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University of Ibadan

Rufus Akinyemi

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ORCID 0000-0001-5286-428X

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Publications

192

Citations

3,974

h-index

21

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38

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University of Ibadan76 works

University College Hospital, Ibadan15 works

Federal Medical Centre12 works

Federal Medical Centre3 works

Babcock University1 works

Lead City University1 works

Osun State University1 works

Publications

76 works in the graph, newest first.

Recruiting and retaining persons with suspected Alzheimer's disease and related dementias for genetic studies in selected African countries: Lived realities of researchers
2026Journal of Alzheimer s DiseaseJournalSenior authorCorresponding1 citations10.1177/13872877261416066
Disrupted lipid homeostasis as a pathogenic mechanism in ABCA7 ‐associated Alzheimer's disease risk
2026Alzheimer s & DementiaJournalOpen access0 citations10.1002/alz.71312
Genetic correlation analysis of Alzheimer's disease and stroke implicates PHLPP1 as a shared locus in individuals of African ancestry
2026Alzheimer s & DementiaJournalOpen access0 citations10.1002/alz.71433
Harnessing data science to control non-communicable diseases in Africa: a systematic review and gap analysis
2026Communications MedicineJournalOpen access0 citations10.1038/s43856-025-01272-0

Developing a strategic action plan for reducing the burden of stroke in Africa: report of the first African Stroke Leaders' Summit

2025Frontiers in StrokeJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.3389/fstro.2025.1555554

Developing biobanking processes for Alzheimer's disease and related dementia research in Africa: Experience from the Recruitment and Retention for Alzheimer's Disease Diversity in the Alzheimer's Disease Sequencing Project (READD‐ADSP)

2025Alzheimer s & DementiaJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding4 citations10.1002/alz.70559

The role of community advisory boards in enhancing recruitment and retention in Alzheimer's disease and related dementia research in Africa: Experience from the READD‐ADSP study

2025Alzheimer s & DementiaJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding3 citations10.1002/alz.70529

ABCA7 deletion lowers age at onset of Alzheimer's disease and interacts with APOE ε4 synergistically in African‐ancestry populations

2025Alzheimer s & DementiaJournalOpen access3 citations10.1002/alz.70583

Predicting stroke with machine learning techniques in a sub-Saharan African population

2025Neuroscience InformaticsJournalOpen access4 citations10.1016/j.neuri.2025.100216

Research participants’ perception of ethical issues in stroke genomics and neurobiobanking research in Africa

2025PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0292906

Growing Data science Research in Africa to Stimulate Progress (GRASP) program: Rationale and overview

2025Equity NeuroscienceJournalOpen access1 citations10.1016/j.neuros.2025.100003

African stroke organization conference 2024: Strategies in reducing the burden of stroke

2025Equity NeuroscienceJournalOpen access1 citations10.1016/j.neuros.2025.100006

Recruitment and Retention for Alzheimer's Disease Diversity Genetic Cohorts in the ADSP (READD‐ADSP): A global effort to identify genetic factors in Alzheimer's disease

2025Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical InterventionsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citations10.1002/trc2.70148

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and severity of intracerebral hemorrhage: Insights from the SIREN study

2025Journal of the Neurological SciencesJournalOpen access1 citations10.1016/j.jns.2025.123555

Low vegetable consumption doubles the odds of stroke among people with hypertension: Findings from the SIREN Study in West Africa

2025International Journal of StrokeJournal1 citations10.1177/17474930251349474

Antecedent sedative use is independently associated with stroke occurrence among west Africans: Evidence from the SIREN case-control study

2025eNeurologicalSciJournalOpen access0 citations10.1016/j.ensci.2025.100573

Communicating the ethical, legal, and social issues in neurobiobanking and stroke genomic research in Africa: Project intervention tools development and evaluation procedures

2025Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular DiseasesJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2025.108378

Inflammatory markers are associated with ischaemic stroke among indigenous Africans: The siren study

2025AtherosclerosisJournalOpen access0 citations10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2025.120157

Influence of Ancestral and Geographic Factors on Intracerebral Hemorrhage Risks Among Africans and Americans

2025StrokeJournal0 citations10.1161/strokeaha.125.051911

Law Versus What People Want: Stroke Neurobiobanking and Genomics Research in Nigeria and Ghana

2025Journal of African LawJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1017/s0021855325100685

Exploration of Social Engagement as a Risk Factor for Alzheimer's Disease among Indigenous Africans

2025Alzheimer s & DementiaJournalOpen access0 citations10.1002/alz70860_106892

Regional Disparities in Educational Attainment and Its Impact on Cognitive Health in Western and Eastern Africa

2025Alzheimer s & DementiaJournalOpen access0 citations10.1002/alz70860_107528

Risk factors for dementia among indigenous africans: Data from the recruitment and retention for Alzheimer'S Disease diversity genetic cohorts in the ADSP (READD‐ADSP) study

2025Alzheimer s & DementiaJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1002/alz70860_107688

Genetic covariance analysis of Alzheimer's disease and stroke implicates PHLPP1 as a shared locus in individuals of African ancestry

2025Alzheimer s & DementiaJournalOpen access0 citations10.1002/alz70855_107411

Increasing genetic representation globally to advance Alzheimer's disease solutions for all

