Paul Ouma

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 860 citations indexed

About

Paul Ouma is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Ouma has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 860 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 7 papers in Infectious Diseases and 6 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Paul Ouma's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (14 papers), COVID-19 epidemiological studies (5 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (5 papers). Paul Ouma is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (14 papers), COVID-19 epidemiological studies (5 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (5 papers). Paul Ouma collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, United Kingdom and Germany. Paul Ouma's co-authors include Emelda A. Okiro, Robert W. Snow, Peter M. Macharia, Victor A. Alegana, Joseph Maina, Mike English, Edwine Barasa, Abdisalan M. Noor, Andrew J. Tatem and Ibrahima Socé Fall and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Paul Ouma

25 papers receiving 841 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.

Access to emergency hospital care provided by the public sector in sub-Saharan Africa in 2015: a geocoded inventory and spatial analysis

2018 244 citations Paul Ouma, Joseph Maina et al. The Lancet Global Health profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul Ouma Kenya	14	388	176	145	136	114	26	860
Peter M. Macharia Kenya	19	478 1.2×	321 1.8×	170 1.2×	149 1.1×	109 1.0×	60	1.1k
Joseph Maina Kenya	7	238 0.6×	230 1.3×	88 0.6×	72 0.5×	64 0.6×	12	612
Kerry LM Wong United Kingdom	20	615 1.6×	110 0.6×	134 0.9×	340 2.5×	64 0.6×	50	1.2k
Shivam Gupta United States	18	814 2.1×	267 1.5×	217 1.5×	382 2.8×	78 0.7×	66	1.4k
Katherine Leach‐Kemon United States	11	466 1.2×	200 1.1×	254 1.8×	304 2.2×	33 0.3×	15	1.1k
M. Hafizur Rahman United States	7	429 1.1×	117 0.7×	304 2.1×	376 2.8×	29 0.3×	10	1.0k
Yusuf Hemed United States	12	253 0.7×	175 1.0×	68 0.5×	113 0.8×	121 1.1×	12	629
Emmanuel Kweku Nakua Ghana	20	488 1.3×	282 1.6×	65 0.4×	315 2.3×	74 0.6×	79	1.1k
Thiago Augusto Hernándes Rocha Brazil	16	137 0.4×	144 0.8×	60 0.4×	255 1.9×	65 0.6×	80	681
Khátia Munguambe Mozambique	24	613 1.6×	381 2.2×	65 0.4×	367 2.7×	44 0.4×	93	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Ouma

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Liu, Patrick Y, Éric Mafuta, Nicole A. Hoff, et al.. (2024). Zero-Dose Childhood Vaccination Status in Rural Democratic Republic of Congo: Quantifying the Relative Impact of Geographic Accessibility and Attitudes toward Vaccination. Vaccines. 12(6). 617–617. 2 indexed citations

Ouma, Paul, Francis Mutebi, Jürgen Krücken, et al.. (2024). Identification of tungiasis infection hotspots with a low-cost, high-throughput method for extracting Tunga penetrans (Siphonaptera) off-host stages from soil samples–An observational study. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 18(2). e0011601–e0011601. 5 indexed citations

Ouma, Paul, et al.. (2023). Myth or truth: investigation of the jumping ability of Tunga penetrans (Siphonaptera: Tungidae). Journal of Medical Entomology. 61(1). 261–265.

Elson, Lynne, Paul Ouma, Francis Mutebi, et al.. (2023). Characterization of tungiasis infection and morbidity using thermography in Kenya revealed higher disease burden during COVID-19 school closures. Infectious Diseases of Poverty. 12(1). 24–24. 9 indexed citations

Ouma, Paul, et al.. (2022). Cost-Effective PCR-Based Identification of Tunga penetrans (Siphonaptera) Larvae Extracted from Soil Samples Containing PCR Inhibitor-Rich Material. Insects. 14(1). 5–5. 3 indexed citations

Boo, Gianluca, Peter M. Macharia, Paul Ouma, et al.. (2022). Differences between gridded population data impact measures of geographic access to healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 117–117. 31 indexed citations

Nsenga, Ngoy, Paul Ouma, Solomon Fisseha Woldetsadik, et al.. (2022). Coordination mechanisms for COVID-19 in the WHO Regional office for Africa. BMC Health Services Research. 22(1). 711–711. 8 indexed citations

Ouma, Paul, Lucas Malla, Benjamin Wachira, et al.. (2022). Geospatial mapping of timely access to inpatient neonatal care and its relationship to neonatal mortality in Kenya. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(6). e0000216–e0000216. 4 indexed citations

Agutu, Nathan O., et al.. (2020). Geographical accessibility in assessing bypassing behaviour for inpatient neonatal care, Bungoma County-Kenya. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 20(1). 287–287. 21 indexed citations

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English, Mike, Fabian Esamai, Patrick Mburugu, et al.. (2020). The paediatrician workforce and its role in addressing neonatal, child and adolescent healthcare in Kenya. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 105(10). 927–931. 13 indexed citations

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Macharia, Peter M., Paul Ouma, Rose Jalang’o, et al.. (2020). Spatial access inequities and childhood immunisation uptake in Kenya. BMC Public Health. 20(1). 1407–1407. 52 indexed citations

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Geldsetzer, Pascal, Paul Ouma, Sven Lautenbach, et al.. (2020). Mapping physical access to health care for older adults in sub-Saharan Africa and implications for the COVID-19 response: a cross-sectional analysis. The Lancet Healthy Longevity. 1(1). e32–e42. 30 indexed citations

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Barasa, Edwine, Paul Ouma, & Emelda A. Okiro. (2020). Assessing the hospital surge capacity of the Kenyan health system in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. PLoS ONE. 15(7). e0236308–e0236308. 71 indexed citations

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English, Mike, Paul Mwaniki, Thomas Julius, et al.. (2018). Hospital Mortality – a neglected but rich source of information supporting the transition to higher quality health systems in low and middle income countries. BMC Medicine. 16(1). 32–32. 29 indexed citations

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Juran, Sabrina, P. Niclas Broer, Stefanie J. Klug, et al.. (2018). Geospatial mapping of access to timely essential surgery in sub-Saharan Africa. BMJ Global Health. 3(4). e000875–e000875. 80 indexed citations

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Ouma, Paul, Joseph Maina, Peter M. Macharia, et al.. (2018). Access to emergency hospital care provided by the public sector in sub-Saharan Africa in 2015: a geocoded inventory and spatial analysis. The Lancet Global Health. 6(3). e342–e350. 244 indexed citations breakdown →

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Murphy, Georgina, Donald Waters, Paul Ouma, et al.. (2017). Estimating the need for inpatient neonatal services: an iterative approach employing evidence and expert consensus to guide local policy in Kenya. BMJ Global Health. 2(4). e000472–e000472. 15 indexed citations

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Macharia, Peter M., et al.. (2017). Spatial accessibility to basic public health services in South Sudan. Geospatial health. 12(1). 510–510. 34 indexed citations

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Murphy, Georgina, David Gathara, Jalemba Aluvaala, et al.. (2016). Nairobi Newborn Study: a protocol for an observational study to estimate the gaps in provision and quality of inpatient newborn care in Nairobi City County, Kenya. BMJ Open. 6(12). e012448–e012448. 13 indexed citations

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Ouma, Paul, et al.. (2007). Clinical diagnosis of uncomplicated malaria in older children and adults in Kenya: An evidence base for newly introduced guidelines. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 77. 101–101. 1 indexed citations

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