Maxwell Umunna Nwachukwu

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 2010, latest 2025

Urban Studies
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Pollution
Sociology and Political Science
Automotive Engineering
Building and Construction

Publications: 202010–2025
Citations: 211to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 1.181.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 15%3 of 20 scored papers
Open access: 60%12 papers free to read

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

20 in all

Urban Governance and Social Services Delivery in Nigeria’s Intermediate Cities: Policy Implications
2025Journal of EcohumanismJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.62754/joe.v4i4.6846
Inclusive factor inputs for determination of human development index for informal settlements: A case study of Enugu city, Nigeria
2024

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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

Urban Studies945%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment735%
Pollution420%
Sociology and Political Science420%
Automotive Engineering315%
Building and Construction315%
Transportation315%
Economics and Econometrics210%
Global and Planetary Change210%
Archeology15%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Urban and Rural Development Challenges9
Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies7
Energy and Environment Impacts4
Transportation Planning and Optimization3
Urban Transport and Accessibility3
Vehicle emissions and performance3
Global Energy and Sustainability Research2
Architectural and Urban Studies1
Architecture and Cultural Influences1
Building Energy and Comfort Optimization1
COVID-19 epidemiological studies1
COVID-19 impact on air quality1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

5% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111111Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNG3 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNG1 paper
North-West UniversityZA1 paper

Where they publish

SAGE Open4
OPEC Energy Review3
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)3
Case Studies on Transport Policy1
Energy1
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction1
Journal of Ecohumanism

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

11Sustainable cities and communities6
1No poverty3
7Affordable and clean energy3
2Zero hunger1
3Good health and well-being1
4Quality education1
13Climate action1

Most cited

Indigenous flood control and management knowledge and flood disaster risk reduction in Nigeria's coastal communities: An empirical analysis
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction13
202158 citationsWorld top 10%
Fuel subsidy in Nigeria: Fact or fallacy
Energy7
201145 citations
Comparative Analysis of Electricity Consumption among Residential, Commercial and Industrial Sectors of the Nigeria’s Economy
USC Research Bank (University of the Sunshine Coast)

Analysis of Road Transport Response to COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria and its Policy Implications

2022Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research BoardJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding6 citations10.1177/03611981221092387

Sociological Processes of Urbanization

2022Oxford University Press eBooksBook chapterSenior author1 citation10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197608494.013.19

Determinants of Vehicle Ownership in Nigeria

2020SAGE OpenJournalOpen accessCorresponding18 citations10.1177/2158244020922970

Analysis of vehicle ownership growth in Nigeria: Policy implications

2020Case Studies on Transport PolicyJournalCorresponding7 citations10.1016/j.cstp.2020.05.018

Analysis of Thermal Comfort in Traditional Residential Buildings in Nigeria

2019Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen access8 citations10.5281/zenodo.3234516

Analysis of Factors that Influence Land Use Dynamics in Nigeria

2019Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen access0 citations10.5281/zenodo.3560610

The Peculiar Nature of Land Use Dynamics in Nigeria

2019Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.5281/zenodo.2607147

Comparative Analysis of Electricity Consumption among Residential, Commercial and Industrial Sectors of the Nigeria’s Economy

2014USC Research Bank (University of the Sunshine Coast)JournalOpen accessFirst author24 citations

Empirical analysis of fuel price and subsidy reform in N igeria

2013OPEC Energy ReviewJournalFirst authorCorresponding11 citations10.1111/opec.12003

Fuel subsidy in Nigeria: Fact or fallacy

2011EnergyJournalFirst authorCorresponding45 citations10.1016/j.energy.2011.02.020

Journal of Housing and the Built Environment1

How it can be read

60% free to read

Diamond 2 · 10%Free to read and to publish
Gold 4 · 20%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Green 5 · 25%A copy in a repository
Closed 8 · 40%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 20 papers name a funder

Department for International Development1

201424 citationsOpen access · Green

Determinants of Vehicle Ownership in Nigeria

SAGE Open4

202018 citationsOpen access · Gold