Bakalilu Kijera

University of Ghana

Also at Ministry of Health and Social Welfarefrom their recent papers

Epidemiologist, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, since 2024per ORCID

Publishing since 2026

Health
Immunology
Infectious Diseases
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Epidemiology

Publications: 82026
Citations: 1to those papers
h-index: 1i10-index 0
Field-weighted impact: 1.191.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 13%1 of 8 scored papers
Open access: 100%8 papers free to read

By year

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

Health338%
Immunology338%
Infectious Diseases225%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health2

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Epidemiologist, Expanded Program on ImmunizationMinistry of Health and Social Welfaresince 2024

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

8 in all

Factors associated with uptake of second year of life vaccines among children 24–35 months in Western Region One, The Gambia
2026BMC Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1186/s12889-026-26729-2
Acute flaccid paralysis surveillance system evaluation, Ho Municipality, Volta Region, Ghana
2026

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine113%

General Health Professions113%

Health Information Management113%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Immune responses and vaccinations3
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy3
Global Maternal and Child Health2
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research2
Bacterial Infections and Vaccines1
Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues1
Child Nutrition and Water Access1
Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes1
Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology1
COVID-19 and healthcare impacts1
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies1
Dialysis and Renal Disease Management1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

63% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1223344Home

Most frequent partner countries

Gambia5
Uganda3
United Kingdom1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Ministry of Health and Social WelfareGM6 papers
University of the GambiaGM4 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH3 papers
African Field Epidemiology NetworkUG3 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB1 paper
MRC Unit the GambiaGM1 paper
Government of The GambiaGM1 paper
Edward Francis Small Teaching HospitalGM1 paper

Where they publish

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health5
BMC Infectious Diseases1
BMC Public Health1
PLoS ONE1

How it can be read

100% free to read

Diamond 5 · 63%Free to read and to publish
Gold 3 · 38%In an open-access journal

Who funds it

2 of 8 papers name a funder

World Health Organization2
UNICEF1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being4
1No poverty1
2Zero hunger1

Most cited

Factors associated with uptake of second year of life vaccines among children 24–35 months in Western Region One, The Gambia
BMC Public Health
20261 citationWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Acute flaccid paralysis surveillance system evaluation, Ho Municipality, Volta Region, Ghana
Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health1
20260 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Epidemiology of acute and chronic kidney diseases among outpatients in Ho Municipality, Ghana, 2022
Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health3
20260 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Suboptimal vaccination and diagnostic bottlenecks fuel persistent measles transmission in The Gambia: An 11-year retrospective study
Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health3
20260 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Factors associated with recovery among children treated for severe acute malnutrition in Jarra East District, The Gambia, 2020–2024
Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health2
20260 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health

Epidemiology of acute and chronic kidney diseases among outpatients in Ho Municipality, Ghana, 2022

2026Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.37432/jieph-d-25-00096

Evaluation of neonatal mortality surveillance system, Lower River Region, The Gambia, 2020-2024

2026Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.37432/jieph-d-26-00051