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F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé · Sankore

South African Medical Research Council

F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé

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ORCID 0000-0002-4876-0848

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Publications

115

Citations

1,319

h-index

20

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

i10-index

31

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University of the Witwatersrand26 works
Agincourt Health and Socio-Demographic Surveillance System23 works
Indepth Network4 works
South African Medical Research Council1 works
University of Nigeria1 works

Publications

24 works in the graph, newest first.

Exploring confusion with antibiotic identification at the community level in six low-and-middle-income countries across Asia and Africa
2026BMC Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s12889-026-27705-6
Expanding the human gut microbiome atlas of Africa
2025NatureJournalOpen access68 citations10.1038/s41586-024-08485-8
Advancing the course of HIV genomics research in Africa
2025BMJ Global HealthJournalOpen access1 citations10.1136/bmjgh-2025-019094
Leveraging data science to understand and address multimorbidity in sub-Saharan Africa: the MADIVA protocol
2025BMJ Health & Care InformaticsJournalOpen access2 citations10.1136/bmjhci-2024-101294
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

Assessing the durability of a cash transfer on physical intimate partner violence and sexual relationships among adolescent girls and young women in rural South Africa

2024Social Science & MedicineJournalOpen access2 citations10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116948

Understanding Household Dynamics From the Ground Up: A Longitudinal Study From a Rural South African Setting

2024DemographyJournalOpen access3 citations10.1215/00703370-11146140

Elevated stress-responsive biomarkers are associated with HIV acquisition in young women in rural South Africa

2024AIDSJournalOpen access1 citations10.1097/qad.0000000000003981

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

Development and validation of a diagnostic aid for convulsive epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa: a retrospective case-control study

2023The Lancet Digital HealthJournalOpen access20 citations10.1016/s2589-7500(22)00255-2

Forgotten but not gone in rural South Africa: Urinary schistosomiasis and implications for chronic kidney disease screening in endemic countries

2023Wellcome Open ResearchJournalOpen access12 citations10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18650.3

Is this pill an antibiotic or a painkiller? Improving the identification of oral antibiotics for better use

2023The Lancet Global HealthJournalOpen access9 citations10.1016/s2214-109x(23)00258-9

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

Relationships Between Stress-Responsive Biomarkers, ART Adherence, and Viral Suppression Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women Living With HIV in South Africa: An HPTN 068 Analysis

2023JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency SyndromesJournalOpen access6 citations10.1097/qai.0000000000003149

Forgotten but not gone in rural South Africa: Urinary schistosomiasis and implications for chronic kidney disease screening in endemic countries

2023Wellcome Open ResearchJournalOpen access2 citations10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18650.1

The Effects of Participation in an Intensive HIV Prevention Trial on Long-Term Socio-Demographic Outcomes Among Young Women in Rural South Africa

2023JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency SyndromesJournalOpen access0 citations10.1097/qai.0000000000003161

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

Genetic associations with carotid intima-media thickness link to atherosclerosis with sex-specific effects in sub-Saharan Africans

2022Nature CommunicationsJournalOpen access29 citations10.1038/s41467-022-28276-x

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and associated risk in rural South Africa: a population-based cohort study

2022Wellcome Open ResearchJournalOpen access24 citations10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18016.2

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and associated risk in rural South Africa: a population-based cohort study

2022Wellcome Open ResearchJournalOpen access6 citations10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18016.1

HIV and Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Incidence Among Adolescent Mothers in South Africa: A Longitudinal Analysis of HIV Prevention Trials Network 068 Data.

2022PubMedJournalOpen access2 citations10.1097/qai.0000000000002872