Ben J. Marais

22.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
363 papers, 13.5k citations indexed

About

Ben J. Marais is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben J. Marais has authored 363 papers receiving a total of 13.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 287 papers in Infectious Diseases, 223 papers in Epidemiology and 140 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Ben J. Marais's work include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (265 papers), Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis (99 papers) and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (86 papers). Ben J. Marais is often cited by papers focused on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (265 papers), Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis (99 papers) and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (86 papers). Ben J. Marais collaborates with scholars based in Australia, South Africa and United States. Ben J. Marais's co-authors include H. Simon Schaaf, Nulda Beyers, Anneke C. Hesseling, Robert P. Gie, Peter R. Donald, Stephen M. Graham, Carlos M. Pérez‐Vélez, Donald A. Enarson, Robin M. Warren and Alimuddin Zumla and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Ben J. Marais

345 papers receiving 13.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Tuberculous meningitis: a uniform case definition for use in clinical research

2010 616 citations Ben J. Marais et al. profile →
The natural history of childhood intra-thoracic tuberculosis: a critical review of literature from the pre-chemotherapy era.

2004 607 citations Ben J. Marais, H. Simon Schaaf et al. PubMed profile →
A critical review of interventions to redress the inequitable distribution of healthcare professionals to rural and remote areas

2009 431 citations Ben J. Marais et al. profile →
Tuberculosis in Children

2012 359 citations Ben J. Marais et al. profile →
Advances in tuberculosis diagnostics: the Xpert MTB/RIF assay and future prospects for a point-of-care test

2013 356 citations Ben J. Marais, Nathan Kapata et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ben J. Marais

