Mahdi Ramsan

3.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
33 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Mahdi Ramsan is a scholar working on Parasitology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Mahdi Ramsan has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Parasitology, 11 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 10 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Mahdi Ramsan's work include Parasites and Host Interactions (14 papers), Malaria Research and Control (11 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (10 papers). Mahdi Ramsan is often cited by papers focused on Parasites and Host Interactions (14 papers), Malaria Research and Control (11 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (10 papers). Mahdi Ramsan collaborates with scholars based in Tanzania, United States and Switzerland. Mahdi Ramsan's co-authors include Rebecca J. Stoltzfus, Sunil Sazawal, Robert E. Black, Hababu M. Chwaya, Arup Dutta, Usha Dhingra, Fatma Kabole, Saikat Deb, Marco Albonico and Antonio Montresor and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and The FASEB Journal.

In The Last Decade

Mahdi Ramsan

33 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Effects of routine prophylactic supplementation with iron and folic acid on admission to hospital and mortality in preschool children in a high malaria transmission setting: community-based, randomised, placebo-controlled trial

2006 708 citations Sunil Sazawal, Robert E. Black et al. The Lancet profile →
Impact of Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy and Insecticide-Treated Nets on Malaria Burden in Zanzibar

2007 471 citations Abdullah Ali, Andreas Mårtensson et al. profile →

Peers

Mahdi Ramsan

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Kamija S. Phiri Malawi

Hesham M. Al‐Mekhlafi Malaysia

Berhanu Erko Ethiopia

Jean Bosco Gahutu Rwanda

Lester Chitsulo Malawi

Bruno P. Mmbando Tanzania

Johari Surin Malaysia

Endalew Zemene Ethiopia

A J Oloo United States

Moussa Sacko Mali

Kamija S. Phiri Malawi

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485 ×0.6

948 ×1.2

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241 ×0.3

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465 ×0.7

HEMAT

516 ×1.2

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Citations per year, relative to Mahdi Ramsan Mahdi Ramsan (= 1×) peers Kamija S. Phiri

Countries citing papers authored by Mahdi Ramsan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mahdi Ramsan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mahdi Ramsan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mahdi Ramsan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mahdi Ramsan 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 Mahdi Ramsan. Mahdi Ramsan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sazawal, Sunil, et al.. (2014). Effect of Iron/Folic Acid Supplementation on the Outcome of Malaria Episodes Treated with Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine. PubMed. 2014. 1–5. 5 indexed citations

Cook, Jackie, Weiping Xu, Mwinyi Msellem, et al.. (2014). Mass Screening and Treatment on the Basis of Results of a Plasmodium falciparum-Specific Rapid Diagnostic Test Did Not Reduce Malaria Incidence in Zanzibar. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 211(9). 1476–1483. 85 indexed citations

Kabula, Bilali, Patrick Tungu, Robert Malima, et al.. (2013). Distribution and spread of pyrethroid and DDT resistance among the Anopheles gambiae complex in Tanzania. Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 28(3). 244–252. 40 indexed citations

Jaenisch, Thomas, Sunil Sazawal, Arup Dutta, et al.. (2012). Contributions of Polyclonal Malaria, Gametocytemia, and Pneumonia to Infant Severe Anemia Incidence in Malaria Hyperendemic Pemba, Tanzania. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 86(6). 925–930. 2 indexed citations

Beer, Netta, Abdullah Ali, Don de Savigny, et al.. (2010). System effectiveness of a targeted free mass distribution of long lasting insecticidal nets in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Malaria Journal. 9(1). 173–173. 40 indexed citations

Sazawal, Sunil, Robert E. Black, Mahdi Ramsan, et al.. (2007). Effect of zinc supplementation on mortality in children aged 1–48 months: a community-based randomised placebo-controlled trial. The Lancet. 369(9565). 927–934. 101 indexed citations

Fedeli, Paolo, et al.. (2007). Risk factors for HIV/AIDS in a low HIV prevalence site of sub‐Saharan Africa. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 12(9). 1011–1017. 14 indexed citations

Sazawal, Sunil, Robert E. Black, Mahdi Ramsan, et al.. (2006). Effects of routine prophylactic supplementation with iron and folic acid on admission to hospital and mortality in preschool children in a high malaria transmission setting: community-based, randomised, placebo-controlled trial. The Lancet. 367(9505). 133–143. 708 indexed citations breakdown →

Albonico, Marco, Victoria Wright, Mahdi Ramsan, et al.. (2005). Development of the egg hatch assay for detection of anthelminthic resistance in human hookworms. International Journal for Parasitology. 35(7). 803–811. 40 indexed citations

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Gabrielli, Albis Francesco, Mahdi Ramsan, Máire A Connolly, et al.. (2005). Soil-transmitted helminths and haemoglobin status among Afghan children in World Food Programme assisted schools. Journal of Helminthology. 79(4). 381–384. 34 indexed citations

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Cusick, Sarah E., James M. Tielsch, Mahdi Ramsan, et al.. (2005). Short-term effects of vitamin A and antimalarial treatment on erythropoiesis in severely anemic Zanzibari preschool children. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 82(2). 406–412. 37 indexed citations

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Jackson, Joseph A., Joseph D. Turner, Victoria Wright, et al.. (2005). Gastrointestinal nematode infection is associated with variation in innate immune responsiveness. Microbes and Infection. 8(2). 487–492. 28 indexed citations

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Yacoub, Sophie, et al.. (2005). Clinical predictors of malaria and other febrile illnesses in children under five on Pemba Island, Tanzania. Tropical Doctor. 35(2). 78–81. 7 indexed citations

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Montresor, Antonio, Mahdi Ramsan, Marco Albonico, et al.. (2003). Performance of the Haemoglobin Colour Scale in diagnosing severe and very severe anaemia. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 8(7). 619–624. 19 indexed citations

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Albonico, Marco, Mahdi Ramsan, Victoria Wright, et al.. (2002). Soil-transmitted nematode infections and mebendazole treatment in Mafia Island schoolchildren. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 96(7). 717–726. 40 indexed citations

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Stothard, J. Russell, A. F. Mgeni, Edmund Seto, et al.. (2002). New insights into the transmission biology of urinary schistosomiasis in Zanzibar. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 96(5). 470–475. 37 indexed citations

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Albonico, Marco, Quentin Bickle, Hamad J. Haji, et al.. (2002). Evaluation of the efficacy of pyrantel-oxantel for the treatment of soil-transmitted nematode infections. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 96(6). 685–690. 48 indexed citations

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Stothard, J. Russell, et al.. (2002). Urinary schistosomiasis in schoolchildren on Zanzibar Island (Unguja), Tanzania: a parasitological survey supplemented with questionnaires. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 96(5). 507–514. 46 indexed citations

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Montresor, Antonio, Mahdi Ramsan, Hababu M. Chwaya, et al.. (2001). Extending anthelminthic coverage to non‐enrolled school‐age children using a simple and low‐cost method. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 6(7). 535–537. 26 indexed citations

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Gatti, S., et al.. (1997). First isolation and characterization in humans of Entamoeba histolytica (laboratory-made) zymodeme XX. Parasitology Research. 83(7). 716–718. 3 indexed citations

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