Selma M. B. Jerônimo

7.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
148 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Selma M. B. Jerônimo is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Selma M. B. Jerônimo has authored 148 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 64 papers in Epidemiology and 24 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Selma M. B. Jerônimo's work include Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (75 papers), Trypanosoma species research and implications (49 papers) and Leprosy Research and Treatment (12 papers). Selma M. B. Jerônimo is often cited by papers focused on Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (75 papers), Trypanosoma species research and implications (49 papers) and Leprosy Research and Treatment (12 papers). Selma M. B. Jerônimo collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, United States and United Kingdom. Selma M. B. Jerônimo's co-authors include Richard D. Pearson, Mary E. Wilson, Edgar M. Carvalho, Eliana T. Nascimento, José Wilton Queiroz, Naomi Aronson, Rogelio López‐Vélez, Barbara L. Herwaldt, Moshe Ephros and Peter J. Weina and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Selma M. B. Jerônimo

142 papers receiving 5.0k citations

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Leishmaniasis: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH)

2016 270 citations Richard D. Pearson, Selma M. B. Jerônimo et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Selma M. B. Jerônimo Brazil	39	3.5k	2.3k	872	668	635	148	5.1k
Peter C. Melby United States	42	2.9k 0.8×	2.0k 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	1.3k 2.0×	615 1.0×	111	5.1k
Andréa Teixeira‐Carvalho Brazil	37	2.4k 0.7×	2.1k 0.9×	990 1.1×	1.5k 2.3×	548 0.9×	270	5.1k
Ingrid Müller United Kingdom	41	2.3k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	592 0.7×	1.7k 2.5×	351 0.6×	93	4.2k
Walderez O. Dutra Brazil	42	3.0k 0.9×	3.1k 1.4×	957 1.1×	1.4k 2.0×	249 0.4×	173	5.4k
Edécio Cunha‐Neto Brazil	45	2.4k 0.7×	3.8k 1.7×	770 0.9×	1.4k 2.0×	444 0.7×	179	6.4k
Wagner Luiz Tafuri Brazil	31	2.2k 0.6×	1.6k 0.7×	846 1.0×	534 0.8×	231 0.4×	160	3.3k
Kenneth J. Gollob Brazil	38	2.6k 0.8×	2.3k 1.0×	704 0.8×	1.8k 2.7×	205 0.3×	129	4.8k
Werner Solbach Germany	48	2.7k 0.8×	2.3k 1.0×	805 0.9×	3.0k 4.5×	771 1.2×	150	7.1k
Virmondes Rodrigues Brazil	30	1.0k 0.3×	1.2k 0.5×	485 0.6×	593 0.9×	414 0.7×	194	3.0k
Kirk R. Wilhelmus United States	41	2.0k 0.6×	1.6k 0.7×	216 0.2×	452 0.7×	567 0.9×	153	5.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Jerônimo, Selma M. B., et al.. (2025). Growth and Survival of a Cohort of Congenital Zika Virus Syndrome Children Born With Microcephaly and Children Who Developed With Microcephaly After Birth. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 44(5). 465–472. 1 indexed citations

Nobre, Maurício Lisboa, et al.. (2025). Anti-PGL-I serology as a strategy for Hansen’s Disease control in an endemic area in Brazil. Leprosy Review. 96(1). 1 indexed citations

Garcia, Carlos Alexandre de Amorim, et al.. (2025). Whole exome sequencing shows novel COL4A3 and COL4A4 variants as causes of Alport syndrome in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. BMC Genomics. 26(1). 331–331.

Zin, Andréa, et al.. (2023). Zika virus infection histories in brain development. Disease Models & Mechanisms. 16(7). 1 indexed citations

Brown, Grant, et al.. (2023). Hierarchical spatiotemporal modeling of human visceral leishmaniasis in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 17(4). e0011206–e0011206. 1 indexed citations

Brasil, Patrícia, Josélio Maria Galvão de Araújo, Flávia de Oliveira Cardoso, et al.. (2021). Evidence of Zika virus circulation in asymptomatic pregnant women in Northeast, Brazil. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 15(6). e0009412–e0009412. 6 indexed citations

Figueiredo, Maria Marta, Lara Carvalho Godói, Selma M. B. Jerônimo, et al.. (2021). Improved Performance of ELISA and Immunochromatographic Tests Using a New Chimeric A2-Based Protein for Human Visceral Leishmaniasis Diagnosis. Journal of Immunology Research. 2021. 1–15. 7 indexed citations

Queiroz, José Wilton, et al.. (2021). Towards an inclusive digital literacy: An experimental intervention study in a rural area of Brazil. Education and Information Technologies. 27(2). 2807–2834. 21 indexed citations

Figueiredo, Maria Marta, Lara Carvalho Godói, Andreza Pain Marcelino, et al.. (2019). Evaluation of three recombinant proteins for the development of ELISA and immunochromatographic tests for visceral leishmaniasis serodiagnosis. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 114. 10 indexed citations

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Nobre, Maurício Lisboa, Glória R. Monteiro, José Wilton Queiroz, et al.. (2019). Differential immunoglobulin and complement levels in leprosy prior to development of reversal reaction and erythema nodosum leprosum. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 13(1). e0007089–e0007089. 16 indexed citations

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Lima, Josivan Gomes, et al.. (2018). Causes of death in patients with Berardinelli-Seip congenital generalized lipodystrophy. PLoS ONE. 13(6). e0199052–e0199052. 58 indexed citations

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Monteiro, Glória R., Daniella Regina Arantes Martins, Maria Zélia Fernandes, et al.. (2017). Comparative analyses of whole genome sequences of Leishmania infantum isolates from humans and dogs in northeastern Brazil. International Journal for Parasitology. 47(10-11). 655–665. 22 indexed citations

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Júnior, Mário Emílio Teixeira Dourado, et al.. (2016). No association between FCGR2A and FCGR3A polymorphisms in Guillain-Barré Syndrome in a Brazilian population. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 298. 160–164. 7 indexed citations

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Jerônimo, Selma M. B., et al.. (2005). A role for IgG immune complexes during infection with the intracellular pathogen Leishmania. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 201(5). 747–754. 215 indexed citations

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Gantt, Kira R., Stacey Schultz‐Cherry, Nilda E. Rodríguez, et al.. (2003). Activation of TGF-β by Leishmania chagasi : Importance for Parasite Survival in Macrophages. The Journal of Immunology. 170(5). 2613–2620. 148 indexed citations

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Queiroz, José Wilton, et al.. (2003). Anti-ganglioside antibodies and clinical outcome of patients with Guillain-Barré Syndrome in northeast Brazil. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 108(2). 102–108. 12 indexed citations

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Gantt, Kira R., Michael L. McCormick, Melissa A. Miller, et al.. (2001). Oxidative Responses of Human and Murine Macrophages During Phagocytosis of Leishmania chagasi. The Journal of Immunology. 167(2). 893–901. 235 indexed citations

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Jerônimo, Selma M. B., et al.. (1994). Glycosaminoglycan structure and content differ according to the origins of human tumors.. PubMed. 27(9). 2253–8. 12 indexed citations

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Holaday, B J, Margarida Maria de Lima Pompeu, Selma M. B. Jerônimo, et al.. (1993). Potential role for interleukin-10 in the immunosuppression associated with kala azar.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 92(6). 2626–2632. 106 indexed citations

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Nader, Helena B., et al.. (1984). Isolation and structural studies of heparan sulfates and chondroitin sulfates from three species of molluscs.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 259(3). 1431–1435. 92 indexed citations

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