Tom Achoki

37.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 814 citations indexed

About

Tom Achoki is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Finance and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Tom Achoki has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 814 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 11 papers in Finance and 8 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Tom Achoki's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (12 papers), Healthcare Systems and Reforms (11 papers) and Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (8 papers). Tom Achoki is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (12 papers), Healthcare Systems and Reforms (11 papers) and Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (8 papers). Tom Achoki collaborates with scholars based in United States, Kenya and Australia. Tom Achoki's co-authors include Charles Shey Wiysonge, Meredith Harris, Harvey Whiteford, Léopold Ndemnge Aminde, Katherine Sorsdahl, Holly E Erskine, Bongani M. Mayosi, André Pascal Kengne, Dan J. Stein and Fiona Charlson and has published in prestigious journals such as BMC Public Health, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and BMC Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Tom Achoki

22 papers receiving 799 citations

Hit Papers

Burden of non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300 400 500
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. Burden of non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
    2019 542 citations Hebe Gouda, Fiona Charlson et al. The Lancet 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
Tom Achoki United States 10 178 166 164 159 147 25 814
Hebe Gouda Australia 16 276 1.6× 228 1.4× 248 1.5× 213 1.3× 188 1.3× 47 1.3k
Khem Bahadur Karki Nepal 17 266 1.5× 162 1.0× 127 0.8× 196 1.2× 101 0.7× 67 967
Pamela A. Juma Kenya 19 230 1.3× 277 1.7× 274 1.7× 351 2.2× 96 0.7× 30 877
Sameh El-Saharty United States 12 115 0.6× 297 1.8× 147 0.9× 150 0.9× 84 0.6× 33 710
Patricia Soliz United States 11 137 0.8× 226 1.4× 139 0.8× 111 0.7× 88 0.6× 20 708
Kaushik Ramaiya Tanzania 20 97 0.5× 130 0.8× 172 1.0× 170 1.1× 256 1.7× 61 1.4k
Awoke Misganaw Ethiopia 14 139 0.8× 168 1.0× 308 1.9× 99 0.6× 134 0.9× 17 782
Shohreh Naderimagham Iran 20 270 1.5× 266 1.6× 79 0.5× 132 0.8× 199 1.4× 66 1.1k
Gerald Mutungi Uganda 19 208 1.2× 170 1.0× 215 1.3× 357 2.2× 213 1.4× 40 1.1k
Tim Adair Australia 19 179 1.0× 428 2.6× 361 2.2× 132 0.8× 188 1.3× 100 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Tom Achoki

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tom Achoki

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tom Achoki

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Matenga, Tulani Francis L., et al.. (2025). Drivers of illicit alcohol consumption among at-risk populations aged 15–29 years old in Zambia: a qualitative perspective. Frontiers in Public Health. 13. 1444334–1444334.
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Zulu, Richard, et al.. (2025). Illicit alcohol consumption and its associated factors among patrons in Zambia: a cross-sectional analytical study. Frontiers in Public Health. 13. 1444304–1444304. 1 indexed citations
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Fisher, Deborah A., Joel W. Grube, Marı́a Mónica Elı́as, et al.. (2024). Investigating the implementation of a novel approach to alcohol screening and brief intervention in Mexico: a mixed-methods study using pseudo-patients. Frontiers in Public Health. 12. 1416190–1416190.
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Achoki, Tom, et al.. (2024). Health system lessons from the global fund-supported procurement and supply chain investments in Zimbabwe: a mixed methods study. BMC Health Services Research. 24(1). 557–557. 1 indexed citations
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Langa, Malose, et al.. (2023). Lay counsellors’ experiences of administering the AUDIT-C as a brief screening tool in a South African township. BMC Health Services Research. 23(1). 1227–1227. 1 indexed citations
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Senkubuge, Flavia, et al.. (2023). Population health and burden of disease profile of south african women between 1990 and 2019. Population Medicine. 5(Supplement).
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Senkubuge, Flavia, et al.. (2022). Population health trends analysis and burden of disease profile observed in Sierra Leone from 1990 to 2017. BMC Public Health. 22(1). 1801–1801. 2 indexed citations
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Fisher, Deborah A., et al.. (2022). Locked Down: Economic and Health Effects of COVID-19 Response on Residents of a South African Township. Global Social Welfare. 11(4). 293–305. 2 indexed citations
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Davidson, Emma, et al.. (2020). Transformation of the Tanzania medical stores department through global fund support: an impact assessment study. BMJ Open. 10(11). e040276–e040276. 11 indexed citations
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Fell, James C., et al.. (2020). The effectiveness of alternative transportation programs in reducing impaired driving: A literature review and synthesis. Journal of Safety Research. 75. 128–139. 17 indexed citations
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Gouda, Hebe, Fiona Charlson, Katherine Sorsdahl, et al.. (2019). Burden of non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet Global Health. 7(10). e1375–e1387. 542 indexed citations breakdown →
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Achoki, Tom, et al.. (2017). Implementing Health Financing Reforms in Africa: Perspectives of Health System Stewards. Annals of Global Health. 82(5). 903–903. 4 indexed citations
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Achoki, Tom, et al.. (2017). Technical and scale efficiency in the delivery of child health services in Zambia: results from data envelopment analysis. BMJ Open. 7(1). e012321–e012321. 17 indexed citations
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Misganaw, Awoke, Tilahun Haregu, Kebede Deribe, et al.. (2017). National mortality burden due to communicable, non-communicable, and other diseases in Ethiopia, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Population Health Metrics. 15(1). 29–29. 129 indexed citations
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Achoki, Tom, Yohannes Kinfu, Felix Masiye, et al.. (2016). Health system productivity change in Zambia: A focus on the child health services. Journal of Public Health Policy. 38(1). 88–104. 3 indexed citations
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Dwyer‐Lindgren, Laura, Tom Achoki, Nancy Fullman, et al.. (2015). Benchmarking health system performance across districts in Zambia: a systematic analysis of levels and trends in key maternal and child health interventions from 1990 to 2010. BMC Medicine. 13(1). 69–69. 19 indexed citations

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