Roy Tapera

443 total citations
39 papers, 250 citations indexed

About

Roy Tapera is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Roy Tapera has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 250 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in General Health Professions, 8 papers in Infectious Diseases and 8 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Roy Tapera's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (8 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (7 papers) and Smoking Behavior and Cessation (4 papers). Roy Tapera is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (8 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (7 papers) and Smoking Behavior and Cessation (4 papers). Roy Tapera collaborates with scholars based in Botswana, Zimbabwe and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Roy Tapera's co-authors include Bontle Mbongwe, Nthabiseng Phaladze, Nicola M. Zetola, James January, Magen Mhaka‐Mutepfa, Patience Erick, Tiny Masupe, Mooketsi Molefi, Mgaywa Gilbert Mjungu Damas Magafu and Julius Chacha Mwita and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

In The Last Decade

Roy Tapera

35 papers receiving 243 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Roy Tapera Botswana 9 81 61 49 41 24 39 250
Mina Maheri Iran 9 80 1.0× 52 0.9× 26 0.5× 35 0.9× 12 0.5× 28 225
Nazarudin Safian Malaysia 12 50 0.6× 50 0.8× 50 1.0× 33 0.8× 30 1.3× 50 317
Pooyan Afzali Harsini Iran 11 95 1.2× 49 0.8× 45 0.9× 22 0.5× 14 0.6× 48 302
Janet Rothney Canada 9 71 0.9× 52 0.9× 24 0.5× 28 0.7× 9 0.4× 14 278
Jenny Francis United States 10 99 1.2× 104 1.7× 31 0.6× 33 0.8× 33 1.4× 38 290
Ishu Kataria India 10 74 0.9× 56 0.9× 63 1.3× 13 0.3× 15 0.6× 31 269
Ferenc Vincze Hungary 11 125 1.5× 60 1.0× 27 0.6× 24 0.6× 8 0.3× 39 260
Shubash Shander Ganapathy Malaysia 10 67 0.8× 59 1.0× 66 1.3× 40 1.0× 65 2.7× 47 355
Ishrat Z Alam United States 6 52 0.6× 47 0.8× 41 0.8× 41 1.0× 17 0.7× 15 244
Joanna Miler United Kingdom 8 192 2.4× 88 1.4× 85 1.7× 61 1.5× 12 0.5× 13 320

Countries citing papers authored by Roy Tapera

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Fields of papers citing papers by Roy Tapera

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roy Tapera

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

All Works

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Tapera, Roy, et al.. (2025). Prostate cancer screening: Knowledge, attitudes and practices in a sample of men in Ramotswa, Botswana. Journal of public health research. 14(2). 1224450696–1224450696.
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Okui, Lillian, Carlo C. DiClemente, Roy Tapera, et al.. (2024). Design and rationale of the Botswana Smoking Abstinence Reinforcement Trial: a protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 53–53.
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Erick, Patience, et al.. (2023). The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Self-Reported Respiratory and Other Health Symptoms among Street Vendors in Gaborone, Botswana. The Journal of Medical Research. 9(5). 116–128. 1 indexed citations
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Erick, Patience, et al.. (2022). Self-reported neck and back pain among supermarket cashiers in Gaborone, Botswana. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics. 29(3). 989–997. 2 indexed citations
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Tapera, Roy, et al.. (2021). Mental Health Research in Namibia: A scoping Review of Literature. Medical Journal of Zambia. 48(2). 119–124. 2 indexed citations
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Magafu, Mgaywa Gilbert Mjungu Damas, et al.. (2020). Overweight and Obesity among Recipients of Antiretroviral Therapy at HIV Clinics in Gaborone, Botswana: Factors Associated with Change in Body Mass Index. AIDS Research and Treatment. 2020. 1–8. 11 indexed citations
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Tapera, Roy, et al.. (2020). Bibliometric analysis of alcohol and substance use prevention research in Africa. Medical Journal of Zambia. 47(2). 84–90. 2 indexed citations
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Erick, Patience, et al.. (2020). Risk factors for self-reported carpal tunnel syndrome among hairstylists in Gaborone, Botswana. International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health. 34(3). 437–450. 4 indexed citations
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Tapera, Roy, et al.. (2020). The theory of planned behavior as a behavior change model for tobacco control strategies among adolescents in Botswana. PLoS ONE. 15(6). e0233462–e0233462. 40 indexed citations
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Tapera, Roy, et al.. (2020). Exploring the evolution of health promotion in Namibia: opportunities and obstacles during the post-independence era. Global Health Promotion. 27(4). 107–113. 5 indexed citations
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Tapera, Roy, et al.. (2020). Factors contributing to the upsurge of sexually transmitted infections in Gaborone, Botswana. Medical Journal of Zambia. 46(3). 197–208.
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Takarinda, Kudakwashe C, Charles Sandy, Tsitsi Apollo, et al.. (2018). How well does the process of screening and diagnosis work for HIV-infected persons identified with presumptive tuberculosis who are attending HIV care and treatment clinics in Harare city, Zimbabwe?. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 112(10). 450–457. 3 indexed citations
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Magafu, Mgaywa Gilbert Mjungu Damas, et al.. (2018). Incidence of diabetes mellitus-related comorbidities among patients attending two major HIV clinics in Botswana: a 12-year retrospective cohort study. BMC Research Notes. 11(1). 90–90. 6 indexed citations
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Tapera, Roy, et al.. (2018). The status of health promotion in Botswana. Journal of Public Health in Africa. 9(1). 699–699. 12 indexed citations
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January, James, et al.. (2018). Use of skin lightening creams among female University students in Zimbabwe: a preliminary survey. Medical Journal of Zambia. 45(1). 44–48. 2 indexed citations
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Mbongwe, Bontle, et al.. (2017). Predictors of smoking among primary and secondary school students in Botswana. PLoS ONE. 12(4). e0175640–e0175640. 32 indexed citations
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Tapera, Roy, et al.. (2017). Knowledge and Attitudes towards Cervical Cancer Screening amongst University of Botswana Female Students. PubMed. 18(9). 2445–2450. 21 indexed citations
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