Joseph Mugisha

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 800 citations indexed

About

Joseph Mugisha is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Joseph Mugisha has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 800 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Infectious Diseases, 15 papers in Epidemiology and 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Joseph Mugisha's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (18 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (8 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (7 papers). Joseph Mugisha is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (18 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (8 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (7 papers). Joseph Mugisha collaborates with scholars based in Uganda, United Kingdom and United States. Joseph Mugisha's co-authors include Janet Seeley, Elizabeth Kabunga, Grace Tumwekwase, Paul Kowal, Sarah Bernays, Rwamahe Rutakumwa, Martin Mbonye, Enid Schatz, Joel Negin and Eugene Kinyanda and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Joseph Mugisha

38 papers receiving 782 citations

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Conducting in-depth interviews with and without voice recorders: a comparative analysis

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joseph Mugisha Uganda	17	298	201	179	153	141	42	800
Hassan Joulaei Iran	18	262 0.9×	237 1.2×	246 1.4×	123 0.8×	122 0.9×	129	1.1k
Shema Tariq United Kingdom	17	348 1.2×	230 1.1×	292 1.6×	157 1.0×	204 1.4×	70	971
Dickman Gareta South Africa	14	462 1.6×	203 1.0×	362 2.0×	80 0.5×	59 0.4×	47	790
Anh Ngo Australia	17	182 0.6×	177 0.9×	130 0.7×	154 1.0×	57 0.4×	39	723
David Kaawa–Mafigiri Uganda	17	344 1.2×	208 1.0×	371 2.1×	119 0.8×	38 0.3×	68	938
Frances M. Aunon United States	15	376 1.3×	248 1.2×	665 3.7×	161 1.1×	86 0.6×	32	1.3k
Luis Sagaon‐Teyssier France	16	399 1.3×	414 2.1×	193 1.1×	251 1.6×	27 0.2×	72	866
Herschel Knapp United States	16	298 1.0×	288 1.4×	350 2.0×	144 0.9×	34 0.2×	45	955
Lucia Knight South Africa	19	583 2.0×	373 1.9×	393 2.2×	118 0.8×	67 0.5×	73	914
Germana Leyna Tanzania	20	479 1.6×	287 1.4×	507 2.8×	129 0.8×	50 0.4×	81	1.1k

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Mohammed, Shamsudeen, Clara Calvert, Emily L. Webb, et al.. (2025). Socioeconomic pattern of breastfeeding in sub-Saharan Africa: an individual participant data meta-analysis of six longitudinal cohorts. BMJ Public Health. 3(1). e001298–e001298.

Sabourin, Katherine R., Joseph Mugisha, Gershim Asiki, et al.. (2023). Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) antibody changes over time in a general population cohort in rural Uganda, 1992–2008. Infectious Agents and Cancer. 18(1). 55–55. 3 indexed citations

Nalwoga, Angela, Katherine R. Sabourin, Wendell Miley, et al.. (2023). Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Is Associated With Increased Kaposi Sarcoma–Associated Herpesvirus (KSHV) Seropositivity and Higher KSHV Antibody Breadth and Magnitude: Results of a Case-Control Study From Rural Uganda. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 229(2). 432–442. 1 indexed citations

Price, Alison, Modou Jobe, Amelia C. Crampin, et al.. (2023). Epidemiology of multimorbidity in low-income countries of sub-Saharan Africa: Findings from four population cohorts. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(12). e0002677–e0002677. 3 indexed citations

Kasamba, Ivan, Joseph Mugisha, Andrew Abaasa, et al.. (2023). Thirty years of change in HIV incidence among adults in the Kyamulibwa General Population Cohort in rural southwest Uganda, 1989-2021. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 129. 125–134. 1 indexed citations

Mugisha, Joseph, et al.. (2023). Longitudinal data resource from the Wellbeing of Older People cohort of people aged >50 years in Uganda and South Africa from 2009 to 2019. South African Medical Journal. 113(9). 36–41. 1 indexed citations

Davey, Calum, et al.. (2023). Cognition in older adults in Uganda: Correlates, trends over time and association with mortality in prospective population study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(11). e0001798–e0001798. 1 indexed citations

Fatumo, Segun, Joseph Mugisha, Opeyemi Soremekun, et al.. (2022). Uganda Genome Resource: A rich research database for genomic studies of communicable and non-communicable diseases in Africa. Cell Genomics. 2(11). 100209–100209. 14 indexed citations

Kusemererwa, Sylvia, et al.. (2021). Assessment of risk compensation following use of the dapivirine vaginal ring in southwestern Uganda. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 98(1). 32–37. 2 indexed citations

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Kusemererwa, Sylvia, Emily Krogstad, Philippe Mayaud, et al.. (2021). The dapivirine vaginal ring from the perspective of married men in Uganda. African Journal of AIDS Research. 20(1). 53–60. 3 indexed citations

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Kitonsa, Jonathan, Onesmus Kamacooko, Ubaldo Bahemuka, et al.. (2021). Willingness to participate in COVID-19 vaccine trials; a survey among a population of healthcare workers in Uganda. PLoS ONE. 16(5). e0251992–e0251992. 19 indexed citations

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Ssemwanga, Deogratius, Nicholas Bbosa, Rebecca N. Nsubuga, et al.. (2020). The Molecular Epidemiology and Transmission Dynamics of HIV Type 1 in a General Population Cohort in Uganda. Viruses. 12(11). 1283–1283. 4 indexed citations

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Mugisha, Joseph, Jolynne Mokaya, Dominic Bukenya, et al.. (2019). A Study of Knowledge, Experience, and Beliefs About Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection in South Western Uganda. Frontiers in Public Health. 7. 304–304. 17 indexed citations

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Mugisha, Joseph, Enid Schatz, Christian Holm Hansen, et al.. (2018). Social engagement and survival in people aged 50 years and over living with HIV and without HIV in Uganda: a prospective cohort study. African Journal of AIDS Research. 17(4). 333–340. 2 indexed citations

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Mugisha, Joseph, Janet Seeley, & Hannah Kuper. (2016). Population based haematology reference ranges for old people in rural South-West Uganda. BMC Research Notes. 9(1). 433–433. 12 indexed citations

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Mugisha, Joseph, Enid Schatz, Madeleine Randell, et al.. (2016). Chronic disease, risk factors and disability in adults aged 50 and above living with and without HIV: findings from the Wellbeing of Older People Study in Uganda. Global Health Action. 9(1). 31098–31098. 52 indexed citations

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Mugisha, Joseph, Nirmala Naidoo, Janet Seeley, et al.. (2013). Caregiving responsibilities and burden among older people by HIV status and other determinants in Uganda. AIDS Care. 25(11). 1341–1348. 27 indexed citations

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Wright, Stuart, et al.. (2012). Despondency Among HIV-Positive Older Men and Women in Uganda. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. 27(4). 319–333. 29 indexed citations

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Mugisha, Joseph, Katherine Donegan, Sarah Fidler, et al.. (2012). Mean Corpuscular Volume as a Marker for Adherence to Zidovudine-Containing Therapy in HIV-Infected Adults. The Open AIDS Journal. 6(1). 45–52. 4 indexed citations

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Mugisha, Joseph, Leigh Anne Shafer, Lieve Van der Paal, et al.. (2008). Anaemia in a rural Ugandan HIV cohort: prevalence at enrolment, incidence, diagnosis and associated factors. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 13(6). 788–794. 42 indexed citations

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