Reginald Obiako

Ahmadu Bello University

Publishing since 1970, latest 2026

Epidemiology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health
Physiology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Molecular Biology

Publications: 1191970–2026
Citations: 2,430to those papers
h-index: 25i10-index 42
Field-weighted impact: 1.741.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 24%29 of 119 scored papers
Open access: 76%90 papers free to read

19 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

Publications

119 in all

Immune Dysfunction in HIV: A Possible Role for Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines in HIV Staging
2017Journal of Immunology ResearchJournalOpen access24 citations10.1155/2017/4128398
Pattern and outcome of tetanus in a tertiary health facility in Northwest Nigeria
2017Journal of Medicine in the Tropics

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Epidemiology6555%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health2420%
Psychiatry and Mental health2118%
Physiology1815%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine1613%
Molecular Biology1412%
Genetics1311%
Neurology119%
Rehabilitation108%
Emergency Medicine98%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Acute Ischemic Stroke Management57
Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research20
Alzheimer's disease research and treatments12
Ethics in Clinical Research12
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies10
Genetic Associations and Epidemiology10
Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery10
Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research9
Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins8
Global Health and Epidemiology7
Nutritional Studies and Diet7
HIV Research and Treatment6

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

85% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written45811172044Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States98
Ghana95
United Kingdom44
Korea23
Tanzania20
Mozambique18
Kenya17
Lebanon16

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of IbadanNG96 papers
University of GhanaGH84 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH79 papers
Medical University of South CarolinaUS67 papers
University of Ilorin Teaching HospitalNG65 papers
University of IlorinNG64 papers
Aminu Kano Teaching HospitalNG55 papers
Obafemi Awolowo UniversityNG53 papers
University of California, San FranciscoUS52 papers
Federal Medical CentreNG51 papers

Where they publish

Alzheimer s & Dementia16
Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases11
Journal of the Neurological Sciences10
Stroke7
Neurology6
International Journal of Stroke4
PLoS ONE

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being44
1No poverty10
4Quality education7
17Partnerships for the goals7
2Zero hunger5
10Reduced inequalities4
16Peace, justice and strong institutions3
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Most cited

The burden of stroke in Africa: a glance at the present and a glimpse into the future: review article
Cardiovascular journal of South Africa/Cardiovascular journal of Southern Africa1
2015427 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
Dominant modifiable risk factors for stroke in Ghana and Nigeria (SIREN): a case-control study
The Lancet Global Health3
2018309 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Stroke Investigative Research and Education Network

2016Health Education & BehaviorJournalOpen access26 citations10.1177/1090198116634082

Medication errors among health professionals in Nigeria: A national survey

2016International Journal of Risk & Safety in MedicineJournal41 citations10.3233/jrs-160721

The burden of stroke in Africa: a glance at the present and a glimpse into the future: review article

2015Cardiovascular journal of South Africa/Cardiovascular journal of Southern AfricaJournalOpen access427 citations10.5830/cvja-2015-038

Stroke genomics in people of African ancestry: charting new paths: review article

2015Cardiovascular journal of South Africa/Cardiovascular journal of Southern AfricaJournalOpen access39 citations10.5830/cvja-2015-039

Seroprevalence of IgM and IgG Antibodies to Toxoplasma infection in healthy and HIV-positive adults from Northern Nigeria

2013The Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournalOpen accessSenior author42 citations10.3855/jidc.2797

Clinical Presentation and Outcome of Toxoplasma Encephalitis in HIV-Infected Patients from Zaria, Northern Nigeria

2013Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC)JournalOpen access5 citations10.1177/2325957413500529

How it can be read

76% free to read

Diamond 2 · 2%Free to read and to publish
Gold 26 · 22%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 19 · 16%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 18 · 15%Free to read, no open licence
Green 25 · 21%A copy in a repository
Closed 29 · 24%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

68 of 119 papers name a funder

National Human Genome Research Institute55
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke48
National Institutes of Health43
Fogarty International Center29
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute16
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases7
National Institute on Aging7
National Research Foundation of Korea5

Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Stroke Among Young West Africans

Stroke1

2018161 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green