Desirée Witte

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Desirée Witte is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Desirée Witte has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Infectious Diseases, 5 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 5 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Desirée Witte's work include Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (9 papers), Viral Infections and Immunology Research (5 papers) and Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology (4 papers). Desirée Witte is often cited by papers focused on Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (9 papers), Viral Infections and Immunology Research (5 papers) and Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology (4 papers). Desirée Witte collaborates with scholars based in Malawi, United Kingdom and United States. Desirée Witte's co-authors include Nigel A. Cunliffe, Bagrey Ngwira, Kathleen M. Neuzil, A. Duncan Steele, John C. Victor, Shabir A. Madhi, Cheryl Louw, Mari Kirsten, Htay Htay Han and Brigitte Cheuvart and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Journal of Infectious Diseases and The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Desirée Witte

12 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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Effect of Human Rotavirus Vaccine on Severe Diarrhea in African Infants

2010 693 citations Shabir A. Madhi, Nigel A. Cunliffe et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Desirée Witte Malawi	9	939	525	492	245	121	13	1.1k
Silvia Damaso Belgium	13	1.2k 1.3×	718 1.4×	627 1.3×	297 1.2×	113 0.9×	24	1.4k
Eleanor Burnett United States	14	848 0.9×	357 0.7×	405 0.8×	272 1.1×	134 1.1×	40	956
Béatrice De Vos Belgium	17	1.3k 1.4×	800 1.5×	681 1.4×	344 1.4×	97 0.8×	22	1.4k
Jazmin Duque United States	11	1.5k 1.5×	788 1.5×	550 1.1×	537 2.2×	120 1.0×	17	1.7k
Jaana Joensuu Finland	13	664 0.7×	344 0.7×	200 0.4×	248 1.0×	34 0.3×	20	1.0k
Juan Carlos Tejedor Torres Spain	16	650 0.7×	384 0.7×	334 0.7×	167 0.7×	90 0.7×	30	1.1k
Michael J. Dallas United States	21	1.5k 1.6×	909 1.7×	782 1.6×	391 1.6×	142 1.2×	29	2.0k
Mapaseka Seheri South Africa	22	1.3k 1.4×	793 1.5×	587 1.2×	591 2.4×	42 0.3×	68	1.3k
Daniel E. Velásquez United States	12	488 0.5×	238 0.5×	217 0.4×	146 0.6×	37 0.3×	17	569
Femi Pitan United Kingdom	7	563 0.6×	275 0.5×	263 0.5×	173 0.7×	54 0.4×	9	624

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Desirée Witte

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Armah, George, Nigel A. Cunliffe, Caroline Cleopatra Chisenga, et al.. (2025). Safety, immunogenicity, and relative efficacy of a parenteral trivalent rotavirus subunit vaccine candidate (TV P2-VP8) in healthy Ghanaian, Malawian, and Zambian infants. Vaccine. 70. 128019–128019.

Witte, Desirée, Amanda Handley, Khuzwayo C. Jere, et al.. (2022). Neonatal rotavirus vaccine (RV3-BB) immunogenicity and safety in a neonatal and infant administration schedule in Malawi: a randomised, double-blind, four-arm parallel group dose-ranging study. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 22(5). 668–678. 15 indexed citations

Witte, Desirée, Amanda Handley, Khuzwayo C. Jere, et al.. (2021). Neonatal Rotavirus Vaccine (RV3-BB) Immunogenicity and Safety in a Neonatal and Infant Administration Schedule in Malawi: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Four-Arm Parallel Group Dose-Ranging Study. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

Witte, Desirée, Nigel A. Cunliffe, Ann Turner, et al.. (2018). Safety and Immunogenicity of Seven Dosing Regimens of the Candidate RTS,S/AS01E Malaria Vaccine Integrated Within an Expanded Program on Immunization Regimen. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 37(5). 483–491. 7 indexed citations

Fowlkes, Ashley, Desirée Witte, Judy A. Beeler, et al.. (2016). Supplemental measles vaccine antibody response among HIV-infected and -uninfected children in Malawi after 1- and 2-dose primary measles vaccination schedules. Vaccine. 34(12). 1459–1464. 4 indexed citations

Turner, Ann, et al.. (2013). Surveillance of rotavirus gastro-enteritis in children in Blantyre, Malawi. Paediatrics and International Child Health. 33(1). 42–45. 8 indexed citations

Molyneux, Elizabeth, Don P. Mathanga, Desirée Witte, & Malcolm E. Molyneux. (2012). Practical issues in relation to clinical trials in children in low-income countries: experience from the front line. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 97(9). 848–851. 10 indexed citations

Steele, A. Duncan, Kathleen M. Neuzil, Nigel A. Cunliffe, et al.. (2012). Human rotavirus vaccine Rotarix™ provides protection against diverse circulating rotavirus strains in African infants: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Infectious Diseases. 12(1). 213–213. 114 indexed citations

Cunliffe, Nigel A., Desirée Witte, Bagrey Ngwira, et al.. (2012). Efficacy of human rotavirus vaccine against severe gastroenteritis in Malawian children in the first two years of life: A randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled trial. Vaccine. 30. A36–A43. 113 indexed citations

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Nakagomi, Toyoko, Osamu Nakagomi, Winifred Dove, et al.. (2012). Molecular characterization of rotavirus strains detected during a clinical trial of a human rotavirus vaccine in Blantyre, Malawi. Vaccine. 30. A140–A151. 15 indexed citations

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Fowlkes, Ashley, Desirée Witte, Judy A. Beeler, et al.. (2011). Persistence of Vaccine-Induced Measles Antibody Beyond Age 12 Months: A Comparison of Response to One and Two Doses of Edmonston-Zagreb Measles Vaccine Among HIV-Infected and Uninfected Children in Malawi. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 204(suppl_1). S149–S157. 18 indexed citations

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Madhi, Shabir A., Nigel A. Cunliffe, A. Duncan Steele, et al.. (2010). Effect of Human Rotavirus Vaccine on Severe Diarrhea in African Infants. New England Journal of Medicine. 362(4). 289–298. 693 indexed citations breakdown →

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Helfand, Rita F., Desirée Witte, Ashley Fowlkes, et al.. (2008). Evaluation of the Immune Response to a 2‐Dose Measles Vaccination Schedule Administered at 6 and 9 Months of Age to HIV‐Infected and HIV‐Uninfected Children in Malawi. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 198(10). 1457–1465. 52 indexed citations

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