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Asrat Hailu publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Asrat Hailu sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 225 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Asrat Hailu D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Asrat Hailu sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Asrat Hailu is affiliated with Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia and has contributed extensively to medical research, particularly within the fields of public health, epidemiology, parasitology, infectious diseases, and pediatrics. Their work spans multiple topics including research on Leishmaniasis studies, malaria research and control, Trypanosoma species research and implications, parasites and host interactions, mosquito-borne diseases and control, hepatitis B virus studies, and neonatal health and biochemistry.

Their frequent co-authors include Eyasu Makonnen, Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel, Abebaw Fekadu, Kamala Thriemer, and Ric N. Price.

Asrat Hailu has published in several scientific venues, with a notable number of publications appearing in:

  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Malaria Journal
  • Scientific Reports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS ONE

Recent significant papers include:

  • "The prevalence of symptomatic and asymptomatic malaria and its associated factors in Debre Elias district communities, Northwest Ethiopia" (2022), published in Malaria Journal
  • "Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 and 3 genes deletion in global settings (2010-2021): a systematic review and meta-analysis" (2022), published in Malaria Journal
  • "Challenges and Opportunities for Drug Discovery in Developing Countries: The Example of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis" (2020), published in ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters
  • "Genomic analysis of natural intra-specific hybrids among Ethiopian isolates of Leishmania donovani" (2020), published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • "Primaquine radical cure in patients with Plasmodium falciparum malaria in areas co-endemic for P falciparum and Plasmodium vivax (PRIMA): a multicentre, open-label, superiority randomised controlled trial" (2023), published in The Lancet

Asrat Hailu's research contributes primarily to medicine with a total of 81 publications. Within medicine, their work is most concentrated in the subfields of public health, environmental and occupational health (44 publications), followed by epidemiology (13 publications), parasitology (9 publications), infectious diseases (7 publications), and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health (5 publications).

Best Publications

  • Visceral leishmaniasis: what are the needs for diagnosis, treatment and control?

    François Chappuis;François Chappuis;Shyam Sundar;Asrat Hailu;Hashim Ghalib

  • Molecular characterization of human isolates of Giardia duodenalis from Ethiopia

    Tesfaye Gelanew;Marco Lalle;Asrat Hailu;Edoardo Pozio

  • The burden of neglected tropical diseases in Ethiopia, and opportunities for integrated control and elimination

    Kebede Deribe;Kadu Meribo;Teshome Gebre;Asrat Hailu

  • Sodium Stibogluconate (SSG) & Paromomycin Combination Compared to SSG for Visceral Leishmaniasis in East Africa: A Randomised Controlled Trial

    Ahmed Musa;Eltahir Khalil;Asrat Hailu;Joseph Olobo

  • Short-course primaquine for the radical cure of Plasmodium vivax malaria: a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled non-inferiority trial

    Walter R J Taylor;Kamala Thriemer;Lorenz von Seidlein;Lorenz von Seidlein;Prayoon Yuentrakul

  • Visceral Leishmaniasis and HIV coinfection in East Africa.

    Ermias Diro;Lutgarde Lynen;Koert Ritmeijer;Marleen Boelaert

  • Geographical variation in the response of visceral leishmaniasis to paromomycin in East Africa: a multicentre, open-label, randomized trial.

    Asrat Hailu;Ahmed Musa;Monique Wasunna;Manica Balasegaram;Manica Balasegaram

  • In vitro evaluation of antileishmanial activity and toxicity of essential oils of Artemisia absinthium and Echinops kebericho.

    Yinebeb Tariku;Ariaya Hymete;Asrat Hailu;Jens Rohloff

  • Evaluation of rapid diagnostic tests: visceral leishmaniasis

    Marleen Boelaert;Sujit Bhattacharya;François Chappuis;Sayda H. El Safi

  • Local Suppression of T Cell Responses by Arginase-Induced L-Arginine Depletion in Nonhealing Leishmaniasis

    Manuel Modolell;Beak-San Choi;Robert O. Ryan;Maggie Hancock

  • Clinical characteristics and treatment outcome of patients with visceral leishmaniasis and HIV co‐infection in northwest Ethiopia

    Zewdu Hurissa;Samuel Gebre-Silassie;Workagegnehu Hailu;Tewodros Tefera

  • Paromomycin for the Treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Sudan: A Randomized, Open-Label, Dose-Finding Study

    Ahmed M. Musa;Brima Younis;Ahmed Fadlalla;Catherine Royce

  • Pre- and post-treatment antibody levels in visceral leishmaniasis.

    Asrat Hailu

  • Leishmania aethiopica field isolates bearing an endosymbiontic dsRNA virus induce pro-inflammatory cytokine response.

    Haroun Zangger;Asrat Hailu;Chantal Desponds;Lon-Fye Lye

  • Elevated plasma levels of interferon (IFN)-γ, IFN-γ inducing cytokines, and IFN-γ inducible CXC chemokines in visceral leishmaniasis

    Asrat Hailu;Tom Van Der Poll;Nega Berhe;Piet A. Kager

  • T cell subset and cytokine profiles in human visceral leishmaniasis during active and asymptomatic or sub-clinical infection with Leishmania donovani.

    Asrat Hailu;Asrat Hailu;Debbie van Baarle;Gerlinde J. Knol;Nega Berhe

  • Mononuclear cell subpopulations and cytokine levels in human visceral leishmaniasis before and after chemotherapy

    Pietro Cenini;Nega Berhe;Asrat Hailu;Kimberley McGinnes

  • Indications of the protective role of natural killer cells in human cutaneous leishmaniasis in an area of endemicity.

    Kerima Maasho;Fabio Sanchez;Erwin Schurr;Asrat Hailu

  • Development and application of 'simple' diagnostic tools for visceral leishmaniasis

    Schallig Hd;Schoone Gj;Kroon Cc;Hailu A

  • HIV viral load and response to antileishmanial chemotherapy in co-infected patients.

    Nega Berhe;Dawit Wolday;Asrat Hailu;Yodit Abraham

Frequent Co-Authors

Alon Warburg
Alon Warburg Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Kebede Deribe
Kebede Deribe Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Abebaw Fekadu
Abebaw Fekadu Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Marleen Boelaert
Marleen Boelaert Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Petr Volf
Petr Volf Charles University
Abraham Aseffa
Abraham Aseffa Armauer Hansen Research Institute
Manuel Modolell
Manuel Modolell Max Planck Society
Ric N. Price
Ric N. Price Charles Darwin University
Gad Baneth
Gad Baneth Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jorge Alvar
Jorge Alvar Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative

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