Anis Rassi

17.8k citations

108 papers · 6.8k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 33

Impact in

Epidemiology top 0.2%
- Trypanosoma species research and implications
Parasitology top 0.5%
- Parasites and Host Interactions

Papers in ⓘ

Epidemiology 95
- Trypanosoma species research and implications 93
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 32
- Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies 24
- Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies 7
- Viral Infections and Immunology Research 4

Co-authors: José Antônio Marin‐Neto (23 shared papers)Sérgio Gabriel Rassi (7 shared papers)William C. Little (2 shared papers)Carlos A. Morillo (4 shared papers)Alejandro O. Luquetti (22 shared papers)Álvaro Avezum (4 shared papers)Júlia Abreu Rezende (1 shared paper)Gustavo Gabriel Rassi (10 shared papers)
Journals: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (6 papers)Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (5 papers)Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (3 papers)Infection and Immunity (2 papers)Parasitology Research (2 papers)
Partner nations: Brazil United States Mexico

In The Last Decade

Anis Rassi

102 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Randomized Trial of Benznidazole for Chronic Chagas’ Cardiomyopathy 2015 · 719 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2015 New England Journal of Medicine
2012 Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
2010 The Lancet
2007 JAMA

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1	Chagas disease The Lancet ·Anis Rassi, (unknown), (unknown), José Antônio Marin‐Neto Hit paper breakdown →	2010	1614
2	Randomized Trial of Benznidazole for Chronic Chagas’ Cardiomyopathy New England Journal of Medicine ·Carlos A. Morillo, José Antônio Marin‐Neto, Álvaro Avezum, Sergio Sosa‐Estáni, Anis Rassi, Fernando Rosas, Erick Villena, Roberto Quiroz, Rina Bonilla, Constança Britto, Felipe Guhl, Elsa Velázquez, Laura Cristina Bonilla Neira, Brandi Meeks, Rao Ps, Janice Pogue, Antônio José Cordeiro Mattos, Janis Lazdins, Stuart J. Connolly, Salim Yusuf Hit paper breakdown →	2015	719
3	Evaluation and Treatment of Chagas Disease in the United States JAMA ·Caryn Bern, Susan P. Montgomery, Barbara L. Herwaldt, Anis Rassi, José Antônio Marin‐Neto, Roberto Oliveira Dantas, James H. Maguire, Harry Acquatella, Carlos A. Morillo, Louis V. Kirchhoff, Robert H. Gilman, Pedro A. Reyes, Roberto Salvatella, Anne Moore Hit paper breakdown →	2007	523
4	Development and Validation of a Risk Score for Predicting Death in Chagas' Heart Disease New England Journal of Medicine ·Anis Rassi, William C. Little, Sérgio Salles Xavier, Sérgio Gabriel Rassi, A. Rassi, Gustavo Gabriel Rassi, Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher‐Moreno, Andréa Silvestre de Sousa, Maurício Scanavacca	2006	414
5	American Trypanosomiasis (Chagas Disease) Infectious Disease Clinics of North America ·(unknown), Anis Rassi, (unknown), (unknown), Júlia Abreu Rezende Hit paper breakdown →	2012	404
6	Chagas' Heart Disease Clinical Cardiology ·Anis Rassi, William C. Little	2000	223
7	Predictors of Mortality in Chronic Chagas Disease Circulation ·Anis Rassi, Sérgio Gabriel Rassi	2007	218
8	Sudden death in Chagas' disease Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia ·Anis Rassi, Sérgio Gabriel Rassi, (unknown)	2001	203
9	Identification of a Trypanosoma cruzi antigen that is shed during the acute phase of Chagas' disease Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology ·JoséL. Affranchino, Carlos Ibáñez, Alejandro O. Luquetti, Anis Rassi, Maria B. Reyes, Roberto A. Macina, Lena Åslund, Ulf Pettersson, Alberto C.C. Frasch	1989	155
10	Rationale and design of a randomized placebo-controlled trial assessing the effects of etiologic treatment in Chagas' cardiomyopathy: The BENznidazole Evaluation For Interrupting Trypanosomiasis (BENEFIT) American Heart Journal ·José Antônio Marin‐Neto, Anis Rassi, Carlos A. Morillo, Álvaro Avezum, Stuart J. Connolly, Sergio Sosa‐Estáni, Fernando Rosas, Salim Yusuf	2008	151
11	The BENEFIT trial: testing the hypothesis that trypanocidal therapy is beneficial for patients with chronic Chagas heart disease Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz ·José Antônio Marin‐Neto, Anis Rassi, Álvaro Avezum, Antônio José Cordeiro Mattos	2009	134
