Norbert Peshu

13.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
95 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

Norbert Peshu is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Norbert Peshu has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 18 papers in Infectious Diseases and 18 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Norbert Peshu's work include Malaria Research and Control (50 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (23 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (13 papers). Norbert Peshu is often cited by papers focused on Malaria Research and Control (50 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (23 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (13 papers). Norbert Peshu collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, United Kingdom and United States. Norbert Peshu's co-authors include Kevin Marsh, Charles R. Newton, Robert W. Snow, Sassy Molyneux, Peter Warn, Mike English, D. Forster, Geoffrey Pasvol, Eduard J. Sanders and Adrian V. S. Hill and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Norbert Peshu

94 papers receiving 7.7k 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.

Indicators of Life-Threatening Malaria in African Children

1995 798 citations Kevin Marsh, Charles R. Newton et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Norbert Peshu Kenya	49	4.4k	1.5k	1.4k	1.3k	1.2k	95	8.0k
Greg Fegan United Kingdom	43	2.9k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	812 0.6×	749 0.6×	718 0.6×	127	5.9k
Beverley‐Ann Biggs Australia	44	1.9k 0.4×	823 0.6×	793 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	487 0.4×	170	6.4k
Peter N. Kazembe United States	49	2.4k 0.5×	1.6k 1.1×	3.0k 2.1×	2.0k 1.5×	471 0.4×	197	7.9k
Quique Bassat Spain	45	3.5k 0.8×	919 0.6×	1.4k 1.0×	1.6k 1.2×	482 0.4×	352	7.0k
Babill Stray‐Pedersen Norway	50	1.9k 0.4×	3.1k 2.1×	1.0k 0.7×	2.2k 1.6×	489 0.4×	285	8.4k
Bernard J. Brabin United Kingdom	51	4.5k 1.0×	3.0k 2.0×	627 0.4×	874 0.7×	947 0.8×	220	9.6k
Bernard L. Nahlen United States	56	7.1k 1.6×	2.7k 1.8×	1.1k 0.8×	811 0.6×	1.7k 1.4×	148	10.3k
Marcus Lacerda Brazil	48	5.3k 1.2×	670 0.5×	1.5k 1.1×	903 0.7×	981 0.9×	390	9.0k
Ishag Adam Sudan	40	2.2k 0.5×	1.9k 1.3×	639 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	336 0.3×	398	6.3k
Frank P. Mockenhaupt Germany	45	3.1k 0.7×	711 0.5×	1.0k 0.7×	792 0.6×	602 0.5×	216	6.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Norbert Peshu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Norbert Peshu

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Muriu, Simon, Marta F. Maia, Janet Midega, et al.. (2022). Malaria vector bionomics in Taita-Taveta County, coastal Kenya. Parasites & Vectors. 15(1). 430–430. 5 indexed citations

Liljander, Anne, Philip Bejon, Jedidah Mwacharo, et al.. (2011). Clearance of Asymptomatic P. falciparum Infections Interacts with the Number of Clones to Predict the Risk of Subsequent Malaria in Kenyan Children. PLoS ONE. 6(2). e16940–e16940. 22 indexed citations

Chapman, S. Jonathan, Chiea Chuen Khor, Fredrik Vannberg, et al.. (2009). NFKBIZ polymorphisms and susceptibility to pneumococcal disease in European and African populations. Genes and Immunity. 11(4). 319–325. 27 indexed citations

Graham, Susan M., Linnet N. Masese, Walter Jaoko, et al.. (2009). Increased Risk of Genital Ulcer Disease in Women During the First Month After Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 52(5). 600–603. 9 indexed citations

Lyons, Emily, William Amos, James A. Berkley, et al.. (2009). Homozygosity and risk of childhood death due to invasive bacterial disease. BMC Medical Genetics. 10(1). 55–55. 26 indexed citations

Smith, Adrian D., Placide Tapsoba, Norbert Peshu, Eduard J. Sanders, & Harold W. Jaffe. (2009). Men who have sex with men and HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. The Lancet. 374(9687). 416–422. 275 indexed citations

Berkley, James A., Philip Bejon, Tabitha Mwangi, et al.. (2009). HIV Infection, Malnutrition, and Invasive Bacterial Infection among Children with Severe Malaria. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 49(3). 336–343. 120 indexed citations

English, Mike, Grace Irimu, Annah Wamae, et al.. (2008). Health systems research in a low-income country: easier said than done. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 93(6). 540–544. 30 indexed citations

Bejon, Philip, Shebe Mohammed, Isaiah Mwangi, et al.. (2008). Fraction of all hospital admissions and deaths attributable to malnutrition among children in rural Kenya. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 88(6). 1626–1631. 46 indexed citations

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O’Meara, Wendy Prudhomme, Phillip Bejon, Tabitha Mwangi, et al.. (2008). Effect of a fall in malaria transmission on morbidity and mortality in Kilifi, Kenya. The Lancet. 372(9649). 1555–1562. 335 indexed citations

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Idro, Richard, Moses Ndiritu, Bernhards Ogutu, et al.. (2007). Burden, Features, and Outcome of Neurological Involvement in Acute Falciparum Malaria in Kenyan Children. JAMA. 297(20). 2232–2232. 103 indexed citations

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Fry, Andrew E., Michael J. Griffiths, Sarah Auburn, et al.. (2007). Common variation in the ABO glycosyltransferase is associated with susceptibility to severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Human Molecular Genetics. 17(4). 567–576. 117 indexed citations

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Bejon, Philip, Jedidah Mwacharo, Oscar Kai, et al.. (2007). The Induction and Persistence of T Cell IFN-γ Responses after Vaccination or Natural Exposure Is Suppressed by Plasmodium falciparum. The Journal of Immunology. 179(6). 4193–4201. 75 indexed citations

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Bejon, Philip, James A. Berkley, Tabitha Mwangi, et al.. (2007). Defining Childhood Severe Falciparum Malaria for Intervention Studies. PLoS Medicine. 4(8). e251–e251. 78 indexed citations

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Graham, Susan M., Sarah Holte, Norbert Peshu, et al.. (2007). Initiation of antiretroviral therapy leads to a rapid decline in cervical and vaginal HIV-1 shedding. AIDS. 21(4). 501–507. 109 indexed citations

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Casals‐Pascual, Climent, Oscar Kai, Charles R. Newton, Norbert Peshu, & David J. Roberts. (2006). THROMBOCYTOPENIA IN FALCIPARUM MALARIA IS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF IL-10. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 75(3). 434–436. 34 indexed citations

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Bejon, Philip, Jedidah Mwacharo, Oscar Kai, et al.. (2005). Safety, immunogenicity and efficacy studies of candidate malaria vaccines FP9 and MVA encoding ME-TRAP in Kenyan children [MIM-PB-224908]. Acta Tropica. 95. 2 indexed citations

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English, Mike, Fabian Esamai, Aggrey Wasunna, et al.. (2004). Assessment of inpatient paediatric care in first referral level hospitals in 13 districts in Kenya. The Lancet. 363(9425). 1948–1953. 206 indexed citations

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Newbold, Chris, Peter Warn, Gillian F. Black, et al.. (1997). Receptor-Specific Adhesion and Clinical Disease in Plasmodium falciparum. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 57(4). 389–398. 283 indexed citations

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Kirkham, Fenella J., Charles R. Newton, P.A. Winstanley, et al.. (1991). CEREBRAL MALARIA - REPLY. The Lancet. 337(8752). 1282–1283. 1 indexed citations

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