Simon L. Croft

21.7k citations

210 papers · 16.2k indexed · 6 hit papers · h-index 63

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health top 0.02%
- Research on Leishmaniasis Studies 139
- Malaria Research and Control 29
Parasitology top 0.2%
- Parasites and Host Interactions 18
Toxicology top 0.1%
- Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents 13
Epidemiology top 0.1%
- Trypanosoma species research and implications 102
Organic Chemistry top 0.2%
- Synthesis and Biological Evaluation 43
Immunology
- Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins 12
Insect Science
- Insect and Pesticide Research 11

Co-authors: Alan H. Fairlamb Shyam Sundar Marleen Boelaert Vanessa Yardley Sakib Burza Graham H. Coombs Karin Seifert Piero Olliaro
Cited by: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Parasitology Toxicology
Journals: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (19 papers)Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (18 papers)Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (12 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Switzerland

In The Last Decade

Simon L. Croft

209 papers receiving 15.6k citations

Hit Papers

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2018 The Lancet
2008 Journal of Clinical Investigation
2006 Clinical Microbiology Reviews
2004 Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
2003 Trends in Parasitology
2002 The Lancet Infectious Diseases

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1	Dermal microdialysis: A method to determine drug levels in the skin of patients with Post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) Experimental Parasitology ·Сапожников Алексей Анатольевич,Sophia F. Espinosa,Kingshuk Chatterjee,Nilay Kanti Das,О М Люлька,Katrien Van Bocxlaer,Simon L. Croft,Mitali Chatterjee	2023	0
2	Drug reformulation for a neglected disease. The NANOHAT project to develop a safer more effective sleeping sickness drug PLoS neglected tropical diseases ·Lisa Sanderson,Marcelo Alves da Silva,Dhafer A. Al‐Bakre,Rachel C. Brown,Hollie Burrell‐Saward,Mehmet Fidanboylu,Bo Liu,Lea Ann Dailey,Cécile A. Dreiss,Christian D. Lorenz,Mark Christie,Shanta J. Persaud,Vanessa Yardley,Simon L. Croft,Margarita Valero,Sarah Thomas	2021	4
3	Comparative efficacy, toxicity and biodistribution of the liposomal amphotericin B formulations Fungisome® and AmBisome® in murine cutaneous leishmaniasis International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance ·Сапожников Алексей Анатольевич,Katrien Van Bocxlaer,Vanessa Yardley,فتحي بن جديد,Mohammad S. Alavijeh,A. Friederová,Sandra Antunes,Isabel Maurício,Sudaxshina Murdan,Simon L. Croft	2018	37
4	Emerging paradigms in anti-infective drug design Parasitology ·Michael P. Barrett,Simon L. Croft	2014	7
5	Highly Sensitive In Vivo Imaging of Trypanosoma brucei Expressing “Red-Shifted” Luciferase PLoS neglected tropical diseases ·Alex P. McLatchie,Hollie Burrell‐Saward,Elmarie Myburgh,Michael D. Lewis,Theresa H. Ward,Jeremy C. Mottram,Simon L. Croft,John M. Kelly,Martin C. Taylor	2013	51
6	Developing novel strategies to prevent parasitic infections Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy ·Henry M. Staines,Simon L. Croft,Paul Horrocks	2011	1
7	Collaborative actions in anti-trypanosomatid chemotherapy with partners from disease endemic areas Trends in Parasitology ·Jean‐Claude Dujardin,Dolores González‐Pacanowska,Simon L. Croft,Ole F. Olesen,Gérald F. Späth	2010	36
8	Miltefosine – discovery of the antileishmanial activity of phospholipid derivatives Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ·Simon L. Croft,Juergen Engel	2006	128
9	Mechanisms of experimental resistance of Leishmania to miltefosine: Implications for clinical use Drug Resistance Updates ·F. Javier Pérez‐Victoria,María P. Sánchez‐Cañete,Karin Seifert,Simon L. Croft,Shyam Sundar,Santiago Castanys,Francisco Gamarro	2006	147
