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Shane A. Norris · Sankore

South African Medical Research Council

Shane A. Norris

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ORCID 0000-0001-7124-3788

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Publications

193

Citations

2,316

h-index

26

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

i10-index

67

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University of the Witwatersrand15 works
South African Medical Research Council12 works
University of Limpopo1 works

Publications

12 works in the graph, newest first.

Expanding the human gut microbiome atlas of Africa
2025NatureJournalOpen access68 citations10.1038/s41586-024-08485-8
Incident type 2 diabetes and its risk factors in men and women aged 40–60 years from four sub-Saharan African countries: results from the AWI-Gen study
2025The Lancet Global HealthJournalOpen access13 citations10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00520-5
Obesity phenotypes and dyslipidemia in adults from four African countries: An H3Africa AWI-Gen study
2025PLoS ONEJournalOpen access3 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0316527
Cohort Profile: Africa Wits-INDEPTH partnership for Genomic studies (AWI-Gen) in four sub-Saharan African countries
2024International Journal of EpidemiologyJournalOpen access9 citations10.1093/ije/dyae173

Genome-wide association study meta-analysis of blood pressure traits and hypertension in sub-Saharan African populations: an AWI-Gen study

2023Nature CommunicationsJournalOpen access32 citations10.1038/s41467-023-44079-0

Identifying the prevalence and correlates of multimorbidity in middle-aged men and women: a cross-sectional population-based study in four African countries

2023BMJ OpenJournalOpen access27 citations10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067788

Diabetes care cascade and associated factors in 10 700 middle-aged adults in four sub-Saharan African countries: a cross-sectional study

2023BMJ OpenJournalOpen access25 citations10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069193

Men’s motivations, barriers to and aspirations for their families’ health in the first 1000 days in sub-Saharan Africa: a secondary qualitative analysis

2023BMJ Nutrition Prevention & HealthJournalOpen access12 citations10.1136/bmjnph-2022-000423

Physical Activity and Its Association With Body Mass Index: A Cross-Sectional Analysis in Middle-Aged Adults From 4 Sub-Saharan African Countries

2023Journal of Physical Activity and HealthJournalOpen access7 citations10.1123/jpah.2022-0539

Short- and long-read metagenomics of urban and rural South African gut microbiomes reveal a transitional composition and undescribed taxa

2022Nature CommunicationsJournalOpen access93 citations10.1038/s41467-021-27917-x

Meta-analysis of sub-Saharan African studies provides insights into genetic architecture of lipid traits

2022Nature CommunicationsJournalOpen access55 citations10.1038/s41467-022-30098-w

Carotid Atherosclerosis, Microalbuminuria, and Estimated 10-Year Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Sub-Saharan Africa

2022JAMA Network OpenJournalOpen access24 citations10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.7559