Akwoba Joseph Ogugua

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 2014, latest 2026

Food Science
Small Animals
Epidemiology
Molecular Biology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Agronomy and Crop Science

Publications: 262014–2026
Citations: 205to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 9
Field-weighted impact: 1.271.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 15%4 of 26 scored papers
Open access: 81%21 papers free to read

4 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

26 in all

Silent transmission of human African trypanosomiasis: isolation of a human-infective trypanosome from an asymptomatic pregnant woman in south-eastern Nigeria
2026Tropical Medicine and HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s41182-026-01035-0
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) among residents of Enugu metropolis, 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

Food Science935%
Small Animals831%
Epidemiology519%
Molecular Biology519%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health415%
Agronomy and Crop Science312%
Immunology312%
Infectious Diseases312%
Microbiology312%
Parasitology312%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Brucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment7
Animal Diversity and Health Studies6
Parasites and Host Interactions3
Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology3
Trypanosoma species research and implications3
Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology2
Food Safety and Hygiene2
Identification and Quantification in Food2
Microbial infections and disease research2
Research on Leishmaniasis Studies2
Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact2
Zoonotic diseases and public health2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

27% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122223Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States3
United Kingdom3
Spain2
Australia1
Kuwait1
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of IbadanNG4 papers
Animal and Plant Health AgencyGB3 papers
National Biotechnology Development AgencyNG3 papers
Federal University of Agriculture, AbeokutaNG3 papers
National Primary Health Care Development AgencyNG3 papers
Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University MakurdiNG3 papers
National Veterinary Research InstituteNG3 papers
North Carolina Central UniversityUS2 papers
Universidad de NavarraES2 papers
College of Agriculture Science and TechnologyNG2 papers

Where they publish

Nigerian Journal of Animal Production3
Notulae Scientia Biologicae2
PubMed2
Sokoto Journal of Veterinary Sciences2
Discover Public Health1
Frontiers in Tropical Diseases1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger6
3Good health and well-being6
1No poverty1
15Life on land1

Most cited

Sero-epidemiological survey and risk factors associated with bovine brucellosis among slaughtered cattle in Nigeria
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research3
201638 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Seroprevalence and risk factors of brucellosis in goats in selected states in Nigeria and the public health implications.
PubMed3
201425 citationsOpen access · Green
Prevalence and risk factors associated with bovine brucellosis in herds under extensive production system in southwestern Nigeria

Discover Public Health

Descriptive analysis of the burden of Mpox in Nigeria 2022-2024

2025Veterinary Journal of Kastamonu UniversityJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.61262/vetjku.1652110

Knowledge and Practices of Poultry Farmers Contributing to Antimicrobial Resistance in Nsukka

2024Veterinary Sciences and PracticesJournalOpen accessCorresponding2 citations10.17094/vetsci.1471527

Impact of COVID-19 on livestock production and marketing in Nigeria

2022Nigerian Journal of Animal ProductionJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.51791/njap.v49i3.3552

Résistance des entérocoques à la vancomycine chez les chevaux au Nigéria

2019HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)JournalOpen access3 citations

HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)

International journal of medicinal mushrooms1

How it can be read

81% free to read

Diamond 10 · 38%Free to read and to publish
Gold 7 · 27%In an open-access journal
Bronze 1 · 4%Free to read, no open licence
Green 3 · 12%A copy in a repository
Closed 5 · 19%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

6 of 26 papers name a funder

African Academy of Sciences3
National Institutes of Health3
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation2
Ahmadu Bello University1
European Commission1
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation1

Tropical Animal Health and Production3