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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 64 2592 2373 195 178 233 16644

Bertrand Lell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Bertrand Lell between 1974 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bertrand Lell published across 52 years, from 1974 to 2025, averaging 5.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2021. 16 of the 272 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2021. 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 6 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 6 publications
1974 2025

272 publications in total across all disciplines

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Bertrand Lell: publications per year, 1974 to 2025
Year Publications
1974 1
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 2
1998 5
1999 7
2000 10
2001 8
2002 9
2003 5
2004 4
2005 8
2006 1
2007 6
2008 13
2009 7
2010 6
2011 14
2012 7
2013 12
2014 8
2015 14
2016 5
2017 14
2018 8
2019 14
2020 14
2021 21
2022 20
2023 13
2024 10
2025 6
Total 272
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Bertrand Lell 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 Bertrand Lell sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 225–234 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 233 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155 233
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Bertrand Lell 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 Bertrand Lell sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 64 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109 64
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Overview

Bertrand Lell is affiliated with the University of Tübingen in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on infectious diseases, parasitology, and public health. Their research spans areas such as mosquito-borne diseases and control, malaria research and control, and interactions between parasites and hosts.

The scientist's work includes involvement in studies on viral infections and vectors, as well as global maternal and child health, epidemiology, and pediatrics and perinatology. The main fields of study include:

  • Medicine

Subfields within their research predominantly cover:

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Parasitology
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Epidemiology

Key topics Bertrand Lell has worked on are:

  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

The scientist has published in various academic venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Infection
  • BMC Medicine
  • BMC Infectious Diseases

Recent papers include:

  • "COVID-19 in Africa: Dampening the storm?", 2020, Science
  • "The duration of chemoprophylaxis against malaria after treatment with artesunate-amodiaquine and artemether-lumefantrine and the effects of pfmdr1 86Y and pfcrt 76T: a meta-analysis of individual patient data", 2020, BMC Medicine
  • "Systems analysis and controlled malaria infection in Europeans and Africans elucidate naturally acquired immunity", 2021, Nature Immunology
  • "Surveillance of the major pathogenic arboviruses of public health concern in Gabon, Central Africa: increased risk of West Nile virus and dengue virus infections", 2021, BMC Infectious Diseases
  • "Epidemiology of Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminth Coinfections among Schoolchildren Living in Lambaréné, Gabon", 2020, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

These publications display engagement with parasitology, epidemiology of tropical diseases, and infectious disease surveillance.

Bertrand Lell's frequent co-authors include:

  • Ayôla Akim Adégnika
  • Sélidji Todagbé Agnandji
  • Peter G. Kremsner
  • Michael Ramharter
  • Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma

Best Publications

  • First results of phase 3 trial of RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in African children.

    Selidji Todagbe Agnandji;Bertrand Lell;Bertrand Lell;Solange Solmeheim Soulanoudjingar;Solange Solmeheim Soulanoudjingar

  • Efficacy and safety of RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine with or without a booster dose in infants and children in Africa: final results of a phase 3, individually randomised, controlled trial.

    Emmanuel B. Bache;Selidji Todagbe Agnandji;Bertrand Lell;José Francisco Fernandes

  • Decreased atopy in children infected with Schistosoma haematobium: a role for parasite-induced interleukin-10.

    Anita H. J. Van Den Biggelaar;Ronald Van Ree;Laura C. Rodrigues;Bertrand Lell

  • A phase 3 trial of RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in African infants.

    Selidji Todagbe Agnandji;Selidji Todagbe Agnandji;Bertrand Lell;Bertrand Lell;José Francisco Fernandes;José Francisco Fernandes

  • Phase 1 Trials of rVSV Ebola Vaccine in Africa and Europe

    Selidji T Agnandji;Angela Huttner;Madeleine E Zinser;Patricia Njuguna

  • Genetic Diversity and Protective Efficacy of the RTS,S/AS01 Malaria Vaccine

    Daniel E Neafsey;Michal Juraska;Trevor Bedford;David Benkeser

  • Amodiaquine-artesunate versus amodiaquine for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in African children: a randomised, multicentre trial.

    M. Adjuik;P. Agnamey;A. Babiker;S. Borrmann;S. Borrmann

  • Immunogenicity of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine and implications for duration of vaccine efficacy: secondary analysis of data from a phase 3 randomised controlled trial

    Michael T. White;Robert Verity;Jamie T. Griffin;Kwaku Poku Asante

  • Interferon-γ Responses Are Associated with Resistance to Reinfection with Plasmodium falciparum in Young African Children

    Adrian J. F. Luty;Bertrand Lell;Ruprecht Schmidt-Ott;Leopold G. Lehman

  • Efficacy and safety of intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for malaria in African infants: a pooled analysis of six randomised, placebo-controlled trials

