Esther Ndungo

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Esther Ndungo is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Endocrinology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Esther Ndungo has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Infectious Diseases, 10 papers in Endocrinology and 7 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Esther Ndungo's work include Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (12 papers), Escherichia coli research studies (10 papers) and Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (8 papers). Esther Ndungo is often cited by papers focused on Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (12 papers), Escherichia coli research studies (10 papers) and Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (8 papers). Esther Ndungo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Netherlands. Esther Ndungo's co-authors include Markus Stoffel, Christian Wolfrum, Kartik Chandran, Rajendra K. Pandey, Muthiah Manoharan, Victor Koteliansky, Tracy Zimmermann, Gang Wang, K. N. Jayaprakash and Kallanthottathil G. Rajeev and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The EMBO Journal and Nature Biotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Esther Ndungo

19 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Mechanisms and optimization of in vivo delivery of lipoph... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 250 500 750

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Esther Ndungo United States 14 805 602 282 221 138 20 1.5k
Vladimir Chulanov Russia 18 636 0.8× 185 0.3× 744 2.6× 95 0.4× 77 0.6× 115 1.5k
Jacques Rohayem Germany 22 400 0.5× 738 1.2× 202 0.7× 54 0.2× 197 1.4× 36 1.5k
Theodora Fifis Australia 18 629 0.8× 494 0.8× 474 1.7× 62 0.3× 60 0.4× 38 1.5k
Holly Hamilton United States 15 628 0.8× 126 0.2× 231 0.8× 127 0.6× 270 2.0× 32 1.2k
Asaf Sol Israel 14 929 1.2× 224 0.4× 120 0.4× 66 0.3× 60 0.4× 26 1.6k
Qian Gao China 22 532 0.7× 417 0.7× 337 1.2× 122 0.6× 165 1.2× 43 1.2k
Qin Pan China 20 514 0.6× 267 0.4× 184 0.7× 101 0.5× 49 0.4× 44 1.4k
Mario Amacker Switzerland 20 967 1.2× 501 0.8× 449 1.6× 69 0.3× 201 1.5× 45 2.1k
Cheryl Okumura United States 16 337 0.4× 344 0.6× 193 0.7× 76 0.3× 64 0.5× 23 998
Lynne Tucker United States 18 753 0.9× 245 0.4× 183 0.6× 332 1.5× 151 1.1× 21 1.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Heine, Shannon J., Esther Ndungo, Neeraj Kapoor, et al.. (2024). Shigella virulence protein VirG is a broadly protective antigen and vaccine candidate. npj Vaccines. 9(1). 2–2. 6 indexed citations
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Shrivastava, Shikha, Esther Ndungo, Dilara Islam, et al.. (2023). Oral immunization with Shigella sonnei WRSs2 and WRSs3 vaccine strains elicits systemic and mucosal antibodies with functional anti-microbial activity. mSphere. 9(1). e0041923–e0041923.
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Bernshtein, Biana, Esther Ndungo, Deniz Cizmeci, et al.. (2022). Systems approach to define humoral correlates of immunity to Shigella. Cell Reports. 40(7). 111216–111216. 14 indexed citations
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Ndungo, Esther, Johanna B. Holm, Andrea G. Buchwald, et al.. (2022). Dynamics of the Gut Microbiome in Shigella -Infected Children during the First Two Years of Life. mSystems. 7(5). e0044222–e0044222. 12 indexed citations
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Buskirk, Amanda D., Esther Ndungo, William C. Blackwelder, et al.. (2022). Mucosal Immune Profiles Associated with Diarrheal Disease Severity inShigella- and Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli-Infected Children Enrolled in the Global Enteric Multicenter Study. mBio. 13(4). e0053822–e0053822. 6 indexed citations
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Ndungo, Esther, Andrea G. Buchwald, Neeraj Kapoor, et al.. (2021). Repertoire of Naturally Acquired Maternal Antibodies Transferred to Infants for Protection Against Shigellosis. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 725129–725129. 15 indexed citations
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Kapoor, Neeraj, et al.. (2021). Efficient production of immunologically active Shigella invasion plasmid antigens IpaB and IpaH using a cell-free expression system. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 106(1). 401–414. 8 indexed citations
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Ndungo, Esther & Marcela F. Pasetti. (2019). Functional antibodies as immunological endpoints to evaluate protective immunity againstShigella. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 16(1). 197–205. 21 indexed citations
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Ndungo, Esther, Arlo Randall, Tracy H. Hazen, et al.. (2018). A Novel Shigella Proteome Microarray Discriminates Targets of Human Antibody Reactivity following Oral Vaccination and Experimental Challenge. mSphere. 3(4). 32 indexed citations
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Ndungo, Esther, Andrew S. Herbert, Matthijs Raaben, et al.. (2016). A Single Residue in Ebola Virus Receptor NPC1 Influences Cellular Host Range in Reptiles. mSphere. 1(2). 27 indexed citations
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Bornholdt, Zachary A., Esther Ndungo, Marnie L. Fusco, et al.. (2016). Host-Primed Ebola Virus GP Exposes a Hydrophobic NPC1 Receptor-Binding Pocket, Revealing a Target for Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies. mBio. 7(1). e02154–15. 69 indexed citations
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Basu, Arnab, Debra M. Mills, Daniel A. Mitchell, et al.. (2015). Novel Small Molecule Entry Inhibitors of Ebola Virus. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 212(suppl 2). S425–S434. 44 indexed citations
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Ng, Melinda, Esther Ndungo, Rohit K. Jangra, et al.. (2014). Cell entry by a novel European filovirus requires host endosomal cysteine proteases and Niemann–Pick C1. Virology. 468-470. 637–646. 38 indexed citations
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Lennemann, Nicholas J., Bethany A. Rhein, Esther Ndungo, et al.. (2014). Comprehensive Functional Analysis of N-Linked Glycans on Ebola Virus GP1. mBio. 5(1). e00862–13. 90 indexed citations
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Martinez, Osvaldo, Esther Ndungo, Emily Happy Miller, et al.. (2013). A Mutation in the Ebola Virus Envelope Glycoprotein Restricts Viral Entry in a Host Species- and Cell-Type-Specific Manner. Journal of Virology. 87(6). 3324–3334. 34 indexed citations
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Miller, Emily Happy, Gregor Obernosterer, Matthijs Raaben, et al.. (2012). Ebola virus entry requires the host‐programmed recognition of an intracellular receptor. The EMBO Journal. 31(8). 1947–1960. 253 indexed citations
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Krishnan, Anuja, Emily Happy Miller, Andrew S. Herbert, et al.. (2012). Niemann-Pick C1 (NPC1)/NPC1-like1 Chimeras Define Sequences Critical for NPC1’s Function as a Filovirus Entry Receptor. Viruses. 4(11). 2471–2484. 33 indexed citations
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Wolfrum, Christian, Jessica J. Howell, Esther Ndungo, & Markus Stoffel. (2008). Foxa2 Activity Increases Plasma High Density Lipoprotein Levels by Regulating Apolipoprotein M. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(24). 16940–16949. 59 indexed citations
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Wolfrum, Christian, K. N. Jayaprakash, Muthusamy Jayaraman, et al.. (2007). Mechanisms and optimization of in vivo delivery of lipophilic siRNAs. Nature Biotechnology. 25(10). 1149–1157. 771 indexed citations breakdown →

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