Isaac Odame

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Isaac Odame is a scholar working on Genetics, Hematology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Isaac Odame has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Genetics, 25 papers in Hematology and 9 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Isaac Odame's work include Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (29 papers), Iron Metabolism and Disorders (23 papers) and Blood groups and transfusion (5 papers). Isaac Odame is often cited by papers focused on Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (29 papers), Iron Metabolism and Disorders (23 papers) and Blood groups and transfusion (5 papers). Isaac Odame collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Switzerland. Isaac Odame's co-authors include Thomas N. Williams, Frédéric B. Piel, Hani K. Atrash, Djesika Amendah, Scott D. Grosse, Banu Aygün, James D. O’Leary, Mark W. Crawford, Patricia McGrath and George Shorten and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Blood and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Isaac Odame

33 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Sickle Cell Disease in Af... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 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. Sickle Cell Disease in Africa
    2011 454 citations Scott D. Grosse, Isaac Odame et al. American Journal of Preventive Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Isaac Odame Canada 15 925 813 354 89 67 34 1.1k
Subarna Chakravorty United Kingdom 14 690 0.7× 615 0.8× 328 0.9× 45 0.5× 79 1.2× 61 965
Klara Kleman United States 13 912 1.0× 767 0.9× 385 1.1× 94 1.1× 29 0.4× 18 1.0k
Sachith Mettananda Sri Lanka 14 427 0.5× 362 0.4× 142 0.4× 83 0.9× 59 0.9× 77 820
Farzana Sayani United States 9 248 0.3× 240 0.3× 72 0.2× 20 0.2× 16 0.2× 21 474
Emília Matos do Nascimento Brazil 12 231 0.2× 213 0.3× 79 0.2× 14 0.2× 26 0.4× 41 481
Stella Bowcock United Kingdom 13 159 0.2× 254 0.3× 36 0.1× 40 0.4× 65 1.0× 43 727
Hamidah Alias Malaysia 14 140 0.2× 129 0.2× 187 0.5× 38 0.4× 8 0.1× 71 541
Mohammed Khattab Morocco 12 103 0.1× 78 0.1× 111 0.3× 41 0.5× 38 0.6× 30 588
Jason C. Ford Canada 13 74 0.1× 76 0.1× 75 0.2× 47 0.5× 12 0.2× 29 455
Sophie Waldvogel Switzerland 10 109 0.1× 177 0.2× 10 0.0× 39 0.4× 65 1.0× 20 482

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Fields of papers citing papers by Isaac Odame

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Isaac Odame

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

All Works

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Bagnall, Richard G., et al.. (2024). Point-of-care diagnostic test accuracy in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Blood Reviews. 69. 101243–101243. 3 indexed citations
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Odame, Isaac, Léon Tshilolo, Julie Makani, et al.. (2024). The Global Fund should extend its mandate to include universal access to hydroxyurea. The Lancet Haematology. 11(11). e810–e811. 3 indexed citations
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Odame, Isaac, et al.. (2023). Worldwide Newborn Screening and Early Immunizations: Aligning Advances in Preventive Pediatrics. The Journal of Pediatrics. 264. 113732–113732. 3 indexed citations
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An, Ran, Yuning Huang, Priyaleela Thota, et al.. (2022). Multispectral imaging for MicroChip electrophoresis enables point-of-care newborn hemoglobin variant screening. Heliyon. 8(12). e11778–e11778. 13 indexed citations
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Segbefia, Catherine, Bamenla Q. Goka, Sudha Ramachandra Rao, et al.. (2021). Implementing newborn screening for sickle cell disease in Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra: Results and lessons learned. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 68(7). e29068–e29068. 20 indexed citations
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Heeney, Matthew M., David C. Rees, Mariane de Montalembert, et al.. (2021). Initial Safety and Efficacy Results from the Phase II, Multicenter, Open-Label Solace-Kids Trial of Crizanlizumab in Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). Blood. 138(Supplement 1). 12–12. 7 indexed citations
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An, Ran, Yuning Huang, Priyaleela Thota, et al.. (2021). Multispectral Imaging for Microchip Electrophoresis Enables Point-of-Care Newborn Hemoglobin Variant Screening. Blood. 138(Supplement 1). 2956–2956. 1 indexed citations
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Odame, Isaac & Dipty Jain. (2020). Sickle cell disease. The Indian Journal of Medical Research. 151(6). 505–508. 14 indexed citations
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Compernolle, Veerle, Stella T. Chou, Susano Tanael, et al.. (2018). Red blood cell specifications for patients with hemoglobinopathies: a systematic review and guideline. Transfusion. 58(6). 1555–1566. 56 indexed citations
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Alapan, Yunus, Arwa Fraiwan, Erdem Kucukal, et al.. (2016). Emerging point-of-care technologies for sickle cell disease screening and monitoring. Expert Review of Medical Devices. 13(12). 1073–1093. 43 indexed citations
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Odame, Isaac. (2014). Perspective: We need a global solution. Nature. 515(7526). S10–S10. 23 indexed citations
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Aygün, Banu & Isaac Odame. (2012). A global perspective on sickle cell disease. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 59(2). 386–390. 127 indexed citations
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Odame, Isaac, Roshni Kulkarni, & Kwaku Ohene‐Frempong. (2011). Concerted Global Effort to Combat Sickle Cell Disease. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 41(6). S417–S421. 13 indexed citations
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Grosse, Scott D., Isaac Odame, Hani K. Atrash, et al.. (2011). Sickle Cell Disease in Africa. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 41(6). S398–S405. 454 indexed citations breakdown →
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Scantlebury, Nadia, Donald Mabbott, Laura Janzen, et al.. (2011). White Matter Integrity and Core Cognitive Function in Children Diagnosed With Sickle Cell Disease. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. 33(3). 163–171. 32 indexed citations
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Odame, Isaac. (2010). Developing a Global Agenda for Sickle Cell Disease. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 38(4). S571–S575. 38 indexed citations
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Beaumont, Marine, et al.. (2009). Accurate liver T measurement of iron overload: A simulations investigation and in vivo study. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 30(2). 313–320. 39 indexed citations

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