Gitau Mburu

4.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
73 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Gitau Mburu is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Gitau Mburu has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Infectious Diseases, 35 papers in Epidemiology and 22 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Gitau Mburu's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (52 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (35 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (20 papers). Gitau Mburu is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (52 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (35 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (20 papers). Gitau Mburu collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Switzerland. Gitau Mburu's co-authors include Janet Seeley, Isolde Birdthistle, Annabelle Gourlay, Alison Wringe, Siyan Yi, Sovannary Tuot, James Kiarie, Ian Hodgson, Peter Fröst and Kwasi Torpey and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Gitau Mburu

71 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Barriers and facilitating factors to the uptake of antire... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2022 2023 100 200 300
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. Barriers and facilitating factors to the uptake of antiretroviral drugs for prevention of mother‐to‐child transmission of HIV in sub‐Saharan Africa: a systematic review
    2013 312 citations Gitau Mburu et al. Journal of the International AIDS Society profile →
  2. Infertility prevalence and the methods of estimation from 1990 to 2021: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2022 196 citations Carie Muntifering Cox, Marie E. Thoma et al. Human Reproduction Open profile →
  3. Financial costs of assisted reproductive technology for patients in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review
    2023 99 citations Purity Njagi, Wim Groot et al. Human Reproduction Open profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gitau Mburu United Kingdom 25 1.7k 1.1k 1.0k 552 501 73 2.6k
Rhoda K. Wanyenze Uganda 33 2.0k 1.2× 1.2k 1.2× 1.5k 1.5× 683 1.2× 536 1.1× 159 2.9k
Joanne E. Mantell United States 34 2.2k 1.3× 1.2k 1.2× 2.0k 2.0× 483 0.9× 1.3k 2.6× 150 3.9k
Omar Galárraga United States 25 1.1k 0.6× 637 0.6× 1.1k 1.0× 501 0.9× 326 0.7× 150 2.4k
Rhoda K. Wanyenze Uganda 27 1.1k 0.6× 640 0.6× 842 0.8× 416 0.8× 292 0.6× 119 2.4k
Amy Nunn United States 34 2.5k 1.5× 2.2k 2.1× 1.3k 1.2× 197 0.4× 1.2k 2.4× 143 3.7k
Nneka Emenyonu Uganda 26 2.0k 1.2× 1.1k 1.0× 1.2k 1.2× 342 0.6× 163 0.3× 76 2.8k
S. Wilson Beckham United States 21 788 0.5× 580 0.5× 531 0.5× 278 0.5× 451 0.9× 50 1.6k
Melissa H. Watt United States 32 1.5k 0.9× 1.0k 0.9× 1.6k 1.6× 609 1.1× 509 1.0× 173 3.3k
Clare Barrington United States 26 1.2k 0.7× 954 0.9× 876 0.8× 295 0.5× 1.2k 2.5× 159 2.5k
Batya Elul United States 30 1.4k 0.8× 677 0.6× 772 0.7× 604 1.1× 81 0.2× 72 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gitau Mburu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gitau Mburu

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All Works

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Mburu, Gitau, Nancy Santesso, Romina Brignardello‐Petersen, et al.. (2025). Safeguarding WHO guideline recommendations through strengthened scientific integrity to advance global health. Human Reproduction. 41(1). 3–5. 1 indexed citations
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Njagi, Purity, Wim Groot, Jelena Arsenijevic, et al.. (2023). Financial costs of assisted reproductive technology for patients in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Human Reproduction Open. 2023(2). hoad007–hoad007. 99 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mburu, Gitau, et al.. (2023). Fulfilment of fertility desires for the attainment of Global Sustainable Development Goals. BMJ Global Health. 8(4). e012322–e012322. 7 indexed citations
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Nabhan, Ashraf, Mohamed Salama, Menna Kamel, et al.. (2022). Indicators of infertility and fertility care: a systematic scoping review. Human Reproduction Open. 2022(4). hoac047–hoac047. 3 indexed citations
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Cox, Carie Muntifering, Marie E. Thoma, Nedelina Tchangalova, et al.. (2022). Infertility prevalence and the methods of estimation from 1990 to 2021: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Human Reproduction Open. 2022(4). hoac051–hoac051. 196 indexed citations breakdown →
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Connolly, Mark P., et al.. (2020). Estimating the government public economic benefits attributed to investing in assisted reproductive technology: a South African case study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12. 14–21. 10 indexed citations
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Njagi, Purity, Wim Groot, Jelena Arsenijevic, et al.. (2020). Economic costs of infertility care for patients in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open. 10(11). e042951–e042951. 22 indexed citations
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Mburu, Gitau, et al.. (2020). Outcomes of HIV treatment from the private sector in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open. 10(1). e031844–e031844. 3 indexed citations
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Tuot, Sovannary, Gitau Mburu, Phalkun Mun, et al.. (2019). Prevalence and correlates of HIV infection among people who use drugs in Cambodia: a cross-sectional survey using respondent driven sampling method. BMC Infectious Diseases. 19(1). 515–515. 13 indexed citations
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Chhoun, Pheak, Sovannary Tuot, Anthony Harries, et al.. (2017). High prevalence of non-communicable diseases and associated risk factors amongst adults living with HIV in Cambodia. PLoS ONE. 12(11). e0187591–e0187591. 32 indexed citations
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Chhim, Srean, Chanrith Ngin, Pheak Chhoun, et al.. (2017). HIV prevalence and factors associated with HIV infection among transgender women in Cambodia: results from a national Integrated Biological and Behavioral Survey. BMJ Open. 7(8). e015390–e015390. 35 indexed citations
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Kyaw, Nang Thu Thu, et al.. (2017). Enrolment and retention of people who inject drugs in the Needle & Syringe Exchange Programme in Malaysia. Public Health Action. 7(2). 155–160. 4 indexed citations
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Han, Qingfeng, et al.. (2016). Barriers to community‐based drug dependence treatment: implications for police roles, collaborations and performance indicators. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 19(4S3). 20879–20879. 16 indexed citations
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Mburu, Gitau, et al.. (2016). Detention of People Lost to Follow-Up on TB Treatment in Kenya: The Need for Human Rights-Based Alternatives.. PubMed. 18(1). 43–54. 7 indexed citations
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Sarkar, Archana, Gitau Mburu, Poonam Shivkumar, et al.. (2016). Feasibility of supervised self‐testing using an oral fluid‐based HIV rapid testing method: a cross‐sectional, mixed method study among pregnant women in rural India. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 19(1). 20993–20993. 40 indexed citations
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Tuot, Sovannary, Khuondyla Pal, Pheak Chhoun, et al.. (2016). Determinants of inconsistent condom use among HIV serodiscordant couples in Cambodia. ResearchSpace (University of Auckland). 4(2). 69–74. 3 indexed citations

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