B.G. Kirya

901 total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 677 citations indexed

About

B.G. Kirya is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, B.G. Kirya has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 677 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Infectious Diseases, 6 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 2 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in B.G. Kirya's work include Viral Infections and Vectors (6 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (6 papers) and Malaria Research and Control (4 papers). B.G. Kirya is often cited by papers focused on Viral Infections and Vectors (6 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (6 papers) and Malaria Research and Control (4 papers). B.G. Kirya collaborates with scholars based in Uganda, France and United States. B.G. Kirya's co-authors include A. W. R. McCrae, G. M. R. Munube, Richard H. Morrow, Werner Henle, G. W. Kafuko, Gertrude Henle, S. D. K. Sempala, Volker Diehl, George Klein and John L. Ziegler and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute and American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

In The Last Decade

B.G. Kirya

8 papers receiving 608 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.

Antibodies to Epstein-Barr Virus in Burkitt's Lymphoma and Control Groups<xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN2">2</xref>

1969 347 citations Gertrude Henle, Werner Henle et al. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute profile →

Peers

B.G. Kirya

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Hans Wagner Germany

Josefina García Peru

Isabel Gallego Spain

Duncan K. Fischer United States

G. W. Kafuko Uganda

Mariel Jais United States

Alexander R. Macalalad United States

Sarah A. Myers United States

Brian A.B. Martin United Kingdom

Walter Reed United States

Hans Wagner Germany

B.G. Kirya

236 ×0.6

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230 ×0.7

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38 ×0.1

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346 ×2.0

EPIDE

94 ×0.7

PFM

Citations per year, relative to B.G. Kirya B.G. Kirya (= 1×) peers Hans Wagner

Countries citing papers authored by B.G. Kirya

Since Specialization

Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by B.G. Kirya

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B.G. Kirya

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of B.G. Kirya. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of B.G. Kirya 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 B.G. Kirya. B.G. Kirya is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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8 of 8 papers shown

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McCrae, A. W. R. & B.G. Kirya. (1982). Yellow fever and Zika virus epizootics and enzootics in Uganda. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 76(4). 552–562. 152 indexed citations

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Kirya, B.G., L. G. Mukwaya, & S. D. K. Sempala. (1977). A yellow fever epizootic in Zika Forest, Uganda, during 1972: Part 1: Virus isolation and sentinel monkeys. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 71(3). 254–260. 33 indexed citations

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Kirya, B.G., et al.. (1977). A yellow fever epizootic in Zika Forest, Uganda, during 1972: Part 2: Monkey serology. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 71(4). 300–303. 28 indexed citations

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Sempala, S. D. K. & B.G. Kirya. (1973). Laboratory transmission of Chikungunya virus by Aedes (Stegomyia) apicoargenteus Theobald (Diptera, Culicidae). American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 22(2). 263–266. 3 indexed citations

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Kafuko, G. W., B.G. Kirya, Brian E. Henderson, et al.. (1972). EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS ANTIBODY LEVELS IN CHILDREN FROM THE WEST NILE DISTRICT OF UGANDA. The Lancet. 299(7753). 706–709. 37 indexed citations

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Henderson, Brian E., et al.. (1972). Arbovirus epizootics involving man, mosquitoes and vertebrates at Lunyo, Uganda 1968. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 66(3). 343–355. 28 indexed citations

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McCrae, A. W. R., Brian E. Henderson, B.G. Kirya, & S. D. K. Sempala. (1971). Chikungunya virus in the entebbe area of Uganda: Isolations and epidemiology. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 65(2). 152–168. 49 indexed citations

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Henle, Gertrude, Werner Henle, Peter Clifford, et al.. (1969). Antibodies to Epstein-Barr Virus in Burkitt's Lymphoma and Control Groups<xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN2">2</xref>. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 43(5). 1147–57. 347 indexed citations breakdown →

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