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Abdul-Aziz Seidu

Abdul-Aziz Seidu

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2025

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Rising Stars

D-Index
38
Citations
9397
World Ranking
714
National Ranking
44

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
44
Citations
13479
World Ranking
4019
National Ranking
290

Abdul-Aziz Seidu publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Abdul-Aziz Seidu sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 349 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Abdul-Aziz Seidu D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Abdul-Aziz Seidu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Abdul-Aziz Seidu is affiliated with James Cook University in Australia and has a research focus primarily within the fields of Medicine, Social Sciences, and Health Professions. Their work encompasses various subfields, including Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions, Nutrition and Dietetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Health.

The scientist's research often centers on topics such as Global Maternal and Child Health, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Healthcare Systems and Reforms, Intimate Partner and Family Violence, Global Health Care Issues, and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions.

Seidu's recent publications provide insight into their research interests and collaborations. Key papers include:

  • "Rising Above Misinformation or Fake News in Africa: Another Strategy to Control COVID-19 Spread," 2020, Frontiers in Communication
  • "Factors associated with modern contraceptive use among women with no fertility intention in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from cross-sectional surveys of 29 countries," 2021, Contraception and Reproductive Medicine
  • "Health knowledge and care seeking behaviour in resource-limited settings amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study in Ghana," 2021, PLoS ONE
  • "Dietary Diversity and Undernutrition in Children Aged 6-23 Months in Sub-Saharan Africa," 2021, Nutrients
  • "Socio-economic and demographic predictors of unmet need for contraception among young women in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from cross-sectional surveys," 2020, Reproductive Health

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several researchers, notably:

  • Bright Opoku Ahinkorah
  • Edward Kwabena Ameyaw
  • Eugene Budu
  • Richard Gyan Aboagye
  • Sanni Yaya

Seidu's work has appeared predominantly in journals such as PLoS ONE, International Health, Reproductive Health, BMC Public Health, and BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, with a significant number of publications in each venue.

Best Publications

  • Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

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  • Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Marissa B Reitsma;Parkes J Kendrick;Emad Ababneh;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Measuring routine childhood vaccination coverage in 204 countries and territories, 1980–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2020, Release 1

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  • Assessing performance of the Healthcare Access and Quality Index, overall and by select age groups, for 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

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  • Women decision-making capacity and intimate partner violence among women in sub-Saharan Africa

    Bright Opoku Ahinkorah;Kwamena Sekyi Dickson;Abdul-Aziz Seidu

  • Prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: A multi-country analysis of demographic and health surveys

    Edward Kwabena Ameyaw;Eugene Budu;Francis Sambah;Linus Baatiema

  • Factors associated with modern contraceptive use among women with no fertility intention in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from cross-sectional surveys of 29 countries.

    Bright Opoku Ahinkorah;Eugene Budu;Richard Gyan Aboagye;Ebenezer Agbaglo

  • Rising Above Misinformation or Fake News in Africa: Another Strategy to Control COVID-19 Spread

    Bright Opoku Ahinkorah;Edward Kwabena Ameyaw;John Elvis Jr. Hagan;John Elvis Jr. Hagan;Abdul-Aziz Seidu

  • Mapping subnational HIV mortality in six Latin American countries with incomplete vital registration systems

    Michael A. Cork;Nathaniel J. Henry;Nathaniel J. Henry;Stefanie Watson;Andrew J. Croneberger

  • Dietary Diversity and Undernutrition in Children Aged 6–23 Months in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Richard Gyan Aboagye;Abdul-Aziz Seidu;Abdul-Aziz Seidu;Bright Opoku Ahinkorah;Francis Arthur-Holmes

  • Health knowledge and care seeking behaviour in resource-limited settings amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study in Ghana.

    Farrukh Ishaque Saah;Hubert Amu;Abdul Aziz Seidu;Luchuo Engelbert Bain

  • Socio-economic and demographic predictors of unmet need for contraception among young women in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from cross-sectional surveys

    Bright Opoku Ahinkorah;Edward Kwabena Ameyaw;Abdul-Aziz Seidu;Abdul-Aziz Seidu

  • Women's autonomy in household decision-making and safer sex negotiation in sub-Saharan Africa: An analysis of data from 27 Demographic and Health Surveys.

