Rose Anorlu

University of Lagos

Also at Lagos University Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2001, latest 2026

Epidemiology
Oncology
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Reproductive Medicine
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Molecular Biology

Publications: 912001–2026
Citations: 3,086to those papers
h-index: 25i10-index 49
Field-weighted impact: 1.861.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 21%19 of 91 scored papers
Open access: 77%70 papers free to read

31 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

91 in all

Management of epithelial ovarian cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: a survey of practicing physicians
2026ecancermedicalscienceJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.3332/ecancer.2026.2125
Cancer: a looming public health crisis in Africa—a call to accelerate equitable access to medicines
2026The Oncologist

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Epidemiology5156%
Oncology3437%
Obstetrics and Gynecology2224%
Reproductive Medicine1820%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1516%
Molecular Biology1112%
Surgery1011%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health67%
General Health Professions55%
Health55%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Cervical Cancer and HPV Research47
Global Cancer Incidence and Screening19
Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment17
Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments13
Global Maternal and Child Health5
Hepatitis B Virus Studies5
Reproductive tract infections research5
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy5
Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy4
Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis4
Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies4
Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis4

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

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Most frequent partner countries

United States27
South Africa12
United Kingdom6
Ghana5
Kenya4
Uganda4
Canada3
France3

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Lagos University Teaching HospitalNG69 papers
University of JosNG12 papers
Northwestern UniversityUS11 papers
University of the WitwatersrandZA9 papers
University of IbadanNG9 papers
Lagos State University Teaching HospitalNG7 papers
Stanford MedicineUS6 papers
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University6 papers
Stanford UniversityUS6 papers
Lagos State UniversityNG6 papers

Where they publish

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer9
ecancermedicalscience8
PubMed7
Infectious Agents and Cancer6
Cureus5
JCO Global Oncology5
Pan African Medical Journal

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being58
1No poverty4
17Partnerships for the goals2
2Zero hunger1
5Gender equality1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
10Reduced inequalities1

Most cited

Cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: a Lancet Oncology Commission
The Lancet Oncology
2022403 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Cervical cancer: the sub-Saharan African perspective
Reproductive Health Matters
2008325 citationsWorld top 10%
Human papillomavirus prevalence and type distribution in invasive cervical cancer in sub‐Saharan Africa
International Journal of Cancer

Global disparities in gynecologic cancer outcomes: A call for action

2025International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding15 citations10.1002/ijgo.70278

Telepathology in Nigeria for Global Health Collaboration

2022Annals of Global HealthJournalOpen access21 citations10.5334/aogh.3673

Predictors of early mortality risk in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer

2022Health Science ReportsJournalOpen accessSenior author14 citations10.1002/hsr2.717

Predictors of Pap smear testing uptake among women in Lagos, Nigeria

2022ecancermedicalscienceJournalOpen accessSenior author8 citations10.3332/ecancer.2022.1368

Timing of recurrence and overall survival in epithelial ovarian cancer: A 10-year retrospective review

2022Hellenic Journal of Obstetrics and GynecologyJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.33574/hjog.0508

Epigenetic Modification in Methylene Tetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) Gene of Women with Pre-eclampsia

2020The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of IndiaJournalOpen accessSenior author7 citations10.1007/s13224-020-01374-w

Prognostic Impact of Pretreatment Thrombocytosis in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

2020Nigerian Journal of Clinical PracticeJournalOpen accessSenior author8 citations10.4103/njcp.njcp_134_19

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics4

How it can be read

77% free to read

Diamond 9 · 10%Free to read and to publish
Gold 38 · 42%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 3%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 14 · 15%Free to read, no open licence
Green 6 · 7%A copy in a repository
Closed 21 · 23%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

38 of 91 papers name a funder

Fogarty International Center29
National Institutes of Health22
National Cancer Institute19
Conquer Cancer Foundation7
National Institute on Aging6
Northwestern University4
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences3
Merck2

2013209 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze

The effects of antimicrobial therapy on bacterial vaginosis in non-pregnant women

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews3

2009166 citationsWorld top 10%

Cervical Cancer in Africa

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention

2012138 citationsWorld top 10%