Benoît Witkowski

8.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
79 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Benoît Witkowski is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Benoît Witkowski has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 20 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics and 14 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Benoît Witkowski's work include Malaria Research and Control (75 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (37 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (20 papers). Benoît Witkowski is often cited by papers focused on Malaria Research and Control (75 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (37 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (20 papers). Benoît Witkowski collaborates with scholars based in Cambodia, France and United States. Benoît Witkowski's co-authors include Didier Ménard, Françoise Benoit‐Vical, Nimol Khim, Antoine Berry, Odile Mercereau‐Puijalon, Saorin Kim, Rick M. Fairhurst, Valentine Duru, Chanaki Amaratunga and Pheaktra Chim and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Benoît Witkowski

76 papers receiving 3.0k citations

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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.

K13-propeller mutations confer artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum clinical isolates

2014 473 citations Judith Straimer, Nina F. Gnädig et al. Science profile →
Novel phenotypic assays for the detection of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Cambodia: in-vitro and ex-vivo drug-response studies

2013 406 citations Benoît Witkowski, Chanaki Amaratunga et al. The Lancet Infectious Diseases profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Benoît Witkowski Cambodia	24	2.7k	1.0k	463	396	363	79	3.0k
Chanaki Amaratunga United States	23	2.6k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	471 1.0×	340 0.9×	348 1.0×	47	2.9k
Aung Pyae Phyo Thailand	29	2.9k 1.1×	905 0.9×	517 1.1×	323 0.8×	402 1.1×	63	3.4k
Nimol Khim Cambodia	26	3.0k 1.1×	1.0k 1.0×	522 1.1×	400 1.0×	270 0.7×	61	3.2k
Pharath Lim Cambodia	24	2.9k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	510 1.1×	364 0.9×	291 0.8×	47	3.2k
Charles J. Woodrow United Kingdom	26	2.2k 0.8×	632 0.6×	383 0.8×	307 0.8×	410 1.1×	66	2.8k
Thierry Fandeur France	28	2.1k 0.8×	591 0.6×	417 0.9×	297 0.8×	227 0.6×	54	2.5k
Steffen Borrmann Germany	30	2.0k 0.8×	457 0.4×	630 1.4×	273 0.7×	609 1.7×	93	3.0k
Michael Alifrangis Denmark	37	3.1k 1.2×	492 0.5×	668 1.4×	383 1.0×	336 0.9×	156	3.9k
Chea Nguon Cambodia	29	2.4k 0.9×	452 0.4×	366 0.8×	236 0.6×	379 1.0×	56	2.9k
Harald Noedl Austria	28	2.0k 0.7×	546 0.5×	411 0.9×	188 0.5×	298 0.8×	89	2.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benoît Witkowski

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Eng, Virak, Nimol Khim, Claude Flamand, et al.. (2025). 14 days of high-dose versus low-dose primaquine treatment in patients with Plasmodium vivax infection in Cambodia: a randomised, single-centre, open-label efficacy study. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 25(8). 884–895.

Khim, Nimol, Dysoley Lek, Rhea J. Longley, et al.. (2025). Evaluating the technical feasibility of serological testing and treatment for Plasmodium vivax in mobile at-risk of malaria Cambodian populations. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 56. 101518–101518.

Souris, Marc, Saorin Kim, Thomas Obadia, et al.. (2024). Comparing malaria risk exposure in rural Cambodia population using GPS tracking and questionnaires. Malaria Journal. 23(1). 75–75. 2 indexed citations

Nguon, Chea, Céline Christiansen-Jucht, Sophy Chy, et al.. (2024). Intermittent preventive treatment for forest goers by forest malaria workers: an observational study on a key intervention for malaria elimination in Cambodia. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 47. 101093–101093. 7 indexed citations

Hancox, Lisa S., Amélie Vantaux, Benoît Witkowski, et al.. (2022). Cryopreservation of Plasmodium Sporozoites. Pathogens. 11(12). 1487–1487. 2 indexed citations

