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Joses Muthuri Kirigia

Joses Muthuri Kirigia

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 41 5109 4741 41 41 160 6145

Joses Muthuri Kirigia publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Joses Muthuri Kirigia between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Joses Muthuri Kirigia published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 5.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2011. 3 of the 167 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2011. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 5 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1996 2025

167 publications in total across all disciplines

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Joses Muthuri Kirigia: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 2
1998 6
1999 2
2000 5
2001 3
2002 1
2003 1
2004 5
2005 6
2006 5
2007 7
2008 11
2009 6
2010 10
2011 18
2012 9
2013 6
2014 5
2015 7
2016 12
2017 4
2018 6
2019 4
2020 12
2021 3
2022 4
2023 3
2024 2
2025 1
Total 167
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Joses Muthuri Kirigia publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Joses Muthuri Kirigia sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 154–163 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 160 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411 160
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Joses Muthuri Kirigia D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Joses Muthuri Kirigia sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 41 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308 41
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Joses Muthuri Kirigia is affiliated with the World Health Organization in Switzerland and has a significant research footprint in health professions and the economics of health care. Their work spans areas including health systems, economic evaluations, and global health challenges.

The scientist's main fields of study encompass Health Professions and Economics, Econometrics and Finance, with subfields including General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Finance, and Modeling and Simulation.

Research topics addressed by Kirigia cover:

  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Healthcare Systems and Reforms
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Health disparities and outcomes

Their scholarly output includes publications in venues such as F1000Research, BMC Health Services Research, Research Square, Emerald Open Research, and Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Research.

Some recent papers by Kirigia include:

  • The fiscal value of human lives lost from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in China, 2020, published in BMC Research Notes
  • The discounted money value of human lives lost due to COVID-19 in Spain, 2020, published in Journal of Health Research
  • The Monetary Value of Human Lives Lost to Suicide in the African Continent: Beating the African War Drums, 2020, published in Healthcare

Frequent co-authors of Kirigia consist of Rose Nabi Deborah Karimi Muthuri (11 publications), Laurent Musango (7 publications), Newton Gitonga Muthuri (4 publications), Lenity Honesty Kainyu Nkanata (4 publications), and Ajoy Nundoochan (4 publications), indicating a collaborative research network.

Best Publications

  • The cost of health professionals' brain drain in Kenya

    Joses Muthuri Kirigia;Akpa Raphael Gbary;Lenity Kainyu Muthuri;Jennifer Nyoni

  • Economic burden of diabetes mellitus in the WHO African region

    Joses M Kirigia;Hama B Sambo;Luis G Sambo;Saidou P Barry

  • Using Data Envelopment Analysis to Measure the Technical Efficiency of Public Health Centers in Kenya

    Joses M. Kirigia;Ali Emrouznejad;Luis G. Sambo;Nzoya Munguti

  • Technical efficiency of public district hospitals and health centres in Ghana: a pilot study

    Daniel Osei;Selassi d'Almeida;Melvill O George;Joses M Kirigia

  • Willingness to pay for community-based health insurance in Nigeria: do economic status and place of residence matter?

    Obinna Onwujekwe;Ekechi Okereke;Chima Onoka;Benjamin Uzochukwu

  • Measurement of Technical Efficiency of Public Hospitals in Kenya: Using Data Envelopment Analysis

    Joses M. Kirigia;Ali Emrouznejad;Luis G. Sambo

  • Equity in health and healthcare in Malawi: analysis of trends

    Eyob Zere;Matshidiso Moeti;Joses Kirigia;Takondwa Mwase

  • Determinants of health insurance ownership among South African women

    Joses M Kirigia;Luis G Sambo;Benjamin Nganda;Germano M Mwabu

  • A Performance Assessment Method for Hospitals: The Case of Municipal Hospitals in Angola

    Joses M. Kirigia;Ali Emrouznejad;Basilio Cassoma;Eyob Zere Asbu

  • Health challenges in Africa and the way forward

    Joses Muthuri Kirigia;Saidou Pathe Barry

  • Status of national research bioethics committees in the WHO African region

    Joses M Kirigia;Charles Wambebe;Amido Baba-Moussa

  • Inequities in skilled attendance at birth in Namibia: A decomposition analysis

    Eyob Zere;Doyin Oluwole;Joses M Kirigia;Chris N Mwikisa

  • Technical efficiency of peripheral health units in Pujehun district of Sierra Leone: a DEA application

    Ade Renner;Joses M Kirigia;Eyob A Zere;Saidou P Barry

  • Ownership and technical efficiency of hospitals: evidence from Ghana using data envelopment analysis.

    Caroline Jehu-Appiah;Serufusa Sekidde;Martin Adjuik;James Akazili

  • Technical and scale efficiency of public community hospitals in Eritrea: an exploratory study

    Joses M Kirigia;Eyob Z Asbu

  • Inequities in utilization of maternal health interventions in Namibia: implications for progress towards MDG 5 targets

    Eyob Zere;Prosper Tumusiime;Oladapo Walker;Joses Kirigia

  • Inequities in maternal and child health outcomes and interventions in Ghana.

    Eyob Zere;Joses M Kirigia;Sambe Duale;James Akazili

  • Does User Fee Removal Policy Provide Financial Protection from Catastrophic Health Care Payments? Evidence from Zambia.

    Felix Masiye;Oliver Kaonga;Joses M Kirigia

  • Technical efficiency of public clinics in Kwazulu-Natal Province of South Africa.

    J M Kirigia;L G Sambo;H Scheel

  • Assessment of productivity of hospitals in Botswana: a DEA application

    Naomi Tlotlego;Justice Nonvignon;Luis G Sambo;Eyob Z Asbu

Frequent Co-Authors

Germano Mwabu
Germano Mwabu University of Nairobi
Obinna Onwujekwe
Obinna Onwujekwe University of Nigeria
Ali Emrouznejad
Ali Emrouznejad University of Surrey
Benjamin Uzochukwu
Benjamin Uzochukwu University of Nigeria
William H. Greene
William H. Greene New York University
Moses J. Bockarie
Moses J. Bockarie European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership
Julia Fox-Rushby
Julia Fox-Rushby King's College London
Rob Baltussen
Rob Baltussen Radboud University
Anne Mills
Anne Mills London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Andrew M. Jones
Andrew M. Jones University of Exeter

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