John Lusingu

10.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
117 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

John Lusingu is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Immunology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, John Lusingu has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 25 papers in Immunology and 21 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in John Lusingu's work include Malaria Research and Control (79 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (47 papers) and Complement system in diseases (21 papers). John Lusingu is often cited by papers focused on Malaria Research and Control (79 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (47 papers) and Complement system in diseases (21 papers). John Lusingu collaborates with scholars based in Tanzania, Denmark and United Kingdom. John Lusingu's co-authors include Thor G. Theander, Thomas Lavstsen, Pamela Magistrado, Louise Turner, Bruno P. Mmbando, Christian W. Wang, Martha M. Lemnge, Morten A. Nielsen, Jakob S. Jespersen and Daniel T. R. Minja and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

John Lusingu

111 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Severe malaria is associated with parasite binding to endothelial protein C receptor

2013 412 citations Louise Turner, Thomas Lavstsen et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John Lusingu Tanzania	36	3.4k	1.3k	539	496	415	117	4.3k
Kassoum Kayentao Mali	33	3.3k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	601 1.1×	832 1.7×	374 0.9×	103	4.5k
Sodiomon B. Sirima Burkina Faso	37	3.3k 1.0×	721 0.6×	751 1.4×	686 1.4×	461 1.1×	160	4.4k
Ya Ping Shi United States	33	2.3k 0.7×	720 0.6×	643 1.2×	536 1.1×	287 0.7×	86	3.2k
Kalifa Bojang Gambia	37	3.3k 1.0×	914 0.7×	576 1.1×	614 1.2×	605 1.5×	83	4.6k
Tabitha Mwangi Kenya	32	2.6k 0.8×	877 0.7×	671 1.2×	343 0.7×	256 0.6×	48	3.5k
Alfredo Mayor Spain	35	2.4k 0.7×	628 0.5×	549 1.0×	524 1.1×	398 1.0×	122	3.2k
Diane Wallace Taylor United States	33	3.0k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	817 1.5×	357 0.7×	247 0.6×	111	3.9k
Carlota Dobaño Spain	31	2.5k 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	554 1.0×	308 0.6×	579 1.4×	141	3.8k
Bryan Greenhouse United States	45	4.2k 1.3×	804 0.6×	878 1.6×	449 0.9×	822 2.0×	154	5.4k
Philip Bejon United Kingdom	44	3.7k 1.1×	1.5k 1.2×	687 1.3×	345 0.7×	814 2.0×	159	6.3k

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Minja, Daniel T. R., John Lusingu, Ib Christian Bygbjerg, et al.. (2025). Geophagia in pregnancy and its association with nutritional status - A prospective cohort study in rural north-eastern Tanzania. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 22(1). 27–27. 1 indexed citations

Malabeja, Anangisye, Vito Baraka, Michael Alifrangis, et al.. (2025). Changing Plasmodium falciparum malaria prevalence in two villages of northeastern Tanzania between 2003 and 2021 in relation to vectors, interventions and climatic factors. Malaria Journal. 24(1). 68–68. 1 indexed citations

Marwa, Karol J., Manase Kilonzi, Vito Baraka, et al.. (2025). Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum plasmepsin2/3 gene duplication in Africa and Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Malaria Journal. 24(1). 266–266.

Chercos, Daniel Haile, Solomon Tsebeni Wafula, John Lusingu, et al.. (2024). Epidemiology and multiple colonization of gastrointestinal pathogens in rural Tanzanian children with and without diarrhea: A case-control study. PLoS ONE. 19(6). e0305469–e0305469. 1 indexed citations

Schmiegelow, Christentze, Birgitte Nielsen, Line Hjort, et al.. (2024). Anaemia in the first trimester and poor physiological plasma expansion during pregnancy negatively impact foetal weight and newborn anthropometrics: An observational cohort study in Tanzania. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 29(3). 243–255.

Lusingu, John, et al.. (2024). Ferric carboxymaltose: a potential game changer. The Lancet Global Health. 12(12). e1921–e1922.

