Afroza Akhter

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Afroza Akhter is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Epidemiology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Afroza Akhter has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 12 papers in Epidemiology and 11 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Afroza Akhter's work include Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (16 papers), Diabetes Management and Education (13 papers) and Chronic Disease Management Strategies (7 papers). Afroza Akhter is often cited by papers focused on Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (16 papers), Diabetes Management and Education (13 papers) and Chronic Disease Management Strategies (7 papers). Afroza Akhter collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Bangladesh and United States. Afroza Akhter's co-authors include Baki Billah, Jagotamoy Das, Nizam Uddin, Tasrina Rabia Choudhury, Thamina Acter, Sunghwan Kim, Baki Billah, Ashwin Subramaniam, Dianna J. Magliano and Mohammed J. Alramadan and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Diabetes Care.

In The Last Decade

Afroza Akhter

64 papers receiving 1.7k 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. Evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: A global health emergency
    2020 382 citations Afroza Akhter et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Afroza Akhter Australia 23 375 326 264 215 172 71 1.8k
Ibrahim Al‐Zakwani Oman 25 413 1.1× 361 1.1× 327 1.2× 122 0.6× 149 0.9× 207 2.4k
Ladan Golestaneh United States 22 139 0.4× 467 1.4× 260 1.0× 280 1.3× 84 0.5× 79 2.1k
Shuchi Anand United States 29 214 0.6× 385 1.2× 279 1.1× 157 0.7× 194 1.1× 93 3.0k
Ikechi G. Okpechi South Africa 28 310 0.8× 322 1.0× 409 1.5× 426 2.0× 346 2.0× 142 4.4k
Harvey W. Kaufman United States 26 251 0.7× 546 1.7× 506 1.9× 95 0.4× 130 0.8× 83 2.6k
Richard Ofori‐Asenso Australia 31 260 0.7× 414 1.3× 716 2.7× 142 0.7× 258 1.5× 101 3.5k
Rajvir Singh Qatar 32 353 0.9× 455 1.4× 775 2.9× 526 2.4× 305 1.8× 263 4.3k
Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula United Arab Emirates 28 240 0.6× 391 1.2× 479 1.8× 104 0.5× 189 1.1× 189 3.3k
Haider J. Warraich United States 32 182 0.5× 222 0.7× 376 1.4× 201 0.9× 261 1.5× 159 3.1k
Paul Arora Canada 24 194 0.5× 417 1.3× 526 2.0× 173 0.8× 199 1.2× 67 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Afroza Akhter

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Fields of papers citing papers by Afroza Akhter

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Afroza Akhter

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

All Works

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O’Reilly, Gerard, Afroza Akhter, Kate Curtis, et al.. (2025). The determinants for death in hospital following moderate to severe traumatic brain injury in Australia. Emergency Medicine Australasia. 37(1). e14562–e14562. 2 indexed citations
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Hamza, Muhammad, et al.. (2025). Assessment of physicians’ and pharmacists’ knowledge, attitudes, perceptions, and barriers concerning generic medicine in Pakistan: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Generic Medicines The Business Journal for the Generic Medicines Sector. 21(4). 156–166.
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Siddiquea, Bodrun Naher, Afroza Akhter, Mohammad Rocky Khan Chowdhury, et al.. (2023). Knowledge, attitudes and practices of COVID-19 in rural Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 13(2). e064754–e064754. 4 indexed citations
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Savira, Feby, Sheikh Mohammad Alif, Afroza Akhter, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and uptake in rural Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 12(12). e064468–e064468. 5 indexed citations
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O’Reilly, Gerard, Kate Curtis, Yesul Kim, et al.. (2022). The Australian Traumatic Brain Injury National Data ( ATBIND ) project: a mixed methods study protocol. The Medical Journal of Australia. 217(7). 361–365. 4 indexed citations
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Siddiquea, Bodrun Naher, et al.. (2022). COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 12(8). e061477–e061477. 65 indexed citations
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Siddiquea, Bodrun Naher, et al.. (2021). Global epidemiology of COVID-19 knowledge, attitude and practice: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 11(9). e051447–e051447. 62 indexed citations
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Liew, Danny, Zanfina Ademi, Alice Owen, et al.. (2021). The Impact of Diabetes on Productivity in India. Diabetes Care. 44(12). 2714–2722. 12 indexed citations
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Lim, Zheng Jie, Ashwin Subramaniam, Mallikarjuna Ponnapa Reddy, et al.. (2020). Case Fatality Rates for Patients with COVID-19 Requiring Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. A Meta-analysis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 203(1). 54–66. 221 indexed citations
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Reddy, Mallikarjuna Ponnapa, Ashwin Subramaniam, Zheng Jie Lim, et al.. (2020). Prone positioning of non-intubated patients with COVID-19 - A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. medRxiv. 4 indexed citations
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Akhter, Afroza, Khurshid Alam, Liaquat Ali, et al.. (2019). Type 2 diabetes mellitus in Bangladesh: a prevalence based cost-of-illness study. BMC Health Services Research. 19(1). 601–601. 56 indexed citations
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Akhter, Afroza, et al.. (2019). Risk Factors Analysis for Abnormal Semen Characteristics in Sub-Fertile Male. Medicine Today. 31(1). 31–35. 1 indexed citations
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Akhter, Afroza, et al.. (2018). Next-generation and further transgenerational effects of bisphenol A on zebrafish reproductive tissues. Heliyon. 4(9). e00788–e00788. 26 indexed citations
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Akhter, Afroza, Mohammed J. Alramadan, Lorena Romero, et al.. (2018). Cost-of-illness of type 2 diabetes mellitus in low and lower-middle income countries: a systematic review. BMC Health Services Research. 18(1). 972–972. 89 indexed citations
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Akhter, Afroza, et al.. (2016). Generation of Transparent Zebrafish with Fluorescent Ovaries: A Living Visible Model for Reproductive Biology. Zebrafish. 13(3). 155–160. 15 indexed citations
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Fatema, Kaniz, et al.. (2011). Glycemic and insulinemic responses to pumpkin and unripe papaya in type 2diabetic subjects. 3(1). 1–6. 4 indexed citations

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