Augustine Massawe

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Augustine Massawe is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Infectious Diseases and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Augustine Massawe has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 10 papers in Infectious Diseases and 7 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Augustine Massawe's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (10 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (9 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (7 papers). Augustine Massawe is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (10 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (9 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (7 papers). Augustine Massawe collaborates with scholars based in Tanzania, Sweden and United States. Augustine Massawe's co-authors include Eligius Lyamuya, Fred Mhalu, Gunnel Biberfeld, Karim Manji, Charles Kilewo, Georgina Msemo, Hege Ersdal, Jeffrey M. Perlman, Hussein Kidanto and Donan Mmbando and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Augustine Massawe

36 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Newborn Mortality and Fresh Stillbirth Rates in Tanzania ... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 100 200 300
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. Newborn Mortality and Fresh Stillbirth Rates in Tanzania After Helping Babies Breathe Training
    2013 318 citations Georgina Msemo, Augustine Massawe et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Augustine Massawe Tanzania 17 509 508 364 341 217 36 1.3k
George Kafulafula Malawi 20 326 0.6× 792 1.6× 364 1.0× 493 1.4× 196 0.9× 32 1.3k
Donan Mmbando Tanzania 10 264 0.5× 241 0.5× 143 0.4× 123 0.4× 90 0.4× 11 827
Innocent Mofolo United States 17 280 0.6× 533 1.0× 382 1.0× 303 0.9× 53 0.2× 41 893
Hilda Mujuru Zimbabwe 21 154 0.3× 953 1.9× 361 1.0× 508 1.5× 294 1.4× 95 1.4k
Victoria Nankabirwa Uganda 22 443 0.9× 357 0.7× 232 0.6× 582 1.7× 46 0.2× 82 1.4k
Haroon Saloojee South Africa 20 253 0.5× 298 0.6× 245 0.7× 308 0.9× 117 0.5× 54 1.2k
Dalton Wamalwa Kenya 27 382 0.8× 1.5k 2.9× 621 1.7× 824 2.4× 207 1.0× 184 2.3k
Amy L. Slogrove South Africa 16 229 0.4× 724 1.4× 271 0.7× 361 1.1× 194 0.9× 69 1.2k
Elias Kumbakumba Uganda 17 388 0.8× 520 1.0× 491 1.3× 391 1.1× 131 0.6× 41 1.3k
Lars Navér Sweden 20 133 0.3× 430 0.8× 101 0.3× 289 0.8× 75 0.3× 64 936

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Fields of papers citing papers by Augustine Massawe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Augustine Massawe

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All Works

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Salim, Nahya, et al.. (2022). Referral challenges and outcomes of neonates received at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. PLoS ONE. 17(6). e0269479–e0269479. 10 indexed citations
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Moshiro, Robert, et al.. (2021). Pattern and risk factors for childhood injuries in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. African Health Sciences. 21(2). 817–825. 1 indexed citations
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Naburi, Helga, et al.. (2020). Pfeiffer Syndrome type 2; A case report of cranio‐orbitofaciostenosis with bilateral choanal atresia at Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(9). 1613–1617. 4 indexed citations
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Massawe, Augustine, Hussein Kidanto, Robert Moshiro, et al.. (2018). A care bundle including antenatal corticosteroids reduces preterm infant mortality in Tanzania a low resource country. PLoS ONE. 13(3). e0193146–e0193146. 20 indexed citations
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Mgaya, Josephine, Augustine Massawe, Charles R. Newton, et al.. (2015). Newborn screening for hemoglobinopathies at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam – Tanzania. 12(1). 948–955. 4 indexed citations
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Naburi, Helga, et al.. (2015). Class II pentalogy of Cantrell. BMC Research Notes. 8(1). 318–318. 8 indexed citations
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Fredrick, Francis, et al.. (2012). Neonatal sepsis at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; aetiology, antimicrobial sensitivity pattern and clinical outcome. BMC Public Health. 12(1). 904–904. 93 indexed citations
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Kilewo, Charles, Katarina Karlsson, Matilda Ngarina, et al.. (2009). Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV-1 Through Breastfeeding by Treating Mothers With Triple Antiretroviral Therapy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: The Mitra Plus Study. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 52(3). 406–416. 160 indexed citations
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Massawe, Augustine, et al.. (2009). The pattern of mucocutaneous disorders in HIV – infected children attending care and treatment centres in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. BMC Public Health. 9(1). 234–234. 12 indexed citations
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Nyamtema, Angelo, David Urassa, S Massawe, et al.. (2008). Staffing needs for quality perinatal care in Tanzania.. PubMed. 12(3). 113–24. 48 indexed citations
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Kilewo, Charles, Augustine Massawe, Eligius Lyamuya, et al.. (2008). Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV-1 Through Breast-Feeding by Treating Infants Prophylactically With Lamivudine in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 48(3). 315–323. 87 indexed citations
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Kilewo, Charles, Katarina Karlsson, A.B.M. Swai, et al.. (2005). Mortality During the First 24 Months After Delivery in Relation to CD4 T-Lymphocyte Levels and Viral Load in a Cohort of Breast-Feeding HIV-1-Infected Women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 38(5). 598–602. 3 indexed citations
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Kilewo, Charles, Augustine Massawe, Eligius Lyamuya, et al.. (2001). HIV Counseling and Testing of Pregnant Women in Sub-Saharan Africa. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 28(5). 458–462. 153 indexed citations
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Manji, Karim, Nobuyuki Matsubayashi, Roger L. Mbise, et al.. (2000). Detection of congenital malaria by polymerase-chain-reaction methodology in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Parasitology Research. 86(8). 615–618. 17 indexed citations
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Karlsson, Katarina, Augustine Massawe, Ernest Urassa, et al.. (1997). Late postnatal transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection from mothers to infants in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 16(10). 963–967. 24 indexed citations
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Lyamuya, Eligius, Ulla Bredberg-Rådén, Augustine Massawe, et al.. (1996). Performance of a Modified HIV-1 p24 Antigen Assay for Early Diagnosis of HIV-1 Infection in Infants and Prediction of Mother-to-Infant Transmission of HIV-1 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes & Human Retrovirology. 12(4). 421–426. 57 indexed citations
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Boersma, E.R., et al.. (1980). Free Amino Acid Levels of Mother and Child Immediately after Delivery in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Neonatology. 37(1-2). 22–31. 2 indexed citations

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