Adam Ahmat

795 total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 382 citations indexed

About

Adam Ahmat is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Emergency Medical Services and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Adam Ahmat has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 382 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 13 papers in Emergency Medical Services and 12 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Adam Ahmat's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (22 papers), Global Health Workforce Issues (13 papers) and Healthcare Systems and Reforms (12 papers). Adam Ahmat is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (22 papers), Global Health Workforce Issues (13 papers) and Healthcare Systems and Reforms (12 papers). Adam Ahmat collaborates with scholars based in Republic of the Congo, South Africa and Canada. Adam Ahmat's co-authors include Jennifer Nyoni, Sunny C Okoroafor, James Avoka Asamani, Doris Osei Afriyie, Kasonde Mwinga, Isabel Kazanga Chiumia, Juliet Nabyonga‐Orem, Christmal Dela Christmals, Oladele Akogun and Prosper Tumusiime and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, BMC Health Services Research and Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Adam Ahmat

22 papers receiving 369 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.

The health workforce status in the WHO African Region: findings of a cross-sectional study

2022 93 citations Adam Ahmat, Sunny C Okoroafor et al. BMJ Global Health profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Adam Ahmat Republic of the Congo	12	180	162	133	98	90	23	382
Sunny C Okoroafor Republic of the Congo	13	212 1.2×	195 1.2×	165 1.2×	115 1.2×	109 1.2×	34	442
Churnrurtai Kanchanachitra Thailand	8	105 0.6×	166 1.0×	81 0.6×	86 0.9×	66 0.7×	12	379
Gulin Gedik Egypt	8	126 0.7×	139 0.9×	114 0.9×	79 0.8×	68 0.8×	17	302
Jennifer Nyoni Republic of the Congo	13	233 1.3×	303 1.9×	261 2.0×	127 1.3×	125 1.4×	24	611
E. Quain United States	8	326 1.8×	273 1.7×	167 1.3×	171 1.7×	110 1.2×	10	577
Ulrika Baker Sweden	11	251 1.4×	202 1.2×	40 0.3×	55 0.6×	73 0.8×	16	478
Norbert Dreesch Switzerland	6	149 0.8×	199 1.2×	152 1.1×	56 0.6×	133 1.5×	8	383
Shabir Moosa South Africa	14	137 0.8×	374 2.3×	174 1.3×	71 0.7×	169 1.9×	44	581
S. Vere Pearson United Kingdom	8	133 0.7×	140 0.9×	61 0.5×	50 0.5×	49 0.5×	10	327
Fely Marilyn E. Lorenzo Philippines	5	82 0.5×	224 1.4×	177 1.3×	71 0.7×	53 0.6×	10	438

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Asamani, James Avoka, Sunny C Okoroafor, Regina Titi-Ofei, et al.. (2025). Ballpark Estimates of Budget Space for Health Workforce Investments in the 47 Countries of the WHO African Region: A Modelling Study. Health Services Insights. 18. 2688225901–2688225901.

Asamani, James Avoka, Mathieu Boniol, Christmal Dela Christmals, et al.. (2024). State of the health workforce in the WHO African Region: decade review of progress and opportunities for policy reforms and investments. BMJ Global Health. 7(Suppl 1). e015952–e015952. 6 indexed citations

Ahmat, Adam, et al.. (2024). Health workforce strategies during COVID-19 response: insights from 15 countries in the WHO Africa Region. BMC Health Services Research. 24(1). 470–470. 3 indexed citations

Okoroafor, Sunny C, et al.. (2023). Understanding the factors influencing health workers’ choice of workplace locations: a qualitative description of primary healthcare workers’ perspectives in Nigeria. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7. 4 indexed citations

Okoroafor, Sunny C, et al.. (2022). Preparing the health workforce for future public health emergencies in Africa. BMJ Global Health. 7(Suppl 1). e008327–e008327. 14 indexed citations

Ahmat, Adam, et al.. (2022). Workloads and activity standards for integrated health service delivery: insights from 12 countries in the WHO African region. BMJ Global Health. 7(Suppl 1). e008456–e008456. 4 indexed citations

Okoroafor, Sunny C, et al.. (2022). An overview of health workforce education and accreditation in Africa: implications for scaling-up capacity and quality. Human Resources for Health. 20(1). 37–37. 21 indexed citations

Okoroafor, Sunny C, et al.. (2022). Assessing the staffing needs for primary health care centers in Cross River State, Nigeria: a workload indicators of staffing needs study. Human Resources for Health. 19(S1). 108–108. 15 indexed citations

Ahmat, Adam, et al.. (2022). Health workforce policy and plan implementation in the context of universal health coverage in the Africa Region. BMJ Global Health. 7(Suppl 1). e008319–e008319. 9 indexed citations

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Ahmat, Adam, James Avoka Asamani, Sunny C Okoroafor, et al.. (2022). Estimating the threshold of health workforce densities towards universal health coverage in Africa. BMJ Global Health. 7(Suppl 1). e008310–e008310. 16 indexed citations

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Okoroafor, Sunny C, Zeinab Gura, Annah Wamae, et al.. (2022). Investing in the health workforce in Kenya: trends in size, composition and distribution from a descriptive health labour market analysis. BMJ Global Health. 7(Suppl 1). e009748–e009748. 24 indexed citations

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Ahmat, Adam, Sunny C Okoroafor, Isabel Kazanga Chiumia, et al.. (2022). The health workforce status in the WHO African Region: findings of a cross-sectional study. BMJ Global Health. 7(Suppl 1). e008317–e008317. 93 indexed citations breakdown →

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Okoroafor, Sunny C, et al.. (2022). Conceptualizing and implementing a health workforce registry in Nigeria. Human Resources for Health. 20(1). 8–8. 9 indexed citations

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Asamani, James Avoka, Pascal Zurn, Adam Ahmat, et al.. (2022). Health workforce supply, needs and financial feasibility in Lesotho: a labour market analysis. BMJ Global Health. 7(Suppl 1). e008420–e008420. 12 indexed citations

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Asamani, James Avoka, Christmal Dela Christmals, Champion N. Nyoni, et al.. (2022). Exploring the availability of specialist health workforce education in East and Southern Africa: a document analysis. BMJ Global Health. 7(Suppl 1). e009555–e009555. 5 indexed citations

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Asamani, James Avoka, Sunny C Okoroafor, Adam Ahmat, et al.. (2022). Cost analysis of health workforce investments for COVID-19 response in Ghana. BMJ Global Health. 7(Suppl 1). e008941–e008941. 4 indexed citations

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Okoroafor, Sunny C, et al.. (2020). Retention and motivation of health workers in remote and rural areas in Cross River State, Nigeria: a discrete choice experiment. Journal of Public Health. 43(Supplement_1). i46–i53. 17 indexed citations

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Okoroafor, Sunny C, et al.. (2020). Estimating frontline health workforce for primary healthcare service delivery in Bauchi State, Nigeria. Journal of Public Health. 43(Supplement_1). i4–i11. 10 indexed citations

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Okoroafor, Sunny C, et al.. (2020). Perspectives of policymakers and health care managers on the retention of health workers in rural and remote settings in Nigeria. Journal of Public Health. 43(Supplement_1). i12–i19. 18 indexed citations

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Asamani, James Avoka, Oladele Akogun, Jennifer Nyoni, et al.. (2019). Towards a regional strategy for resolving the human resources for health challenges in Africa. BMJ Global Health. 4(Suppl 9). e001533–e001533. 26 indexed citations

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