David Serwadda

33.3k citations

302 papers · 22.0k indexed · 6 hit papers · h-index 63

Impact in

Virology top 0.05%
- HIV Research and Treatment
Infectious Diseases top 0.02%
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

Papers in

Virology 96
- HIV Research and Treatment 94
Infectious Diseases 181
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions 176
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment 28

Co-authors: Maria J. Wawer Ronald H. Gray Nelson K. Sewankambo Thomas C. Quinn Fred Wabwire‐Mangen Fred Nalugoda Godfrey Kigozi Noah Kiwanuka
Journals: AIDS (38 papers)JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (29 papers)The Journal of Infectious Diseases (17 papers)PLoS ONE (16 papers)AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses (15 papers)
Partner nations: Uganda United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

David Serwadda

290 papers receiving 21.0k citations

Hit Papers

6 papers align trajectories log scale

Health professionals for a new century: transforming education to strengthen health systems in an interdependent world 2010 · 3.7k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2010 The Lancet
2007 The Lancet
2005 The Journal of Infectious Diseases
2001 The Lancet
2000 New England Journal of Medicine
1999 The Lancet

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1	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 ·Joseph K. B. Matovu, Aisha Twahiri Namwama, Linda Kemigisha, Geoffrey Taasi, Jennipher Nakabugo, Julius Wandabwa, Laura M. Bogart, Nuraan Fakier, Rhoda K. Wanyenze, Peter Olupot‐Olupot, Joshua Musinguzi, David Serwadda	2025	0
2	Longitudinal patterns in indeterminate HIV rapid antibody test results: a population-based, prospective cohort study Microbiology Spectrum ·Joanne H. Hunt, George Mwinnyaa, Eshan U. Patel, M. Kate Grabowski, Joseph Kagaayi, Ronald H. Gray, Joseph Ssekasanvu, Maria J. Wawer, Godfrey Kigozi, Larry W. Chang, Sarah Kalibbala, Margaret Nakalanzi, Anthony Ndyanabo, Thomas C. Quinn, David Serwadda, Steven J. Reynolds, Ronald M. Galiwango, Oliver Laeyendecker	2024	1
3	A moving target: impacts of lowering viral load suppression cutpoints on progress towards HIV epidemic control goals AIDS ·Joseph G. Rosen, Steven J. Reynolds, Ronald M. Galiwango, Godfrey Kigozi, Thomas C. Quinn, Oliver Ratmann, Anthony Ndyanabo, Lisa Nelson, Gertrude Nakigozi, Margaret Nalugemwa, Katherine B. Rucinski, Caitlin E. Kennedy, Larry W. Chang, Joseph Kagaayi, David Serwadda, M. Kate Grabowski	2023	2
4	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 ·Caitlin E. Kennedy, Xinyi Feng, Robert Ssekubugu, Joseph G. Rosen, Joseph Ssekasanvu, Godfrey Kigozi, David Serwadda, Ping Teresa Yeh, Joseph Kagaayi, Thomas C. Quinn, Aaron A.R. Tobian, Maria J. Wawer, Steven J. Reynolds, Larry W. Chang, M. Kate Grabowski, Fred Nalugoda	2023	2
5	ECG Abnormalities and Arterial Stiffness by HIV Status among High-Risk Populations in Rakai, Uganda: A Pilot Study Global Heart ·Rocío Enríquez, Robert Ssekubugu, Godfrey Kigozi, Dorean Nabukalu, Gaetano Marrone, Susanne Rautiainen, Bruna Gigante, Steven J. Reynolds, Fred Nalugoda, Larry W. Chang, Anna Mia Ekström, Nelson K. Sewankambo, David Serwadda, Helena Nordenstedt	2021	0
6	Predictors of failure on second-line antiretroviral therapy with protease inhibitor mutations in Uganda AIDS Research and Therapy ·Hellen Musana, Jude Thaddeus Ssensamba, Mary Nakafeero, Henry Mugerwa, Flavia Matovu Kiweewa, David Serwadda, Francis Ssali	2021	10
7	Prevalence and correlates of men’s and women’s alcohol use in agrarian, trading and fishing communities in Rakai, Uganda PLoS ONE ·Jennifer A. Wagman, Dorean Nabukalu, Amanda P. Miller, Maria J. Wawer, Robert Ssekubugu, Hadijja Nakowooya, Betty Nantume, Eunhee Park, Judith A. Hahn, David Serwadda, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Fred Nalugoda, Godfrey Kigozi	2020	20
8	Reduced HIV-1 latent reservoir outgrowth and distinct immune correlates among women in Rakai, Uganda JCI Insight ·Jessica L. Prodger, Adam A. Capoferri, Katherine Yu, Jun Lai, Steven J. Reynolds, Jingo Kasule, Taddeo Kityamuweesi, Paul Buule, David Serwadda, Kyungyoon J. Kwon, Katherine Schlusser, Craig Martens, Eileen P. Scully, Yun‐Hee Choi, Andrew D. Redd, Thomas C. Quinn	2020	24
9	Estimating the Size of Key Populations in Kampala, Uganda: 3-Source Capture-Recapture Study JMIR Public Health and Surveillance ·Reena H. Doshi, Kevin Apodaca, Moses Ogwal, Rommel Bain, Ermias Amene, Herbert Kiyingi, George Aluzimbi, Geofrey Musinguzi, David Serwadda, Anne F McIntyre, Wolfgang Hladik	2019	24