2025Alzheimer s & DementiaJournalOpen access0 citations10.1002/alz70855_106725

Improving Genotype Imputation of African‐derived Genetic Variants in Studies of Alzheimer's Disease

2025Alzheimer s & DementiaJournalOpen access0 citations10.1002/alz70855_106790

Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia as a Clinical Indicator of Disease Severity and Memory Decline in African Populations: Data from the READD–ADSP Project

2025Alzheimer s & DementiaJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1002/alz70857_106579

Alzheimer's disease plasma biomarkers in a global cohort: experience from the DAWN study

2025Alzheimer s & DementiaJournalOpen access0 citations10.1002/alz70856_105522

The 2022 symposium on dementia and brain aging in low‐ and middle‐income countries: Highlights on research, diagnosis, care, and impact

2024Alzheimer s & DementiaJournalOpen access91 citations10.1002/alz.13836

Novel functional insights into ischemic stroke biology provided by the first genome-wide association study of stroke in indigenous Africans

2024Genome MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst author21 citations10.1186/s13073-023-01273-5

Core outcome sets for trials of interventions to prevent and to treat multimorbidity in adults in low and middle-income countries: the COSMOS study

2024BMJ Global HealthJournalOpen access10 citations10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015120

Towards improving stroke services in Africa: Results from the Africa-UK Stroke Partnership [AUKSP] surveys

2024Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular DiseasesJournalOpen accessSenior author9 citations10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2024.107891

Dietary patterns associated with hypertension among stroke-free indigenous Africans: insights from the Stroke Investigative Research and Educational Network study

2024Journal of HypertensionJournalOpen access5 citations10.1097/hjh.0000000000003662

Factors associated with frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption among selected sub-Saharan African populations: evidence from the Cardiovascular H3Africa Innovation Resource Project

2024International Journal of EpidemiologyJournalOpen access9 citations10.1093/ije/dyad171

Stroke occurrence by hypertension treatment status in Ghana and Nigeria: A case-control study

2024Journal of the Neurological SciencesJournalOpen access5 citations10.1016/j.jns.2024.122968

ACHIEVE conference proceedings: implementing action plans to reduce and control hypertension burden in Africa

2024Journal of Human HypertensionJournalOpen access4 citations10.1038/s41371-024-00903-8

Genetic architecture of Alzheimer’s disease in a West African Cohort: Insights from the READD ‐ ADSP

2024Alzheimer s & DementiaJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.1002/alz.093308

Challenges of Recruiting Persons with Alzheimer’s Dementia (AD) for Genetic Studies in Selected African Countries on the African Dementia Consortium (AfDC)

2024Alzheimer s & DementiaJournalOpen access1 citations10.1002/alz.090911

Harmonisation of neuropsychological assessment for Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis across diverse African settings: A Pilot Study from the African Dementia Consortium (AfDC)

2024Alzheimer s & DementiaJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citations10.1002/alz.093348

Association between alcohol consumption and stroke in Nigeria and Ghana: A case–control study

2024International Journal of StrokeJournalOpen access1 citations10.1177/17474930241308458

The African Stroke Organization Conference 2023

2024The Lancet NeurologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.1016/s1474-4422(24)00139-x

Biobanking and Collaborative Multicenter AD Research in Africa: Preliminary Experience from the Recruitment and Retention for Alzheimer’s Disease Diversity Genetic Cohorts in the Alzheimer’s Disease Sequencing Project

2024Alzheimer s & DementiaJournalOpen access0 citations10.1002/alz.086610

Enhancing Community Engagement for Dementia Research in Africa: The Integral role of Community Advisory Boards in Recruitment and Retention

2024Alzheimer s & DementiaJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1002/alz.089311

Media Contribution to Dementia Awareness in Recruitment and Retention of Alzheimer’s Disease Diversity Genetic Cohorts‐ Alzheimer’s disease Sequencing Project in Africa

2024Alzheimer s & DementiaJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1002/alz.094320

Media Contribution to Dementia Awareness in Recruitment and Retention of Alzheimer’s Disease Diversity Genetic Cohorts‐ Alzheimer’s disease Sequencing Project in Africa

2024Alzheimer s & DementiaJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1002/alz.091991

Global synergistic actions to improve brain health for human development

2023Nature Reviews NeurologyJournalOpen access121 citations10.1038/s41582-023-00808-z

Patient-level and system-level determinants of stroke fatality across 16 large hospitals in Ghana and Nigeria: a prospective cohort study

2023The Lancet Global HealthJournalOpen access35 citations10.1016/s2214-109x(23)00038-4

The Nairobi Declaration—Reducing the burden of dementia in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs): Declaration of the 2022 Symposium on Dementia and Brain Aging in LMICs

2023Alzheimer s & DementiaJournalOpen access31 citations10.1002/alz.13025

Effect of an Educational Intervention for Primary Stroke Risk Reduction in Ghana and Nigeria: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

2023StrokeJournalOpen access18 citations10.1161/strokeaha.123.042618

African Control of Hypertension through Innovative Epidemiology and a Vibrant Ecosystem (ACHIEVE): novel strategies for accelerating hypertension control in Africa

2023Journal of Human HypertensionJournal17 citations10.1038/s41371-023-00828-8

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