Joy Olotu

University of Port Harcourt

Also at University of Iowafrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2006, latest 2026

Genetics
Genetics
Rheumatology
Archeology
Periodontics
Clinical Psychology

Publications: 162006–2026
Citations: 187to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 7
Field-weighted impact: 0.991.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 6%1 of 16 scored papers
Open access: 100%16 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

Publications

16 in all

Comparative Facial Anthropometry of Ijaw and Isoko Adults Using Photographic Measurements
2026Asian Journal of BiologyJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.9734/ajob/2026/v22i5649
Parental Age and Severity of Non-Syndromic Orofacial Clefts: Relationship with De Novo Mutations
2024Nigerian Dental Journal

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Genetics1275%
Genetics531%
Rheumatology531%
Archeology213%
Periodontics213%
Clinical Psychology16%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology16%
Molecular Biology16%
Nutrition and Dietetics16%
Obstetrics and Gynecology16%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Cleft Lip and Palate Research11
Congenital Ear and Nasal Anomalies4
Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments4
Folate and B Vitamins Research4
Dental Health and Care Utilization2
Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies2
Genomics and Rare Diseases2
Biological Research and Disease Studies1
Bone and Dental Protein Studies1
Cancer-related Molecular Pathways1
Child Nutrition and Water Access1
Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

81% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written346791012Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States13
South Africa11
United Kingdom9
Ghana9
Ethiopia8
Puerto Rico3

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of IowaUS13 papers
University of KwaZulu-NatalZA11 papers
University of LagosNG11 papers
University of DundeeGB9 papers
University of PittsburghUS9 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH9 papers
Addis Ababa UniversityET8 papers
National Human Genome Research InstituteUS7 papers
Johns Hopkins UniversityUS4 papers
National Institutes of HealthUS4 papers

Where they publish

Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine3
The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal3
Asian Journal of Biology1
BMC Oral Health1
Frontiers in Oral Health1
Global Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being7
2Zero hunger1
4Quality education1

Most cited

Whole-genome sequencing reveals de-novo mutations associated with nonsyndromic cleft lip/palate
Scientific Reports
202241 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Anthropometric comparison of cephalic indices between the Ijaw and Igbo tribes
Global Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences4
200629 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Genome-wide Gene-by-Sex Interaction Studies Identify Novel Nonsyndromic Orofacial Clefts Risk Locus

Novel IRF6 variant in orofacial cleft patients from Durban, South Africa

2023Molecular Genetics & Genomic MedicineJournalOpen access4 citations10.1002/mgg3.2138

Dental Caries Severity and Nutritional Status of Nigerian Preschool Children

2021JDR Clinical & Translational ResearchJournalOpen access16 citations10.1177/23800844211002108

Novel GRHL3 Variants in a South African Cohort With Cleft Lip and Palate

2021The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial JournalJournalOpen access1 citation10.1177/10556656211038453

Anthropometric comparison of cephalic indices between the Ijaw and Igbo tribes

2006Global Journal of Pure and Applied SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author29 citations10.4314/gjpas.v12i1.16578

GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences

JDR Clinical & Translational Research1

How it can be read

100% free to read

Diamond 4 · 25%Free to read and to publish
Gold 6 · 38%In an open-access journal
Bronze 1 · 6%Free to read, no open licence
Green 5 · 31%A copy in a repository

Who funds it

12 of 16 papers name a funder

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research12
National Institutes of Health6
Fogarty International Center3
National Institute of General Medical Sciences2
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities2
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation2
Division of Chemistry1
Health Services and Delivery Research Programme1

Journal of Dental Research

202124 citationsOpen access · Green

Dental Caries Severity and Nutritional Status of Nigerian Preschool Children

JDR Clinical & Translational Research2

202116 citationsOpen access · Green