Caroline Ngetsa

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Caroline Ngetsa is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Caroline Ngetsa has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Epidemiology, 6 papers in Infectious Diseases and 4 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Caroline Ngetsa's work include Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (6 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (3 papers) and Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (3 papers). Caroline Ngetsa is often cited by papers focused on Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (6 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (3 papers) and Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (3 papers). Caroline Ngetsa collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, United Kingdom and United States. Caroline Ngetsa's co-authors include James A. Berkley, Brett Lowe, Mike English, Kathryn Maitland, Kevin Marsh, Isaiah Mwangi, Evasius Bauni, J. Anthony G. Scott, Mary Slack and C. Anthony Hart and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Caroline Ngetsa

16 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Bacteremia among Children Admitted to a Rural Hospital in Kenya

2005 641 citations James A. Berkley, Brett Lowe et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Caroline Ngetsa Kenya	11	476	394	314	188	182	16	1.2k
Salim Mwarumba Kenya	16	363 0.8×	452 1.1×	240 0.8×	96 0.5×	165 0.9×	27	1.3k
Milagritos D. Tapia United States	20	492 1.0×	215 0.5×	512 1.6×	133 0.7×	254 1.4×	57	1.4k
Jack Lévy Belgium	23	568 1.2×	168 0.4×	586 1.9×	149 0.8×	163 0.9×	55	1.7k
Sónia Machevo Spain	20	349 0.7×	490 1.2×	234 0.7×	47 0.3×	205 1.1×	31	1.2k
Anna Roca Mozambique	19	792 1.7×	236 0.6×	286 0.9×	161 0.9×	106 0.6×	29	1.2k
Birkneh Tilahun Tadesse Ethiopia	16	297 0.6×	179 0.5×	333 1.1×	68 0.4×	224 1.2×	74	1.2k
Monique Keuter Netherlands	23	285 0.6×	248 0.6×	558 1.8×	65 0.3×	106 0.6×	43	1.3k
Delino Nhalungo Mozambique	15	264 0.6×	289 0.7×	239 0.8×	44 0.2×	226 1.2×	20	845
Fátima Abacassamo Mozambique	14	325 0.7×	149 0.4×	289 0.9×	54 0.3×	121 0.7×	28	790
Claude Mambo Muvunyi Rwanda	21	369 0.8×	309 0.8×	300 1.0×	77 0.4×	167 0.9×	107	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Caroline Ngetsa

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Ndwiga, Leonard, Victor Osoti, Juliana Wambua, et al.. (2023). Low frequency of Plasmodium falciparum hrp2/3 deletions from symptomatic infections at a primary healthcare facility in Kilifi, Kenya. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 6 indexed citations

Ngetsa, Caroline, Victor Osoti, Henry Karanja, et al.. (2023). Validation of saline, PBS and a locally produced VTM at varying storage conditions to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus by qRT-PCR. PLoS ONE. 18(2). e0280685–e0280685. 5 indexed citations

Nyongesa, Moses K., et al.. (2022). HIV virological non-suppression is highly prevalent among 18- to 24-year-old youths on antiretroviral therapy at the Kenyan coast. BMC Infectious Diseases. 22(1). 449–449. 5 indexed citations

Farah, Bashir, Gloria Omosa-Manyonyi, Omu Anzala, et al.. (2021). Performance of International AIDS Vaccine Initiative African clinical research laboratories in standardised ELISpot and peripheral blood mononuclear cell processing in support of HIV vaccine clinical trials. African Journal of Laboratory Medicine. 10(1). 1056–1056. 6 indexed citations

Ngetsa, Caroline, et al.. (2020). Evaluation of Sociodemographic Factors among Diabetic Patients with Urinary Tract Infections in Kisii Referral Hospital, Kenya. International Journal of Microbiology. 2020. 1–5. 1 indexed citations

Agutu, Clara, Caroline Ngetsa, Matt A. Price, et al.. (2019). Systematic review of the performance and clinical utility of point of care HIV-1 RNA testing for diagnosis and care. PLoS ONE. 14(6). e0218369–e0218369. 36 indexed citations

Cehovin, Ana, Odile B. Harrison, Philip N. Ward, et al.. (2018). Identification of Novel Neisseria gonorrhoeae Lineages Harboring Resistance Plasmids in Coastal Kenya. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 218(5). 801–808. 36 indexed citations

Wahome, Elizabeth, Caroline Ngetsa, Huub C. Gelderblom, et al.. (2016). Hepatitis B Virus Incidence and Risk Factors Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Negative Men Who Have Sex With Men in Kenya. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 4(1). ofw253–ofw253. 18 indexed citations

Nyiro, Joyce U., Eduard J. Sanders, Caroline Ngetsa, et al.. (2011). Seroprevalence, predictors and estimated incidence of maternal and neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 infection in semi-urban women in Kilifi, Kenya. BMC Infectious Diseases. 11(1). 155–155. 16 indexed citations

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Okuku, Haile Selassie, Eduard J. Sanders, Joyce U. Nyiro, et al.. (2011). Factors Associated With Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Incidence in a Cohort of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Seronegative Kenyan Men and Women Reporting High-Risk Sexual Behavior. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 38(9). 837–844. 21 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Imran, Moses Ndiritu, Caroline Ngetsa, et al.. (2006). Incidence of clinically significant bacteraemia in children who present to hospital in Kenya: community-based observational study. The Lancet. 367(9509). 482–488. 116 indexed citations

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Berkley, James A., Kathryn Maitland, Isaiah Mwangi, et al.. (2005). Use of clinical syndromes to target antibiotic prescribing in seriously ill children in malaria endemic area: observational study. BMJ. 330(7498). 995–995. 129 indexed citations

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Berkley, James A., Brett Lowe, Isaiah Mwangi, et al.. (2005). Bacteremia among Children Admitted to a Rural Hospital in Kenya. New England Journal of Medicine. 352(1). 39–47. 641 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bejon, Philip, Isaiah Mwangi, Caroline Ngetsa, et al.. (2005). Invasive Gram-negative bacilli are frequently resistant to standard antibiotics for children admitted to hospital in Kilifi, Kenya. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 56(1). 232–235. 33 indexed citations

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Scott, J. Anthony G., Salim Mwarumba, Caroline Ngetsa, et al.. (2005). Progressive Increase in Antimicrobial Resistance among Invasive Isolates of Haemophilus influenzae Obtained from Children Admitted to a Hospital in Kilifi, Kenya, from 1994 to 2002. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 49(7). 3021–3024. 23 indexed citations

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Berkley, James A., et al.. (2001). Diagnosis of acute bacterial meningitis in children at a district hospital in sub-Saharan Africa. The Lancet. 357(9270). 1753–1757. 91 indexed citations

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