Thomas Samba

477 total citations
15 papers, 251 citations indexed

About

Thomas Samba is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Health and Emergency Medical Services. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Samba has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 251 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Infectious Diseases, 5 papers in Health and 5 papers in Emergency Medical Services. Recurrent topics in Thomas Samba's work include Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (9 papers), Disaster Response and Management (5 papers) and Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (5 papers). Thomas Samba is often cited by papers focused on Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (9 papers), Disaster Response and Management (5 papers) and Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (5 papers). Thomas Samba collaborates with scholars based in Sierra Leone, United States and China. Thomas Samba's co-authors include Paul Sengeh, Helena Nordenstedt, Mohammad B. Jalloh, Harold Thomas, Maike Winters, Guoqing Shi, Xiaofeng Liang, Feng Xu, Henry B. Perry and Qiang Wei and has published in prestigious journals such as BMC Public Health, Vaccine and BMJ Open.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Samba

14 papers receiving 247 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Samba Sierra Leone 9 122 92 91 48 43 15 251
Patricia Ndumbi Canada 7 130 1.1× 52 0.6× 86 0.9× 63 1.3× 28 0.7× 8 341
Mervat Alhaffar United Kingdom 9 74 0.6× 53 0.6× 73 0.8× 25 0.5× 17 0.4× 21 251
Aminata Binetou-Wahebine Seydi Republic of the Congo 7 103 0.8× 52 0.6× 104 1.1× 66 1.4× 32 0.7× 12 274
Regina Titi-Ofei Republic of the Congo 7 99 0.8× 51 0.6× 105 1.2× 57 1.2× 33 0.8× 11 254
Erma Manoncourt United States 5 102 0.8× 51 0.6× 44 0.5× 21 0.4× 55 1.3× 7 249
Wasiq Khan Egypt 11 122 1.0× 83 0.9× 68 0.7× 23 0.5× 10 0.2× 38 355
Bailah Leigh Sierra Leone 10 136 1.1× 91 1.0× 30 0.3× 88 1.8× 41 1.0× 16 305
Arnold Ikedichi Okpani Canada 7 119 1.0× 153 1.7× 92 1.0× 43 0.9× 8 0.2× 16 255
Mary Stephen Republic of the Congo 7 116 1.0× 33 0.4× 77 0.8× 21 0.4× 34 0.8× 14 214
Luke Bawo United States 10 236 1.9× 35 0.4× 158 1.7× 77 1.6× 100 2.3× 27 424

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Samba

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Samba

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Samba

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

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Mergenthaler, Christina, Noor Tromp, Shiyong Wang, et al.. (2024). Feasibility and challenges in sustaining a community based surveillance system in post-Ebola Sierra Leone. Conflict and Health. 18(1). 69–69.
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Breakwell, Lucy, Reinhard Kaiser, Alexandra Tejada‐Strop, et al.. (2022). Assessing the impact of the routine childhood hepatitis B immunization program and the need for hepatitis B vaccine birth dose in Sierra Leone, 2018. Vaccine. 40(19). 2741–2748. 7 indexed citations
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Bensyl, Diana M., Yelena Gorina, Sara Hersey, et al.. (2021). Finding the graves: SLED Family Reunification Program. Annals of Epidemiology. 64. 15–22. 2 indexed citations
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Alpren, Charles, Sarah D. Bennett, Yelena Gorina, et al.. (2021). Building the Sierra Leone Ebola Database: organization and characteristics of data systematically collected during 2014–2015 Ebola epidemic. Annals of Epidemiology. 60. 35–44. 3 indexed citations
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Sengeh, Paul, Mohammad B. Jalloh, Thomas Samba, et al.. (2020). Community knowledge, perceptions and practices around COVID-19 in Sierra Leone: a nationwide, cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open. 10(9). e040328–e040328. 36 indexed citations
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Brima, Nataliya, et al.. (2019). Evaluation of the Krio Language Version of the London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy in Western Area, Sierra Leone.. PubMed. 23(4). 81–91. 6 indexed citations
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Stringer, Beverley, et al.. (2018). ‘When Ebola enters a home, a family, a community’: A qualitative study of population perspectives on Ebola control measures in rural and urban areas of Sierra Leone. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 12(6). e0006461–e0006461. 21 indexed citations
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Samba, Thomas, et al.. (2017). Non-communicable diseases in the Western Area District, Sierra Leone, before and during the Ebola outbreak. Public Health Action. 7(Supplement 1). S16–S21. 7 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiaojin, Thomas Samba, Yin Wenwu, et al.. (2017). Impact of the Ebola outbreak on routine immunization in western area, Sierra Leone - a field survey from an Ebola epidemic area. BMC Public Health. 17(1). 363–363. 37 indexed citations
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Olu, Olushayo Oluseun, et al.. (2016). Contact Tracing during an Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in the Western Area Districts of Sierra Leone: Lessons for Future Ebola Outbreak Response. Frontiers in Public Health. 4. 130–130. 37 indexed citations
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Huo, Xiang, Guoqing Shi, Xinxu Li, et al.. (2016). Knowledge and attitudes about Ebola vaccine among the general population in Sierra Leone. Vaccine. 34(15). 1767–1772. 25 indexed citations
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Jiang, Hai, Guoqing Shi, Wenxiao Tu, et al.. (2016). Rapid assessment of knowledge, attitudes, practices, and risk perception related to the prevention and control of Ebola virus disease in three communities of Sierra Leone. Infectious Diseases of Poverty. 5(1). 53–53. 25 indexed citations
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Sesay, Fatmata, et al.. (2014). High coverage of vitamin A supplementation and measles vaccination during an integrated Maternal and Child Health Week in Sierra Leone. International Health. 7(1). 26–31. 13 indexed citations

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