Frank Chimbwandira

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Frank Chimbwandira is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Chimbwandira has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Infectious Diseases, 21 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 19 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Frank Chimbwandira's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (39 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (21 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (16 papers). Frank Chimbwandira is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (39 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (21 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (16 papers). Frank Chimbwandira collaborates with scholars based in Malawi, United States and France. Frank Chimbwandira's co-authors include Andreas Jahn, Joep J. van Oosterhout, Erik J Schouten, Lyson Tenthani, Olivia Keiser, Andreas D. Haas, Anthony Harries, Hannock Tweya, Mina C. Hosseinipour and Oliver Jintha Gadabu and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Frank Chimbwandira

47 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Retention in care under universal antiretroviral therapy ... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 50 100 150 200 250
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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. Retention in care under universal antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected pregnant and breastfeeding women (‘Option B+’) in Malawi
    2014 296 citations Lyson Tenthani, Andreas D. Haas et al. AIDS profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frank Chimbwandira Malawi 25 1.7k 1.0k 714 692 277 48 2.0k
Erik J Schouten Malawi 29 1.8k 1.1× 959 0.9× 789 1.1× 856 1.2× 366 1.3× 65 2.5k
Meridith Blevins United States 27 1.1k 0.6× 619 0.6× 772 1.1× 437 0.6× 239 0.9× 93 2.1k
Guerino Chalamilla Tanzania 24 1.2k 0.7× 510 0.5× 607 0.9× 614 0.9× 287 1.0× 47 1.9k
Namwinga Chintu Zambia 21 953 0.6× 585 0.6× 364 0.5× 550 0.8× 289 1.0× 44 1.7k
Batya Elul United States 30 1.4k 0.8× 772 0.8× 677 0.9× 604 0.9× 383 1.4× 72 2.1k
Simon D Makombe Malawi 23 1.7k 1.0× 611 0.6× 976 1.4× 392 0.6× 539 1.9× 41 2.0k
Carolyn Bolton‐Moore United States 25 1.9k 1.2× 720 0.7× 958 1.3× 514 0.7× 624 2.3× 120 2.5k
Moses Massaquoi United States 24 1.3k 0.8× 447 0.4× 470 0.7× 459 0.7× 244 0.9× 48 1.8k
Milly Marston United Kingdom 23 1.1k 0.7× 697 0.7× 543 0.8× 446 0.6× 235 0.8× 60 1.6k
Winstone Nyandiko Kenya 30 1.7k 1.0× 1.2k 1.2× 527 0.7× 328 0.5× 324 1.2× 95 2.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank Chimbwandira