Hjort, Line, Nicolai J. Wewer Albrechtsen, Daniel T. R. Minja, et al.. (2023). Cord Blood FGF-21 and GDF-15 Levels Are Affected by Maternal Exposure to Moderate to Severe Anemia and Malaria. Journal of the Endocrine Society. 7(10). bvad120–bvad120. 2 indexed citations

Baraka, Vito, Filbert Francis, Samwel Gesase, et al.. (2020). Effectiveness and safety of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria using either dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine or artesunate-amodiaquine in reducing malaria related morbidities and improving cognitive ability in school-aged children in Tanzania: A study protocol for a controlled randomised trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 17. 100546–100546. 6 indexed citations

Hjort, Line, Daniel T. R. Minja, Omari Abdul Msemo, et al.. (2019). FOETAL for NCD—FOetal Exposure and Epidemiological Transitions: the role of Anaemia in early Life for Non-Communicable Diseases in later life: a prospective preconception study in rural Tanzania. BMJ Open. 9(5). e024861–e024861. 13 indexed citations

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Ngasala, Billy, et al.. (2017). Profile of C-reactive protein, white cells and neutrophil populations in febrile children from rural north-eastern Tanzania. Pan African Medical Journal. 26. 51–51. 10 indexed citations

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Berger, Sanne Schou, Louise Turner, Christian W. Wang, et al.. (2013). Plasmodium falciparum Expressing Domain Cassette 5 Type PfEMP1 (DC5-PfEMP1) Bind PECAM1. PLoS ONE. 8(7). e69117–e69117. 29 indexed citations

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Boström, Stéphanie, Samad Ibitokou, Mayke Oesterholt, et al.. (2012). Biomarkers of Plasmodium falciparum Infection during Pregnancy in Women Living in Northeastern Tanzania. PLoS ONE. 7(11). e48763–e48763. 30 indexed citations

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Thomsen, Thomas T., Deus S. Ishengoma, Bruno P. Mmbando, et al.. (2011). Prevalence of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Plasmodium falciparum Multidrug Resistance Gene (Pfmdr-1) in Korogwe District in Tanzania Before and After Introduction of Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 85(6). 979–983. 32 indexed citations

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Nyika, Aceme, Roma Chilengi, Deus S. Ishengoma, et al.. (2010). Engaging diverse communities participating in clinical trials: case examples from across Africa. Malaria Journal. 9(1). 86–86. 38 indexed citations

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Turner, Louise, John Lusingu, Lasse S. Vestergaard, et al.. (2009). Sequential, Ordered Acquisition of Antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum Erythrocyte Membrane Protein 1 Domains. The Journal of Immunology. 183(5). 3356–3363. 92 indexed citations

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Sander, Adam F., Ali Salanti, Thomas Lavstsen, et al.. (2009). Multiple var2csa-Type PfEMP1 Genes Located at Different Chromosomal Loci Occur in Many Plasmodium falciparum Isolates. PLoS ONE. 4(8). e6667–e6667. 53 indexed citations

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Joergensen, Louise, Lasse S. Vestergaard, Louise Turner, et al.. (2007). 3D7-Derived Plasmodium falciparum Erythrocyte Membrane Protein 1 Is a Frequent Target of Naturally Acquired Antibodies Recognizing Protein Domains in a Particular Pattern Independent of Malaria Transmission Intensity. The Journal of Immunology. 178(1). 428–435. 18 indexed citations

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Enevold, Anders, Michael Alifrangis, Juan José Martínez Sánchez, et al.. (2007). Associations between α⁺‐Thalassemia andPlasmodium falciparumMalarial Infection in Northeastern Tanzania. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 196(3). 451–459. 40 indexed citations

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Drakeley, Chris, Patrick H. Corran, P. G. Coleman, et al.. (2005). Estimating medium- and long-term trends in malaria transmission by using serological markers of malaria exposure. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(14). 5108–5113. 386 indexed citations

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Lusingu, John, Lasse S Vestergaard, Bruno P. Mmbando, et al.. (2004). Malaria morbidity and immunity among residents of villages with different Plasmodium falciparum transmission intensity in North-Eastern Tanzania.. Malaria Journal. 3(1). 26–26. 63 indexed citations

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