Johnstone Kumwenda

18.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
124 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Johnstone Kumwenda is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Virology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Johnstone Kumwenda has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Infectious Diseases, 46 papers in Virology and 38 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Johnstone Kumwenda's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (71 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (46 papers) and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (27 papers). Johnstone Kumwenda is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (71 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (46 papers) and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (27 papers). Johnstone Kumwenda collaborates with scholars based in United States, Malawi and Uganda. Johnstone Kumwenda's co-authors include Taha E. Taha, Donald R. Hoover, Paolo Miotti, Robin Broadhead, John D. Chiphangwi, George N. Liomba, L. A. R. Mtimavalye, Gina Dallabetta, Robert J. Biggar and Susan A. Fiscus and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Johnstone Kumwenda

124 papers receiving 5.0k citations

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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.

Bacterial vaginosis and disturbances of vaginal flora

1998 522 citations Taha E. Taha, Donald R. Hoover et al. AIDS profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Johnstone Kumwenda United States	39	3.1k	1.9k	1.7k	1.1k	838	124	5.2k
Carey Farquhar United States	40	3.8k 1.2×	2.6k 1.3×	1.5k 0.9×	2.2k 1.9×	417 0.5×	279	6.0k
Robin Broadhead Malawi	39	2.4k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	787 0.5×	717 0.6×	546 0.7×	108	4.9k
Jennifer S. Read United States	41	3.0k 1.0×	2.3k 1.2×	1.1k 0.7×	658 0.6×	305 0.4×	177	5.5k
Francis Mmiro United States	28	3.4k 1.1×	1.3k 0.7×	2.3k 1.3×	844 0.7×	368 0.4×	67	4.4k
Dorothy Mbori‐Ngacha Kenya	43	4.3k 1.4×	2.4k 1.3×	2.5k 1.5×	1.7k 1.5×	219 0.3×	111	5.9k
Irving Hoffman United States	42	4.2k 1.3×	2.8k 1.5×	2.0k 1.2×	2.1k 1.8×	1.5k 1.8×	249	7.3k
Jeckoniah Ndinya‐Achola Kenya	47	3.9k 1.2×	2.7k 1.4×	1.7k 1.0×	2.2k 1.9×	1.9k 2.3×	98	8.1k
John D. Chiphangwi United States	28	1.7k 0.5×	1.2k 0.6×	732 0.4×	928 0.8×	772 0.9×	52	3.3k
Joan K. Kreiss United States	51	4.7k 1.5×	3.1k 1.6×	2.8k 1.6×	2.1k 1.8×	2.2k 2.7×	105	8.3k
Robert W. Ryder United States	36	2.5k 0.8×	1.8k 1.0×	745 0.4×	1.2k 1.0×	824 1.0×	62	4.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Johnstone Kumwenda

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Johnstone Kumwenda

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Nakiyingi, Lydia, Alex Olson, Mo Zhang, et al.. (2023). Mycobacterium tuberculosis disease associates with higher HIV-1-specific antibody responses. iScience. 26(5). 106631–106631. 4 indexed citations

Kumwenda, Johnstone, et al.. (2023). Uptake of diabetic retinopathy screening at a secondary level facility in Malawi. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(11). e0002567–e0002567. 1 indexed citations

Erlandson, Kristine M., Suzanne Fiorillo, Sandra Wagner Cardoso, et al.. (2017). Insulin-Like Growth Factor Is Associated with Changes in Body Composition with Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 33(9). 929–934. 3 indexed citations

Wilson, Ethan, Estelle Piwowar‐Manning, Marybeth McCauley, et al.. (2017). Association of HIV diversity and virologic outcomes in early antiretroviral treatment: HPTN 052. PLoS ONE. 12(5). e0177281–e0177281. 2 indexed citations

Redd, Andrew D., Sarah K. Wendel, Jessica M. Fogel, et al.. (2015). Evaluation of postpartum HIV superinfection and mother-to-child transmission. AIDS. 29(12). 1567–1573. 9 indexed citations

