Anthony Ngugi

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Anthony Ngugi is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Psychiatry and Mental health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Anthony Ngugi has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 28 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 13 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Anthony Ngugi's work include Epilepsy research and treatment (25 papers), Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (18 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (15 papers). Anthony Ngugi is often cited by papers focused on Epilepsy research and treatment (25 papers), Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (18 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (15 papers). Anthony Ngugi collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, United Kingdom and United States. Anthony Ngugi's co-authors include Charles R. Newton, Christian Bottomley, Josemir W. Sander, Immo Kleinschmidt, Caroline K. Mbuba, Julie A. Carter, Symon M. Kariuki, Rachael Odhiambo, Eddie Chengo and Ryan G. Wagner and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Anthony Ngugi

65 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Estimation of the burden of active and life‐time epilepsy: A meta‐analytic approach

2010 1.0k citations Anthony Ngugi, Christian Bottomley et al. Epilepsia profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Anthony Ngugi Kenya	23	1.8k	1.7k	405	341	253	71	3.0k
Richard Idro Uganda	36	766 0.4×	1.0k 0.6×	138 0.3×	760 2.2×	326 1.3×	155	4.7k
Churl‐Su Kwon United States	23	1.7k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	647 1.6×	155 0.5×	153 0.6×	64	3.3k
Michel Druet‐Cabanac France	29	1.1k 0.6×	843 0.5×	102 0.3×	370 1.1×	262 1.0×	73	2.4k
Linda Kalilani United States	25	513 0.3×	815 0.5×	190 0.5×	177 0.5×	62 0.2×	61	2.5k
Peter Bartmann Germany	40	304 0.2×	2.7k 1.5×	198 0.5×	378 1.1×	217 0.9×	286	5.9k
Colin P. Doherty Ireland	31	982 0.5×	581 0.3×	374 0.9×	206 0.6×	56 0.2×	140	2.8k
Symon M. Kariuki Kenya	19	748 0.4×	661 0.4×	126 0.3×	122 0.4×	63 0.2×	90	1.5k
Marco T. Medina Honduras	30	919 0.5×	428 0.2×	524 1.3×	264 0.8×	53 0.2×	80	2.9k
Paul Bangirana Uganda	28	379 0.2×	673 0.4×	45 0.1×	462 1.4×	144 0.6×	106	2.8k
B. O. Osuntokun Nigeria	25	993 0.5×	355 0.2×	229 0.6×	109 0.3×	125 0.5×	66	2.4k

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Briceño, Emily M., Pranali Khobragade, Anthony Ngugi, et al.. (2025). Recommended best practices for construct-centered adaptation of the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 81(Supplement_1). S44–S54. 3 indexed citations

Orwa, James, et al.. (2024). Addressing barriers to post-graduate research training in low resource settings: an innovative approach in an institution of higher learning in Kenya. Frontiers in Medicine. 11. 1470922–1470922. 1 indexed citations

Bernatsky, Sasha, et al.. (2023). Bridging gaps: a qualitative inquiry on improving paediatric rheumatology care among healthcare workers in Kenya. Pediatric Rheumatology. 21(1). 144–144. 5 indexed citations

Gichu, Muthoni, et al.. (2023). Development of the Longitudinal Study of Health and Ageing in Kenya (LOSHAK). Innovation in Aging. 8(4). igad111–igad111. 4 indexed citations

Kariuki, Symon M., Ryan G. Wagner, Roxana Gunny, et al.. (2023). Magnetic resonance imaging findings in Kenyans and South Africans with active convulsive epilepsy: An observational study. Epilepsia. 65(1). 165–176. 2 indexed citations

Frank, Elena, Lukoye Atwoli, Zhenke Wu, et al.. (2023). Use of mobile technology to identify behavioral mechanisms linked to mental health outcomes in Kenya: protocol for development and validation of a predictive model. BMC Research Notes. 16(1). 226–226. 4 indexed citations

