Omolara G. Uti

University of Lagos

Publishing since 2006, latest 2026

Periodontics
General Dentistry
General Health Professions
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Emergency Medical Services
Orthodontics

Publications: 342006–2026
Citations: 458to those papers
h-index: 13i10-index 16
Field-weighted impact: 1.021.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 9%3 of 34 scored papers
Open access: 74%25 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is 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

34 in all

Prevalence of xerostomia and its impacts on oral health in type 2 diabetic patients at a Nigerian tertiary hospital: a cross-sectional study
2026The Saudi Dental JournalJournalOpen access0 citations10.1007/s44445-025-00105-z
Integrating oral health into primary healthcare: lessons from project OHE-NCHeW (oral health education for nurses and community health workers) in Nigeria

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Periodontics1853%
General Dentistry1441%
General Health Professions721%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health721%
Emergency Medical Services618%
Orthodontics515%
Infectious Diseases412%
Physiology412%
Oral Surgery39%
Education26%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Dental Health and Care Utilization14
Dental Research and COVID-1914
Oral microbiology and periodontitis research8
HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations5
Pediatric health and respiratory diseases5
Dental Education, Practice, Research4
Dental Erosion and Treatment4
Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques3
Infection Control in Healthcare3
Smoking Behavior and Cessation3
Empathy and Medical Education2
Oral Health Pathology and Treatment2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

18% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States4
Brazil1
Congo1
Rwanda1
Saudi Arabia1
Tunisia1
South Africa1
Zimbabwe1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Lagos University Teaching HospitalNG17 papers
Obafemi Awolowo UniversityNG7 papers
University of IbadanNG6 papers
Aminu Kano Teaching HospitalNG5 papers
Bayero University KanoNG4 papers
University College Hospital, IbadanNG4 papers
Lagos State UniversityNG4 papers
University of IowaUS3 papers
Lagos State University Teaching HospitalNG3 papers
University of Nevada, RenoUS2 papers

Where they publish

PubMed4
International Dental Journal3
European Journal Of Dental Education2
Journal of Dental Education2
Nigerian Journal of Dental Research2
Pan African Medical Journal2
Advances in Dental Research

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being8
4Quality education8
1No poverty3
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Prevalence and Severity of Oral Diseases in the Africa and Middle East Region
Advances in Dental Research
201574 citationsWorld top 10%
Smoking Cessation Counseling in Dentistry: Attitudes of Nigerian Dentists and Dental Students
Journal of Dental Education3
201149 citationsWorld top 10%
Empathy among dental students in a Nigerian institution
European Journal Of Dental Education

Frontiers in Oral Health

Knowledge, Myths and Practices of Teething among Nigerian Mothers in a Rural Area

2024Journal of Pediatric Dentals Research and PracticeJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.4314/jpdrp.v5i1.6

Strengthening the Oral Health System in Nigeria

2022Nigerian Postgraduate Medical JournalJournalOpen access14 citations10.4103/npmj.npmj_127_22

Empathy among dental students in a Nigerian institution

2018European Journal Of Dental EducationJournal43 citations10.1111/eje.12412

Pattern of smoking and nicotine dependence in Lagos State Nigeria

2018Tobacco Induced DiseasesJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.18332/tid/84644

Impact of an educational intervention on smoking counseling practice among Nigerian dentists and dental students

2015Nigerian Journal of Clinical PracticeJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding14 citations10.4103/1119-3077.146983

Infection control knowledge and practices related to HIV among Nigerian dentists

2009The Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournalOpen accessFirst author34 citations10.3855/jidc.552

African Health Sciences1

How it can be read

74% free to read

Diamond 10 · 29%Free to read and to publish
Gold 12 · 35%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 3%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 9 · 26%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

7 of 34 papers name a funder

World Health Organization4
Colgate-Palmolive Company2
GlaxoSmithKline2
Borrow Foundation1
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior1
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development1
International Association for Dental Research1
National Dental Association Foundation1

Infection control knowledge and practices related to HIV among Nigerian dentists

The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries3

200934 citationsOpen access · Gold