Christopher Imokhuede Esezobor

University of Lagos

Publishing since 2009, latest 2026

Nephrology
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Genetics
Infectious Diseases
Emergency Medicine

Publications: 762009–2026
Citations: 1,968to those papers
h-index: 21i10-index 38
Field-weighted impact: 2.841.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 15%11 of 75 scored papers
Open access: 74%56 papers free to read

7 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

76 in all

Response to letter to the editor re 'Prevalence and predictors of childhood enuresis in southwest Nigeria: Findings from a cross-sectional population study'
2016Journal of Pediatric UrologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/j.jpurol.2016.01.010
Prevalence and predictors of childhood enuresis in southwest Nigeria: Findings from a cross-sectional population study

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Nephrology2938%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1520%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1216%
Genetics1013%
Infectious Diseases1013%
Emergency Medicine912%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine811%
Surgery811%
Epidemiology79%
Hematology68%

Health Sciences

Topics most written on

Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies15
Dialysis and Renal Disease Management10
Acute Kidney Injury Research8
Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders8
Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare5
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies5
HIV-related health complications and treatments5
Iron Metabolism and Disorders5
Pregnancy and Medication Impact5
Vasculitis and related conditions5
Global Maternal and Child Health4
HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

50% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written23456810Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States26
United Kingdom12
South Africa10
Australia9
Canada8
India7
Ghana5
Sri Lanka3

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Lagos University Teaching HospitalNG48 papers
Duke UniversityUS12 papers
Duke Medical CenterUS10 papers
Lagos State University Teaching HospitalNG10 papers
University of IbadanNG9 papers
University College Hospital, IbadanNG6 papers
University of Cape TownZA6 papers
Children's Hospital at WestmeadAU5 papers
Obafemi Awolowo UniversityNG5 papers
Lagos State UniversityNG5 papers

Where they publish

Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics7
PubMed5
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews4
PLoS ONE4
Acta Paediatrica3
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics3
Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being41
1No poverty6
17Partnerships for the goals6
2Zero hunger3
4Quality education3
11Sustainable cities and communities2
10Reduced inequalities1

Most cited

Global, regional, and national prevalence and mortality burden of sickle cell disease, 2000–2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
The Lancet Haematology3
2023750 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Paediatric Acute Kidney Injury in a Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria: Prevalence, Causes and Mortality Rate
PLoS ONE3
2012105 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Frequency of relapse among Nigerian children with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome

2015Nigerian Journal of Clinical PracticeJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.4103/1119-3077.164326

Pediatric kidney diseases in an African country: Prevalence, spectrum and outcome

2014Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and TransplantationJournalOpen access48 citations10.4103/1319-2442.139976

Peritoneal Dialysis for Children with Acute Kidney Injury in Lagos, Nigeria: Experience with Adaptations

2014Peritoneal Dialysis InternationalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding45 citations10.3747/pdi.2013.00097

Paediatrician workforce in Nigeria and impact on child health

2013Nigerian Journal of PaediatricsJournalOpen access15 citations10.4314/njp.v40i2.2

Wilson disease in a Nigerian child: a case report

2012Journal of Medical Case ReportsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.1186/1752-1947-6-200

Attitude to organ donation among healthcare workers in N igeria

2012Clinical TransplantationJournalFirst authorCorresponding18 citations10.1111/ctr.12032

Systolic blood pressure of Nigerian children with sickle cell disease

2012Nigerian Journal of PaediatricsJournalOpen access2 citations10.4314/njp.v39i3.3

Mothers and childhood pneumonia: What should the focus of public campaigns be?

2012Nigerian Journal of PaediatricsJournalOpen access9 citations10.4314/njp.v40i1.4

Kidney function of HIV‐infected children in Lagos, Nigeria: using Filler's serum cystatin C‐based formula

2010Journal of the International AIDS SocietyJournalOpen accessFirst author23 citations10.1186/1758-2652-13-17

Pan African Medical Journal3

How it can be read

74% free to read

Diamond 16 · 21%Free to read and to publish
Gold 25 · 33%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 5 · 7%Free to read, no open licence
Green 6 · 8%A copy in a repository
Closed 20 · 26%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

21 of 76 papers name a funder

National Institutes of Health11
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases9
National Human Genome Research Institute4
American Society of Nephrology3
Fogarty International Center3
Medical Research Council3
National Institute for Health and Care Research3
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation2

Characteristics and risk factors of preterm births in a tertiary center in Lagos, Nigeria

Pan African Medical Journal3

201676 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Cooking Fuels in Lagos, Nigeria: Factors Associated with Household Choice of Kerosene or Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

201869 citationsOpen access · Gold

HLA-DQA1 and APOL1 as Risk Loci for Childhood-Onset Steroid-Sensitive and Steroid-Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome

American Journal of Kidney Diseases3

201760 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze