Teun Bousema

23.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
296 papers, 12.7k citations indexed

About

Teun Bousema is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Parasitology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Teun Bousema has authored 296 papers receiving a total of 12.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 266 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 66 papers in Parasitology and 63 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Teun Bousema's work include Malaria Research and Control (260 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (202 papers) and Parasites and Host Interactions (41 papers). Teun Bousema is often cited by papers focused on Malaria Research and Control (260 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (202 papers) and Parasites and Host Interactions (41 papers). Teun Bousema collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States. Teun Bousema's co-authors include Chris Drakeley, Robert W. Sauerwein, Lucy Okell, Azra C. Ghani, Jamie T. Griffin, Colin J. Sutherland, Roly Gosling, Thomas S. Churcher, André Lin Ouédraogo and David L. Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Teun Bousema

290 papers receiving 12.6k citations

Hit Papers

Epidemiology and Infectivity of Plasmodium falciparum and... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2011 2014 2012 2012 2010 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Epidemiology and Infectivity of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax Gametocytes in Relation to Malaria Control and Elimination
    2011 523 citations Teun Bousema, Chris Drakeley profile →
  2. Asymptomatic malaria infections: detectability, transmissibility and public health relevance
    2014 449 citations Teun Bousema, Lucy Okell et al. profile →
  3. Factors determining the occurrence of submicroscopic malaria infections and their relevance for control
    2012 443 citations Lucy Okell, Teun Bousema et al. Nature Communications profile →
  4. Hitting Hotspots: Spatial Targeting of Malaria for Control and Elimination
    2012 416 citations Teun Bousema, Robert W. Sauerwein et al. profile →
  5. Reducing Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Transmission in Africa: A Model-Based Evaluation of Intervention Strategies
    2010 413 citations Lucy Okell, Teun Bousema et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Teun Bousema Netherlands 58 11.0k 2.6k 1.8k 1.4k 1.1k 296 12.7k
Ivo Müeller Australia 59 10.4k 0.9× 2.6k 1.0× 2.5k 1.4× 1.1k 0.8× 1.2k 1.1× 362 12.5k
Chris Drakeley United Kingdom 70 15.7k 1.4× 3.8k 1.5× 2.0k 1.1× 2.1k 1.5× 1.8k 1.6× 382 17.8k
Carlos A. Guerra United States 33 7.5k 0.7× 1.5k 0.6× 844 0.5× 1.2k 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 62 9.3k
Ogobara K. Doumbo Mali 65 11.4k 1.0× 3.0k 1.1× 4.0k 2.2× 1.9k 1.3× 1.5k 1.3× 347 16.3k
David J. Conway United Kingdom 61 9.6k 0.9× 2.7k 1.0× 3.3k 1.8× 800 0.6× 386 0.3× 210 12.1k
Christopher V. Plowe United States 50 9.1k 0.8× 1.7k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 1.5k 1.0× 486 0.4× 169 10.8k
Georges Snounou France 63 11.2k 1.0× 3.9k 1.5× 2.4k 1.3× 1.4k 1.0× 281 0.3× 206 13.1k
Colin J. Sutherland United Kingdom 54 7.5k 0.7× 1.9k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 783 0.5× 360 0.3× 214 8.6k
Bernard L. Nahlen United States 56 7.1k 0.6× 1.9k 0.7× 1.7k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 2.7k 2.4× 148 10.3k
Jetsumon Sattabongkot Thailand 53 8.0k 0.7× 2.3k 0.9× 2.1k 1.2× 931 0.6× 207 0.2× 327 9.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Teun Bousema

