Sultan Suleman

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Sultan Suleman is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Plant Science and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Sultan Suleman has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 19 papers in Plant Science and 18 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Sultan Suleman's work include Pharmaceutical Quality and Counterfeiting (21 papers), Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy (18 papers) and Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (16 papers). Sultan Suleman is often cited by papers focused on Pharmaceutical Quality and Counterfeiting (21 papers), Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy (18 papers) and Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (16 papers). Sultan Suleman collaborates with scholars based in Ethiopia, Belgium and United States. Sultan Suleman's co-authors include Zeleke Mekonnen, Ahmed Zeynudin, Bart De Spiegeleer, Luc Duchateau, Evelien Wynendaele, Dereje Kebebe, Negera Abdissa, Matthias D’Hondt, Gemeda Abebe and Waqtola Cheneke and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Sultan Suleman

80 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Phytochemical Screening and Antimicrobial Activity Evalua... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 25 50 75
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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. Phytochemical Screening and Antimicrobial Activity Evaluation of Selected Medicinal Plants in Ethiopia
    2023 90 citations Dereje Kebebe, Ahmed Zeynudin et al. Journal of Experimental Pharmacology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sultan Suleman Ethiopia 19 289 218 147 146 124 86 1.1k
Jasper Ogwal‐Okeng Uganda 23 314 1.1× 349 1.6× 430 2.9× 150 1.0× 115 0.9× 63 1.8k
Solomón Mequanente Abay Ethiopia 17 187 0.6× 185 0.8× 138 0.9× 14 0.1× 45 0.4× 45 847
José Cabrita Portugal 19 58 0.2× 153 0.7× 73 0.5× 88 0.6× 263 2.1× 54 1.6k
Celestino Obua Uganda 26 445 1.5× 190 0.9× 488 3.3× 182 1.2× 105 0.8× 118 2.2k
Kazeem A. Oshikoya Nigeria 24 304 1.1× 171 0.8× 153 1.0× 207 1.4× 34 0.3× 95 1.8k
Paul Waako Uganda 25 258 0.9× 561 2.6× 189 1.3× 112 0.8× 213 1.7× 75 1.9k
Sameer Dhingra India 19 144 0.5× 60 0.3× 432 2.9× 82 0.6× 83 0.7× 93 1.8k
Jules Clément Nguedia Assob Cameroon 24 296 1.0× 309 1.4× 24 0.2× 29 0.2× 187 1.5× 131 1.7k
Dilruba Nasrin United States 24 81 0.3× 307 1.4× 102 0.7× 21 0.1× 152 1.2× 76 1.7k
Mekonnen Sisay Ethiopia 24 181 0.6× 142 0.7× 212 1.4× 103 0.7× 93 0.8× 77 1.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sultan Suleman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sultan Suleman

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All Works

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Suleman, Sultan, Tsegaye Melaku, Johnstone Thitiri, et al.. (2025). Effect of tropical climates on the quality of commonly used antibiotics: the protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 15(1). e090849–e090849.
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Suleman, Sultan, et al.. (2024). A review on emerging pharmaceutical residues in Ethiopia: occurrence, ecotoxicological aspects, and regulatory concerns. Frontiers in Microbiology. 15. 1499487–1499487. 4 indexed citations
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Melaku, Tsegaye, Ahmed Zeynudin, & Sultan Suleman. (2023). Ethical challenges and dilemmas in the rationing of health commodities and provision of high-risk clinical services during COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia: the experiences of frontline health workers. Philosophy Ethics and Humanities in Medicine. 18(1). 6–6. 1 indexed citations
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McFall, S., et al.. (2023). Emergence and control of an outbreak of PVL-positive MRSA in a UK-based maternity setting. Journal of Hospital Infection. 149. 184–188. 3 indexed citations
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Zeynudin, Ahmed, et al.. (2023). Prevalence and Determinants of Geohelminthiasis among School-Age Children in Jimma City, Ethiopia. Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2023. 1–11. 1 indexed citations
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Abdissa, Negera, et al.. (2023). Ethnomedicinal plants and associated indigenous knowledge for the treatment of different infectious diseases in Ethiopia. Journal of Herbal Medicine. 40. 100669–100669. 8 indexed citations
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Kebebe, Dereje, et al.. (2023). Phytochemical Screening and Antimicrobial Activity Evaluation of Selected Medicinal Plants in Ethiopia. Journal of Experimental Pharmacology. Volume 15. 51–62. 90 indexed citations breakdown →
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Suleman, Sultan, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of Policy Governing Herbal Medicines Regulation and Its Implementation in Ethiopia. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare. Volume 15. 1383–1394. 15 indexed citations
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Suleman, Sultan, et al.. (2020). Ethnobotanical Assessment and Physicochemical Properties of Commonly Used Medicinal Plants in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: Traditional Healers Based Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Experimental Pharmacology. Volume 12. 665–681. 13 indexed citations
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Suleman, Sultan, et al.. (2020). Regulatory authorities’ preparedness to avert poor quality alcohol based hand sanitizers during COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia: A commentary. Pharmacy & Pharmacology International Journal. 8(6). 322–323. 1 indexed citations
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Suleman, Sultan, et al.. (2020). Integrated pharmaceutical logistics system implementation in selected health facilities of Ethiopia: The case of four WOLLEGA ZONES. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 17(5). 956–968. 7 indexed citations
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Suleman, Sultan, et al.. (2019). In vitro comparative quality assessment of different brands of norfloxacin tablets available in Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.
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Suleman, Sultan, et al.. (2015). Clinical Outcome and In-vitro Microbiological Response of Bacterial Isolates to Commonly Prescribed Antibiotics among Hospitalized Patients with Community Acquired Pneumonia in Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia. Indian Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 8(4). 2 indexed citations
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Getachew, Mestawet, Sultan Suleman, Matthias D’Hondt, et al.. (2015). Assessment of Efficacy and Quality of Two Albendazole Brands Commonly Used against Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections in School Children in Jimma Town, Ethiopia. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 9(9). e0004057–e0004057. 25 indexed citations
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Suleman, Sultan, et al.. (2013). Wound healing activity of the methanol extracts of Clematis species indigenous to Ethiopia. International Journal of Green Pharmacy. 7(4). 304–308. 2 indexed citations

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