Emile Okitolonda

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Emile Okitolonda is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Virology. According to data from OpenAlex, Emile Okitolonda has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Epidemiology, 14 papers in Infectious Diseases and 12 papers in Virology. Recurrent topics in Emile Okitolonda's work include Poxvirus research and outbreaks (11 papers), Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (9 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (8 papers). Emile Okitolonda is often cited by papers focused on Poxvirus research and outbreaks (11 papers), Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (9 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (8 papers). Emile Okitolonda collaborates with scholars based in Democratic Republic of the Congo, United States and Germany. Emile Okitolonda's co-authors include Anne W. Rimoin, Linda L. Wright, Robert Shongo, Neville K. Kisalu, Pierre Formenty, Helmut E. Meyer, Nathan Wolfe, Prime Mulembakani, James O. Lloyd‐Smith and Lisa E. Hensley and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Emile Okitolonda

32 papers receiving 1.4k 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. Major increase in human monkeypox incidence 30 years after smallpox vaccination campaigns cease in the Democratic Republic of Congo
    2010 564 citations Anne W. Rimoin, Prime Mulembakani et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Emile Okitolonda Democratic Republic of the Congo 16 1.1k 881 841 258 187 32 1.5k
Mark V. Wegner United States 9 814 0.8× 607 0.7× 638 0.8× 117 0.5× 203 1.1× 17 1.2k
Jean‐Jacques Muyembe Tamfum Democratic Republic of the Congo 15 401 0.4× 528 0.6× 373 0.4× 261 1.0× 105 0.6× 29 1.0k
Adesola Yinka-Ogunleye Nigeria 12 1.0k 0.9× 740 0.8× 837 1.0× 106 0.4× 60 0.3× 17 1.2k
Lazare Kaptué Cameroon 23 953 0.9× 574 0.7× 132 0.2× 871 3.4× 90 0.5× 60 1.6k
Nicole Vidal France 26 1.4k 1.3× 443 0.5× 189 0.2× 1.4k 5.4× 82 0.4× 73 1.9k
Victor Mukonka Zambia 16 135 0.1× 219 0.2× 133 0.2× 228 0.9× 480 2.6× 40 971
África Holguín Spain 27 1.5k 1.4× 575 0.7× 245 0.3× 1.7k 6.7× 138 0.7× 116 2.3k
Anke Bourgeois France 23 1.1k 1.0× 416 0.5× 98 0.1× 1.2k 4.5× 30 0.2× 34 1.7k
Tiago Gräf Brazil 17 305 0.3× 201 0.2× 106 0.1× 600 2.3× 62 0.3× 42 856
Hossain M. S. Sazzad Bangladesh 20 114 0.1× 776 0.9× 105 0.1× 841 3.3× 357 1.9× 37 1.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Emile Okitolonda

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Boreux, Raphaël, Hippolyte Situakibanza, Joris Losimba Likwela, et al.. (2020). Molecular surveillance of anti-malarial drug resistance in Democratic Republic of Congo: high variability of chloroquinoresistance and lack of amodiaquinoresistance. Malaria Journal. 19(1). 121–121. 8 indexed citations
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Leung, Jessica, Andrea M. McCollum, Kay Radford, et al.. (2019). Varicella in Tshuapa Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2009–2014. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 24(7). 839–848. 8 indexed citations
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Mpody, Christian, Noro Lantoniaina Rosa Ravelomanana, Bienvenu Kawende, et al.. (2019). Breastfeeding Support Offered at Delivery is Associated with Higher Prevalence of Exclusive Breastfeeding at 6 Weeks Postpartum Among HIV Exposed Infants: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 23(10). 1308–1316. 1 indexed citations
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Gichane, Margaret W., Kathryn E. Moracco, Harsha Thirumurthy, et al.. (2018). Intimate partner violence and prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV: Evidence from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. PLoS ONE. 13(8). e0203471–e0203471. 16 indexed citations
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Okitolonda, Emile, et al.. (2017). Evolution du système national d’information sanitaire de la république démocratique du Congo entre 2009 et 2015. Pan African Medical Journal. 28. 225–225. 2 indexed citations
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Osadebe, Lynda, Christine M. Hughes, Robert Shongo Lushima, et al.. (2017). Enhancing case definitions for surveillance of human monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of Congo. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 11(9). e0005857–e0005857. 73 indexed citations
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Quiner, Claire, Cynthia Moses, Benjamin Monroe, et al.. (2017). Presumptive risk factors for monkeypox in rural communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. PLoS ONE. 12(2). e0168664–e0168664. 51 indexed citations
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Alfonso, Vivian H., Reena H. Doshi, Patrick Mukadi, et al.. (2017). Prevalence of Rubella Antibodies Among Children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 37(1). 28–34. 10 indexed citations
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Rimoin, Anne W., Nicole A. Hoff, Reena H. Doshi, et al.. (2017). Human Exposure to Wild Animals in the Sankuru Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. EcoHealth. 14(3). 552–563. 18 indexed citations
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Doshi, Reena H., Vivian H. Alfonso, Nicole A. Hoff, et al.. (2016). Evidence of Mumps Infection Among Children in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 36(5). 462–466. 11 indexed citations
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Yotebieng, Marcel, Harsha Thirumurthy, Kathryn E. Moracco, et al.. (2016). Conditional cash transfers and uptake of and retention in prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission care: a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet HIV. 3(2). e85–e93. 75 indexed citations
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Li, Daniel, Kimberly Wilkins, Andrea M. McCollum, et al.. (2016). Evaluation of the GeneXpert for Human Monkeypox Diagnosis. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 96(2). 405–410. 78 indexed citations
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Nolen, Leisha D., Lynda Osadebe, Jacques Likofata, et al.. (2015). Introduction of Monkeypox into a Community and Household: Risk Factors and Zoonotic Reservoirs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 93(2). 410–415. 135 indexed citations
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Donnen, Philippe, et al.. (2015). Predictors of discontinuing exclusive breastfeeding before six months among mothers in Kinshasa: a prospective study. International Breastfeeding Journal. 10(1). 19–19. 57 indexed citations
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Doshi, Reena H., Philip A. Eckhoff, Catherine Nguyen, et al.. (2015). The effect of immunization on measles incidence in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Results from a model of surveillance data. Vaccine. 33(48). 6786–6792. 15 indexed citations
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Rimoin, Anne W., Prime Mulembakani, Sara C. Johnston, et al.. (2010). Major increase in human monkeypox incidence 30 years after smallpox vaccination campaigns cease in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(37). 16262–16267. 564 indexed citations breakdown →
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Behets, Frieda, et al.. (2009). Reducing vertical HIV transmission in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: trends in HIV prevalence and service delivery. AIDS Care. 21(5). 583–590. 7 indexed citations
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Rimoin, Anne W., Neville K. Kisalu, Linda L. Wright, et al.. (2007). Endemic Human Monkeypox, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2001–2004. Emerging infectious diseases. 13(6). 934–937. 116 indexed citations

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