Alimuddin Zumla

91.7k total citations · 25 hit papers
628 papers, 37.2k citations indexed

About

Alimuddin Zumla is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Alimuddin Zumla has authored 628 papers receiving a total of 37.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 447 papers in Infectious Diseases, 273 papers in Epidemiology and 125 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Alimuddin Zumla's work include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (280 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (102 papers) and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment (96 papers). Alimuddin Zumla is often cited by papers focused on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (280 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (102 papers) and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment (96 papers). Alimuddin Zumla collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Zambia. Alimuddin Zumla's co-authors include David S.C. Hui, Keertan Dheda, Jim F. Huggett, Ziad A. Memish, Stephen A. Bustin, Markus Maeurer, G.A.W. Rook, Esam I. Azhar, Peter Mwaba and Stanley Perlman and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Alimuddin Zumla

611 papers receiving 36.1k citations

Hit Papers

Real-time RT-PCR normalisation; strategies and considerat... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2005 2016 2013 2015 2013 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Real-time RT-PCR normalisation; strategies and considerations
    2005 1.5k citations Alimuddin Zumla et al. profile →
  2. Coronaviruses — drug discovery and therapeutic options
    2016 1.3k citations Alimuddin Zumla, Esam I. Azhar et al. profile →
  3. Epidemiological, demographic, and clinical characteristics of 47 cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus disease from Saudi Arabia: a descriptive study
    2013 1.0k citations Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq, Ali Albarrak et al. profile →
  4. Middle East respiratory syndrome
    2015 938 citations Alimuddin Zumla, David S.C. Hui et al. profile →
  5. Hospital Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
    2013 892 citations Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq, Alimuddin Zumla et al. profile →
  6. Validation of housekeeping genes for normalizing RNA expression in real-time PCR
    2004 822 citations G.A.W. Rook, Alimuddin Zumla et al. profile →
  7. Advances in the development of new tuberculosis drugs and treatment regimens
    2013 690 citations Alimuddin Zumla et al. profile →
  8. Global Tuberculosis Report 2020 – Reflections on the Global TB burden, treatment and prevention efforts
    2021 673 citations Jeremiah Chakaya, Francine Ntoumi et al. International Journal of Infectious Diseases profile →
  9. Tuberculosis
    2011 570 citations Alimuddin Zumla et al. profile →
  10. The implications of using an inappropriate reference gene for real-time reverse transcription PCR data normalization
    2005 548 citations G.A.W. Rook, Alimuddin Zumla et al. profile →
  11. Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious diseases
    2010 547 citations Alimuddin Zumla profile →
  12. Tuberculosis
    2013 529 citations Alimuddin Zumla, Mario Raviǵlione et al. profile →
  13. Human Monkeypox
    2019 432 citations Danny Asogun, Alimuddin Zumla et al. profile →
  14. Best drug treatment for multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
    2010 412 citations Alimuddin Zumla et al. profile →
  15. Immunological biomarkers of tuberculosis
    2011 390 citations Alimuddin Zumla et al. profile →
  16. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
    2019 363 citations David S.C. Hui, Alimuddin Zumla profile →
  17. Advances in tuberculosis diagnostics: the Xpert MTB/RIF assay and future prospects for a point-of-care test
    2013 356 citations Peter Mwaba, Matthew Bates et al. profile →
  18. The WHO 2014 Global tuberculosis report—further to go
    2014 351 citations Alimuddin Zumla et al. profile →
  19. Family Cluster of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infections
    2013 343 citations Ziad A. Memish, Alimuddin Zumla et al. profile →
  20. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus: risk factors and determinants of primary, household, and nosocomial transmission
    2018 311 citations David S.C. Hui, Esam I. Azhar et al. profile →
  21. The global tuberculosis epidemic and progress in care, prevention, and research: an overview in year 3 of the End TB era
    2018 295 citations Alimuddin Zumla, Mario Raviǵlione et al. profile →
  22. Tuberculosis: progress and advances in development of new drugs, treatment regimens, and host-directed therapies
    2018 271 citations Francine Ntoumi, Nathan Kapata et al. profile →
  23. Tuberculosis: advances and challenges in development of new diagnostics and biomarkers
    2018 242 citations Matthew Bates, Timothy D. McHugh et al. profile →
  24. The WHO Global Tuberculosis 2021 Report – not so good news and turning the tide back to End TB
    2022 236 citations Jeremiah Chakaya, Francine Ntoumi et al. International Journal of Infectious Diseases profile →
  25. Monkeypox outbreaks outside endemic regions: scientific and social priorities
    2022 131 citations Alimuddin Zumla, Najmul Haider et al. profile →

