Ronald Olum

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
76 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Ronald Olum is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Ronald Olum has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Infectious Diseases, 20 papers in Epidemiology and 9 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Ronald Olum's work include Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (15 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (13 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (10 papers). Ronald Olum is often cited by papers focused on Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (15 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (13 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (10 papers). Ronald Olum collaborates with scholars based in Uganda, United Kingdom and United States. Ronald Olum's co-authors include Felix Bongomin, Dianah Rhoda Nassozi, Godfrey Wekha, Joseph Baruch Baluku, Sarah Kiguli, Jonathan Kajjimu, Mark Mohan Kaggwa, Irene Andia Biraro, Sarah Maria Najjuka and Andrew Marvin Kanyike and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Ronald Olum

67 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Coronavirus Disease-2019: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practi... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 100 200 300
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. Coronavirus Disease-2019: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Health Care Workers at Makerere University Teaching Hospitals, Uganda
    2020 367 citations Ronald Olum, Godfrey Wekha et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ronald Olum Uganda 15 493 435 309 245 212 76 1.3k
Aditya Shah United States 11 338 0.7× 336 0.8× 134 0.4× 205 0.8× 114 0.5× 70 1.3k
Ali Alhaboob Saudi Arabia 15 448 0.9× 270 0.6× 116 0.4× 257 1.0× 161 0.8× 38 1.1k
Ali Ahmed Pakistan 21 173 0.4× 524 1.2× 172 0.6× 347 1.4× 186 0.9× 91 1.4k
Muhammad Saqlain Pakistan 16 373 0.8× 309 0.7× 260 0.8× 164 0.7× 270 1.3× 40 974
Mohammad S Razai United Kingdom 16 280 0.6× 402 0.9× 223 0.7× 748 3.1× 167 0.8× 44 1.4k
Rajneesh Kaur Australia 18 167 0.3× 241 0.6× 143 0.5× 277 1.1× 115 0.5× 61 986
Dimitrios Papagiannis Greece 16 187 0.4× 271 0.6× 145 0.5× 301 1.2× 128 0.6× 81 939
Catherine King Australia 22 202 0.4× 314 0.7× 158 0.5× 476 1.9× 71 0.3× 57 1.3k
Noor Alshareef Saudi Arabia 11 487 1.0× 406 0.9× 396 1.3× 457 1.9× 366 1.7× 20 1.1k
Iffat Elbarazi United Arab Emirates 21 244 0.5× 211 0.5× 90 0.3× 318 1.3× 95 0.4× 85 1.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ronald Olum

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ronald Olum

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All Works

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Baluku, Joseph Baruch, Ronald Olum, Felix Bongomin, et al.. (2025). Association of prior tuberculosis with altered cardiometabolic profiles of people with HIV: A comparative cross-sectional study in Uganda. Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases. 39. 100523–100523. 2 indexed citations
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Kibirige, Davis, et al.. (2024). Differential manifestation of type 2 diabetes in Black Africans and White Europeans with recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes: A systematic review. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research & Reviews. 18(8). 103115–103115.
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Kibirige, Davis, et al.. (2024). Prevalence, Clinical Features, and Predictors of Adrenal Insufficiency in Adults With Tuberculosis or HIV: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 11(4). ofae098–ofae098. 4 indexed citations
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Olum, Ronald, et al.. (2024). A rare case of multi‐drug resistant Raoultella ornithinolytica‐induced sepsis in a healthy young man in Uganda. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12(1). e8402–e8402. 2 indexed citations
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Olum, Ronald, et al.. (2024). Readiness to manage Ebola Virus Disease among emergency healthcare workers in Uganda: a nationwide multicenter survey. BMC Health Services Research. 24(1). 1271–1271.
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Olum, Ronald, et al.. (2023). Diagnostic Accuracy of Clinical Diagnostic Scoring Systems for Childhood Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 11(1). ofad624–ofad624. 1 indexed citations
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Biraro, Irene Andia, Joseph Baruch Baluku, Ronald Olum, et al.. (2023). Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on inpatient service utilization and patient outcomes in Uganda. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 9693–9693. 8 indexed citations
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Olum, Ronald, et al.. (2023). Clinical features, resistance patterns and treatment outcomes of drug-resistant extra-pulmonary tuberculosis: A scoping review. Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases. 33. 100390–100390. 7 indexed citations
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Olum, Ronald, et al.. (2022). Prevalence and Factors Associated with Hepatitis B Infection Among Outpatient Adults in South-Western Uganda. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. Volume 14. 163–172. 3 indexed citations
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Olum, Ronald, et al.. (2021). Patients’ Involvement in Decision-Making During Healthcare in a Developing Country: A Cross-Sectional Study. Patient Preference and Adherence. Volume 15. 1133–1140. 14 indexed citations
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Bongomin, Felix, Ronald Olum, Stephen Cose, et al.. (2021). Latent Tuberculosis Infection Status of Pregnant Women in Uganda Determined Using QuantiFERON TB Gold-Plus. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 8(6). ofab241–ofab241. 11 indexed citations
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Kaggwa, Mark Mohan, Jonathan Kajjimu, Sarah Maria Najjuka, et al.. (2021). Prevalence of burnout among university students in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE. 16(8). e0256402–e0256402. 65 indexed citations
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Bongomin, Felix, et al.. (2021). High Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms Among Ugandan Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Open Access Rheumatology Research and Reviews. Volume 13. 93–102. 1 indexed citations
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Kanyike, Andrew Marvin, et al.. (2021). Acceptance of the coronavirus disease-2019 vaccine among medical students in Uganda. Tropical Medicine and Health. 49(1). 37–37. 116 indexed citations
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Olum, Ronald, Felix Bongomin, Mark Mohan Kaggwa, Irene Andia Biraro, & Joseph Baruch Baluku. (2021). Anemia in diabetes mellitus in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research & Reviews. 15(5). 102260–102260. 13 indexed citations
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Bongomin, Felix, Ronald Olum, Joseph Baruch Baluku, et al.. (2020). Hyperglycemia in pregnancy diagnosed using glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in Uganda: a preliminary cross-sectional report. Emerald Open Research. 2. 70–70.
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Olum, Ronald, et al.. (2020). <p>Prevalence and Factors Associated with Depression among Medical Students at Makerere University, Uganda</p>. Advances in Medical Education and Practice. Volume 11. 853–860. 31 indexed citations

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