Goitom Weldegebriel

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 702 citations indexed

About

Goitom Weldegebriel is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Hepatology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Goitom Weldegebriel has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 702 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Infectious Diseases, 16 papers in Hepatology and 13 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Goitom Weldegebriel's work include Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (25 papers), Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology (16 papers) and Viral Infections and Immunology Research (13 papers). Goitom Weldegebriel is often cited by papers focused on Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (25 papers), Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology (16 papers) and Viral Infections and Immunology Research (13 papers). Goitom Weldegebriel collaborates with scholars based in Republic of the Congo, Zimbabwe and United States. Goitom Weldegebriel's co-authors include Ousmane M. Diop, Humayun Asghar, Sara A. Lowther, Shiran Shetty, Johnson Adekunle Adeniji, Cara C. Burns, Sohail Zaidi, Faisal Malik, M. Steven Oberste and Jagadish M. Deshpande and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Clinical Infectious Diseases and The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Goitom Weldegebriel

37 papers receiving 686 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Environmental Surveillance for Polioviruses in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative

2014 276 citations Humayun Asghar, Ousmane M. Diop et al. The Journal of Infectious Diseases profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Goitom Weldegebriel Republic of the Congo	13	505	210	169	127	100	40	702
Kayoko Shioda United States	18	458 0.9×	221 1.1×	237 1.4×	85 0.7×	50 0.5×	52	789
Sidhartha Giri India	16	714 1.4×	245 1.2×	165 1.0×	122 1.0×	23 0.2×	50	896
Batmunkh Nyambat South Korea	16	499 1.0×	207 1.0×	268 1.6×	211 1.7×	119 1.2×	38	800
Irene Barrabeig Spain	17	421 0.8×	104 0.5×	429 2.5×	91 0.7×	125 1.3×	71	848
Minesh Shah United States	13	540 1.1×	90 0.4×	353 2.1×	107 0.8×	100 1.0×	26	746
Valeria Alfonsi Italy	16	286 0.6×	31 0.1×	347 2.1×	205 1.6×	97 1.0×	29	616
Graham Tallis Australia	18	382 0.8×	296 1.4×	244 1.4×	75 0.6×	51 0.5×	37	863
Sophy Goren Israel	15	393 0.8×	108 0.5×	129 0.8×	124 1.0×	103 1.0×	33	688
Jorge A. Gómez Argentina	20	745 1.5×	427 2.0×	263 1.6×	270 2.1×	76 0.8×	70	1.1k
Ana Navascués Spain	18	438 0.9×	87 0.4×	503 3.0×	61 0.5×	158 1.6×	67	911

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Mwenda, Jason M., Inácio Mandomando, Archibald Worwui, et al.. (2025). A decade of rotavirus vaccination in the World Health Organization African Region: An in-depth analysis of vaccine coverage from 2012 to 2023. Vaccine. 48. 126768–126768. 2 indexed citations

Weldegebriel, Goitom, Alpha Oumar Diallo, Eleanor Burnett, et al.. (2024). Monovalent rotavirus vaccine effectiveness and long-term impact among children <5 years old in Antananarivo, Madagascar, 2010–2022. Vaccine. 42(26). 126321–126321.

Weldegebriel, Goitom, Charles Okot, Margaret Mokomane, et al.. (2024). Resurgent rotavirus diarrhoea outbreak five years after introduction of rotavirus vaccine in Botswana, 2018. Vaccine. 42(7). 1534–1541. 4 indexed citations

Mwangi, Peter N., Marcelino Garrine, Tacilta Nhampossa, et al.. (2023). Genomic characterization of the rotavirus G3P[8] strain in vaccinated children, reveals possible reassortment events between human and animal strains in Manhiça District, Mozambique. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1193094–1193094. 4 indexed citations

Mandomando, Inácio, Jason M. Mwenda, Tomoka Nakamura, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of Laboratories Supporting Invasive Bacterial Vaccine-Preventable Disease (IB-VPD) Surveillance in the World Health Organization African Region, through the Performance of Coordinated External Quality Assessment. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 8(8). 413–413. 2 indexed citations

Masresha, Balcha, Alain Poy, Goitom Weldegebriel, et al.. (2022). Progress with COVID-19 vaccination in the WHO African Region in 2021. Pan African Medical Journal. 41(Suppl 2). 8–8. 3 indexed citations

Mazingi, Dennis, Eleanor Burnett, Hilda Mujuru, et al.. (2021). Delays in presentation of intussusception and development of gangrene in Zimbabwe. Pan African Medical Journal. 39(Suppl 1). 3–3.