Vantaux, Amélie, Steven P. Maher, Aaron R. Jex, et al.. (2022). Single-cell RNA sequencing of Plasmodium vivax sporozoites reveals stage- and species-specific transcriptomic signatures. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 16(8). e0010633–e0010633. 12 indexed citations

Maher, Steven P., Amélie Vantaux, Benoît Witkowski, et al.. (2022). Alkyne modified purines for assessment of activation of Plasmodium vivax hypnozoites and growth of pre-erythrocytic and erythrocytic stages in Plasmodium spp.. International Journal for Parasitology. 52(11). 733–744. 3 indexed citations

Halby, Ludovic, Corentin Bon, Aurélie Claës, et al.. (2021). Procainamide–SAHA Fused Inhibitors of hHDAC6 Tackle Multidrug-Resistant Malaria Parasites. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 64(14). 10403–10417. 14 indexed citations

Amanzougaghene, Nadia, Jean‐François Franetich, Amélie Vantaux, et al.. (2021). Artemisinin-independent inhibitory activity of Artemisia sp. infusions against different Plasmodium stages including relapse-causing hypnozoites. Life Science Alliance. 5(3). e202101237–e202101237. 16 indexed citations

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Vantaux, Amélie, Michelle M. Riehle, Sophy Chy, et al.. (2021). Anopheles ecology, genetics and malaria transmission in northern Cambodia. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 6458–6458. 35 indexed citations

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Souris, Marc, Amélie Vantaux, Sergé Morand, et al.. (2020). Studying Land Cover Changes in a Malaria-Endemic Cambodian District: Considerations and Constraints. Remote Sensing. 12(18). 2972–2972. 10 indexed citations

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Incardona, Sandra, David Bell, Ana Campillo, et al.. (2020). Keep the quality high: the benefits of lot testing for the quality control of malaria rapid diagnostic tests. Malaria Journal. 19(1). 247–247. 5 indexed citations

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Musset, L., Stéphane Pelleau, Yannick Estevez, et al.. (2015). Use of Plasmodium falciparum culture-adapted field isolates for in vitro exflagellation-blocking assay. Malaria Journal. 14(1). 234–234. 9 indexed citations

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Straimer, Judith, Nina F. Gnädig, Benoît Witkowski, et al.. (2014). K13-propeller mutations confer artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum clinical isolates. Science. 347(6220). 428–431. 473 indexed citations breakdown →

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Khim, Nimol, Benoît Witkowski, Valentine Duru, et al.. (2014). La résistance deP. falciparumà l’artémisinine. médecine/sciences. 30(8-9). 727–729. 1 indexed citations

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Bouillon, Anthony, David Giganti, Olivier Gorgette, et al.. (2013). In Silico Screening on the Three-dimensional Model of the Plasmodium vivax SUB1 Protease Leads to the Validation of a Novel Anti-parasite Compound. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(25). 18561–18573. 22 indexed citations

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Witkowski, Benoît, Chanaki Amaratunga, Nimol Khim, et al.. (2013). Novel phenotypic assays for the detection of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Cambodia: in-vitro and ex-vivo drug-response studies. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 13(12). 1043–1049. 406 indexed citations breakdown →

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Andriantsoanirina, Valérie, Nimol Khim, Arsène Ratsimbasoa, et al.. (2012). Plasmodium falciparum Na+/H+ Exchanger (pfnhe-1) Genetic Polymorphism in Indian Ocean Malaria-Endemic Areas. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 88(1). 37–42. 6 indexed citations

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Witkowski, Benoît, Joël Lelièvre, María José López Barragán, et al.. (2010). Increased Tolerance to Artemisinin in Plasmodium falciparum Is Mediated by a Quiescence Mechanism. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 54(5). 1872–1877. 234 indexed citations

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Iriart, Xavier, Benoît Witkowski, Jean Tkaczuk, et al.. (2010). Cellular and cytokine changes in the alveolar environment among immunocompromised patients duringPneumocystis jiroveciiinfection. Medical Mycology. 48(8). 1075–1087. 25 indexed citations

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