Erastus Irungu

499 total citations
15 papers, 347 citations indexed

About

Erastus Irungu is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Erastus Irungu has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 347 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 8 papers in Epidemiology and 6 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Erastus Irungu's work include Sex work and related issues (11 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (7 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (6 papers). Erastus Irungu is often cited by papers focused on Sex work and related issues (11 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (7 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (6 papers). Erastus Irungu collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Kenya and United Kingdom. Erastus Irungu's co-authors include Francis A. Plummer, Job J. Bwayo, Joshua Kimani, Rupert Kaul, Sarah Rowland‐Jones, Peter Kiama, Bashir Farah, Andrew McMichael, Kelly S. MacDonald and Rana Chakraborty and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Erastus Irungu

14 papers receiving 340 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Erastus Irungu Canada 6 178 146 116 111 102 15 347
Sherzana Sunderji Canada 5 171 1.0× 131 0.9× 101 0.9× 158 1.4× 190 1.9× 6 416
Pauline Levinson Sweden 7 129 0.7× 122 0.8× 60 0.5× 160 1.4× 78 0.8× 9 344
C Kariuki Canada 7 199 1.1× 118 0.8× 220 1.9× 89 0.8× 166 1.6× 10 427
Laura Romas Canada 7 95 0.5× 110 0.8× 97 0.8× 232 2.1× 127 1.2× 7 381
Max Abou Canada 7 83 0.5× 87 0.6× 101 0.9× 134 1.2× 95 0.9× 9 315
Manjeetha Jaggernath United States 11 103 0.6× 74 0.5× 178 1.5× 58 0.5× 133 1.3× 17 369
Sarah Benki United States 8 107 0.6× 83 0.6× 152 1.3× 105 0.9× 153 1.5× 10 361
Kenzie Birse Canada 12 118 0.7× 141 1.0× 119 1.0× 262 2.4× 145 1.4× 19 481
Preston Izulla Kenya 7 112 0.6× 111 0.8× 140 1.2× 73 0.7× 146 1.4× 9 318
Jessica K. Kafka Canada 9 162 0.9× 229 1.6× 85 0.7× 122 1.1× 99 1.0× 11 396

Countries citing papers authored by Erastus Irungu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Erastus Irungu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Erastus Irungu

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

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Liu, Rachel, James Pollock, Sanja Huibner, et al.. (2025). Quantitative profiling of the vaginal microbiota improves resolution of the microbiota-immune axis. Microbiome. 13(1). 39–39. 5 indexed citations
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Ding, Qingming, John Bradley, Tanya Abramsky, et al.. (2024). Associations of hair cortisol levels with violence, poor mental health, and harmful alcohol and other substance use among female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 29–29.
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Beattie, Tara, Erastus Irungu, Janet Seeley, et al.. (2024). The epidemiology of HIV infection among female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya: A structural determinants and life-course perspective. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). e0001529–e0001529. 2 indexed citations
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Pollock, James, Sanja Huibner, Erastus Irungu, et al.. (2024). Microbe-binding Antibodies in the Female Genital Tract: Associations with the Vaginal Microbiome and Genital Immunology. The Journal of Immunology. 213(10). 1516–1527. 5 indexed citations
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Shah, Pooja, Matthew A. Spinelli, Erastus Irungu, et al.. (2024). Factors Associated with Usage of Oral-PrEP among Female Sex Workers in Nairobi, Kenya, Assessed by Self-Report and a Point-of-Care Urine Tenofovir Immunoassay. AIDS and Behavior. 28(11). 3836–3849. 3 indexed citations
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Shah, Pooja, Erastus Irungu, Rupert Kaul, et al.. (2023). Conducting Violence and Mental Health Research with Female Sex Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Ethical Considerations, Challenges, and Lessons Learned from the Maisha Fiti Study in Nairobi, Kenya. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(11). 5925–5925. 2 indexed citations
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Beattie, Tara, Pooja Shah, Erastus Irungu, et al.. (2023). Violence across the Life Course and Implications for Intervention Design: Findings from the Maisha Fiti Study with Female Sex Workers in Nairobi, Kenya. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(11). 6046–6046. 4 indexed citations
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Shah, Pooja, Erastus Irungu, Rupert Kaul, et al.. (2022). Longitudinal experiences and risk factors for common mental health problems and suicidal behaviours among female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9. 401–415. 6 indexed citations
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Shah, Pooja, Erastus Irungu, Rupert Kaul, et al.. (2022). Harmful Alcohol and Drug Use Is Associated with Syndemic Risk Factors among Female Sex Workers in Nairobi, Kenya. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(12). 7294–7294. 13 indexed citations
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Irungu, Erastus, Omu Anzala, Dalton Wamalwa, et al.. (2022). Net charge and position 22 of the V3 loop are associated with HIV-1 tropism in recently infected female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya. Medicine. 101(49). e32024–e32024. 3 indexed citations
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Smith, Adrian D., Elizabeth Fearon, Erastus Irungu, et al.. (2021). Disparities in HIV/STI burden and care coverage among men and transgender persons who have sex with men in Nairobi, Kenya: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 11(12). e055783–e055783. 4 indexed citations
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Shah, Pooja, Erastus Irungu, Rupert Kaul, et al.. (2021). Prevalence and correlates of common mental health problems and recent suicidal behaviour among female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya: findings from the Maisha Fiti study. BJPsych Open. 7(S1). S238–S238. 1 indexed citations
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Schellenberg, John J., Catherine M. Card, T. Blake Ball, et al.. (2011). Bacterial vaginosis, HIV serostatus and T-cell subset distribution in a cohort of East African commercial sex workers. AIDS. 26(3). 387–393. 25 indexed citations
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Kaul, Rupert, Tao Dong, Francis A. Plummer, et al.. (2001). CD8+ lymphocytes respond to different HIV epitopes in seronegative and infected subjects. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 107(10). 1303–1310. 177 indexed citations
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Cohen, Craig R., Francis A. Plummer, Nelly Mugo, et al.. (1999). Increased interleukin-10 in the endocervical secretions of women with non-ulcerative sexually transmitted diseases: a mechanism for enhanced HIV-1 transmission?. AIDS. 13(3). 327–332. 97 indexed citations

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