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

Comparison of gait parameters of pregnant women with non-pregnant women
2020African Journal of Midwifery and Women s HealthJournalSenior author0 citations10.12968/ajmw.2019.0041
HIV status, age at cervical Cancer screening and cervical cytology outcomes in an opportunistic screening setting in Nigeria: a 10-year Cross sectional data analysis
2019

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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

Infectious Agents and Cancer

327 Serum vitamin D deficiency and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer in lagos

2019International Journal of Gynecological CancerJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1136/ijgc-2019-igcs.327

Selenium deficiency and pregnancy outcome in pregnant women with HIV in Lagos, Nigeria

2018International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsJournalOpen accessSenior author26 citations10.1002/ijgo.12508

Consensus recommendations for the prevention of cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa

2013Southern African Journal of Gynaecological OncologyJournalOpen access8 citations10.1080/20742835.2013.11441209

Cervical Cancer in Africa

2012Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & PreventionJournalSenior author138 citations10.1158/1055-9965.epi-12-0334

Knowledge of and attitude toward human papillomavirus infection and vaccines among female nurses at a tertiary hospital in Nigeria

2011International Journal of Women s HealthJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding78 citations10.2147/ijwh.s22792

Cancer mortality among patients admitted to gynecological wards at Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

2010International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsJournalFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.03.038

Knowledge of HPV and cervical cancer among HIV-positive women in Lagos, Nigeria

2010Infectious Agents and CancerJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.1186/1750-9378-5-s1-a46

Prevalence of Malaria in Pregnant Women in Lagos, South-West Nigeria

2009Korean Journal of ParasitologyJournalOpen access113 citations10.3347/kjp.2009.47.2.179

Cervical cancer: the sub-Saharan African perspective

2008Reproductive Health MattersJournalFirst authorCorresponding325 citations10.1016/s0968-8080(08)32415-x

Methods of delivering the placenta at caesarean section

2008Cochrane Database of Systematic ReviewsJournalOpen accessFirst author103 citations10.1002/14651858.cd004737.pub2

What is the significance of the HPV epidemic?

2008PubMedJournalFirst authorCorresponding27 citations

Cervical cancer screening practices among general practitioners in Lagos Nigeria

2007Journal of Obstetrics and GynaecologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding23 citations10.1080/01443610601124398

Low cost methods for secondary prevention of cervical cancer in developing countries

2007Nigerian Postgraduate Medical JournalJournalFirst author12 citations10.4103/1117-1936.180344

Sociodemographic factors in anaemia in pregnancy at booking in Lagos, Nigeria

2006Journal of Obstetrics and GynaecologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding75 citations10.1080/01443610600963846

Cervical Cancer Screening Practices Among General Practitioners In Lagosnigeria

2006International Journal of Gynecological CancerJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.1136/ijgc-00009577-200610001-00525

Spontaneous heterotropic pregnancy in sickle cell disease with survival of the abdominal pregnancy

2006Nigerian Postgraduate Medical JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.4103/1117-1936.180534

Risk factors for ectopic pregnancy in Lagos, Nigeria

2005Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica ScandinavicaJournalFirst authorCorresponding76 citations10.1111/j.0001-6349.2005.00684.x

Risk factors for pre‐eclampsia in Lagos, Nigeria

2005Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and GynaecologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding67 citations10.1111/j.1479-828x.2005.00411.x

Prevalence of HIV among women with vaginal discharge in a gynecological clinic.

2004PubMedJournalOpen accessFirst author11 citations

275 Prevalence of Abnormal Cervical Smears Among Hiv Positive Women in Lagos - Nigeria

2004International Journal of Gynecological CancerJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.1136/ijgc-00009577-200409001-00275

Cervical cytology in an urban population in Lagos, Nigeria

2003Journal of Obstetrics and GynaecologyJournalFirst author32 citations10.1080/01443610310000100114

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%