Jane Weru

792 total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 511 citations indexed

About

Jane Weru is a scholar working on Urban Studies, Economics and Econometrics and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Jane Weru has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 511 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Urban Studies, 3 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 2 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Jane Weru's work include Urban and Rural Development Challenges (5 papers), COVID-19 epidemiological studies (2 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (2 papers). Jane Weru is often cited by papers focused on Urban and Rural Development Challenges (5 papers), COVID-19 epidemiological studies (2 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (2 papers). Jane Weru collaborates with scholars based in United States, Kenya and United Kingdom. Jane Weru's co-authors include Jason Corburn, Lee W. Riley, David Vlahov, Sabina Faiz Rashid, Sheela Patel, Hany M. Ayad, Siddharth Agarwal, Eliana Martínez‐Herrera, Albert I. Ko and Blessing Mberu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Urban Health and Environment and Urbanization.

In The Last Decade

Jane Weru

8 papers receiving 455 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Slum Health: Arresting COVID-19 and Improving Well-Being in Urban Informal Settlements

2020 388 citations Jason Corburn, David Vlahov et al. Journal of Urban Health profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jane Weru United States	6	150	145	134	87	77	10	511
Smith Ouma Kenya	4	134 0.9×	85 0.6×	133 1.0×	59 0.7×	64 0.8×	14	405
Hany M. Ayad Egypt	11	152 1.0×	105 0.7×	134 1.0×	102 1.2×	81 1.1×	35	689
Blaise Nguendo-Yongsi Cameroon	4	135 0.9×	79 0.5×	136 1.0×	57 0.7×	66 0.9×	7	408
Kátia Edmundo Brazil	6	142 0.9×	83 0.6×	135 1.0×	74 0.9×	117 1.5×	12	484
Eliana Martínez‐Herrera Colombia	8	151 1.0×	83 0.6×	143 1.1×	86 1.0×	138 1.8×	42	602
Creighton Connolly United Kingdom	11	109 0.7×	119 0.8×	131 1.0×	126 1.4×	46 0.6×	24	553
James B. Tidwell United States	14	96 0.6×	61 0.4×	82 0.6×	50 0.6×	88 1.1×	28	441
Chukwuedozie K. Ajaero Nigeria	15	94 0.6×	48 0.3×	45 0.3×	199 2.3×	179 2.3×	57	660
Charlie H. Zhang United States	15	100 0.7×	33 0.2×	125 0.9×	222 2.6×	46 0.6×	36	631
Sadegh Sabouri United States	11	286 1.9×	50 0.3×	364 2.7×	123 1.4×	46 0.6×	23	1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Jane Weru

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jane Weru

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jane Weru

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jane Weru. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jane Weru based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Jane Weru. Jane Weru is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Corburn, Jason, et al.. (2022). Urban Climate Justice, Human Health, and Citizen Science in Nairobi’s Informal Settlements. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(2). 36–36. 19 indexed citations

2.

Ouma, Smith, Jason Corburn, & Jane Weru. (2022). Property rights, public health, and planning for informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya. Journal of Urban Affairs. 45(3). 302–316.

3.

Weru, Jane, et al.. (2022). RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION IN COMMERCIAL BANKS BRANCHES IN MACHAKOS SUB COUNTY. 7(2). 72–85. 1 indexed citations

4.

Corburn, Jason, David Vlahov, Blessing Mberu, et al.. (2021). Correction to: Slum Health: Arresting COVID-19 and Improving Well-Being in Urban Informal Settlements. Journal of Urban Health. 98(2). 309–310. 3 indexed citations

5.

Corburn, Jason, David Vlahov, Blessing Mberu, et al.. (2020). Slum Health: Arresting COVID-19 and Improving Well-Being in Urban Informal Settlements. Journal of Urban Health. 97(3). 348–357. 388 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ouma, Smith, et al.. (2019). Exploring Options for Leaseholds in the Mukuru Special Planning Area. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

7.

Weru, Jane, et al.. (2018). The Akiba Mashinani Trust, Kenya: a local fund’s role in urban development. Environment and Urbanization. 30(1). 53–66. 7 indexed citations

8.

Weru, Jane. (2004). Community federations and city upgrading: the work of Pamoja Trust and Muungano in Kenya. Environment and Urbanization. 16(1). 47–62. 76 indexed citations

9.

Weru, Jane. (2004). Community federations and city upgrading: the work of Pamoja Trust and Muungano in Kenya. Environment and Urbanization. 16(1). 47–62. 11 indexed citations

10.

Weru, Jane. (2000). Kenya's urban tragedy. 6(4). 21–22. 5 indexed citations

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