Yukiko Wagatsuma

University of Ghana

Professor, University of Tsukuba, since 2005per ORCID
University of Tsukubaper ORCID

Publishing since 1998, latest 2021

Parasitology
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Nutrition and Dietetics
Ecology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Epidemiology

Publications: 141998–2021
Citations: 438to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 9
Field-weighted impact: 1.061.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 14%2 of 14 scored papers
Open access: 21%3 papers free to read

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, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of Tsukubasince 2005
University of Tsukuba

On their papers

Publications

14 in all

Handgrip strength as a simple measure for screening prediabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus risk among adults in Malawi: A cross‐sectional study
2021Tropical Medicine & International HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author8 citations10.1111/tmi.13694
Risks of Anaemia Among Pre-School Children Following Maternal Nutrition Education and Counselling in Urban Informal Settlements of Nairobi, Kenya

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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

Parasitology750%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health643%
Nutrition and Dietetics536%
Ecology429%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health429%
Epidemiology321%
General Health Professions214%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism17%
Health Information Management17%
Hematology17%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Parasites and Host Interactions7
Child Nutrition and Water Access5
Global Maternal and Child Health5
Parasite Biology and Host Interactions4
Breastfeeding Practices and Influences2
Zoonotic diseases and public health2
Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases1
Birth, Development, and Health1
Child and Adolescent Health1
Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins1
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations1
Gestational Diabetes Research and Management1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

86% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Japan11
United States6
United Kingdom5
Kenya5
Bangladesh2
Canada1
Switzerland1
Gambia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of TsukubaJP7 papers
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH5 papers
Johns Hopkins UniversityUS4 papers
The University of TokyoJP4 papers
African Population and Health Research CenterKE4 papers
Wellcome TrustGB3 papers
University of NairobiKE3 papers
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease ResearchBD2 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB2 papers
Nutrition InternationalCA1 paper

Where they publish

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene3
Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease2
Parasitology International2
Acta Tropica1
Community Health Equity Research & Policy1
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger5
3Good health and well-being4
4Quality education2
6Clean water and sanitation1

Most cited

THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS AND ASYMPTOMATIC LEISHMANIAL INFECTION IN A HIGHLY ENDEMIC BANGLADESHI VILLAGE
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2007129 citationsWorld top 10%
Resolution and Resurgence ofSchistosoma haematobium–induced Pathology After Community‐based Chemotherapy in Ghana, as Detected by Ultrasound
The Journal of Infectious Diseases3
199965 citations
Determinants of low birth weight in the context of maternal nutrition education in urban informal settlements, Kenya
Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Community Health Equity Research & Policy

Determinants of low birth weight in the context of maternal nutrition education in urban informal settlements, Kenya

2018Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and DiseaseJournalOpen accessSenior author53 citations10.1017/s2040174418000715

Disproportionate early fetal growth predicts postnatal thymic size in humans

2013Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and DiseaseJournal6 citations10.1017/s2040174413000044

Public Health Nutrition1

How it can be read

21% free to read

Bronze 2 · 14%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 7%A copy in a repository
Closed 11 · 79%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

4 of 14 papers name a funder

Wellcome Trust2
African Population and Health Research Center1
Drexel University1
Global Infectious Diseases Institute, University of Virginia1
Loughborough University1
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases1
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases1
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana1

201853 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green

URINARY TRACT PATHOLOGY ATTRIBUTED TO SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM: DOES PARASITE GENETICS PLAY A ROLE?

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene3

200341 citations