Polycarp Uchenna Agu

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 2009, latest 2024

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Nutrition and Dietetics
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
General Health Professions

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 162009–2024
Citations: 55to those papers
h-index: 3i10-index 2
Field-weighted impact: 0.571.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 6%1 of 16 scored papers
Open access: 81%13 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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

16 in all

Introducing the World Health Organization Labour Care Guide in Nigeria: Knowledge, Perceptions, and Impediments by Doctors and Nurses at 3-Tier Hospitals in Enugu, Nigeria
2024Nigerian Journal of Basic and Clinical Sciences.JournalOpen accessCorresponding2 citations10.4103/njbcs.njbcs_25_24
Son Preference among Infertile Couples at the Fertility Clinic of Two Tertiary Hospitals in Enugu, Nigeria

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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

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health850%
Obstetrics and Gynecology744%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health531%
Nutrition and Dietetics319%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine213%
General Health Professions213%
Surgery213%
Biomedical Engineering16%
Clinical Psychology16%
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition16%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies4
Global Maternal and Child Health3
Maternal and fetal healthcare3
Child Nutrition and Water Access2
COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction2
Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions2
Biomedical and Engineering Education1
Birth, Development, and Health1
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies1
Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes1
Child and Adolescent Health1
Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

13% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States1
Italy1
United Kingdom1
Switzerland1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG14 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNG4 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching HospitalNG3 papers
Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNG2 papers
Lancet LaboratoriesZA2 papers
Federal Teaching Hospital AbakalikiNG2 papers
Johns Hopkins MedicineUS1 paper
Johns Hopkins UniversityUS1 paper
Musgrove Park HospitalGB1 paper
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust1 paper

Where they publish

Journal of Basic and Clinical Reproductive Sciences3
International Journal of Medicine and Health Development2
Nigerian Journal of Basic and Clinical Sciences.2
Nigerian Journal of Medicine2
American journal of clinical medicine research1
Annals of African Medicine

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being6
1No poverty2
2Zero hunger1
5Gender equality1
8Decent work and economic growth1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1

Most cited

Cesarean section rate and outcomes during and before the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic
SAGE Open Medicine3
202222 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Adenomyosis and uterine rupture during labour in a primigravida: an unusual obstetric emergency in Nigeria
Tropical Doctor5
200910 citations
Monotherapy with amlodipine or hydrochlorothiazide in patients with mild to moderate hypertension: Comparison of their efficacy and effects on electrolytes

Annals of African Medicine

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

Effects of Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness on Pregnancy Outcome in Nigeria

2022Nigerian Journal of MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.4103/njm.njm_196_21

Prevalence, outcomes, and predictors of antepartum hemorrhage due to placenta previa in Nigeria

2022International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4103/ijmh.ijmh_24_22

Renal Biomarkers in Pre-Eclampsia and their Associations with Severity of Pre-Eclampsia

2022International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/ijmh.ijmh_11_22

The application of first-trimester volumetry in predicting pregnancy complications

2014Journal of Basic and Clinical Reproductive SciencesJournalSenior author0 citations10.4103/2278-960x.129272

An overview of vulvovaginal atrophy-related sexual dysfunction in postmenopausal women

2012Journal of Basic and Clinical Reproductive SciencesJournal3 citations10.4103/2278-960x.104288

Infectious Diseases Research1

Malawi Medical Journal1

How it can be read

81% free to read

Diamond 1 · 6%Free to read and to publish
Gold 5 · 31%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 19%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 13%Free to read, no open licence
Green 2 · 13%A copy in a repository
Closed 3 · 19%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 16 papers name a funder

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development1
World Health Organization1

Malawi Medical Journal3

20176 citationsOpen access · Diamond

An overview of vulvovaginal atrophy-related sexual dysfunction in postmenopausal women

Journal of Basic and Clinical Reproductive Sciences

20123 citations