Robert Colebunders

27.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
643 papers, 18.0k citations indexed

About

Robert Colebunders is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Colebunders has authored 643 papers receiving a total of 18.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 432 papers in Infectious Diseases, 178 papers in Epidemiology and 114 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Robert Colebunders's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (161 papers), Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment (133 papers) and Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (113 papers). Robert Colebunders is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (161 papers), Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment (133 papers) and Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (113 papers). Robert Colebunders collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Uganda and United States. Robert Colebunders's co-authors include Chris Kenyon, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Lutgarde Lynen, Luc Kestens, Guido Vanham, Tania Crucitti, Henry Francis, I. Bastian, Matthias Egger and Hansjakob Furrer and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Robert Colebunders

627 papers receiving 17.3k 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.

Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in patients starting antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2010 524 citations Robert Colebunders et al. profile →
Tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: case definitions for use in resource-limited settings

2008 519 citations Charles F. Gilks, Robert Colebunders et al. profile →
Factors Affecting COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance: An International Survey among Low- and Middle-Income Countries

2021 229 citations Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Robert Colebunders et al. Vaccines profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Cameroonian blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) harbour a plethora of RNA viruses 2025 ·Virus Evolution ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Robert Colebunders, (unknown), Alfred K. Njamnshi, John L. Mokili, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, (unknown)	1
2	Chorioretinitis among Immigrant and Travellers. Comment on Mansour et al. Presumed Onchocerciasis Chorioretinitis Spilling over into North America, Europe and Middle East. Diagnostics 2023, 13, 3626 2024 ·Diagnostics ·(unknown), (unknown), Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, (unknown), Robert Colebunders	0
3	Rapid diagnostic testing for onchocerciasis in Maridi (South Sudan) before and after improving elimination strategies: a repeated cross-sectional survey 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Robert Colebunders, (unknown), Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo	3
4	Accelerating onchocerciasis elimination in humanitarian settings: lessons from South Sudan 2024 ·International Health ·Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Srinivasa Rao Jada, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Robert Colebunders	6
5	Persistence of onchocerciasis and associated dermatologic and ophthalmic pathologies after 27 years of ivermectin mass drug administration in the middle belt of Ghana 2023 ·Tropical Medicine & International Health ·(unknown), María‐Gloria Basáñez, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), R.M. Hagan, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Henk D. F. H. Schallig, Robert Colebunders	3
6	Disability assessment among persons with epilepsy in Mahenge, an onchocerciasis-endemic area in Tanzania: A cross-sectional study 2023 ·Epilepsy & Behavior ·(unknown), Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, (unknown), (unknown), Filbert Francis, (unknown), Bruno P. Mmbando, Robert Colebunders	2
7	Nodding syndrome, populations at risk need to be aware this is a preventable condition 2023 ·Brain Communications ·Robert Colebunders, Thomson Lakwo, (unknown)	2
8	Procedure for Handling and Storage of Onchocerca volvulus Microfilariae Obtained from Skin Snips for Downstream Genetic Work 2023 ·Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease ·Shannon M. Hedtke, (unknown), Tony Ukety, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), An Hotterbeekx, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Makedonka Mitreva, (unknown), Robert Colebunders, Warwick N. Grant, Annette C. Kuesel	1
9	Surveillance for Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy and OV16 IgG4 Testing of Children 6–10 Years Old Should Be Used to Identify Areas Where Onchocerciasis Elimination Programs Need Strengthening 2022 ·Pathogens ·(unknown), Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, (unknown), Bruno P. Mmbando, (unknown), (unknown), E. De Smet, Tony Ukety, Alfred K. Njamnshi, Anne Laudisoit, Steven Abrams, Robert Colebunders	6
10	High COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Eye Healthcare Workers in Uganda 2022 ·Vaccines ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Abubakar Kalinaki, John Mukisa, Damalie Nakanjako, Robert Colebunders	13
11	Meta-analysis of epilepsy prevalence in West Africa and its relationship with onchocerciasis endemicity and control 2020 ·International Health ·Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, J Remme, Pierre‐Marie Preux, Robert Colebunders	21
12	OV16 Seroprevalence among Persons with Epilepsy in Onchocerciasis Endemic Regions: A Multi-Country Study 2020 ·Pathogens ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Bruno P. Mmbando, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Robert Colebunders	2
13	Low ivermectin use among 5- to 6-year-old children: observations from door-to-door surveys in onchocerciasis-endemic regions in Africa 2019 ·International Health ·Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Frank Mubiru, (unknown), (unknown), Bruno P. Mmbando, (unknown), Alfred K. Njamnshi, Robert Colebunders	10
14	Emergomyces: The global rise of new dimorphic fungal pathogens 2019 ·PLoS Pathogens ·Ilan S. Schwartz, Nelesh P. Govender, Lynne Sigler, Yanping Jiang, Tsidiso G. Maphanga, (unknown), Alfred Botha, Karolina Dukik, J. Claire Hoving, José F. Muñoz, Sybren de Hoog, Christina A. Cuomo, Robert Colebunders, Chris Kenyon	52
15	Treatment decisions and mortality in HIV-positive presumptive smear-negative TB in the Xpert® MTB/RIF era: a cohort study 2017 ·BMC Infectious Diseases ·Sabine Hermans, (unknown), Olive Mbabazi, (unknown), Robert Colebunders, Barbara Castelnuovo, Christine Sekaggya‐Wiltshire, Rosalind Parkes‐Ratanshi, Yukari C. Manabe	7
16	Impact of decentralisation of antiretroviral therapy services on HIV testing and care at a population level in Agago District in rural Northern Uganda: results from the Lablite population surveys 2017 ·International Health ·George Abongomera, Sylvia Kiwuwa-Muyingo, Paul Revill, Levison Chiwaula, (unknown), Andrew Phillips, Elly Katabira, Adrienne K. Chan, Charles F. Gilks, Victor Musiime, James Hakim, Cissy Kityo, Robert Colebunders, Diana M. Gibb, Janet Seeley, Deborah Ford, (unknown)	8
17	TOGETHER Project to Increase Understanding of the HIV Epidemic Among Sub-Saharan African Migrants: Protocol of Community-Based Participatory Mixed-Method Studies 2016 ·JMIR Research Protocols ·Jasna Loos, Béa Vuylsteke, (unknown), Jessika Deblonde, (unknown), (unknown), Katrien Fransen, Robert Colebunders, Marie Laga, (unknown), Christiana Nöstlinger	7
18	The International Index of Erectile Function: Development of an Adapted Tool for Use in HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men 2009 ·The Journal of Sexual Medicine ·Katherine Coyne, Sundhiya Mandalia, (unknown), José Catalán, (unknown), Robert Colebunders, David Asboe	65
19	Differences in perceptions on sexual and reproductive health between service providers and people living with HIV: A qualitative elicitation study 2008 ·Psychology Health & Medicine ·Christiana Nöstlinger, Victoria Castro Gordillo, (unknown), Cynthia G. Murphy, Johannes R. Bogner, (unknown), Robert Colebunders	16
20	The spectrum of liver diseases in HIV infected individuals at an HIV treatment clinic in Kampala, Uganda. 2008 ·PubMed ·Ponsiano Ocama, Michael Katwere, (unknown), Jordan J. Feld, (unknown), Andrew Kambugu, Elly Katabira, David L. Thomas, Robert Colebunders, Allan Ronald	32

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