Robert Butcher

978 total citations
35 papers, 454 citations indexed

About

Robert Butcher is a scholar working on Microbiology, Physiology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Butcher has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 454 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Microbiology, 22 papers in Physiology and 17 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Robert Butcher's work include Reproductive tract infections research (27 papers), Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment (22 papers) and Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (8 papers). Robert Butcher is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive tract infections research (27 papers), Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment (22 papers) and Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (8 papers). Robert Butcher collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Switzerland. Robert Butcher's co-authors include Chrissy h. Roberts, David Mabey, Anthony W. Solomon, Oliver Sokana, Michael Marks, Martin J. Holland, Colin Macleod, Anna Last, Rebecca Willis and Robin L. Bailey and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Robert Butcher

34 papers receiving 453 citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Butcher United Kingdom	16	262	205	186	70	67	35	454
Sarah Gwyn United States	12	224 0.9×	184 0.9×	127 0.7×	23 0.3×	55 0.8×	35	375
Victor Hu United Kingdom	16	404 1.5×	286 1.4×	141 0.8×	72 1.0×	221 3.3×	48	886
Аlevtina M. Savicheva Russia	15	497 1.9×	342 1.7×	150 0.8×	48 0.7×	88 1.3×	100	644
Pateh Makalo Gambia	14	395 1.5×	265 1.3×	205 1.1×	59 0.8×	164 2.4×	21	659
Heathcote R Wright Australia	9	354 1.4×	240 1.2×	125 0.7×	52 0.7×	71 1.1×	12	560
M Clerc France	15	405 1.5×	276 1.3×	88 0.5×	34 0.5×	45 0.7×	34	526
Jaya D. Chidambaram United Kingdom	15	196 0.7×	154 0.8×	96 0.5×	42 0.6×	296 4.4×	26	717
Elena V. Shipitsyna Russia	14	485 1.9×	316 1.5×	148 0.8×	92 1.3×	49 0.7×	51	598
Margaretha Jurstrand Sweden	14	364 1.4×	252 1.2×	96 0.5×	68 1.0×	69 1.0×	20	593
Carina Bjartling Sweden	14	493 1.9×	287 1.4×	90 0.5×	68 1.0×	79 1.2×	22	613

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Shafi, Oumer, Robert Butcher, Katie Greenland, et al.. (2025). Distribution and viability of ocular and non-ocular Chlamydia trachomatis in households in a trachoma-endemic community in Oromia, Ethiopia. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 19(1). e0012759–e0012759. 1 indexed citations

Mtuy, Tara, George Kabona, Paul M. Emerson, et al.. (2024). Acceptability and feasibility of tests for infection, serological testing, and photography to define need for interventions against trachoma. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 18(6). e0011941–e0011941. 1 indexed citations

Butcher, Robert, et al.. (2023). Prevalence of five treatable sexually transmitted infections among women in Lower River region of The Gambia. BMC Infectious Diseases. 23(1). 471–471. 3 indexed citations

Lambert, Stephen B., Beth Catlett, Robert S. Ware, et al.. (2022). A national survey integrating clinical, laboratory, and WASH data to determine the typology of trachoma in Nauru. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 16(4). e0010275–e0010275. 3 indexed citations

Butcher, Robert, Harry Pickering, Oliver Sokana, et al.. (2020). Ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection, anti-Pgp3 antibodies and conjunctival scarring in Vanuatu and Tarawa, Kiribati before antibiotic treatment for trachoma. Journal of Infection. 80(4). 454–461. 16 indexed citations

Harding‐Esch, Emma M., Martin J. Holland, Robert Butcher, et al.. (2020). Facial cleanliness indicators by time of day: results of a cross-sectional trachoma prevalence survey in Senegal. Parasites & Vectors. 13(1). 556–556. 9 indexed citations

Butcher, Robert, Harry Pickering, Oliver Sokana, et al.. (2018). Conjunctival transcriptome profiling of Solomon Islanders with active trachoma in the absence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection. Parasites & Vectors. 11(1). 104–104. 2 indexed citations

Butcher, Robert, Oliver Sokana, Charles J. Russell, et al.. (2018). Active Trachoma Cases in the Solomon Islands Have Varied Polymicrobial Community Structures but Do Not Associate with Individual Non-Chlamydial Pathogens of the Eye. Frontiers in Medicine. 4. 251–251. 16 indexed citations

Roberts, Chrissy h., et al.. (2018). A systematic review of historical and contemporary evidence of trachoma endemicity in the Pacific Islands. PLoS ONE. 13(11). e0207393–e0207393. 5 indexed citations

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Ramírez, Juan David, Giovanny Herrera, Carolina Hernández, et al.. (2018). Evaluation of the analytical and diagnostic performance of a digital droplet polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) assay to detect Trypanosoma cruzi DNA in blood samples. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 12(12). e0007063–e0007063. 25 indexed citations

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Treger, Taryn D., Tasnim Chagtai, Robert Butcher, et al.. (2018). Somatic TP53 Mutations Are Detectable in Circulating Tumor DNA from Children with Anaplastic Wilms Tumors. Translational Oncology. 11(6). 1301–1306. 22 indexed citations

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Ramírez, Juan David, et al.. (2018). Development of a Digital Droplet Polymerase Chain Reaction (ddPCR) assay to detect Leishmania DNA in samples from Cutaneous Leishmaniasis patients. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 79. 1–3. 17 indexed citations

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Härmälä, Suvi, Robert Butcher, & Chrissy h. Roberts. (2017). Copy Number Variation Analysis by Droplet Digital PCR. Methods in molecular biology. 1654. 135–149. 21 indexed citations

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Butcher, Robert, Joanna Houghton, Tamsyn Derrick, et al.. (2017). Reduced-cost Chlamydia trachomatis-specific multiplex real-time PCR diagnostic assay evaluated for ocular swabs and use by trachoma research programmes. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 139. 95–102. 18 indexed citations

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Kositz, Christian, Robert Butcher, & Michael Marks. (2017). New Diagnostics for Yaws. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 96(1). 3–4. 2 indexed citations

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Cocks, Naomi, Colin Macleod, Stephanie J Migchelsen, et al.. (2016). Community seroprevalence survey for yaws and trachoma in the Western Division of Fiji. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 110(10). 582–587. 15 indexed citations

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Marks, Michael, Christian Bottomley, Hudson V. V. Tomé, et al.. (2016). Mass drug administration of azithromycin for trachoma reduces the prevalence of genitalChlamydia trachomatisinfection in the Solomon Islands. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 92(4). 261–265. 16 indexed citations

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Macleod, Colin, Robert Butcher, Alexandre L. Pavluck, et al.. (2016). Low Prevalence of Ocular Chlamydia trachomatis Infection and Active Trachoma in the Western Division of Fiji. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 10(7). e0004798–e0004798. 24 indexed citations

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Sokana, Oliver, Colin Macleod, Robert Butcher, et al.. (2016). Mapping Trachoma in the Solomon Islands: Results of Three Baseline Population-Based Prevalence Surveys Conducted with the Global Trachoma Mapping Project. Ophthalmic Epidemiology. 23(sup1). 15–21. 20 indexed citations

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Marks, Michael, Robert Butcher, Birgitta Lauri, et al.. (2015). Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in female clinic attendees in Honiara, Solomon Islands. BMJ Open. 5(4). e007276–e007276. 19 indexed citations

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