David Githanga

636 total citations
18 papers, 256 citations indexed

About

David Githanga is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, David Githanga has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 256 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 5 papers in General Health Professions and 5 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in David Githanga's work include Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food (5 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (5 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (4 papers). David Githanga is often cited by papers focused on Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food (5 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (5 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (4 papers). David Githanga collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, United States and United Kingdom. David Githanga's co-authors include Grace Irimu, Mike English, Philip Ayieko, Rachel Nyamai, Fred Were, Ambrose Agweyu, Omu Anzala, George Mbevi, Morris Ogero and Thomas Julius and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

David Githanga

17 papers receiving 254 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Githanga Kenya 10 92 79 60 32 32 18 256
Indres Moodley South Africa 12 28 0.3× 66 0.8× 39 0.7× 50 1.6× 49 1.5× 28 367
Peter Preko United States 13 35 0.4× 126 1.6× 143 2.4× 17 0.5× 20 0.6× 21 494
Leonardo Chavane Mozambique 9 222 2.4× 98 1.2× 79 1.3× 24 0.8× 76 2.4× 16 364
David Msuya Tanzania 9 28 0.3× 21 0.3× 89 1.5× 76 2.4× 14 0.4× 45 357
Rohail Kumar Pakistan 9 200 2.2× 166 2.1× 60 1.0× 101 3.2× 286 8.9× 16 583
Edgar Agaba Uganda 13 127 1.4× 106 1.3× 47 0.8× 34 1.1× 178 5.6× 22 341
Mojtaba Mousavi Bazaz Iran 11 50 0.5× 45 0.6× 20 0.3× 105 3.3× 9 0.3× 51 304
Mary Mogashoa South Africa 10 84 0.9× 187 2.4× 44 0.7× 10 0.3× 13 0.4× 22 392
Elvis Oyugi Kenya 10 41 0.4× 38 0.5× 33 0.6× 63 2.0× 41 1.3× 25 249
Francesca Holme United States 10 57 0.6× 55 0.7× 19 0.3× 26 0.8× 9 0.3× 17 320

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Githanga

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

All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Dürrheim, David N, et al.. (2025). Global measles eradication goal is urgently needed. Nature. 641(8065). 1101–1101.
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Liambila, Wilson, Fred Were, Timothy Abuya, et al.. (2023). Institutionalizing the Management of Sick Young Infants: Kenya’s Experience in Revising National Guidelines on Integrated Management of Newborn and Childhood Illnesses. Global Health Science and Practice. 11(2). e2200482–e2200482. 3 indexed citations
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Gitaka, Jesse, David Githanga, Charity Ndwiga, et al.. (2022). Devolved health system capacity in the provision of care for sick newborns and young infants in four counties serving vulnerable populations in Kenya. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(10). e0000183–e0000183. 1 indexed citations
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Etzel, Ruth A., David Githanga, Jeffrey Goldhagen, et al.. (2021). Pediatric societies’ declaration on responding to the impact of climate change on children. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 100038–100038. 5 indexed citations
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Song, Xiao, et al.. (2020). Determinants of aflatoxin exposures in Kenyan School-aged children. International Journal of Environmental Health Research. 32(6). 1183–1191. 4 indexed citations
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Xue, Kathy S., Xiao Song, Lili Tang, et al.. (2020). Nutrition and growth outcomes are affected by aflatoxin exposures in Kenyan children. Food Additives & Contaminants Part A. 37(12). 2123–2134. 14 indexed citations
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Githanga, David, et al.. (2019). A consensus on malnutrition in Africa: a report from the micronutrient deficiency awareness forum (Nairobi 2017). African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development. 19(2). 14277–14290. 1 indexed citations
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Githanga, David, Charity Mutegi, Bernhards Ogutu, et al.. (2019). The effects of aflatoxin exposure on Hepatitis B-vaccine induced immunity in Kenyan children. Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care. 49(5). 117–130. 18 indexed citations
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Githanga, David, et al.. (2019). A consensus on malnutrition in Africa: A report from the micronutrient deficiency awareness forum (Nairobi 2017). African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development. 19(2). 14277–14290. 2 indexed citations
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Githanga, David, Omu Anzala, Charity Mutegi, & Ambrose Agweyu. (2019). The effects of exposures to mycotoxins on immunity in children: A systematic review. Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care. 49(5). 109–116. 13 indexed citations
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Githanga, David, et al.. (2019). Aflatoxin exposure in children age 6–12 years: a study protocol of a randomized comparative cross-sectional study in Kenya, East Africa. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 5(1). 141–141. 9 indexed citations
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Githanga, David, et al.. (2019). Validation of urinary sphingolipid metabolites as biomarker of effect for fumonisins exposure in Kenyan children. Biomarkers. 24(4). 379–388. 17 indexed citations
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Irimu, Grace, Morris Ogero, George Mbevi, et al.. (2018). Approaching quality improvement at scale: a learning health system approach in Kenya. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 103(11). archdischild–2017. 40 indexed citations
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English, Mike, Philip Ayieko, Rachel Nyamai, et al.. (2017). What do we think we are doing? How might a clinical information network be promoting implementation of recommended paediatric care practices in Kenyan hospitals?. Health Research Policy and Systems. 15(1). 4–4. 32 indexed citations
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Ayieko, Philip, Morris Ogero, Boniface Makone, et al.. (2015). Characteristics of admissions and variations in the use of basic investigations, treatments and outcomes in Kenyan hospitals within a new Clinical Information Network. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 101(3). 223–229. 47 indexed citations
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Wilmshurst, Jo M., et al.. (2015). The African Pediatric Fellowship Program: Training in Africa for Africans. PEDIATRICS. 137(1). 33 indexed citations

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