10	In vitro and in vivo antimalarial activity of peptidomimetic protein farnesyltransferase inhibitors with improved membrane permeability Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry ·Kalluru Bhargav Kumar,Junko Ohkanda,Howard Kendrick,Kohei Yokoyama,Michelle A. Blaskovich,김주성,Frederick S. Buckner,Wesley C. Van Voorhis,Debopam Chakrabarti,Simon L. Croft,Michael H. Gelb,Saı̈d Sebti,Andrew D. Hamilton	2004	35
11	Characterisation of Leishmania donovani promastigotes resistant to hexadecylphosphocholine (miltefosine) International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents ·Karin Seifert,Adriele Arnaud,F. Javier Pérez‐Victoria,Santiago Castanys,Francisco Gamarro,Simon L. Croft	2003	137
12	Terpenoids from Guarea rhophalocarpa Phytochemistry ·María del Rayo Camacho‐Corona,J. David Phillipson,Simon L. Croft,Geoffrey C. Kirby,David C. Warhurst,Pablo N. Solís	2001	32
13	Antiplasmodial activities of some Ghanaian plants traditionally used for fever/malaria treatment and of some alkaloids isolated from Pleiocarpa mutica; in vivo antimalarial activity of pleiocarpine Journal of Ethnopharmacology ·Jonathan Addae-Kyereme,Simon L. Croft,Howard Kendrick,Colin W. Wright	2001	59
14	Bioactive Compounds from Celaenodendron mexicanum Planta Medica ·María del Rayo Camacho‐Corona,Rachel Mata,岩佐和晃,Geoffrey C. Kirby,David C. Warhurst,Simon L. Croft,J. David Phillipson	2000	53
15	Hepatic extracellular matrix in BALB/c mice infected with Leishmania donovani International Journal of Experimental Pathology ·Virgínia Hora Rios Leite,Simon L. Croft	1996	7
16	Ribosomes ofLeishmania are a target for the aminoglycosides Parasitology Research ·Mohammad Maarouf,Gihane Jérémie-Brink,Simon L. Croft,Malka Robert-Géro	1995	47
17	A rationale for antiparasite drug discovery Parasitology Today ·Simon L. Croft	1994	7
18	An in vitro model for screening antileishmanial drugs: the human leukaemia monocyte cell line, THP-1 Acta Tropica ·Yukta Sawant,F. Herregodts,Simon L. Croft,D. Frommel	1992	62
19	Liposomal amphotericin B in drug-resistant visceral leishmaniasis The Lancet ·R.N. Davidson,Andrew M. Scott,Mala K. Maini,A.D.M. Bryceson,Simon L. Croft	1991	142
20	Analysis of spatial variation in CO2 uptake within the intact leaf and its significance in interpreting the effects of environmental stress on photosynthesis Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences ·Stephen P. Long,H. R. Bolhàr-Nordenkampf,Simon L. Croft,P. K. Farage,Elisabeth Lechner,Anja Wetzel	1989	11

About Simon L. Croft

Simon L. Croft is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Toxicology, Parasitology, Epidemiology and Organic Chemistry, having authored 210 papers that have together received 16.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (139 papers), Trypanosoma species research and implications (102 papers), Synthesis and Biological Evaluation (43 papers), Malaria Research and Control (29 papers), Parasites and Host Interactions (18 papers), Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents (13 papers), Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (12 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (10.9k citations), Parasitology (1.7k citations), Toxicology (702 citations), Epidemiology (6.6k citations) and Organic Chemistry (4.6k citations). Simon L. Croft has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include Alan H. Fairlamb, Shyam Sundar, Marleen Boelaert, Vanessa Yardley, Sakib Burza, Graham H. Coombs, Karin Seifert, Piero Olliaro, R.A. Neal and Reto Brun. Their work appears in journals such as Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters and Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

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