Chimezie Ekeke

University of Port Harcourt

Publishing since 2013, latest 2026

Plant Science
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Food Science
Forestry
Genetics
Molecular Biology

Publications: 472013–2026
Citations: 191to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 5
Field-weighted impact: 0.501.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 2%1 of 47 scored papers
Open access: 91%43 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

47 in all

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Citations received each year

Peerford

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

Plant Science2451%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics1430%
Food Science1328%
Forestry1021%
Genetics715%
Molecular Biology613%
Pollution511%
Complementary and alternative medicine49%
Water Science and Technology36%
Ecology24%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Plant Diversity and Evolution10
African Botany and Ecology Studies9
Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research7
Seed and Plant Biochemistry7
Phytochemistry and Biological Activities5
Botanical Research and Applications4
Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies4
Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies4
Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity3
Heavy metals in environment3
Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement3
Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

2% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States1
Germany1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Rivers State UniversityNG3 papers
Forestry Research Institute of NigeriaNG2 papers
Nwafor Orizu College of EducationNG2 papers
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity ResearchDE1 paper
Harvard UniversityUS1 paper
Leipzig UniversityDE1 paper
New York Botanical GardenUS1 paper
Gombe State UniversityNG1 paper
Imo State UniversityNG1 paper
University of IbadanNG1 paper

Where they publish

International Journal of Plant & Soil Science4
Scientia Africana4
Journal of applied science and environmental management3
Notulae Scientia Biologicae3
African Journal of Plant Science2
American Journal of Plant Sciences2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

15Life on land22
2Zero hunger8
3Good health and well-being2
6Clean water and sanitation2
14Life below water2
1No poverty1

Most cited

Comparative Anatomy of Midrib and its Significance in the Taxonomy of the Family Asteraceae from Nigeria
Journal of Plant Sciences
201523 citationsOpen access · Bronze
Anatomical and Phytochemical Studies on Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. (Cucurbitaceae)
Notulae Scientia Biologicae15
201915 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Morpho-anatomical characters of Zehneria capillacea (Schumach) C. Jeffrey and Zehneria scabra (L.F.) Sond Cucurbitaceae

Journal of Human Culture Society and Education

Comparative study of some medicinal plants in Nimo, Anambra State, Nigeria

2026International Journal of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences ArchiveJournalOpen access0 citations10.53771/ijbpsa.2026.11.1.0026

Biodiversity science is improved when silent herbaria speak

2025Plants People PlanetJournalOpen access7 citations10.1002/ppp3.70091

Status of soils collected under some agroforestry trees

2024Scientia AfricanaJournalOpen access0 citations10.4314/sa.v23i4.26

Phytotomy of ten accessions of Vigna subterranean (L.) Verdc

2022World Journal of Advanced Research and ReviewsJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.30574/wjarr.2022.14.1.0271

Epidermal and anatomical studies on Chrysophyllum L. (Sapotaceae) species of South-Eastern Nigeria

2021Bangladesh Journal of Plant TaxonomyJournalOpen accessFirst author4 citations10.3329/bjpt.v28i1.54218

Morphological and Anatomical Studies on Ipomoea coccinea L. (Convolvulaceae): A New Record from Nigeria

2021HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)JournalFirst author4 citations

Anatomical and Phytochemical Studies on Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. (Cucurbitaceae)

2019Notulae Scientia BiologicaeJournalOpen accessFirst author15 citations10.15835/nsb11110394

Checklist of weeds in University of Port Harcourt and its environs

2019Journal of applied science and environmental managementJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.4314/jasem.v23i4.2

Karyological and anatomical studies on Syngonium podophyllum Schott (Araceae)

2019Ife Journal of ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.4314/ijs.v21i1.8

Morphological and Anatomical Studies on Trichosanthes cucumerina L. (Cucurbitaceae)

2018International Journal of Plant & Soil ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst author11 citations10.9734/ijpss/2018/44982

Anatomical study on Commelina diffusa burn F. and Commelina erecta L. (Commelinaceae)

2018Journal of applied science and environmental managementJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.4314/jasem.v22i1.2

Micromorphological and Phytochemical Studies on Cleome rutidosperma Linn.

2017Journal of Advances in Biology & BiotechnologyJournalOpen access7 citations10.9734/jabb/2017/31028

In vitro Polyploidization of Zehneria capillacea (Shumach.) C. Jeffrey Using Nodal Explants

2017Journal of Advances in Biology & BiotechnologyJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.9734/jabb/2017/28686

Survey of Foliar Trichomes in Combretum Loelf. (Combretaceae) in Parts of West Africa

2017Journal of Plant StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.5539/jps.v6n2p9

Effect of Bush Fire on Plant Seedlings in the University of Port Harcourt Biodiversity Conservation Center, Nigeria

2017Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research InternationalJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.9734/jaeri/2017/31647

Anatomical characteristics of Nigerian variants of Caladium bicolor (Aiton) Vent. (Araceae)

2016African Journal of Plant ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst author8 citations10.5897/ajps2016.1416

Importance of Leaf, Stem and Flower Stalk Anatomical Characters in the Identification of Emilia Cass

2016International Journal of Plant & Soil ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst author7 citations10.9734/ijpss/2016/28420

Pollen Morphology of some Medicinal Plants in Asteraceae form Nigeria

2016International Journal of Current Research and Academic ReviewJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.20546/ijcrar.2016.407.020

Propagation of Treculia africana Decne Species through Promotion of Seed Germination by Some Physical and Chemical Treatments

2016Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research InternationalJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.9734/jaeri/2016/28123

Comparative anatomy of tendril and fruit stalk in Curcubitaceae Juss. from Nigeria

2015International Journal of Biological and Chemical SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding12 citations10.4314/ijbcs.v9i4.13

Mitotic Studies on Combretum Loefl. from Nigeria

2013American Journal of Plant SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.4236/ajps.2013.43064

Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology

Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International2

How it can be read

91% free to read

Diamond 29 · 62%Free to read and to publish
Gold 2 · 4%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 9 · 19%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 6%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 4 · 9%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 47 papers name a funder

Center for African Studies1
Harvard University1
Tertiary Education Trust Fund1

African Journal of Plant Science

201513 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Comparative anatomy of tendril and fruit stalk in Curcubitaceae Juss. from Nigeria

International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences15

201512 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Morphological and Anatomical Studies on Trichosanthes cucumerina L. (Cucurbitaceae)

International Journal of Plant & Soil Science15

201811 citationsOpen access · Diamond