Birinus Ezeala‐Adikaibe

University of Nigeria

Also at University of Nigeria Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2009, latest 2026

Psychiatry and Mental health
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Epidemiology
Health Information Management

Publications: 522009–2026
Citations: 913to those papers
h-index: 14i10-index 19
Field-weighted impact: 5.551.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 4%2 of 52 scored papers
Open access: 85%44 papers free to read

2 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

52 in all

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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

Psychiatry and Mental health2344%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1121%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine713%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism713%
Epidemiology713%
Health Information Management713%
Surgery713%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health510%
Molecular Biology48%
Neurology48%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Epilepsy research and treatment17
Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies10
Global Health and Epidemiology7
Acute Ischemic Stroke Management6
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies6
Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins6
Migraine and Headache Studies5
Medical Case Reports and Studies4
Biological Research and Disease Studies3
Diabetes Management and Research3
Neurological Complications and Syndromes3
Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments3

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-written2345678Home

Most frequent partner countries

Belgium7
Netherlands6
Congo (DRC)4
Cameroon4
Australia3
United Kingdom3
India3
Italy3

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG50 papers
Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNG18 papers
KU LeuvenBE6 papers
Federal Neuro Psychiatric HospitalNG6 papers
Maastricht UniversityNL4 papers
University of KinshasaCD4 papers
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu UniversityNG4 papers
University of DoualaCM4 papers
The University of MelbourneAU3 papers
All India Institute of Medical SciencesIN3 papers

Where they publish

PubMed5
Open Journal of Psychiatry4
Seizure4
Annals of Clinical and Biomedical Research3
Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research3
Journal of Human Hypertension3
Annals of African Medicine

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being20
1No poverty5
4Quality education3
11Sustainable cities and communities3
2Zero hunger1
5Gender equality1
8Decent work and economic growth1

Most cited

Updated classification of epileptic seizures: Position paper of the International League Against Epilepsy
Epilepsia
2025413 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Ischemic stroke and neuroprotection
Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research3
201265 citationsOpen access · Green
Knowledge, attitude and practice of epilepsy among community residents in Enugu, South East Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Medicine

Ocular Abnormalities in Stroke: Prevalence and Risk Factors in a Tertiary Care Hospital, South-East Nigeria

2025International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/ijmh.ijmh_52_24

Case Series: Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), Case Reports of 4 Patients

2025Journal of Medical - Clinical Research & ReviewsJournalOpen access0 citations10.33425/2639-944x.1418

Instantaneous stroke risk assessment of adults in Enugu, South East Nigeria: results from a random point survey

2023Annals of Clinical and Biomedical ResearchJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.4081/acbr.2023.206

0.35 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging findings in a cohort of 399 seizure patients. Experience from a single centre in Nigeria

2022Annals of Clinical and Biomedical ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.4081/acbr.2022.188

Pattern, Frequency, and Correlates of Seizure-Related Headache in Enugu, Southeast Nigeria

2022International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4103/ijmh.ijmh_23_21

Factors Associated with Overweight and Obesity in an Urban Area of South East Nigeria

2019Food and Nutrition SciencesJournalOpen accessCorresponding13 citations10.4236/fns.2019.107054

Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes among Adults in an Urban Slum in South East Nigeria

2018Journal of Diabetes MellitusJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding19 citations10.4236/jdm.2018.84013

Assessment of Migraine Disability Using the Migraine Disability Assessment Questionnaire in Young Nigerians

2018World Journal of NeuroscienceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.4236/wjns.2018.84032

Tropical diabetic hand syndrome

2015Annals of Medical and Health Sciences ResearchJournalOpen access10 citations10.4103/2141-9248.177978

Estimated probability of stroke among medical outpatients in Enugu south east Nigeria

2014Annals of Medical and Health Sciences ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author4 citations10.4103/2141-9248.144893

Ischemic stroke and neuroprotection

2012Annals of Medical and Health Sciences ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author65 citations10.4103/2141-9248.105669

How it can be read

85% free to read

Diamond 13 · 25%Free to read and to publish
Gold 9 · 17%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 12 · 23%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 4 · 8%Free to read, no open licence
Green 6 · 12%A copy in a repository
Closed 8 · 15%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

8 of 52 papers name a funder

Fogarty International Center2
Sanofi2
University of New South Wales2
Angelini Pharma1
Eisai1
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council1
European Commission1
Eurostars1

201448 citationsOpen access · Bronze

Levetiracetam-induced rage and suicidality: Two case reports and review of literature

Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports3

201541 citationsOpen access · Gold