    Abdul-Aziz Seidu;Abdul-Aziz Seidu;Richard Gyan Aboagye;Joshua Okyere;Wonder Agbemavi

  • Prevalence and determinants of Acute Lower Respiratory Infections among children under-five years in sub–Saharan Africa: Evidence from demographic and health surveys

    Abdul-Aziz Seidu;Kwamena Sekyi Dickson;Bright Opoku Ahinkorah;Hubert Amu;Hubert Amu

  • Birth weight and nutritional status of children under five in sub-Saharan Africa

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  • Risk factors associated with the coexistence of stunting, underweight, and wasting in children under 5 from 31 sub-Saharan African countries

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  • One country, two crises: what Covid-19 reveals about health inequalities among BAME communities in the United Kingdom and the sustainability of its health system?

    Akaninyene Otu;Akaninyene Otu;Bright Opoku Ahinkorah;Edward Kwabena Ameyaw;Abdul Aziz Seidu;Abdul Aziz Seidu

  • Spatial distribution and factors associated with modern contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in Nigeria: A multilevel analysis

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  • Drivers of desire for more children among childbearing women in sub-Saharan Africa: implications for fertility control

    Bright Opoku Ahinkorah;Abdul-Aziz Seidu;Abdul-Aziz Seidu;Ebenezer Kwesi Armah-Ansah;Eugene Budu

  • Association Between Girl-child Marriage and Intimate Partner Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa: Insights From a Multicountry Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys.

    Bright Opoku Ahinkorah;Olayinka Modupe Onayemi;Abdul-Aziz Seidu;Oluwafemi Emmanuel Awopegba

  • Trends and determinants of contraceptive use among female adolescents in Ghana: Analysis of 2003–2014 Demographic and Health Surveys

    Francis Appiah;Abdul-Aziz Seidu;Bright Opoku Ahinkorah;Linus Baatiema

  • Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of chewing tobacco use in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Parkes J Kendrick;Marissa B Reitsma;Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari;Amir Abdoli

  • Subnational mapping of HIV incidence and mortality among individuals aged 15–49 years in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–18: a modelling study

    Benn Sartorius;John D VanderHeide;Mingyou Yang;Erik A Goosmann

  • Female adolescents' reproductive health decision-making capacity and contraceptive use in sub-Saharan Africa: What does the future hold?

    Bright Opoku Ahinkorah;John Elvis Hagan;John Elvis Hagan;Abdul-Aziz Seidu;Abdul-Aziz Seidu;Francis Sambah

  • Child Marriage and Sexual Autonomy among Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from 31 Demographic and Health Surveys

    Eugene Budu;Bright Opoku Ahinkorah;Abdul-Aziz Seidu;Abdul-Aziz Seidu;John Elvis Hagan;John Elvis Hagan

  • Factors associated with food safety knowledge and practices among meat handlers in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

    Hasan Al Banna;Tasnim Rahman Disu;Satyajit Kundu;Bright Opoku Ahinkorah

  • Prevalence and correlates of truancy among in-school adolescents in Ghana: evidence from the 2012 Global School-based Student Health Survey

    Abdul-Aziz Seidu;Bright Opoku Ahinkorah;Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh;Louis Kobina Dadzie

Frequent Co-Authors

Bright Opoku Ahinkorah
Bright Opoku Ahinkorah University of New South Wales
Sanni Yaya
Sanni Yaya University of Ottawa
Thomas Schack
Thomas Schack Bielefeld University
Andrew T Olagunju
Andrew T Olagunju University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Aziz Sheikh
Aziz Sheikh University of Oxford
Shafiu Mohammed
Shafiu Mohammed Ahmadu Bello University
Amir Masoud Rahmani
Amir Masoud Rahmani National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
Sanjay Basu
Sanjay Basu Stanford University
Mihajlo Jakovljevic
Mihajlo Jakovljevic University of Kragujevac
Samath D Dharmaratne
Samath D Dharmaratne University of Peradeniya

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