Will Roeffen

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Will Roeffen is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Immunology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Will Roeffen has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 19 papers in Immunology and 18 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Will Roeffen's work include Malaria Research and Control (34 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (22 papers) and Complement system in diseases (9 papers). Will Roeffen is often cited by papers focused on Malaria Research and Control (34 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (22 papers) and Complement system in diseases (9 papers). Will Roeffen collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and Denmark. Will Roeffen's co-authors include Robert W. Sauerwein, Marga van de Vegte‐Bolmer, Teun Bousema, Karina Teelen, Adrian J. F. Luty, Geert Jan van Gemert, W. Eling, Pascal Beckers, Theo Arens and J. P. Verhave and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Will Roeffen

50 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Protection against a Malaria Challenge by Sporozoite Inoc... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 100 200 300 400
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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. Protection against a Malaria Challenge by Sporozoite Inoculation
    2009 422 citations Meta Roestenberg, Matthew B. B. McCall et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Will Roeffen Netherlands 31 2.1k 1.0k 689 325 259 50 2.6k
Evelina Angov United States 31 1.7k 0.8× 836 0.8× 1.0k 1.5× 313 1.0× 282 1.1× 67 2.8k
Olga Muratova United States 26 1.6k 0.8× 825 0.8× 566 0.8× 193 0.6× 253 1.0× 42 2.1k
Anthony W. Stowers United States 34 2.5k 1.2× 1.3k 1.3× 860 1.2× 405 1.2× 349 1.3× 56 3.1k
Marga van de Vegte‐Bolmer Netherlands 27 1.9k 0.9× 953 0.9× 638 0.9× 359 1.1× 207 0.8× 49 2.4k
S L Hoffman United States 26 1.5k 0.7× 890 0.9× 903 1.3× 317 1.0× 365 1.4× 42 2.6k
Damien R. Drew Australia 27 1.4k 0.7× 661 0.6× 418 0.6× 352 1.1× 193 0.7× 51 2.0k
Carter L. Diggs United States 28 2.3k 1.1× 873 0.9× 1.0k 1.5× 545 1.7× 473 1.8× 63 3.1k
Walter R. Weiss United States 28 1.6k 0.8× 1.9k 1.8× 1.2k 1.8× 311 1.0× 561 2.2× 52 3.7k
Daniel M. Gordon United States 28 2.4k 1.1× 1.1k 1.1× 1.4k 2.0× 404 1.2× 483 1.9× 51 3.4k
T. Ponnudurai Netherlands 32 2.3k 1.1× 1.1k 1.1× 621 0.9× 474 1.5× 359 1.4× 63 3.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Will Roeffen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Will Roeffen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Will Roeffen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Will Roeffen based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Will Roeffen. Will Roeffen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ouédraogo, André Lin, Philip A. Eckhoff, Adrian J. F. Luty, et al.. (2018). Modeling the impact of Plasmodium falciparum sexual stage immunity on the composition and dynamics of the human infectious reservoir for malaria in natural settings. PLoS Pathogens. 14(5). e1007034–e1007034. 20 indexed citations
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Singh, Susheel Kumar, Will Roeffen, Bishwanath Kumar Chourasia, et al.. (2017). Construct design, production, and characterization of Plasmodium falciparum 48/45 R0.6C subunit protein produced in Lactococcus lactis as candidate vaccine. Microbial Cell Factories. 16(1). 97–97. 32 indexed citations
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Eldering, Maarten, Isabelle Morlais, Geert‐Jan van Gemert, et al.. (2016). Variation in susceptibility of African Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites to TEP1 mediated killing in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 20440–20440. 33 indexed citations
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Baldwin, Susan L., Will Roeffen, Susheel Kumar Singh, et al.. (2016). Synthetic TLR4 agonists enhance functional antibodies and CD4+ T-cell responses against the Plasmodium falciparum GMZ2.6C multi-stage vaccine antigen. Vaccine. 34(19). 2207–2215. 34 indexed citations
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Roeffen, Will, Michael Theisen, Marga van de Vegte‐Bolmer, et al.. (2015). Transmission-blocking activity of antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum GLURP.10C chimeric protein formulated in different adjuvants. Malaria Journal. 14(1). 443–443. 27 indexed citations
