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James E. San · Sankore

University of KwaZulu-Natal

James E. San

ORCID, self-asserted

ORCID 0000-0002-5736-664X

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Publications

27

Citations

1,615

h-index

12

Computed over the works the graph holds, so it is a floor rather than a career figure.

i10-index

16

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Every institution this scholar has appeared with on a work, by how many.

University of KwaZulu-Natal4 works
Stellenbosch University1 works

Publications

3 works in the graph, newest first.

Addressing pandemic-wide systematic errors in the SARS-CoV-2 phylogeny
2026Nature MethodsJournalOpen access5 citations10.1038/s41592-025-02947-1
Emergence of Omicron FN.1 a descendent of BQ.1.1 in Botswana
2024Virus EvolutionJournalOpen access3 citations10.1093/ve/veae095
The evolving SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Africa: Insights from rapidly expanding genomic surveillance
2022ScienceJournalOpen access184 citations10.1126/science.abq5358