Benedict O. Edelu

University of Nigeria

Also at University of Nigeria Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2011, latest 2025

Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology
General Health Professions
Emergency Medicine
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

Publications: 272011–2025
Citations: 290to those papers
h-index: 11i10-index 12
Field-weighted impact: 0.901.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 11%3 of 27 scored papers
Open access: 70%19 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

27 in all

General and Emergency Presentations of Children with Congenital Heart Defect and Factors Affecting it as Seen in A Tertiary Health Institution in Enugu.
2025PubMedJournal0 citations
Mixed Bacterial and Fungal Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Nigerian Child: A Case Report
2025International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Infectious Diseases622%
Epidemiology519%
General Health Professions519%
Emergency Medicine415%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health415%
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine311%
Health Information Management311%
Nutrition and Dietetics311%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health311%
Surgery311%

Health Sciences

Topics most written on

Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology4
Child Nutrition and Water Access3
Global Health and Epidemiology3
Bacterial Infections and Vaccines2
Child and Adolescent Health2
Emergency and Acute Care Studies2
Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy2
Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders2
Malaria Research and Control2
Mosquito-borne diseases and control2
Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections2
Thermal Regulation in Medicine2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

26% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Congo5
Switzerland3
United Kingdom3
Ghana3
Gambia3
South Africa2
China1
Germany1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG24 papers
World Health Organization Regional Office for AfricaCG5 papers
National Primary Health Care Development AgencyNG5 papers
Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNG4 papers
Federal Ministry of HealthNG4 papers
World Health Organization - NigeriaNG4 papers
Medical Research CouncilGB3 papers
World Health OrganizationCH3 papers
University of GhanaGH3 papers
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH3 papers

Where they publish

The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics3
International Journal of Medicine and Health Development2
Nigerian Journal of Medicine2
PubMed2
Tropical Health and Medical Research2
World Journal of Vaccines2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being16
2Zero hunger2
17Partnerships for the goals2
1No poverty1
4Quality education1

Most cited

Epidemiology of Rotavirus Diarrhea among Children Younger Than 5 Years in Enugu, South East, Nigeria
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal3
201342 citations
Fever detection in under 5 children in a tertiary health facility using the infrared tympanic thermometer in the oral mode
The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics3
201134 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Pattern of respiratory diseases in children presenting to the paediatric emergency unit of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu: a case series report

Pediatric “Brought in Dead”

2022International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen accessCorresponding2 citations10.4103/ijmh.ijmh_8_21

Weight estimation in Paediatrics: how accurate is the Broselow-tape weight estimation in the Nigerian child

2019The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatricsJournalOpen access12 citations10.1186/s13052-019-0744-5

Snakebites in a Nigerian children Population: A 5-year review

2018Sahel Medical JournalJournalOpen access13 citations10.4103/smj.smj_18_18

Accidental childhood poisoning in Enugu, South-East, Nigeria

2016Annals of Medical and Health Sciences ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author25 citations10.4103/2141-9248.183944

Fever detection in under 5 children in a tertiary health facility using the infrared tympanic thermometer in the oral mode

2011The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatricsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding34 citations10.1186/1824-7288-37-8

Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research1

BMC Emergency Medicine1

How it can be read

70% free to read

Diamond 6 · 22%Free to read and to publish
Gold 9 · 33%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 7%Open in a subscription journal
Green 2 · 7%A copy in a repository
Closed 8 · 30%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

3 of 27 papers name a funder

World Health Organization2
GlaxoSmithKline1

BMC Pulmonary Medicine3

201432 citationsOpen access · Gold

Accidental childhood poisoning in Enugu, South-East, Nigeria

Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research3

201625 citationsOpen access · Green