Mathurin Kowo

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Mathurin Kowo is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Hepatology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Mathurin Kowo has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Epidemiology, 27 papers in Hepatology and 10 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Mathurin Kowo's work include Hepatitis C virus research (20 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (19 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (15 papers). Mathurin Kowo is often cited by papers focused on Hepatitis C virus research (20 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (19 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (15 papers). Mathurin Kowo collaborates with scholars based in Cameroon, France and Belgium. Mathurin Kowo's co-authors include Julien Vergniol, Victor de Lédinghen, Wassil Merrouche, Juliette Foucher, Brigitte Le Bail, Vincent Wai‐Sun Wong, Paul Cheung‐Lung Choi, Grace Lai–Hung Wong, Joseph J.�Y. Sung and Anthony W.H. Chan and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Hepatology and Hypertension.

In The Last Decade

Mathurin Kowo

38 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Diagnosis of Fibrosis and Cirrhosis Using Liver Stiffness Measurement in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

2009 1.0k citations Julien Vergniol, Mathurin Kowo et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mathurin Kowo Cameroon	8	1.1k	702	265	186	110	48	1.2k
Raymond Kwok Hong Kong	12	991 0.9×	629 0.9×	355 1.3×	225 1.2×	122 1.1×	21	1.1k
Dominique Capron France	17	830 0.8×	701 1.0×	149 0.6×	107 0.6×	89 0.8×	43	1.1k
Hugo Perazzo Brazil	16	844 0.8×	586 0.8×	163 0.6×	112 0.6×	55 0.5×	60	1.1k
Y K Tse Hong Kong	13	667 0.6×	391 0.6×	170 0.6×	236 1.3×	73 0.7×	23	990
Kyu Sik Jung South Korea	22	1.4k 1.3×	1.2k 1.7×	130 0.5×	189 1.0×	59 0.5×	36	1.7k
Kapil Chopra United States	18	674 0.6×	556 0.8×	105 0.4×	356 1.9×	48 0.4×	39	1.2k
Michele Gambardella Italy	11	994 0.9×	796 1.1×	95 0.4×	131 0.7×	70 0.6×	27	1.3k
Martina Gambato Italy	21	763 0.7×	872 1.2×	88 0.3×	334 1.8×	78 0.7×	94	1.2k
Nyingi Kemmer United States	20	649 0.6×	791 1.1×	74 0.3×	390 2.1×	42 0.4×	65	1.1k
Gonzalo Crespo Spain	22	1.7k 1.6×	1.6k 2.3×	45 0.2×	465 2.5×	76 0.7×	90	2.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mathurin Kowo

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Mballa, Georges Alain Etoundi, Bernhard Kerschberger, Mathurin Kowo, et al.. (2025). Assessing hepatitis C self-testing within differentiated care models in Cameroon: Feasibility, acceptability, and linkage to care for key and priority populations. PLOS Global Public Health. 5(12). e0005423–e0005423.

Balkissou, Adamou Dodo, et al.. (2024). Prevalence of Hepatitis B and Associated Factors in the Garoua Central Prison, Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Study. Open Journal of Gastroenterology. 14(5). 174–183. 1 indexed citations

Roger, N, et al.. (2024). Prevalence and clinical and para-clinical aspects of malnutrition in the medical-surgical care unit: A case series from Douala General Hospital in Cameroon. 17(4). e5660–e5667.

Kowo, Mathurin, et al.. (2023). Seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with increased age in sub-Saharan Africa: Results from a cross-sectional comparative analysis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 1063590–1063590. 1 indexed citations

Kowo, Mathurin, et al.. (2023). Prevalence and Factors Associated with Hepatic Steatosis in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome in Cameroon: Cases of 4 Reference Hospitals. Open Journal of Gastroenterology. 13(3). 99–110.

Kowo, Mathurin, et al.. (2022). Giant anogenital tumor of Buschke–Löwenstein in a patient living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: a case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports. 16(1). 3 indexed citations

Kowo, Mathurin, et al.. (2021). Normalisation of the psychometric encephalopathy score within the Cameroonian population. BMC Gastroenterology. 21(1). 287–287. 5 indexed citations

Torimiro, Judith, Mathurin Kowo, P Lebon, et al.. (2020). Variation of HLA class I (-A and -C) genes in individuals infected with hepatitis B or hepatitis C virus in Cameroon. Heliyon. 6(10). e05232–e05232. 10 indexed citations

Kowo, Mathurin, et al.. (2019). Clinical Aspects and Precipitating Factors of Hepatic Encephalopathy Associated with Cirrhosis in a Cameroonian Population. Open Journal of Gastroenterology. 9(11). 228–238. 1 indexed citations

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Njoya, Oudou, et al.. (2018). Traitement de l’Hépatite C de Génotype 1 par les Antiviraux d’Action Directe au Cameroun : Résultats Préliminaires. Health sciences and disease. 19. 1 indexed citations

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Kowo, Mathurin, et al.. (2018). Iatrogenic Illness in Elderly Inpatients from a Department of Internal Medicine in Cameroon: a Prospective Study. Health sciences and disease. 19(4). 1 indexed citations

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Kowo, Mathurin, et al.. (2018). Promising Direct Acting Antivirals in Cameroon. Health sciences and disease. 19.

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Kowo, Mathurin, et al.. (2016). The prevalence of Helicobacter Pylori infection and peptic ulcer disease in HIV-positive patients with gastrointestinal symptoms is not related to absolute CD4 counts: a case-control study. Health sciences and disease. 17(1). 1 indexed citations

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Kowo, Mathurin, et al.. (2016). Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori prevalence and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in HIV/AIDS patients with gastrointestinal symptoms in the University Teaching Hospitals in Cameroon. Médecine et Santé Tropicales. 26(3). 278–282. 2 indexed citations

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Kowo, Mathurin, et al.. (2015). Approche non Endoscopique du Diagnostic des Varices Œsophagiennes d’Origine Cirrhotique dans une Population d’Afrique Noire Subsaharienne. Health sciences and disease. 16(3). 1 indexed citations

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Kowo, Mathurin, et al.. (2013). Indications, résultats et rendement de la coloscopie dans un environnement économique défavorable : le cas du Cameroun.. Health sciences and disease. 14(4). 5 indexed citations

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Kowo, Mathurin, et al.. (2013). Epidemiology of Hepatitis B-Associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Cameroon. Health sciences and disease. 14(1). 3 indexed citations

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Kowo, Mathurin, et al.. (2013). Prevalance of flat foot, claw foot and morton's toe among indigenous students of Delta State University Abraka, Southern Nigeria. Port Harcourt Medical Journal. 7(3). 175–182. 2 indexed citations

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Couzigou, Patrice, Julien Vergniol, Mathurin Kowo, et al.. (2009). Intervention brève en alcoologie. La Presse Médicale. 38(7-8). 1126–1133. 3 indexed citations

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Kesteloot, Hugo, et al.. (1997). Serum lipid levels in a Pygmy and Bantu population sample from Cameroon. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 7(5). 383–387. 6 indexed citations

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