Danny Asogun

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 883 citations indexed

About

Danny Asogun is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Emergency Medical Services and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Danny Asogun has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 883 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Infectious Diseases, 17 papers in Emergency Medical Services and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Danny Asogun's work include Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (25 papers), Disaster Response and Management (17 papers) and Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (8 papers). Danny Asogun is often cited by papers focused on Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (25 papers), Disaster Response and Management (17 papers) and Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (8 papers). Danny Asogun collaborates with scholars based in Nigeria, Germany and United Kingdom. Danny Asogun's co-authors include Chikwe Ihekweazu, Alimuddin Zumla, Adesola Yinka-Ogunleye, Anu Kantele, Marion Koopmans, Eskild Petersen, Stephan Günther, George O. Akpede, Sunday Omilabu and Deborah Ehichioya and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Clinical Microbiology and The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Danny Asogun

31 papers receiving 863 citations

Hit Papers

Human Monkeypox 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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. Human Monkeypox
    2019 432 citations Danny Asogun, Adesola Yinka-Ogunleye 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
Danny Asogun Nigeria 13 447 426 406 385 196 35 883
Jean Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum Democratic Republic of the Congo 12 114 0.3× 310 0.7× 279 0.7× 236 0.6× 27 0.1× 17 539
Michael Garbutt Canada 8 343 0.8× 62 0.1× 263 0.6× 54 0.1× 30 0.2× 10 543
Rong Xu China 14 216 0.5× 186 0.4× 216 0.5× 193 0.5× 29 0.1× 23 688
Augustine Goba United States 17 926 2.1× 25 0.1× 285 0.7× 104 0.3× 285 1.5× 24 1.0k
Kyusik Kim United States 8 212 0.5× 205 0.5× 99 0.2× 164 0.4× 10 0.1× 12 474
Shelley P. Honnold United States 11 590 1.3× 38 0.1× 209 0.5× 105 0.3× 78 0.4× 15 786
Philippe Loth France 9 573 1.3× 90 0.2× 631 1.6× 150 0.4× 27 0.1× 9 848
John Hackett United States 15 478 1.1× 397 0.9× 277 0.7× 129 0.3× 8 0.0× 25 848
Robert Shongo Lushima Democratic Republic of the Congo 10 79 0.2× 776 1.8× 552 1.4× 643 1.7× 8 0.0× 15 847
Sandra Medina-Moreno United States 13 253 0.6× 112 0.3× 125 0.3× 61 0.2× 18 0.1× 30 454

Countries citing papers authored by Danny Asogun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Danny Asogun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Danny Asogun

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Akpede, Nosa, et al.. (2023). The impact of education level on Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices towards COVID-19 in Edo State, Nigeria. Journal of Public Health. 45(Supplement_1). i63–i70. 2 indexed citations
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Ogbaini-Emovon, Ephraim, Ekaete Tobin, Danny Asogun, et al.. (2023). Lassa Fever Infection among Healthcare Workers during the 2018 Outbreak in Nigeria. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 13(3). 272–281. 1 indexed citations
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Tobin, Ekaete, et al.. (2023). Atypical presentation of mpox in Irrua environs: a case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports. 17(1). 492–492. 1 indexed citations
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Edwards, Sarah, Danny Asogun, Julius Mugwagwa, et al.. (2022). An ethics of anthropology‐informed community engagement with COVID‐19 clinical trials in Africa. Developing World Bioethics. 23(3). 242–251. 2 indexed citations
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Emmerich, Petra, Christa Ehmen, Ronald von Possel, et al.. (2021). Limited specificity of commercially available SARS‐CoV‐2 IgG ELISAs in serum samples of African origin. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 26(6). 621–631. 32 indexed citations
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Arruda, Liã Bárbara, Najmul Haider, Ayodeji Olayemi, et al.. (2021). The niche of One Health approaches in Lassa fever surveillance and control. Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials. 20(1). 29–29. 25 indexed citations
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Tobin, Ekaete, et al.. (2020). A qualitative study of psychological support needs of family caregivers of hospitalized Lassa fever patients during an outbreak in an endemic state in Nigeria. International Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences. 12(4). 115–123.
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Tembo, John, Edgar Simulundu, Katendi Changula, et al.. (2019). Recent advances in the development and evaluation of molecular diagnostics for Ebola virus disease. Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics. 19(4). 325–340. 10 indexed citations
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Okokhere, Peter O., Cyril Erameh, Peter Akhideno, et al.. (2018). Acute Lassa Virus Encephalitis with Lassa Virus in the Cerebrospinal Fluid but Absent in the Blood: A Case Report with a Positive Outcome. Case Reports in Neurology. 10(2). 150–158. 13 indexed citations
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Akpede, Nosa, Donatus I. Adomeh, Meike Pahlmann, et al.. (2017). Prevalence of Lassa Virus Disease (LVD) in Nigerian children with fever or fever and convulsions in an endemic area. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 11(7). e0005711–e0005711. 28 indexed citations
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Asogun, Danny, et al.. (2015). Child adoption amongst women attending infertility clinic in a tertiary hospital in south –south Nigeria.. 4(4). 130–137.
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Asogun, Danny, Peter O. Okokhere, Ekaete Tobin, et al.. (2012). Lassa fever practice challenges in Nigeria. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 16. e69–e69. 8 indexed citations
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Ehichioya, Deborah, Danny Asogun, Peter O. Okokhere, et al.. (2012). Hospital‐based surveillance for Lassa fever in Edo State, Nigeria, 2005–2008. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 17(8). 1001–1004. 38 indexed citations
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Asogun, Danny, et al.. (2010). Spatial and temporal trends of the Lassa fever epidemic in Nigeria 2001 – 2009, with particular reference to the Edo State experience. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 14. e476–e477.
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Akpede, George O., et al.. (2010). Prevalence and presentation of Lassa fever in Nigerian children. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 14. e380–e380. 3 indexed citations
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Asogun, Danny, Peter O. Okokhere, Sylvanus Okogbenin, et al.. (2010). Lassa fever awareness and practices in a nigerian rural community. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 14. e208–e208. 8 indexed citations
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Asogun, Danny, et al.. (2010). The effect of malaria on the outcome of Lassa Fever. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 14. e333–e333. 4 indexed citations
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Ibekwe, Titus, Danny Asogun, Maxwell M. Nwegbu, et al.. (2010). Early-onset sensorineural hearing loss in Lassa fever. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. 268(2). 197–201. 45 indexed citations
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Räikkönen, Katri, Karen A. Matthews, Kofi Kondwani, et al.. (2004). Does nondipping of blood pressure at night reflect a trait of blunted cardiovascular responses to daily activities?. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 27(2). 131–137. 7 indexed citations

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