Arthur Kwizera

12.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Arthur Kwizera is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Emergency Medicine and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Arthur Kwizera has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Epidemiology, 14 papers in Emergency Medicine and 11 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. Recurrent topics in Arthur Kwizera's work include Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (13 papers), Emergency and Acute Care Studies (7 papers) and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (6 papers). Arthur Kwizera is often cited by papers focused on Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (13 papers), Emergency and Acute Care Studies (7 papers) and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (6 papers). Arthur Kwizera collaborates with scholars based in Uganda, United States and Canada. Arthur Kwizera's co-authors include Martin W. Dünser, Jane Nakibuuka, Élie Azoulay, Margaret S. Herridge, Marc Moss, Sangeeta Mehta, Laurent Papazian, F.S. Machado, Janat Tumukunde and Peter Kaahwa Agaba and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Arthur Kwizera

44 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

COVID-19: a heavy toll on health-care workers 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150 200
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. COVID-19: a heavy toll on health-care workers
    2021 234 citations Sangeeta Mehta, F.S. Machado et al. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Arthur Kwizera Uganda 16 339 258 178 159 158 44 1.1k
Janet Dı́az United States 14 326 1.0× 202 0.8× 168 0.9× 102 0.6× 85 0.5× 32 2.0k
Thomas S. Valley United States 20 284 0.8× 216 0.8× 196 1.1× 215 1.4× 157 1.0× 73 1.3k
Rob Fowler Canada 20 327 1.0× 273 1.1× 396 2.2× 183 1.2× 151 1.0× 59 1.4k
Rakesh D. Mistry United States 22 457 1.3× 462 1.8× 102 0.6× 339 2.1× 113 0.7× 108 1.6k
Amine Ali Zeggwagh Morocco 17 215 0.6× 224 0.9× 347 1.9× 103 0.6× 85 0.5× 40 1.1k
C. Bekes United States 13 246 0.7× 300 1.2× 113 0.6× 176 1.1× 62 0.4× 66 998
Michael S. Runyon United States 23 400 1.2× 378 1.5× 312 1.8× 126 0.8× 42 0.3× 92 1.5k
Anthony Goudie United States 18 392 1.2× 137 0.5× 68 0.4× 270 1.7× 139 0.9× 53 1.4k
Nazir Lone United Kingdom 24 474 1.4× 280 1.1× 563 3.2× 216 1.4× 182 1.2× 104 2.0k
Meeta Prasad Kerlin United States 22 386 1.1× 407 1.6× 293 1.6× 288 1.8× 95 0.6× 75 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Arthur Kwizera

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Fields of papers citing papers by Arthur Kwizera

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Arthur Kwizera

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Arthur Kwizera. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Arthur Kwizera 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 Arthur Kwizera. Arthur Kwizera 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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Kwizera, Arthur, et al.. (2025). Bridging the Gap: The Challenge of Conducting Clinical Trials in Sub-Saharan Africa. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 141(4). 718–722. 1 indexed citations
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Bath, Michael, Katharina Köhler, Isla Kuhn, et al.. (2024). Does the implementation of a trauma system affect injury-related morbidity and economic outcomes? A systematic review. Emergency Medicine Journal. 41(7). 409–414. 5 indexed citations
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Gendreau, Ségolène, Guillaume Carteaux, Arthur Kwizera, et al.. (2024). Geo-economic Influence on the Effect of Fluid Volume for Sepsis Resuscitation: A Meta-Analysis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 209(5). 517–528. 5 indexed citations
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Bath, Michael, Katharina Köhler, Laura Hobbs, et al.. (2023). The Impact of Trauma System Implementation on Patient Quality of Life and Economic Burden: A Systematic Review Study Protocol. PubMed. 27(1). 84–89. 5 indexed citations
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Shah, Faraaz, Nuala J. Meyer, Derek C. Angus, et al.. (2021). A Research Agenda for Precision Medicine in Sepsis and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 204(8). 891–901. 46 indexed citations
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Byakika‐Kibwika, Pauline, Christine Sekaggya‐Wiltshire, Jane Nakibuuka, et al.. (2021). Safety and efficacy of hydroxychloroquine for treatment of non-severe COVID-19 among adults in Uganda: a randomized open label phase II clinical trial. BMC Infectious Diseases. 21(1). 1218–1218. 3 indexed citations
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Mehta, Sangeeta, F.S. Machado, Arthur Kwizera, et al.. (2021). COVID-19: a heavy toll on health-care workers. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 9(3). 226–228. 234 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kwizera, Arthur, Olivier Urayeneza, Jens Meier, et al.. (2020). The inability to walk unassisted at hospital admission as a valuable triage tool to predict hospital mortality in Rwandese patients with suspected infection. PLoS ONE. 15(2). e0228966–e0228966. 3 indexed citations
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Sendagire, Cornelius, et al.. (2019). Assessment of the current capacity of intensive care units in Uganda; A descriptive study. Journal of Critical Care. 55. 95–99. 42 indexed citations
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Urayeneza, Olivier, Arthur Kwizera, Danstan Bagenda, et al.. (2018). Increasing evidence-based interventions in patients with acute infections in a resource-limited setting: a before-and-after feasibility trial in Gitwe, Rwanda. Intensive Care Medicine. 44(9). 1436–1446. 8 indexed citations
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Otu, Akaninyene, Madiha Hashmi, Ahmed Mukhtar, et al.. (2018). The critically ill patient with tuberculosis in intensive care: Clinical presentations, management and infection control. Journal of Critical Care. 45. 184–196. 23 indexed citations
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Luggya, Tonny Stone, et al.. (2017). Effect of low-dose ketamine on post-operative serum IL-6 production among elective surgical patients: a randomized clinical trial. African Health Sciences. 17(2). 500–500. 15 indexed citations
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Sendagire, Cornelius, Michael S. Lipnick, Samuel Kizito, et al.. (2017). Feasibility of the modified sequential organ function assessment score in a resource-constrained setting: a prospective observational study. BMC Anesthesiology. 17(1). 12–12. 25 indexed citations
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Kwizera, Arthur, et al.. (2016). Clinical Characteristics and 30-Day Outcomes of Intermittent Hemodialysis for Acute Kidney Injury in an African Intensive Care Unit. BioMed Research International. 2016. 1–6. 5 indexed citations
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Kwizera, Arthur, Emir Festić, & Martin W. Dünser. (2016). What’s new in sepsis recognition in resource-limited settings?. Intensive Care Medicine. 42(12). 2030–2033. 9 indexed citations
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Kwizera, Arthur, et al.. (2015). Acute kidney injury among adult patients with sepsis in a low-income country: clinical patterns and short-term outcomes. BMC Nephrology. 16(1). 4–4. 35 indexed citations
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Kwizera, Arthur, Martin W. Dünser, & Jane Nakibuuka. (2012). National intensive care unit bed capacity and ICU patient characteristics in a low income country. BMC Research Notes. 5(1). 475–475. 107 indexed citations
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