Setor K. Kunutsor

Professor, Evelyn Wyrzykowski Research Chair in Cardiology, University of Manitoba, since 2024per ORCID

Publishing since 2010, latest 2026

Highly motivated and results-driven medically qualified chronic disease epidemiologist, health services researcher, evidence synthesis methodologist, public health academic and lecturer who believes in an evidence-based approach towards the provision of quality healthcare for all populations. From ORCID

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Physiology
Epidemiology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Publications: 322010–2026
Citations: 731to those papers
h-index: 13i10-index 14
Field-weighted impact: 2.321.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 34%11 of 32 scored papers
Open access: 72%23 papers free to read

3 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Professor, Evelyn Wyrzykowski Research Chair in Cardiology, Department of Internal MedicineUniversity of Manitobasince 2024
Associate Professor, Diabetes Researc CentreUniversity of Leicester2022–2024
Senior Lecturer, Translational Health SciencesUniversity of Bristol2021–2022
Research Fellow, Translational Health SciencesUniversity of Bristol2014–2021
Research Fellow, National Collaborating Centre for Women’s and Children’s Health,Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists2014

Publications

32 in all

Do competitive athletes with cardiovascular diseases need a dedicated sports cardiac rehabilitation clinical pathway? Towards a precision exercise medicine approach
2026European Journal of Preventive CardiologyJournal2 citations10.1093/eurjpc/zwag153
Toward Precision Cardiac Rehabilitation: Current Limitations and Future Opportunities of Omics and Artificial Intelligence
2026

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Citations received each year

Peerford

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism1134%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine928%
Infectious Diseases722%
Physiology722%
Epidemiology619%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health619%
Complementary and alternative medicine413%
General Health Professions413%
Health Information Management413%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management39%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins9
Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention6
Cardiac Health and Mental Health5
Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise5
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions5
Cardiovascular and exercise physiology4
Global Health and Epidemiology4
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health3
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies3
Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology3
Physical Activity and Health3
Coffee research and impacts2

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

97% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written23456811Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom28
Canada13
Finland11
Netherlands11
Uganda8
Ireland7
United States5
Switzerland3

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of LeicesterGB17 papers
University of ManitobaCA12 papers
University of Eastern FinlandFI11 papers
Central Finland Health Care DistrictFI9 papers
Utrecht UniversityNL7 papers
Leicester General HospitalGB7 papers
University College CorkIE7 papers
University of LeedsGB7 papers
Makerere UniversityUG7 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH7 papers

Where they publish

Figshare4
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology3
AIDS and Behavior2
European Journal of Epidemiology2
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes2
AIDS Care1
AIDS Research and Treatment

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being15
1No poverty2
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Using Mobile Phones to Improve Clinic Attendance Amongst an Antiretroviral Treatment Cohort in Rural Uganda: A Cross-sectional and Prospective Study
AIDS and Behavior3
2010127 citationsWorld top 10%
Physical activity and risk of venous thromboembolism: systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies
European Journal of Epidemiology3
201992 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

Research Fellow, Nuffield Centre for International Health and DevelopmentUniversity of Leeds2009–2011

Researcher, Research and PolicyPapworth Trust2007–2009

Data Analyst, Research and DevelopmentUK Sport2007

Clinical Researcher, Clinical ScienceNavrongo Health Research Centre2003–2005

House-Officer, Department of MedicineKorle Bu Teaching Hospital2002–2004

Education

PhD in Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Department of Public Health & Primary CareUniversity of Cambridge2011–2014
Masters in Public Health, Department of Public Health & Primary CareUniversity of Cambridge2005–2007
Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery, University of Ghana Medical SchoolUniversity of Ghana1998–2002
Bachelor of Science in Medical Sciences, Biological SciencesUniversity of Ghana1995–1998

Honours, memberships and service

Honorary Senior Lecturer, Diabetes Research CentreUniversity of Leicester2019–2032

Urine cotinine versus self-reported smoking and the risk of chronic kidney disease

2024Nephrology Dialysis TransplantationJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding10 citations10.1093/ndt/gfae054

Serum copper and the risk of cardiovascular disease death in Finnish men

2022Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular DiseasesJournalOpen access28 citations10.1016/j.numecd.2022.09.024

Television viewing and venous thrombo-embolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2021European Journal of Preventive CardiologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1093/eurjpc/zwab220

Leisure‐time cross‐country skiing is associated with lower incidence of type 2 diabetes: A prospective cohort study

2019Diabetes/Metabolism Research and ReviewsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1002/dmrr.3216

Ascertaining Baseline Levels of Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence in Uganda: A Multimethod Approach

2010JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency SyndromesJournalFirst authorCorresponding31 citations10.1097/qai.0b013e3181e255ec

BMC Family Practice1

How it can be read

72% free to read

Diamond 1 · 3%Free to read and to publish
Gold 7 · 22%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 8 · 25%Open in a subscription journal
Green 7 · 22%A copy in a repository
Closed 9 · 28%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

21 of 32 papers name a funder

National Institute for Health and Care Research9
NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre5
Department for International Development4
Department of Health and Social Care3
University of Bristol3
European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes2
Government of the United Kingdom2
Itä-Suomen Yliopisto2

201189 citationsWorld top 10%