Godfrey Wekha

852 total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 479 citations indexed

About

Godfrey Wekha is a scholar working on Oncology, General Health Professions and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Godfrey Wekha has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 479 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Oncology, 2 papers in General Health Professions and 2 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Godfrey Wekha's work include COVID-19 and Mental Health (2 papers), COVID-19 epidemiological studies (2 papers) and COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts (2 papers). Godfrey Wekha is often cited by papers focused on COVID-19 and Mental Health (2 papers), COVID-19 epidemiological studies (2 papers) and COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts (2 papers). Godfrey Wekha collaborates with scholars based in Uganda and Australia. Godfrey Wekha's co-authors include Ronald Olum, Felix Bongomin, Dianah Rhoda Nassozi, Jonathan Kajjimu, Andrew Marvin Kanyike, Andrew Tagg, Sarah Kiguli and Tonny Stone Luggya and has published in prestigious journals such as Frontiers in Public Health, BMC Medical Education and Cancer Management and Research.

In The Last Decade

Godfrey Wekha

8 papers receiving 467 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.

Coronavirus Disease-2019: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Health Care Workers at Makerere University Teaching Hospitals, Uganda

2020 367 citations Ronald Olum, Godfrey Wekha et al. Frontiers in Public Health profile →

Peers

Godfrey Wekha

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Azhar Hussain Tahir Pakistan

Waleed Kattan Saudi Arabia

Mohammadjavad Ashrafi Mahabadi Iran

Muhammad Mashhood Pakistan

Amanda Warniment United States

Giao Huỳnh Vietnam

Beatriz Rache Brazil

Ikram Abdi Australia

P. O. Baqui Brazil

Sheryl S. Siegmund United States

Azhar Hussain Tahir Pakistan

Godfrey Wekha

319 ×1.1

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211 ×1.0

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188 ×1.2

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132 ×1.5

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73 ×1.1

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Countries citing papers authored by Godfrey Wekha

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Fields of papers citing papers by Godfrey Wekha

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Godfrey Wekha

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

All Works

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Wekha, Godfrey, et al.. (2023). A rare presentation of a giant malignant melanoma in a 67 year old female Ugandan: A case report. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. 109. 108569–108569. 1 indexed citations

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Wekha, Godfrey, et al.. (2022). Basic life support, a necessary inclusion in the medical curriculum: a cross-sectional survey of knowledge and attitude in Uganda. BMC Medical Education. 22(1). 140–140. 9 indexed citations

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Wekha, Godfrey, et al.. (2022). Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of first aid among taxi operators in a Kampala City Taxi Park, Uganda: A cross-sectional study. African Journal of Emergency Medicine. 12(1). 61–66. 8 indexed citations

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Olum, Ronald, et al.. (2021). Patients’ Involvement in Decision-Making During Healthcare in a Developing Country: A Cross-Sectional Study. Patient Preference and Adherence. Volume 15. 1133–1140. 14 indexed citations

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Wekha, Godfrey, et al.. (2021). Colorectal Cancer in Uganda: A 10-Year, Facility-Based, Retrospective Study. Cancer Management and Research. Volume 13. 7697–7707. 10 indexed citations

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Wekha, Godfrey, Ronald Olum, Dianah Rhoda Nassozi, et al.. (2021). Fear of COVID-19 and the Media Influence on Herbal Medication Use in Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy. Volume 14. 3965–3975. 5 indexed citations

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Olum, Ronald, Jonathan Kajjimu, Andrew Marvin Kanyike, et al.. (2020). Perspective of Medical Students on the COVID-19 Pandemic: Survey of Nine Medical Schools in Uganda. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 6(2). e19847–e19847. 65 indexed citations

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Olum, Ronald, et al.. (2020). Coronavirus Disease-2019: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Health Care Workers at Makerere University Teaching Hospitals, Uganda. Frontiers in Public Health. 8. 181–181. 367 indexed citations breakdown →

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