Leah Mwai

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 785 citations indexed

About

Leah Mwai is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Leah Mwai has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 785 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 10 papers in Infectious Diseases and 5 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Leah Mwai's work include Malaria Research and Control (14 papers), Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis (5 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (5 papers). Leah Mwai is often cited by papers focused on Malaria Research and Control (14 papers), Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis (5 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (5 papers). Leah Mwai collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, United Kingdom and Germany. Leah Mwai's co-authors include Alexis Nzila, Gilbert Kokwaro, Steven M. Kiara, Steffen Borrmann, Abdirahman I. Abdi, Kevin Marsh, Anja Rippert, John Okombo, Liv Merete Reinar and Christopher James Rose and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Leah Mwai

22 papers receiving 774 citations

Hit Papers

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Leah Mwai Kenya 14 588 197 135 121 91 22 785
Fatai A. Fehintola Nigeria 16 546 0.9× 83 0.4× 147 1.1× 101 0.8× 59 0.6× 66 811
Noël Rouamba Burkina Faso 15 537 0.9× 178 0.9× 120 0.9× 80 0.7× 38 0.4× 22 786
Borimas Hanboonkunupakarn Thailand 20 630 1.1× 122 0.6× 93 0.7× 205 1.7× 114 1.3× 63 995
Lucy Phaiphun United Kingdom 9 692 1.2× 206 1.0× 154 1.1× 78 0.6× 52 0.6× 9 760
Innocent Valéa Burkina Faso 21 783 1.3× 140 0.7× 106 0.8× 93 0.8× 82 0.9× 72 1.1k
Robert Hutagalung Thailand 14 830 1.4× 240 1.2× 196 1.5× 107 0.9× 123 1.4× 23 1.1k
Wattana Leowattana Thailand 21 536 0.9× 106 0.5× 114 0.8× 159 1.3× 180 2.0× 84 1.2k
Philip Sasi Tanzania 15 425 0.7× 129 0.7× 135 1.0× 250 2.1× 118 1.3× 36 774
George Adjei Ghana 19 624 1.1× 70 0.4× 86 0.6× 85 0.7× 64 0.7× 55 914
Thida Singtoroj Thailand 13 275 0.5× 115 0.6× 118 0.9× 212 1.8× 152 1.7× 27 669

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leah Mwai

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All Works

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Bitta, Mary A., et al.. (2017). Antimalarial drugs and the prevalence of mental and neurological manifestations: A systematic review and meta-analysis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 13–13. 13 indexed citations
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Smith, Neale, Anne Smith, Kaitlyn Shaw, et al.. (2017). Physician and parent barriers to the use of oral corticosteroids for the prevention of paediatric URTI-induced acute asthma exacerbations at home. Paediatrics & Child Health. 22(4). 190–194. 3 indexed citations
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Ochola‐Oyier, Lynette Isabella, John Okombo, Leah Mwai, et al.. (2014). The MSPDBL2 Codon 591 Polymorphism Is Associated with Lumefantrine In Vitro Drug Responses in Plasmodium falciparum Isolates from Kilifi, Kenya. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 59(3). 1770–1775. 2 indexed citations
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Okombo, John, Abdirahman I. Abdi, Steven M. Kiara, et al.. (2013). Repeat Polymorphisms in the Low-Complexity Regions of Plasmodium falciparum ABC Transporters and Associations with In Vitro Antimalarial Responses. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 57(12). 6196–6204. 20 indexed citations
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Borrmann, Steffen, Judith Straimer, Leah Mwai, et al.. (2013). Genome-wide screen identifies new candidate genes associated with artemisinin susceptibility in Plasmodium falciparum in Kenya. Scientific Reports. 3(1). 3318–3318. 51 indexed citations
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Mwai, Leah, et al.. (2012). Antiepileptic properties of Quinine: A systematic review. Annals of Neurosciences. 19(1). 14–20. 7 indexed citations
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Mwai, Leah, Theresa Feltwell, Jennifer Musyoki, et al.. (2012). Genome Wide Adaptations of Plasmodium falciparum in Response to Lumefantrine Selective Drug Pressure. PLoS ONE. 7(2). e31623–e31623. 23 indexed citations
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Mwai, Leah, et al.. (2011). Antiepileptic properties of quinine: A systematic review.. JBI Library of Systematic Reviews. 9(48). 1999–2022. 1 indexed citations
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Okombo, John, Steven M. Kiara, Leah Mwai, et al.. (2011). Baseline In Vitro Activities of the Antimalarials Pyronaridine and Methylene Blue against Plasmodium falciparum Isolates from Kenya. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 56(2). 1105–1107. 15 indexed citations
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Okombo, John, Steven M. Kiara, Josea Rono, et al.. (2010). In Vitro Activities of Quinine and Other Antimalarials and pfnhe Polymorphisms in Plasmodium Isolates from Kenya. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 54(8). 3302–3307. 33 indexed citations
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Gwer, Samson, Hellen Gatakaa, Leah Mwai, Richard Idro, & Charles R. Newton. (2010). The role for osmotic agents in children with acute encephalopathies: a systematic review. BMC Pediatrics. 10(1). 23–23. 17 indexed citations
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Gwer, Samson, Hellen Gatakaa, Leah Mwai, Richard Idro, & Charles R. Newton. (2009). The Role for Osmotic Agents in Children with Acute Encephalopathies: A Systematic Review. The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports. 7(5). 154–174. 1 indexed citations
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Sasi, Philip, Abdirahman I. Abdi, Leah Mwai, et al.. (2009). In Vivo and In Vitro Efficacy of Amodiaquine againstPlasmodium falciparumin an Area of Continued Use of 4‐Aminoquinolines in East Africa. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 199(11). 1575–1582. 19 indexed citations
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Mwai, Leah, Steven M. Kiara, Abdirahman I. Abdi, et al.. (2009). In Vitro Activities of Piperaquine, Lumefantrine, and Dihydroartemisinin in Kenyan Plasmodium falciparum Isolates and Polymorphisms in p fcrt and p fmdr1. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 53(12). 5069–5073. 127 indexed citations
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Mwai, Leah, Edwin Ochong, Abdirahman I. Abdi, et al.. (2009). Chloroquine resistance before and after its withdrawal in Kenya. Malaria Journal. 8(1). 106–106. 126 indexed citations
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Nduati, Eunice, Sheila C. Ommeh, Leah Mwai, et al.. (2008). Effect of folate derivatives on the activity of antifolate drugs used against malaria and cancer. Parasitology Research. 102(6). 1227–1234. 39 indexed citations
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Kokwaro, Gilbert, Leah Mwai, & Alexis Nzila. (2006). Artemether/lumefantrine in the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria. Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy. 8(1). 75–94. 87 indexed citations

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