Catherine Kyobutungi

33.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
132 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Catherine Kyobutungi is a scholar working on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Catherine Kyobutungi has authored 132 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 31 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 28 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Catherine Kyobutungi's work include Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (42 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (28 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (24 papers). Catherine Kyobutungi is often cited by papers focused on Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (42 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (28 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (24 papers). Catherine Kyobutungi collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Catherine Kyobutungi's co-authors include Alex Ezeh, Samuel Oti, Martin Kavao Mutua, Remare Ettarh, Thaddaeus Egondi, Steven van de Vijver, Elizabeth Kimani‐Murage, Tilahun Haregu, Abdhalah Ziraba and Blessing Mberu and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Catherine Kyobutungi

128 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

  1. Inequalities in non-communicable diseases and effective responses
    2013 478 citations Catherine Kyobutungi 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
Catherine Kyobutungi Kenya 36 1.2k 1.1k 945 923 807 132 4.6k
Hoàng Văn Minh Vietnam 41 1.2k 1.0× 495 0.5× 984 1.0× 941 1.0× 598 0.7× 346 5.8k
Laura Dwyer‐Lindgren United States 24 1.5k 1.2× 731 0.7× 821 0.9× 1.6k 1.7× 376 0.5× 47 5.5k
Debbie Bradshaw South Africa 46 2.3k 1.9× 650 0.6× 1.5k 1.6× 1.2k 1.3× 893 1.1× 207 7.6k
Ria Laubscher South Africa 35 1.1k 0.9× 519 0.5× 1.1k 1.2× 452 0.5× 496 0.6× 117 4.4k
Kerstin Klipstein‐Grobusch Netherlands 42 1.5k 1.2× 992 0.9× 1.9k 2.0× 1.3k 1.5× 396 0.5× 284 7.3k
Nawi Ng Sweden 38 1.1k 0.9× 308 0.3× 1.3k 1.3× 729 0.8× 536 0.7× 180 4.9k
Stig Wall Sweden 44 1.2k 0.9× 501 0.5× 1.1k 1.1× 590 0.6× 364 0.5× 142 6.6k
Ousman Nyan Gambia 13 1.0k 0.8× 489 0.4× 869 0.9× 889 1.0× 239 0.3× 27 4.9k
Rajesh Kumar India 35 1.2k 1.0× 1.3k 1.2× 762 0.8× 2.9k 3.2× 432 0.5× 222 5.9k
Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa Brazil 37 1.3k 1.0× 788 0.7× 1.5k 1.6× 288 0.3× 384 0.5× 254 6.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Catherine Kyobutungi

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All Works

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Kisiangani, Isaac, Ângela Jornada Ben, Elke Wynberg, et al.. (2025). Recovery and long-term health outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a prospective cohort in an urban setting, Kenya. Global Health Action. 18(1). 2500795–2500795.
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Bakibinga, Pauline, Lyagamula Kisia, Martin Atela, et al.. (2022). Demand and supply-side barriers and opportunities to enhance access to healthcare for urban poor populations in Kenya: a qualitative study. BMJ Open. 12(5). e057484–e057484. 16 indexed citations
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Marchant, Tanya, Ties Boerma, Theresa Diaz, et al.. (2020). Measurement and accountability for maternal, newborn and child health: fit for 2030?. BMJ Global Health. 5(7). e002697–e002697. 17 indexed citations
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Wekesah, Frederick Murunga, Martin Kavao Mutua, Daniel Boateng, et al.. (2020). Comparative performance of pooled cohort equations and Framingham risk scores in cardiovascular disease risk classification in a slum setting in Nairobi Kenya. IJC Heart & Vasculature. 28. 100521–100521. 17 indexed citations
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Thomson, Dana R., Monika Kuffer, Gianluca Boo, et al.. (2020). Need for an Integrated Deprived Area “Slum” Mapping System (IDEAMAPS) in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). Social Sciences. 9(5). 80–80. 46 indexed citations
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Wekesah, Frederick Murunga, Catherine Kyobutungi, Diederick E. Grobbee, & Kerstin Klipstein‐Grobusch. (2019). Understanding of and perceptions towards cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors: a qualitative study among residents of urban informal settings in Nairobi. BMJ Open. 9(6). e026852–e026852. 33 indexed citations
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Gitau, Evelyn, et al.. (2019). Gender responsive multidisciplinary doctoral training program: the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) experience. Global Health Action. 12(1). 1670002–1670002. 10 indexed citations
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Juma, Pamela A., Clarisse Mapa-Tassou, Shukri F. Mohamed, et al.. (2018). Multi-sectoral action in non-communicable disease prevention policy development in five African countries. BMC Public Health. 18(S1). 953–953. 72 indexed citations
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Zimmermann, Nici, James Milner, Kanyiva Muindi, et al.. (2017). Indoor air pollution as an issue of nonattention in Nairobi's informal settlements. UCL Discovery (University College London).
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Haregu, Tilahun, Samuel Oti, Nicholas Ngomi, et al.. (2016). Interlinkage among cardio-metabolic disease markers in an urban poor setting in Nairobi, Kenya. Global Health Action. 9(1). 30626–30626. 8 indexed citations
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Haregu, Tilahun, Samuel Oti, Thaddaeus Egondi, & Catherine Kyobutungi. (2015). Co-occurrence of behavioral risk factors of common non-communicable diseases among urban slum dwellers in Nairobi, Kenya. Global Health Action. 8(1). 28697–28697. 43 indexed citations
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Kimani‐Murage, Elizabeth, Frederick Murunga Wekesah, Shukri F. Mohamed, et al.. (2014). Vulnerability to Food Insecurity in Urban Slums: Experiences from Nairobi, Kenya. Journal of Urban Health. 91(6). 1098–1113. 139 indexed citations
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Amendah, Djesika, Martin Kavao Mutua, Catherine Kyobutungi, Evans Buliva, & Ben Bellows. (2013). Reproductive Health Voucher Program and Facility Based Delivery in Informal Settlements in Nairobi: A Longitudinal Analysis. PLoS ONE. 8(11). e80582–e80582. 20 indexed citations
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Falkingham, Jane, et al.. (2011). Does Socioeconomic Inequality in Health Persist among Older People Living in Resource-Poor Urban Slums?. Journal of Urban Health. 88(S2). 381–400. 18 indexed citations
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Kyobutungi, Catherine, Ulrich Ronellenfitsch, Oliver Razum, & Heiko Becher. (2006). Mortality from external causes among ethnic German immigrants from former Soviet Union countries, in Germany. European Journal of Public Health. 16(4). 376–382. 28 indexed citations
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Kyobutungi, Catherine, Ulrich Ronellenfitsch, Oliver Razum, & Heiko Becher. (2006). Mortality from cancer among ethnic German immigrants from the Former Soviet Union, in Germany. European Journal of Cancer. 42(15). 2577–2584. 17 indexed citations
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Ronellenfitsch, Ulrich, Catherine Kyobutungi, Heiko Becher, & Oliver Razum. (2004). Large-scale, Population-based Epidemiological Studies with Record Linkage can be done in Germany. European Journal of Epidemiology. 19(12). 1073–1074. 17 indexed citations

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