Nickson Murunga

2.6k total citations
19 papers, 152 citations indexed

About

Nickson Murunga is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Hepatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nickson Murunga has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 152 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Infectious Diseases, 10 papers in Epidemiology and 5 papers in Hepatology. Recurrent topics in Nickson Murunga's work include Respiratory viral infections research (9 papers), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (6 papers) and Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology (5 papers). Nickson Murunga is often cited by papers focused on Respiratory viral infections research (9 papers), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (6 papers) and Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology (5 papers). Nickson Murunga collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, United Kingdom and United States. Nickson Murunga's co-authors include D. James Nokes, Charles N. Agoti, Arnold W. Lambisia, Clement Lewa, Timothy Makori, George Githinji, John Mwita Morobe, Steven Ger Nyanjom, Patrick K. Munywoki and Khadija Said Mohammed and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and BMC Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Nickson Murunga

17 papers receiving 151 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nickson Murunga Kenya 8 100 62 24 22 21 19 152
Patrick Descheemaeker Belgium 10 67 0.7× 73 1.2× 12 0.5× 20 0.9× 12 0.6× 17 165
Hicham Oumzil Morocco 7 83 0.8× 51 0.8× 14 0.6× 13 0.6× 19 0.9× 29 143
Laura S Stewart United States 8 117 1.2× 82 1.3× 41 1.7× 8 0.4× 47 2.2× 22 189
Yuanyuan Pei China 6 62 0.6× 25 0.4× 20 0.8× 20 0.9× 23 1.1× 14 191
Xiangpeng Chen China 10 135 1.4× 157 2.5× 21 0.9× 37 1.7× 106 5.0× 40 283
Orlana Lander Venezuela 4 42 0.4× 24 0.4× 16 0.7× 36 1.6× 11 0.5× 6 105
Clement Lewa Kenya 6 102 1.0× 185 3.0× 17 0.7× 12 0.5× 18 0.9× 10 234
Mark A. Williams United States 7 70 0.7× 65 1.0× 13 0.5× 56 2.5× 105 5.0× 10 200
Jessi Erlichman United States 8 50 0.5× 95 1.5× 16 0.7× 34 1.5× 6 0.3× 13 240
Emilio E. Espínola Paraguay 9 162 1.6× 73 1.2× 66 2.8× 16 0.7× 109 5.2× 17 223

Countries citing papers authored by Nickson Murunga

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nickson Murunga

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

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Lambisia, Arnold W., John Mwita Morobe, Nickson Murunga, et al.. (2025). Emergence and transmission dynamics of the FY.4 Omicron variant in Kenya. Virus Evolution. 11(1). veaf035–veaf035.
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Laurent, Zaydah R. de, Nickson Murunga, James R. Otieno, et al.. (2024). Phylogeography and reassortment patterns of human influenza A viruses in sub-Saharan Africa. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 18987–18987. 2 indexed citations
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Nyiro, Joyce U., Bryan O. Nyawanda, Martin Mutunga, et al.. (2024). The cost of care for children hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) associated lower respiratory infection in Kenya. BMC Public Health. 24(1). 2410–2410. 3 indexed citations
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Morobe, John Mwita, Everlyn Kamau, Nickson Murunga, et al.. (2024). Spatio-temporal distribution of rhinovirus types in Kenya: a retrospective analysis, 2014. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 22298–22298.
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Lambisia, Arnold W., Nickson Murunga, Martin Mutunga, et al.. (2024). Temporal changes in the positivity rate of common enteric viruses among paediatric admissions in coastal Kenya, during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2019–2022. Gut Pathogens. 16(1). 2–2. 7 indexed citations
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Makori, Timothy, Joel L. Bargul, Arnold W. Lambisia, et al.. (2023). Genomic epidemiology of the rotavirus G2P[4] strains in coastal Kenya pre- and post-rotavirus vaccine introduction, 2012–8. Virus Evolution. 9(1). vead025–vead025. 2 indexed citations
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Lambisia, Arnold W., Timothy Makori, Martin Mutunga, et al.. (2023). Genomic epidemiology of human adenovirus F40 and F41 in coastal Kenya: A retrospective hospital-based surveillance study (2013–2022). Virus Evolution. 9(1). vead023–vead023. 7 indexed citations
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Nyawanda, Bryan O., Nickson Murunga, Nancy A. Otieno, et al.. (2023). Estimates of the national burden of respiratory syncytial virus in Kenyan children aged under 5 years, 2010–2018. BMC Medicine. 21(1). 122–122. 11 indexed citations
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Gallagher, Katherine E., Joyce U. Nyiro, Charles N. Agoti, et al.. (2023). Symptom prevalence and secondary attack rate of SARS‐CoV‐2 in rural Kenyan households: A prospective cohort study. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 17(9). e13185–e13185. 3 indexed citations
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Otieno, James R., Everlyn Kamau, John Mwita Morobe, et al.. (2023). Rhinovirus dynamics across different social structures. PubMed. 1(1). 6–6. 2 indexed citations
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Lambisia, Arnold W., Khadija Said Mohammed, Timothy Makori, et al.. (2022). Optimization of the SARS-CoV-2 ARTIC Network V4 Primers and Whole Genome Sequencing Protocol. Frontiers in Medicine. 9. 836728–836728. 41 indexed citations
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Wambua, James, Patrick K. Munywoki, Pietro Coletti, et al.. (2022). Drivers of respiratory syncytial virus seasonal epidemics in children under 5 years in Kilifi, coastal Kenya. PLoS ONE. 17(11). e0278066–e0278066. 4 indexed citations
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Agoti, Charles N., Martin D. Curran, Nickson Murunga, et al.. (2022). Differences in epidemiology of enteropathogens in children pre- and post-rotavirus vaccine introduction in Kilifi, coastal Kenya. Gut Pathogens. 14(1). 32–32. 11 indexed citations
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Morobe, John Mwita, Everlyn Kamau, Nickson Murunga, et al.. (2021). Trends and Intensity of Rhinovirus Invasions in Kilifi, Coastal Kenya, Over a 12-Year Period, 2007–2018. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 8(12). ofab571–ofab571. 5 indexed citations
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Kamau, Everlyn, James R. Otieno, Nickson Murunga, et al.. (2020). Genomic epidemiology and evolutionary dynamics of respiratory syncytial virus group B in Kilifi, Kenya, 2015–17. Virus Evolution. 6(2). veaa050–veaa050. 4 indexed citations
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Rose, Erica Billig, Bryan O. Nyawanda, Patrick K. Munywoki, et al.. (2020). Respiratory syncytial virus seasonality in three epidemiological zones of Kenya. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 15(2). 195–201. 9 indexed citations
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Kamau, Everlyn, James R. Otieno, Clement Lewa, et al.. (2020). Evolution of respiratory syncytial virus genotype BA in Kilifi, Kenya, 15 years on. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 21176–21176. 16 indexed citations
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Verani, Jennifer R., Richard Omore, Jacqueline E. Tate, et al.. (2020). Multiple Introductions and Predominance of Rotavirus Group A Genotype G3P[8] in Kilifi, Coastal Kenya, 4 Years after Nationwide Vaccine Introduction. Pathogens. 9(12). 981–981. 8 indexed citations
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