Segun Fatumo

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
90 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Segun Fatumo is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Segun Fatumo has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Genetics, 38 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Segun Fatumo's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (33 papers), Genomics and Rare Diseases (12 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (12 papers). Segun Fatumo is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (33 papers), Genomics and Rare Diseases (12 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (12 papers). Segun Fatumo collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Uganda and Nigeria. Segun Fatumo's co-authors include Tinashe Chikowore, Ananyo Choudhury, Muhammad Ayub, Alicia R. Martin, Karoline Kuchenbaecker, Ezekiel Adebiyi, Moses P. Adoga, Opeyemi Soremekun, Simon M. Agwale and Abram Bunya Kamiza and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nature Medicine and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Segun Fatumo

78 papers receiving 997 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.

A roadmap to increase diversity in genomic studies

2022 276 citations Segun Fatumo, Tinashe Chikowore et al. Nature Medicine profile →

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Hsiang‐Yu Yuan Hong Kong

Emile R. Chimusa South Africa

Marlene Dalgaard Denmark

Kristina E. Weis United States

Alice Matimba South Africa

Nicole Baldwin United States

Nchangwi Syntia Munung South Africa

Tarek Mohamed Abd El‐Aziz Egypt

Luis Javier Martínez-González Spain

Anna Lewis United States

Hsiang‐Yu Yuan Hong Kong

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129 ×1.3

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Segun Fatumo

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Soremekun, Opeyemi, et al.. (2026). Linking the plasma proteome to genetics in individuals from continental Africa provides insights into type 2 diabetes pathogenesis. Nature Genetics. 58(1). 39–46.

Fatumo, Segun, et al.. (2025). Driving Global Health equity and precision medicine through African genomic data. Human Molecular Genetics. 1 indexed citations

Nashiru, Oyekanmi, Jian Li, Jeffrey G. Shaffer, et al.. (2024). Causal effect of severe and non‐severe malaria on dyslipidemia in African Ancestry individuals: A Mendelian randomization study. Annals of Human Genetics. 89(4). 178–187.

Chikowore, Tinashe, Kristi Läll, Lisa K. Micklesfield, et al.. (2024). Variability of polygenic prediction for body mass index in Africa. Genome Medicine. 16(1). 74–74. 2 indexed citations

Damiani, Claudia, Alessia Cappelli, Olubanke Olujoke Ogunlana, et al.. (2024). Combination of computational techniques and RNAi reveal targets in Anopheles gambiae for malaria vector control. PLoS ONE. 19(7). e0305207–e0305207.

Jjingo, Daudi, David Patrick Kateete, Oyekanmi Nash, et al.. (2024). Structural insights into conformational stability of both wild-type and mutant Insulin Receptor Gene. Next research.. 1(2). 100041–100041.

Omotuyi, Olaposi Idowu, et al.. (2023). Benzimidazole compound abrogates SARS-COV-2 receptor-binding domain (RBD)/ACE2 interaction In vitro. Microbial Pathogenesis. 176. 105994–105994. 10 indexed citations

Machipisa, Tafadzwa, Opeyemi Soremekun, Abram Bunya Kamiza, et al.. (2023). Genome-wide association analysis of cystatin-C kidney function in continental Africa. EBioMedicine. 95. 104775–104775. 2 indexed citations

Soremekun, Opeyemi, Abram Bunya Kamiza, Tafadzwa Machipisa, et al.. (2023). Meta-Analysis and Multivariate GWAS Analyses in 80,950 Individuals of African Ancestry Identify Novel Variants Associated with Blood Pressure Traits. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(3). 2164–2164. 2 indexed citations

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Kamiza, Abram Bunya, Opeyemi Soremekun, Mamadou Wélé, et al.. (2023). Multi-trait discovery and fine-mapping of lipid loci in 125,000 individuals of African ancestry. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5403–5403. 7 indexed citations

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Soremekun, Opeyemi, Tinashe Chikowore, Segun Fatumo, et al.. (2023). Leveraging information between multiple population groups and traits improves fine-mapping resolution. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7279–7279. 5 indexed citations

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Ogunlana, Olubanke Olujoke, et al.. (2022). Anopheles gambiae Trehalase Inhibitors for Malaria Vector Control: A Molecular Docking and Molecular Dynamics Study. Insects. 13(11). 1070–1070. 10 indexed citations

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Kamiza, Abram Bunya, Marijana Vujković, Tafadzwa Machipisa, et al.. (2022). Transferability of genetic risk scores in African populations. Nature Medicine. 28(6). 1163–1166. 44 indexed citations

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Musanabaganwa, Clarisse, Stefan Jansen, Agaz H. Wani, et al.. (2022). Community Engagement in Epigenomic and Neurocognitive Research on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Rwandans Exposed to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi: Lessons Learned. Epigenomics. 14(15). 887–895. 2 indexed citations

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Soremekun, Opeyemi, Olugbenga Oluwagbemi, Mamadou Wélé, et al.. (2022). Molecular Dynamic Simulation Reveals Structure Differences in APOL1 Variants and Implication in Pathogenesis of Chronic Kidney Disease. Genes. 13(8). 1460–1460. 3 indexed citations

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Fatumo, Segun, Tinashe Chikowore, Robert Kalyesubula, et al.. (2021). Discovery and fine-mapping of kidney function loci in first genome-wide association study in Africans. Human Molecular Genetics. 30(16). 1559–1568. 14 indexed citations

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Chikowore, Tinashe, Abram Bunya Kamiza, Ovokeraye H. Oduaran, Tafadzwa Machipisa, & Segun Fatumo. (2021). Non-communicable diseases pandemic and precision medicine: Is Africa ready?. EBioMedicine. 65. 103260–103260. 27 indexed citations

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Soremekun, Opeyemi, et al.. (2020). Transcription-translation error: In-silico investigation of the structural and functional impact of deleterious single nucleotide polymorphisms in GULP1 gene. Informatics in Medicine Unlocked. 22. 100503–100503. 1 indexed citations

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Sallah, Neneh, Wendell Miley, Nazzarena Labò, et al.. (2020). Distinct genetic architectures and environmental factors associate with host response to the γ2-herpesvirus infections. Nature Communications. 11(1). 3849–3849. 23 indexed citations

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Yah, Clarence S. & Segun Fatumo. (2010). In-silico studies of multi drug resistance (MDR) genetic markers of Plasmodium species. 2(1). 5–9. 4 indexed citations

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