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Khadeejah Liman Hamza · Peerford

Ahmadu Bello University / Scholars

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Khadeejah Liman Hamza

Ahmadu Bello University

Publishing since 2018, latest 2026

General Health Professions
Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology
Modeling and Simulation
Nutrition and Dietetics
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

ORCID 0000-0003-0811-2982
Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 132018–2026
Citations: 79to those papers
h-index: 4i10-index 3
Field-weighted impact: 1.471.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 8%1 of 13 scored papers
Open access: 85%11 papers free to read

8 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

Citations received each year

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What they work on

Publications

13 in all

Newest Most cited Oldest Title

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Dietary Diversity and Associated Factors among Women of Reproductive Age in Jaja, A Rural Community in Kaduna State, Nigeria.
2026PubMedJournalFirst author0 citations
Prevalence and factors associated with substance abuse among adolescents in public and private secondary schools in Katsina State, Nigeria
2025BMC Public HealthJournalOpen access10 citations

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From the classification of each paper

Subfields

General Health Professions431%
Infectious Diseases431%
Epidemiology323%
Modeling and Simulation215%
Nutrition and Dietetics215%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology18%
Clinical Biochemistry18%
Clinical Psychology18%
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine18%
Emergency Medical Services18%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Diverse Scientific Research Studies3
Child Nutrition and Water Access2
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies2
COVID-19 epidemiological studies2
SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing2
Adolescent Health and Behaviors1
Antibiotic Use and Resistance1
Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing1
Blood donation and transfusion practices1
Climate Change and Health Impacts1
COVID-19 and healthcare impacts1
COVID-19 and Mental Health1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

31% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122223Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom3
Sweden3
United States2
South Africa2
Ethiopia1
Switzerland1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kaduna State UniversityNG6 papers
African Field Epidemiology NetworkNG5 papers
Ahmadu Bello University Teaching HospitalNG4 papers
National Agency for the Control of AIDSNG4 papers
Karolinska InstitutetSE3 papers
World Health Organization - NigeriaNG3 papers
Usmanu Danfodiyo UniversityNG3 papers
University College Hospital, IbadanNG3 papers
University of Abuja Teaching HospitalNG3 papers
Nigeria Centre for Disease ControlNG3 papers

Where they publish

PubMed4
International Journal of Infectious Diseases2
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine1
BMC Public Health1
BMJ Global Health1
BMJ Open1
Malaria Journal1
PLOS Global Public Health1

How it can be read

85% free to read

Diamond 1 · 8%Free to read and to publish
Gold 8 · 62%In an open-access journal
Green 2 · 15%A copy in a repository
Closed 2 · 15%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

3 of 13 papers name a funder

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being3
2Zero hunger1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
13Climate action1

Most cited

Epidemiological comparison of the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, February 2020–April 2021
BMJ Global Health3
202137 citationsOpen access · Gold
COVID-19 mortality rate and its associated factors during the first and second waves in Nigeria
PLOS Global Public Health3
202212 citationsOpen access · Gold
Prevalence and factors associated with substance abuse among adolescents in public and private secondary schools in Katsina State, Nigeria
BMC Public Health3
202510 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Assessing the capacity of symptom scores to predict COVID-19 positivity in Nigeria: a national derivation and validation cohort study
BMJ Open
20216 citationsOpen access · Gold
Floods in Sub-Saharan Africa; Causes, Determinants and Health Consequences
PubMed1113
20244 citationsOpen access · Green

10.1186/s12889-025-21739-y

Floods in Sub-Saharan Africa; Causes, Determinants and Health Consequences

2024PubMedJournalOpen access4 citations10.60787/nmj-64-1-150

Depressive symptoms and determinants among people who inject drugs in Kaduna State, Nigeria

2024African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family MedicineJournalOpen access1 citation10.4102/phcfm.v16i1.4639

EFFECT OF ELECTRONIC SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE REMINDERS ON MEDICATION ADHERENCE AMONG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS IN KATSINA STATE: A QUASIEXPERIMENTAL STUDY.

2024PubMedJournal0 citations

COVID-19 mortality rate and its associated factors during the first and second waves in Nigeria

2022PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen access12 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0000169

Epidemiological comparison of the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, February 2020–April 2021

2021BMJ Global HealthJournalOpen access37 citations10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007076

Assessing the capacity of symptom scores to predict COVID-19 positivity in Nigeria: a national derivation and validation cohort study

2021BMJ OpenJournalOpen access6 citations10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049699

KNOWLEDGE, RISK PERCEPTION AND PREVENTIVE PRACTICES OF COVID-19 AMONG STAFF OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA.

2021PubMedJournalOpen access1 citation

Use of long-lasting insecticidal nets among women attending antenatal clinic at a tertiary hospital in Bayelsa State, Nigeria 2019

2020Malaria JournalJournalOpen access4 citations10.1186/s12936-020-03531-y

Antimicrobial stewardship: Perception and familiarity of future prescribers in a tertiary health institution in Northern Nigeria

2020Sahel Medical JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.4103/smj.smj_62_18

Use of malaria preventive measures among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at Federal Medical Center, Yenagoa

2020International Journal of Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen access0 citations10.1016/j.ijid.2020.09.864

Awareness and knowledge of Hepatitis B Virus infection among students in a tertiary institution in North Western Nigeria

2018International Journal of Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen access3 citations10.1016/j.ijid.2018.04.4239

World Health Organization

3

National Children's Research Centre1

National Institute for Health and Care Research1

University of Nottingham1