Robert Shongo

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
4 papers, 734 citations indexed

About

Robert Shongo is a scholar working on Virology, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Shongo has authored 4 papers receiving a total of 734 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Virology, 4 papers in Epidemiology and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Robert Shongo's work include Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (4 papers), Poxvirus research and outbreaks (4 papers) and Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (3 papers). Robert Shongo is often cited by papers focused on Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (4 papers), Poxvirus research and outbreaks (4 papers) and Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (3 papers). Robert Shongo collaborates with scholars based in Democratic Republic of the Congo, United States and Switzerland. Robert Shongo's co-authors include Emile Okitolonda, Helmut E. Meyer, Nathan Wolfe, Neville K. Kisalu, Anne W. Rimoin, Linda L. Wright, Pierre Formenty, Joseph N. Fair, Barney S. Graham and Prime Mulembakani and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Emerging infectious diseases and International Health.

In The Last Decade

Robert Shongo

4 papers receiving 702 citations

Hit Papers

Major increase in human monkeypox incidence 30 years afte... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 100 200 300 400 500
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. Major increase in human monkeypox incidence 30 years after smallpox vaccination campaigns cease in the Democratic Republic of Congo
    2010 564 citations Anne W. Rimoin, Prime Mulembakani et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Shongo Democratic Republic of the Congo 4 688 539 454 92 78 4 734
Zachary Braden United States 11 639 0.9× 522 1.0× 488 1.1× 49 0.5× 63 0.8× 11 707
Robert Shongo Lushima Democratic Republic of the Congo 10 776 1.1× 643 1.2× 552 1.2× 68 0.7× 55 0.7× 15 847
Zach Braden United States 7 805 1.2× 656 1.2× 625 1.4× 55 0.6× 69 0.9× 8 837
M Mutombo Switzerland 6 863 1.3× 716 1.3× 646 1.4× 77 0.8× 64 0.8× 6 918
Pavel F. Safronov Russia 7 763 1.1× 496 0.9× 535 1.2× 38 0.4× 134 1.7× 10 867
Joelle Kabamba Democratic Republic of the Congo 10 510 0.7× 425 0.8× 428 0.9× 44 0.5× 33 0.4× 16 610
Béatrice Nguete Democratic Republic of the Congo 8 607 0.9× 498 0.9× 434 1.0× 32 0.3× 39 0.5× 10 628
Nikolai A. Petrov United States 5 642 0.9× 449 0.8× 454 1.0× 24 0.3× 111 1.4× 7 706
Olga I. Ryazankina Russia 7 671 1.0× 452 0.8× 479 1.1× 24 0.3× 120 1.5× 8 739
Clint N. Morgan United States 11 388 0.6× 293 0.5× 228 0.5× 31 0.3× 37 0.5× 21 449

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Shongo

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Shongo

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Shongo

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

All Works

4 of 4 papers shown
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Bass, J. A. B., Danielle M. Tack, Andrea M. McCollum, et al.. (2013). Enhancing health care worker ability to detect and care for patients with monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. International Health. 5(4). 237–243. 28 indexed citations
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Rimoin, Anne W., Prime Mulembakani, Sara C. Johnston, et al.. (2010). Major increase in human monkeypox incidence 30 years after smallpox vaccination campaigns cease in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(37). 16262–16267. 564 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rimoin, Anne W., Neville K. Kisalu, Linda L. Wright, et al.. (2007). Endemic Human Monkeypox, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2001–2004. Emerging infectious diseases. 13(6). 934–937. 116 indexed citations
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Rimoin, Anne W., Neville K. Kisalu, Linda L. Wright, et al.. (2007). Endemic Human Monkeypox, Democratic Republic of Congo,. Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). 26 indexed citations

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