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Altaf A. Lal

Altaf A. Lal

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Microbiology
India
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
86
Citations
26028
World Ranking
841
National Ranking
3

Medicine

D-Index
86
Citations
26096
World Ranking
14172
National Ranking
14

Altaf A. Lal publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Altaf A. Lal sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 242 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Altaf A. Lal D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Altaf A. Lal sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in India Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in India Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in India Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in India Leader Award

Overview

Altaf A. Lal is affiliated with Sun Pharma (India) in India and has produced extensive research in the field of Medicine, with a strong focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Their work includes significant contributions to Infectious Diseases, Endocrinology, Plant Science, and Modeling and Simulation.

The scientist's research topics predominantly cover areas such as Malaria Research and Control, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Vibrio bacteria research studies, Insect Pest Control Strategies, Viral Infections and Vectors, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, and Global Maternal and Child Health.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Altaf A. Lal include:

  • Harsh Rajvanshi
  • Praveen K. Bharti
  • Himanshu Jayswar
  • Sekh Nisar
  • Aparup Das

Publications have been predominantly hosted in the following venues:

  • Malaria Journal
  • Frontiers in Public Health
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • EBioMedicine

Notable papers include:

  • Socio-economic determinants of malaria in tribal dominated Mandla district enrolled in Malaria Elimination Demonstration Project in Madhya Pradesh, 2021, Malaria Journal
  • Demonstration of indigenous malaria elimination through Track-Test-Treat-Track (T4) strategy in a Malaria Elimination Demonstration Project in Mandla, Madhya Pradesh, 2020, Malaria Journal
  • Study design and operational framework for a community-based Malaria Elimination Demonstration Project (MEDP) in 1233 villages of district Mandla, Madhya Pradesh, 2020, Malaria Journal
  • A comprehensive mobile application tool for disease surveillance, workforce management and supply chain management for Malaria Elimination Demonstration Project, 2021, Malaria Journal
  • Dengue and Zika virus infections are enhanced by live attenuated dengue vaccine but not by recombinant DSV4 vaccine candidate in mouse models, 2020, EBioMedicine

Best Publications

  • Phylogenetic Analysis of Cryptosporidium Parasites Based on the Small-Subunit rRNA Gene Locus

    Lihua Xiao;Lillian Escalante;Chunfu Yang;Irshad Sulaiman

  • Triosephosphate Isomerase Gene Characterization and Potential Zoonotic Transmission of Giardia duodenalis

    Irshad M. Sulaiman;Ronald Fayer;Caryn Bern;Robert H. Gilman

  • Protective effects of the sickle cell gene against malaria morbidity and mortality

    Michael Aidoo;Dianne J Terlouw;Margarette S Kolczak;Peter D McElroy

  • GENETIC DIVERSITY WITHIN CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM AND RELATED CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SPECIES

    Lihua Xiao;Una M. Morgan;Josef Limor;Ananias Escalante

  • Identification of 5 types of Cryptosporidium parasites in children in Lima, Peru.

    Lihua Xiao;Caryn Bern;Josef Limor;Irshad Sulaiman

  • Subgenotype Analysis of Cryptosporidium Isolates from Humans, Cattle, and Zoo Ruminants in Portugal

    Margarida Alves;Lihua Xiao;Irshad Sulaiman;Altaf A. Lal

  • Cryptosporidium hominis n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) from Homo sapiens

    Una M. Morgan-Ryan;Abbie Fall;Lucy A. Ward;Nawal Hijjawi

  • GENETIC POLYMORPHISM AMONG CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM ISOLATES: EVIDENCE OF TWO DISTINCT HUMAN TRANSMISSION CYCLES

    Peng Mm;Xiao L;Freeman Ar;Arrowood Mj

  • Identification of novel Cryptosporidium genotypes from the Czech Republic

    Una Ryan;Lihua Xiao;Carolyn Read;Ling Zhou

  • Molecular Characterization of Cryptosporidium Oocysts in Samples of Raw Surface Water and Wastewater

    Lihua Xiao;Ajaib Singh;Josef Limor;Thaddeus K. Graczyk

  • The evolution of primate malaria parasites based on the gene encoding cytochrome b from the linear mitochondrial genome.

    Ananias A. Escalante;Denise E. Freeland;William E. Collins;Altaf A. Lal

  • A Low Interleukin-10 Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Ratio Is Associated with Malaria Anemia in Children Residing in a Holoendemic Malaria Region in Western Kenya

    Caroline Othoro;Altaf A. Lal;Bernard Nahlen;Davy Koech

  • Identification of species and sources of Cryptosporidium oocysts in storm waters with a small-subunit rRNA-based diagnostic and genotyping tool.

    Lihua Xiao;Kerri Alderisio;Josef Limor;Michael Royer

  • Malaria eradication within a generation: ambitious, achievable, and necessary

    Richard G A Feachem;Ingrid Chen;Omar Akbari;Amelia Bertozzi-Villa

  • Host adaptation and host-parasite co-evolution in Cryptosporidium: implications for taxonomy and public health.

    Lihua Xiao;Irshad M Sulaiman;Una M Ryan;Ling Zhou

  • Wild primate populations in emerging infectious disease research: the missing link?

    Nathan D. Wolfe;Ananias A. Escalante;William B. Karesh;Annelisa Kilbourn

  • Molecular characterization of microsporidia indicates that wild mammals Harbor host-adapted Enterocytozoon spp. as well as human-pathogenic Enterocytozoon bieneusi.

    Irshad M. Sulaiman;Ronald Fayer;Altaf A. Lal;James M. Trout

  • Glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchors of Plasmodium falciparum: molecular characterization and naturally elicited antibody response that may provide immunity to malaria pathogenesis.

    Ramachandra S. Naik;Ora Lee H. Branch;Amina S. Woods;Matam Vijaykumar

  • Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium isolates obtained from human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals living in Switzerland, Kenya, and the United States.

    U.M. Morgan;R. Weber;L. Xiao;I. Sulaiman

  • Genetic Polymorphism and Natural Selection in the Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum

    Ananias A. Escalante;Altaf A. Lal;Francisco J. Ayala

Frequent Co-Authors

Lihua Xiao
Lihua Xiao South China Agricultural University
Bernard L. Nahlen
Bernard L. Nahlen University of Notre Dame
Venkatachalam Udhayakumar
Venkatachalam Udhayakumar Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
William E. Collins
William E. Collins Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Feiko O. ter Kuile
Feiko O. ter Kuile Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Ananias A. Escalante
Ananias A. Escalante Temple University
Simon Kariuki
Simon Kariuki Kenya Medical Research Institute
Thomas F. McCutchan
Thomas F. McCutchan National Institutes of Health
Ronald Fayer
Ronald Fayer United States Department of Agriculture
Renu B. Lal
Renu B. Lal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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