Ruth Nduati

8.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
153 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Ruth Nduati is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Virology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruth Nduati has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Infectious Diseases, 58 papers in Virology and 50 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Ruth Nduati's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (84 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (58 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (29 papers). Ruth Nduati is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (84 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (58 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (29 papers). Ruth Nduati collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, United States and South Africa. Ruth Nduati's co-authors include Barbra A. Richardson, Dorothy Mbori‐Ngacha, Grace John‐Stewart, Joan K. Kreiss, Julie Overbaugh, Grace C. John, Julie Overbaugh, Carey Farquhar, Jeckoniah Ndinya‐Achola and Anthony Mwatha and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Ruth Nduati

142 papers receiving 5.7k 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.

Effect of Breastfeeding and Formula Feeding on Transmission of HIV-1

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ruth Nduati Kenya	40	3.9k	2.6k	2.2k	1.6k	779	153	5.9k
Dorothy Mbori‐Ngacha Kenya	43	4.3k 1.1×	2.5k 0.9×	2.4k 1.1×	1.7k 1.1×	601 0.8×	111	5.9k
Johnstone Kumwenda United States	39	3.1k 0.8×	1.7k 0.6×	1.9k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	380 0.5×	124	5.2k
Carey Farquhar United States	40	3.8k 1.0×	1.5k 0.6×	2.6k 1.2×	2.2k 1.4×	458 0.6×	279	6.0k
Hoosen Coovadia South Africa	46	4.7k 1.2×	2.1k 0.8×	3.3k 1.5×	1.4k 0.9×	666 0.9×	158	7.7k
Valériane Leroy France	48	5.3k 1.3×	2.1k 0.8×	2.9k 1.3×	2.0k 1.3×	293 0.4×	283	7.8k
Donald M. Thea United States	47	3.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.5×	2.5k 1.2×	1.1k 0.7×	318 0.4×	155	6.0k
Daniel W. Fitzgerald United States	39	3.2k 0.8×	1.4k 0.5×	1.9k 0.9×	621 0.4×	733 0.9×	168	6.1k
Joan K. Kreiss United States	51	4.7k 1.2×	2.8k 1.1×	3.1k 1.4×	2.1k 1.3×	840 1.1×	105	8.3k
Philippa Musoke Uganda	35	4.5k 1.1×	2.6k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	909 0.6×	172 0.2×	149	5.5k
Richard Marlink United States	37	4.2k 1.1×	3.6k 1.4×	1.7k 0.8×	565 0.4×	812 1.0×	128	6.0k

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Nduati, Ruth, et al.. (2024). Adoption and factors associated with 7.1% chlorhexidine digluconate cord care standards in public health facilities in Kiambu County, Kenya. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health. 29. 101781–101781. 1 indexed citations

Wamalwa, Dalton, et al.. (2024). Factors associated with viral load non-suppression among treatment-experienced pre-teenage children living with HIV in Kenya: a nationwide population-based cohort study, 2015–2021. EClinicalMedicine. 68. 102454–102454.

Blakeney, Erin Abu‐Rish, Ruth Nduati, Dalton Wamalwa, et al.. (2024). Developing a global partnership to adapt and deliver interprofessional education faculty training in Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic: reporting on an innovative collaboration. Journal of Interprofessional Care. 38(5). 942–946. 1 indexed citations

Nduati, Ruth, Jeanette Dawa, Eric Osoro, et al.. (2024). Risk factors of adverse birth outcomes among a cohort of pregnant women in Coastal Kenya, 2017–2019. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 24(1). 127–127. 3 indexed citations

Omanga, Eunice, Irene Inwani, Kawango Agot, et al.. (2023). Understanding sexual behaviors of youth from the lens of caregivers, teachers, local leaders and youth in Homabay County, Kenya. Reproductive Health. 20(1). 141–141.

Nduati, Ruth, et al.. (2023). Bioaccessibility of iron and zinc in selected complementary foods fortified with micronutrient powders in Kenya. International Food Research Journal. 30(2). 514–523. 2 indexed citations

Wamalwa, Dalton, et al.. (2023). The impact of neonatal intensive care unit antibiotics on gut bacterial microbiota of preterm infants: a systematic review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 1180565–1180565. 4 indexed citations

Nduati, Ruth, et al.. (2022). Past intimate partner violence (IPV) predicts incident IPV during pregnancy and postpartum in pregnant women in Kisumu, Kenya. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 159(1). 290–296. 2 indexed citations

Wagner, Anjuli D., Orvalho Augusto, Irene Njuguna, et al.. (2022). Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach to optimize the pediatric and adolescent HIV Cascade (SAIA-PEDS): a pilot study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 49–49. 9 indexed citations

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Slyker, Jennifer A., Bruce D. Wines, Barbra A. Richardson, et al.. (2021). Improved HIV-positive infant survival is correlated with high levels of HIV-specific ADCC activity in multiple cohorts. Cell Reports Medicine. 2(4). 100254–100254. 17 indexed citations

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Inwani, Irene, Nok Chhun, Kawango Agot, et al.. (2020). Preferred HIV Testing Modalities Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Kenya. Journal of Adolescent Health. 68(3). 497–507. 13 indexed citations

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Slyker, Jennifer A., et al.. (2019). Maternal Envelope gp41 Ectodomain-Specific Antibodies Are Associated With Increased Mother-to-Child Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 221(2). 232–237. 5 indexed citations

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Nduati, Ruth, et al.. (2019). Male Perceptions of Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Kisii, Kenya. PEDIATRICS. 144. 555–555.

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Inwani, Irene, Kawango Agot, Charles M. Cleland, et al.. (2017). Gender-Specific Combination HIV Prevention for Youth in High-Burden Settings: The MP3 Youth Observational Pilot Study Protocol. JMIR Research Protocols. 6(3). e22–e22. 5 indexed citations

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Newman, Laura P., Anne Njoroge, Amalia Magaret, et al.. (2017). Sustained Responses to Measles Revaccination at 24 Months in HIV-infected Children on Antiretroviral Therapy in Kenya. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 36(12). 1148–1155. 7 indexed citations

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Newman, Laura P., Anne Njoroge, Anne Gatuguta, et al.. (2014). Measles Seropositivity in HIV-infected Kenyan Children on Antiretroviral Therapy. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 33(8). 843–845. 7 indexed citations

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Slyker, Jennifer A., Corey Casper, Kenneth Tapia, et al.. (2013). Clinical and Virologic Manifestations of Primary Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Infection in Kenyan Infants Born to HIV-Infected Women. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 207(12). 1798–1806. 37 indexed citations

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Ngugi, Elizabeth, et al.. (2012). The quality of PMTCT services and uptake of ARV prophylaxis amongst HIV positive pregnant women in Kakamega district, Kenya. 1(2). 1 indexed citations

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McGrath, Christine J., Ruth Nduati, Barbra A. Richardson, et al.. (2012). The Prevalence of Stunting Is High in HIV-1–Exposed Uninfected Infants in Kenya. Journal of Nutrition. 142(4). 757–763. 42 indexed citations

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Nduati, Ruth, et al.. (1997). Communicating with adolescents about AIDS : experience from Eastern and Southern Africa. 16 indexed citations

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