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Prust, Margaret L., Rose Nyirenda, Frank Chimbwandira, et al.. (2018). Patient and health worker experiences of differentiated models of care for stable HIV patients in Malawi: A qualitative study. PLoS ONE. 13(7). e0196498–e0196498. 35 indexed citations
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Msukwa, Malango, Janne Estill, Andreas D. Haas, et al.. (2018). Weight gain of HIV-exposed, uninfected children born before and after introduction of the ‘Option B+’ programme in Malawi. AIDS. 32(15). 2201–2208. 5 indexed citations
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Phiri, Sam, Hannock Tweya, Monique van Lettow, et al.. (2017). Impact of Facility- and Community-Based Peer Support Models on Maternal Uptake and Retention in Malawi's Option B+ HIV Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission Program: A 3-Arm Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (PURE Malawi). JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 75(2). S140–S148. 57 indexed citations
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Haas, Andreas D., Malango Msukwa, Matthias Egger, et al.. (2016). Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy During and After Pregnancy: Cohort Study on Women Receiving Care in Malawi's Option B+ Program. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 63(9). 1227–1235. 123 indexed citations
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Cataldo, Fabian, Levison Chiwaula, Misheck J. Nkhata, et al.. (2016). Exploring the Experiences of Women and Health Care Workers in the Context of PMTCT Option B Plus in Malawi. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 74(5). 517–522. 42 indexed citations
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Harries, Anthony, Nathan Ford, Andreas Jahn, et al.. (2016). Act local, think global: how the Malawi experience of scaling up antiretroviral treatment has informed global policy. BMC Public Health. 16(1). 938–938. 28 indexed citations
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Kohler, Pamela, Scott Barnhart, Frank Chimbwandira, et al.. (2016). Classification and rates of adverse events in a Malawi male circumcision program: impact of quality improvement training. BMC Health Services Research. 16(1). 61–61. 23 indexed citations
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Mganga, Andrew, Anthony Harries, Katie Tayler‐Smith, et al.. (2015). Decline in adverse outcomes and death in tuberculosis patients in Malawi: association with HIV interventions. Public Health Action. 5(2). 116–118. 3 indexed citations
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Liotta, Giuseppe, Frank Chimbwandira, Kristien Wouters, et al.. (2015). Impact of Extended Combination Antiretroviral Therapy on the Decline of HIV Prevalence in Pregnant Women in Malawi. Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC). 15(2). 172–177. 2 indexed citations
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Ahmed, Saeed, Maria H. Kim, Geoffrey A. Preidis, et al.. (2015). Improved identification and enrolment into care of HIV‐exposed and ‐infected infants and children following a community health worker intervention in Lilongwe, Malawi. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 18(1). 19305–19305. 29 indexed citations
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Kim, Maria H., Saeed Ahmed, Mina C. Hosseinipour, et al.. (2015). Implementation and Operational Research. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 68(5). e77–e83. 73 indexed citations
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Landis‐Lewis, Zach, Oliver Jintha Gadabu, Matthew Kam, et al.. (2015). Barriers to using eHealth data for clinical performance feedback in Malawi: A case study. International Journal of Medical Informatics. 84(10). 868–875. 31 indexed citations
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Herce, Michael E., Tiwonge Mtande, Frank Chimbwandira, et al.. (2015). Supporting Option B+ scale up and strengthening the prevention of mother-to-child transmission cascade in central Malawi: results from a serial cross-sectional study. BMC Infectious Diseases. 15(1). 328–328. 34 indexed citations
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Mganga, Andrew, Anthony Harries, Katie Tayler‐Smith, et al.. (2014). Decline in national tuberculosis notifications with national scale-up of antiretroviral therapy in Malawi. Public Health Action. 4(2). 113–115. 10 indexed citations
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Mwapasa, Victor, George Pro, Jobiba Chinkhumba, et al.. (2014). Mother–Infant Pair Clinic and SMS Messaging as Innovative Strategies for Improving Access to and Retention in eMTCT Care and Option B+ in Malawi. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 67(Supplement 2). S120–S124. 22 indexed citations
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Mpunga, James, Hannock Tweya, M. E. Edginton, et al.. (2012). Timing of antiretroviral therapy and effects on tuberculosis treatment outcomes in HIV-co-infected patients in Malawi. Public Health Action. 2(4). 174–177. 3 indexed citations
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Harries, Anthony, Simon D Makombe, Erik J Schouten, et al.. (2011). How operational research influenced the scale up of antiretroviral therapy in Malawi. Health Care Management Science. 15(3). 197–205. 7 indexed citations
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Gadabu, Oliver Jintha, Rony Zachariah, Andreas Jahn, et al.. (2011). Is transcription of data on antiretroviral treatment from electronic to paper-based registers reliable in Malawi?. Public Health Action. 1(1). 10–12. 9 indexed citations
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Schouten, Erik J, Andreas Jahn, Anne Ben‐Smith, et al.. (2011). Antiretroviral drug supply challenges in the era of scaling up ART in Malawi. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 14(S1). S4–S4. 62 indexed citations
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Douglas, Gerald P., Oliver Jintha Gadabu, Anne Ben‐Smith, et al.. (2010). Using Touchscreen Electronic Medical Record Systems to Support and Monitor National Scale-Up of Antiretroviral Therapy in Malawi. PLoS Medicine. 7(8). e1000319–e1000319. 116 indexed citations

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