Pontiano Kaleebu

Also affiliated with Makerere University, Uganda Virus Research Institute

Immunology and MicrobiologyMedicineSocial Sciences

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An author's DataRank is the sum of the DataRanks of all 9 indexed papers attributed to them. A prolific author with many moderate-impact papers can outrank one with a single high-impact paper.

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The highest-impact dataset this researcher has shared, ranked by DataRank — the single contribution doing the most to lift their data-sharing standing.

Cohort Profile: IAVI’s HIV epidemiology and early infection cohort studies in Africa to support vaccine discovery

International Journal of Epidemiology(2020)10.1093/ije/dyaa100

Top 23%

0.865DataRank

Top 23%28 citations

William Kilembe, Eugene Ruzagira, Etienne Karita, Mubiana Inambao, Eduard J. Sanders +25 more

Papers

Driven by 49 papers — median percentile 72. Top paper: “Cohort Profile: IAVI’s HIV epidemiology and early infection cohort studies in Africa to support vaccine discovery”.

Cohort Profile: IAVI’s HIV epidemiology and early infection cohort studies in Africa to support vaccine discovery

International Journal of Epidemiology(2020)10.1093/ije/dyaa100

Top 23%

0.865DataRank

Top 23%28 citations

William Kilembe, Eugene Ruzagira, Etienne Karita, Mubiana Inambao, Eduard J. Sanders +25 more

Geographic and Temporal Trends in the Molecular Epidemiology and Genetic Mechanisms of Transmitted HIV-1 Drug Resistance: An Individual-Patient- and Sequence-Level Meta-Analysis

PLOS Medicine(2015)10.1371/journal.pmed.1001810

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0.816DataRank · unranked

229 citations

Jose Luis Blanco, Michael R. Jordan, Jonathan Taylor, Philippe Lemey, Vici Varghese +88 more

Discovery and fine-mapping of kidney function loci in first genome-wide association study in Africans

Human Molecular Genetics(2021)10.1093/hmg/ddab088

Top 26%

0.785DataRank

Top 26%36 citations

Tinashe Chikowore, Robert Kalyesubula, Rebecca N. Nsubuga, Gershim Asiki, Oyekanmi Nashiru +12 more

Phylogenetic Networks and Parameters Inferred from HIV Nucleotide Sequences of High-Risk and General Population Groups in Uganda: Implications for Epidemic Control

Viruses(2021)10.3390/v13060970

Top 26%

0.776DataRank

Top 26%8 citations

Deogratius Ssemwanga, Rebecca N. Nsubuga, Noah Kiwanuka, Bernard S. Bagaya, John M. Kitayimbwa +5 more

Mapping of HIV-1C Transmission Networks Reveals Extensive Spread of Viral Lineages Across Villages in Botswana Treatment-as-Prevention Trial

The Journal of Infectious Diseases(2020)10.1093/infdis/jiaa276

Top 28%

0.704DataRank

Top 28%17 citations

Melissa Zahralban-Steele, Sikhulile Moyo, Tapiwa Nkhisang, Dorcas Maruapula, Mary Fran McLane +45 more

HIV-1 drug resistance genotyping success rates and correlates of Dried-blood spots and plasma specimen genotyping failure in a resource-limited setting

BMC Infectious Diseases(2022)10.1186/s12879-022-07453-9

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0.662DataRank · unranked

17 citations

Nicholas Bbosa, Dan Bugembe Lule, Maria Nannyonjo, Sandra Lunkuse, Faridah Nassolo +5 more

Lipid traits and type 2 diabetes risk in African ancestry individuals: A Mendelian Randomization study

EBioMedicine(2022)10.1016/j.ebiom.2022.103953

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0.568DataRank · unranked

43 citations

Ville Karhunen, Yiyan He, Skanda Rajasundaram, Bowen Liu, Apostolos Gkatzionis +22 more

Correction: Geographic and Temporal Trends in the Molecular Epidemiology and Genetic Mechanisms of Transmitted HIV-1 Drug Resistance: An Individual-Patient- and Sequence-Level Meta-Analysis

PLOS Medicine(2015)10.1371/journal.pmed.1001845

N/A

0.489DataRank · unranked

25 citations

Jose Luis Blanco, Michael R. Jordan, Jonathan Taylor, Philippe Lemey, Vici Varghese +89 more

Recommendations on data sharing in HIV drug resistance research

PLOS Medicine(2023)10.1371/journal.pmed.1004293

N/A

0.360DataRank · unranked

10 citations

Mark J. Siedner, Susan J. Little, Santiago Ávila‐Ríos, Alisen Ayitewala, Ronald J. Bosch +50 more

Discovery and fine-mapping of kidney function loci in first genome-wide association study in Africans

