Rufina N. B. Ayogu

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 2015, latest 2023

Nutrition and Dietetics
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Health Information Management
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Plant Science
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Publications: 152015–2023
Citations: 279to those papers
h-index: 11i10-index 12
Field-weighted impact: 1.711.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 20%3 of 15 scored papers
Open access: 93%14 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

Citations received each year

Publications

15 in all

Effects of Moringa oleifera leaves on the blood glucose, blood pressure, and lipid profile of type 2 diabetic subjects: A parallel group randomized clinical trial of efficacy
2023Nutrition and HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author10 citations10.1177/02601060231176873
Energy intake, expenditure and balance, and factors associated with energy balance of young adults (20–39 years): a retrospective cross-sectional community-based cohort study

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Nutrition and Dietetics853%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism640%
Health Information Management533%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health427%
Plant Science320%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine213%
Clinical Biochemistry213%
Food Science213%
Surgery213%
Genetics17%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Child Nutrition and Water Access7
Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins5
Global Health and Epidemiology5
Moringa oleifera research and applications3
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet3
Agricultural pest management studies2
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies2
Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling2
Paraoxonase enzyme and polymorphisms2
Dermatoglyphics and Human Traits1
Food composition and properties1
Food Safety and Hygiene1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

0% of their papers have a co-author abroad

Most frequent partner countries

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of CalabarNG3 papers

Where they publish

BMC Nutrition3
Archives of Public Health2
Food & Nutrition Research2
Food and Nutrition Bulletin2
African Health Sciences1
BMC Public Health1
BMJ Open

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being6
2Zero hunger5
1No poverty1
8Decent work and economic growth1

Most cited

Prevalence and predictors of under-nutrition among school children in a rural South-eastern Nigerian community: a cross sectional study
BMC Public Health
201846 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Prevalence and factors associated with anthropometric failure, vitamin A and iron deficiency among adolescents in a Nigerian urban community
African Health Sciences1
201635 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Energy and Nutrient Intakes of Rural Nigerian Schoolchildren: Relationship With Dietary Diversity

2022BMC NutritionJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding24 citations10.1186/s40795-022-00628-2

Components and risk factors of metabolic syndrome among rural Nigerian workers

2019Nigerian Medical JournalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding14 citations10.4103/nmj.nmj_53_19

Commonly Consumed Foods

2017Food and Nutrition BulletinJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding12 citations10.1177/0379572116689627

Iron status of schoolchildren (6–15 years) and associated factors in rural Nigeria

2015Food & Nutrition ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author20 citations10.3402/fnr.v59.26223

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice1

How it can be read

93% free to read

Diamond 3 · 20%Free to read and to publish
Gold 9 · 60%In an open-access journal
Bronze 2 · 13%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 1 · 7%Behind a paywall

Food and Nutrition Bulletin2

Iron status of schoolchildren (6–15 years) and associated factors in rural Nigeria

Food & Nutrition Research3

201520 citationsOpen access · Gold