Charles R. Newton

131.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
524 papers, 24.3k citations indexed

About

Charles R. Newton is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Psychiatry and Mental health and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles R. Newton has authored 524 papers receiving a total of 24.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 180 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 155 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 154 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Charles R. Newton's work include Epilepsy research and treatment (128 papers), Malaria Research and Control (121 papers) and Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (94 papers). Charles R. Newton is often cited by papers focused on Epilepsy research and treatment (128 papers), Malaria Research and Control (121 papers) and Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (94 papers). Charles R. Newton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Kenya and Netherlands. Charles R. Newton's co-authors include Kevin Marsh, Anthony Ngugi, Amina Abubakar, Josemir W. Sander, Richard Idro, Alexander F. Markham, Norbert Peshu, Christian Bottomley, Immo Kleinschmidt and Noor Kalsheker and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Charles R. Newton

501 papers receiving 23.3k 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.

Analysis of any point mutation in DNA. The amplification refractory mutation system (ARMS)

1989 2.0k citations Charles R. Newton et al. profile →
Estimation of the burden of active and life‐time epilepsy: A meta‐analytic approach

2010 1.0k citations Anthony Ngugi, Josemir W. Sander et al. Epilepsia profile →
Indicators of Life-Threatening Malaria in African Children

1995 798 citations Kevin Marsh, Charles R. Newton et al. profile →
Long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes after intrauterine and neonatal insults: a systematic review

2012 635 citations Charles R. Newton et al. The Lancet profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Charles R. Newton United Kingdom	79	7.1k	6.9k	5.9k	2.9k	2.6k	524	24.3k
Igor Rudan United Kingdom	77	3.2k 0.5×	6.7k 1.0×	1.4k 0.2×	3.9k 1.4×	2.9k 1.1×	344	33.6k
Kim F. Michaelsen Denmark	78	6.9k 1.0×	5.4k 0.8×	2.9k 0.5×	4.0k 1.4×	923 0.4×	536	26.9k
Mads Melbye Denmark	84	2.7k 0.4×	3.1k 0.5×	911 0.2×	2.7k 0.9×	2.2k 0.8×	535	24.1k
Andrew M. Prentice United Kingdom	73	6.8k 1.0×	4.5k 0.7×	938 0.2×	2.3k 0.8×	701 0.3×	404	23.1k
Simon Cousens United Kingdom	87	7.6k 1.1×	21.9k 3.2×	1.3k 0.2×	6.0k 2.1×	3.4k 1.3×	297	46.1k
Lisa Sullivan United States	96	4.4k 0.6×	2.6k 0.4×	2.4k 0.4×	4.0k 1.4×	1.5k 0.6×	393	35.1k
A. E. Ades United Kingdom	69	2.1k 0.3×	1.3k 0.2×	1.5k 0.3×	1.5k 0.5×	2.8k 1.1×	282	29.6k
Claudio Franceschi Italy	110	3.6k 0.5×	3.1k 0.4×	1.3k 0.2×	23.8k 8.3×	2.6k 1.0×	816	62.5k
Pierre‐Marie Preux France	54	915 0.1×	2.2k 0.3×	3.4k 0.6×	911 0.3×	1.2k 0.4×	512	13.3k
Yehuda Shoenfeld Israel	115	2.6k 0.4×	679 0.1×	1.7k 0.3×	8.2k 2.9×	5.5k 2.1×	1.6k	63.1k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Tanhehco, Yvette C., Suzanne R. Thibodeaux, Patricia A. Shi, et al.. (2025). Challenges and limitations of mobilization and stem cell collection for gene therapy of sickle cell disease. Blood Advances. 9(24). 6524–6533.

Asiamah, Sabina, et al.. (2024). Understanding the lived experiences of people living with epilepsy: Oral history assessment in the Shai Osudoku and Ningo Prampram districts, Ghana. Epilepsy & Behavior. 163. 110211–110211.