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2020)10.1101/2020.06.09.142463

N/A

0.208DataRank · unranked

3 citations

Tinashe Chikowore, Robert Kalyesubula, Rebecca N. Nsubuga, Gershim Asiki, Oyekanmi Nashiru +12 more

HIVseqDB: a portable resource for NGS and sample metadata integration for HIV-1 drug resistance analysis

Bioinformatics Advances(2024)10.1093/bioadv/vbae008

Top 70%

0.165DataRank

Top 70%2 citations

Daudi Jjingo, Nicholas Bbosa, Daniel Lule Bugembe, David Patrick Kateete, I. King Jordan +3 more

HIV-1 drug resistance genotyping success rates and correlates of Dried-blood spots and plasma specimen genotyping failure in a resource-limited setting

10.21203/rs.3.rs-1345687/v1

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0.151DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Nicholas Bbosa, Dan Bugembe Lule, Maria Nannyonjo, Sandra Lunkuse, Faridah Nassolo +5 more

Optimisation and Validation of a conventional ELISA and cut-offs for detecting and quantifying anti-SARS-CoV-2 Spike, RBD, and Nucleoprotein IgG, IgM, and IgA antibodies in Uganda

Frontiers in Immunology(2023)10.3389/fimmu.2023.1113194

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

40 citations

Patricia Namubiru, Laban Kato, Violet Ankunda, Ben Gombe, Matthew Cotten +6 more

Africa-specific human genetic variation near CHD1L associates with HIV-1 load

Nature(2023)10.1038/s41586-023-06370-4

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

27 citations

Immacolata Porreca, Gennaro Iaconis, Hoi Ping Mok, Subhankar Mukhopadhyay, Emre Karakoç +66 more

Limited emergence of resistance to integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs) in ART-experienced participants failing dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy: a cross-sectional analysis of a Northeast Nigerian cohort

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy(2023)10.1093/jac/dkad195

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0DataRank · unranked

26 citations

Ibrahim Musa Kida, Umar Abdullahi Maina, Amina Husaini Ibrahim, James Mshelia, Haruna Wisso +47 more

Schistosoma mansoni infection alters the host pre-vaccination environment resulting in blunted Hepatitis B vaccination immune responses

PLoS neglected tropical diseases(2023)10.1371/journal.pntd.0011089

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0DataRank · unranked

21 citations

Talibah Metcalf, Slim Fourati, Yannic C. Bartsch, Jacqueline Kyosiimire–Lugemwa, Glenda Canderan +30 more

Rapid, early, and potent Spike-directed IgG, IgM, and IgA distinguish asymptomatic from mildly symptomatic COVID-19 in Uganda, with IgG persisting for 28 months

Frontiers in Immunology(2023)10.3389/fimmu.2023.1152522

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0DataRank · unranked

20 citations

Violet Ankunda, Jackson Sembera, Laban Kato, Gerald Kevin Oluka, Claire Baine +14 more

Demographics of sources of HIV-1 transmission in Zambia: a molecular epidemiology analysis in the HPTN 071 PopART study

The Lancet Microbe(2023)10.1016/s2666-5247(23)00220-3

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0DataRank · unranked

15 citations

Tanya Golubchik, David Bonsall, Lucie Abeler‐Dörner, Mohammed Limbada, Barry Kosloff +81 more

Seroprevalence and durability of antibody responses to AstraZeneca vaccination in Ugandans with prior mild or asymptomatic COVID-19: implications for vaccine policy

Frontiers in Immunology(2023)10.3389/fimmu.2023.1183983

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0DataRank · unranked

13 citations

Claire Baine, Susan Mugaba, Violet Ankunda, Betty Oliver Auma, Gerald Kevin Oluka +11 more

Sustained spike-specific IgG antibodies following CoronaVac (Sinovac) vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa, but increased breakthrough infections in baseline spike-naive individuals

Frontiers in Immunology(2023)10.3389/fimmu.2023.1255676

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0DataRank · unranked

9 citations

Claire Baine, Violet Ankunda, Joseph Ssebwana Katende, Gerald Kevin Oluka, Christine Hermilia Akoli +9 more

Bacterial microbiome and host inflammatory gene expression in foreskin tissue

Heliyon(2023)10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22145

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0DataRank · unranked

5 citations

Stefan Petkov, Carolina Herrera, Colin Feng, Bryan P. Brown, Limakatso Lebina +17 more

HIV specific Th1 responses are altered in Ugandans with HIV and Schistosoma mansoni coinfection

BMC Immunology(2023)10.1186/s12865-023-00554-3

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0DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Jacqueline Kyosiimire–Lugemwa, Andrew Abaasa, Moses Joloba, S.-W Ding, Justin Pollara +5 more