Masresha, Balcha, Richard Luce, Goitom Weldegebriel, et al.. (2020). The impact of a prolonged ebola outbreak on measles elimination activities in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, 2014-2015. Pan African Medical Journal. 35(Supp 1). 8–8. 42 indexed citations

Mokomane, Margaret, Mathew D. Esona, Michael D. Bowen, et al.. (2019). Diversity of Rotavirus Strains Circulating in Botswana before and after introduction of the Monovalent Rotavirus Vaccine. Vaccine. 37(43). 6324–6328. 14 indexed citations

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Berejena, Chipo, Kusum Nathoo, Portia Manangazira, et al.. (2018). Distribution of rotavirus genotypes associated with acute diarrhoea in Zimbabwean children less than five years old before and after rotavirus vaccine introduction. Vaccine. 36(47). 7248–7255. 9 indexed citations

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Weldegebriel, Goitom, et al.. (2018). Analysis of Death and Survival Factors Associated with Childhood Bacterial Meningitis at a Reference Pediatric Hospital in Antananarivo, Madagascar. PubMed. 2(SI1). 17–23. 5 indexed citations

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Masresha, Balcha, Reggis Katsande, Richard Luce, et al.. (2018). Performance of National Measles Case-Based Surveillance Systems in The WHO African Region. 2012 - 2016. PubMed. 2(SI1). 130–134. 12 indexed citations

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Mandomando, Inácio, Goitom Weldegebriel, Nilsa de Deus, & Jason M. Mwenda. (2017). Feasibility of using regional sentinel surveillance to monitor the rotavirus vaccine impact, effectiveness and intussusception incidence in the African Region. Vaccine. 35(13). 1663–1667. 9 indexed citations

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Weldegebriel, Goitom, Reggis Katsande, Linda de Gouveia, et al.. (2017). Surveillance of impact of PCV-10 vaccine on pneumococcal meningitis in Mozambique, 2013 – 2015. PLoS ONE. 12(6). e0177746–e0177746. 17 indexed citations

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Weldegebriel, Goitom, Eleanor Burnett, J.M. Mwenda, et al.. (2017). Impact of rotavirus vaccine on all-cause diarrhea and rotavirus hospitalizations in Madagascar. Vaccine. 36(47). 7198–7204. 11 indexed citations

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Weldegebriel, Goitom, et al.. (2017). Impact of rotavirus vaccine on rotavirus diarrhoea in countries of East and Southern Africa. Vaccine. 36(47). 7124–7130. 21 indexed citations

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Maphalala, Gugu, Getahun Tsegaye, Reggis Katsande, et al.. (2017). Early impact of rotavirus vaccine in under 5 year old children hospitalized due to diarrhea, Swaziland. Vaccine. 36(47). 7210–7214. 6 indexed citations

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Asghar, Humayun, Ousmane M. Diop, Goitom Weldegebriel, et al.. (2014). Environmental Surveillance for Polioviruses in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 210(suppl 1). S294–S303. 276 indexed citations breakdown →

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Iliyasu, Zubairu, Harish Verma, Goitom Weldegebriel, et al.. (2013). Survey of poliovirus antibodies in Kano, Northern Nigeria. Vaccine. 32(12). 1414–1420. 18 indexed citations

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Weldegebriel, Goitom, Alex Gasasira, Balcha Masresha, et al.. (2011). Measles Resurgence Following a Nationwide Measles Vaccination Campaign in Nigeria, 2005–2008. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 204(suppl_1). S226–S231. 38 indexed citations

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