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Progress and challenges to TB elimination in New South Wales, Australia 2025 ·PubMed ·Ellen Donnan, (unknown), Elke Ulbricht, Peter Massey, Vitali Sintchenko, Ben J. Marais	0
2	Considering best practice standards for routine whole-genome sequencing for TB care and control 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Justin T. Denholm, Gèrard de Vries, Richard Anthony, Esther Robinson, Matthijs Backx, Ian F. Laurenson, Amie-Louise Seagar, (unknown), Lisa Trieu, (unknown), (unknown), Jun Yang Tay, Honghui Lin, Richard Lee, Vitali Sintchenko, Ben J. Marais, Ellen Donnan	1
3	Sustained transmission over two decades of a previously unrecognised MPT64 negative Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain in Queensland, Australia: a whole genome sequencing study 2024 ·The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific ·Arnold Bainomugisa, Sushil Pandey, (unknown), Melanie W. Syrmis, David M. Whiley, Vitali Sintchenko, Lachlan Coin, Ben J. Marais, Christopher Coulter	3
4	Is BCG vaccination of possums the solution to the Buruli ulcer epidemic in south‐eastern Australia? 2023 ·The Medical Journal of Australia ·D. O’Brien, Kim R. Blasdell, Stephen Muhi, Ben J. Marais, Bryce M. Buddle, Bridgette McNamara, Eugene Athan	7
5	Evolving role of chest radiographs for diagnosis of pediatric pulmonary tuberculosis 2023 ·Pediatric Radiology ·(unknown), (unknown), Hansel J. Otero, Ben J. Marais, Pierre Goussard, Lisa Frigati, Heather J. Zar, Savvas Andronikou	0
6	Beyond patient delay, navigating structural health system barriers to timely care and treatment in a high burden TB setting in Papua New Guinea 2023 ·Global Public Health ·(unknown), John Cowan, Martha Kupul, (unknown), Stephen M. Graham, (unknown), (unknown), Stephen Bell, (unknown), Suman Majumdar, William Pomat, Ben J. Marais, Guy B. Marks, John Kaldor, Andrew Vallely, Angela Kelly‐Hanku	5
7	Estimating the long-term effects of mass screening for latent and active tuberculosis in the Marshall Islands 2022 ·International Journal of Epidemiology ·Romain Ragonnet, (unknown), Angela Largen, (unknown), Tom Jack, (unknown), Eunyoung Ko, (unknown), Tauhid Islam, Justin T. Denholm, Ben J. Marais, Guy B. Marks, Emma S. McBryde, James M. Trauer	13
8	Harnessing new mHealth technologies to Strengthen the Management of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Vietnam (V-SMART trial): a protocol for a randomised controlled trial 2022 ·BMJ Open ·Kavindhran Velen, Viet Nhung Nguyen, Hoa Binh Nguyen, (unknown), (unknown), Dinh Hoa Vu, (unknown), Pham Duc Cuong, (unknown), Pham Huu Thuong, Ben J. Marais, James C. Johnston, Warwick J. Britton, Justin Beardsley, Joel Negin, Virginia Wiseman, Guy B. Marks, Thu Anh Nguyen, Greg J. Fox	5
9	Exploring Tuberculosis Riskscapes in a Papua New Guinean ‘Hotspot’ 2022 ·Qualitative Health Research ·(unknown), Martha Kupul, (unknown), John Cowan, Stephen M. Graham, Stephen Bell, Suman Majumdar, (unknown), William Pomat, Ben J. Marais, Guy B. Marks, Andrew Vallely, John Kaldor, Angela Kelly‐Hanku	3
10	Paradoxical lymph node reaction during treatment of scalp tuberculosis 2021 ·Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health ·(unknown), Annaleise R. Howard‐Jones, Ben J. Marais, Philip N Britton	0
11	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	50
12	Microbial Genomics as a Catalyst for Targeted Antivirulence Therapeutics 2021 ·Frontiers in Medicine ·Vitali Sintchenko, Verlaine Timms, Eby Sim, Rebecca J. Rockett, Nathan L. Bachmann, Matthew O’Sullivan, Ben J. Marais	6
13	COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA (CAP) IN CHILDREN: VALUE DRIVEN CARE INITIATIVE, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, SINGAPORE 2019 ·Respirology ·Phuong Nguyen, Dominic A. Fitzgerald, Steve Graham, Ben J. Marais, Biju Thomas, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Oon Hoe Teoh, (unknown)	1
14	Health system preparedness for emerging infectious diseases: A synthesis of the literature 2019 ·Global Public Health ·Anna Palagyi, Ben J. Marais, Ṣẹ̀yẹ Abímbọ́lá, Stephanie M. Topp, Emma S. McBryde, Joel Negin	50
15	A complete high-quality MinION nanopore assembly of an extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing lineage strain identifies novel variation in repetitive PE/PPE gene regions 2018 ·Microbial Genomics ·Arnold Bainomugisa, Tânia Duarte, Evelyn Lavu, Sushil Pandey, Chris Coulter, Ben J. Marais, Lachlan Coin	45
16	Surgery in nontuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary disease 2018 ·Breathe ·(unknown), Dominic A. Fitzgerald, Jonathan Karpelowsky, Hiran Selvadurai, (unknown), Paul D. Robinson, Ben J. Marais	14
17	Tuberculosis among older adults in Zambia: burden and characteristics among a neglected group 2017 ·BMC Public Health ·(unknown), Pascalina Chanda‐Kapata, Ben J. Marais, Nathan Kapata, Alimuddin Zumla, Joel Negin	12
18	Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Patients for Whom First-Line Treatment Failed, Mongolia, 2010–2011 2015 ·Emerging infectious diseases ·Claudia C. Dobler, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ben J. Marais	16
19	BCG vaccination in South African HIV-exposed infants--risks and benefits. 2009 ·PubMed ·Anneke C. Hesseling, Judy Caldwell, Mark F. Cotton, Brian Eley, Heather B. Jaspan, Karen Jennings, Ben J. Marais, James Nuttall, Helena Rabie, Paul Roux, H. Simon Schaaf	25
20	Maintaining infants and children on highly active antiretroviral therapy 2006 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Helena Rabie, Ben J. Marais, Mark F. Cotton	2

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