Pierre Formenty

20.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
78 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Pierre Formenty is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Emergency Medical Services. According to data from OpenAlex, Pierre Formenty has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Infectious Diseases, 23 papers in Epidemiology and 21 papers in Emergency Medical Services. Recurrent topics in Pierre Formenty's work include Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (51 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (36 papers) and COVID-19 epidemiological studies (21 papers). Pierre Formenty is often cited by papers focused on Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (51 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (36 papers) and COVID-19 epidemiological studies (21 papers). Pierre Formenty collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Germany. Pierre Formenty's co-authors include Christophe Boesch, Eric M. Leroy, B. Le Guenno, Cathy Roth, Pierre E. Rollin, Monique Wyers, Francine Walker, Alain Epelboïn, Inger K. Damon and Zhenqiang Bi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Pierre Formenty

76 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Hit Papers

A tale of two clades: monkeypox viruses 2004 2026 2011 2018 2005 2010 2004 100 200 300 400 500
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. A tale of two clades: monkeypox viruses
    2005 568 citations Whitni Davidson, Pierre Formenty et al. profile →
  2. Major increase in human monkeypox incidence 30 years after smallpox vaccination campaigns cease in the Democratic Republic of Congo
    2010 564 citations Anne W. Rimoin, Prime Mulembakani et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  3. Multiple Ebola Virus Transmission Events and Rapid Decline of Central African Wildlife
    2004 513 citations Eric M. Leroy, Pierre Formenty 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
Pierre Formenty Switzerland 38 3.9k 2.4k 2.2k 1.8k 1.6k 78 7.1k
Eric M. Leroy Gabon 59 8.9k 2.3× 2.4k 1.0× 809 0.4× 725 0.4× 4.1k 2.5× 199 13.6k
Sherif R. Zaki United States 70 11.9k 3.1× 5.4k 2.2× 897 0.4× 1.6k 0.9× 3.5k 2.2× 161 16.5k
Jean‐Paul Gonzalez France 49 6.3k 1.6× 1.2k 0.5× 541 0.2× 475 0.3× 3.2k 2.0× 232 8.3k
Jonathan S. Towner United States 42 5.2k 1.3× 1.3k 0.5× 331 0.2× 816 0.5× 669 0.4× 97 6.2k
Cynthia S. Goldsmith United States 43 3.7k 1.0× 2.0k 0.8× 742 0.3× 776 0.4× 1.2k 0.7× 93 5.9k
James W. LeDuc United States 49 5.6k 1.5× 1.0k 0.4× 546 0.2× 728 0.4× 1.6k 1.0× 130 7.2k
Louise Taylor United Kingdom 36 2.7k 0.7× 1.4k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 3.2k 1.9× 93 8.4k
Robert Swanepoel South Africa 52 8.3k 2.2× 1.2k 0.5× 592 0.3× 372 0.2× 3.1k 1.9× 165 9.6k
Marina L. Khristova United States 31 2.4k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 745 0.3× 688 0.4× 703 0.4× 46 3.9k
Janusz T. Pawęska South Africa 46 6.9k 1.8× 857 0.4× 627 0.3× 430 0.2× 2.0k 1.2× 213 8.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Habib, Ndema, Michael D. Hughes, Nathalie Broutet, et al.. (2022). Statistical methodologies for evaluation of the rate of persistence of Ebola virus in semen of male survivors in Sierra Leone. PLoS ONE. 17(10). e0274755–e0274755. 1 indexed citations
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Durski, Kara, Dhamari Naidoo, Mamoudou Harouna Djingarey, et al.. (2020). Design thinking during a health emergency: building a national data collection and reporting system. BMC Public Health. 20(1). 1896–1896. 8 indexed citations
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Lancelot, Renaud, Jean‐Michel Héraud, Andrea Apolloni, et al.. (2017). Drivers of Rift Valley fever epidemics in Madagascar. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(5). 938–943. 44 indexed citations
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Al-Abri, Seif, Mehdi Fazlalipour, Ehsan Mostafavi, et al.. (2017). Current status of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region: issues, challenges, and future directions. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 58. 82–89. 144 indexed citations
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Wong, Gary, Xiangguo Qiu, Yuhai Bi, et al.. (2016). More Challenges From Ebola: Infection of the Central Nervous System. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 214(suppl 3). S294–S296. 11 indexed citations
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Grolla, Allen, Steven M. Jones, Lisa Fernando, et al.. (2011). The Use of a Mobile Laboratory Unit in Support of Patient Management and Epidemiological Surveillance during the 2005 Marburg Outbreak in Angola. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 5(5). e1183–e1183. 48 indexed citations
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Adjemian, Jennifer, Eileen C. Farnon, Joseph Francis Wamala, et al.. (2011). Outbreak of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever Among Miners in Kamwenge and Ibanda Districts, Uganda, 2007. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 204(suppl_3). S796–S799. 89 indexed citations
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Formenty, Pierre, Muntasir M. Osman, Inger K. Damon, et al.. (2010). Human Monkeypox Outbreak Caused by Novel Virus Belonging to Congo Basin Clade, Sudan, 2005. Emerging infectious diseases. 16(10). 1539–1545. 146 indexed citations
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Rimoin, Anne W., Prime Mulembakani, Sara C. Johnston, et al.. (2010). Major increase in human monkeypox incidence 30 years after smallpox vaccination campaigns cease in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(37). 16262–16267. 564 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mahoney, Frank, Fahad Alrabiah, Nina Marano, et al.. (2009). Establishment of public health security in Saudi Arabia for the 2009 Hajj in response to pandemic influenza A H1N1. The Lancet. 374(9703). 1786–1791. 70 indexed citations
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Köndgen, Sophie, Hjalmar S. Kühl, Paul K. N’Goran, et al.. (2008). Pandemic Human Viruses Cause Decline of Endangered Great Apes. Current Biology. 18(4). 260–264. 306 indexed citations
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Geisbert, Thomas W., Kathleen M. Daddario-DiCaprio, Joan B. Geisbert, et al.. (2007). Marburg Virus Angola Infection of Rhesus Macaques: Pathogenesis and Treatment with Recombinant Nematode Anticoagulant Protein c2. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 196(s2). S372–S381. 102 indexed citations
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Onyango, Clayton, Thomas G. Ksiazek, Pierre Formenty, et al.. (2007). Laboratory Diagnosis of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever during an Outbreak in Yambio, Sudan, 2004. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 196(s2). S193–S198. 55 indexed citations
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Bi, Zhenqiang, Pierre Formenty, & Cathy Roth. (2007). Human bocavirus, a real respiratory tract pathogen. African Journal of Microbiology Research. 1(5). 51–56. 3 indexed citations
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Nkoghe, Dieudonné, et al.. (2005). Cas isolé de fièvre hémorragique survenu au Gabon en 2002 pendant l'épidémie d'ébola mais distant des régions épidémiques. 65(4). 349–354. 2 indexed citations
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Leendertz, Fabian H., Heinz Ellerbrok, Christophe Boesch, et al.. (2004). Anthrax kills wild chimpanzees in a tropical rainforest. Nature. 430(6998). 451–452. 150 indexed citations
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Formenty, Pierre, Christophe Boesch, Monique Wyers, et al.. (1999). Ebola Virus Outbreak among Wild Chimpanzees Living in a Rain Forest of Cote d'Ivoire. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 179(s1). S120–S126. 186 indexed citations
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Formenty, Pierre, et al.. (1999). Human Infection Due to Ebola Virus, Subtype Côte d'Ivoire: Clinical and Biologic Presentation. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 179(s1). S48–S53. 187 indexed citations

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