Benjamin Uzochukwu

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
134 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Benjamin Uzochukwu is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin Uzochukwu has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 52 papers in General Health Professions and 47 papers in Finance. Recurrent topics in Benjamin Uzochukwu's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (91 papers), Healthcare Systems and Reforms (47 papers) and Global Health Care Issues (21 papers). Benjamin Uzochukwu is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (91 papers), Healthcare Systems and Reforms (47 papers) and Global Health Care Issues (21 papers). Benjamin Uzochukwu collaborates with scholars based in Nigeria, United Kingdom and United States. Benjamin Uzochukwu's co-authors include Obinna Onwujekwe, Kara Hanson, Chima Onoka, Nkoli Uguru, Enyi Etiaba, Nkoli Ezumah, Chinyere Mbachu, Maduka D. Ughasoro, Elvis Shu and Nkem Dike and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin Uzochukwu

131 papers receiving 3.4k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

<p>Identifying Key Challenges Facing Healthcare Systems In Africa And Potential Solutions</p>

2019 319 citations Obinna Ositadimma Oleribe, Jenny Momoh et al. International Journal of General Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Benjamin Uzochukwu Nigeria	33	1.7k	1.2k	1.0k	990	743	134	3.5k
Moses Aikins Ghana	34	1.5k 0.9×	1.0k 0.9×	943 0.9×	791 0.8×	650 0.9×	127	3.6k
Rachel Tolhurst United Kingdom	29	1.2k 0.7×	887 0.8×	740 0.7×	661 0.7×	353 0.5×	97	3.0k
Syed Masud Ahmed Bangladesh	37	1.3k 0.8×	1.6k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	750 0.8×	598 0.8×	152	4.5k
Ṣẹ̀yẹ Abímbọ́lá Australia	35	1.1k 0.6×	1.3k 1.1×	817 0.8×	665 0.7×	539 0.7×	126	3.4k
Kaspar Wyss Switzerland	30	972 0.6×	963 0.8×	530 0.5×	578 0.6×	610 0.8×	131	2.8k
Freddie Ssengooba Uganda	29	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	469 0.5×	829 0.8×	792 1.1×	129	2.9k
Vincent De Brouwere Belgium	35	2.8k 1.7×	1.3k 1.1×	548 0.5×	744 0.8×	434 0.6×	137	4.0k
John Koku Awoonor‐Williams Ghana	28	1.7k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	451 0.4×	737 0.7×	374 0.5×	116	2.8k
Marjolein Dieleman Netherlands	29	2.2k 1.3×	2.1k 1.8×	476 0.5×	901 0.9×	624 0.8×	95	4.1k
Ole Frithjof Norheim Norway	37	1.4k 0.8×	2.0k 1.7×	620 0.6×	774 0.8×	1.8k 2.4×	215	4.7k

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Uzochukwu, Benjamin, et al.. (2025). How can health systems better prepare for the next pandemic? A qualitative study of lessons learned from the COVID-19 response in Nigeria. 4. 100052–100052.

Uzochukwu, Benjamin, Chinyere Okeke, Faisal Shuaib, et al.. (2024). A health technology assessment of COVID-19 vaccination for Nigerian decision-makers: Identifying stakeholders and pathways to support evidence uptake. Health Research Policy and Systems. 22(1). 73–73. 1 indexed citations

Ruiz, Francis, Sergio Torres‐Rueda, Carl A. B. Pearson, et al.. (2023). What, how and who: Cost-effectiveness analyses of COVID-19 vaccination to inform key policies in Nigeria. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(3). e0001693–e0001693. 7 indexed citations

Okeke, Chinyere, Benjamin Uzochukwu, Maylene Shung-King, & Lucy Gilson. (2023). The invisible hands in policy making: A qualitative study of the role of advocacy in priority setting for maternal and child health in Nigeria. Health Promotion Perspectives. 13(2). 147–156. 2 indexed citations

Hollingworth, Samantha, et al.. (2022). Antihypertensive medicine use differs between Ghana and Nigeria. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 22(1). 368–368.

