Francis Bajunirwe

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
165 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Francis Bajunirwe is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Francis Bajunirwe has authored 165 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Infectious Diseases, 54 papers in Epidemiology and 33 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Francis Bajunirwe's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (41 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (30 papers) and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (25 papers). Francis Bajunirwe is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (41 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (30 papers) and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (25 papers). Francis Bajunirwe collaborates with scholars based in Uganda, United States and South Africa. Francis Bajunirwe's co-authors include Elizabeth Cantor‐Graae, Jonathan Izudi, Clement Adebamowo, Hans‐Olov Adami, Michelle D. Holmes, Shona Dalal, Jimmy Volmink, Marina Njelekela, Walter C. Willett and David R. Bangsberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Francis Bajunirwe

150 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

Non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: what we ... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400
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. Non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: what we know now
    2011 447 citations Shona Dalal, Jimmy Volmink 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
Francis Bajunirwe Uganda 30 1.2k 1.0k 936 782 733 165 3.8k
Fred Nuwaha Uganda 35 1.3k 1.1× 946 0.9× 802 0.9× 928 1.2× 1.3k 1.8× 130 3.8k
Kathy Baisley United Kingdom 37 1.6k 1.4× 1.1k 1.1× 763 0.8× 1.3k 1.6× 425 0.6× 145 4.1k
Max Bachmann United Kingdom 39 1.1k 1.0× 1.5k 1.5× 571 0.6× 1.1k 1.5× 662 0.9× 207 5.5k
Benn Sartorius South Africa 33 692 0.6× 631 0.6× 733 0.8× 800 1.0× 610 0.8× 212 4.3k
Stephen Resch United States 32 837 0.7× 735 0.7× 1.2k 1.3× 804 1.0× 519 0.7× 97 3.6k
Alemayehu Worku Ethiopia 45 1.0k 0.9× 1.4k 1.4× 773 0.8× 1.2k 1.6× 1.8k 2.5× 229 6.0k
Séni Kouanda Burkina Faso 28 721 0.6× 765 0.7× 529 0.6× 674 0.9× 1.1k 1.5× 246 2.7k
Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong Thailand 41 1.3k 1.1× 879 0.9× 912 1.0× 1.3k 1.7× 738 1.0× 335 6.0k
Geert‐Jan Dinant Netherlands 45 394 0.3× 1.5k 1.5× 1.0k 1.1× 1.7k 2.2× 503 0.7× 224 6.4k
Damen Haile Mariam Ethiopia 31 859 0.7× 918 0.9× 382 0.4× 615 0.8× 903 1.2× 148 3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Francis Bajunirwe

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Fields of papers citing papers by Francis Bajunirwe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francis Bajunirwe

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All Works

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Izudi, Jonathan, et al.. (2025). Effect of Active Follow-Up on Viral Load Suppression among People Living with HIV on Intensive Adherence Counseling in Uganda: An Instrumental Variable Analysis. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 112(5). 1048–1051.
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Bajunirwe, Francis, Jonathan Izudi, Joel Bazira, et al.. (2024). Late Stage at Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer and Its Correlates at a Large Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study. Cureus. 16(6). e62702–e62702. 1 indexed citations
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Aklilu, Abinet M., Joseph Baruch Baluku, Farah Yasmin, et al.. (2024). Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury and Associated Mortality among Individuals with Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis in Uganda. Kidney360. 5(10). 1446–1454.
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Ngonzi, Joseph, Jonathan Izudi, Joel Bazira, et al.. (2024). Association between metabolic syndrome and cervical cancer among women in Southwestern Uganda: A case-control study. Gynecologic Oncology Reports. 54. 101465–101465.
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Najjuma, Josephine Nambi, et al.. (2024). Barriers and facilitators to interprofessional simulation-based learning in a Ugandan medical school: a qualitative study. BMC Medical Education. 24(1). 1528–1528. 3 indexed citations
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Izudi, Jonathan & Francis Bajunirwe. (2023). Case fatality rate for Ebola disease, 1976–2022: A meta-analysis of global data. Journal of Infection and Public Health. 17(1). 25–34. 23 indexed citations
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Izudi, Jonathan, et al.. (2023). Ebola incidence and mortality before and during a lockdown: The 2022 epidemic in Uganda. PLOS Global Public Health. 3(12). e0002702–e0002702. 1 indexed citations
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Demetrovics, Zsolt, et al.. (2023). Problem Gambling Among Adolescents in Uganda: A Cross-sectional Survey Study. Journal of Gambling Studies. 39(2). 971–985. 3 indexed citations
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Nuwagira, Edwin, Joseph Baruch Baluku, David B. Meya, et al.. (2022). Burden, clinical features and outcomes of post-tuberculosis lung disease in sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 12(8). e062260–e062260. 2 indexed citations
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Bajunirwe, Francis, Daniel Semakula, & Jonathan Izudi. (2022). Career aspirations of specialty among medical students in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis of data from two decades, 2000–2021. BMJ Open. 12(8). e057020–e057020. 10 indexed citations
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Iyer, Hari S., Peter James, Linda Valeri, et al.. (2020). Neighborhood greenness and burden of non-communicable diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: A multi-country cross-sectional study. Environmental Research. 196. 110397–110397. 28 indexed citations
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Robinson, Traci, Data Santorino, Mirette Dubé, et al.. (2020). Sim for Life: Foundations—A Simulation Educator Training Course to Improve Debriefing Quality in a Low Resource Setting. Simulation in Healthcare The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. 15(5). 326–334. 11 indexed citations
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Holmes, Michelle D., Shona Dalal, Vikash Sewram, et al.. (2018). Consumption of processed food dietary patterns in four African populations. Public Health Nutrition. 21(8). 1529–1537. 37 indexed citations
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Kabami, Jane, Eleanor Turyakira, Sam Biraro, & Francis Bajunirwe. (2014). Increasing incidence of pregnancy among women receiving HIV care and treatment at a large urban facility in western Uganda. Reproductive Health. 11(1). 81–81. 23 indexed citations
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Troyer, Ryan M., Matthew S. Lalonde, Korey Demers, et al.. (2008). A Radiolabeled Oligonucleotide Ligation Assay Demonstrates the High Frequency of Nevirapine Resistance Mutations in HIV Type 1 Quasispecies of NVP-Treated and Untreated Mother–Infant Pairs from Uganda. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 24(2). 235–250. 17 indexed citations
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Kyamanywa, Patrick, et al.. (2008). Abdominal injury at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda. TSpace (University of Toronto). 13(2). 29–36. 12 indexed citations

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