Kwame Owusu‐Edusei

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
90 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Kwame Owusu‐Edusei is a scholar working on Microbiology, Epidemiology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Kwame Owusu‐Edusei has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Microbiology, 43 papers in Epidemiology and 35 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Kwame Owusu‐Edusei's work include Reproductive tract infections research (44 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (32 papers) and Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment (27 papers). Kwame Owusu‐Edusei is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive tract infections research (44 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (32 papers) and Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment (27 papers). Kwame Owusu‐Edusei collaborates with scholars based in United States, Kenya and Uganda. Kwame Owusu‐Edusei's co-authors include Harrell W. Chesson, Thomas L. Gift, Charlotte Kent, Guoyu Tao, Ronald C. Ballard, Reena Mahajan, Molly Espey, Thomas A. Peterman, Jami S. Leichliter and Sevgi O. Aral and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

Kwame Owusu‐Edusei

86 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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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.

The Estimated Direct Medical Cost of Selected Sexually Transmitted Infections in the United States, 2008

2013 366 citations Kwame Owusu‐Edusei, Harrell W. Chesson et al. Sexually Transmitted Diseases profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kwame Owusu‐Edusei United States	21	669	563	557	397	318	90	1.5k
David Ross United Kingdom	18	409 0.6×	554 1.0×	539 1.0×	321 0.8×	610 1.9×	21	1.5k
Angélica Espinosa Miranda Brazil	23	440 0.7×	817 1.5×	610 1.1×	553 1.4×	588 1.8×	193	2.1k
Gina ka-Gina Tanzania	8	629 0.9×	403 0.7×	774 1.4×	320 0.8×	725 2.3×	8	1.4k
Frieda Behets United States	26	377 0.6×	742 1.3×	634 1.1×	407 1.0×	1.1k 3.4×	73	1.9k
Hammad Ali Australia	15	385 0.6×	717 1.3×	442 0.8×	161 0.4×	516 1.6×	38	1.4k
Anne Rompalo United States	19	347 0.5×	482 0.9×	249 0.4×	314 0.8×	722 2.3×	54	1.5k
K.P. Senkoro Tanzania	12	556 0.8×	360 0.6×	724 1.3×	303 0.8×	725 2.3×	18	1.4k
Dvora Joseph Davey United States	26	499 0.7×	720 1.3×	817 1.5×	356 0.9×	1.1k 3.5×	95	1.7k
T. Mertens Switzerland	24	309 0.5×	339 0.6×	644 1.2×	156 0.4×	519 1.6×	57	1.9k
B West United Kingdom	23	633 0.9×	355 0.6×	472 0.8×	386 1.0×	347 1.1×	37	1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Kwame Owusu‐Edusei

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kwame Owusu‐Edusei

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Owusu‐Edusei, Kwame, et al.. (2025). Economic evaluation of PCV21 in PCV-naïve adults aged 50–64 years in the United States. Vaccine. 59. 127264–127264.

Martins, Bruno, Kwame Owusu‐Edusei, Cody Palmer, et al.. (2024). Structured Literature Review to Identify Human Papillomavirus’s Natural History Parameters for Dynamic Population Models of Vaccine Impacts. Infectious Diseases and Therapy. 13(5). 965–990. 2 indexed citations

Owusu‐Edusei, Kwame, et al.. (2024). Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of the Use of V116, a 21-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine, in Vaccine-Naïve Adults Aged ≥ 65 Years in the United States. Infectious Diseases and Therapy. 13(12). 2597–2615. 4 indexed citations

Restivo, Vincenzo, et al.. (2023). Cost-Effectiveness of Pneumococcal Vaccination in Adults in Italy: Comparing New Alternatives and Exploring the Role of GMT Ratios in Informing Vaccine Effectiveness. Vaccines. 11(7). 1253–1253. 4 indexed citations