10	Enhancers and barriers to uptake of male circumcision services in Northern Uganda: a qualitative study AIDS Care ·Barbara Nanteza, Fredrick Makumbi, Ronald H. Gray, David Serwadda, Ping Teresa Yeh, Caitlin E. Kennedy	2019	9
11	Penile Microbiota and Female Partner Bacterial Vaginosis in Rakai, Uganda mBio ·Cindy M. Liu, Bruce A. Hungate, Aaron A.R. Tobian, Jacques Ravel, Jessica L. Prodger, David Serwadda, Godfrey Kigozi, Ronald M. Galiwango, Fred Nalugoda, Paul Keim, Maria J. Wawer, Lance B. Price, Ronald H. Gray	2015	90
12	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 ·Noah Kiwanuka, Merlin L. Robb, Oliver Laeyendecker, Godfrey Kigozi, Fred Wabwire‐Mangen, Fredrick Makumbi, Fred Nalugoda, Joseph Kagaayi, Michael A. Eller, Leigh Anne Eller, David Serwadda, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Steven J. Reynolds, Thomas C. Quinn, Ronald H. Gray, Maria J. Wawer, Christopher C. Whalen	2010	73
13	Microbial translocation, the innate cytokine response, and HIV-1 disease progression in Africa Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Andrew D. Redd, Djénéba Dabitao, Jay H. Bream, Blake Charvat, Oliver Laeyendecker, Noah Kiwanuka, Tom Lutalo, Godfrey Kigozi, Aaron A.R. Tobian, Jordyn Gamiel, Jessica D. Neal, Amy E. Oliver, Joseph B. Margolick, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Steven J. Reynolds, Maria J. Wawer, David Serwadda, Ronald H. Gray, Thomas C. Quinn	2009	93
14	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 ·Godfrey Kigozi, Heena Brahmbhatt, Fred Wabwire‐Mangen, Maria J. Wawer, David Serwadda, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Ronald H. Gray	2003	69
15	Sensitivity and Specificity of HIV-1 Testing of Urine Compared With Serum Specimens: Rakai, Uganda Sexually Transmitted Diseases ·Mary P. Meehan, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Maria J. Wawer, Denise McNairn, Thomas C. Quinn, Thomas Lutalo, Sarah Kalibbala, Chuanjun Li, David Serwadda, Fred Wabwire-Mangen, Ronald Gray	1999	10
16	HIV infection in rural households Rakai district Uganda. ANU Open Research (Australian National University) ·Fred Nalugoda, Maria J. Wawer, Joseph Konde-Lule, Rekha Menon, Ronald H. Gray, David Serwadda, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Chuanjin Li	1997	19
17	Reduced Fertility Among HIV-Infected Women. Results of Cross-Sectional and Prospective Studies in Rural Uganda Ronald H. Gray, Maria J. Wawer, Frederick Wabwire-Mangen, Nelson K. Sewenkambo, David Serwadda, Godfrey Kigozi, Lynn Paxton, Chuanjun Li, Yajun Yan	1996	3
18	Phylogenetic and Serological Characterization of Two Ugandan HIV-1 Isolates AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses ·ANDREW ATKIN, Gary A. Pestano, David Serwadda, Alfred M. Prince, Donna Pascual, Nelson K. Sewankambo, William Boto	1993	9
19	Nucleotide Sequence of a Ugandan HIV-1 Provirus Reveals Genetic Diversity from Other HIV-1 Isolates AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses ·J. D. Oram, R. G. Downing, Marilynn A. Roff, J. C. S. Clegg, David Serwadda, J Carswell	1990	27
20	KIGANDA CONCEPTS OF DIARRHOEAL DISEASE. PubMed ·Bennett Fj, David Serwadda, Jelliffe Db	1964	4

About David Serwadda

David Serwadda is a scholar working on Virology, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, General Health Professions and Epidemiology, having authored 302 papers that have together received 22.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (176 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (101 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (94 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (82 papers), Sex work and related issues (43 papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (28 papers), Reproductive tract infections research (28 papers) and Genital Health and Disease (27 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Virology (4.7k citations), Infectious Diseases (10.6k citations), General Health Professions (8.2k citations), Microbiology (1.9k citations) and Epidemiology (6.8k citations). David Serwadda has collaborated with scholars based in Uganda, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent 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. Their work appears in journals such as AIDS, JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, PLoS ONE and AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses.

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