William Jarra

6.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
60 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

William Jarra is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Immunology and Parasitology. According to data from OpenAlex, William Jarra has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 26 papers in Immunology and 20 papers in Parasitology. Recurrent topics in William Jarra's work include Malaria Research and Control (53 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (33 papers) and Vector-borne infectious diseases (12 papers). William Jarra is often cited by papers focused on Malaria Research and Control (53 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (33 papers) and Vector-borne infectious diseases (12 papers). William Jarra collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Tanzania and Czechia. William Jarra's co-authors include K. N. Brown, Georges Snounou, Suganya Viriyakosol, Sodsri Thaithong, Virgı́lio E. do Rosário, Peter R. Preiser, L Pinheiro, Jean Langhorne, Napaporn Siripoon and Shahid M. Khan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Blood.

In The Last Decade

William Jarra

60 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

High sensitivity of detection of human malaria parasites ... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 1993 1999 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

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. High sensitivity of detection of human malaria parasites by the use of nested polymerase chain reaction
    1993 1.3k citations Georges Snounou, Suganya Viriyakosol et al. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology profile →
  2. Identification of the four human malaria parasite species in field samples by the polymerase chain reaction and detection of a high prevalence of mixed infections
    1993 715 citations Georges Snounou, Suganya Viriyakosol et al. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology profile →
  3. Biased distribution of msp1 and msp2 allelic variants in Plasmodium falciparum populations in Thailand
    1999 452 citations Georges Snounou, Napaporn Siripoon et al. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William Jarra United Kingdom 30 4.1k 1.4k 1.3k 425 354 60 4.7k
K. N. Brown Tanzania 30 4.2k 1.0× 1.5k 1.1× 1.0k 0.8× 489 1.2× 562 1.6× 85 4.8k
Mary R. Galinski United States 38 4.1k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 1.5k 1.2× 938 2.2× 430 1.2× 111 4.9k
Diane Wallace Taylor United States 33 3.0k 0.7× 817 0.6× 1.4k 1.1× 433 1.0× 326 0.9× 111 3.9k
Cornelus C. Hermsen Netherlands 33 2.7k 0.7× 670 0.5× 1.3k 1.0× 620 1.5× 277 0.8× 67 3.5k
Clemens H. M. Kocken Netherlands 40 3.7k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 1.6k 1.2× 1.1k 2.7× 701 2.0× 117 4.9k
Hernando A. del Portillo Spain 42 4.0k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 1.3k 1.0× 1.6k 3.8× 550 1.6× 124 5.6k
Geert‐Jan van Gemert Netherlands 38 3.7k 0.9× 833 0.6× 1.5k 1.2× 988 2.3× 636 1.8× 99 4.7k
M. Hommel United Kingdom 29 2.6k 0.6× 809 0.6× 846 0.7× 341 0.8× 738 2.1× 87 3.2k
Pietro Alano Italy 40 3.2k 0.8× 603 0.4× 1.4k 1.1× 827 1.9× 599 1.7× 84 3.8k
Motomi Torii Japan 39 3.3k 0.8× 927 0.7× 1.7k 1.3× 992 2.3× 446 1.3× 127 4.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by William Jarra

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Jarra

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nahrendorf, Wiebke, Philip J. Spence, Prisca Lévy, et al.. (2015). Blood-stage immunity to Plasmodium chabaudi malaria following chemoprophylaxis and sporozoite immunization. eLife. 4. 27 indexed citations
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Spence, Philip J., William Jarra, Prisca Lévy, et al.. (2013). Vector transmission regulates immune control of Plasmodium virulence. Nature. 498(7453). 228–231. 113 indexed citations
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Cunningham, Deirdre, et al.. (2010). The pir multigene family of Plasmodium: Antigenic variation and beyond. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 170(2). 65–73. 61 indexed citations
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Cunningham, Deirdre, Jannik Fonager, William Jarra, et al.. (2009). Rapid Changes in Transcription Profiles of the Plasmodium yoelii yir Multigene Family in Clonal Populations: Lack of Epigenetic Memory?. PLoS ONE. 4(1). e4285–e4285. 22 indexed citations
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Singh, Naresh, Peter R. Preiser, Laurent Rénia, et al.. (2004). Conservation and Developmental Control of Alternative Splicing in maebl Among Malaria Parasites. Journal of Molecular Biology. 343(3). 589–599. 36 indexed citations
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Grüner, Anne Charlotte, et al.. (2004). The Py235 proteins: glimpses into the versatility of a malaria multigene family. Microbes and Infection. 6(9). 864–873. 24 indexed citations
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Khan, Shahid M., William Jarra, & Peter R. Preiser. (2001). The 235 kDa rhoptry protein of Plasmodium (yoelii) yoelii: function at the junction. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 117(1). 1–10. 38 indexed citations
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Mota, Maria M., et al.. (2000). Plasmodium chabaudi -Infected Erythrocytes Adhere to CD36 and Bind to Microvascular Endothelial Cells in an Organ-Specific Way. Infection and Immunity. 68(7). 4135–4144. 75 indexed citations
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Snounou, Georges, Napaporn Siripoon, William Jarra, et al.. (1999). Biased distribution of msp1 and msp2 allelic variants in Plasmodium falciparum populations in Thailand. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 93(4). 369–374. 452 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mota, Maria M., K. N. Brown, Anthony A. Holder, & William Jarra. (1998). AcutePlasmodium chabaudi chabaudiMalaria Infection Induces Antibodies Which Bind to the Surfaces of Parasitized Erythrocytes and Promote Their Phagocytosis by Macrophages In Vitro. Infection and Immunity. 66(9). 4080–4086. 64 indexed citations
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McKean, Paul G., et al.. (1996). A single gene copy merozoite surface antigen and immune evasion?. Parasite Immunology. 18(4). 165–172. 3 indexed citations
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Viriyakosol, Suganya, et al.. (1994). Plasmodium falciparum: Selective Growth of Subpopulations from Field Samples Following in Vitro Culture, as Detected by the Polymerase Chain Reaction. Experimental Parasitology. 79(4). 517–525. 29 indexed citations
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Carlsson, J., et al.. (1990). Merozoite selection of erythrocytes by age and the induction of protective immunity.. PubMed. 16(2-3). 313–8. 1 indexed citations
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Gilks, Charles F., et al.. (1989). Host diet in experimental rodent malaria: a variable which can compromise experimental design and interpretation. Parasitology. 98(2). 175–177. 10 indexed citations
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Jarra, William & K. N. Brown. (1989). Invasion of mature and immature erythrocytes of CBA/Ca mice by a cloned line of Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi. Parasitology. 99(2). 157–163. 25 indexed citations
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Schetters, Theo, W M Eling, K. N. Brown, & William Jarra. (1989). A Protective Activity of Physiological Erythrophilic Antibody in Murine Malaria Infection and Immunity. Scandinavian Journal of Immunology. 30(6). 655–657. 2 indexed citations
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Ogilvie, Bridget, R.J. Love, William Jarra, & K. N. Brown. (1977). Nippostrongylus brasiliensis infection in rats. The cellular requirement for worm expulsion.. PubMed. 32(4). 521–8. 41 indexed citations

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