12	Chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy: a review of the main pathogenic mechanisms and the efficacy of aetiological treatment following the BENznidazole Evaluation for Interrupting Trypanosomiasis (BENEFIT) trial Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz ·Anis Rassi, José Antônio Marin‐Neto	2017	127
13	Chagas heart disease: pathophysiologic mechanisms, prognostic factors and risk stratification Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz ·Anis Rassi, José Antônio Marin‐Neto	2009	123
14	Deficient Regulatory T Cell Activity and Low Frequency of IL-17-Producing T Cells Correlate with the Extent of Cardiomyopathy in Human Chagas' Disease PLoS neglected tropical diseases ·Paulo Marcos da Matta Guedes, Fredy R. S. Gutierrez, Grace Kelly Silva, Renata Dellalibera-Joviliano, Gerson Jhonatan Rodrigues, Lusiane Maria Bendhack, Anis Rassi, André Schmidt, Benedito Carlos Maciel, José Antônio Marin‐Neto, João S. Silva	2012	99
15	Cardiac Involvement with Parasitic Infections Clinical Microbiology Reviews ·Alicia Hidrón, Nicholas Vogenthaler, José Ignacio Santos-Preciado, Alfonso J. Rodríguez‐Morales, Carlos Franco‐Paredes, Anis Rassi	2010	98
16	Challenges and opportunities for primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of Chagas’ disease Heart ·Anis Rassi, João Carlos Pinto Dias, José Antônio Marin‐Neto	2009	97
17	Blood culture and polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of the chronic phase of human infection with Trypanosoma cruzi Parasitology Research ·Ana Rita Coimbra Motta-Castro, Alejandro O. Luquetti, Anis Rassi, Gustavo Gabriel Rassi, Égler Chiari, L. Galv x E o	2002	71
18	Specific chemotherapy of Chagas disease: a comparison between the response in patients and experimental animals inoculated with the same strains Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ·Sônia Gumes Andrade, Anis Rassi, Juracy B. Magalhães, F. Ferriolli Filho, Alexandro O. Luquetti	1992	69
19	SPECIFIC TREATMENT FOR TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI: LACK OF EFFICACY OF ALLOPURINOL IN THE HUMAN CHRONIC PHASE OF CHAGAS DISEASE American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ·Anis Rassi, Alejandro O. Luquetti, Gustavo Gabriel Rassi, Sérgio Gabriel Rassi, Ionizete Garcia da Silva, A. Rassi	2007	55
20	Trypanosoma cruzi surface molecule gp90 downregulates invasion of gastric mucosal epithelium in orally infected mice Microbes and Infection ·Mauro Cortéz, Marcelo R. Silva, Iván Neira, Daniele da Silva Ferreira, Gisela Rodrigues da Silva Sasso, Alejandro O. Luquetti, Anis Rassi, Nobuko Yoshida	2005	51

About Anis Rassi

Anis Rassi is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Parasitology and Immunology, having authored 108 papers that have together received 6.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Trypanosoma species research and implications (93 papers), Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (25 papers), Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (24 papers), Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (7 papers), Parasites and Host Interactions (5 papers), Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (4 papers), Viral Infections and Immunology Research (4 papers) and Mosquito-borne diseases and control (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Epidemiology (6.0k citations), Parasitology (988 citations), Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (3.7k citations), Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (1.8k citations) and Insect Science (594 citations). Anis Rassi has collaborated with scholars based in Brazil, United States and Mexico. Frequent co-authors include José Antônio Marin‐Neto, Sérgio Gabriel Rassi, William C. Little, Carlos A. Morillo, Alejandro O. Luquetti, Álvaro Avezum, Júlia Abreu Rezende, Gustavo Gabriel Rassi, Antônio José Cordeiro Mattos and Sergio Sosa‐Estáni. Their work appears in journals such as American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Infection and Immunity and Parasitology Research.

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