Mahama Saaka

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Mahama Saaka is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Mahama Saaka has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 21 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 17 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in Mahama Saaka's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (45 papers), Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (17 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (15 papers). Mahama Saaka is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (45 papers), Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (17 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (15 papers). Mahama Saaka collaborates with scholars based in Ghana, Nigeria and United States. Mahama Saaka's co-authors include Irmgard Hoeschle‐Zeledon, Shabbar Jaffar, G. Enwere, Claire Oluwalana, Adeola Vaughan, Abdul‐Razak Abizari, Uma Onwuchekwa, Amanda Leach, Stephen Obaro and Asamoah Larbi and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Mahama Saaka

54 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Efficacy of nine-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine ag... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Efficacy of nine-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against pneumonia and invasive pneumococcal disease in The Gambia: randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
    2005 674 citations G. Enwere, Shabbar Jaffar et al. The Lancet profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mahama Saaka Ghana 23 886 861 476 416 319 57 2.0k
Gretchen Antelman United States 25 863 1.0× 805 0.9× 515 1.1× 745 1.8× 39 0.1× 44 2.7k
Amare Tariku Ethiopia 26 1.0k 1.1× 334 0.4× 544 1.1× 348 0.8× 44 0.1× 68 1.6k
Kuda Mutasa United States 24 951 1.1× 549 0.6× 398 0.8× 358 0.9× 26 0.1× 62 2.2k
Michael Johnson Mahande Tanzania 29 330 0.4× 550 0.6× 982 2.1× 506 1.2× 93 0.3× 141 2.2k
Ezekiel Mupere Uganda 25 436 0.5× 556 0.6× 259 0.5× 170 0.4× 44 0.1× 114 1.7k
Mark Myatt United Kingdom 27 1.7k 1.9× 213 0.2× 580 1.2× 866 2.1× 71 0.2× 88 2.5k
Haroon Saloojee South Africa 20 307 0.3× 308 0.4× 253 0.5× 245 0.6× 86 0.3× 54 1.2k
Cyril Engmann United States 30 869 1.0× 698 0.8× 1.7k 3.6× 611 1.5× 20 0.1× 77 2.5k
Philippe Donnen Belgium 20 696 0.8× 239 0.3× 447 0.9× 308 0.7× 24 0.1× 118 1.4k
Victoria Nankabirwa Uganda 22 435 0.5× 582 0.7× 443 0.9× 232 0.6× 26 0.1× 82 1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mahama Saaka

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Saaka, Mahama, et al.. (2024). Magnitude and Predictors of Dietary Diversity among HIV-Infected Adults on Antiretroviral Therapy: The Case of North-Western, Ghana. AIDS Research and Treatment. 2024. 1–7. 2 indexed citations
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Saaka, Mahama, et al.. (2023). Independent and joint contributions of inadequate antenatal care timing, contacts and content to adverse pregnancy outcomes. Annals of Medicine. 55(1). 2197294–2197294. 8 indexed citations
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Saaka, Mahama, et al.. (2022). Fathers’ level of involvement in childcare activities and its association with the diet quality of children in Northern Ghana. Public Health Nutrition. 26(4). 771–778. 13 indexed citations
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Saaka, Mahama, et al.. (2022). Relationship between caesarean section delivery and risk of overweight/obesity among children aged 6–23 months in the Tamale Metropolis of Ghana. Journal of Nutritional Science. 11. e43–e43. 4 indexed citations
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Saaka, Mahama, et al.. (2021). Determinants of dietary diversity and its relationship with the nutritional status of pregnant women. Journal of Nutritional Science. 10. e14–e14. 23 indexed citations
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Saaka, Mahama, et al.. (2021). Household factors and gestational age predict diet quality of pregnant women. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 17(3). e13145–e13145. 7 indexed citations
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Saaka, Mahama, et al.. (2021). Effect of nutrition behaviour change communication delivered through radio on mothers’ nutritional knowledge, child feeding practices and growth. Journal of Nutritional Science. 10. e44–e44. 22 indexed citations
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Saaka, Mahama. (2020). Women's decision-making autonomy and its relationship with child feeding practices and postnatal growth. Journal of Nutritional Science. 9. e38–e38. 21 indexed citations
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Siassi, Fereydoun, et al.. (2019). Association between Carbohydrate Quality Index and general and abdominal obesity in women: a cross-sectional study from Ghana. BMJ Open. 9(12). e033038–e033038. 25 indexed citations
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Ali, Zakari, et al.. (2017). The effect of maternal and child factors on stunting, wasting and underweight among preschool children in Northern Ghana. BMC Nutrition. 3(1). 31–31. 78 indexed citations
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Saaka, Mahama, et al.. (2016). A comparison of pregnancy outcomes in Ghanaian women with varying dietary diversity: a prospective cohort study protocol. BMJ Open. 6(9). e011498–e011498. 4 indexed citations
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Saaka, Mahama, Anthony Wemakor, Abdul‐Razak Abizari, & Paul Armah Aryee. (2015). How well do WHO complementary feeding indicators relate to nutritional status of children aged 6–23 months in rural Northern Ghana?. BMC Public Health. 15(1). 1157–1157. 81 indexed citations
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Saaka, Mahama, et al.. (2011). Running an Effective and Sustainable School Feeding Programme: Key Factors to Consider. Journal of Social Development in Africa. 26(2). 39–66. 3 indexed citations
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Saaka, Mahama, Jacques Oosthuizen, & S. Beatty. (2009). Effect Of Joint Iron And Zinc Supplementation On Malarial Infection And Anaemia. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine. 6(1). 55–62. 19 indexed citations
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Hill, Philip C., YB Cheung, Mahama Saaka, et al.. (2006). Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Gambian Villagers. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 43(6). 673–679. 130 indexed citations
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Enwere, G., Shabbar Jaffar, Claire Oluwalana, et al.. (2005). Efficacy of nine-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against pneumonia and invasive pneumococcal disease in The Gambia: randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. The Lancet. 365(9465). 1139–1146. 674 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dell'Olio, D, Mahama Saaka, H J Ellis, et al.. (1997). Detection and Characterisation of Anti-Endomysial Antibody in Coeliac Disease Using Human Umbilical Cord. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. 112(2). 140–144. 20 indexed citations

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