptibility Profile of Gram-Negative Isolates from Wound Swabs.

2019Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen access2 citations10.5281/zenodo.4015637

Pathogenic potential of Escherichia coli from various sources in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

2019Journal of applied science and environmental managementJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.4314/jasem.v23i5.25

Multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

2018African Journal of Laboratory MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst author19 citations10.4102/ajlm.v7i2.805

Evaluation of antibacterial activity of hand sanitizers – an in vitro study

2018Journal of applied science and environmental managementJournalOpen accessFirst author5 citations10.4314/jasem.v21i7.9

Access Microbiology1

Advances in biological sciences research/Advances in Biological Sciences Research1

How it can be read

92% free to read

Diamond 18 · 50%Free to read and to publish
Gold 5 · 14%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 7 · 19%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Green 2 · 6%A copy in a repository
Closed 3 · 8%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

4 of 36 papers name a funder

Tertiary Education Trust Fund2
Directorate for Biological Sciences1
National Institute for Health and Care Research1
University of Nottingham1

202225 citationsOpen access · Gold

Multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine3

201819 citationsOpen access · Diamond