Charles John Elikwu

617 total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 233 citations indexed

About

Charles John Elikwu is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles John Elikwu has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 233 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Epidemiology, 10 papers in Infectious Diseases and 7 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Charles John Elikwu's work include Antibiotic Use and Resistance (5 papers), Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology (4 papers) and Neonatal and Maternal Infections (3 papers). Charles John Elikwu is often cited by papers focused on Antibiotic Use and Resistance (5 papers), Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology (4 papers) and Neonatal and Maternal Infections (3 papers). Charles John Elikwu collaborates with scholars based in Nigeria, United Kingdom and United States. Charles John Elikwu's co-authors include Kenneth I. Onyedibe, Akinsegun Akinbami, Oyinlola O. Oduyebo, Pikka Jokelainen, Akinwale Michael Efunshile, Folasade Ogunsola, Christy A. N. Okoromah, Rose Anorlu, Brigitte König and Olumide Abiodun and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and International Journal of Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Charles John Elikwu

25 papers receiving 228 citations

Hit Papers

Drivers of inappropriate antibiotic use in low- and middl... 2023 2026 2024 2023 20 40 60
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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.

  1. Drivers of inappropriate antibiotic use in low- and middle-income countries
    2023 69 citations Charles John Elikwu et al. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Charles John Elikwu Nigeria 8 95 68 60 56 36 35 233
Shariful Amin Sumon Bangladesh 9 77 0.8× 77 1.1× 44 0.7× 122 2.2× 12 0.3× 24 243
Nelun Perera United Kingdom 13 131 1.4× 129 1.9× 48 0.8× 135 2.4× 24 0.7× 23 431
Tewodros Tesfa Ethiopia 12 121 1.3× 52 0.8× 28 0.5× 73 1.3× 18 0.5× 32 329
Marcelo Carneiro Brazil 10 84 0.9× 48 0.7× 30 0.5× 91 1.6× 13 0.4× 69 307
Chiara Montaldo Italy 8 82 0.9× 54 0.8× 29 0.5× 116 2.1× 25 0.7× 12 282
Ho D. Phuc Vietnam 7 78 0.8× 59 0.9× 65 1.1× 41 0.7× 28 0.8× 8 250
Olukemi Adekanmbi Nigeria 9 111 1.2× 80 1.2× 10 0.2× 105 1.9× 18 0.5× 29 254
Janet Nakase United States 7 86 0.9× 108 1.6× 28 0.5× 79 1.4× 10 0.3× 8 283
Dawood Yusef Jordan 9 121 1.3× 108 1.6× 76 1.3× 74 1.3× 38 1.1× 23 382
Samuel Ong United States 8 113 1.2× 117 1.7× 39 0.7× 111 2.0× 17 0.5× 9 418

Countries citing papers authored by Charles John Elikwu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Charles John Elikwu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Charles John Elikwu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Charles John Elikwu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Charles John Elikwu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Charles John Elikwu. Charles John Elikwu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Akande, Kolawole Oluseyi, et al.. (2024). Childhood Trauma and its Relationship with Anxiety, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation among a Community Sample in Ilisan-Remo, Southwestern Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study.. PubMed. 41(4). 387–396. 1 indexed citations
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Elikwu, Charles John, et al.. (2023). Drivers of inappropriate antibiotic use in low- and middle-income countries. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance. 5(3). dlad062–dlad062. 69 indexed citations breakdown →
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Elikwu, Charles John, et al.. (2023). The question of the early diagnosis of asymptomatic and subpatent malaria in pregnancy: Implications for diagnostic tools in a malaria endemic area. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology X. 19. 100233–100233.
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Umeokonkwo, Chukwuma David, Oyinlola O. Oduyebo, Ann Versporten, et al.. (2021). Point prevalence survey of antimicrobial consumption and resistance: 2015-2018 longitudinal survey results from Nigeria. African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology. 22(2). 252–259. 5 indexed citations
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Oladele, Rita, Akaninyene Otu, Iriagbonse I. Osaigbovo, et al.. (2021). Standardization of Aspergillus IgG diagnostic cutoff in Nigerians. Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease. 8. 1998284974–1998284974. 4 indexed citations
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Elikwu, Charles John, et al.. (2020). Functional Diarrhoea in a Nigerian Community: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Associated Quality of Life. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH. 1 indexed citations
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Elikwu, Charles John, et al.. (2019). How useful is routine pre-endoscopy viral screening?. International journal of infection control. 15(3).
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Onyedibe, Kenneth I., et al.. (2017). An Observational and Trend Analysis Study of HandHygiene Practices of Healthcare Workers at A PrivateNigerian Tertiary Hospital. Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research. 7 indexed citations
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Efunshile, Akinwale Michael, Charles John Elikwu, & Pikka Jokelainen. (2017). Toxoplasmosis – Awareness and knowledge among medical doctors in Nigeria. PLoS ONE. 12(12). e0189709–e0189709. 15 indexed citations
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Elikwu, Charles John, et al.. (2017). Neonatal sepsis in a Nigerian private tertiary hospital: Bacterial isolates, risk factors, and antibiotic susceptibility patterns. Annals of African Medicine. 16(2). 52–52. 26 indexed citations
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Elikwu, Charles John, et al.. (2016). Seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigenaemia among healthcare worker in a private Nigerian tertiary health institution. International journal of infection control. 12(2). 2 indexed citations
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Nwawolo, C C, et al.. (2016). Bacteriology of middle meatal aspirate of adult patients with chronic rhinosinusitis in Lagos. University Teaching Hospital, Lagos.. PubMed. 45(2). 135–141. 2 indexed citations
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Elikwu, Charles John, et al.. (2016). Seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigenaemia among healthcare worker in a private Nigerian tertiary health institution. International journal of infection control. 12(2). 5 indexed citations
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Elikwu, Charles John, et al.. (2016). The etiology and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of urinary tract infections at a private Nigerian teaching hospital in South West Nigeria. African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology. 18(1). 21–21. 4 indexed citations
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Elikwu, Charles John, Oyinlola O. Oduyebo, Folasade Ogunsola, et al.. (2016). High group B streptococcus carriage rates in pregnant women in a tertiary institution in Nigeria. Pan African Medical Journal. 25. 249–249. 15 indexed citations
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Akinbami, Akinsegun, et al.. (2014). Knowledge, attitude and practices of HIV post exposure prophylaxis amongst health workers in Lagos University Teaching Hospital. Pan African Medical Journal. 19. 172–172. 33 indexed citations
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Oduyebo, Oyinlola O., et al.. (2012). Nugent Scores of Pregnant Women in a Tertiary Institution in Nigeria. Advances in Microbiology. 2(4). 531–536. 10 indexed citations
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Ehichioya, Deborah, et al.. (2010). Detection of rotavirus antigen in stools samples collected from children in parts of Nigeria. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 14. e424–e425. 1 indexed citations

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