Dirk Engels

12.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
84 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

Dirk Engels is a scholar working on Parasitology, Ecology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Dirk Engels has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Parasitology, 31 papers in Ecology and 24 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Dirk Engels's work include Parasites and Host Interactions (69 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (31 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (24 papers). Dirk Engels is often cited by papers focused on Parasites and Host Interactions (69 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (31 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (24 papers). Dirk Engels collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and United Kingdom. Dirk Engels's co-authors include Lorenzo Savioli, Antonio Montresor, Lester Chitsulo, Lorenzo Savioli, Peter J. Hotez, Sake J. de Vlas, Nilanthi R. de Silva, Simon J. Brooker, Marco Albonico and Simon Brooker and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Dirk Engels

82 papers receiving 8.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The global status of schistosomiasis and its control

2000 1.1k citations Dirk Engels, Antonio Montresor et al. Acta Tropica profile →
Soil-transmitted helminth infections: updating the global picture

2003 872 citations Nilanthi R. de Silva, Simon J. Brooker et al. Trends in Parasitology profile →
Quantification of clinical morbidity associated with schistosome infection in sub-Saharan Africa

2003 741 citations Marieke J. van der Werf, Sake J. de Vlas et al. Acta Tropica profile →

Peers

Dirk Engels

PARAS

ECOLO

PPCH

PHEOH

Antonio Montresor Switzerland

Lorenzo Savioli Switzerland

Marco Albonico Italy

Alan Fenwick United Kingdom

John H. Ouma Kenya

Eliézer K. N’Goran Ivory Coast

Katja Polman Belgium

Charles H. King United States

B. Gryseels Netherlands

Narcis B. Kabatereine Uganda

Antonio Montresor Switzerland

Dirk Engels

6.7k ×1.0

PARAS

3.6k ×0.9

ECOLO

2.5k ×1.0

PPCH

2.1k ×1.0

1.2k ×0.7

PHEOH

Citations per year, relative to Dirk Engels Dirk Engels (= 1×) peers Antonio Montresor

Countries citing papers authored by Dirk Engels

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dirk Engels

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dirk Engels

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Dirk Engels. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Dirk Engels based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Dirk Engels. Dirk Engels is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Lv, Shan, Duoquan Wang, Wei Ding, et al.. (2022). Strengthening capacity-building in malaria and schistosomiasis control under China-Africa cooperation: Assessing a case study of Burkina Faso. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1. 100009–100009. 4 indexed citations

Engels, Dirk, et al.. (2021). Time to Integrate Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases Control and Elimination. China CDC Weekly. 3(17). 372–374. 3 indexed citations

Engels, Dirk & Xiao‐Nong Zhou. (2020). Neglected tropical diseases: an effective global response to local poverty-related disease priorities. Infectious Diseases of Poverty. 9(1). 10–10. 187 indexed citations

Qian, Men‐Bao, Ning Xiao, Shi‐Zhu Li, et al.. (2020). Control of taeniasis and cysticercosis in China. Advances in Parasitology. 110. 289–317. 9 indexed citations

Bangert, Mathieu, David Molyneux, Steve W. Lindsay, Christopher Fitzpatrick, & Dirk Engels. (2017). The cross-cutting contribution of the end of neglected tropical diseases to the sustainable development goals. Infectious Diseases of Poverty. 6(1). 73–73. 131 indexed citations

Levecke, Bruno, Antonio Montresor, Marco Albonico, et al.. (2014). Assessment of Anthelmintic Efficacy of Mebendazole in School Children in Six Countries Where Soil-Transmitted Helminths Are Endemic. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 8(10). e3204–e3204. 81 indexed citations

Montresor, Antonio, Albis Francesco Gabrielli, Aya Yajima, et al.. (2013). Markov model to forecast the change in prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths during a control programme: a case study in Vietnam. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 107(5). 313–318. 16 indexed citations

Hotez, Peter J., Dirk Engels, Alan Fenwick, & Lorenzo Savioli. (2010). Africa is desperate for praziquantel. The Lancet. 376(9740). 496–498. 50 indexed citations

Doenhoff, Michael J., Paul Hagan, Donato Cioli, et al.. (2009). Praziquantel: its use in control of schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa and current research needs. Parasitology. 136(13). 1825–1835. 167 indexed citations

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Montresor, Antonio, Albis Francesco Gabrielli, A. Diarra, & Dirk Engels. (2009). Estimation of the cost of large-scale school deworming programmes with benzimidazoles. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 104(2). 129–132. 29 indexed citations

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Willingham, Arve Lee & Dirk Engels. (2006). Control of Taenia solium Cysticercosis/Taeniosis. Advances in Parasitology. 61. 509–566. 62 indexed citations

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Silva, Nilanthi R. de, Simon J. Brooker, Peter J. Hotez, et al.. (2003). Soil-transmitted helminth infections: updating the global picture. Trends in Parasitology. 19(12). 547–551. 872 indexed citations breakdown →

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Werf, Marieke J. van der, Sake J. de Vlas, Simon Brooker, et al.. (2003). Quantification of clinical morbidity associated with schistosome infection in sub-Saharan Africa. Acta Tropica. 86(2-3). 125–139. 741 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sow, S., Sake J. de Vlas, Dirk Engels, & B. Gryseels. (2002). Water-related disease patterns before and after the construction of the Diama dam in northern Senegal. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 96(6). 575–586. 57 indexed citations

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Savioli, Lorenzo, Sally K. Stansfield, Donald A. P. Bundy, et al.. (2002). Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections: forging control efforts. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 96(6). 577–579. 112 indexed citations

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Ambrosino, G, et al.. (2000). FLEXIBLE MOBILITY SOLUTIONS IN EUROPE THROUGH COOPERATION BETWEEN OPERATORS, IT SUPPLIERS AND AUTHORITIES. 4 indexed citations

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Polman, Katja, et al.. (2000). Specificity of circulating antigen detection for schistosomiasis mansoni in Senegal and Burundi. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 5(8). 534–537. 57 indexed citations

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Vlas, Sake J. de, Dirk Engels, Ana Lúcia Teles Rabello, et al.. (1997). Validation of a chart to estimate true Schistosoma mansoni prevalences from simple egg counts. Parasitology. 114(2). 113–121. 54 indexed citations

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Engels, Dirk, et al.. (1996). Comparison of the direct faecal smear and two thick smear techniques for the diagnosis of intestinal parasitic infections. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 90(5). 523–525. 25 indexed citations

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Engels, Dirk, et al.. (1990). Les cancers digestifs au Burundi. Premiers résultats d'une enquête menée à Bujumbura. 37(10). 552–561. 12 indexed citations

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