Joseph Sam Kanu

1.4k total citations
54 papers, 787 citations indexed

About

Joseph Sam Kanu is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Joseph Sam Kanu has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 787 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Infectious Diseases, 13 papers in Epidemiology and 13 papers in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Joseph Sam Kanu's work include Antibiotic Use and Resistance (13 papers), Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (10 papers) and Infection Control in Healthcare (8 papers). Joseph Sam Kanu is often cited by papers focused on Antibiotic Use and Resistance (13 papers), Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (10 papers) and Infection Control in Healthcare (8 papers). Joseph Sam Kanu collaborates with scholars based in Sierra Leone, China and France. Joseph Sam Kanu's co-authors include Yawen Liu, Yi Cheng, Shuang Qiu, Ri Li, Huiping Zhang, Wenchen Li, Zhijun Lun, Zhi Sun, Abdulai Jawo Bah and Peter James and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Joseph Sam Kanu

40 papers receiving 779 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joseph Sam Kanu Sierra Leone	14	229	187	134	102	85	54	787
Rosa Morros Spain	15	212 0.9×	209 1.1×	82 0.6×	166 1.6×	69 0.8×	80	973
Aaron M Tejani Canada	16	141 0.6×	198 1.1×	71 0.5×	254 2.5×	53 0.6×	54	922
Alexios Sotiropoulos Greece	14	231 1.0×	221 1.2×	74 0.6×	83 0.8×	80 0.9×	37	663
Nailya Bulatova Jordan	18	88 0.4×	110 0.6×	68 0.5×	106 1.0×	65 0.8×	61	816
Ann Marie Navar‐Boggan United States	10	220 1.0×	146 0.8×	103 0.8×	313 3.1×	41 0.5×	17	1.1k
Gerard McKay United Kingdom	14	187 0.8×	134 0.7×	193 1.4×	48 0.5×	63 0.7×	35	943
Carrie McAdam‐Marx United States	20	305 1.3×	290 1.6×	164 1.2×	115 1.1×	56 0.7×	74	1.1k
Jimmy José Oman	13	89 0.4×	127 0.7×	50 0.4×	100 1.0×	44 0.5×	40	1.0k
Syed Wasif Gillani United Arab Emirates	14	201 0.9×	134 0.7×	48 0.4×	42 0.4×	48 0.6×	97	693
Rakesh Gupta India	15	237 1.0×	87 0.5×	98 0.7×	247 2.4×	79 0.9×	80	983

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Osborne, Augustus, et al.. (2025). Exclusive breastfeeding and its associated factors among children aged 0–5 months in Sierra Leone: a multilevel analysis. International Breastfeeding Journal. 20(1). 34–34.

Njuguna, Charles, Mohamed Vandi, James Sylvester Squire, et al.. (2025). Fast-tracking international health regulations in Sierra Leone through implementation of the third edition of Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) guidelines during COVID-19 pandemic, 2019–2021: a mixed methods study. BMC Health Services Research. 25(1). 1264–1264.

Barrie, Mohamed Bailor, Joseph Sam Kanu, M. Nabie Bayoh, et al.. (2025). Post-Omicron SARS-CoV-2 antibody prevalence in Sierra Leone: A cross-sectional, nationally representative, follow-up serosurvey. PLOS Global Public Health. 5(4). e0004273–e0004273.

Elduma, Adel Hussein, et al.. (2024). Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of road traffic accident cases admitted at the Connaught Teaching Hospital Freetown, 2020 -2022.

Njuguna, Charles, Ian Njeru, Mohamed Vandi, et al.. (2024). Feasibility of introducing integrated disease surveillance and response into curricula of public health training institutions in Sierra Leone: the process and lessons learnt. Frontiers in Public Health. 12. 1467402–1467402. 1 indexed citations

Kamara, Ibrahim Franklyn, et al.. (2024). Evaluating the tolerability and acceptability of a locally produced alcohol-based handrub and hand hygiene behaviour among health workers in Sierra Leone: a longitudinal hospital-based intervention study. BMC Health Services Research. 24(1). 940–940.