Kipper, Karin, et al.. (2024). The association of polytherapy and psychiatric comorbidity in epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior. 163. 110215–110215. 2 indexed citations

Pance, Alena, Lynette Isabella Ochola‐Oyier, Symon M. Kariuki, et al.. (2024). The mRNA content of plasma extracellular vesicles provides a window into molecular processes in the brain during cerebral malaria. Science Advances. 10(33). eadl2256–eadl2256. 6 indexed citations

Kariuki, Symon M., Amina Abubakar, Christopher Nyundo, et al.. (2021). Neurological impairment and disability in children in rural Kenya. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 64(3). 347–356. 10 indexed citations

Fekadu, Abebaw, et al.. (2021). Comorbid mental disorders and quality of life of people with epilepsy attending primary health care clinics in rural Ethiopia. PLoS ONE. 16(1). e0238137–e0238137. 11 indexed citations

Obiero, Christina W., Neema Mturi, Salim Mwarumba, et al.. (2020). Clinical features to distinguish meningitis among young infants at a rural Kenyan hospital. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 106(2). 130–136. 10 indexed citations

Bunning, Karen, et al.. (2020). Empowering self-help groups for caregivers of children with disabilities in Kilifi, Kenya: Impacts and their underlying mechanisms. PLoS ONE. 15(3). e0229851–e0229851. 25 indexed citations

Mgaya, Josephine, Augustine Massawe, Charles R. Newton, et al.. (2015). Newborn screening for hemoglobinopathies at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam – Tanzania. 12(1). 948–955. 4 indexed citations

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Cox, Sharon E., Julie Makani, Edward Kija, et al.. (2014). Haptoglobin, alpha‐thalassaemia and glucose‐6‐phosphate dehydrogenase polymorphisms and risk of abnormal transcranial Doppler among patients with sickle cell anaemia in Tanzania. British Journal of Haematology. 165(5). 699–706. 46 indexed citations

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Marin, Benôıt, et al.. (2014). Epidemiology, causes, and treatment of epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa. The Lancet Neurology. 13(10). 1029–1044. 213 indexed citations

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Ibinda, Fredrick, Ryan G. Wagner, Melanie Bertram, et al.. (2014). Burden of epilepsy in rural Kenya measured in disability‐adjusted life years. Epilepsia. 55(10). 1626–1633. 19 indexed citations

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Bunning, Karen, et al.. (2013). Survey of rehabilitation support for children 0–15 years in a rural part of Kenya. Disability and Rehabilitation. 36(12). 1033–1041. 23 indexed citations

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Abubakar, Amina, Anneloes L. van Baar, Ronald Fischer, et al.. (2013). Ethnotheories on sub-optimal child development at the Kenyan coast : maternal and paternal perspectives. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University). 2 indexed citations

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Newton, Charles R. & Hector H. García. (2012). Epilepsy in poor regions of the world. The Lancet. 380(9848). 1193–1201. 332 indexed citations

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Gwer, Samson, et al.. (2012). Continuous EEG monitoring in Kenyan children with non-traumatic coma. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 97(4). 343–349. 34 indexed citations

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Moore, Kevin J., V. Mung’ala‐Odera, Charles R. Newton, & Sally Hartley. (2010). Caring for children with disabilities in Kilifi, Kenya: what is the carer's experience?. Child Care Health and Development. 37(2). 175–183. 104 indexed citations

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Warimwe, George M., Thomas Keane, Greg Fegan, et al.. (2009). Plasmodium falciparum var gene expression is modified by host immunity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(51). 21801–21806. 107 indexed citations

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Taylor, Terrie E., Christopher Olola, Clarissa Valim, et al.. (2006). Standardized data collection for multi-center clinical studies of severe malaria in African children: establishing the SMAC network. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 100(7). 615–622. 66 indexed citations

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Kokwaro, Gilbert, et al.. (2005). Chloramphenicol Pharmacokinetics in African Children with Severe Malaria. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. 52(4). 239–243. 5 indexed citations

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