Patrick Lungu

834 total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 419 citations indexed

About

Patrick Lungu is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick Lungu has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 419 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Infectious Diseases, 18 papers in Epidemiology and 9 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Patrick Lungu's work include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (22 papers), Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment (8 papers) and Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (8 papers). Patrick Lungu is often cited by papers focused on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (22 papers), Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment (8 papers) and Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (8 papers). Patrick Lungu collaborates with scholars based in Zambia, United States and United Kingdom. Patrick Lungu's co-authors include Alimuddin Zumla, Francine Ntoumi, Jeremiah Chakaya, Giovanni Battista Migliori, Eskild Petersen, Nagalingeswaran Kumarasamy, Rebecca Nantanda, Markus Maeurer, Farhana Amanullah and Brenda Mungai and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Patrick Lungu

23 papers receiving 410 citations

Hit Papers

The WHO Global Tuberculosis 2021 Report – not so good new... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150 200
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.

  1. The WHO Global Tuberculosis 2021 Report – not so good news and turning the tide back to End TB
    2022 236 citations Jeremiah Chakaya, Eskild Petersen et al. International Journal of Infectious Diseases profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Patrick Lungu Zambia 9 279 165 73 71 28 26 419
Tereza Kasaeva Switzerland 8 368 1.3× 237 1.4× 124 1.7× 92 1.3× 41 1.5× 17 505
Simon Tiberi United Kingdom 6 305 1.1× 99 0.6× 56 0.8× 32 0.5× 29 1.0× 10 402
Borisov Se Russia 16 545 2.0× 362 2.2× 175 2.4× 96 1.4× 25 0.9× 73 777
Martin van den Boom Italy 12 568 2.0× 279 1.7× 182 2.5× 31 0.4× 40 1.4× 27 709
David Morquin France 11 282 1.0× 121 0.7× 40 0.5× 41 0.6× 39 1.4× 47 474
Opass Putcharoen Thailand 13 429 1.5× 119 0.7× 31 0.4× 41 0.6× 26 0.9× 47 546
Gustavo E. Velásquez United States 11 303 1.1× 227 1.4× 74 1.0× 35 0.5× 16 0.6× 26 403
Matt Oliver United States 4 250 0.9× 195 1.2× 92 1.3× 83 1.2× 47 1.7× 6 419
Daniela E. Kirwan United Kingdom 12 294 1.1× 198 1.2× 98 1.3× 81 1.1× 31 1.1× 26 489
Jerry Hella Tanzania 15 346 1.2× 227 1.4× 110 1.5× 41 0.6× 36 1.3× 34 540

Countries citing papers authored by Patrick Lungu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Patrick Lungu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Patrick Lungu

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Calderwood, Claire, Kathrin Held, Joseph Jacob, et al.. (2025). Body Mass Index Trajectories and Association With Tuberculosis Risk in a Cohort of Household Contacts in Southern Africa. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 81(6). e600–e611. 2 indexed citations
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Kumar, Ramya, et al.. (2024). Mortality among persons with tuberculosis in Zambian hospitals: A retrospective cohort study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(6). e0003329–e0003329. 1 indexed citations
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Hines, Jonas Z., Mweene Cheelo, Mwaka Monze, et al.. (2024). COVID-19 mortality sentinel surveillance at a tertiary referral hospital in Lusaka, Zambia, 2020–2021. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(3). e0003063–e0003063.
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Mucheleng’anga, Luchenga Adam, Aaron Shibemba, Patrick Lungu, et al.. (2022). Incidental Tuberculosis in sudden, unexpected, and violent deaths in the community Lusaka, Zambia - A descriptive forensic post-mortem examination study. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 124. S75–S81. 8 indexed citations
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Chakaya, Jeremiah, Eskild Petersen, Rebecca Nantanda, et al.. (2022). The WHO Global Tuberculosis 2021 Report – not so good news and turning the tide back to End TB. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 124. S26–S29. 236 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chanda‐Kapata, Pascalina, Francine Ntoumi, Nathan Kapata, et al.. (2022). Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and Malaria Health Services in sub-Saharan Africa – A Situation Analysis of the Disruptions and Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 124. S41–S46. 46 indexed citations
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Lungu, Patrick, et al.. (2022). Undernotification and underreporting of tuberculosis in Zambia: a national data quality assessment. BMC Health Services Research. 22(1). 1074–1074. 9 indexed citations
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Lungu, Patrick, T Y Sukwa, Owen Ngalamika, et al.. (2022). Immune correlates of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis patients in Zambia stratified by HIV serostatus and level of immunity-a cross-sectional analytical laboratory based study. PLoS ONE. 17(1). e0262454–e0262454. 5 indexed citations
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Lungu, Patrick, Rhehab Chimzizi, Luchenga Adam Mucheleng’anga, et al.. (2022). A 10-year Review of TB Notifications and Mortality Trends Using a Joint Point Analysis in Zambia - a High TB burden country. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 124. S30–S40. 11 indexed citations
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Lungu, Patrick, Andrew D. Kerkhoff, Judith Mzyece, et al.. (2021). Tuberculosis care cascade in Zambia - identifying the gaps in order to improve outcomes: a population-based analysis. BMJ Open. 11(8). e044867–e044867. 13 indexed citations
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Lungu, Patrick, Yukari Fukushima, Victor Mukonka, et al.. (2021). Genetic Diversity and Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in Lusaka, Zambia. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 114. 142–150. 8 indexed citations
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Mwamba, Chanda, et al.. (2020). Diagnosed with TB in the era of COVID-19: patient perspectives in Zambia. Public Health Action. 10(4). 141–146. 15 indexed citations
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Lungu, Patrick, Duncan Chanda, Gershom Chongwe, & Shabir Lakhi. (2020). Prevalence of Tuberculosis among bedside contacts of Smear Positive Tuberculosis Patients at The University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia. Medical Journal of Zambia. 47(3). 170–178.
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Suzuki, Yasuhiko, et al.. (2020). Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes and their correlation to multidrug resistance in Lusaka, Zambia. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 102. 489–496. 14 indexed citations
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Lungu, Patrick, et al.. (2020). Extrapulmonary Drug Resistant Tuberculosis in Zambia: Case Reports on the First Two Recorded Cases. Medical Journal of Zambia. 47(2). 154–159. 1 indexed citations
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Yamaguchi, Tomoyuki, Yukari Fukushima, Chie Nakajima, et al.. (2020). Rapid and Simple Detection of Isoniazid-Resistant <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> Utilizing a DNA Chromatography-Based Technique. Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases. 74(3). 214–219. 2 indexed citations
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Lungu, Patrick, et al.. (2018). A case series report of Tuberculosis patients with Vitamin D deficiency in Zambia. Medical Journal of Zambia. 45(1). 54–58.

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