Nelson K. Sewankambo

32.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
366 papers, 18.9k citations indexed

About

Nelson K. Sewankambo is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Nelson K. Sewankambo has authored 366 papers receiving a total of 18.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 152 papers in General Health Professions, 126 papers in Infectious Diseases and 105 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Nelson K. Sewankambo's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (111 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (69 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (51 papers). Nelson K. Sewankambo is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (111 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (69 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (51 papers). Nelson K. Sewankambo collaborates with scholars based in Uganda, United States and United Kingdom. Nelson K. Sewankambo's co-authors include Maria J. Wawer, David Serwadda, Ronald H. Gray, Fred Wabwire‐Mangen, Thomas C. Quinn, Godfrey Kigozi, Fred Nalugoda, Noah Kiwanuka, Chuanjun Li and Thomas Lutalo and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Nelson K. Sewankambo

352 papers receiving 18.0k citations

Hit Papers

Viral Load and Heterosexu... 1999 2026 2008 2017 2000 2007 2005 2001 2009 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. Viral Load and Heterosexual Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1
    2000 2.3k citations Thomas C. Quinn, Maria J. Wawer et al. profile →
  2. Male circumcision for HIV prevention in men in Rakai, Uganda: a randomised trial
    2007 1.6k citations Ronald H. Gray, Godfrey Kigozi et al. The Lancet profile →
  3. Rates of HIV‐1 Transmission per Coital Act, by Stage of HIV‐1 Infection, in Rakai, Uganda
    2005 979 citations Maria J. Wawer, Ronald H. Gray et al. profile →
  4. Probability of HIV-1 transmission per coital act in monogamous, heterosexual, HIV-1-discordant couples in Rakai, Uganda
    2001 969 citations Ronald H. Gray, Maria J. Wawer et al. The Lancet profile →
  5. Towards a common definition of global health
    2009 859 citations Nelson K. Sewankambo et al. The Lancet profile →
  6. Control of sexually transmitted diseases for AIDS prevention in Uganda: a randomised community trial
    1999 589 citations Maria J. Wawer, Nelson K. Sewankambo et al. The Lancet profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nelson K. Sewankambo Uganda 63 9.3k 6.3k 5.7k 4.1k 4.0k 366 18.9k
David Serwadda Uganda 63 10.6k 1.1× 8.2k 1.3× 6.8k 1.2× 4.8k 1.2× 4.7k 1.2× 302 22.0k
Maria J. Wawer United States 68 10.6k 1.2× 6.6k 1.0× 7.1k 1.2× 3.3k 0.8× 4.5k 1.1× 331 19.9k
Ronald H. Gray United States 70 9.4k 1.0× 5.7k 0.9× 6.6k 1.2× 4.1k 1.0× 4.3k 1.1× 388 20.6k
Richard Hayes United Kingdom 86 12.2k 1.3× 7.9k 1.2× 10.1k 1.8× 5.0k 1.2× 2.4k 0.6× 556 28.1k
Fred Wabwire‐Mangen Uganda 52 7.0k 0.8× 3.6k 0.6× 4.8k 0.9× 2.5k 0.6× 3.1k 0.8× 176 13.4k
Landon Myer South Africa 68 10.9k 1.2× 6.5k 1.0× 6.3k 1.1× 2.4k 0.6× 2.7k 0.7× 505 18.7k
Sten H. Vermund United States 63 9.7k 1.1× 4.2k 0.7× 9.1k 1.6× 1.7k 0.4× 2.9k 0.7× 587 18.2k
Helen A. Weiss United Kingdom 80 5.0k 0.5× 4.8k 0.8× 6.8k 1.2× 3.4k 0.8× 1.6k 0.4× 456 21.3k
John Kaldor Australia 83 8.6k 0.9× 3.7k 0.6× 13.7k 2.4× 3.2k 0.8× 2.9k 0.7× 712 28.0k
Salim S. Abdool Karim South Africa 67 10.3k 1.1× 4.6k 0.7× 5.9k 1.0× 1.3k 0.3× 6.3k 1.6× 394 18.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nelson K. Sewankambo

