Paul Ekwaru

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 782 citations indexed

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Paul Ekwaru is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Ekwaru has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 782 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Infectious Diseases, 5 papers in Epidemiology and 5 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Paul Ekwaru's work include HIV Research and Treatment (3 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (3 papers) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (3 papers). Paul Ekwaru is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (3 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (3 papers) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (3 papers). Paul Ekwaru collaborates with scholars based in Uganda, Canada and United States. Paul Ekwaru's co-authors include Jonathan Mermin, Carrol Gamble, Paul Garner, Feiko O. ter Kuile, Willy Were, Rebecca Bunnell, David Moore, Peter Solberg, Cheryl A Liechty and George W. Rutherford and has published in prestigious journals such as European Heart Journal, PLoS Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology.

In The Last Decade

Paul Ekwaru

18 papers receiving 739 citations

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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.

Heightened long-term cardiovascular risks after exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

2024 34 citations Nathaniel M. Hawkins, Clémentine Nordon et al. Heart profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul Ekwaru Uganda	11	394	295	231	196	149	18	782
Tracy Creek United States	12	541 1.4×	247 0.8×	96 0.4×	208 1.1×	210 1.4×	14	733
Stanzi M. le Roux South Africa	15	400 1.0×	221 0.7×	113 0.5×	164 0.8×	170 1.1×	31	688
Heather Watts United States	16	506 1.3×	349 1.2×	171 0.7×	115 0.6×	165 1.1×	34	880
Anderson Sama Doh Cameroon	14	228 0.6×	293 1.0×	188 0.8×	232 1.2×	207 1.4×	47	795
Eugene Mutimura Rwanda	18	450 1.1×	269 0.9×	114 0.5×	77 0.4×	119 0.8×	46	989
Jorge Pinto Brazil	18	540 1.4×	330 1.1×	164 0.7×	83 0.4×	91 0.6×	44	979
Gileard Masenga Tanzania	18	260 0.7×	201 0.7×	188 0.8×	253 1.3×	220 1.5×	49	949
Judy Levison United States	16	341 0.9×	375 1.3×	146 0.6×	100 0.5×	236 1.6×	43	715
Jodie Dionne‐Odom United States	16	232 0.6×	390 1.3×	126 0.5×	113 0.6×	99 0.7×	62	766
Bonus Makanani Malawi	14	336 0.9×	153 0.5×	101 0.4×	143 0.7×	284 1.9×	38	592

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Ekwaru

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18 of 18 papers shown

Hawkins, Nathaniel M., Clémentine Nordon, Kirsty Rhodes, et al.. (2024). Heightened long-term cardiovascular risks after exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Heart. 110(10). 702–709. 34 indexed citations breakdown →

Ekwaru, Paul, et al.. (2023). Migraine Treatment and Healthcare Resource Utilization in Alberta, Canada. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques. 51(4). 546–556. 2 indexed citations

Ekwaru, Paul, et al.. (2023). Burden of Episodic Migraine, Chronic Migraine, and Medication Overuse Headache in Alberta. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques. 51(4). 535–545. 2 indexed citations

Mackinnon, Erin S., Todd J. Anderson, Paolo Raggi, et al.. (2023). Trends in Major Adverse Cardiac Events and Healthcare Resource Utilization During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Alberta, Canada. CJC Open. 5(10). 719–727. 1 indexed citations

Hawkins, Nathaniel M., Claus Vogelmeier, Sami O. Simons, et al.. (2023). Increased risk of decompensated heart failure, acute coronary syndrome, arrythmias and ischemic stroke following exacerbation of COPD: results from a multi-database cohort study. European Heart Journal. 44(Supplement_2). 1 indexed citations

Vogelmeier, Claus, Sami O. Simons, Edeltraut Garbe, et al.. (2023). Increased risk of severe cardiovascular events following exacerbations of COPD: a multi-database cohort study. PA3013–PA3013. 4 indexed citations

Shaw, Eileen, Michelle L. Mayer, Paul Ekwaru, et al.. (2022). Epidemiology and economic burden of Huntington’s disease: a Canadian provincial public health system perspective. Journal of Medical Economics. 25(1). 212–219. 10 indexed citations

Okoboi, Stephen, Paul Ekwaru, James D. Campbell, et al.. (2015). No differences in clinical outcomes with the addition of viral load testing to CD4 cell count monitoring among HIV infected participants receiving ART in rural Uganda: Long-term results from the Home Based AIDS Care Project. BMC Public Health. 16(1). 101–101. 3 indexed citations

Kahn, James G., Elliot Marseille, David Moore, et al.. (2011). CD4 cell count and viral load monitoring in patients undergoing antiretroviral therapy in Uganda: cost effectiveness study. BMJ. 343(nov09 2). d6884–d6884. 49 indexed citations

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Were, Willy, David Moore, Paul Ekwaru, et al.. (2009). A simple screening tool for active tuberculosis in HIV-infected adults receiving antiretroviral treatment in Uganda.. PubMed. 13(1). 47–53. 22 indexed citations

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Bunnell, Rebecca, Alex Opio, Joshua Musinguzi, et al.. (2008). HIV transmission risk behavior among HIV-infected adults in Uganda: results of a nationally representative survey. AIDS. 22(5). 617–624. 139 indexed citations

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Gamble, Carrol, Paul Ekwaru, Paul Garner, & Feiko O. ter Kuile. (2007). Insecticide-Treated Nets for the Prevention of Malaria in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials. PLoS Medicine. 4(3). e107–e107. 151 indexed citations

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Moore, David, Cheryl A Liechty, Paul Ekwaru, et al.. (2007). Prevalence, incidence and mortality associated with tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients initiating antiretroviral therapy in rural Uganda. AIDS. 21(6). 713–719. 164 indexed citations

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Kobusingye, Olive, et al.. (2006). Burden of injury during the complex political emergency in northern Uganda.. PubMed. 49(1). 51–7. 22 indexed citations

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Weeks, Andrew, Jennifer Blum, Beverly Winikoff, et al.. (2005). A Randomized Trial of Misoprostol Compared With Manual Vacuum Aspiration for Incomplete Abortion. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 106(3). 540–547. 81 indexed citations

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Muwazi, Louis, et al.. (2005). Prevalence of oral diseases/conditions in Uganda.. PubMed. 5(3). 227–33. 36 indexed citations

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Duffus, Wayne A., Jonathan Mermin, Rebecca Bunnell, et al.. (2005). Chronic herpes simplex virus type-2 infection and HIV viral load. International Journal of STD & AIDS. 16(11). 733–735. 45 indexed citations

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Karamagi, Charles, et al.. (2004). Health providers' counselling of caregivers in the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) programme in Uganda.. PubMed. 4(1). 31–9. 16 indexed citations

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