Uchenna Cosmas Ugwu

University of Nigeria

Publishing since 2002, latest 2026

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Epidemiology
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Social Psychology
Clinical Psychology
General Health Professions

Publications: 402002–2026
Citations: 209to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 0.931.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 13%5 of 40 scored papers
Open access: 73%29 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

40 in all

Burden of depression among older Nigerian adults receiving outpatient cardiovascular disease care: A hospital-based cross-sectional study
2026Cambridge Prisms Global Mental HealthJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.1017/gmh.2026.10218
Digital Health Technology Adoption among Older Nigerian Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism1025%
Epidemiology1025%
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine615%
Social Psychology615%
Clinical Psychology513%
General Health Professions513%
Surgery410%
Physiology38%
Rehabilitation38%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine25%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Diabetes Management and Education8
Bone health and osteoporosis research6
Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins6
Chronic Disease Management Strategies5
Hip and Femur Fractures3
Mental Health Treatment and Access3
Nutrition and Health in Aging3
Psychological Treatments and Assessments3
Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders2
Cardiac Health and Mental Health2
Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research2
Diabetes Management and Research2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

10% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122223Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States3
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Ebonyi State UniversityNG4 papers
Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-AlikeNG3 papers
RTI InternationalUS2 papers
Delta State UniversityNG2 papers
Delta State UniversityUS1 paper
Imo State UniversityNG1 paper
University of IlorinNG1 paper
Obafemi Awolowo UniversityNG1 paper
Federal College of Education (Technical), UmunzeNG1 paper
University of the Free StateZA1 paper

Where they publish

Global Journal of Health Science5
Geriatric Nursing4
Medicine3
BMC Women s Health2
BMJ Public Health2
Discover Medicine2
International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education6
5Gender equality5
3Good health and well-being4
1No poverty2
11Sustainable cities and communities1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Effect of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Program on Depressive Symptoms Among University Students with Blindness in Nigeria
Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy4
201840 citationsWorld top 10%
Cognitive-behavioural reflective training for improving critical thinking disposition of nursing students
Medicine4
202039 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Journal of Diabetology

Association Between Geriatric Depression and Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Older Nigerian Adults: A Multicenter Cross‐Sectional Study

2026International Journal of Geriatric PsychiatryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1002/gps.70250

Prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia among persons aged 60 years and above: A cross-sectional study

2025Adesh University Journal of Medical Sciences & ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.25259/aujmsr_47_2023

Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding gestational diabetes mellitus among pregnant women: A cross-sectional study

2023International Journal of Diabetes in Developing CountriesJournalFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1007/s13410-023-01252-x

Knowledge, attitude, and practice towards diabetes mellitus among outpatient diabetic elderly persons: a descriptive study

2021International Journal of Diabetes in Developing CountriesJournalFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.1007/s13410-021-00948-2

Impact of Institutional Quality on Multilateral Aid in Nigeria

2021Journal of Economic Science ResearchJournalOpen access3 citations10.30564/jesr.v4i4.3116

Knowledge and Usage of Cervical Cancer Screening for Cancer Prevention by Reproductive Age Women

2019Global Journal of Health ScienceJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.5539/gjhs.v11n7p47

Methodological Evaluation of Urban Primary Care Networks in Nigeria: A Randomized Field Trial for Clinical Outcomes

2002Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.5281/zenodo.18748451

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry2

How it can be read

73% free to read

Diamond 12 · 30%Free to read and to publish
Gold 12 · 30%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Green 3 · 8%A copy in a repository
Closed 11 · 28%Behind a paywall

201737 citationsOpen access · Gold