Danny Asogun

21.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 410 citations indexed

About

Danny Asogun is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology and Virology. According to data from OpenAlex, Danny Asogun has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 410 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Infectious Diseases, 3 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Virology. Recurrent topics in Danny Asogun's work include Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (5 papers), Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (3 papers) and Poxvirus research and outbreaks (3 papers). Danny Asogun is often cited by papers focused on Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (5 papers), Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (3 papers) and Poxvirus research and outbreaks (3 papers). Danny Asogun collaborates with scholars based in Nigeria, United Kingdom and Republic of the Congo. Danny Asogun's co-authors include Alimuddin Zumla, Francine Ntoumi, Richard Kock, Eskild Petersen, Najmul Haider, Sofia R. Valdoleiros, Isobella Honeyborne, Rashid Ansumana, Peter Mwaba and Sayoki Mfinanga and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Emerging infectious diseases and International Journal of Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Danny Asogun

9 papers receiving 394 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Monkeypox outbreaks outside endemic regions: scientific and social priorities

2022 131 citations Alimuddin Zumla, Sofia R. Valdoleiros et al. The Lancet Infectious Diseases profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Danny Asogun Nigeria	5	308	244	198	89	57	9	410
Steve Ahuka Democratic Republic of the Congo	8	240 0.8×	206 0.8×	193 1.0×	84 0.9×	54 0.9×	20	360
Lynda Osadebe United States	8	276 0.9×	256 1.0×	218 1.1×	107 1.2×	55 1.0×	12	411
Yon Yu United States	12	220 0.7×	241 1.0×	195 1.0×	66 0.7×	61 1.1×	19	447
Joelle Kabamba Democratic Republic of the Congo	10	510 1.7×	425 1.7×	428 2.2×	75 0.8×	44 0.8×	16	610
Jean Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum Democratic Republic of the Congo	12	310 1.0×	236 1.0×	279 1.4×	114 1.3×	42 0.7×	17	539
Serena Vita Italy	5	348 1.1×	300 1.2×	276 1.4×	82 0.9×	28 0.5×	10	453
H. Moudzeo Switzerland	6	266 0.9×	218 0.9×	209 1.1×	69 0.8×	44 0.8×	8	347
Emile Okitolonda Wemakoy Democratic Republic of the Congo	11	484 1.6×	383 1.6×	384 1.9×	94 1.1×	90 1.6×	17	684
Irene Taylor United Kingdom	12	129 0.4×	139 0.6×	239 1.2×	292 3.3×	65 1.1×	16	508
Robert Shongo Lushima Democratic Republic of the Congo	10	776 2.5×	643 2.6×	552 2.8×	79 0.9×	68 1.2×	15	847

Countries citing papers authored by Danny Asogun

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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

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Asogun, Danny, et al.. (2025). A Review of the Epidemiology of Lassa Fever in Nigeria. Microorganisms. 13(6). 1419–1419. 2 indexed citations

2.

Osei-Wusu, Stephen, Prince Asare, Danny Asogun, et al.. (2025). Addressing key risk factors hindering tuberculosis control activities in West Africa - progress in meeting the UN sustainable development goals. IJID Regions. 14(Suppl 2). 100594–100594. 1 indexed citations

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Sahu, Suvanand, Lucica Diţiu, Rizwan Ahmed, et al.. (2024). Overcoming the global tuberculosis crisis with urgent country-level political and financial action. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 25(1). 14–16. 1 indexed citations

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Haider, Najmul, Javier Guitián, David Simons, et al.. (2022). Increased outbreaks of monkeypox highlight gaps in actual disease burden in Sub-Saharan Africa and in animal reservoirs. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 122. 107–111. 72 indexed citations

5.

Chanda‐Kapata, Pascalina, Francine Ntoumi, Nathan Kapata, et al.. (2022). Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and Malaria Health Services in sub-Saharan Africa – A Situation Analysis of the Disruptions and Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 124. S41–S46. 46 indexed citations

6.

Zumla, Alimuddin, Sofia R. Valdoleiros, Najmul Haider, et al.. (2022). Monkeypox outbreaks outside endemic regions: scientific and social priorities. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 22(7). 929–931. 131 indexed citations breakdown →

7.

Petersen, Eskild, Ibrahim Abubakar, Chikwe Ihekweazu, et al.. (2018). Monkeypox — Enhancing public health preparedness for an emerging lethal human zoonotic epidemic threat in the wake of the smallpox post-eradication era. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 78. 78–84. 124 indexed citations

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Asogun, Danny, et al.. (2016). Medical cost of Lassa fever treatment in Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Nigeria. 5(3). 62–73. 2 indexed citations

9.

Olayemi, Ayodeji, Danny Asogun, Chukwuyem Abejegah, et al.. (2016). Arenavirus Diversity and Phylogeography of Mastomys natalensis Rodents, Nigeria. Emerging infectious diseases. 22(4). 687–690. 31 indexed citations

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