Bernard Opar

625 total citations
16 papers, 335 citations indexed

About

Bernard Opar is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Cognitive Neuroscience and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Bernard Opar has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 335 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Infectious Diseases, 5 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 3 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Bernard Opar's work include Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment (6 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (5 papers) and Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (3 papers). Bernard Opar is often cited by papers focused on Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment (6 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (5 papers) and Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (3 papers). Bernard Opar collaborates with scholars based in Uganda, United Kingdom and United States. Bernard Opar's co-authors include Richard Idro, Catherine Abbo, Angelina Kakooza‐Mwesige, Amos Deogratius Mwaka, Joseph Francis Wamala, Hanifa Namusoke, Byamah Brian Mutamba, Robert Colebunders, Issa Makumbi and Rodney Ogwang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Neurology and International Journal of Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

Bernard Opar

16 papers receiving 330 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bernard Opar Uganda 12 195 110 83 75 39 16 335
Sudhir Bunga United States 6 209 1.1× 101 0.9× 76 0.9× 42 0.6× 26 0.7× 16 313
Michael Meindl Austria 11 168 0.9× 103 0.9× 92 1.1× 156 2.1× 95 2.4× 12 414
Hanifa Namusoke Uganda 16 153 0.8× 50 0.5× 47 0.6× 210 2.8× 107 2.7× 24 603
Leonard Ngarka Cameroon 8 133 0.7× 92 0.8× 50 0.6× 72 1.0× 29 0.7× 35 243
Déby Mukendi Democratic Republic of the Congo 12 241 1.2× 173 1.6× 112 1.3× 68 0.9× 32 0.8× 19 369
Jeffrey Ratto United States 7 97 0.5× 60 0.5× 45 0.5× 22 0.3× 20 0.5× 8 189
Floribert Tepage Democratic Republic of the Congo 11 332 1.7× 261 2.4× 163 2.0× 82 1.1× 29 0.7× 14 391
Fidèle Déma Cameroon 11 184 0.9× 98 0.9× 61 0.7× 244 3.3× 178 4.6× 14 452
David Cundall United Kingdom 11 81 0.4× 55 0.5× 67 0.8× 28 0.4× 48 1.2× 23 419
Rodney Ogwang United Kingdom 10 73 0.4× 40 0.4× 34 0.4× 48 0.6× 31 0.8× 24 221

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bernard Opar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bernard Opar

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All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Idro, Richard, Rodney Ogwang, Ronald Anguzu, et al.. (2024). Doxycycline for the treatment of nodding syndrome: a randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial. The Lancet Global Health. 12(7). e1149–e1158. 2 indexed citations
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Casey, Rebecca M., Bernard Opar, Bao‐Ping Zhu, et al.. (2023). Field investigation of high reported non-neonatal tetanus burden in Uganda, 2016–2017. International Journal of Epidemiology. 52(4). 1150–1162. 1 indexed citations
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Novakowski, Stefanie K., Mai‐Lei Woo Kinshella, Teresa R. Johnson, et al.. (2022). Health worker perspectives of Smart Triage, a digital triaging platform for quality improvement at a referral hospital in Uganda: a qualitative analysis. BMC Pediatrics. 22(1). 593–593. 6 indexed citations
4.
Ssentongo, Paddy, Claudio Fronterrè, Andrew Geronimo, et al.. (2021). Pan-African evolution of within- and between-country COVID-19 dynamics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(28). 21 indexed citations
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Mubiru, Frank, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, An Hotterbeekx, et al.. (2020). Prevalence and incidence of nodding syndrome and other forms of epilepsy in onchocerciasis-endemic areas in northern Uganda after the implementation of onchocerciasis control measures. Infectious Diseases of Poverty. 9(1). 12–12. 50 indexed citations
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Abbo, Catherine, Amos Deogratius Mwaka, Bernard Opar, & Richard Idro. (2019). Qualitative evaluation of the outcomes of care and treatment for children and adolescents with nodding syndrome and other epilepsies in Uganda. Infectious Diseases of Poverty. 8(1). 30–30. 12 indexed citations
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Idro, Richard, Ronald Anguzu, Rodney Ogwang, et al.. (2019). Doxycycline for the treatment of nodding syndrome (DONS); the study protocol of a phase II randomised controlled trial. BMC Neurology. 19(1). 35–35. 12 indexed citations
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Mutamba, Byamah Brian, Brandon A. Kohrt, James Okello, et al.. (2018). Contextualization of psychological treatments for government health systems in low-resource settings: group interpersonal psychotherapy for caregivers of children with nodding syndrome in Uganda. Implementation Science. 13(1). 90–90. 11 indexed citations
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Idro, Richard, et al.. (2018). The natural history of nodding syndrome. Epileptic Disorders. 20(6). 508–516. 35 indexed citations
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Anguzu, Ronald, Rodney Ogwang, Rogers Sekibira, et al.. (2018). Setting up a clinical trial for a novel disease: a case study of the Doxycycline for the Treatment of Nodding Syndrome Trial – challenges, enablers and lessons learned. Global Health Action. 11(1). 1431362–1431362. 13 indexed citations
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Idro, Richard, Bernard Opar, Joseph Francis Wamala, et al.. (2016). Is nodding syndrome an Onchocerca volvulus-induced neuroinflammatory disorder? Uganda's story of research in understanding the disease. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 45. 112–117. 46 indexed citations
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Soldatos, Ariane, Thomas B. Nutman, Catherine Groden, et al.. (2015). Evaluation and Immunomodulatory Treatment at the NIH of Children with Nodding Syndrome from Northern Uganda (S37.005). Neurology. 84(14_supplement). 8 indexed citations
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Mwaka, Amos Deogratius, Elialilia S. Okello, Catherine Abbo, et al.. (2015). Is the glass half full or half empty? A qualitative exploration on treatment practices and perceived barriers to biomedical care for patients with nodding syndrome in post-conflict northern Uganda. BMC Research Notes. 8(1). 386–386. 11 indexed citations
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Idro, Richard, Hanifa Namusoke, Catherine Abbo, et al.. (2014). Patients with nodding syndrome in Uganda improve with symptomatic treatment: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 4(11). e006476–e006476. 44 indexed citations
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Colebunders, Robert, R.J. Post, Sarah O’Neill, et al.. (2014). Nodding syndrome since 2012: recent progress, challenges and recommendations for future research. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 20(2). 194–200. 19 indexed citations
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Idro, Richard, et al.. (2013). Proposed guidelines for the management of nodding syndrome. African Health Sciences. 13(2). 219–32. 44 indexed citations

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