The Distinct Absence of a Post-boost Spike-IgG Antibody Surge in Ugandan Recipients of the Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Has Implications for Vaccination Policies

Preprints.org(2023)10.20944/preprints202310.0379.v1

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1 citations

Violet Ankunda, Joseph Ssebwana Katende, Jackson Sembera, Gerald Kevin Oluka, Claire Baine +5 more

Schistosoma mansoni infection alters the host pre-vaccination environment resulting in blunted Hepatitis B vaccination immune responses

medRxiv(2023)10.1101/2023.02.24.23284435

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Talibah Metcalf, Slim Fourati, Yannic C. Bartsch, Jacqueline Kyosiimire–Lugemwa, Glenda Canderan +29 more

Silent Symptoms, Active Immunity: Insights into Early-Stage Cytokine Expressions in Ugandan Mild and Asymptomatic COVID-19 subjects

Research Square(2023)10.21203/rs.3.rs-3558086/v1

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Violet Ankunda, Ivan Ssali, Gerald Kevin Oluka, Susan Mugaba, Joseph Ssebwana Katende +13 more

Using nearly full-genome HIV sequence data improves phylogeny reconstruction in a simulated epidemic

UNC Libraries(2023)10.17615/qgaw-2t47

Top 100%

0DataRank

Top 100%0 citations

Pontiano Kaleebu, Tom Quinn, Deogratius Ssemwanga, Paul Kellam, A.J. Leigh Brown +29 more

Dynamics of the blood plasma proteome during hyperacute HIV-1 infection

Nature Communications(2024)10.1038/s41467-024-54848-0

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0DataRank · unranked

5 citations

Eva Freyhult, Mun‐Gwan Hong, Emil Johansson, Filip Årman, Jonathan Hare +18 more

The subdued post-boost spike-directed secondary IgG antibody response in Ugandan recipients of the Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 vaccine has implications for local vaccination policies

Frontiers in Immunology(2024)10.3389/fimmu.2024.1325387

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0DataRank · unranked

7 citations

Joseph Ssebwana Katende, Gerald Kevin Oluka, Jackson Sembera, Claire Baine, Geoffrey Odoch +6 more

Persistent and robust antibody responses to ChAdOx1-S Oxford-AstraZeneca (ChAdOx1-S, Covishield) SARS-CoV-2 vaccine observed in Ugandans across varied baseline immune profiles

PLoS ONE(2024)10.1371/journal.pone.0303113

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0DataRank · unranked

5 citations

Gerald Kevin Oluka, Claire Baine, Violet Ankunda, Jackson Sembera, Laban Kato +8 more

The single-dose Janssen Ad26.COV2.S COVID-19 vaccine elicited robust and persistent anti-spike IgG antibody responses in a 12-month Ugandan cohort

Frontiers in Immunology(2024)10.3389/fimmu.2024.1384668

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0DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Laban Kato, Gerald Kevin Oluka, Violet Ankunda, Jackson Sembera, Claire Baine +8 more

The Single-Dose Janssen Ad26.COV2.S COVID-19 Vaccine Elicited Robust and Persistent Anti-Spike IgG Antibody Responses in A 12-Month Ugandan Cohort

Preprints.org(2024)10.20944/preprints202401.0089.v1

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1 citations

Laban Kato, Violet Ankunda, Isaac Kitabye, Angella Namuyanja, Solomon Opio +7 more

Discovery and fine-mapping of kidney function loci in first genome-wide association study in Africans

UNC Libraries(2024)10.17615/fast-j268

Top 100%

0DataRank

Top 100%0 citations

Stephen Burgess, Moffat Nyirenda, Segun Fatumo, Liam Smeeth, Pontiano Kaleebu +12 more

Uganda Genome Resource Enables Insights into Population History and Genomic Discovery in Africa

UNC Libraries(2024)10.17615/k3wp-sy78

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

D.N. Cooper, A.P. Reiner, A.P. Morris, Eric Young, Cristina Pomilla +52 more

HIV drug resistance during antiretroviral therapy scale-up in Uganda, 2012–19: a population-based, longitudinal study

The Lancet Microbe(2025)10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101218

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0DataRank · unranked

3 citations

Steven J. Reynolds, Brian Foley, Fred Nalugoda, Thomas C. Quinn, Steven A. Kemp +64 more

Geographical Differences in SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Response Dynamics and Neutralisation Profiles to Mild COVID-19: Lessons from a UK–Uganda Comparison

Vaccines(2025)10.3390/vaccines13040336

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2 citations

Jackson Sembera, Gerald Kevin Oluka, Joseph Ssebwana Katende, Juliana Bemanzi, Violet Ankunda +10 more