Ossai, Edmund Ndudi, et al.. (2022). Health-related quality of life and associated factors among Onchocerciasis patients in southeast Nigeria: A cross-sectional comparative study. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 16(2). e0010182–e0010182. 2 indexed citations

Ezumah, Nkoli, Ana Manzano, Uchenna Ezenwaka, et al.. (2021). Role of trust in sustaining provision and uptake of maternal and child healthcare: Evidence from a national programme in Nigeria. Social Science & Medicine. 293. 114644–114644. 20 indexed citations

Ebenso, Bassey, Chinyere Mbachu, Enyi Etiaba, et al.. (2020). Which mechanisms explain the motivation of primary health workers? Insights from the realist evaluation of a maternal and child health programme in Nigeria. BMJ Global Health. 5(8). e002408–e002408. 17 indexed citations

Mirzoev, Tolib, Enyi Etiaba, Bassey Ebenso, et al.. (2020). Tracing theories in realist evaluations of large-scale health programmes in low- and middle-income countries: experience from Nigeria. Health Policy and Planning. 35(9). 1244–1253. 9 indexed citations

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Uzochukwu, Benjamin, Tolib Mirzoev, Chinyere Okeke, et al.. (2020). Did an Intervention Programme Aimed at Strengthening the Maternal and Child Health Services in Nigeria Improve the Completeness of Routine Health Data Within the Health Management Information System?. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 11(7). 937–946. 3 indexed citations

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Uzochukwu, Benjamin, et al.. (2020). Health technology assessment and priority setting for universal health coverage: a qualitative study of stakeholders’ capacity, needs, policy areas of demand and perspectives in Nigeria. Globalization and Health. 16(1). 58–58. 25 indexed citations

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Onwujekwe, Obinna, Enyi Etiaba, Chinyere Mbachu, et al.. (2020). Does improving the skills of researchers and decision-makers in health policy and systems research lead to enhanced evidence-based decision making in Nigeria?—A short term evaluation. PLoS ONE. 15(9). e0238365–e0238365. 8 indexed citations

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Uzochukwu, Benjamin, et al.. (2020). Exploring the drivers of ethnic and religious exclusion from public services in Nigeria: implications for sustainable development goal 10. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy. 41(5-6). 561–583. 8 indexed citations

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Oleribe, Obinna Ositadimma, Jenny Momoh, Benjamin Uzochukwu, et al.. (2019). <p>Identifying Key Challenges Facing Healthcare Systems In Africa And Potential Solutions</p>. International Journal of General Medicine. Volume 12. 395–403. 319 indexed citations breakdown →

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Onwujekwe, Obinna, et al.. (2019). Building the capacity of users and producers of evidence in health policy and systems research for better control of endemic diseases in Nigeria: a situational analysis. Globalization and Health. 15(1). 69–69. 8 indexed citations

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Etiaba, Enyi, et al.. (2016). What Is the Economic Burden of Subsidized HIV/AIDS Treatment Services on Patients in Nigeria and Is This Burden Catastrophic to Households?. PLoS ONE. 11(12). e0167117–e0167117. 19 indexed citations

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Ezumah, Nkoli, Clare Chandler, Lindsay Mangham‐Jefferies, et al.. (2012). Exploring health providers’ and community perceptions and experiences with malaria tests in South-East Nigeria: a critical step towards appropriate treatment. Malaria Journal. 11(1). 368–368. 31 indexed citations

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Uzochukwu, Benjamin, et al.. (2010). Malaria Treatment Services in Nigeria: A Review. Nigerian Medical Journal. 51(3). 114. 20 indexed citations

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Onoka, Chima, Obinna Onwujekwe, & Benjamin Uzochukwu. (2007). Policy Shift to Use of Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy (Acts) in Nigeria: Do Current Socioeconomic and Geographic Differentials in Costs of Treatment for Malaria Constitute a Challenge?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

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Uzochukwu, Benjamin, et al.. (2004). Patterns and determinants of utilization of maternal health services: Implications for reducing maternal mortality and morbidity in South-East, Nigeria. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations

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