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All Works

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Coronado, Lorena, Karl B. Seydel, Melissa C. Kapulu, et al.. (2025). Reversible host cell surface remodelling limits immune recognition and maximizes survival of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes. PLoS Pathogens. 21(5). e1013110–e1013110.
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Brancucci, Nicolas M. B., Geert‐Jan van Gemert, Yu Xiao, et al.. (2025). An all-in-one pipeline for the in vitro discovery and in vivo testing of Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission blocking drugs. Nature Communications. 16(1). 6884–6884. 1 indexed citations
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Rek, John, Jordache Ramjith, Chiara Andolina, et al.. (2022). Asymptomatic School-Aged Children Are Important Drivers of Malaria Transmission in a High Endemicity Setting in Uganda. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 226(4). 708–713. 20 indexed citations
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Vegte‐Bolmer, Marga van de, Wouter Graumans, Rianne Stoter, et al.. (2021). A portfolio of geographically distinct laboratory-adapted Plasmodium falciparum clones with consistent infection rates in Anopheles mosquitoes. Malaria Journal. 20(1). 381–381. 9 indexed citations
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Gillard, Joshua, Ria Philipsen, Kjerstin Lanke, et al.. (2021). SARS-CoV-2 mucosal antibody development and persistence and their relation to viral load and COVID-19 symptoms. Nature Communications. 12(1). 5621–5621. 58 indexed citations
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Whittaker, Charles, Hannah Slater, Rebecca K. Nash, et al.. (2021). Global patterns of submicroscopic Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection: insights from a systematic review and meta-analysis of population surveys. The Lancet Microbe. 2(8). e366–e374. 37 indexed citations
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Graumans, Wouter, William J. Stone, & Teun Bousema. (2021). No time to die: An in-depth analysis of James Bond's exposure to infectious agents. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease. 44. 102175–102175. 2 indexed citations
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Post, Annelies, Bérenger Kaboré, Joel D. Bognini, et al.. (2021). Infection Manager System (IMS) as a new hemocytometry-based bacteremia detection tool: A diagnostic accuracy study in a malaria-endemic area of Burkina Faso. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 15(3). e0009187–e0009187. 4 indexed citations
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Reuling, Isaie J., Kjerstin Lanke, Luc E. Coffeng, et al.. (2020). A Randomized Clinical Trial to Compare Plasmodium falciparum Gametocytemia and Infectivity After Blood-Stage or Mosquito Bite–Induced Controlled Malaria Infection. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 224(7). 1257–1265. 18 indexed citations
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Gruenberg, Maria, Natalie Hofmann, Stephan Karl, et al.. (2019). qRT-PCR versus IFA-based Quantification of Male and Female Gametocytes in Low-Density Plasmodium falciparum Infections and Their Relevance for Transmission. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 221(4). 598–607. 11 indexed citations
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Hailemeskel, Elifaged, Girma Shumie, Wakweya Chali, et al.. (2019). Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum Pfcrt and Pfmdr1 alleles in settings with different levels of Plasmodium vivax co-endemicity in Ethiopia. International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance. 11. 8–12. 11 indexed citations
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Collins, Katharine A., Alphonse Ouédraogo, Wamdaogo M. Guelbéogo, et al.. (2019). Investigating the impact of enhanced community case management and monthly screening and treatment on the transmissibility of malaria infections in Burkina Faso: study protocol for a cluster-randomised trial. BMJ Open. 9(9). e030598–e030598. 7 indexed citations
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Subissi, Lorenzo, Bernard N. Kanoi, Betty Balikagala, et al.. (2019). Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale infections and their association with common red blood cell polymorphisms in a highly endemic area of Uganda. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 113(7). 370–378. 2 indexed citations
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Robinson, Ailie, Annette O. Busula, Khalid B. Beshir, et al.. (2018). Plasmodium -associated changes in human odor attract mosquitoes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(18). E4209–E4218. 102 indexed citations
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Graumans, Wouter, Fitsum G. Tadesse, Chiara Andolina, et al.. (2017). Semi-high-throughput detection of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax oocysts in mosquitoes using bead-beating followed by circumsporozoite ELISA and quantitative PCR. Malaria Journal. 16(1). 356–356. 12 indexed citations
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Dechering, Koen J., Hans-Peter Duerr, Karin M. J. Koolen, et al.. (2017). Modelling mosquito infection at natural parasite densities identifies drugs targeting EF2, PI4K or ATP4 as key candidates for interrupting malaria transmission. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 17680–17680. 18 indexed citations
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Homan, Tobias, Thomas A. Smith, Daniel Masiga, et al.. (2017). ODOR-BAITED TRAPS AS A NOVEL TOOL FOR MALARIA CONTROL-THE SOLARMAL TRIAL. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 95(5). 1 indexed citations
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Ouédraogo, André Lin, Will Roeffen, Adrian J. F. Luty, et al.. (2011). Naturally Acquired Immune Responses to Plasmodium falciparum Sexual Stage Antigens Pfs48/45 and Pfs230 in an Area of Seasonal Transmission. Infection and Immunity. 79(12). 4957–4964. 63 indexed citations

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