Marc Mendelson

20.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
144 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Marc Mendelson is a scholar working on Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Marc Mendelson has authored 144 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 49 papers in Infectious Diseases and 45 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Marc Mendelson's work include Antibiotic Use and Resistance (55 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (20 papers) and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment (17 papers). Marc Mendelson is often cited by papers focused on Antibiotic Use and Resistance (55 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (20 papers) and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment (17 papers). Marc Mendelson collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and United States. Marc Mendelson's co-authors include John Sinclair, Ramanan Laxminarayan, Patrick Sissons, Simon Monard, Heiman Wertheim, María Virginia Villegas, Tom Boyles, Esmita Charani, Gabriel Levy Hara and Linus Ndegwa and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Marc Mendelson

139 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

Antibiotic stewardship in low- and middle-income countries: the same but different?

2017 347 citations Marc Mendelson, Heiman Wertheim et al. Clinical Microbiology and Infection profile →
An analysis of existing national action plans for antimicrobial resistance—gaps and opportunities in strategies optimising antibiotic use in human populations

2023 113 citations Esmita Charani, Marc Mendelson et al. The Lancet Global Health profile →
Ensuring progress on sustainable access to effective antibiotics at the 2024 UN General Assembly: a target-based approach

2024 46 citations Marc Mendelson, Mike Sharland et al. profile →
Antimicrobial resistance and the great divide: inequity in priorities and agendas between the Global North and the Global South threatens global mitigation of antimicrobial resistance

2024 44 citations Marc Mendelson, Ramanan Laxminarayan et al. The Lancet Global Health profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Marc Mendelson	1.7k	1.4k	1.1k	752	688	144	4.7k
Didier Guillemot	1.2k 0.7×	2.3k 1.6×	1.3k 1.2×	987 1.3×	349 0.5×	167	5.0k
Katie J. Suda	1.7k 1.0×	1.9k 1.3×	1.6k 1.5×	361 0.5×	717 1.0×	249	5.5k
Luke Moore	2.6k 1.5×	1.3k 0.9×	1.7k 1.5×	1.4k 1.9×	589 0.9×	142	6.3k
John H. Powers	922 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	943 0.8×	1.1k 1.5×	265 0.4×	136	5.7k
Tim Eckmanns	859 0.5×	1.8k 1.2×	1.8k 1.6×	1.2k 1.6×	444 0.6×	196	5.4k
Cliodna McNulty	2.0k 1.2×	1.5k 1.1×	783 0.7×	602 0.8×	1.4k 2.1×	211	5.7k
Julie V. Robotham	1.4k 0.8×	897 0.6×	763 0.7×	761 1.0×	614 0.9×	96	3.5k
Daniel J. Morgan	914 0.5×	816 0.6×	879 0.8×	502 0.7×	611 0.9×	115	3.3k
Debra A. Goff	1.4k 0.8×	990 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	791 1.1×	479 0.7×	114	3.6k
Carl Llor	1.5k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	417 0.4×	342 0.5×	722 1.0×	188	4.3k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Mendelson, Marc, et al.. (2025). Facing up to reality: over-the-counter access to antibiotics in low-income and middle-income countries needs a paradigm shift in thinking. The Lancet Global Health. 13(12). e2175–e2179. 1 indexed citations

Pandey, Avaneesh Kumar, Jennifer Cohn, Vrinda Nampoothiri, et al.. (2024). A systematic review of antibiotic drug shortages and the strategies employed for managing these shortages. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 31(3). 345–353. 14 indexed citations

Bonaconsa, Candice, Vrinda Nampoothiri, Oluchi Mbamalu, et al.. (2023). MAPPING TEAM DYNAMICS AND TRAFFIC IN THE OPERATING THEATRE: IDENTIFICATION OF ROLES AND STRESSORS IN INFECTION RELATED PRACTICE AND ITS COMMUNICATION WITH SURGICAL TEAMS. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 130. S28–S29.

