Fred Were

2.7k total citations
62 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Fred Were is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Fred Were has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 15 papers in General Health Professions and 15 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Fred Were's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (31 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (14 papers) and Emergency and Acute Care Studies (9 papers). Fred Were is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (31 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (14 papers) and Emergency and Acute Care Studies (9 papers). Fred Were collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, United Kingdom and United States. Fred Were's co-authors include Mike English, Aggrey Wasunna, Annah Wamae, Fabian Esamai, Grace Irimu, Bernhards Ogutu, Robert W. Snow, Norbert Peshu, Philip Ayieko and Newton Opiyo and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Fred Were

58 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Fred Were Kenya	23	700	414	357	316	240	62	1.6k
Hrishikesh Chakraborty United States	28	1.0k 1.4×	505 1.2×	434 1.2×	370 1.2×	217 0.9×	86	2.9k
Michael Johnson Mahande Tanzania	29	982 1.4×	506 1.2×	550 1.5×	464 1.5×	76 0.3×	141	2.2k
Lulu Muhe Ethiopia	26	780 1.1×	375 0.9×	770 2.2×	384 1.2×	304 1.3×	82	2.4k
Tippawan Liabsuetrakul Thailand	24	868 1.2×	456 1.1×	271 0.8×	594 1.9×	68 0.3×	164	2.0k
Haroon Saloojee South Africa	20	253 0.4×	245 0.6×	308 0.9×	216 0.7×	117 0.5×	54	1.2k
Kartik K. Venkatesh United States	29	614 0.9×	534 1.3×	885 2.5×	570 1.8×	229 1.0×	202	2.8k
Helen McDonald United Kingdom	24	266 0.4×	227 0.5×	747 2.1×	407 1.3×	74 0.3×	84	2.1k
Rhoderick Machekano United States	20	237 0.3×	409 1.0×	474 1.3×	184 0.6×	135 0.6×	84	1.7k
Linda Bartlett United States	22	1.2k 1.7×	433 1.0×	289 0.8×	716 2.3×	109 0.5×	43	2.0k
Morten Sodemann Denmark	30	444 0.6×	368 0.9×	949 2.7×	283 0.9×	150 0.6×	124	3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Fred Were

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fred Were

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Mutua, Edna, Michuki Maina, Sassy Molyneux, et al.. (2025). Experiences of mothers in the context of a staffing intervention in select newborn units in Kenyan public hospitals. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 172. 105222–105222. 1 indexed citations

Finocchario‐Kessler, Sarah, May Maloba, Catherine Wexler, et al.. (2025). User informed design of oral dispersible strips (ODS) to deliver pediatric antiretroviral therapy in Kenya: A mixed methods evaluation of product preferences and acceptability. PLoS ONE. 20(10). e0334310–e0334310.

Mitchell, Eleanor, Jalemba Aluvaala, Lucy Bradshaw, et al.. (2024). A mixed-methods study to investigate feasibility and acceptability of an early warning score for preterm infants in neonatal units in Kenya: results of the NEWS-K study. BMC Pediatrics. 24(1). 326–326.

Mutua, Edna, David Gathara, Sebastian Fuller, et al.. (2024). Engaging stakeholders in embedded newborn health services/systems research in Kenya; a continuous process involving multiple actors.. NIHR Open Research. 4. 73–73. 1 indexed citations

Maleche‐Obimbo, Elizabeth, Engi F. Attia, Fred Were, Walter Jaoko, & Stephen M. Graham. (2023). Prevalence, clinical presentation and factors associated with chronic lung disease among children and adolescents living with HIV in Kenya. PLoS ONE. 18(8). e0289756–e0289756.

Liambila, Wilson, Fred Were, Timothy Abuya, et al.. (2023). Institutionalizing the Management of Sick Young Infants: Kenya’s Experience in Revising National Guidelines on Integrated Management of Newborn and Childhood Illnesses. Global Health Science and Practice. 11(2). e2200482–e2200482. 3 indexed citations

Gitaka, Jesse, David Githanga, Charity Ndwiga, et al.. (2022). Devolved health system capacity in the provision of care for sick newborns and young infants in four counties serving vulnerable populations in Kenya. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(10). e0000183–e0000183. 1 indexed citations

Maleche‐Obimbo, Elizabeth, et al.. (2022). Magnitude and factors associated with post-tuberculosis lung disease in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(12). e0000805–e0000805. 25 indexed citations

Zhao, Yingxi, Fred Were, Helen Kiarie, et al.. (2022). Characterising Kenyan hospitals’ suitability for medical officer internship training: a secondary data analysis of a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 12(5). e056426–e056426. 8 indexed citations

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Mitchell, Eleanor, Zahida Qureshi, Jane Daniels, et al.. (2021). Parents, healthcare professionals and other stakeholders’ experiences of caring for babies born too soon in a low-resource setting: a qualitative study of essential newborn care for preterm infants in Kenya. BMJ Open. 11(6). e043802–e043802. 5 indexed citations

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English, Mike, David Gathara, Jacinta Nzinga, et al.. (2020). Lessons from a Health Policy and Systems Research programme exploring the quality and coverage of newborn care in Kenya. BMJ Global Health. 5(1). e001937–e001937. 15 indexed citations

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Mitchell, Eleanor, Zahida Qureshi, Fred Were, et al.. (2020). Feasibility of using an Early Warning Score for preterm or low birthweight infants in a low-resource setting: results of a mixed-methods study at a national referral hospital in Kenya. BMJ Open. 10(10). e039061–e039061. 9 indexed citations

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Kuria, Mary Wangari, et al.. (2020). Effectiveness of a brief psychoeducational intervention on postnatal depression in the slums, Nairobi: a longitudinal study. Archives of Women s Mental Health. 24(3). 503–511. 6 indexed citations

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English, Mike, Fabian Esamai, Patrick Mburugu, et al.. (2020). The paediatrician workforce and its role in addressing neonatal, child and adolescent healthcare in Kenya. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 105(10). 927–931. 13 indexed citations

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Ayieko, Philip, Grace Irimu, Morris Ogero, et al.. (2019). Effect of enhancing audit and feedback on uptake of childhood pneumonia treatment policy in hospitals that are part of a clinical network: a cluster randomized trial. Implementation Science. 14(1). 20–20. 22 indexed citations

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Dawa, Jeanette, Sandra S. Chaves, Rosalia Kalani, et al.. (2018). Developing a seasonal influenza vaccine recommendation in Kenya: Process and challenges faced by the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG). Vaccine. 37(3). 464–472. 18 indexed citations

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English, Mike, Grace Irimu, Ambrose Agweyu, et al.. (2016). Building Learning Health Systems to Accelerate Research and Improve Outcomes of Clinical Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. PLoS Medicine. 13(4). e1001991–e1001991. 51 indexed citations

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Were, Fred, et al.. (2015). Prevalence of acute kidney injury in critically ill children at tertiary hospital in Kenya. 2(1). 6–12. 1 indexed citations

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Opondo, Charles, Stephen Ntoburi, John Wagai, et al.. (2009). Are hospitals prepared to support newborn survival? – an evaluation of eight first‐referral level hospitals in Kenya*. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 14(10). 1165–1172. 46 indexed citations

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English, Mike, Fabian Esamai, Aggrey Wasunna, et al.. (2004). Assessment of inpatient paediatric care in first referral level hospitals in 13 districts in Kenya. The Lancet. 363(9425). 1948–1953. 206 indexed citations

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