Waljee, Akbar K., Eileen M Weinheimer-Haus, Amina Abubakar, et al.. (2022). Artificial intelligence and machine learning for early detection and diagnosis of colorectal cancer in sub-Saharan Africa. Gut. 71(7). 1259–1265. 35 indexed citations

Orwa, James, Samwel Maina Gatimu, Anthony Ngugi, Alfred Agwanda, & Marleen Temmerman. (2022). Factors associated with use of long-acting reversible and permanent contraceptives among married women in rural Kenya: A community-based cross-sectional study in Kisii and Kilifi counties. PLoS ONE. 17(10). e0275575–e0275575. 2 indexed citations

Nyaga, Lucy, et al.. (2021). Application of the Ultra-Poverty Graduation Model in understanding community health volunteers’ preferences for socio-economic empowerment strategies to enhance retention: a qualitative study in Kilifi, Kenya. Human Resources for Health. 19(1). 104–104. 5 indexed citations

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Lusambili, Adélaïde, Peter Muriuki, Constance Shumba, et al.. (2021). Male Involvement in Reproductive and Maternal and New Child Health: An Evaluative Qualitative Study on Facilitators and Barriers From Rural Kenya. Frontiers in Public Health. 9. 644293–644293. 20 indexed citations

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Sayed, Shahin, Anthony Ngugi, Megan Mahoney, et al.. (2019). Breast Cancer knowledge, perceptions and practices in a rural Community in Coastal Kenya. BMC Public Health. 19(1). 180–180. 36 indexed citations

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Keats, Emily C, William Macharia, Neha Singh, et al.. (2018). Accelerating Kenya’s progress to 2030: understanding the determinants of under-five mortality from 1990 to 2015. BMJ Global Health. 3(3). e000655–e000655. 32 indexed citations

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Ngugi, Anthony, et al.. (2016). Utilization of health services in a resource-limited rural area in Kenya: prevalence and associated household-level factors. Annals of Global Health. 82(3). 517–517. 5 indexed citations

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Sokhi, Dilraj, Mónica Méndez‐Díaz, Anthony Ngugi, et al.. (2016). Epilepsy Prevalence, Treatment Gap, and Stigma in Western Kenya (I14.008). Neurology. 86(16_supplement). 1 indexed citations

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Macharia, William, et al.. (2016). Comparison of the prevalence and characteristics of inpatient adverse events using medical records review and incident reporting. South African Medical Journal. 106(10). 1021–1021. 6 indexed citations

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Ibinda, Fredrick, Ryan G. Wagner, Melanie Bertram, et al.. (2014). Burden of epilepsy in rural Kenya measured in disability‐adjusted life years. Epilepsia. 55(10). 1626–1633. 19 indexed citations

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Todd, Jim, Ewan Hunter, Richard Walker, et al.. (2014). Growth parameters and childhood epilepsy in Hai District, Tanzania: A community-based study. Epilepsy Research. 108(8). 1444–1450.

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Mbuba, Caroline K., Anthony Ngugi, Greg Fegan, et al.. (2012). Risk factors associated with the epilepsy treatment gap in Kilifi, Kenya: a cross-sectional study. The Lancet Neurology. 11(8). 688–696. 106 indexed citations

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Mbuba, Caroline K., Anthony Ngugi, Simon N. Muchohi, et al.. (2011). THE RISK FACTORS FOR EPILEPSY TREATMENT GAP AND NONADHERENCE TO ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS IN KILIFI, KENYA. Epilepsia. 52. 13–13. 1 indexed citations

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Ngugi, Anthony, Christian Bottomley, Immo Kleinschmidt, Josemir W. Sander, & Charles R. Newton. (2010). Estimation of the burden of active and life‐time epilepsy: A meta‐analytic approach. Epilepsia. 51(5). 883–890. 1027 indexed citations breakdown →

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