David Serwadda

33.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
302 papers, 22.0k citations indexed

About

David Serwadda is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, David Serwadda has authored 302 papers receiving a total of 22.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 181 papers in Infectious Diseases, 123 papers in Epidemiology and 109 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in David Serwadda's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (176 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (101 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (94 papers). David Serwadda is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (176 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (101 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (94 papers). David Serwadda collaborates with scholars based in Uganda, United States and United Kingdom. David Serwadda's co-authors include Maria J. Wawer, Ronald H. Gray, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Thomas C. Quinn, Fred Wabwire‐Mangen, Fred Nalugoda, Godfrey Kigozi, Noah Kiwanuka, Thomas Lutalo and Steven J. Reynolds and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

David Serwadda

290 papers receiving 21.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Health professionals for a new century: transforming education to strengthen health systems in an interdependent world

2010 3.7k citations David Serwadda et al. profile →
Viral Load and Heterosexual Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1

2000 2.3k citations Thomas C. Quinn, Maria J. Wawer et al. profile →
Male circumcision for HIV prevention in men in Rakai, Uganda: a randomised trial

2007 1.6k citations Ronald H. Gray, Godfrey Kigozi et al. profile →
Rates of HIV‐1 Transmission per Coital Act, by Stage of HIV‐1 Infection, in Rakai, Uganda

2005 979 citations Maria J. Wawer, Ronald H. Gray et al. profile →
Probability of HIV-1 transmission per coital act in monogamous, heterosexual, HIV-1-discordant couples in Rakai, Uganda

2001 969 citations Ronald H. Gray, Maria J. Wawer et al. profile →
Control of sexually transmitted diseases for AIDS prevention in Uganda: a randomised community trial

1999 589 citations Maria J. Wawer, Nelson K. Sewankambo et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Serwadda Uganda	63	10.6k	8.2k	6.8k	4.8k	4.7k	302	22.0k
Maria J. Wawer United States	68	10.6k 1.0×	6.6k 0.8×	7.1k 1.0×	3.3k 0.7×	4.5k 1.0×	331	19.9k
Nelson K. Sewankambo Uganda	63	9.3k 0.9×	6.3k 0.8×	5.7k 0.8×	4.1k 0.8×	4.0k 0.8×	366	18.9k
Ronald H. Gray United States	70	9.4k 0.9×	5.7k 0.7×	6.6k 1.0×	4.1k 0.8×	4.3k 0.9×	388	20.6k
Richard Hayes United Kingdom	86	12.2k 1.2×	7.9k 1.0×	10.1k 1.5×	5.0k 1.0×	2.4k 0.5×	556	28.1k
John Kaldor Australia	83	8.6k 0.8×	3.7k 0.4×	13.7k 2.0×	3.2k 0.7×	2.9k 0.6×	712	28.0k
Landon Myer South Africa	68	10.9k 1.0×	6.5k 0.8×	6.3k 0.9×	2.4k 0.5×	2.7k 0.6×	505	18.7k
Helen A. Weiss United Kingdom	80	5.0k 0.5×	4.8k 0.6×	6.8k 1.0×	3.4k 0.7×	1.6k 0.3×	456	21.3k
Fred Wabwire‐Mangen Uganda	52	7.0k 0.7×	3.6k 0.4×	4.8k 0.7×	2.5k 0.5×	3.1k 0.7×	176	13.4k
Sten H. Vermund United States	63	9.7k 0.9×	4.2k 0.5×	9.1k 1.3×	1.7k 0.4×	2.9k 0.6×	587	18.2k
Connie Celum United States	71	12.7k 1.2×	6.1k 0.7×	10.2k 1.5×	1.5k 0.3×	4.1k 0.9×	440	18.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Serwadda

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

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Matovu, Joseph K. B., Julius Wandabwa, Laura M. Bogart, et al.. (2025). Feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effects of a social network-based, peer-led HIV self-testing intervention among men in two Ugandan fishing communities, 2022. Archives of Public Health. 83(1). 23–23.