Owusu‐Edusei, Kwame, et al.. (2022). Assessing the Health and Economic Outcomes of a 9-Valent HPV Vaccination Program in the United Kingdom. Journal of health economics and outcomes research. 9(1). 140–150. 7 indexed citations

Teshale, Eyasu H., Alice Asher, Maria Aslam, et al.. (2019). Estimated cost of comprehensive syringe service program in the United States. PLoS ONE. 14(4). e0216205–e0216205. 15 indexed citations

Owusu‐Edusei, Kwame, et al.. (2019). County-Level Social Capital and Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections in the United States. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 47(3). 165–170. 8 indexed citations

Chesson, Harrell W., Robert D. Kirkcaldy, Thomas L. Gift, Kwame Owusu‐Edusei, & Hillard Weinstock. (2017). An Illustration of the Potential Health and Economic Benefits of Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 45(4). 250–253. 20 indexed citations

Owusu‐Edusei, Kwame, Ryan Cramer, Harrell W. Chesson, Thomas L. Gift, & Jami S. Leichliter. (2017). State-level gonorrhea rates and expedited partner therapy laws: insights from time series analyses. Public Health. 147. 101–108. 2 indexed citations

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Owusu‐Edusei, Kwame, Harrell W. Chesson, Thomas L. Gift, Robert C. Brunham, & Gail Bolan. (2015). Cost-effectiveness of Chlamydia Vaccination Programs for Young Women. Emerging infectious diseases. 21(6). 960–968. 29 indexed citations

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Owusu‐Edusei, Kwame, Guoyu Tao, Thomas L. Gift, et al.. (2014). Cost-effectiveness of Integrated Routine Offering of Prenatal HIV and Syphilis Screening in China. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 41(2). 103–110. 23 indexed citations

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Owusu‐Edusei, Kwame, Camille E. Introcaso, & Harrell W. Chesson. (2013). Hospitalization Cost of Congenital Syphilis Diagnosis From Insurance Claims Data in the United States. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 40(3). 226–229. 16 indexed citations

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Gopalappa, Chaitra, et al.. (2013). Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Men in Maricopa County Jails for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea to Avert Infections in Women. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 40(10). 776–783. 16 indexed citations

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Owusu‐Edusei, Kwame, Thomas L. Gift, Harrell W. Chesson, & Charlotte Kent. (2013). Investigating the Potential Public Health Benefit of Jail-based Screening and Treatment Programs for Chlamydia. American Journal of Epidemiology. 177(5). 463–473. 20 indexed citations

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Chesson, Harrell W., Charlotte Kent, Kwame Owusu‐Edusei, Jami S. Leichliter, & Sevgi O. Aral. (2012). Disparities in Sexually Transmitted Disease Rates Across the “Eight Americas”. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 39(6). 458–464. 39 indexed citations

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Owusu‐Edusei, Kwame, et al.. (2011). County-Level Sexually Transmitted Disease Detection and Control in Texas: Do Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Family Planning Clinics Matter?. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 38(10). 970–975. 10 indexed citations

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Owusu‐Edusei, Kwame, Thomas L. Gift, & Harrell W. Chesson. (2010). Treatment Cost of Acute Gonococcal Infections: Estimates From Employer-Sponsored Private Insurance Claims Data in the United States, 2003–2007. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 37(5). 316–318. 15 indexed citations

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Owusu‐Edusei, Kwame & Harrell W. Chesson. (2009). Using Spatial Regression Methods to Examine the Association Between County-Level Racial/Ethnic Composition and Reported Cases of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: An Illustration With Data From the State of Texas. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 36(10). 657–664. 22 indexed citations

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Owusu‐Edusei, Kwame & Elyce Anne Biddle. (2007). Installing a Cost-Effective Rollover Protective Structure (CROPS): A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health. 13(2). 165–176. 8 indexed citations

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Biddle, Elyce Anne, et al.. (2005). Synthesis and recommendations of the economic evaluation of OHS interventions at the company level conference. Journal of Safety Research. 36(3). 261–267. 16 indexed citations

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