Beckie N. Tagbo

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 2010, latest 2025

Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology
Health
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Nutrition and Dietetics
Microbiology

Publications: 372010–2025
Citations: 658to those papers
h-index: 13i10-index 14
Field-weighted impact: 1.131.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 16%6 of 37 scored papers
Open access: 89%33 papers free to read

7 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

37 in all

Persistent rotavirus burden despite vaccination: bridging coverage gaps and advancing innovation
2025Academia Medicine and HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.20935/acadmedhealth7995
Risk Factors for Severe Malaria and Implementation of the New Malaria Vaccine in Children Under-5 Years: A Narrative Review

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Infectious Diseases1643%
Epidemiology1541%
Health1130%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine514%
Nutrition and Dietetics514%
Microbiology411%
Hepatology38%
Modeling and Simulation38%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health38%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine38%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy11
Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology11
Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections6
Respiratory viral infections research6
Child Nutrition and Water Access5
Viral Infections and Immunology Research5
Bacterial Infections and Vaccines4
Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research4
COVID-19 epidemiological studies3
Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology3
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research3
Virology and Viral Diseases3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

46% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written2345678Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom9
United States8
Congo8
Switzerland7
South Africa7
Australia4
Netherlands4
India4

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG32 papers
World Health Organization Regional Office for AfricaCG8 papers
World Health OrganizationCH7 papers
National Primary Health Care Development AgencyNG6 papers
World Health Organization - NigeriaNG6 papers
Baylor College of MedicineUS4 papers
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionUS4 papers
Federal Ministry of HealthNG4 papers
MRC Unit the GambiaGM4 papers
University of GhanaGH4 papers

Where they publish

Vaccine7
World Journal of Vaccines5
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene2
Clinical Infectious Diseases2
International Journal of Medicine and Health Development2
Academia Medicine and Health1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being16
17Partnerships for the goals3
1No poverty2
2Zero hunger2
5Gender equality1

Most cited

Congenital microcephaly: Case definition & guidelines for data collection, analysis, and presentation of safety data after maternal immunisation
Vaccine
201771 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Neonatal seizures: Case definition & guidelines for data collection, analysis, and presentation of immunization safety data
Vaccine5
201967 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

International Journal of Medicine and Health Development

Genetic diversity and population structure of Mpox virus in Africa: Identifying key targets for vaccine development

2025Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.37432/jieph-confpro5-00029

Iatrogenic Cushing Syndrome with Adrenal Suppression in Nigerian Children: A Case Series

2025International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentJournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/ijmh.ijmh_4_24

Why pneumococcal surveillance must continue

2024The Lancet Global HealthJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00291-2

COVID-19 Experiences and Vaccine Confidence Among Health Workers and Non-Health Workers

2022Nigerian Journal of MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.4103/njm.njm_66_22

Need To Support the WHO Global Expanded Rotavirus Surveillance to Include Other Enteropathogens

2018Journal of Infectious Diseases & Travel MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.23880/jidtm-16000109

Correlates of Protection against Rotavirus Disease and Immune Response: Need for Further Studies

2018Journal of Embryology & Stem Cell ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.23880/jes-16000105

School health services in Enugu East, Nigeria: perspectives from a resourcepoor setting

2017Healthcare in Low-resource SettingsJournalOpen accessCorresponding8 citations10.4081/hls.2017.6357

Retrospective Evaluation of Intussusception in Under-Five Children in Nigeria

2014World Journal of VaccinesJournalOpen accessFirst author7 citations10.4236/wjv.2014.43015

Perception and Attitude of Nigerian Mothers towards Obesity

2014Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.9734/bjmmr/2015/14020

Epidemiology of Rotavirus Diarrhea among Children Younger Than 5 Years in Enugu, South East, Nigeria

2013The Pediatric Infectious Disease JournalJournalFirst authorCorresponding42 citations10.1097/inf.0000000000000047

Clinical presentation of mucopolysaccharidosis type II (Hunter′s syndrome)

2012Annals of Medical and Health Sciences ResearchJournalOpen access12 citations10.4103/2141-9248.96946

Annals of African Medicine

Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research1

How it can be read

89% free to read

Diamond 12 · 32%Free to read and to publish
Gold 7 · 19%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 7 · 19%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Green 5 · 14%A copy in a repository
Closed 4 · 11%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

12 of 37 papers name a funder

World Health Organization7
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation4
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention4
Medical Research Council2
National Institute for Health and Care Research2
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases2
National Institutes of Health2
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation1

201762 citationsOpen access · Hybrid