O.U. Orji

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 766 citations indexed

About

O.U. Orji is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, O.U. Orji has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 766 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Plant Science and 6 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in O.U. Orji's work include Heavy metals in environment (4 papers), Pharmacological Effects of Medicinal Plants (4 papers) and Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (3 papers). O.U. Orji is often cited by papers focused on Heavy metals in environment (4 papers), Pharmacological Effects of Medicinal Plants (4 papers) and Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (3 papers). O.U. Orji collaborates with scholars based in Nigeria, Uganda and United Kingdom. O.U. Orji's co-authors include Patrick Maduabuchi Aja, Emmanuel Ike Ugwuja, Peter Chinedu Agu, Celestine Azubuike Afiukwa, Ernest Mbamalu Ezeh, Cyprian O. Ogbu, Chinyere Aloke, Esther Ugo Alum, I. O. Igwenyi and Nwogo Ajuka Obasi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

O.U. Orji

24 papers receiving 736 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.

  1. Molecular docking as a tool for the discovery of molecular targets of nutraceuticals in diseases management
    2023 479 citations Peter Chinedu Agu, Celestine Azubuike Afiukwa et al. Scientific Reports profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
O.U. Orji Nigeria 12 230 134 134 124 77 25 766
Emmanuel Ike Ugwuja Nigeria 15 231 1.0× 139 1.0× 150 1.1× 93 0.8× 65 0.8× 41 1.0k
Isha Taneja India 17 264 1.1× 158 1.2× 58 0.4× 80 0.6× 117 1.5× 40 885
Manne Munikumar India 16 229 1.0× 88 0.7× 153 1.1× 50 0.4× 47 0.6× 44 725
Tushar Joshi India 16 322 1.4× 120 0.9× 357 2.7× 183 1.5× 131 1.7× 42 1.0k
Langeswaran Kulanthaivel India 13 227 1.0× 76 0.6× 69 0.5× 70 0.6× 83 1.1× 59 553
Md. Nazmul Hasan Bangladesh 21 312 1.4× 58 0.4× 191 1.4× 181 1.5× 98 1.3× 60 980
R.P. Vivek-Ananth India 11 364 1.6× 68 0.5× 349 2.6× 136 1.1× 107 1.4× 17 884
Bagavathy Shanmugam Karthikeyan India 10 215 0.9× 42 0.3× 243 1.8× 82 0.7× 81 1.1× 17 646
Fahad M. Alshabrmi Saudi Arabia 10 291 1.3× 84 0.6× 56 0.4× 127 1.0× 56 0.7× 60 891
S.R. Aparna India 5 180 0.8× 39 0.3× 217 1.6× 70 0.6× 74 1.0× 6 459

Countries citing papers authored by O.U. Orji

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Fields of papers citing papers by O.U. Orji

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of O.U. Orji

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of O.U. Orji. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of O.U. Orji 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 O.U. Orji. O.U. Orji is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Orji, O.U., et al.. (2025). Quantitative and health risks evaluations of trace metals in soils and cassava tubers cultivated in farms around abandoned Ishiagu mining sites, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 197(11). 1262–1262. 1 indexed citations
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Uti, Daniel Ejim, O.U. Orji, Patrick Maduabuchi Aja, et al.. (2024). Xylopia aethiopica Attenuates Oxidative Stress and Hepatorenal Damage in Testosterone Propionate-Induced Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in Rats. Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU. 14(4). 477–485. 1 indexed citations
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Aja, Patrick Maduabuchi, Peter Chinedu Agu, O.U. Orji, et al.. (2023). Cucumeropsis mannii seed oil protects against Bisphenol A‐induced testicular mitochondrial damages. Food Science & Nutrition. 11(6). 2631–2641. 6 indexed citations
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Agu, Peter Chinedu, Celestine Azubuike Afiukwa, O.U. Orji, et al.. (2023). Molecular docking as a tool for the discovery of molecular targets of nutraceuticals in diseases management. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 13398–13398. 479 indexed citations breakdown →
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Aloke, Chinyere, Nwogo Ajuka Obasi, Patrick Maduabuchi Aja, et al.. (2023). Combating Lassa Fever in West African Sub-Region: Progress, Challenges, and Future Perspectives. Viruses. 15(1). 146–146. 27 indexed citations
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Uti, Daniel Ejim, O.U. Orji, Patrick Maduabuchi Aja, et al.. (2023). In Vivo and in Silico Assessment of Ameliorative Effects of Xylopia aethiopica on Testosterone Propionate-Induced Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(2). e64–e76. 11 indexed citations
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Agu, Peter Chinedu, Patrick Maduabuchi Aja, Ernest Mbamalu Ezeh, et al.. (2022). Cucumeropsis mannii seed oil (CMSO) attenuates alterations in testicular biochemistry and histology against Bisphenol a-induced toxicity in male Wister albino rats. Heliyon. 8(3). e09162–e09162. 12 indexed citations
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Aja, Patrick Maduabuchi, Peter Chinedu Agu, Abayomi Emmanuel Adegboyega, et al.. (2022). Hesperidin abrogates bisphenol A endocrine disruption through binding with fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF-21), α-amylase and α-glucosidase: an in silico molecular study. Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. 20(1). 84–84. 10 indexed citations
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Aloke, Chinyere, et al.. (2021). Studies on Ethanol Extracts of Olax subscorpioidea Against Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Rats. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences. 24(6). 724–732. 3 indexed citations
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Aja, Patrick Maduabuchi, et al.. (2020). Hesperidin ameliorates hepatic dysfunction and dyslipidemia in male Wistar rats exposed to cadmium chloride. Toxicology Reports. 7. 1331–1338. 20 indexed citations
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Orji, O.U., et al.. (2020). Ethanol leaf extract of Psychotria microphylla rich in quercetin restores heavy metal induced redox imbalance in rats. Heliyon. 6(9). e04999–e04999. 5 indexed citations
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Aloke, Chinyere, et al.. (2019). Anti-arthritic potential of ethanol and aqueous extracts of stem bark of Cleistopholis patens on complete Freund's adjuvant-induced rheumatoid arthritis in rats. Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine. 12(1). 28–34. 27 indexed citations
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Aloke, Chinyere, et al.. (2019). Effect of ethanol and aqueous extracts of seed pod ofCopaifera salikounda(Heckel) on complete Freund's adjuvant‐induced rheumatoid arthritis in rats. Journal of Food Biochemistry. 43(7). e12912–e12912. 12 indexed citations
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Orji, O.U., et al.. (2018). Toxicological Evaluation of Psychotria microphylla Crude Extract on Rats. 12(1). 43–51. 1 indexed citations
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Orji, O.U., et al.. (2015). Proximate and Antinutrient Compositions of Parkia biglobosa Fruits in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state, Nigeria. 3 indexed citations
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David, Catalina, et al.. (2015). GC-MS Analysis, Acute Toxicity and Oxidative Stress Potentials (Effects) of Albizia chevalieri Extract on Juvenile African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus). 1 indexed citations

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