Taha, Taha E., Sufia Dadabhai, M. Hafizur Rahman, et al.. (2012). Trends in Birth Weight and Gestational Age for Infants Born to HIV-infected, Antiretroviral Treatment-naive Women in Malawi. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 31(5). 481–486. 9 indexed citations

Taha, Taha E., Sufia Dadabhai, Jin Sun, et al.. (2012). Child Mortality Levels and Trends by HIV Status in Blantyre, Malawi. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 61(2). 226–234. 11 indexed citations

Nyirenda, Mulinda, et al.. (2011). HIV test misdiagnosis. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 23(4). 122. 1 indexed citations

Fogel, Jessica M., Donald R. Hoover, Jin Sun, et al.. (2011). Analysis of nevirapine resistance in HIV-infected infants who received extended nevirapine or nevirapine/zidovudine prophylaxis. AIDS. 25(7). 911–917. 14 indexed citations

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Kumwenda, Johnstone, Donald R. Hoover, Lynne Mofenson, et al.. (2008). Extended Antiretroviral Prophylaxis to Reduce Breast-Milk HIV-1 Transmission. New England Journal of Medicine. 359(2). 119–129. 266 indexed citations

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Church, Jessica D., Donald R. Hoover, Sarah E. Hudelson, et al.. (2008). Comparison of LigAmp and an ASPCR Assay for Detection and Quantification of K103N-Containing HIV Variants. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 24(4). 595–605. 13 indexed citations

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Taha, Taha E., Johnstone Kumwenda, George Kafulafula, et al.. (2007). Intermittent Intravaginal Antibiotic Treatment of Bacterial Vaginosis in HIV-Uninfected and -Infected Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial. PubMed. 2(2). e10–e10. 25 indexed citations

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Church, Jessica D., Sarah E. Hudelson, Laura Guay, et al.. (2007). Short Communication: HIV Type 1 Variants with Nevirapine Resistance Mutations Are Rarely Detected in Antiretroviral Drug-Naive African Women with Subtypes A, C, and D. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 23(6). 764–768. 14 indexed citations

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Church, Jessica D., Dana Jones, Tamara Flys, et al.. (2006). Sensitivity of the ViroSeq HIV-1 Genotyping System for Detection of the K103N Resistance Mutation in HIV-1 Subtypes A, C, and D. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 8(4). 430–432. 47 indexed citations

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Lettow, Monique van, A D Harries, Christopher C. Whalen, et al.. (2004). Malnutrition and the severity of lung disease in adults with pulmonary tuberculosis in Malawi.. PubMed. 8(2). 211–7. 92 indexed citations

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Biggar, Robert J., Sharon Cassol, Johnstone Kumwenda, et al.. (2003). The Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus–1 Infection in Twin Pairs Born to Infected Mothers in Africa. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 188(6). 850–855. 14 indexed citations

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Semba, Richard D., Johnstone Kumwenda, Taha E. Taha, et al.. (2000). Plasma and Breast Milk Vitamin A as Indicators of Vitamin A Status in Pregnant Women. International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research. 70(6). 271–277. 27 indexed citations

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Miotti, Paolo, Taha E. Taha, Johnstone Kumwenda, et al.. (1999). HIV Transmission Through Breastfeeding. JAMA. 282(8). 744–744. 9 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Irving, Charles Jere, Terrie E. Taylor, et al.. (1999). The effect of Plasmodium falciparum malaria on HIV-1 RNA blood plasma concentration. AIDS. 13(4). 487–494. 194 indexed citations

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Clements, M L, Emil Miskovsky, Morton Davidson, et al.. (1994). Effect Of Age On The Immunogenicity Of Yeast Recombinant Hepatitis B Vaccines Containing Surface Antigen (S) Or Pres2+S Antigens. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 170(3). 510–516. 39 indexed citations

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