Nadia A. Sam‐Agudu

University of Cape Coast

Also at University of Minnesota and Institute of Human Virologyfrom their recent papers

Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Minnesota, since 2023per ORCID
Institute of Human Virology, since 2010per ORCID

Publishing since 2008, latest 2026

Infectious Diseases
General Health Professions
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Epidemiology
Virology

Publications: 1572008–2026
Citations: 5,262to those papers
h-index: 37i10-index 88
Field-weighted impact: 4.311.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 40%63 of 156 scored papers
Open access: 87%137 papers free to read

22 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, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of PediatricsUniversity of Minnesotasince 2023
International Research Center of ExcellenceInstitute of Human Virologysince 2010

On their papers

Publications

157 in all

Correlates of intimate partner violence among HIV-positive women in southwest Nigeria
2015The Lancet Global HealthJournalOpen access13 citations10.1016/s2214-109x(15)70142-7
Engaging mentor mothers in a PMTCT intervention program in rural North-Central Nigeria
2015Annals of Global Health

samag001@umn.eduPublic on their ORCID record

nsamagudu@ihvnigeria.orgPublic on their ORCID record

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Citations received each year

Peerford

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Infectious Diseases7850%
General Health Professions6441%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3925%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health2918%
Epidemiology2013%
Virology1811%
Speech and Hearing128%
Sociology and Political Science117%
Periodontics106%
Emergency Medicine96%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions57
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health44
Global Maternal and Child Health26
HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment11
Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare10
Dental Health and Care Utilization10
Poxvirus research and outbreaks10
Global Health and Surgery9
Health Policy Implementation Science8
HIV Research and Treatment8
HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations8
COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction7

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-written67913161845Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States151
Nigeria151
South Africa45
United Kingdom41
Belgium18
Congo (DRC)18
Canada16
Switzerland15

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Institute of Human VirologyNG150 papers
University of Maryland, BaltimoreUS107 papers
University of MinnesotaUS48 papers
Stellenbosch UniversityZA31 papers
Johns Hopkins UniversityUS28 papers
University of PittsburghUS27 papers
Obafemi Awolowo UniversityNG25 papers
University College LondonGB19 papers
University of IbadanNG18 papers
UCL Biomedical Research CentreGB15 papers

Where they publish

PLoS ONE12
Annals of Global Health11
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes10
Clinical Infectious Diseases8
The Lancet Global Health8
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene6

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being68
5Gender equality17
1No poverty11
17Partnerships for the goals7
2Zero hunger3
10Reduced inequalities3
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure2
13

Most cited

Global Tuberculosis Report 2020 – Reflections on the Global TB burden, treatment and prevention efforts
International Journal of Infectious Diseases1
20211,143 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Sustained human outbreak of a new MPXV clade I lineage in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nature Medicine
2024385 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

Federal Ministry of Health

Every institution they have given on a paper.

The Impact of Mentor Mother Programs on PMTCT Service Uptake and Retention-in-Care at Primary Health Care Facilities in Nigeria

2014JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency SyndromesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding64 citations10.1097/qai.0000000000000331

TLR9 Polymorphisms Are Associated with Altered IFN-γ Levels in Children with Cerebral Malaria

2010American Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournalOpen accessFirst author62 citations10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0467

How it can be read

87% free to read

Diamond 3 · 2%Free to read and to publish
Gold 91 · 58%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 23 · 15%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 8 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Green 12 · 8%A copy in a repository
Closed 20 · 13%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

96 of 157 papers name a funder

National Institutes of Health40
Fogarty International Center39
World Health Organization27
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development22
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases21
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development19
Global Affairs Canada14
National Institute for Health and Care Research13

16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Journal of the International AIDS Society17

2017198 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine for the Prevention or Treatment of COVID-19 in Africa: Caution for Inappropriate Off-label Use in Healthcare Settings

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

2020147 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze

Addressing challenges to rolling out COVID-19 vaccines in African countries

The Lancet Global Health1

2021142 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold