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Ikechi G. Okpechi · Sankore

Ikechi G. Okpechi

ORCID, self-asserted

ORCID 0000-0002-6545-9715

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Publications

62

Citations

2,362

h-index

18

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

i10-index

36

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

University of Cape Town9 works
Groote Schuur Hospital2 works

Publications

11 works in the graph, newest first.

Global Disparities in Access and Utilization of Dialysis – Africa, the Disadvantaged Continent
2025Advances in Kidney Disease and HealthJournalSenior author4 citations10.1053/j.akdh.2024.11.002
Progress of nations in the organisation of, and structures for, kidney care delivery between 2019 and 2023: cross sectional survey in 148 countries
2024BMJJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.1136/bmj-2024-079937
Capacity for the management of kidney failure in the International Society of Nephrology Africa region: report from the 2023 ISN Global Kidney Atlas (ISN-GKHA)
2024Kidney International SupplementsJournalOpen access18 citations10.1016/j.kisu.2024.01.002
WCN24-424 Current status, utilization and cost of hemodialysis services in Ghana
2024Kidney International ReportsJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citations10.1016/j.ekir.2024.02.747
Task shifting roles, interventions and outcomes for kidney and cardiovascular health service delivery among African populations: a scoping review

2023BMC Health Services ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding22 citations10.1186/s12913-023-09416-5

Fifty years of hemodialysis in Ghana—current status, utilization and cost of dialysis services

2023BMC Health Services ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author21 citations10.1186/s12913-023-10154-x

Equity and Quality of Global Chronic Kidney Disease Care: What Are We Waiting for?

2023American Journal of NephrologyJournalSenior author18 citations10.1159/000535864

Prevalence and distribution of primary glomerular diseases in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

2023Pan African Medical JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author8 citations10.11604/pamj.2023.45.153.40741

Early Identification of CKD—A Scoping Review of the Global Populations

2022Kidney International ReportsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding37 citations10.1016/j.ekir.2022.03.031

The Impact of Low Socioeconomic Status on Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease in Low- and Lower Middle-Income Countries

2022Seminars in NephrologyJournalSenior author32 citations10.1016/j.semnephrol.2023.151338

Epidemiology and Outcomes of Glomerular Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

2022Seminars in NephrologyJournalSenior authorCorresponding20 citations10.1016/j.semnephrol.2023.151316