Andrew Obala

1.1k total citations
53 papers, 571 citations indexed

About

Andrew Obala is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrew Obala has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 571 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 12 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 9 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Andrew Obala's work include Malaria Research and Control (32 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (24 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (11 papers). Andrew Obala is often cited by papers focused on Malaria Research and Control (32 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (24 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (11 papers). Andrew Obala collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, United States and United Kingdom. Andrew Obala's co-authors include Wendy Prudhomme O’Meara, Barasa Khwa-Otsyula, Chrispinus J Simiyu, Steve M. Taylor, Diana Menya, Judith Mangeni, Lucy Abel, Kelsey M. Sumner, Elizabeth Freedman and Paul Ayuo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Andrew Obala

49 papers receiving 554 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Andrew Obala Kenya 16 295 129 86 66 66 53 571
Najibullah Safi Afghanistan 14 242 0.8× 91 0.7× 84 1.0× 80 1.2× 49 0.7× 35 504
Tom Drake United Kingdom 13 218 0.7× 134 1.0× 77 0.9× 49 0.7× 78 1.2× 29 502
Mathias Kamugisha Tanzania 16 282 1.0× 233 1.8× 111 1.3× 58 0.9× 53 0.8× 28 513
Semkini Chonya United Kingdom 7 250 0.8× 229 1.8× 56 0.7× 50 0.8× 41 0.6× 7 520
Jeremiah Laktabai Kenya 12 167 0.6× 137 1.1× 175 2.0× 112 1.7× 70 1.1× 31 550
Julius J. Massaga Tanzania 16 320 1.1× 226 1.8× 105 1.2× 53 0.8× 69 1.0× 37 633
Wilson Were Switzerland 9 295 1.0× 243 1.9× 85 1.0× 107 1.6× 34 0.5× 15 677
Katya Galactionova Switzerland 12 417 1.4× 166 1.3× 66 0.8× 83 1.3× 76 1.2× 20 730
Abdulmumini Usman Eritrea 11 237 0.8× 110 0.9× 67 0.8× 70 1.1× 32 0.5× 17 490
Pierre Gomez Gambia 7 334 1.1× 217 1.7× 53 0.6× 66 1.0× 53 0.8× 12 566

Countries citing papers authored by Andrew Obala

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Fields of papers citing papers by Andrew Obala

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Andrew Obala

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Andrew Obala. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Andrew Obala based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Andrew Obala. Andrew Obala is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Abel, Lucy, Samuel Kahindi, Judith Mangeni, et al.. (2024). Relationship between malaria vector survival, infectivity, and insecticide-treated net use in western Kenya. Parasites & Vectors. 17(1). 464–464.
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Lapp, Zena, et al.. (2024). Analytic optimization of Plasmodium falciparum marker gene haplotype recovery from amplicon deep sequencing of complex mixtures. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(5). e0002361–e0002361. 2 indexed citations
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Markwalter, Christine F., Zena Lapp, Lucy Abel, et al.. (2024). Plasmodium falciparum infection in humans and mosquitoes influence natural Anopheline biting behavior and transmission. Nature Communications. 15(1). 4626–4626. 8 indexed citations
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Obala, Andrew, et al.. (2023). Variation in Progesterone Levels and Urinary Tract Infections in Pregnant Women Attending Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya. Open Journal of Medical Microbiology. 13(1). 125–135. 1 indexed citations
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Keter, Alfred, Dirk De Bacquer, Nathan Buziba, et al.. (2023). Survival of cervical cancer patients at Moi teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret in western Kenya. BMC Cancer. 23(1). 1104–1104. 3 indexed citations
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Obala, Andrew, Brian W. Pence, Elizabeth Freedman, et al.. (2023). Risk of Malaria Following Untreated Subpatent Plasmodium falciparum Infections: Results Over 4 Years From a Cohort in a High-Transmission Area in Western Kenya. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 229(4). 969–978. 2 indexed citations
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Lapp, Zena, Andrew Obala, Lucy Abel, et al.. (2022). Plasmodium falciparum Genetic Diversity in Coincident Human and Mosquito Hosts. mBio. 13(5). e0227722–e0227722. 6 indexed citations
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Markwalter, Christine F., Diana Menya, Amy Wesolowski, et al.. (2022). Plasmodium falciparum importation does not sustain malaria transmission in a semi-arid region of Kenya. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(8). e0000807–e0000807. 8 indexed citations
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Mangeni, Judith, et al.. (2022). Experience and confidence in health technologies: evidence from malaria testing and treatment in Western Kenya. BMC Public Health. 22(1). 1689–1689. 1 indexed citations
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Sumner, Kelsey M., Elizabeth Freedman, Lucy Abel, et al.. (2021). Genotyping cognate Plasmodium falciparum in humans and mosquitoes to estimate onward transmission of asymptomatic infections. Nature Communications. 12(1). 909–909. 29 indexed citations
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Ayodo, George, Michael D. Macklin, Andrew Obala, et al.. (2021). The prevalence and density of asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections among children and adults in three communities of western Kenya. Malaria Journal. 20(1). 371–371. 13 indexed citations
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O’Meara, Wendy Prudhomme, Ryan Simmons, Lucy Abel, et al.. (2019). Mosquito Exposure and Malaria Morbidity: A Microlevel Analysis of Household Mosquito Populations and Malaria in a Population-Based Longitudinal Cohort in Western Kenya. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 221(7). 1176–1184. 11 indexed citations
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Nelson, Cody S., Kelsey M. Sumner, Elizabeth Freedman, et al.. (2019). High-resolution micro-epidemiology of parasite spatial and temporal dynamics in a high malaria transmission setting in Kenya. Nature Communications. 10(1). 5615–5615. 16 indexed citations
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Mangeni, Judith, et al.. (2017). Malaria “hotspots” within a larger hotspot; what’s the role of behavioural factors in fine scale heterogeneity in western Kenya?. East African Medical Journal. 94(3). 217–226. 1 indexed citations
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Mangeni, Judith, et al.. (2017). Prevalence, heterogeneity of asymptomatic malaria infections and associated factors in a high transmission region. East African Medical Journal. 94(12). 1067–1079. 2 indexed citations
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Mbuthia, Grace Wambura, Anthony Harries, Andrew Obala, et al.. (2014). Childhood immunisation in Bungoma County, Kenya, from 2008 to 2011: need for improved uptake. Public Health Action. 4(1). 9–11. 1 indexed citations
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Goodman, Catherine, et al.. (2013). Expanding Access to Malaria Diagnosis through Retail Shops in Western Kenya: What Do Shop Workers Think?. PubMed. 2013. 1–9. 20 indexed citations
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Mbuthia, Grace Wambura, et al.. (2011). Misdiagnosis and clinical significance of non-tuberculous Mycobacteria in western Kenya in the era of huMan iMMunodeficiency virus epideMic. East African Medical Journal. 88(9). 298–303.
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Esamai, Fabian, et al.. (2009). Rectal dihydroartemisinin versus intravenous quinine in the treatment of severe malaria: A randomised clinical trial. East African Medical Journal. 77(5). 273–8. 6 indexed citations

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