Elias C. Aniwada

University of Nigeria

Also at University of Nigeria Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 1970, latest 2026

Infectious Diseases
General Health Professions
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Epidemiology
Clinical Psychology

Publications: 691970–2026
Citations: 563to those papers
h-index: 14i10-index 20
Field-weighted impact: 0.781.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 4%3 of 69 scored papers
Open access: 94%65 papers free to read

8 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

Publications

69 in all

Evaluation of Maternal Preferences for Neonatal Male Circumcision in Enugu Nigeria
2026African Journal of Paediatric SurgeryJournalOpen access3 citations10.67481/ajps.v19i2.1048
Return of health research findings in Nigeria-perspective of potential research participants
2026BMC Medical Ethics

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Infectious Diseases2536%
General Health Professions2130%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1116%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1116%
Epidemiology913%
Clinical Psychology710%
Economics and Econometrics69%
Health Information Management57%
Nutrition and Dietetics46%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management46%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions13
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health10
Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology8
Global Maternal and Child Health6
HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses6
Global Health and Epidemiology5
Child Nutrition and Water Access4
Parasites and Host Interactions4
COVID-19 epidemiological studies3
Data-Driven Disease Surveillance3
Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology3
Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout3

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

papers co-written1234456Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States7
Netherlands4
Russia1
Switzerland1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG39 papers
Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNG10 papers
Federal Teaching Hospital AbakalikiNG8 papers
United States Agency for International DevelopmentUS6 papers
Benue State UniversityNG4 papers
Ebonyi State UniversityNG4 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNG4 papers
KNCV TB PlusNL3 papers
Koninklijke Nederlandse Chemische VerenigingNL3 papers
Federal Ministry of HealthNG3 papers

Where they publish

Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research5
International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health4
Public Health Action4
African Health Sciences3
International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health3
Journal of Tuberculosis Research3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being17
1No poverty14
5Gender equality6
4Quality education4
2Zero hunger3
17Partnerships for the goals3
8Decent work and economic growth1
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Most cited

Impact of COVID-19 on TB active case finding in Nigeria
Public Health Action3
202050 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Determinants of patterns of maternal and child health service utilization in a rural community in south eastern Nigeria
BMC Health Services Research1
201747 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Infection Prevention and Control

2022International Journal of Advanced Medical and Health ResearchJournalOpen access1 citation10.4103/ijamr.ijamr_168_21

Evaluation of Maternal Preferences for Neonatal Male Circumcision in Enugu Nigeria

2022African Journal of Paediatric SurgeryJournalOpen access3 citations10.4103/ajps.ajps_41_21

Substance use among tricycle drivers in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja

2022Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.5281/zenodo.7089990

Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Workplace Safety Practices of Panel Beaters

2021Nigerian Journal of MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4103/njm.njm_171_20

Impact of COVID-19 on TB active case finding in Nigeria

2020Public Health ActionJournalOpen access50 citations10.5588/pha.20.0037

Investigating Health Communication Interventions on Three Major Illnesses in Nigeria

2018South Asian Journal of Social Studies and EconomicsJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.9734/sajsse/2018/v1i325798

Somatization disorder among adolescents in southeast Nigeria: a neglected issue

2017International Journal of Mental Health SystemsJournalOpen access10 citations10.1186/s13033-017-0161-3

Nigerian Journal of Medicine

How it can be read

94% free to read

Diamond 35 · 51%Free to read and to publish
Gold 25 · 36%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 1%Open in a subscription journal
Green 4 · 6%A copy in a repository
Closed 4 · 6%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

6 of 69 papers name a funder

United States Agency for International Development3
Fogarty International Center1
Narodowy Instytut Leków1
World Health Organization1

Reduced inequalities

11Sustainable cities and communities1

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences5

201542 citationsOpen access · Gold

Psychosomatic problems among medical students: a myth or reality?

International Journal of Mental Health Systems4

201637 citationsOpen access · Gold