Caroline H. Karugu

University of Cape Coast

Also at PharmAccess Group, Amsterdam Public Health, African Population and Health Research Center, Amsterdam University Medical Centers and University of Amsterdamfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2021, latest 2026

Caroline Hiuko Karugu is a Public Health Researcher and PhD Fellow in Epidemiology and Public Health at the Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, and a Statistician at the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) in Nairobi, Kenya. Her research focuses on the health and economic impacts of food environments on the type 2 diabetes burden in Kenya and across Africa. Caroline’s work integrates data analytics, nutrition policy, and chronic disease prevention,… More on ORCID

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Infectious Diseases
Marketing
Oncology

Publications: 192021–2026
Citations: 138to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 3
Field-weighted impact: 1.581.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 26%5 of 19 scored papers
Open access: 95%18 papers free to read

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

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Citations received each year

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To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health842%

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Statistician, Chronic disease management unitAfrican population and health research center2021–2023
Researcher/ Biostatistician, Cancer registry department, Center for clinical researchKenya Medical Research Institute2019–2021

Education

PhD. Fellow: Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Public and Occupation HealthAmsterdam UMC Locatie VUmc2022–2025
Msc. Mathematical Sciences ( Epidemiology and Biostatistics Specialization), MathematicsUniversity of Cape Coast2016–2017

Publications

19 in all

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Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management632%

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism526%

Infectious Diseases316%

General Health Professions211%

Business and International Management15%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling6
Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology6
Consumer Packaging Perceptions and Trends3
Diabetes Management and Education3
Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins3
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet3
COVID-19 and healthcare impacts2
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies1
Business Strategies and Innovation1
Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors1
Chronic Disease Management Strategies1
Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection1

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

papers co-written12356712Home

Most frequent partner countries

Kenya18
Netherlands12
Sweden11
United Kingdom7
United States6
South Africa6
Belgium6
France5

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

African Population and Health Research CenterKE18 papers
Karolinska InstitutetSE11 papers
Amsterdam University Medical CentersNL11 papers
University of AmsterdamNL8 papers
Amsterdam Public HealthNL6 papers
Johns Hopkins UniversityUS5 papers
Johns Hopkins MedicineUS5 papers
University of GhanaGH5 papers
University of NairobiKE5 papers
University of GlasgowGB4 papers

Where they publish

Global Health Action3
PLOS Global Public Health3
BMJ Open2
International Journal for Population Data Science2
Nutrients2
BMC Digital Health1
BMC Health Services Research1
BMC Medicine1

How it can be read

95% free to read

Diamond 1 · 5%Free to read and to publish
Gold 17 · 89%In an open-access journal
Closed 1 · 5%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

15 of 19 papers name a funder

African Population and Health Research Center7
International Development Research Centre7

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty3
2Zero hunger2
3Good health and well-being2

BSC. Mathematical Sciences with IT. ( Statistics Specialization), Department of Mathematics and Actuarial ScienceMaseno University

Honours, memberships and service

Fully funded Masters Scholarship., African Institute for mathematical sciences (University of Cape Coast Affiliate)Mastercard Foundation2016

PLOS Global Public Health

Advertising ultra-processed foods around urban and rural schools in Kenya

2025PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0003774

Marketing of ultra-processed foods on popular radio channels in Kenya

2025BMC NutritionJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1186/s40795-025-01164-5

The economic burden of type 2 diabetes on the public healthcare system in Kenya: a cost of illness study

2024BMC Health Services ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding14 citations10.1186/s12913-024-11700-x

Medical Research Council

National Institute for Health and Care Research4

Government of the United Kingdom3

South African Medical Research Council2

World Health Organization2

American Cancer Society1