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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 45 3739 3446 33 32 137 19037

Osman Sankoh publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Osman Sankoh between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Osman Sankoh published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 4.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2017. 10 of the 157 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2017. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 1 publication 2009: 2 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 4 publications
1993 2025

157 publications in total across all disciplines

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Osman Sankoh: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 2
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 1
2002 1
2003 1
2004 0
2005 2
2006 4
2007 1
2008 1
2009 2
2010 8
2011 4
2012 6
2013 10
2014 17
2015 9
2016 12
2017 23
2018 9
2019 5
2020 8
2021 9
2022 6
2023 5
2024 6
2025 4
Total 157
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Osman Sankoh 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 Osman Sankoh sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 134–143 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 137 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434 137
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Osman Sankoh 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 Osman Sankoh sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 45 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260 45
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Osman Sankoh is affiliated with the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with 38 publications in this field. They have contributed extensively to subfields including Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions, Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Modeling and Simulation.

Their work addresses key topics such as Global Maternal and Child Health, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, Global Health Care Issues, and Malaria Research and Control.

Osman Sankoh has published research papers in a variety of scientific journals, frequently appearing in venues such as The Lancet Global Health, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), The Lancet, Global Health Action, and World Journal of Surgery.

Some recent notable papers include:

  • The Lancet NCDI Poverty Commission: bridging a gap in universal health coverage for the poorest billion (2020, The Lancet)
  • Community-based antibiotic access and use in six low-income and middle-income countries: a mixed-method approach (2021, The Lancet Global Health)
  • Short- and long-read metagenomics of urban and rural South African gut microbiomes reveal a transitional composition and undescribed taxa (2022, Nature Communications)
  • Public health-relevant consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on malaria in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review (2021, Malaria Journal)
  • SARS-CoV-2 antibody prevalence in Sierra Leone, March 2021: a cross-sectional, nationally representative, age-stratified serosurvey (2021, BMJ Global Health)

Collaborations form a significant part of Sankoh's research activities. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Alex J. van Duinen
  • Håkon A. Bolkan
  • Martin P. Grobusch
  • Stephen Tollman
  • Karel C. Lindenbergh

This network indicates an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach across multiple research projects and health topics.

Best Publications

  • The global distribution and burden of dengue

    Samir Bhatt;Peter W. Gething;Oliver J. Brady;Jane P. Messina

  • Research capacity. Enabling the genomic revolution in Africa

    Charles Rotimi;Akin Abayomi;Alash'le Abimiku;Victoria May Adabayeri

  • The INDEPTH Network: filling vital gaps in global epidemiology

    Osman Sankoh;Peter Byass

  • The Lancet NCDI Poverty Commission: bridging a gap in universal health coverage for the poorest billion

    Gene Bukhman;Ana O Mocumbi;Rifat Atun;Anne E Becker

  • Community-based antibiotic access and use in six low-income and middle-income countries: a mixed-method approach.

    Nga T T Do;Huong T L Vu;Chuc T K Nguyen;Sureeporn Punpuing

  • Strengthening standardised interpretation of verbal autopsy data: the new InterVA-4 tool

    Peter Byass;Daniel Chandramohan;Samuel J. Clark;Lucia D'Ambruoso

  • Ageing and adult health status in eight lower-income countries: the INDEPTH WHO-SAGE collaboration

    Paul Kowal;Kathleen Kahn;Nawi Ng;Nirmala Naidoo

  • Sample registration of vital events with verbal autopsy: a renewed commitment to measuring and monitoring vital statistics

    Philip W. Setel;Osman Sankoh;Chalapati Rao;Victoria A. Velkoff

  • Mental health in Africa.

    Osman Sankoh;Osman Sankoh;Stephen Sevalie;Mark Weston

  • H3Africa AWI-Gen Collaborative Centre: a resource to study the interplay between genomic and environmental risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases in four sub-Saharan African countries.

    M Ramsay;N Crowther;E Tambo;G Agongo

  • Health and demographic surveillance systems: a step towards full civil registration and vital statistics system in sub-Sahara Africa?

    Yazoume Ye;Marilyn Wamukoya;Alex Ezeh;Alex Ezeh;Jacques B O Emina

  • Setting international standards for verbal autopsy

    Frank Baiden;Ayaga Bawah;Sidu Biai;Fred Binka

  • Regional and Sex Differences in the Prevalence and Awareness of Hypertension: An H3Africa AWI-Gen Study Across 6 Sites in Sub-Saharan Africa

    F Xavier Gómez-Olivé;Stuart A Ali;Felix Made;Catherine Kyobutungi

  • Revising the WHO verbal autopsy instrument to facilitate routine cause-of-death monitoring

    Jordana Leitao;Daniel Chandramohan;Peter Byass;Robert Jakob

  • Reflections on the global burden of disease 2010 estimates.

    Peter Byass;Peter Byass;Maximilian de Courten;Wendy J. Graham;Lucie Laflamme

  • Research capacity building—obligations for global health partners

    David Beran;Peter Byass;Aiah Gbakima;Kathleen Kahn

  • Clustering of childhood mortality in rural Burkina Faso

    Osman A Sankoh;Yazoumé Yé;Rainer Sauerborn;Olaf Müller

  • Genomic and environmental risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases in Africa: methods used for Phase 1 of the AWI-Gen population cross-sectional study

    Ali Sa;Soo C;Agongo G;Alberts M

  • Local, national, and regional viral haemorrhagic fever pandemic potential in Africa: a multistage analysis

    David M Pigott;Aniruddha Deshpande;Ian Letourneau;Chloe Morozoff

  • Good collaborative practice: reforming capacity building governance of international health research partnerships

    Claire Leonie Ward;David Shaw;Dominique Sprumont;Osman Sankoh

  • Dengue expansion in Africa-not recognized or not happening?

    Thomas Jaenisch;Thomas Junghanss;Bridget Wills;Oliver J. Brady

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Byass
Peter Byass Umeå University
Stephen Tollman
Stephen Tollman University of the Witwatersrand
Kathleen Kahn
Kathleen Kahn University of the Witwatersrand
Catherine Kyobutungi
Catherine Kyobutungi Heidelberg University
Michèle Ramsay
Michèle Ramsay University of the Witwatersrand
Marcel Tanner
Marcel Tanner Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Alex Ezeh
Alex Ezeh Drexel University
Mark A. Collinson
Mark A. Collinson University of the Witwatersrand
Abbas Bhuiya
Abbas Bhuiya International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
Heiman F. L. Wertheim
Heiman F. L. Wertheim Radboud University

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