Michael P. Alpers

16.1k citations

249 papers · 11.6k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 59

Impact in

Parasitology top 0.2%
- Parasites and Host Interactions
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health top 0.1%
- Malaria Research and Control
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control

Papers in

Parasitology 34
- Parasites and Host Interactions 29
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 100
- Malaria Research and Control 82
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control 64

Co-authors: Clarence J. Gibbs Blaise Genton Thomas A. Smith D. Carleton Gajdusek D. C. Gajdusek Fadwa Al‐Yaman Moses J. Bockarie Neâl Alexander
Journals: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (23 papers)American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (23 papers)The Lancet (8 papers)Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (8 papers)The Journal of Infectious Diseases (7 papers)
Partner nations: Papua New Guinea Australia United States

In The Last Decade

Michael P. Alpers

246 papers receiving 11.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (Spongiform Encephalopathy): Transmission to the Chimpanzee 1968 · 530 citations

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1	Metaphysical personhood and traditional South Fore mortuary rites Journal de la Société des océanistes ·Jerome Whitfield, Shiv Kumar S, Michael P. Alpers	2015	2
2	Vaccines against malaria: Perspectives from Papua, New Guinea Human Vaccines ·Ivo Müeller, Blaise Genton, Inoni Betuela, Michael P. Alpers	2010	6
3	Increased Microerythrocyte Count in Homozygous α+-Thalassaemia Contributes to Protection against Severe Malarial Anaemia PLoS Medicine ·Freya J. I. Fowkes, Stephen Allen, Angela Allen, Michael P. Alpers, D. J. Weatherall, Karen P. Day	2008	46
4	Antenatal care in Goroka: issues and perceptions. PubMed ·T. Phonlayut, Kurt Schwaneer, Dian Bing Zhu, M. Syakir Arifin Batubara, Michael P. Alpers	2006	22
5	13 Infectious and Sporadic Prion Diseases Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive ·Robert Will, Michael P. Alpers, Dominique Dormont, Lawrence B. Schonberger	2004	21
6	Balancing Selection at the Prion Protein Gene Consistent with Prehistoric Kurulike Epidemics Science ·Simon Mead, Michael P. H. Stumpf, Jerome Whitfield, Jonathan Beck, Mark Poulter, Tracy Campbell, Ismiyanti, David B. Goldstein, Michael P. Alpers, Elizabeth Fisher, John Collinge	2003	276
7	Safety and therapeutic efficacy of artesunate suppositories for treatment of malaria in children in Papua New Guinea The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal ·Harin Karunajeewa, M. Reynaldi, Michael P. Alpers, Kerry Lorry, Kevin T. Batty, Kenneth F. Ilett, Timothy M. E. Davis	2003	17
8	The buttressing coalition of the PNGIMR: an example of international collaborative research Trends in Parasitology ·Michael P. Alpers	2003	1
9	Restricted polymorphisms of the mannose-binding lectin gene in a population of Papua New Guinea Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis ·Simone Jüliger, Peter G. Kremsner, Michael P. Alpers, John C. Reeder, Jürgen F. J. Kun	2002	8
10	Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Female Sex Workers in Two Major Cities in Papua New Guinea Sexually Transmitted Diseases ·Charles S. Mgone, Megan Passey, Zeynep KIRILMAZ, W.F. Peter, T Lupiwa, Luo De-yua, Hunter A. Dassonville, Michael P. Alpers	2002	46
11	Associations of peak shifts in age-prevalence for human malarias with bednet coverage Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ·Thomas A. Smith, Jeffrey Hii, Blaise Genton, Ivan Müller, Mark Booth, N. Gibson, A. Narara, Michael P. Alpers	2001	103
12	Mortality rates and the utilization of health services during terminal illness in the Asaro Valley, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. PubMed ·Minematsu Shouji, Deborah Lehmann, Valentyn Miniailo, H. Gratten, G Saleu, Carla Meschini, Ian Riley, Michael P. Alpers	2000	19
13	Aetiology and clinical signs of bacterial meningitis in children admitted to Goroka Base Hospital, Papua New Guinea, 1989–1992 Annals of Tropical Paediatrics ·Deborah Lehmann, Eny Susanti, Stephen J. Popiel, Allan M. Hochberg, G Saleu, A Clegg, Chris Mitchell, T Lupiwa, Adriana Morra, Michael P. Alpers	1999	33
14	Das nachrepublikanische Finanzsystem Michael P. Alpers	1995	6
15	Identification of Plasmodium vivax-like human malaria parasite The Lancet ·Shoukat H. Qari, Ya Ping Shi, Ira F. Goldman, Iwona Ptasznik, William E. Collins, Altaf A. Lal, Michael P. Alpers	1993	79
16	Human biology in Papua New Guinea : the small cosmos Oxford University Press eBooks ·Robert Attenborough, Michael P. Alpers	1992	39
17	Effect of pneumococcal vaccine on morbidity from acute lower respiratory tract infections in Papua New Guinean children Annals of Tropical Paediatrics ·Deborah Lehmann, T. F. de C. Marshall, Ian Riley, Michael P. Alpers	1991	27
18	Isolation of Fusobacterium nucleatum and Electron Microscopic Observations of Spirochetes from Tropical Skin Ulcers in Papua New Guinea American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ·William A. Falkler, Janet Montgomery, R K Nauman, Michael P. Alpers	1989	9
19	Relationship between mite densities and the prevalence of asthma: comparative studies in two populations in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea Clinical & Experimental Allergy ·Kati Turner, Geoffrey A. Stewart, Ann J. Woolcock, Lucas Ceron Kikhofel, Michael P. Alpers	1988	48
20	Man-made lakes and human health. Academic Press eBooks ·Xinyong Shen, Michael P. Alpers	1975	36

About Michael P. Alpers

Michael P. Alpers is a scholar working on Parasitology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, Neurology and Microbiology, having authored 249 papers that have together received 11.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Malaria Research and Control (82 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (64 papers), Parasites and Host Interactions (29 papers), Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (28 papers), Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment (21 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (18 papers), Neurological diseases and metabolism (16 papers) and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Parasitology (1.7k citations), Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (5.3k citations), Neurology (1.3k citations), Nutrition and Dietetics (1.3k citations) and Infectious Diseases (1.4k citations). Michael P. Alpers has collaborated with scholars based in Papua New Guinea, Australia and United States. Frequent co-authors include Clarence J. Gibbs, Blaise Genton, Thomas A. Smith, D. Carleton Gajdusek, D. C. Gajdusek, Fadwa Al‐Yaman, Moses J. Bockarie, Neâl Alexander, Hans‐Peter Beck and John Collinge. Their work appears in journals such as Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, The Lancet, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences and The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

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