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Theisen, Michael, Will Roeffen, Susheel Kumar Singh, et al.. (2014). A multi-stage malaria vaccine candidate targeting both transmission and asexual parasite life-cycle stages. Vaccine. 32(22). 2623–2630. 72 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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Farrance, Christine E., Jessica A. Chichester, Konstantin Musiychuk, et al.. (2011). Antibodies to plant-producedPlasmodium falciparumsexual stage protein Pfs25 exhibit transmission blocking activity. Human Vaccines. 7(sup1). 191–198. 55 indexed citations
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Bousema, Teun, Will Roeffen, Hinta Meijerink, et al.. (2010). The Dynamics of Naturally Acquired Immune Responses to Plasmodium falciparum Sexual Stage Antigens Pfs230 & Pfs48/45 in a Low Endemic Area in Tanzania. PLoS ONE. 5(11). e14114–e14114. 68 indexed citations
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Courtin, David, Mayke Oesterholt, Kwadwo Asamoah Kusi, et al.. (2009). The Quantity and Quality of African Children's IgG Responses to Merozoite Surface Antigens Reflect Protection against Plasmodium falciparum Malaria. PLoS ONE. 4(10). e7590–e7590. 84 indexed citations
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Roestenberg, Meta, Matthew B. B. McCall, Joost Hopman, et al.. (2009). Protection against a Malaria Challenge by Sporozoite Inoculation. New England Journal of Medicine. 361(5). 468–477. 422 indexed citations breakdown →
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Roeffen, Will, et al.. (2008). Plasmodium falciparum Antigens on the Surface of the Gametocyte-Infected Erythrocyte. PLoS ONE. 3(5). e2280–e2280. 57 indexed citations
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Schaijk, Ben C. L. van, Melissa R. van Dijk, Marga van de Vegte‐Bolmer, et al.. (2006). Pfs47, paralog of the male fertility factor Pfs48/45, is a female specific surface protein in Plasmodium falciparum. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 149(2). 216–222. 98 indexed citations
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Drakeley, Christopher J., Teun Bousema, Karina Teelen, et al.. (2005). Transmission‐reducing immunity is inversely related to age in Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriers. Parasite Immunology. 28(5). 185–190. 56 indexed citations
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Roeffen, Will, et al.. (2001). Plasmodium falciparum: Production and Characterization of Rat Monoclonal Antibodies Specific for the Sexual-Stage Pfs48/45 Antigen. Experimental Parasitology. 97(1). 45–49. 49 indexed citations
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Cavanagh, D., Alison M. Creasey, Jos Raats, et al.. (2001). Isolation of a monoclonal antibody from a malaria patient-derived phage display library recognising the Block 2 region of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein-1. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 112(1). 143–147. 22 indexed citations
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Mulder, Bert, Ton H.W. Lensen, Timoléon Tchuinkam, et al.. (1999). Plasmodium falciparum: Membrane Feeding Assays and Competition ELISAs for the Measurement of Transmission Reduction in Sera from Cameroon. Experimental Parasitology. 92(1). 81–86. 39 indexed citations
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Roeffen, Will, et al.. (1998). Plasmodium falciparum:Heterologous Synthesis of the Transmission-Blocking Vaccine Candidate Pfs48/45 in Recombinant Vaccinia Virus-Infected Cells. Experimental Parasitology. 90(2). 165–174. 23 indexed citations
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Mulder, Bert, Will Roeffen, Robert W. Sauerwein, et al.. (1996). Anti-Pfs25 monoclonal antibody 32F81 blocks transmission from Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriers in Cameroon. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 90(2). 195–195. 4 indexed citations
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Roeffen, Will, Bert Mulder, Karina Teelen, et al.. (1996). Association between anti‐Pfs48/45 reactivity and P. falciparum transmission‐blocking activity in sera from Cameroon. Parasite Immunology. 18(2). 103–109. 65 indexed citations

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