Austin E Abah

University of Port Harcourt

Publishing since 2004, latest 2026

Parasitology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Ecology
General Health Professions
Nutrition and Dietetics
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Publications: 362004–2026
Citations: 233to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 8
Field-weighted impact: 0.521.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 36 scored papers
Open access: 94%34 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

36 in all

Malaria and Hepatitis-B Co-Infection Among Pregnant Women in Selected Health Facilities in Ikwerre Local Government Area, Rivers State, Nigeria.
2026International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied ScienceJournalOpen access0 citations10.51584/ijrias.2026.110100108
Domestic Violence and Abuse in Pregnancy: Assessing Disclosure, Non-disclosure and Conflict Resolution Strategies in South-South, Nigeria

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Citations received each year

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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

Parasitology1336%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1233%
Ecology719%
General Health Professions719%
Nutrition and Dietetics719%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health514%
Health Information Management411%
Infectious Diseases38%
Small Animals38%
Animal Science and Zoology26%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Parasites and Host Interactions9
Malaria Research and Control8
Child Nutrition and Water Access7
Diverse Scientific Research Studies7
Parasite Biology and Host Interactions6
Global Maternal and Child Health5
Global Health and Epidemiology4
Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies3
Cancer Research and Treatment2
Coccidia and coccidiosis research2
Helminth infection and control2
Hepatitis B Virus Studies2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

6% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

China1
Thailand1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

PAMO University of Medical SciencesNG7 papers
Rivers State UniversityNG6 papers
University of NigeriaNG2 papers
The Federal Polytechnic, Ado-EkitiNG2 papers
Chulalongkorn UniversityTH1 paper
Huazhong Agricultural UniversityCN1 paper
Ignatius Ajuru University of EducationNG1 paper
University of MaiduguriNG1 paper
Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNG1 paper
University of JosNG1 paper

Where they publish

International Journal of Infection5
International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health5
IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences2
African Health Sciences1
Asian Journal of Medicine and Health1
Bio Research Journal/Bio- Research1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being15
6Clean water and sanitation3
11Sustainable cities and communities3
2Zero hunger2
14Life below water2
1No poverty1
5Gender equality1

Most cited

Populations of Eimeria tenella express resistance to commonly used anticoccidial drugs in southern Nigeria
International Journal of Veterinary Science and Medicine3
201842 citationsOpen access · Gold
Status of Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Primary School Children in Rivers State, Nigeria
Journal of Parasitology Research
201539 citationsOpen access · Gold
Prevalence of Malaria Parasite among Asymptomatic Primary School Children in Angiama Community, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Geo-Mapping of Intestinal Parasitic Infection in a Southern Community in Nigeria

2024Ethiopian Journal of Health SciencesJournalOpen access2 citations10.4314/ejhs.v34i3.5

Knowledge, attitude and practice of paramedics towards health care waste in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

2024Bio Research Journal/Bio- ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.4314/br.v22i2.3

Reemergence of head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) among a university community in Southern Nigeria

2023Egyptian Journal of Dermatology and VenerologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.4103/ejdv.ejdv_17_22

Ectoparasites and endoparasites of goats in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

2022Journal of Entomology and Zoology StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.22271/j.ento.2022.v10.i2a.8961

Comparison of Elisa and Rapid Immunochromatographic Tests in Diagnosis of Toxoplasmosis in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

2020International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author12 citations10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i130247

Intestinal Parasites and Salmonella typhi Infection among Food-handlers in Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria

2020Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i1830649

Co-Infection of Malaria and Hepatitis B Virus in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

2019International Journal of InfectionJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding13 citations10.5812/iji.97033

Prevalence of Urogenital Schistosomiasis in Four Communities in Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

2019International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author7 citations10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v39i330206

Fasciola infection in goats slaughtered from Port Harcourt metropolis Rivers State, Nigeria

2019International Journal of One HealthJournalOpen accessFirst author6 citations10.14202/ijoh.2019.76-80

Populations of Eimeria tenella express resistance to commonly used anticoccidial drugs in southern Nigeria

2018International Journal of Veterinary Science and MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior author42 citations10.1016/j.ijvsm.2018.06.003

Epizootiology of zoonotic parasites of dogs in Abua area of Rivers State, Nigeria

2018Veterinary and Animal ScienceJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding17 citations10.1016/j.vas.2018.100045

Malaria infection and socioeconomic status of some residents of Port Harcourt metropolis, Rivers State, Nigeria

2017Journal of applied science and environmental managementJournalOpen accessFirst author14 citations10.4314/jasem.v21i2.10

Survey of Gastrointestinal Parasite of Cattle and Goat Slaughtered At Trans Amadi Abattoir, Port Harcourt-Rivers State

2017IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author4 citations10.9790/3008-1203062124

Trichomonas vaginalis Infection in a Typical Urban and a Suburban Area of Rivers State Nigeria

2017Asian Journal of Medicine and HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.9734/ajmah/2017/36011

Malaria parasitaemia and socioeconomic status of selected residents of Emohua community, Rivers State, Nigeria

2017IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.9790/3008-1201011217

Status of Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Primary School Children in Rivers State, Nigeria

2015Journal of Parasitology ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding39 citations10.1155/2015/937096

Heavy metal biosorption by three bacteria isolated from a tropical river

2004Global Journal of Environmental SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author8 citations10.4314/gjes.v2i2.2414

Egyptian Journal of Dermatology and Venerology

Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences1

How it can be read

94% free to read

Diamond 20 · 56%Free to read and to publish
Gold 4 · 11%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 5 · 14%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 4 · 11%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 2 · 6%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 36 papers name a funder

Division of Environmental Biology1

Tropical Medicine & Surgery

201524 citationsOpen access · Bronze

Epizootiology of zoonotic parasites of dogs in Abua area of Rivers State, Nigeria

Veterinary and Animal Science

201817 citationsOpen access · Gold

Malaria infection and socioeconomic status of some residents of Port Harcourt metropolis, Rivers State, Nigeria

Journal of applied science and environmental management3

201714 citationsOpen access · Diamond