Léon Tshilolo

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Léon Tshilolo is a scholar working on Genetics, Hematology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Léon Tshilolo has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Genetics, 47 papers in Hematology and 11 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Léon Tshilolo's work include Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (50 papers), Iron Metabolism and Disorders (41 papers) and Blood groups and transfusion (10 papers). Léon Tshilolo is often cited by papers focused on Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (50 papers), Iron Metabolism and Disorders (41 papers) and Blood groups and transfusion (10 papers). Léon Tshilolo collaborates with scholars based in Democratic Republic of the Congo, United States and France. Léon Tshilolo's co-authors include Russell E. Ware, Mariane de Montalembert, Miguel R. Abboud, Stanislas Okitotsho Wembonyama, F. Vertongen, Brígida Santos, Peter Olupot‐Olupot, Teresa Latham, George Tomlinson and Susan E. Stuber and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Léon Tshilolo

66 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Sickle cell disease 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 200 400 600
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.

  1. Sickle cell disease
    2017 619 citations Russell E. Ware, Mariane de Montalembert et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Léon Tshilolo Democratic Republic of the Congo 20 1.4k 1.2k 543 195 131 72 1.8k
Ritchard G. Cable United States 32 957 0.7× 1.2k 1.0× 126 0.2× 388 2.0× 317 2.4× 85 2.7k
Ishmael Kasvosve United States 21 271 0.2× 362 0.3× 119 0.2× 334 1.7× 83 0.6× 70 1.2k
Frank Peter Schelp Thailand 17 262 0.2× 282 0.2× 154 0.3× 91 0.5× 145 1.1× 68 971
Michele L Dreyfuss United States 14 237 0.2× 540 0.4× 317 0.6× 143 0.7× 29 0.2× 23 1.3k
Titilope A. Adeyemo Nigeria 15 219 0.2× 205 0.2× 125 0.2× 211 1.1× 21 0.2× 48 606
Lealem Gedefaw Ethiopia 15 160 0.1× 349 0.3× 144 0.3× 111 0.6× 18 0.1× 26 706
Nadine Fiévet France 31 174 0.1× 214 0.2× 579 1.1× 119 0.6× 103 0.8× 105 3.1k
Patrick MacPhail South Africa 21 166 0.1× 331 0.3× 127 0.2× 776 4.0× 89 0.7× 31 1.6k
Oladele Simeon Olatunya Nigeria 12 154 0.1× 124 0.1× 137 0.3× 43 0.2× 23 0.2× 71 520
Lise Riopel Canada 13 134 0.1× 227 0.2× 50 0.1× 140 0.7× 38 0.3× 18 864

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Fields of papers citing papers by Léon Tshilolo

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Léon Tshilolo

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All Works

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Power‐Hays, Alexandra, George Tomlinson, Léon Tshilolo, et al.. (2024). Reducing transfusion utilization for children with sickle cell anemia in sub‐Saharan Africa with hydroxyurea: Analysis from the phase I/II REACH trial. American Journal of Hematology. 99(4). 625–632. 6 indexed citations
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Tshilolo, Léon & Jean‐Paul Gonzalez. (2024). Stigmatization of sickle cell disease across the Democratic Republic of Congo: A presentation of two cases. 4(2). 181–186. 1 indexed citations
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Tshilolo, Léon, et al.. (2024). Relevance of repeated analyses of albuminuria and glomerular filtration rate in African children with sickle cell anaemia. British Journal of Haematology. 205(3). 1137–1146. 1 indexed citations
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Costa, Enrico, Russell E. Ware, Léon Tshilolo, et al.. (2024). Globalization in clinical drug development for sickle cell disease. American Journal of Hematology. 100(1). 4–9. 2 indexed citations
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Brousse, Valentine, Sara El Hoss, Pierre Isnard, et al.. (2024). Comparative histological analysis of spleens in pediatric patients with hemolytic anemias: Insights into the pathophysiological mechanisms of spleen destruction in sickle cell anemia. American Journal of Hematology. 99(9). 1670–1679. 2 indexed citations
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Longo‐Mbenza, Benjamin, et al.. (2024). Partial Splenic Embolization in Paediatric Sickle Cell Disease Patients with Hypersplenism. CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology. 47(5). 652–660.
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Odame, Isaac, Léon Tshilolo, Julie Makani, et al.. (2024). The Global Fund should extend its mandate to include universal access to hydroxyurea. The Lancet Haematology. 11(11). e810–e811. 3 indexed citations
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Williams, Thomas N., Teresa Latham, George Tomlinson, et al.. (2024). Hydroxyurea Treatment Reduces Infection Rates in African Children with Sickle Cell Anemia. Blood. 144(Supplement 1). 545–545.
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Archer, Natasha M., Baba Inusa, Julie Makani, et al.. (2022). Enablers and barriers to newborn screening for sickle cell disease in Africa: results from a qualitative study involving programmes in six countries. BMJ Open. 12(3). e057623–e057623. 18 indexed citations
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Mukuku, Olivier, et al.. (2021). Sickle Cell Disease Complications Following Air Travel: A Review of the Current Literature. International Journal of Travel Medicine and Global Health. 10(1). 4–9. 1 indexed citations
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Écochard, René, Philippe Bianga Katchunga, Léon Tshilolo, et al.. (2021). The COVID-19 pandemic is deepening the health crisis in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 105. 716–720. 3 indexed citations
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Musumari, Patou Masika, et al.. (2021). Symptoms of acute transfusion reactions at a general referral hospital in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 11(7). e045081–e045081. 2 indexed citations
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Arigliani, Michele, Mario Canciani, Michele Altomare, et al.. (2016). Evaluation of the Global Lung Initiative 2012 Reference Values for Spirometry in African Children. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 195(2). 229–236. 41 indexed citations
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Carlos, Silvia, Miguel Ángel Martínez‐González, Cristina López del Burgo, et al.. (2014). Misconceptions about HIV infection in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo): a case–control study on knowledge, attitudes and practices: Table 1. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 91(5). 334–337. 16 indexed citations
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Toly‐Ndour, Cécile, et al.. (2010). High Titers of Autoantibodies in Patients with Sickle-Cell Disease. The Journal of Rheumatology. 38(2). 302–309. 29 indexed citations
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Kaba, Mamadou, et al.. (2009). Detection of hepatitis E virus of genotype 3 in a farm pig in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo). Infection Genetics and Evolution. 10(1). 154–157. 28 indexed citations
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Wembonyama, Stanislas Okitotsho, et al.. (2007). [Medicine and health in the Democratic Republic of Congo: from Independence to the Third Republic].. PubMed. 67(5). 447–57. 33 indexed citations

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