Mary A. Alex-Wele

University of Port Harcourt

Also at University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2016, latest 2026

Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Surgery
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
General Health Professions

Publications: 182016–2026
Citations: 90to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 3
Field-weighted impact: 1.041.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 11%2 of 18 scored papers
Open access: 83%15 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

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.

Career

On their papers

Publications

18 in all

Probiotics: An Overview of the Historical Development, Types, Sources, Health Benefits and Possible Risks of Probiotics of African Origin
2026IntechOpen eBooksBook chapterOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.5772/intechopen.1014300
The Effect of Mental Health Disorders on Reproductive and Sexual Health
2026

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Epidemiology950%
Infectious Diseases844%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health528%
Surgery317%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology211%
General Health Professions211%
Clinical Biochemistry16%
Emergency Medical Services16%
Food Science16%
Genetics16%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Fungal Infections and Studies4
Antifungal resistance and susceptibility3
Nail Diseases and Treatments3
Antibiotic Use and Resistance2
HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations2
Neonatal and Maternal Infections2
Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology2
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health1
Animal Diversity and Health Studies1
Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria1
Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing1
Blood groups and transfusion1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

39% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States5
United Kingdom4
Gambia1
Brazil1
Portugal1
Norway1
Italy1
Saudi Arabia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Port Harcourt Teaching HospitalNG16 papers
Rivers State UniversityNG5 papers
University of CalabarNG4 papers
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionUS3 papers
University Of Calabar Teaching HospitalNG3 papers
University of Benin Teaching HospitalNG3 papers
University of LagosNG3 papers
University of BeninNG3 papers
University of ManchesterGB2 papers
University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG2 papers

Where they publish

International STD Research & Reviews2
Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases1
BMC Genomics1
BMC Microbiology1
British Microbiology Research Journal1
Emerging infectious diseases1
IntechOpen eBooks

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being9
5Gender equality2
2Zero hunger1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Prevalence of Histoplasmosis among Persons with Advanced HIV Disease, Nigeria
Emerging infectious diseases3
202245 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
A multicenter survey of asymptomatic cryptococcal antigenemia among patients with advanced HIV disease in Nigeria
PLOS Global Public Health3
202313 citationsOpen access · Gold