Peter James

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
90 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Peter James is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Infectious Diseases and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter James has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in General Health Professions, 17 papers in Infectious Diseases and 16 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Peter James's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (12 papers), Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (11 papers) and Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (9 papers). Peter James is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (12 papers), Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (11 papers) and Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (9 papers). Peter James collaborates with scholars based in Sierra Leone, Australia and United Kingdom. Peter James's co-authors include Jon Wardle, Amie Steel, Jon Adams, Abdulai Jawo Bah, Joseph Sam Kanu, John Alimamy Kabba, Stephen Sevalie, Martin Bennett, Gareth White and Amir Shmueli and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The British Journal of Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Peter James

84 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Traditional, complementary and alternative medicine use in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
    2018 286 citations Peter James, Jon Wardle et al. BMJ Global Health profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter James Sierra Leone 20 276 274 229 199 192 90 1.4k
Irene Akwo Kretchy Ghana 18 103 0.4× 323 1.2× 232 1.0× 78 0.4× 75 0.4× 87 1.3k
Siew Mooi Ching Malaysia 27 180 0.7× 184 0.7× 201 0.9× 172 0.9× 216 1.1× 141 2.7k
Chi‐Wai Lui Australia 21 612 2.2× 90 0.3× 367 1.6× 217 1.1× 84 0.4× 59 1.7k
Waris Qidwai Pakistan 20 147 0.5× 225 0.8× 343 1.5× 86 0.4× 107 0.6× 115 1.5k
Mohamad Alameddine Lebanon 27 237 0.9× 442 1.6× 994 4.3× 136 0.7× 202 1.1× 107 2.0k
Jae Kennedy United States 24 371 1.3× 150 0.5× 484 2.1× 171 0.9× 144 0.8× 57 2.0k
Dawn‐Marie Walker United Kingdom 22 163 0.6× 212 0.8× 193 0.8× 73 0.4× 193 1.0× 75 1.4k
Habiba I. Ali United Arab Emirates 17 59 0.2× 411 1.5× 292 1.3× 63 0.3× 84 0.4× 66 1.9k
Dónal P O’Mathúna Ireland 22 109 0.4× 214 0.8× 549 2.4× 30 0.2× 265 1.4× 89 1.7k
Ngianga‐Bakwin Kandala United Kingdom 18 75 0.3× 46 0.2× 257 1.1× 113 0.6× 225 1.2× 44 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Peter James

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter James

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter James

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

All Works

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Osborne, Augustus, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Comfort Z. Olorunsaiye, et al.. (2024). Alcohol use among in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone. BMJ Open. 14(4). e080222–e080222. 1 indexed citations
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Osborne, Augustus, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Comfort Z. Olorunsaiye, et al.. (2024). Prevalence and predictors of lifetime amphetamine use among in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone.. BMJ Open. 14(3). e080225–e080225. 1 indexed citations
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Osborne, Augustus, et al.. (2024). Trends, and patterns, of premarital sexual intercourse and its associated factors among never-married young women aged 15–24 in Sierra Leone. PLoS ONE. 19(8). e0309200–e0309200. 1 indexed citations
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Osborne, Augustus, et al.. (2024). Women’s knowledge of symptoms of obstetric fistula, experiences, and associated factors in Sierra Leone. PLoS ONE. 19(10). e0312019–e0312019.
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Yendewa, George A., et al.. (2023). Measuring stigma associated with hepatitis B virus infection in Sierra Leone: Validation of an abridged Berger HIV stigma scale. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 30(7). 621–629. 1 indexed citations
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Osborne, Augustus, et al.. (2023). Bullying victimization among in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone: A cross-sectional analysis of the 2017 Sierra Leone Global School-Based Health Survey. PLOS Global Public Health. 3(12). e0002498–e0002498. 3 indexed citations
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James, Peter, Kathomi Gatwiri, Lillian Mwanri, & Jon Wardle. (2023). Impacts of COVID-19 on African Migrants’ Wellbeing, and Their Coping Strategies in Urban and Regional New South Wales, Australia: a Qualitative Study. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 11(6). 3523–3536. 3 indexed citations
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Kasilo, Ossy Muganga Julius, Peter James, Jon Wardle, et al.. (2023). Experiences and challenges of African traditional medicine: lessons from COVID-19 pandemic. BMJ Global Health. 8(8). e010813–e010813. 11 indexed citations
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James, Peter, et al.. (2022). Tobacco Use among School‐Going Adolescents in Comoros: A Secondary Analysis of the 2015 Comoros Global Youth Tobacco Survey. BioMed Research International. 2022(1). 1 indexed citations
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James, Peter, Gibrilla F. Deen, James B. Russell, et al.. (2022). COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Healthcare Workers and Trainees in Freetown, Sierra Leone: A Cross-Sectional Study. Vaccines. 10(5). 757–757. 18 indexed citations
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James, Peter, Jon Wardle, Razak M. Gyasi, et al.. (2022). Health-related quality of life among Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone: the role of socio-demographic, health-related and psycho-social factors. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 20(1). 10–10. 6 indexed citations
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James, Peter, André M. N. Renzaho, Lillian Mwanri, et al.. (2022). The prevalence of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder among African migrants: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychiatry Research. 317. 114899–114899. 24 indexed citations
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James, Peter, Jon Wardle, Amie Steel, et al.. (2020). Providing healthcare to Ebola survivors: A qualitative exploratory investigation of healthcare providers’ views and experiences in Sierra Leone. Global Public Health. 15(9). 1380–1395. 10 indexed citations
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James, Peter, Jon Wardle, Amie Steel, & Jon Adams. (2019). Pattern of health care utilization and traditional and complementary medicine use among Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone. PLoS ONE. 14(9). e0223068–e0223068. 15 indexed citations
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James, Peter, et al.. (2017). Herbal medicines use during pregnancy in Sierra Leone: An exploratory cross-sectional study. Women and Birth. 31(5). e302–e309. 44 indexed citations
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James, Peter, et al.. (2016). Intern pharmacists' perceived preparedness for practice, their extent of involvement in pharmacy related activities and future career choices in Sierra Leone: A baseline descriptive survey. Pharmacy Education. 16. 7 indexed citations

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