Robert G. Ridley

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
93 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Robert G. Ridley is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert G. Ridley has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 19 papers in Epidemiology and 16 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Robert G. Ridley's work include Malaria Research and Control (56 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (20 papers) and Trypanosoma species research and implications (14 papers). Robert G. Ridley is often cited by papers focused on Malaria Research and Control (56 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (20 papers) and Trypanosoma species research and implications (14 papers). Robert G. Ridley collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States. Robert G. Ridley's co-authors include Hugues Matile, Solomon Nwaka, Jonathan L. Vennerstrom, Arnulf Dorn, Sudha Rani Vippagunta, John G. Scaife, C Jaquet, Michael Goman, Stephen A. Ward and Mathirut Mungthin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Robert G. Ridley

92 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Medical need, scientific opportunity and the drive for antimalarial drugs
    2002 641 citations Robert G. Ridley Nature profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert G. Ridley Switzerland 36 3.0k 1.2k 710 614 607 93 4.6k
Ilya Y. Gluzman United States 29 3.3k 1.1× 1.2k 1.1× 315 0.4× 757 1.2× 509 0.8× 40 4.6k
Michael Foley Australia 42 2.5k 0.8× 1.9k 1.7× 508 0.7× 499 0.8× 471 0.8× 91 5.0k
Karl H. Rieckmann Australia 37 3.8k 1.3× 873 0.7× 388 0.5× 650 1.1× 571 0.9× 136 5.1k
Henri Vial France 41 2.9k 1.0× 1.8k 1.6× 920 1.3× 556 0.9× 1.1k 1.8× 175 5.6k
Françoise Benoit‐Vical France 36 2.8k 0.9× 1.0k 0.9× 742 1.0× 1000 1.6× 421 0.7× 115 4.7k
Miguel Prudêncio Portugal 36 2.1k 0.7× 1.4k 1.2× 935 1.3× 437 0.7× 480 0.8× 163 4.5k
Jeremy N. Burrows Switzerland 34 2.4k 0.8× 1.2k 1.1× 1.1k 1.6× 981 1.6× 725 1.2× 88 4.5k
Yongyuth Yuthavong Thailand 39 3.0k 1.0× 2.0k 1.7× 938 1.3× 1.2k 1.9× 831 1.4× 181 5.6k
Prapon Wilairat Thailand 34 1.6k 0.5× 1.4k 1.2× 1.2k 1.7× 411 0.7× 374 0.6× 132 4.5k
C. Lambros United States 14 2.7k 0.9× 913 0.8× 386 0.5× 296 0.5× 529 0.9× 26 3.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert G. Ridley

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nwaka, Solomon, et al.. (2010). Developing ANDI: A Novel Approach to Health Product R&D in Africa. PLoS Medicine. 7(6). e1000293–e1000293. 53 indexed citations
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Ridley, Robert G.. (2004). Research on infectious diseases requires better coordination. Nature Medicine. 10(S12). S137–S140. 17 indexed citations
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Remme, J, Erik Blas, Lester Chitsulo, et al.. (2002). Strategic emphases for tropical diseases research: a TDR perspective. Trends in Parasitology. 18(10). 421–426. 86 indexed citations
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Ridley, Robert G.. (2002). Introduction. Antimalarial drug resistance: ramifications, explanations and challenges. Microbes and Infection. 4(2). 155–156. 15 indexed citations
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Ridley, Robert G.. (2002). Medical need, scientific opportunity and the drive for antimalarial drugs. Nature. 415(6872). 686–693. 641 indexed citations breakdown →
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Humphreys, Michelle J., Richard P. Moon, Katharina Rupp, et al.. (1999). The aspartic proteinase from the rodent parasite Plasmodium berghei as a potential model for plasmepsins from the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum. FEBS Letters. 463(1-2). 43–48. 34 indexed citations
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Berry, Colin, Michelle J. Humphreys, Philip Matharu, et al.. (1999). A distinct member of the aspartic proteinase gene family from the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. FEBS Letters. 447(2-3). 149–154. 60 indexed citations
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Ridley, Robert G. & Alan T. Hudson. (1998). Quinoline antimalarials. Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents. 8(2). 121–136. 23 indexed citations
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Ridley, Robert G.. (1998). Malaria: Dissecting chloroquine resistance. Current Biology. 8(10). R346–R349. 16 indexed citations
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Sullivan, David, Hugues Matile, Robert G. Ridley, & Daniel E. Goldberg. (1998). A Common Mechanism for Blockade of Heme Polymerization by Antimalarial Quinolines. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(47). 31103–31107. 146 indexed citations
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Dorn, Arnulf, et al.. (1998). A Comparison and Analysis of Several Ways to Promote Haematin (Haem) Polymerisation and an Assessment of Its Initiation In Vitro. Biochemical Pharmacology. 55(6). 737–747. 85 indexed citations
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Ridley, Robert G. & Alan T. Hudson. (1998). Chemotherapy of malaria. Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases. 11(6). 691–706. 16 indexed citations
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Ridley, Robert G.. (1997). Plasmodium:Drug Discovery and Development—An Industrial Perspective. Experimental Parasitology. 87(3). 293–304. 26 indexed citations
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McAleese, Sybil M., et al.. (1994). The gene encoding topoisomerase II fromPlasmodium falciparum. Nucleic Acids Research. 22(13). 2547–2551. 36 indexed citations
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Ridley, Robert G., et al.. (1993). Biogenesis of rhoptry organelles in Plasmodium falciparum. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 57(2). 269–279. 37 indexed citations
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Thaithong, Sodsri, Shiu‐Wan Chan, Prapon Wilairat, et al.. (1992). Pyrimethamine resistant mutations in Plasmodium falciparum. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 52(2). 149–157. 62 indexed citations
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Shahabuddin, Mohammed, Kathrin Günther, Klaus Lingelbach, et al.. (1992). Localisation of hypoxanthine phosphoribosyl transferase in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Experimental Parasitology. 74(1). 11–19. 17 indexed citations
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Ridley, Robert G., Hans‐Werner Lahm, Béla Takács, & John G. Scaife. (1991). Genetic and structural relationships between components of a protective rhoptry antigen complex from Plasmodium falciparum. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 47(2). 245–246. 35 indexed citations
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Delves, Chris J., Pietro Alano, Robert G. Ridley, et al.. (1990). Expression of α and β tubulin genes during the asexual and sexual blood stages of Plasmodium falciparum. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 43(2). 271–278. 47 indexed citations
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Delves, C. J., Robert G. Ridley, M. Goman, et al.. (1989). Cloning of a β‐tubulin gene from Plasmodium falciparum. Molecular Microbiology. 3(11). 1511–1519. 50 indexed citations

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