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

All Works

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Akbarialiabad, Hossein, Ayman Grada, Shahram Paydar, et al.. (2025). The Utility of Generative AI in Advancing Global Health. NEJM AI. 2(3). 5 indexed citations
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Sarker, Malabika, et al.. (2025). Stronger together: advancing equity in global health research partnerships. BMJ Global Health. 10(6). e019601–e019601. 1 indexed citations
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Mugisha, Michael, Andrew D Oxman, Laetitia Nyirazinyoye, et al.. (2024). Process Evaluation of Teaching Critical Thinking About Health Using the Informed Health Choices Intervention in Rwanda: A Mixed Methods Study. Global Health Science and Practice. 12(6). e2300483–e2300483. 4 indexed citations
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Semeere, Aggrey, et al.. (2021). An assessment of implementation science research capacity in Uganda. Health Research Policy and Systems. 19(1). 14–14. 4 indexed citations
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Ssekubugu, Robert, Godfrey Kigozi, Dorean Nabukalu, et al.. (2021). ECG Abnormalities and Arterial Stiffness by HIV Status among High-Risk Populations in Rakai, Uganda: A Pilot Study. Global Heart. 16(1). 83–83.
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Miller, Amanda P., Eileen V. Pitpitan, Susan M. Kiene, et al.. (2021). Alcohol use and alcohol-related consequences are associated with not being virally suppressed among persons living with HIV in the Rakai region of Uganda. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 228. 109005–109005. 8 indexed citations
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Wagman, Jennifer A., Dorean Nabukalu, Amanda P. Miller, et al.. (2020). Prevalence and correlates of men’s and women’s alcohol use in agrarian, trading and fishing communities in Rakai, Uganda. PLoS ONE. 15(10). e0240796–e0240796. 20 indexed citations
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Muwanguzi, Patience A., Noah Kiwanuka, LaRon E. Nelson, et al.. (2020). The Effects of Workplace-Based HIV Self-testing on Uptake of Testing and Linkage to HIV Care or Prevention by Men in Uganda (WISe-Men): Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 10(11). e25099–e25099. 10 indexed citations
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Castelnuovo, Barbara, Andrew Mujugira, Rosalind Parkes‐Ratanshi, et al.. (2019). Psychosocial correlates of regular syphilis and HIV screening practices among female sex workers in Uganda: a cross-sectional survey. AIDS Research and Therapy. 16(1). 28–28. 7 indexed citations
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Lavis, John N., et al.. (2017). Analysis of the policymaking process in Burkina Faso’s health sector: case studies of the creation of two health system support units. Health Research Policy and Systems. 15(1). 10–10. 15 indexed citations
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Manabe, Yukari C., et al.. (2011). Developing independent investigators for clinical research relevant for Africa. Health Research Policy and Systems. 9(1). 44–44. 22 indexed citations
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Ronald, Allan, Moses R. Kamya, Elly Katabira, W. Michael Scheld, & Nelson K. Sewankambo. (2011). The Infectious Diseases Institute at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. Infectious Disease Clinics of North America. 25(2). 369–383. 8 indexed citations
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Galiwango, Ronald M., Susanna L. Lamers, Andrew D. Redd, et al.. (2011). HIV Type 1 Genetic Variation in Foreskin and Blood from Subjects in Rakai, Uganda. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 28(7). 729–733. 6 indexed citations
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Conroy, Samantha, Oliver Laeyendecker, Andrew D. Redd, et al.. (2010). Changes in the Distribution of HIV Type 1 Subtypes D and A in Rakai District, Uganda Between 1994 and 2002. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 26(10). 1087–1091. 35 indexed citations
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Redd, Andrew D., Djénéba Dabitao, Jay H. Bream, et al.. (2009). Microbial translocation, the innate cytokine response, and HIV-1 disease progression in Africa. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(16). 6718–6723. 93 indexed citations
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Gray, Ronald H., Godfrey Kigozi, David Serwadda, et al.. (2007). Male circumcision for HIV prevention in men in Rakai, Uganda: a randomised trial. The Lancet. 369(9562). 657–666. 1579 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pestano, Gary A., David Serwadda, Alfred M. Prince, et al.. (1993). Phylogenetic and Serological Characterization of Two Ugandan HIV-1 Isolates. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 9(4). 351–356. 9 indexed citations

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