Long-Term Immune Consequences of Initial SARS-CoV-2 A.23.1 Exposure: A Longitudinal Study of Antibody Responses and Cross-Neutralisation in a Ugandan Cohort

Preprints.org(2025)10.20944/preprints202501.0312.v1

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3 citations

Jackson Sembera, Joseph Ssebwana Katende, Violet Ankunda, Laban Kato, Ashwini Kurshan +8 more

Single genome amplification and molecular cloning of HIV-1 populations in acute HIV-1 infection: implications for studies on HIV-1 diversity and evolutionary rate

medRxiv(2025)10.1101/2025.03.17.25324117

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Amin S. Hassan, Jamirah Nazziwa, Sara Karlson, Lovisa Lindquist, Jonathan Hare +13 more

Long-Term Immune Consequences of Initial SARS-CoV-2 A.23.1 Exposure: A Longitudinal Study of Antibody Responses and Cross-Neutralization in a Ugandan Cohort

Vaccines(2025)10.3390/vaccines13020143

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8 citations

Jackson Sembera, Joseph Ssebwana Katende, Violet Ankunda, Laban Kato, Ashwini Kurshan +8 more

Identifying the immune interactions underlying HLA class I disease associations

eLife(2020)10.7554/elife.54558

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0DataRank · unranked

30 citations

Lies Boelen, James Lee, IAVI Protocol C Investigators, Eduard J. Sanders, Omu Anzala +21 more

Pervasive and non-random recombination in near full-length HIV genomes from Uganda

Virus Evolution(2020)10.1093/ve/veaa004

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0DataRank · unranked

26 citations

Emma B. Hodcroft, Deogratius Ssemwanga, John M. Kitayimbwa, Gonzalo Yebra, Luis Roger Esquivel Gomez +17 more

A Stronger Innate Immune Response During Hyperacute Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Infection Is Associated With Acute Retroviral Syndrome

Clinical Infectious Diseases(2021)10.1093/cid/ciab139

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0DataRank · unranked

25 citations

Jonathan Hare, Kamini Gounder, Jamirah Nazziwa, Sara Karlson, Linnea T. Olsson +16 more

HIV-1 Gag-Pol Sequences from Ugandan Early Infections Reveal Sequence Variants Associated with Elevated Replication Capacity

Viruses(2021)10.3390/v13020171

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4 citations

Sheila N. Balinda, Rui Xu, Maria G. Salazar, Kimberly Herard, Kelsie Brooks +13 more

Differential Performance of CoronaCHEK SARS-CoV-2 Lateral Flow Antibody Assay by Geographic Origin of Samples

medRxiv(2021)10.1101/2021.04.12.21255284

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5 citations

M. Kate Grabowski, Ronald M. Galiwango, Aminah Nalumansi, Jennifer Serwanga, William Clarke +11 more

Transferability of genetic risk scores in African populations

Nature Medicine(2022)10.1038/s41591-022-01835-x

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

119 citations

Sounkou M. Touré, Marijana Vujković, Tafadzwa Machipisa, Opeyemi Soremekun, Christopher Kintu +11 more

Characterization of Near Full-Length Transmitted/Founder HIV-1 Subtype D and A/D Recombinant Genomes in a Heterosexual Ugandan Population (2006–2011)

Viruses(2022)10.3390/v14020334

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11 citations

Anne Kapaata, Rui Xu, Maria G. Salazar, Allison T. Mezzell, Qianhong Qin +13 more

Detection of HIV-1 Transmission Clusters from Dried Blood Spots within a Universal Test-and-Treat Trial in East Africa

Viruses(2022)10.3390/v14081673

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6 citations

Jesus F. Salazar-Gonzalez, Deogratius Ssemwanga, Edwin D. Charlebois, James Ayieko, Heather E. Grant +8 more

QuasiFlow: a Nextflow pipeline for analysis of NGS-based HIV-1 drug resistance data

Bioinformatics Advances(2022)10.1093/bioadv/vbac089

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3 citations

Daudi Jjingo, Ibra Lujumba, Nicholas Bbosa, Daniel Lule Bugembe, David Patrick Kateete +4 more

HIV-phyloTSI: Subtype-independent estimation of time since HIV-1 infection for cross-sectional measures of population incidence using deep sequence data

medRxiv(2022)10.1101/2022.05.15.22275117

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9 citations

Lucie Abeler‐Dörner, Matthew Hall, Chris Wymant, David Bonsall, George MacIntyre-Cockett +44 more

Bacterial Microbiome and Host Inflammatory Gene Expression in Foreskin Tissue

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2022)10.1101/2022.08.29.505718

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0 citations

Stefan Petkov, Carolina Herrera, Colin Feng, Bryan P. Brown, Limakatso Lebina +17 more

Pontiano Kaleebu

Indexed papers

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