Obioma C. Uchendu

University of Ibadan

Also at University College Hospital, Ibadanfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2008, latest 2026

Health
General Health Professions
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Sociology and Political Science
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Epidemiology

Publications: 612008–2026
Citations: 706to those papers
h-index: 14i10-index 17
Field-weighted impact: 1.791.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 25%15 of 61 scored papers
Open access: 75%46 papers free to read

12 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

61 in all

Outcome and management of 2–59-month-old Nigerian children with chest indrawing pneumonia at primary-level healthcare facilities: a prospective cohort study
2026Journal of Global HealthJournalOpen access4 citations10.7189/jogh.16.04004
Development and validation of the screening tool for identifying elder abuse by caregivers (STIEAC)
2026

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Health1525%
General Health Professions1220%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1220%
Sociology and Political Science1220%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1118%
Epidemiology1016%
Clinical Psychology813%
Nutrition and Dietetics813%
Infectious Diseases58%
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine35%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health9
Child Nutrition and Water Access8
Intimate Partner and Family Violence6
Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections6
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy6
Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving5
Homelessness and Social Issues4
Child Abuse and Trauma3
Elder Abuse and Neglect3
Global Health and Epidemiology3
Health Policy Implementation Science3
Immune responses and vaccinations3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

41% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written12315161718Home

Most frequent partner countries

Sweden17
United States16
United Kingdom16
Australia15
South Africa3
Jamaica1
Bangladesh1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University College Hospital, IbadanNG48 papers
Karolinska InstitutetSE17 papers
The University of MelbourneAU15 papers
Royal Children's HospitalAU14 papers
University College LondonGB14 papers
Johns Hopkins UniversityUS13 papers
Murdoch Children's Research InstituteAU12 papers
Save the ChildrenGB9 papers
Johns Hopkins MedicineUS4 papers
Save the ChildrenUS3 papers

Where they publish

PubMed7
BMJ Open4
International Journal of Epidemiology4
Pan African Medical Journal3
Frontiers in Public Health2
Journal of Public Health2
Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being19
5Gender equality10
1No poverty8
2Zero hunger3
11Sustainable cities and communities2
4Quality education1
8Decent work and economic growth1
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Most cited

A review of the health problems of the internally displaced persons in Africa
Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal2
2016155 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Measuring oxygen access: lessons from health facility assessments in Lagos, Nigeria
BMJ Global Health3
202149 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Smoking and selected social problems among household heads in Jos Nigeria

2026Discover Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1186/s12982-026-02221-5

Mental health status of women with multiple roles in a tertiary institution in Ibadan, Nigeria

2026Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health CareJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.4314/jcmphc.v38i1.4

350Perception of Nigerian women on violation of Traditional Gender Role-related IPV

2021International Journal of EpidemiologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.1093/ije/dyab168.510

Knowledge and home treatment of measles infection by caregivers of children under five in a low-income urban community, Nigeria

2019African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst author8 citations10.4102/phcfm.v11i1.1744

2019Libyan International Medical University JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.4103/liuj.liuj_26_19

After obstetric fistula repair; willingness of women in Northern Nigeria to use family planning

2018Journal of Obstetrics and GynaecologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.1080/01443615.2018.1514591

Willingness of tobacco retailers in Oyo State to participate in tobacco control programmes

2018Tobacco Prevention & CessationJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.18332/tpc/81858

Tobacco use and other problem behaviours among street youths in South Western Nigeria

2018Tobacco Induced DiseasesJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.18332/tid/84318

A review of the health problems of the internally displaced persons in Africa

2016Nigerian Postgraduate Medical JournalJournalOpen access155 citations10.4103/1117-1936.196242

PLOS Global Public Health2

How it can be read

75% free to read

Diamond 9 · 15%Free to read and to publish
Gold 29 · 48%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 3%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 7%A copy in a repository
Closed 15 · 25%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

14 of 61 papers name a funder

GlaxoSmithKline9
Johns Hopkins University4
Karolinska Institutet3
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation2
Wellcome Trust2
African Academy of Sciences1
African Population and Health Research Center1
Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa1

Peace, justice and strong institutions

17Partnerships for the goals1

Experiences of mistreatment among medical students in a University in south west Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice5

201249 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond