Samuel Akech

19.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Samuel Akech is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Emergency Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Samuel Akech has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Epidemiology, 18 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 15 papers in Emergency Medicine. Recurrent topics in Samuel Akech's work include Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (13 papers), Malaria Research and Control (13 papers) and Emergency and Acute Care Studies (12 papers). Samuel Akech is often cited by papers focused on Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (13 papers), Malaria Research and Control (13 papers) and Emergency and Acute Care Studies (12 papers). Samuel Akech collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, United Kingdom and Canada. Samuel Akech's co-authors include Kathryn Maitland, Peter Olupot‐Olupot, Michael Levin, George Mtove, Diana M. Gibb, Robert O. Opoka, Richard Nyeko, Sarah Kiguli, Charles Engoru and Abdel G. Babiker and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Samuel Akech

59 papers receiving 2.2k citations

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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.

Mortality after Fluid Bolus in African Children with Severe Infection

2011 958 citations Kathryn Maitland, Sarah Kiguli et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Samuel Akech Kenya	23	847	486	426	407	406	62	2.3k
Peter Olupot‐Olupot Uganda	20	712 0.8×	509 1.0×	330 0.8×	335 0.8×	377 0.9×	111	2.3k
Sarah Kiguli Uganda	24	831 1.0×	725 1.5×	304 0.7×	327 0.8×	397 1.0×	124	2.7k
Tim Baker Sweden	23	676 0.8×	418 0.9×	540 1.3×	214 0.5×	153 0.4×	85	2.0k
Satish Bhagwanjee South Africa	16	719 0.8×	223 0.5×	427 1.0×	359 0.9×	334 0.8×	34	1.8k
Alpesh Amin United States	36	523 0.6×	504 1.0×	367 0.9×	244 0.6×	758 1.9×	257	5.3k
Eduardo Juan Troster Brazil	20	593 0.7×	247 0.5×	334 0.8×	256 0.6×	281 0.7×	104	1.6k
Susan Gruber United States	22	1.2k 1.4×	190 0.4×	185 0.4×	351 0.9×	272 0.7×	59	3.1k
Jason Phua Singapore	30	1.2k 1.4×	560 1.2×	679 1.6×	916 2.3×	384 0.9×	91	4.1k
Kenneth Sands United States	32	1.2k 1.4×	675 1.4×	310 0.7×	591 1.5×	1.2k 3.0×	82	3.8k
Dominique Vandijck Belgium	28	821 1.0×	320 0.7×	449 1.1×	826 2.0×	212 0.5×	86	2.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Samuel Akech

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20 of 20 papers shown

Novakowski, Stefanie K., Matthew O. Wiens, Samuel Akech, et al.. (2025). Repeatability of RRate measurements in children during triage in two Ugandan hospitals. PLOS Global Public Health. 5(1). e0003097–e0003097.

Mwaniki, Paul, Dustin Dunsmuir, Morris Ogero, et al.. (2024). External validation of a paediatric Smart triage model for use in resource limited facilities. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(6). e0000293–e0000293. 1 indexed citations

Ogero, Morris, et al.. (2023). Pediatric prognostic models predicting inhospital child mortality in resource‐limited settings: An external validation study. Health Science Reports. 6(8). e1433–e1433. 3 indexed citations

Longstaff, Holly, Dustin Dunsmuir, Stefanie K. Novakowski, et al.. (2022). A proposed de-identification framework for a cohort of children presenting at a health facility in Uganda. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(8). e0000027–e0000027. 2 indexed citations

Guleid, Fatuma, et al.. (2021). A bibliometric analysis of COVID-19 research in Africa. BMJ Global Health. 6(5). e005690–e005690. 49 indexed citations

Paton, Robert S., Alice Kamau, Samuel Akech, et al.. (2021). Malaria infection and severe disease risks in Africa. Science. 373(6557). 926–931. 30 indexed citations

Li, Edmond, Arjun Chandna, Samuel Akech, et al.. (2021). Common data elements for predictors of pediatric sepsis: A framework to standardize data collection. PLoS ONE. 16(6). e0253051–e0253051. 17 indexed citations

Tuti, Timothy, Jalemba Aluvaala, Samuel Akech, et al.. (2021). Pulse oximetry adoption and oxygen orders at paediatric admission over 7 years in Kenya: a multihospital retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open. 11(9). e050995–e050995. 8 indexed citations

English, Mike, et al.. (2021). Prevalence and fluid management of dehydration in children without diarrhoea admitted to Kenyan hospitals: a multisite observational study. BMJ Open. 11(6). e042079–e042079. 1 indexed citations

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Lim, Cherry, Elizabeth A. Ashley, Raph L Hamers, et al.. (2021). Surveillance strategies using routine microbiology for antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 27(10). 1391–1399. 29 indexed citations

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Li, Edmond, Samuel Akech, Dustin Dunsmuir, et al.. (2020). Smart triage: triage and management of sepsis in children using the point-of-care Pediatric Rapid Sepsis Trigger (PRST) tool. BMC Health Services Research. 20(1). 493–493. 21 indexed citations

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Ogero, Morris, Lucas Malla, Jalemba Aluvaala, et al.. (2020). Prognostic models for predicting in-hospital paediatric mortality in resource-limited countries: a systematic review. BMJ Open. 10(10). e035045–e035045. 11 indexed citations

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Ayieko, Philip, Grace Irimu, Morris Ogero, et al.. (2019). Effect of enhancing audit and feedback on uptake of childhood pneumonia treatment policy in hospitals that are part of a clinical network: a cluster randomized trial. Implementation Science. 14(1). 20–20. 22 indexed citations

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Gachau, Susan, Grace Irimu, Philip Ayieko, et al.. (2018). Prevalence, outcome and quality of care among children hospitalized with severe acute malnutrition in Kenyan hospitals: A multi-site observational study. PLoS ONE. 13(5). e0197607–e0197607. 28 indexed citations

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Kamenwa, Rose, et al.. (2018). Pre-albumin as a marker for predicting weight loss in hospitalised children. South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 32(1). 8–12.

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Kiguli, Sarah, Samuel Akech, George Mtove, et al.. (2014). WHO guidelines on fluid resuscitation in children: missing the FEAST data. BMJ. 348(jan14 3). f7003–f7003. 19 indexed citations

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Olupot‐Olupot, Peter, Britta C. Urban, Julie Jemutai, et al.. (2013). Endotoxaemia is common in children with Plasmodium falciparummalaria. BMC Infectious Diseases. 13(1). 117–117. 25 indexed citations

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Akech, Samuel, et al.. (2010). Phase II trial of isotonic fluid resuscitation in Kenyan children with severe malnutrition and hypovolaemia. BMC Pediatrics. 10(1). 71–71. 39 indexed citations

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Akech, Samuel, et al.. (2010). Changing trends in blood transfusion in children and neonates admitted in Kilifi District Hospital, Kenya. Malaria Journal. 9(1). 307–307. 21 indexed citations

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Lang, Trudie, Nahashon Thuo, & Samuel Akech. (2008). Accidental paraffin poisoning in Kenyan children. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 13(6). 845–847. 21 indexed citations

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