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Microbiology

D-Index
72
Citations
18349
World Ranking
1754
National Ranking
43

Medicine

D-Index
72
Citations
19093
World Ranking
19832
National Ranking
304

Blaise Genton 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 Blaise Genton sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 264 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Blaise Genton 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 Blaise Genton sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Blaise Genton is affiliated with the University of Lausanne in Switzerland and focuses primarily on research within the field of Medicine. The scientist's work extensively covers several subfields, including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, Parasitology, Epidemiology, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The scope of Blaise Genton's research includes a variety of topics centered on infectious and travel-related diseases. Key topics addressed in their publications comprise:

  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Travel-related health issues
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections

Blaise Genton has contributed to numerous publications across several venues. The most frequent journals and platforms where their work appears include:

  • Revue Médicale Suisse
  • Journal of Travel Medicine
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • BMC Infectious Diseases
  • BMC Medicine

Several papers highlight their recent contributions, such as:

  • "Causes of fever in returning travelers: a European multicenter prospective cohort study", 2022, Journal of Travel Medicine
  • "Aetiology of fever in returning travellers and migrants: a systematic review and meta-analysis", 2020, Journal of Travel Medicine
  • "Antigen rapid tests, nasopharyngeal PCR and saliva PCR to detect SARS-CoV-2: a prospective comparative clinical trial", 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Antigen rapid tests, nasopharyngeal PCR and saliva PCR to detect SARS-CoV-2: A prospective comparative clinical trial", 2023, PLoS ONE
  • "Safety and immunogenicity of a synthetic nanoparticle-based, T cell priming peptide vaccine against dengue in healthy adults in Switzerland: a double-blind, randomized, vehicle-controlled, phase 1 study", 2023, EBioMedicine

Collaboration plays a notable role in Blaise Genton's work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Valérie D'Acremont
  • Alix Miauton
  • Ludovico Cobuccio
  • Serge De Vallière
  • Daniel Camprubí

Best Publications

  • A molecular marker of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria

    Frédéric Ariey;Benoit Witkowski;Chanaki Amaratunga;Johann Beghain

  • A recombinant blood-stage malaria vaccine reduces Plasmodium falciparum density and exerts selective pressure on parasite populations in a phase 1-2b trial in Papua New Guinea.

    Blaise Genton;Inoni Betuela;Ingrid Felger;Fadwa Al-Yaman

  • Artemether-lumefantrine treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria: a systematic review and meta-analysis of day 7 lumefantrine concentrations and therapeutic response using individual patient data

    EA Ashley;F Aweeka;KI Barnes;Q Bassat

  • Plasmodium vivax and mixed infections are associated with severe malaria in children: a prospective cohort study from Papua New Guinea.

    Blaise Genton;Valérie D'Acremont;Lawrence Rare;Kay Baea

  • Beyond malaria : causes of fever in outpatient tanzanian children

    Valérie D'Acremont;Mary Kilowoko;Esther Kyungu;Sister Philipina

  • A review of malaria vaccine clinical projects based on the WHO rainbow table

    Lauren M Schwartz;Lauren M Schwartz;Graham V. Brown;Blaise Genton;Blaise Genton;Vasee S. Moorthy;Vasee S. Moorthy

  • Effect of vitamin A supplementation on morbidity due to Plasmodium falciparum in young children in Papua New Guinea: a randomised trial.

    Anuraj H Shankar;Blaise Genton;Richard D Semba;Moses Baisor

  • Time to move from presumptive malaria treatment to laboratory-confirmed diagnosis and treatment in African children with fever.

    Valérie D'Acremont;Christian Lengeler;Hassan Mshinda;Deo Mtasiwa

  • Reduction in the proportion of fevers associated with Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia in Africa: a systematic review.

    Valérie D'Acremont;Valérie D'Acremont;Valérie D'Acremont;Christian Lengeler;Blaise Genton;Blaise Genton

  • Emergence of FY*A(null) in a Plasmodium vivax-endemic region of Papua New Guinea.

    Peter A. Zimmerman;Ian Woolley;Godfred L. Masinde;Stephanie M. Miller

  • Severe Dengue Virus Infection in Travelers: Risk Factors and Laboratory Indicators

    Ole Wichmann;Ole Wichmann;Joaquim Gascon;Mirjam Schunk;Sabino Puente

  • The effect of distance from home on attendance at a small rural health centre in Papua New Guinea

    Ivo Müller;Tom Smith;Steve Mellor;Lawrence Rare

  • Reduction of anti-malarial consumption after rapid diagnostic tests implementation in Dar es Salaam: a before-after and cluster randomized controlled study.

    Valérie D'Acremont;Valérie D'Acremont;Judith Kahama-Maro;Judith Kahama-Maro;Ndeniria Swai;Deo Mtasiwa

  • The influence of zinc supplementation on morbidity due to Plasmodium falciparum: a randomized trial in preschool children in Papua New Guinea.

    Anuraj H. Shankar;Blaise Genton;Moses Baisor;Joseph Paino

  • Ovalocytosis and cerebral malaria

    Genton B;al-Yaman F;Mgone Cs;Alexander N

  • Clinical features for diagnosis of pneumonia in children younger than 5 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Clotilde Rambaud-Althaus;Clotilde Rambaud-Althaus;Fabrice Althaus;Fabrice Althaus;Blaise Genton;Blaise Genton;Valérie D'Acremont;Valérie D'Acremont

  • Meta-Analysis: Accuracy of Rapid Tests for Malaria in Travelers Returning from Endemic Areas

    Arthur Marx;Daniel Pewsner;Matthias Egger;Reto Nüesch

  • The epidemiology of malaria in the Wosera area, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, in preparation for vaccine trials. I. Malariometric indices and immunity.

    B. Genton;F. Al-Yaman;H.-P. Beck;J. Hii

  • Reduced risk of clinical malaria in children infected with multiple clones of Plasmodium falciparum in a highly endemic area: a prospective community study

    F. Al-Yaman;F. Al-Yaman;B. Genton;J.C. Reeder;R.F. Anders

  • Towards a comprehensive simulation model of malaria epidemiology and control.

    T. Smith;N. Maire;A. Ross;M. Penny

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans-Peter Beck
Hans-Peter Beck University of Basel
Ingrid Felger
Ingrid Felger University of Basel
Ivo Mueller
Ivo Mueller Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Michael P. Alpers
Michael P. Alpers Curtin University
Thomas J. Smith
Thomas J. Smith Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
John C. Reeder
John C. Reeder World Health Organization
Laurent A. Decosterd
Laurent A. Decosterd University Hospital of Lausanne
Marcel Tanner
Marcel Tanner Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Laurent Kaiser
Laurent Kaiser Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève
Gilbert Greub
Gilbert Greub University of Lausanne

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