Simon Arunga

1.9k total citations
32 papers, 215 citations indexed

About

Simon Arunga is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Arunga has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 215 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Ophthalmology, 10 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 9 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Simon Arunga's work include Ocular Infections and Treatments (15 papers), Intraocular Surgery and Lenses (11 papers) and Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (9 papers). Simon Arunga is often cited by papers focused on Ocular Infections and Treatments (15 papers), Intraocular Surgery and Lenses (11 papers) and Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (9 papers). Simon Arunga collaborates with scholars based in Uganda, United Kingdom and Kenya. Simon Arunga's co-authors include Matthew J. Burton, Victor Hu, David Macleod, Astrid Leck, Jeremy Hoffman, Stephen Gichuhi, Robert Newton, William Makupa, William H. Dean and Sanjay Kumar Singh and has published in prestigious journals such as Ophthalmology, British Journal of Ophthalmology and BMJ Open.

In The Last Decade

Simon Arunga

27 papers receiving 212 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simon Arunga Uganda 11 160 93 45 34 25 32 215
Pragya Parmar India 11 447 2.8× 188 2.0× 107 2.4× 57 1.7× 31 1.2× 20 506
Nakul Shekhawat United States 10 198 1.2× 49 0.5× 71 1.6× 9 0.3× 9 0.4× 26 280
Fabiana B. Marangon United States 9 262 1.6× 124 1.3× 119 2.6× 70 2.1× 16 0.6× 10 350
Mario J. Valenton Philippines 8 192 1.2× 84 0.9× 39 0.9× 30 0.9× 7 0.3× 9 258
Maoz D. Amiran Canada 10 267 1.7× 115 1.2× 241 5.4× 10 0.3× 5 0.2× 17 358
Ai‐Ling Tan Singapore 5 169 1.1× 137 1.5× 58 1.3× 91 2.7× 2 0.1× 6 281
Luís Torrão Portugal 8 129 0.8× 75 0.8× 101 2.2× 12 0.4× 2 0.1× 15 172
Jean Newton United States 6 889 5.6× 94 1.0× 234 5.2× 25 0.7× 11 0.4× 8 926
Suy Anne Rebouças Martins Brazil 4 217 1.4× 123 1.3× 248 5.5× 11 0.3× 2 0.1× 8 361

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Arunga

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Arunga

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Arunga, Simon, et al.. (2025). Knowledge, experience and practices of optometrists in Uganda about keratoconus. African vision and eye health. 84(1). 1 indexed citations
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Arunga, Simon, Luis Filipe Nakayama, Julius Ssempiira, et al.. (2024). Assessment of Clinical Metadata on the Accuracy of Retinal Fundus Image Labels in Diabetic Retinopathy in Uganda: Case-Crossover Study Using the Multimodal Database of Retinal Images in Africa. JMIR Formative Research. 8. e59914–e59914. 1 indexed citations
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McGuinness, Myra B., Sarity Dodson, Van Charles Lansingh, et al.. (2024). The Better Operative Outcomes Software Tool (BOOST) Prospective Study: Improving the Quality of Cataract Surgery Outcomes in Low-Resource Settings. Ophthalmic Epidemiology. 32(1). 76–86.
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Arunga, Simon, et al.. (2024). Prevalence and Factors Associated with Refractive Errors among University Students at Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda. Open Journal of Ophthalmology. 14(3). 324–338. 1 indexed citations
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Brocchini, Steve, et al.. (2023). Local Ugandan Production of Stable 0.2% Chlorhexidine Eye Drops. Translational Vision Science & Technology. 12(1). 27–27. 1 indexed citations
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Hoffman, Jeremy, et al.. (2022). Management of Filamentous Fungal Keratitis: A Pragmatic Approach. Journal of Fungi. 8(10). 1067–1067. 24 indexed citations
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Arunga, Simon, et al.. (2022). Outcome of intravitreal Avastin® injections in patients with macular oedema in Uganda: a cohort study. Eye. 36(S1). 45–50. 2 indexed citations
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Hoffman, Jeremy, Reena Yadav, Sanjay Kumar Singh, et al.. (2022). Delay in accessing definitive care for patients with microbial keratitis in Nepal. Frontiers in Medicine. 9. 915293–915293. 7 indexed citations
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Hoffman, Jeremy, Reena Yadav, Sanjay Kumar Singh, et al.. (2022). Microbial Keratitis in Nepal: Predicting the Microbial Aetiology from Clinical Features. Journal of Fungi. 8(2). 201–201. 10 indexed citations
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Buchán, John, Stephen Gichuhi, Heiko Philippin, et al.. (2022). The Impact of Simulation-Based Trabeculectomy Training on Resident Core Surgical Skill Competency. Journal of Glaucoma. 32(1). 57–64. 2 indexed citations
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Banks, Lena Morgon, Stephen Gichuhi, John Buchán, et al.. (2021). Experiences and Perceptions of Ophthalmic Simulation-Based Surgical Education in Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of surgical education. 78(6). 1973–1984. 6 indexed citations
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Hoffman, Jeremy, Reena Yadav, Sanjay Kumar Singh, et al.. (2021). Topical Chlorhexidine 0.2% versus Topical Natamycin 5% for the Treatment of Fungal Keratitis in Nepal. Ophthalmology. 129(5). 530–541. 10 indexed citations
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Hoffman, Jeremy, Reena Yadav, Sanjay Kumar Singh, et al.. (2020). Topical chlorhexidine 0.2% versus topical natamycin 5% for fungal keratitis in Nepal: rationale and design of a randomised controlled non-inferiority trial. BMJ Open. 10(9). e038066–e038066. 16 indexed citations
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Arunga, Simon, et al.. (2020). Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Program in Southwestern Uganda: DR Uganda. 24(2). 1 indexed citations
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Dean, William H., Stephen Gichuhi, John Buchán, et al.. (2020). Intense Simulation-Based Surgical Education for Manual Small-Incision Cataract Surgery. JAMA Ophthalmology. 139(1). 9–9. 26 indexed citations
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Arunga, Simon, et al.. (2020). Changing ophthalmic practice during the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda.. PubMed. 33(109). 42–42. 2 indexed citations
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Arunga, Simon, Stephen Gichuhi, Robert Newton, et al.. (2019). Risk Factors of Microbial Keratitis in Uganda: A Case Control Study. Ophthalmic Epidemiology. 27(2). 98–104. 12 indexed citations
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Arunga, Simon, et al.. (2018). Bilateral Candida keratitis in an HIV patient with asymptomatic genitourinary candidiasis in Uganda. Medical Mycology Case Reports. 22. 14–17. 5 indexed citations

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