Peers

Alimuddin Zumla
Comparison fields: 5 of 217
  • Infectious Diseases 22.0k
  • Epidemiology 13.0k
  • Molecular Biology 7.6k
  • Surgery 5.8k
  • Immunology 3.1k
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
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The 2023 fatal dengue outbreak in Bangladesh highlights a paradigm shift of geographical distribution of cases
2025 ·Epidemiology and Infection ·Mohammad Nayeem Hasan, Mahbubur Rahman, (unknown), (unknown), Kazi Mizanur Rahman, Kishor Kumar Paul, (unknown), Farhana Haque, Avinash Sharma, Danai Papakonstantinou, Priyamvada Paudyal, Md Asaduzzaman, Alimuddin Zumla, Najmul Haider
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Hajj vaccination strategies: Preparedness for risk mitigation
2024 ·Journal of Infection and Public Health ·Majid M. Alshamrani, Fayssal Farahat, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ali Albarrak, Sameera M. Al Johani, Atef M. Shibl, Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq, Alimuddin Zumla, Ziad A. Memish
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Perspectives on development and advancement of new tuberculosis vaccines
2024 ·International Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Christopher da Costa, Christine Stabell Benn, Thomas Nyirenda, Evans Mpabalwani, Harleen M. S. Grewal, Rizwan Ahmed, Nathan Kapata, Peter S. Nyasulu, Markus Maeurer, David S.C. Hui, Delia Goletti, Alimuddin Zumla
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A 5‐year perspective on coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID‐19)
2024 ·Respirology ·David S.C. Hui, Alimuddin Zumla
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Novel intervention to promote COVID-19 protective behaviours among Black and South Asian communities in the UK: protocol for a mixed-methods pilot evaluation
2023 ·BMJ Open ·Lindsay Forbes, Jo Armes, Shuja Shafi, (unknown), (unknown), Osman Dar, Tushna Vandrevala, Richard Amlôt, Andrew Hayward, Miqdad Asaria, Tasneem Pirani, Dale Weston, (unknown), Alimuddin Zumla, Aftab Ala
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Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus—a 10-year (2012-2022) global analysis of human and camel infections, genomic sequences, lineages, and geographical origins
2023 ·International Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Esam I. Azhar, Thirumalaisamy P. Velavan, (unknown), (unknown), David S.C. Hui, Brian McCloskey, Sherif A. El‐Kafrawy, Alimuddin Zumla
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The 2022 dengue outbreak in Bangladesh: hypotheses for the late resurgence of cases and fatalities
2023 ·Journal of Medical Entomology ·Najmul Haider, Mohammad Nayeem Hasan, (unknown), Daniel Tonge, Shivanand Hegde, Muhammad Abdul Baker Chowdhury, Mahbubur Rahman, Manjur Hossain Khan, Rashid Ansumana, Alimuddin Zumla, Md Jamal Uddin
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Pattern of Respiratory Viruses among Pilgrims during 2019 Hajj Season Who Sought Healthcare Due to Severe Respiratory Symptoms
2021 ·Pathogens ·(unknown), Thamir A. Alandijany, Sherif A. El‐Kafrawy, Ahmed M. Hassan, Leena H. Bajrai, Arwa A. Faizo, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Alimuddin Zumla, Esam I. Azhar
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Zoonotic Tuberculosis – The Changing Landscape
2021 ·International Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Richard Kock, Anita L. Michel, Dorothy Yeboah‐Manu, Esam I. Azhar, Jordi B. Torrelles, Simeon Cadmus, Lucy A. Brunton, Jeremiah Chakaya, Ben J. Marais, Leonard E. G. Mboera, Zeaur Rahim, Najmul Haider, Alimuddin Zumla
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Minimizing the impact of the triple burden of COVID-19, tuberculosis and HIV on health services in sub-Saharan Africa
2021 ·International Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Jean B. Nachega, Nathan Kapata, Nadia A. Sam‐Agudu, Eric Decloedt, Patrick DMC Katoto, Tumaini Nagu, Peter Mwaba, Dorothy Yeboah‐Manu, Pascalina Chanda‐Kapata, Francine Ntoumi, Elvin Geng, Alimuddin Zumla
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Mobile-based and open-source case detection and infectious disease outbreak management systems: a review [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
2020 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·Alexei Yavlinsky, (unknown), Rachel Burns, Alimuddin Zumla, Timothy D. McHugh, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)
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Recent advances in the development and evaluation of molecular diagnostics for Ebola virus disease
2019 ·Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics ·John Tembo, Edgar Simulundu, Katendi Changula, (unknown), Matthew P. Gilbert, Moses Chilufya, Danny Asogun, Rashid Ansumana, Nathan Kapata, Francine Ntoumi, Giuseppe Ippolito, Alimuddin Zumla, Matthew Bates
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Burden of respiratory tract infections at post mortem in Zambian children
2016 ·BMC Medicine ·Matthew Bates, Aaron Shibemba, Victor Mudenda, (unknown), John Tembo, Mwila Kabwe, Moses Chilufya, Michael Höelscher, Markus Maeurer, (unknown), Peter Mwaba, Nathan Kapata, Alimuddin Zumla
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Tuberculosis at post-mortem in inpatient adults at a tertiary referral centre in sub-Saharan Africa - A prospective descriptive autopsy study
2015 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Matthew Bates, Victor Mudenda, Aaron Shibemba, (unknown), John Tembo, Mwila Kabwe, (unknown), Lophina Chilukutu, Moses Chilufya, Nathan Kapata, Michael Höelscher, Markus Maeurer, Peter Mwaba, Alimuddin Zumla
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CURRENT CONCEPTS Tuberculosis
2013 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·Alimuddin Zumla, Mario Raviǵlione, Richard Hafner, (unknown)
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Local regulation of glucocorticoid activity in sites of inflammation - Insights from the study of tuberculosis
2000 ·Bristol Research (University of Bristol) ·G.A.W. Rook, Robert W. Baker, Brian R. Walker, John W. Honour, DS Jessop, Rogélio Hernández‐Pando, (unknown), (unknown), Alimuddin Zumla, Stafford L. Lightman
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Childhood Tuberculosis and Infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus
1995 ·Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London ·Chifumbe Chintu, Alimuddin Zumla
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BACTEREMIAS IN HIV-POSITIVE PATIENTS
1990 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·(unknown), (unknown), Alimuddin Zumla
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EMERGENCE OF LEISHMANIASIS IN THE WAKE OF AIDS
1989 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·Alimuddin Zumla
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DF-2 infection. May follow dog bites and hazardous to the immunosuppressed
1988 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·Michael McCarthy, Alimuddin Zumla
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