David Chinaecherem Innocent

University of Port Harcourt

Also at Federal University of Technology Owerri and Aqualinc (New Zealand)from their recent papers

Publishing since 2022, latest 2026

Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases
Oncology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Artificial Intelligence
Health Informatics

Publications: 292022–2026
Citations: 68to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 2
Field-weighted impact: 0.791.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 10%3 of 29 scored papers
Open access: 100%29 papers free to read

9 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

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

Epidemiology1034%

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

29 in all

Comparative effectiveness of ivermectin versus permethrin for the treatment of scabies: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis
2026BMC Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1186/s12879-026-13451-y
Climate-driven disruptions in local food systems and the transmission pathways of food-borne neglected tropical diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review

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Infectious Diseases724%

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health414%

Artificial Intelligence310%

Health Informatics310%

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health310%

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging310%

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism27%

General Health Professions27%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Cervical Cancer and HPV Research4
Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment4
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education3
COVID-19 diagnosis using AI3
COVID-19 epidemiological studies2
Global Cancer Incidence and Screening2
Global Maternal and Child Health2
African cultural and philosophical studies1
Agricultural pest management studies1
AI in cancer detection1
Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology1
Alzheimer's disease research and treatments1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

52% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Pakistan6
India5
United Kingdom5
Saudi Arabia4
United States3
Ethiopia1
Rwanda1
Nepal1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Federal University of Technology OwerriNG24 papers
Center for Clinical Care and Research in NigeriaNG6 papers
Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNG6 papers
Obafemi Awolowo UniversityNG5 papers
University of HaripurPK3 papers
Saudi Aramco Medical Services OrganizationSA3 papers
M. P. Shah Medical CollegeIN3 papers
Delta State UniversityNG3 papers
University of NigeriaNG3 papers
Imo State UniversityNG3 papers

Where they publish

BMC Infectious Diseases2
Epidemiology International Journal2
Frontiers in Public Health2
International Journal of Science and Healthcare Research2
Archives of Preventive Medicine1
BMC Artificial Intelligence1
BMC Cancer1
BMC Medical Research Methodology1

How it can be read

100% free to read

Diamond 11 · 38%Free to read and to publish
Gold 15 · 52%In an open-access journal
Bronze 3 · 10%Free to read, no open licence

Who funds it

2 of 29 papers name a funder

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1
Bundesministerium für Gesundheit1
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being8
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure3
1No poverty2
10Reduced inequalities2
2Zero hunger1
4Quality education1
5Gender equality1
13Climate action1

Balancing rigor and pragmatism in health research: a guide to choosing study designs for real-world settings

2026BMC Medical Research MethodologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1186/s12874-026-02872-7

Machine learning models in clinical decision support systems: a scoping review

2026Bulletin of the National Research Centre/Bulletin of the National Research CenterJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1186/s42269-026-01502-y

Crowdsourced surveillance for neglected tropical diseases, Nigeria

2025Bulletin of the World Health OrganizationJournalOpen access1 citation10.2471/blt.24.292448

Knowledge and Utilization of Cervical Cancer Screening Services Among Female Undergraduates at FUTO

2023Journal of Biomedical Research & Environmental SciencesJournalOpen access1 citation10.37871/jbres1834

Assessment of the bacteriological qualities of meat and contact surfaces in markets in Abia State, Nigeria

2023Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Biochemical TechnologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.17352/jcmbt.000053

Metformin Versus Glyburide in the Management of Gestational Diabetes; A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2022International Journal of Science and Healthcare ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.52403/ijshr.20220746