Felix Bongomin

8.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
244 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Felix Bongomin is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Felix Bongomin has authored 244 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 121 papers in Infectious Diseases, 106 papers in Epidemiology and 31 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Felix Bongomin's work include Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (73 papers), Fungal Infections and Studies (66 papers) and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (25 papers). Felix Bongomin is often cited by papers focused on Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (73 papers), Fungal Infections and Studies (66 papers) and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (25 papers). Felix Bongomin collaborates with scholars based in Uganda, United Kingdom and United States. Felix Bongomin's co-authors include David W. Denning, Rita Oladele, Sara Gago, Ronald Olum, Dianah Rhoda Nassozi, Godfrey Wekha, Joseph Baruch Baluku, Richard Kwizera, Samuel A. Fayemiwo and Malcolm Richardson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Felix Bongomin

207 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

Global and Multi-National Prevalence of Fungal Diseases—E... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2020 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. Global and Multi-National Prevalence of Fungal Diseases—Estimate Precision
    2017 1.9k citations Felix Bongomin, Rita Oladele et al. profile →
  2. Coronavirus Disease-2019: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Health Care Workers at Makerere University Teaching Hospitals, Uganda
    2020 367 citations Ronald Olum, Felix Bongomin et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Felix Bongomin Uganda 24 2.8k 2.2k 521 431 405 244 4.7k
Brendan R. Jackson United States 39 4.0k 1.4× 3.1k 1.4× 177 0.3× 584 1.4× 549 1.4× 125 6.1k
Barbara J. Marston United States 28 2.8k 1.0× 3.1k 1.4× 284 0.5× 305 0.7× 125 0.3× 66 4.8k
Gary Garber Canada 41 2.1k 0.8× 2.7k 1.2× 192 0.4× 536 1.2× 140 0.3× 205 6.7k
Nancy A. Chow United States 18 2.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.5× 622 1.2× 303 0.7× 161 0.4× 50 4.5k
Shmuel Shoham United States 33 2.8k 1.0× 2.3k 1.0× 108 0.2× 360 0.8× 176 0.4× 108 4.9k
Ali A. Rabaan Saudi Arabia 43 3.1k 1.1× 1.1k 0.5× 314 0.6× 1.5k 3.6× 50 0.1× 308 7.7k
Denis Malvy France 41 2.0k 0.7× 890 0.4× 77 0.1× 496 1.2× 247 0.6× 280 5.7k
Carlos Franco‐Paredes United States 37 2.0k 0.7× 2.3k 1.1× 190 0.4× 285 0.7× 31 0.1× 236 4.8k
Sook‐In Jung South Korea 30 1.8k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 157 0.3× 334 0.8× 77 0.2× 166 3.5k
Marc Mendelson South Africa 40 1.1k 0.4× 1.4k 0.7× 251 0.5× 259 0.6× 89 0.2× 144 4.7k

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All Works

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Kibirige, Davis, et al.. (2024). Differential manifestation of type 2 diabetes in Black Africans and White Europeans with recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes: A systematic review. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research & Reviews. 18(8). 103115–103115.
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Bongomin, Felix, et al.. (2024). Primary treatment of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis with weekly liposomal amphotericin B: A case report from Uganda. Medical Mycology Case Reports. 46. 100666–100666.
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Keighley, Caitlin, Hannah Yejin Kim, Sarah Kidd, et al.. (2024). Candida tropicalis—A systematic review to inform the World Health Organization of a fungal priority pathogens list. Medical Mycology. 62(6). 14 indexed citations
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Bongomin, Felix, et al.. (2024). Prevalence of advanced HIV disease and associated factors among antiretroviral therapy naïve adults enrolling in care at public health facilities in Kampala, Uganda. Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease. 11. 2028486752–2028486752. 3 indexed citations
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Kajjimu, Jonathan, et al.. (2023). Undergraduate Learning in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned and Ways Forward. Advances in Medical Education and Practice. Volume 14. 355–361. 4 indexed citations
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August, Ella, et al.. (2023). Partnering to Improve Mentorship Capacity for Ugandan Reproductive Health Researchers: Program Description and Evaluation. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 110(1). 188–193. 1 indexed citations
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Nuwagira, Edwin, Kabanda Taseera, Joel Bazira, et al.. (2023). Investigating Metabolic and Molecular Ecological Evolution of Opportunistic Pulmonary Fungal Coinfections: Protocol for a Laboratory-Based Cross-Sectional Study. JMIR Research Protocols. 12. e48014–e48014.
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Osaigbovo, Iriagbonse I., et al.. (2023). Candida auris: A Systematic Review of a Globally Emerging Fungal Pathogen in Africa. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 11(6). ofad681–ofad681. 7 indexed citations
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Bongomin, Felix, et al.. (2023). One-Year Survival and Prognosticators of Adults With Acute Leukemia at the Uganda Cancer Institute. JCO Global Oncology. 9(9). e2200244–e2200244. 4 indexed citations
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Bongomin, Felix, et al.. (2022). Urinary bladder cavernous hemangioma in a 3‐year‐old: A rare case report. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(5). e05875–e05875. 1 indexed citations
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Bongomin, Felix, et al.. (2022). SARS‐CoV ‐2, HIV , and Mycobacterium tuberculosis triple co‐infection. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(7). e6018–e6018. 3 indexed citations
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Kaggwa, Mark Mohan, Felix Bongomin, Sarah Maria Najjuka, Godfrey Zari Rukundo, & Scholastic Ashaba. (2021). Cannabis-Induced Mania Following COVID-19 Self-Medication: A Wake-Up Call to Improve Community Awareness. International Medical Case Reports Journal. Volume 14. 121–125. 7 indexed citations
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Bongomin, Felix, et al.. (2021). Harlequin fetus: A mayhem in a consanguineous marriage?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9(7). e04540–e04540. 3 indexed citations
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Kajjimu, Jonathan, Mark Mohan Kaggwa, & Felix Bongomin. (2021). Burnout and Associated Factors Among Medical Students in a Public University in Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study. Advances in Medical Education and Practice. Volume 12. 63–75. 36 indexed citations
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Bongomin, Felix, et al.. (2021). High Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms Among Ugandan Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Open Access Rheumatology Research and Reviews. Volume 13. 93–102. 1 indexed citations
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Kaddumukasa, Mark, Felix Bongomin, Martin N. Kaddumukasa, et al.. (2021). Feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of an adopted novel self-management intervention among people with epilepsy in Uganda. Epilepsy & Behavior. 122. 108200–108200. 5 indexed citations

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