Philip Govule

Publishing since 2020, latest 2024

Dr. Philip Govule is a Ugandan public health epidemiologist and health services manager with over 18 years’ experience in humanitarian response and operational research across East and West Africa. He holds a PhD in Public Health (Epidemiology), an MSc in Health Services Management and a BSc in Health Sciences, with prior training in Clinical Medicine and Community Health. His work focuses on health systems research, reproductive and refugee health, early childhood… More on ORCID

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Epidemiology
General Health Professions
Immunology
Microbiology

Publications: 122020–2024
Citations: 239to those papers
h-index: 10i10-index 10
Field-weighted impact: 3.511.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 67%8 of 12 scored papers
Open access: 100%12 papers free to read

4 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Education

Bachelor of Science in Public and Community Health, Health SciencesUniversity of the People
PhD (C'date) PH-Epidemiology & Disease Control, Epidemiology and Disease ControlUniversity of Ghana, Legon, Greater Accra, GH2015–2019
MSc. Health Services Management, Health SciencesUganda Martyrs University2009–2010
Clinical Medicine and Community Health- CMCH, Ministry of HealthGulu school of Clinical Medicine1999–2004

Honours, memberships and service

PhD, Epidemiology and Disease Control

Publications

12 in all

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Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1083%

General Health Professions217%

Obstetrics and Gynecology217%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health8
Maternal and fetal healthcare5
Reproductive Health and Contraception5
Neonatal and Maternal Infections3
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health2
Reproductive System and Pregnancy2
Reproductive tract infections research2
COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction1
Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management1
Gestational Trophoblastic Disease Studies1
Malaria Research and Control1
Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions1

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

100% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Switzerland10
United Kingdom8
Malawi7
Burkina Faso7
Nigeria5
United States4
Kenya4
Uganda4

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

World Health OrganizationCH10 papers
Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la SantéBF6 papers
University of MalawiMW6 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB5 papers
Centre de recherche en reproduction humaine et en démographieBJ4 papers
University of NairobiKE4 papers
University of IbadanNG4 papers
University of EdinburghGB3 papers
Centro Rosarino de Estudios PerinatalesAR3 papers
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)BR3 papers

Where they publish

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics5
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials1
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth1
BMJ Global Health1
BMJ Open1
EClinicalMedicine1
PLoS ONE1
The Lancet Global Health1

How it can be read

100% free to read

Gold 7 · 58%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 33%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 8%Free to read, no open licence

Who funds it

11 of 12 papers name a funder

World Health Organization11
UNICEF9
United States Agency for International Development

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being8
1No poverty1

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

National Institute for Health and Care Research3

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior2

Merck Sharp and Dohme2

Civil Aviation Administration of China1