Happiness Kumburu

2.5k total citations
42 papers, 733 citations indexed

About

Happiness Kumburu is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Molecular Medicine and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Happiness Kumburu has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 733 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Infectious Diseases, 12 papers in Molecular Medicine and 11 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Happiness Kumburu's work include Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (12 papers), Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (9 papers) and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (9 papers). Happiness Kumburu is often cited by papers focused on Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (12 papers), Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (9 papers) and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (9 papers). Happiness Kumburu collaborates with scholars based in Tanzania, Denmark and United States. Happiness Kumburu's co-authors include Gibson Kibiki, Tolbert Sonda, Frank M. Aarestrup, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Michael Alifrangis, Ole Lund, Marco van Zwetselaar, Eric R. Houpt, Jean Gratz and Athanasia Maro and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Happiness Kumburu

38 papers receiving 721 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Happiness Kumburu Tanzania 16 319 264 212 152 148 42 733
Hassan Mallat Lebanon 18 279 0.9× 435 1.6× 178 0.8× 130 0.9× 217 1.5× 52 814
Nabaraj Adhikari Nepal 19 220 0.7× 339 1.3× 148 0.7× 132 0.9× 175 1.2× 59 789
Marit Gjerde Tellevik Norway 14 211 0.7× 380 1.4× 229 1.1× 179 1.2× 228 1.5× 25 830
Sointu Mero Finland 16 334 1.0× 277 1.0× 225 1.1× 94 0.6× 178 1.2× 28 893
Joel Bazira Uganda 17 227 0.7× 249 0.9× 419 2.0× 215 1.4× 107 0.7× 72 896
Coralith García Peru 16 318 1.0× 152 0.6× 175 0.8× 159 1.0× 98 0.7× 49 846
Seema Irfan Pakistan 16 260 0.8× 410 1.6× 182 0.9× 153 1.0× 251 1.7× 63 873
Rajeev Soman India 16 265 0.8× 362 1.4× 283 1.3× 142 0.9× 163 1.1× 82 797
Astrid M. L. Oude Lashof Netherlands 15 527 1.7× 353 1.3× 377 1.8× 83 0.5× 161 1.1× 29 1.1k
Dwij Raj Bhatta Nepal 13 167 0.5× 226 0.9× 92 0.4× 107 0.7× 114 0.8× 36 606

Countries citing papers authored by Happiness Kumburu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Happiness Kumburu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Happiness Kumburu

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All Works

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Gobena, Tesfaye, Elsa Maria Salvador, Olanrewaju Emmanuel Fayemi, et al.. (2025). Using metagenomics and whole-genome sequencing to characterize enteric pathogens across various sources in Africa. Nature Communications. 16(1). 11311–11311.
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Kumburu, Happiness, et al.. (2025). Co-existence of two blaNDM-5 and blaOXA-181 on distinct plasmids in a carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae from a tertiary hospital, Tanzania. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance. 41. 173–180. 1 indexed citations
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Kumburu, Happiness, et al.. (2024). Whole genome-based antimicrobial resistance and virulence profiling of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from chronic leg ulcer patients in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Infection Genetics and Evolution. 123. 105631–105631. 1 indexed citations
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Zwetselaar, Marco van, Happiness Kumburu, Tolbert Sonda, et al.. (2024). Antimicrobial resistance and heterogeneity of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated from patients attending sexually transmitted infection clinics in Lusaka, Zambia. BMC Genomics. 25(1). 290–290. 1 indexed citations
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Mushi, Martha F., Arun Decano, Jeremiah Seni, et al.. (2023). Molecular Characterizations of the Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Species Causing Urinary Tract Infection in Tanzania: A Laboratory-Based Cross-Sectional Study. Pathogens. 12(2). 180–180. 11 indexed citations
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Kumburu, Happiness, et al.. (2023). Nanopore sequencing technology for clinical diagnosis of infectious diseases where laboratory capacity is meager: A case report. Heliyon. 9(7). e17439–e17439. 7 indexed citations
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Kumburu, Happiness, et al.. (2020). Patterns of acquired HIV-1 drug resistance mutations and predictors of virological failure in Moshi, Northern Tanzania. PLoS ONE. 15(9). e0232649–e0232649. 14 indexed citations
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Dekker, Marieke C. J., et al.. (2020). Paroxysmal Kinesigenic Dyskinesia: First Molecularly Confirmed Case from Africa. Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements. 10(0).
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Kumburu, Happiness, Tolbert Sonda, Marco van Zwetselaar, et al.. (2019). Using WGS to identify antibiotic resistance genes and predict antimicrobial resistance phenotypes in MDR Acinetobacter baumannii in Tanzania. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 74(6). 1484–1493. 51 indexed citations
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Dekker, Marieke C. J., et al.. (2019). Paroxysmal Kinesigenic Dyskinesia: First Molecularly Confirmed Case from Africa. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10.
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Horumpende, Pius, Happiness Kumburu, Marco van Zwetselaar, et al.. (2019). Ceftriaxone use in a tertiary care hospital in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: A need for a hospital antibiotic stewardship programme. PLoS ONE. 14(8). e0220261–e0220261. 40 indexed citations
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Sonda, Tolbert, Happiness Kumburu, Marco van Zwetselaar, et al.. (2018). Molecular epidemiology of virulence and antimicrobial resistance determinants in Klebsiella pneumoniae from hospitalised patients in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 37(10). 1901–1914. 15 indexed citations
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Sonda, Tolbert, Happiness Kumburu, Marco van Zwetselaar, et al.. (2018). Whole genome sequencing reveals high clonal diversity of Escherichia coli isolated from patients in a tertiary care hospital in Moshi, Tanzania. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. 7(1). 72–72. 21 indexed citations
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Sonda, Tolbert, Happiness Kumburu, Marco van Zwetselaar, et al.. (2016). Meta-analysis of proportion estimates of Extended-Spectrum-Beta-Lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in East Africa hospitals. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. 5(1). 18–18. 77 indexed citations
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Sobuz, Shihab U., Sharmin Begum, Happiness Kumburu, et al.. (2014). Molecular genotyping and quantitation assay for rotavirus surveillance. Journal of Virological Methods. 213. 157–163. 12 indexed citations
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Taniuchi, Mami, Jean Gratz, Athanasia Maro, et al.. (2012). Development of a multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay for diarrheagenic Escherichia coli and Shigella spp. and its evaluation on colonies, culture broths, and stool. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 73(2). 121–128. 41 indexed citations
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Taniuchi, Mami, Jaco J. Verweij, Orntipa Sethabutr, et al.. (2011). Multiplex polymerase chain reaction method to detect Cyclospora, Cystoisospora, and Microsporidia in stool samples. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 71(4). 386–390. 53 indexed citations

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