    John J Aponte;David Schellenberg;Andrea Egan;Alasdair Breckenridge

  • Low Interleukin-12 Activity in Severe Plasmodium falciparum Malaria

    A. J. F. Luty;D. J. Perkins;B. Lell;B. Lell;B. Lell;R. Schmidt-Ott;R. Schmidt-Ott

  • Fosmidomycin, a Novel Chemotherapeutic Agent for Malaria

    Bertrand Lell;Bertrand Lell;Ronnatrai Ruangweerayut;Jochen Wiesner;Michel Anoumou Missinou;Michel Anoumou Missinou

  • Fosmidomycin for malaria

    Michel A Missinou;Steffen Borrmann;Steffen Borrmann;Andreas Schindler;Andreas Schindler;Saadou Issifou;Saadou Issifou

  • The Role of Red Blood Cell Polymorphisms in Resistance and Susceptibility to Malaria

    Bertrand Lell;Jürgen May;Ruprecht J. Schmidt-Ott;Leopold G. Lehman

  • Polymorphism in promoter region of inducible nitric oxide synthase gene and protection against malaria

    Jürgen Fj Kun;Jürgen Fj Kun;Benjamin Mordmüller;Benjamin Mordmüller;Bertrand Lell;Bertrand Lell;Leopold G Lehman;Leopold G Lehman

  • Clindamycin as an antimalarial drug: review of clinical trials.

    Bertrand Lell;Bertrand Lell;Peter G. Kremsner;Peter G. Kremsner

  • Merozoite surface antigen 1 and 2 genotypes and rosetting of Plasmodium falciparum in severe and mild malaria in Lambaréné, Gabon

    Jürgen F.T. Kun;Ruprecht J. Schmidt-Ott;Ruprecht J. Schmidt-Ott;Leopold G. Lehman;Leopold G. Lehman;Bertrand Lell;Bertrand Lell;Bertrand Lell

  • Safety and efficacy of the RTS,S/AS01E candidate malaria vaccine given with expanded-programme-on-immunisation vaccines: 19 month follow-up of a randomised, open-label, phase 2 trial

    Kwaku Poku Asante;Salim Abdulla;Selidji Agnandji;Selidji Agnandji;John Lyimo

  • COVID-19 in Africa: Dampening the storm?

    Moustapha Mbow;Bertrand Lell;Simon P. Jochems;Badara Cisse

  • Gametocyte carriage in uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria following treatment with artemisinin combination therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data

    S. Abdulla;J. Achan;I. Adam;B.H. Alemayehu

  • A Head-to-Head Comparison of Four Artemisinin-Based Combinations for Treating Uncomplicated Malaria in African Children: A Randomized Trial

    Daniel Atwine;Betty Balikagala;Quique Bassat;Victor Chalwe

  • The Effect of Dosing Regimens on the Antimalarial Efficacy of Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine: A Pooled Analysis of Individual Patient Data

    Jane Achan;Ishag Adam;Emmanuel Arinaitwe;Elizabeth A. Ashley

  • Placental Malaria Increases Malaria Risk in the First 30 Months of Life

    Norbert G. Schwarz;Norbert G. Schwarz;Ayola A. Adegnika;Ayola A. Adegnika;Ayola A. Adegnika;Lutz P. Breitling;Lutz P. Breitling;Julian Gabor;Julian Gabor

  • Plasma Interleukin-10: Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF)—α Ratio Is Associated with TNF Promoter Variants and Predicts Malarial Complications

    Jürgen May;Jürgen May;Bertrand Lell;Adrian J. F. Luty;Christian G. Meyer

  • High Prevalence of Asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum Infection in Gabonese Adults

    Matthias P. Dal-Bianco;Kai B. Köster;Ulrich D. Kombila;Jürgen F. J. Kun

  • A phase 2b randomized, controlled trial of the efficacy of the GMZ2 malaria vaccine in African children.

    Sodiomon B Sirima;Benjamin Mordmüller;Paul Milligan;Ulysse Ateba Ngoa

  • Molecular analysis of recrudescent parasites in a Plasmodium falciparum drug efficacy trial in Gabon

    L.C. Ranford-Cartwright;J. Taylor;T. Umasunthar;L.H. Taylor

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter G. Kremsner
Peter G. Kremsner University of Tübingen
Ayola A. Adegnika
Ayola A. Adegnika University of Tübingen
Saadou Issifou
Saadou Issifou University of Tübingen
Martin P. Grobusch
Martin P. Grobusch University of Amsterdam
Benjamin Mordmüller
Benjamin Mordmüller Radboud University Medical Center
Marcel Tanner
Marcel Tanner Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Steffen Borrmann
Steffen Borrmann University of Tübingen
Maria Yazdanbakhsh
Maria Yazdanbakhsh Leiden University Medical Center
Clara Menéndez
Clara Menéndez University of Barcelona
Quique Bassat
Quique Bassat University of Barcelona

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