Mwinnyaa, George, Eshan U. Patel, M. Kate Grabowski, et al.. (2024). Longitudinal patterns in indeterminate HIV rapid antibody test results: a population-based, prospective cohort study. Microbiology Spectrum. 12(2). e0325323–e0325323. 1 indexed citations

Rosen, Joseph G., Steven J. Reynolds, Ronald M. Galiwango, et al.. (2023). A moving target: impacts of lowering viral load suppression cutpoints on progress towards HIV epidemic control goals. AIDS. 37(9). 1486–1489. 2 indexed citations

Kennedy, Caitlin E., Xinyi Feng, Robert Ssekubugu, et al.. (2023). Population prevalence of antiretroviral therapy sharing and its association with HIV viremia in rural Uganda: a cross‐sectional population‐based study. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 26(9). e26135–e26135. 2 indexed citations

Nalugoda, Fred, Dorean Nabukalu, Joseph Ssekasanvu, et al.. (2022). Smoker characteristics and trends in tobacco smoking inRakai, Uganda, 2010–2018. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 20(February). 1–7.

Musana, Hellen, Mary Nakafeero, Henry Mugerwa, et al.. (2021). Predictors of failure on second-line antiretroviral therapy with protease inhibitor mutations in Uganda. AIDS Research and Therapy. 18(1). 17–17. 10 indexed citations

Ssekubugu, Robert, Godfrey Kigozi, Dorean Nabukalu, et al.. (2021). ECG Abnormalities and Arterial Stiffness by HIV Status among High-Risk Populations in Rakai, Uganda: A Pilot Study. Global Heart. 16(1). 83–83.

Prodger, Jessica L., Adam A. Capoferri, Katherine Yu, et al.. (2020). Reduced HIV-1 latent reservoir outgrowth and distinct immune correlates among women in Rakai, Uganda. JCI Insight. 5(14). 24 indexed citations

Wagman, Jennifer A., Dorean Nabukalu, Amanda P. Miller, et al.. (2020). Prevalence and correlates of men’s and women’s alcohol use in agrarian, trading and fishing communities in Rakai, Uganda. PLoS ONE. 15(10). e0240796–e0240796. 20 indexed citations

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Doshi, Reena H., et al.. (2019). Estimating the Size of Key Populations in Kampala, Uganda: 3-Source Capture-Recapture Study. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 5(3). e12118–e12118. 24 indexed citations

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Makumbi, Fredrick, et al.. (2019). Enhancers and barriers to uptake of male circumcision services in Northern Uganda: a qualitative study. AIDS Care. 32(8). 1061–1068. 9 indexed citations

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Liu, Cindy M., Bruce A. Hungate, Aaron A.R. Tobian, et al.. (2015). Penile Microbiota and Female Partner Bacterial Vaginosis in Rakai, Uganda. mBio. 6(3). e00589–e00589. 90 indexed citations

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Kiwanuka, Noah, Merlin L. Robb, Oliver Laeyendecker, et al.. (2010). HIV-1 Viral Subtype Differences in the Rate of CD4+ T-Cell Decline Among HIV Seroincident Antiretroviral Naive Persons in Rakai District, Uganda. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 54(2). 180–184. 73 indexed citations

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Redd, Andrew D., Djénéba Dabitao, Jay H. Bream, et al.. (2009). Microbial translocation, the innate cytokine response, and HIV-1 disease progression in Africa. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(16). 6718–6723. 93 indexed citations

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Kigozi, Godfrey, Heena Brahmbhatt, Fred Wabwire‐Mangen, et al.. (2003). Treatment of Trichomonas in pregnancy and adverse outcomes of pregnancy: A subanalysis of a randomized trial in Rakai, Uganda. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 189(5). 1398–1400. 69 indexed citations

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Meehan, Mary P., Nelson K. Sewankambo, Maria J. Wawer, et al.. (1999). Sensitivity and Specificity of HIV-1 Testing of Urine Compared With Serum Specimens: Rakai, Uganda. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 26(10). 590–592. 10 indexed citations

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Batman, P A, Moses Kapembwa, A. R. O. Miller, et al.. (1998). HIV enteropathy: comparative morphometry of the jejunal mucosa of HIV infected patients resident in the United Kingdom and Uganda. Gut. 43(3). 350–355. 18 indexed citations

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Nalugoda, Fred, Maria J. Wawer, Joseph Konde-Lule, et al.. (1997). HIV infection in rural households Rakai district Uganda.. ANU Open Research (Australian National University). 127–140. 19 indexed citations

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Gray, Ronald H., Maria J. Wawer, David Serwadda, et al.. (1996). Reduced Fertility Among HIV-Infected Women. Results of Cross-Sectional and Prospective Studies in Rural Uganda. 7(5). 3 indexed citations

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Serwadda, David, et al.. (1964). KIGANDA CONCEPTS OF DIARRHOEAL DISEASE.. PubMed. 41. 211–8. 4 indexed citations

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