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Francine Pratlong

Francine Pratlong

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
64
Citations
12417
World Ranking
2643
National Ranking
159

Francine Pratlong 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 Francine Pratlong sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 221 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Francine Pratlong 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 Francine Pratlong sits on this spectrum.

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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.

Overview

Francine Pratlong is affiliated with the University of Montpellier in France and focuses on medical research related to parasitic diseases. Their primary fields of study include Medicine, with particular emphasis on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, and Parasitology.

The researcher's work predominantly addresses topics such as Research on Leishmaniasis Studies, Trypanosoma species research and implications, and Parasites and Host Interactions.

Francine Pratlong has published several papers, including:

  • "Leishmaniasis epidemiology in endemic areas of metropolitan France and its overseas territories from 1998 to 2020" (2022) in PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • "The Leishmania donovani species complex: A new insight into taxonomy" (2020) in International Journal for Parasitology
  • "Autochthonous and imported tegumentary leishmaniasis in Catalonia (Spain): Aetiological evolution in the last four decades and usefulness of different typing approaches based on biochemical, molecular and proteomic markers" (2021) in Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

The frequent publication venues for their research are:

  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • International Journal for Parasitology
  • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Co-authorship collaborations include work with:

  • