R. Brun

7.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
139 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

R. Brun is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Brun has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Epidemiology, 71 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 29 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in R. Brun's work include Trypanosoma species research and implications (74 papers), Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (56 papers) and Synthesis and Biological Evaluation (13 papers). R. Brun is often cited by papers focused on Trypanosoma species research and implications (74 papers), Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (56 papers) and Synthesis and Biological Evaluation (13 papers). R. Brun collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and United States. R. Brun's co-authors include Ronald Kaminsky, L. Jenni, Richard R. Tidwell, Michael P. Barrett, David W. Boykin, Mayunga H.H. Nkunya, Zhao‐Rong Lun, Christina Kunz, Joëlle Quetin‐Leclercq and Sara Hoet and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

R. Brun

135 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

Cultivation and in vitro cloning or procyclic culture forms of Trypanosoma brucei in a semi-defined medium. Short communication.

1979 1.1k citations R. Brun et al. profile →
The Alamar Blue® assay to determine drug sensitivity of African trypanosomes (T.b. rhodesiense and T.b. gambiense) in vitro

1997 605 citations R. Brun et al. Acta Tropica profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. Brun Switzerland	35	3.2k	2.5k	1.9k	847	744	139	5.3k
Antoniana U. Krettli Brazil	46	1.3k 0.4×	2.9k 1.1×	1.5k 0.8×	1.5k 1.7×	974 1.3×	153	6.3k
Álvaro J. Romanha Brazil	45	3.3k 1.0×	3.0k 1.2×	1.0k 0.6×	958 1.1×	568 0.8×	156	5.5k
Ronald Kaminsky Switzerland	40	1.8k 0.6×	1.5k 0.6×	996 0.5×	813 1.0×	586 0.8×	104	4.8k
Francisco Gamarro Spain	37	2.3k 0.7×	3.1k 1.2×	1.4k 0.7×	1.0k 1.2×	379 0.5×	135	5.0k
Harry P. de Koning United Kingdom	46	4.4k 1.4×	3.1k 1.2×	2.3k 1.2×	1.5k 1.8×	320 0.4×	199	6.8k
Antonieta Rojas de Árias Paraguay	35	1.7k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	682 0.4×	618 0.7×	828 1.1×	158	3.6k
Solange L. de Castro Brazil	46	2.9k 0.9×	2.3k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	2.5k 3.0×	665 0.9×	119	6.2k
Pieter Leyssen Belgium	46	1.2k 0.4×	1.5k 0.6×	2.1k 1.2×	1.1k 1.3×	560 0.8×	170	6.7k
W. Peters United Kingdom	46	1.7k 0.5×	6.2k 2.5×	1.5k 0.8×	769 0.9×	896 1.2×	247	8.4k
Philippe Grellier France	44	764 0.2×	1.5k 0.6×	1.9k 1.0×	2.2k 2.6×	822 1.1×	187	5.8k

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Brun, R., et al.. (2025). TransformEEG: Towards improving model generalizability in deep learning-based EEG Parkinson’s disease detection. Neurocomputing. 664. 132075–132075.

Pfammatter, Thomas, et al.. (2023). Success Rate and Long-Term Effects of Embolization of Pelvic Arteries for the Treatment of Postpartum Hemorrhage. Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy. 50(3). 226–233. 1 indexed citations

Brun, R., Marcel Schneider, Theresia Reding, et al.. (2023). Serum Pancreatic Stone Protein Reference Values in Healthy Pregnant Women: A Prospective Cohort Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(9). 3200–3200. 4 indexed citations

Brun, R., Marcel Schneider, Theresia Reding, et al.. (2023). The Role of Pancreatic Stone Protein (PSP) as a Biomarker of Pregnancy-Related Diseases. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(13). 4428–4428. 2 indexed citations

Mascio, Daniele Di, Johanna Quist‐Nelson, Brandon George, et al.. (2022). Perinatal Death by Bile Acid Levels in Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy: A Systematic Review. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 77(5). 257–259. 2 indexed citations

Haslinger, Christian, Wolfgang Korte, Torsten Hothorn, et al.. (2020). The impact of prepartum factor XIII activity on postpartum blood loss. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 18(6). 1310–1319. 25 indexed citations

Braissant, Olivier, et al.. (2018). Isothermal microcalorimetry – A quantitative method to monitor Trypanosoma congolense growth and growth inhibition by trypanocidal drugs in real time. International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance. 8(2). 159–164. 11 indexed citations

Kaiser, Marcel, et al.. (2017). Steroidalkaloide aus Holarrhena africana als Wirksubstanzen gegen Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense. Zeitschrift für Phytotherapie. 38. 2 indexed citations

Zimmermann, Stefanie, et al.. (2012). Antiplasmodial bisabololoxide derivatives from Artemisia persica; determination of the absolute configurations by ECD. Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences. 7(5). 988. 2 indexed citations

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Ganapaty, S., et al.. (2012). Antiprotozoal and Anthelmintic Naphthoquinones from Three Unexplored Species of Diospyros. Journal of Natural Remedies. 12(2). 129–134. 3 indexed citations

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Maina, Naomi, John Kagira, Michael Oberle, Joseph Mathu Ndung’u, & R. Brun. (2010). Co-infection of sleeping sickness patients with malaria and loiasis in southern Sudan.. Journal of protozoology research. 20(2). 12–19. 5 indexed citations

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Hofer, Stefanie, et al.. (2008). In vitro assessment of the pharmacodynamic properties of DB75, piperaquine, OZ277 and OZ401 in cultures of Plasmodium falciparum. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 62(5). 1061–1064. 20 indexed citations

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Seebacher, Werner, et al.. (2006). Synthesis of new esters and oximes with 4-aminobicyclo[2.2.2]octane structure and evaluation of their antitrypanosomal and antiplasmodial activities. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 41(8). 970–977. 9 indexed citations

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Brun, R., et al.. (2006). Comparison of the in vitro drug sensitivity of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense strains from West and Central Africa isolated in the periods 1960–1995 and 1999–2004. Acta Tropica. 100(1-2). 11–16. 19 indexed citations

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Blum, Johannes, et al.. (2005). Clinical and serologic responses to human ‘apathogenic’ trypanosomes. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 99(10). 795–797. 14 indexed citations

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Weniger, Bernard, Catherine Vonthron‐Sénécheau, Gabriel Jaime Murillo Arango, et al.. (2004). A bioactive biflavonoid from Campnosperma panamense. Fitoterapia. 75(7-8). 764–767. 16 indexed citations

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Dukes, Peter P., Joseph Faye, J.J. McNamara, et al.. (1989). Isolation and cultivation in vitro to the infective, metacyclic stage of Trypanosoma (Nannomonas) simiae from Glossina morsitans submorsitans. Acta Tropica. 46(3). 191–203. 12 indexed citations

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Brun, R. & Christina Kunz. (1989). In vitro drug sensitivity test for Trypanosoma brucei subgroup bloodstream trypomastigotes. Acta Tropica. 46(5-6). 361–368. 35 indexed citations

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Borowy, N.K., R. Nelson, H. Hirumi, et al.. (1988). Ro 15–0216: a nitroimidazole compound activein vitroagainst human and animal pathogenic African trypanosomes. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 82(1). 13–19. 7 indexed citations

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Brun, R., et al.. (1979). Cultivation of vertebrate infective forms derived from metacyclic forms of pleomorphic Trypanosoma brucei stocks. Short communication.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 36(4). 387–90. 46 indexed citations

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