Munira Khan

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 854 citations indexed

About

Munira Khan is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Munira Khan has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 854 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Infectious Diseases, 5 papers in Epidemiology and 2 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Munira Khan's work include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (5 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (3 papers) and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment (2 papers). Munira Khan is often cited by papers focused on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (5 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (3 papers) and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment (2 papers). Munira Khan collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and United States. Munira Khan's co-authors include Thillagavathie Pillay, J Moodley, Nesri Padayatchi, Catherine Connolly, Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Gerald Friedland, Kogieleum Naidoo, Sheila Bamber, Jacqueline Pienaar and Cheryl Baxter and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, PLoS ONE and Journal of Virology.

In The Last Decade

Munira Khan

14 papers receiving 812 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.

Timing of Initiation of Antiretroviral Drugs during Tuberculosis Therapy

2010 478 citations Salim S. Abdool Karim, Kogieleum Naidoo et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Munira Khan South Africa	10	661	523	275	87	74	15	854
Ian Sanne South Africa	16	800 1.2×	602 1.2×	229 0.8×	43 0.5×	52 0.7×	31	959
Alain Ackah United States	12	837 1.3×	674 1.3×	284 1.0×	97 1.1×	38 0.5×	13	950
Micheal Mugerwa Uganda	16	645 1.0×	519 1.0×	268 1.0×	40 0.5×	46 0.6×	25	816
Palwasha Khan United Kingdom	15	945 1.4×	738 1.4×	226 0.8×	69 0.8×	58 0.8×	53	1.1k
Anna Turkova United Kingdom	14	466 0.7×	301 0.6×	100 0.4×	94 1.1×	80 1.1×	47	649
Adrienne E. Shapiro United States	17	723 1.1×	547 1.0×	177 0.6×	29 0.3×	71 1.0×	52	988
Howard Moffat United States	16	775 1.2×	489 0.9×	179 0.7×	284 3.3×	59 0.8×	17	980
Guilherme Santoro‐Lopes Brazil	21	442 0.7×	435 0.8×	270 1.0×	85 1.0×	37 0.5×	56	992
Sapna Bamrah Morris United States	15	534 0.8×	423 0.8×	342 1.2×	94 1.1×	32 0.4×	34	863
R. E. Chaisson United States	15	594 0.9×	496 0.9×	185 0.7×	27 0.3×	28 0.4×	31	820

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Munira Khan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Munira Khan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Munira Khan 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 Munira Khan. Munira Khan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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15 of 15 papers shown

Slack, Catherine, et al.. (2025). Supporting RECs/IRBs to review the enrolment of pregnant/lactating individuals in HIV prevention trials using international ethical guidance. Research Ethics. 22(1). 184–197.

Khan, Munira, Elizabeth Cassidy, Tracey Parkin, et al.. (2023). The Care and Management of Children and Young People with Ataxia Telangiectasia Provided by Nurses and Allied Health Professionals: a Scoping Review. The Cerebellum. 23(2). 722–756. 3 indexed citations

Rodriguez, Carly A., Sara Lodi, C. Robert Horsburgh, et al.. (2022). Selection bias in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cohort studies assessing sputum culture conversion. PLoS ONE. 17(11). e0276457–e0276457. 2 indexed citations

Khan, Munira, et al.. (2021). Significance of HbA1c levels in diabetic retinopathy extremes in South Africa.. South African Medical Journal. 111(9). 886–890. 3 indexed citations

Zaheer, Naima, et al.. (2017). Comparison of Changes in Central Corneal Thickness During Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking, Using Isotonic Riboflavin Solutions With and Without Dextran, in the Treatment of Progressive Keratoconus. Cornea. 37(3). 340–346. 24 indexed citations

Karim, Salim S. Abdool, Kogieleum Naidoo, Anneke Grobler, et al.. (2010). Timing of Initiation of Antiretroviral Drugs during Tuberculosis Therapy. New England Journal of Medicine. 362(8). 697–706. 478 indexed citations breakdown →

Khan, Munira, et al.. (2007). Pregnancies complicated by multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV co-infection in Durban, South Africa.. PubMed. 11(6). 706–8. 20 indexed citations

Pillay, Thillagavathie, Jan W. Drijfhout, Nicola Robinson, et al.. (2005). Unique Acquisition of Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Escape Mutants in Infant Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection. Journal of Virology. 79(18). 12100–12105. 34 indexed citations

Pillay, Thillagavathie, Munira Khan, J Moodley, Miriam Adhikari, & Coovadia Hm. (2004). Perinatal tuberculosis and HIV-1: considerations for resource-limited settings. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 4(3). 155–165. 63 indexed citations

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Pillay, Thillagavathie, A. Willem Sturm, Munira Khan, et al.. (2004). Vertical transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in KwaZulu Natal: impact of HIV-1 co-infection.. PubMed. 8(1). 59–69. 58 indexed citations

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Khan, Munira, Thillagavathie Pillay, J Moodley, & Catherine Connolly. (2001). Maternal mortality associated with tuberculosis–HIV-1 co-infection in Durban, South Africa. AIDS. 15(14). 1857–1863. 120 indexed citations

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Khan, Munira, Yacoob Coovadia, Catherine Connolly, & A. W. Sturm. (1999). Influence of sex on clinical features, laboratory findings, and complications of typhoid fever.. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 61(1). 41–46. 21 indexed citations

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Somova, Liliana, et al.. (1999). An experimental rat model of salt-sensitive hypertension; biochemical and morphological parameters and sympathetic nervous system. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association. 70(1). 14–17. 9 indexed citations

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Khan, Munira. (1998). Typhoid fever complicated by acute renal failure and hepatitis: case reports and review. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 93(6). 1001–1003. 16 indexed citations

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Somova, L, Munira Khan, & S Chetty. (1998). Stress and salt intake: experimental data on Dahl saltresistant and saltsensitive rats. Stress Medicine. 14(2). 125–134. 3 indexed citations

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