Hermans, Lucas E., Chad M. Centner, Chantal Morel, et al.. (2023). Point-of-care diagnostics for infection and antimicrobial resistance in sub-Saharan Africa: A narrative review. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 142. 106907–106907. 3 indexed citations

Mbamalu, Oluchi, Vrinda Nampoothiri, Candice Bonaconsa, et al.. (2023). A survey of patient and public perceptions and awareness of SARS-CoV-2-related risks among participants in India and South Africa. PLOS Global Public Health. 3(7). e0001078–e0001078. 2 indexed citations

Centner, Chad M., Thomas Hilton, Marc Nortje, et al.. (2023). Developing an antibiogram for empiric antibiotic prescribing for adult non-spinal orthopaedic infections in a developing world setting. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology. 34(2). 815–821. 1 indexed citations

Grant, Rebecca, Daniel Benamouzig, Howard Catton, et al.. (2023). COVID-19 pandemic: a catalyst for accelerating global action on patient safety. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 23(10). 1108–1110. 3 indexed citations

Nampoothiri, Vrinda, Oluchi Mbamalu, Candice Bonaconsa, et al.. (2023). The elephant in the room: Exploring the influence and participation of patients in infection‐related care across surgical pathways in South Africa and India. Health Expectations. 26(2). 892–904. 3 indexed citations

Charani, Esmita, Ṣẹ̀yẹ Abímbọ́lá, Olusoji Adeyi, et al.. (2023). Funders: the missing link in equitable global health research?. 1 indexed citations

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Charani, Esmita, Marc Mendelson, Scott J C Pallett, et al.. (2023). An analysis of existing national action plans for antimicrobial resistance—gaps and opportunities in strategies optimising antibiotic use in human populations. The Lancet Global Health. 11(3). e466–e474. 113 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mbamalu, Oluchi, Vrinda Nampoothiri, Candice Bonaconsa, et al.. (2022). Survey of healthcare worker perceptions of changes in infection control and antimicrobial stewardship practices in India and South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic. IJID Regions. 6. 90–98. 4 indexed citations

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Sharland, Mike, Veronica Zanichelli, Loice Achieng Ombajo, et al.. (2022). The WHO essential medicines list AWaRe book: from a list to a quality improvement system. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 28(12). 1533–1535. 72 indexed citations

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Charani, Esmita, Marc Mendelson, Diane Ashiru‐Oredope, et al.. (2021). Navigating sociocultural disparities in relation to infection and antibiotic resistance—the need for an intersectional approach. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance. 3(4). dlab123–dlab123. 43 indexed citations

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Rajpurkar, Pranav, Jason Li, Amirhossein Kiani, et al.. (2020). CheXaid: deep learning assistance for physician diagnosis of tuberculosis using chest x-rays in patients with HIV. npj Digital Medicine. 3(1). 115–115. 89 indexed citations

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Hecke, Oliver van, Christopher Butler, Marc Mendelson, & Sarah Tonkin‐Crine. (2019). Introducing new point-of-care tests for common infections in publicly funded clinics in South Africa: a qualitative study with primary care clinicians. BMJ Open. 9(11). e029260–e029260. 17 indexed citations

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Ive, Prudence, Tom Boyles, Colleen Bamford, et al.. (2018). The management and outcomes of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia at a South African referral hospital: A prospective observational study. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 73. 78–84. 8 indexed citations

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Maartens, Gary, Annemie Stewart, Rulan Griesel, et al.. (2018). Development of a clinical prediction rule to diagnose Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in the World Health Organization’s algorithm for seriously ill HIV-infected patients. Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine. 19(1). 851–851. 10 indexed citations

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Pulcini, C., Chantal Morel, Evelina Tacconelli, et al.. (2017). Human resources estimates and funding for antibiotic stewardship teams are urgently needed. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 23(11). 785–787. 74 indexed citations

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Mendelson, Marc. (2015). Patient empowerment as a driver of hand hygiene practice: time for patients in South Africa to have their say. Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases. 29(1). 3–4. 1 indexed citations

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Oni, Tolu, Jenish Patel, Hannah P. Gideon, et al.. (2010). Enhanced diagnosis of HIV-1-associated tuberculosis by relating T-SPOT.TBand CD4 counts. European Respiratory Journal. 36(3). 594–600. 22 indexed citations

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