Olukemi O Tongo

University of Ibadan

Also at University College Hospital, Ibadanfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2007, latest 2026

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Epidemiology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
General Health Professions
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Nutrition and Dietetics

Publications: 732007–2026
Citations: 1,018to those papers
h-index: 19i10-index 28
Field-weighted impact: 2.381.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 23%17 of 73 scored papers
Open access: 78%57 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

73 in all

Mortality and Length of Stay Associated With Community-Acquired Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections: An Observational Study in 9 Low- and Middle-Income Countries
2026Clinical Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen access0 citations10.1093/cid/ciag275
Intraocular pressure and central corneal thickness among preterm babies in Ibadan, Nigeria

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health4055%
Epidemiology2129%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1622%
General Health Professions1419%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine1419%
Nutrition and Dietetics1318%
Obstetrics and Gynecology811%
Clinical Biochemistry710%
Emergency Medicine45%
Surgery45%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health27
Neonatal Respiratory Health Research12
Infant Development and Preterm Care11
Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare10
Breastfeeding Practices and Influences9
Neonatal and Maternal Infections9
Child Nutrition and Water Access8
Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing7
Infant Nutrition and Health6
Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment5
COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction3
Emergency and Acute Care Studies3

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-written234561114Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom23
Kenya21
United States14
Tanzania11
Malawi11
Switzerland5
Australia4
Vietnam3

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University College Hospital, IbadanNG51 papers
University of LagosNG17 papers
Lagos University Teaching HospitalNG14 papers
Kenya Medical Research InstituteKE13 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB12 papers
Rice UniversityUS12 papers
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied SciencesTZ11 papers
KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research ProgrammeKE11 papers
Ifakara Health InstituteTZ11 papers
Kamuzu University of Health SciencesMW11 papers

Where they publish

BMC Pediatrics8
PubMed7
Figshare4
Frontiers in Pediatrics3
Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics3
PLoS ONE3
BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being30
2Zero hunger7
1No poverty6
17Partnerships for the goals6
4Quality education1

Most cited

Time to Full Enteral Feeding for Very Low‐Birth‐Weight Infants Varies Markedly Among Hospitals Worldwide But May Not Be Associated With Incidence of Necrotizing Enterocolitis: The NEOMUNE‐NeoNutriNet Cohort Study
Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition3
201884 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Determinants of perinatal mortality in Nigeria
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics3
201178 citationsWorld top 10%

Burden and outcomes of postpartum haemorrhage in Nigerian referral‐level hospitals

2024BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & GynaecologyJournalOpen access8 citations10.1111/1471-0528.17822

Determinants and outcomes of preterm births in Nigerian tertiary facilities

2024BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & GynaecologyJournalOpen access5 citations10.1111/1471-0528.17869

Breastfeeding support among healthcare workers in Nigeria

2024Discover Health SystemsJournalOpen accessSenior author5 citations10.1007/s44250-024-00094-6

Marked variability in institutional deliveries and neonatal outcomes during the COVID-19 lockdown in Nigeria

2023Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournal0 citations10.1093/trstmh/trad030

Prevalence of Hearing Impairment Among High-Risk Newborns in Ibadan, Nigeria

2018Frontiers in PediatricsJournalOpen accessCorresponding29 citations10.3389/fped.2018.00194

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth2

How it can be read

78% free to read

Diamond 11 · 15%Free to read and to publish
Gold 33 · 45%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 3%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 5 · 7%Free to read, no open licence
Green 6 · 8%A copy in a repository
Closed 16 · 22%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

25 of 73 papers name a funder

Medical Research Council11
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation8
Children's Investment Fund Foundation8
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation8
Lemelson Foundation8
Rice University8
Sall Family Foundation8
Wellcome Trust8

202257 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Neonatal Mortality in an Urban Population in Ibadan, Nigeria

Pediatrics & Neonatology3

201153 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond