Tony Kayembe‐Kitenge

902 total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 618 citations indexed

About

Tony Kayembe‐Kitenge is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Genetics and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Tony Kayembe‐Kitenge has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 618 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 8 papers in Genetics and 7 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Tony Kayembe‐Kitenge's work include Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (7 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (6 papers) and Sexual function and dysfunction studies (4 papers). Tony Kayembe‐Kitenge is often cited by papers focused on Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (7 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (6 papers) and Sexual function and dysfunction studies (4 papers). Tony Kayembe‐Kitenge collaborates with scholars based in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Belgium and United States. Tony Kayembe‐Kitenge's co-authors include Benoît Nemery, Paul Musa Obadia, Célestin Banza Lubaba Nkulu, Vincent Haufroid, Tim S. Nawrot, Erik Smolders, Lídia Casas, Thierry De Putter, Nelly D. Saenen and Oscar Luboya Numbi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Tony Kayembe‐Kitenge

31 papers receiving 597 citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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.

Sustainability of artisanal mining of cobalt in DR Congo

2018 350 citations Célestin Banza Lubaba Nkulu, Lídia Casas et al. Nature Sustainability profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tony Kayembe‐Kitenge Democratic Republic of the Congo	9	172	150	132	92	83	36	618
Paul Musa Obadia Democratic Republic of the Congo	8	172 1.0×	151 1.0×	124 0.9×	92 1.0×	83 1.0×	26	569
Célestin Banza Lubaba Nkulu Democratic Republic of the Congo	11	201 1.2×	159 1.1×	200 1.5×	110 1.2×	87 1.0×	31	763
Oscar Luboya Numbi Democratic Republic of the Congo	10	167 1.0×	151 1.0×	76 0.6×	89 1.0×	85 1.0×	33	651
Yangyang Wu China	15	112 0.7×	111 0.7×	139 1.1×	88 1.0×	59 0.7×	59	681
Laura Tomassetti Italy	10	80 0.5×	78 0.5×	48 0.4×	56 0.6×	59 0.7×	12	608
Serdar Çelik Türkiye	13	151 0.9×	34 0.2×	53 0.4×	170 1.8×	45 0.5×	91	902
Marco Torre Italy	14	54 0.3×	68 0.5×	59 0.4×	25 0.3×	54 0.7×	25	478
Marco Segreto Italy	6	103 0.6×	53 0.4×	33 0.3×	52 0.6×	25 0.3×	8	575
Phuong Thi Minh Tran Vietnam	12	150 0.9×	161 1.1×	295 2.2×	87 0.9×	112 1.3×	33	707
Hana Kim South Korea	14	127 0.7×	116 0.8×	9 0.1×	73 0.8×	53 0.6×	47	559

Countries citing papers authored by Tony Kayembe‐Kitenge

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tony Kayembe‐Kitenge

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ozoh, Obianuju B., André F.S. Amaral, Maia Lesosky, et al.. (2024). Chronic respiratory disease observatory for Africa (CHEST-Africa): study protocol for the prevalence, determinants and economic impacts of asthma and COPD in Africa. BMJ Open Respiratory Research. 11(1). e002416–e002416. 2 indexed citations

Obadia, Paul Musa, et al.. (2024). (197) Natural Aphrodisiacs Consumption by Male Workers in the Katanga province, DR Congo. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 21(Supplement_2). 1 indexed citations

Kayembe‐Kitenge, Tony, Aimé Lumaka, Oscar Numbi Luboya, et al.. (2023). Usefulness of automated image analysis for recognition of the fragile X syndrome gestalt in Congolese subjects. European Journal of Medical Genetics. 66(9). 104819–104819. 2 indexed citations

Obadia, Paul Musa, Jaak Billen, Tony Kayembe‐Kitenge, et al.. (2023). Erectile dysfunction in copper and cobalt miners: a cross-sectional study in the former Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Sexual Medicine. 11(5). qfad052–qfad052. 4 indexed citations

Obadia, Paul Musa, Tony Kayembe‐Kitenge, Jaak Billen, et al.. (2023). (125) Factors Associated with Erectile Dysfunction in Copper and Cobalt Miners: A Cross-sectional Study in the Katanga Province, DR Congo. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 20(Supplement_1). 3 indexed citations

Kayembe‐Kitenge, Tony, et al.. (2022). Deep venous thrombosis and acute pericarditis associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in a Congolese infant with sickle cell disease: a case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports. 16(1). 307–307. 1 indexed citations

Katoto, Patrick DMC, Amanda Brand, Paul Musa Obadia, et al.. (2021). Acute and chronic exposure to air pollution in relation with incidence, prevalence, severity and mortality of COVID-19: a rapid systematic review. Environmental Health. 20(1). 41–41. 49 indexed citations

Katoto, Patrick DMC, Tony Kayembe‐Kitenge, Krystal J. Godri Pollitt, et al.. (2021). Telomere length and outcome of treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis in a gold mining community. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 4031–4031. 3 indexed citations

Mukuku, Olivier, et al.. (2020). Thyroid dysfunction in Congolese subjects with Down syndrome. 2(1). 38–43. 1 indexed citations

10.

Obadia, Paul Musa, Tony Kayembe‐Kitenge, Célestin Banza Lubaba Nkulu, Paul Enzlin, & Benoît Nemery. (2019). Erectile dysfunction and mining-related jobs: an explorative study in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 77(1). 19–21. 10 indexed citations

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Kayembe‐Kitenge, Tony, et al.. (2019). Incidence of congenital malformations and proximity to mining in Lubumbashi, DR Congo. Environmental Epidemiology. 3(Supplement 1). 194–194. 3 indexed citations

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Katoto, Patrick DMC, Tony Kayembe‐Kitenge, Hervé Lawin, et al.. (2018). Household Air Pollution Is Associated with Chronic Cough but Not Hemoptysis after Completion of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Treatment in Adults, Rural Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15(11). 2563–2563. 8 indexed citations

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Lumaka, Aimé, et al.. (2018). Fragile X syndrome with mosaic size mutation in a Bantu patient from Central Africa. Clinical Dysmorphology. 27(2). 66–69. 3 indexed citations

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Kayembe‐Kitenge, Tony, et al.. (2018). Cobalt and Thyroid Function. Case-Control Study of Patients with Goiters in Katanga, DR Congo. ISEE Conference Abstracts. 2018(1). 1 indexed citations

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Obadia, Paul Musa, Tony Kayembe‐Kitenge, Vincent Haufroid, Célestin Banza Lubaba Nkulu, & Benoît Nemery. (2018). Preeclampsia and blood lead (and other metals) in Lubumbashi, DR Congo. Environmental Research. 167. 468–471. 25 indexed citations

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Nkulu, Célestin Banza Lubaba, Lídia Casas, Vincent Haufroid, et al.. (2018). Sustainability of artisanal mining of cobalt in DR Congo. Nature Sustainability. 1(9). 495–504. 350 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kayembe‐Kitenge, Tony, et al.. (2018). Non-syndromic cleft lip and/or cleft palate: Epidemiology and risk factors in Lubumbashi (DR Congo), a case-control study. Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery. 46(7). 1051–1058. 41 indexed citations

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Kayembe‐Kitenge, Tony, Léon Kabamba Ngombe, Paul Musa Obadia, et al.. (2016). Microtia in Cornelia de Lange syndrome: a case from Democratic Republic of the Congo. Clinical Dysmorphology. 25(4). 178–180. 2 indexed citations

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Ngombe, Léon Kabamba, et al.. (2015). Carcinome basocellulaire chez un albinos congolais (République Démocratique du Congo): à propos d’une observation. Pan African Medical Journal. 20. 274–274. 3 indexed citations

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Ngombe, Léon Kabamba, et al.. (2015). Syndrome d’Apert chez un congolais de 60 ans: à propos d’une observation. Pan African Medical Journal. 20. 433–433. 1 indexed citations

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