Chukwuka Okafor

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 927 citations indexed

About

Chukwuka Okafor is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Chukwuka Okafor has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 927 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 2 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Chukwuka Okafor's work include Trace Elements in Health (2 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (2 papers) and Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (2 papers). Chukwuka Okafor is often cited by papers focused on Trace Elements in Health (2 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (2 papers) and Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (2 papers). Chukwuka Okafor collaborates with scholars based in United States and Nigeria. Chukwuka Okafor's co-authors include Richard Tuli, Assia Derfoul, Wan‐Ju Li, Rocky S. Tuan, David J. Hall, Keith G. Danielson, Hana Haleem‐Smith, Rocky S. Tuan, Paul Manner and David J. Hall and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications and Journal of Cellular Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Chukwuka Okafor

9 papers receiving 892 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A three-dimensional nanofibrous scaffold for cartilage tissue engineering using human mesenchymal stem cells

2004 728 citations Wan‐Ju Li, Richard Tuli et al. Biomaterials profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chukwuka Okafor United States	7	475	369	330	215	176	10	927
Loran D. Solorio United States	12	446 0.9×	504 1.4×	395 1.2×	211 1.0×	140 0.8×	13	974
Maumita Bhattacharjee United States	14	387 0.8×	336 0.9×	227 0.7×	277 1.3×	136 0.8×	18	900
Jiabing Fan United States	17	438 0.9×	488 1.3×	251 0.8×	249 1.2×	173 1.0×	20	1.2k
Qingxin Shang China	7	425 0.9×	437 1.2×	242 0.7×	103 0.5×	115 0.7×	15	844
Zhenxing Shao China	16	469 1.0×	426 1.2×	426 1.3×	366 1.7×	129 0.7×	47	1.2k
Kazunori Masuoka Japan	15	351 0.7×	306 0.8×	457 1.4×	162 0.8×	279 1.6×	22	1.2k
Huitang Xia China	17	397 0.8×	334 0.9×	309 0.9×	335 1.6×	118 0.7×	33	920
Steven Lu United States	17	388 0.8×	521 1.4×	294 0.9×	473 2.2×	148 0.8×	24	1.1k
Yejun Hu China	17	309 0.7×	311 0.8×	431 1.3×	257 1.2×	118 0.7×	25	1.1k
Joachim Aigner Germany	16	263 0.6×	278 0.8×	342 1.0×	267 1.2×	80 0.5×	22	861

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Okafor, Chukwuka, et al.. (2024). Influence of Ti Doping on the Optical and Structural Properties of ZnTiO Thin Films Deposited by Electrodeposition Technique. 7(4). 493–506.

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Smith, Harvey E., Chukwuka Okafor, Joseph B. Tracy, et al.. (2007). Evaluation of Neurologic Deficit Without Apparent Cause: The Importance of a Multidisciplinary Approach. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 30(5). 509–517. 9 indexed citations

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Okafor, Chukwuka, et al.. (2006). Particulate endocytosis mediates biological responses of human mesenchymal stem cells to titanium wear debris. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 24(3). 461–473. 60 indexed citations

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Haleem‐Smith, Hana, Assia Derfoul, Chukwuka Okafor, et al.. (2005). Optimization of High-Efficiency Transfection of Adult Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells In Vitro. Molecular Biotechnology. 30(1). 9–20. 76 indexed citations

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Li, Wan‐Ju, Richard Tuli, Chukwuka Okafor, et al.. (2004). A three-dimensional nanofibrous scaffold for cartilage tissue engineering using human mesenchymal stem cells. Biomaterials. 26(6). 599–609. 728 indexed citations breakdown →

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Okafor, Chukwuka, Lori Saunders, Xiaoping Li, et al.. (2003). Myofibrillar responsiveness to cAMP, PKA, and caffeine in an animal model of heart failure. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 300(2). 592–599. 2 indexed citations

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Okafor, Chukwuka, Ronglih Liao, Cynthia L. Perreault-Micale, et al.. (2003). Mg-ATPase and CA2+ activated myosin ATPase activity in ventricular myofibrils from non-failing and diseased human hearts – effects of calcium sensitizing agents MCI-154, DPI 201–106, and caffeine. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 245(1-2). 77–89. 13 indexed citations

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Okafor, Chukwuka, Cynthia L. Perreault-Micale, Roger J. Hajjar, et al.. (2003). Chronic treatment with Carvedilol improves ventricular function and reducesmyocyte apoptosis in an animal model of heart failure. BMC Physiology. 3(1). 6–6. 20 indexed citations

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Leiter, Lorene M., Hemant S. Thatte, Chukwuka Okafor, et al.. (1999). Chloramphenicol-induced mitochondrial dysfunction is associated with decreased transferrin receptor expression and ferritin synthesis in K562 cells and is unrelated to IRE-IRP interactions. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 180(3). 334–344. 17 indexed citations

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Leiter, Lorene M., Hemant S. Thatte, Chukwuka Okafor, et al.. (1999). Chloramphenicol‐induced mitochondrial dysfunction is associated with decreased transferrin receptor expression and ferritin synthesis in K562 cells and is unrelated to IRE‐IRP interactions. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 180(3). 334–344. 2 indexed citations

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