Elduma, Adel Hussein, et al.. (2024). Digitalizing disease surveillance: experience from Sierra Leone. Health Policy and Planning. 40(1). 85–96.

Kamara, Ibrahim Franklyn, Stephen Sevalie, Joseph Sam Kanu, et al.. (2023). Have Hand Hygiene Practices in Two Tertiary Care Hospitals, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Improved in 2023 following Operational Research in 2021?. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 8(9). 431–431. 1 indexed citations

Satyanarayana, Srinath, et al.. (2023). Improvement in the Surveillance System for Livestock Diseases and Antimicrobial Use Following Operational Research Studies in Sierra Leone January–March 2023. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 8(8). 408–408. 1 indexed citations

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Kamara, Ibrahim Franklyn, Francis Moses, Joseph Sam Kanu, et al.. (2023). Improvement in Infection Prevention and Control Compliance at the Three Tertiary Hospitals of Sierra Leone following an Operational Research Study. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 8(7). 378–378. 5 indexed citations

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Kanu, Joseph Sam, et al.. (2023). Quality of Reporting of Adverse Drug Reactions to Antimicrobials Improved Following Operational Research: A before-and-after Study in Sierra Leone (2017–2023). Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 8(10). 470–470. 1 indexed citations

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Kamara, Ibrahim Franklyn, et al.. (2023). High prevalence of antibiotic use in a tertiary-care hospital in Sierra Leone: We need to handle antibiotics with care. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(S2). s22–s23. 1 indexed citations

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Thekkur, Pruthu, Ibrahim Franklyn Kamara, Charles Njuguna, et al.. (2022). Achieving Minimum Standards for Infection Prevention and Control in Sierra Leone: Urgent Need for a Quantum Leap in Progress in the COVID-19 Era!. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(9). 5642–5642. 10 indexed citations

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Hann, Katrina, Collins Timire, Hayk Davtyan, et al.. (2022). Pesticide Importation in Sierra Leone, 2010–2021: Implications for Food Production and Antimicrobial Resistance. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(8). 4792–4792. 3 indexed citations

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Njuguna, Charles, Mohamed Vandi, Mugagga Malimbo, et al.. (2020). Institutionalized data quality assessments: a critical pathway to improving the accuracy of integrated disease surveillance data in Sierra Leone. BMC Health Services Research. 20(1). 724–724. 9 indexed citations

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Kanu, Joseph Sam, Shuang Qiu, Yi Cheng, et al.. (2018). Associations between three common single nucleotide polymorphisms (rs266729, rs2241766, and rs1501299) of ADIPOQ and cardiovascular disease: a meta-analysis. Lipids in Health and Disease. 17(1). 126–126. 19 indexed citations

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Qiu, Shuang, Xuan Sun, Joseph Sam Kanu, et al.. (2017). Prevalence and correlates of psychological distress among diabetes mellitus adults in the Jilin province in China: a cross-sectional study. PeerJ. 5. e2869–e2869. 20 indexed citations

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Liu, Shicheng, Shuang Qiu, Joseph Sam Kanu, et al.. (2016). The rs251684 Variant of PLA2G4C Is Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Northeast Han Chinese Population. Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers. 20(12). 747–752. 2 indexed citations

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Li, Ri, Wenchen Li, Zhijun Lun, et al.. (2016). Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in mainland china: a meta-analysis of published studies. BMC Public Health. 16(1). 296–296. 271 indexed citations

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Kanu, Joseph Sam, Yulu Gu, Yunkai Liu, et al.. (2016). Single nucleotide polymorphism rs3774261 in the AdipoQ gene is associated with the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in Northeast Han Chinese population: a case-control study. Lipids in Health and Disease. 15(1). 6–6. 30 indexed citations

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