Emmanuel Onyebuchi Ugwu

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 2011, latest 2026

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Epidemiology
Surgery
Rheumatology

Publications: 1232011–2026
Citations: 2,047to those papers
h-index: 22i10-index 45
Field-weighted impact: 1.291.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 12%15 of 122 scored papers
Open access: 67%83 papers free to read

4 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

Publications

123 in all

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Citations received each year

Peerford

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Obstetrics and Gynecology5041%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health3730%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3226%
Epidemiology2520%
Surgery1714%
Rheumatology1311%
General Health Professions97%
Hepatology97%
Hematology87%
Reproductive Medicine76%

Health Sciences

Topics most written on

Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions22
Global Maternal and Child Health16
Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies15
Maternal and fetal healthcare13
Pelvic floor disorders treatments13
Gestational Diabetes Research and Management10
Hepatitis B Virus Studies10
Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis9
Hepatitis C virus research8
Malaria Research and Control7
Cervical Cancer and HPV Research5
Gynecological conditions and treatments5

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

22% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States15
United Kingdom11
Australia5
Saudi Arabia3
Canada2
Rwanda1
Ethiopia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG96 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNG45 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching HospitalNG33 papers
Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNG21 papers
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu UniversityNG18 papers
Johns Hopkins UniversityUS12 papers
Johns Hopkins MedicineUS12 papers
Lagos University Teaching HospitalNG8 papers
Federal Teaching Hospital AbakalikiNG7 papers
Deakin UniversityAU5 papers

Where they publish

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice21
PubMed14
Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research6
Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics5
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics5
International Journal of Medicine and Health Development5

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being59
5Gender equality11
1No poverty5
8Decent work and economic growth4
2Zero hunger2
4Quality education2
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1

Most cited

Disrespect and abuse during facility‐based childbirth in a low‐income country
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics5
2014302 citationsWorld top 10%
Methods used in prevalence studies of disrespect and abuse during facility based childbirth: lessons learned
Reproductive Health3
2017188 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Brain Fag Syndrome – Neglected, But Revisited, Associated with Suicidal Ideation, and Moderated by Assertiveness

2025Psychology and Mental Health CareJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.31579/2637-8892/336

Magnitude and Predictors of Post-cesarean Surgical Site Infection in Enugu, Southeast Nigeria

2024Nigerian Journal of Basic and Clinical Sciences.JournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/njbcs.njbcs_44_23

Sexual Function in Pregnancy in a Nigerian Population: A Prospective Longitudinal Study

2023Nigerian Journal of Clinical PracticeJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.4103/njcp.njcp_119_23

Neutrophil Elastase as a Predictor of Delivery in Pregnant Women with Preterm Labour

2023Exploratory Research and Hypothesis in MedicineJournalOpen access1 citation10.14218/erhm.2023.00032

Determinants of Obstetricians’ Pattern of Care for Sickle Cell Disease in Pregnancy

2022Journal of West African College of SurgeonsJournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/jwas.jwas_128_22

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews4

Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research4

How it can be read

67% free to read

Diamond 27 · 22%Free to read and to publish
Gold 33 · 27%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 8 · 7%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 1%Free to read, no open licence
Green 14 · 11%A copy in a repository
Closed 40 · 33%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

9 of 123 papers name a funder

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development4
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1
Evidence Synthesis Programme1
Fonds National de la Recherche Luxembourg1
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation1
Narodowy Instytut Leków1
National Institute for Health and Care Research1
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases1

2018171 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

Determinants of compliance to iron supplementation among pregnant women in Enugu, Southeastern Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

2014117 citationsOpen access · Diamond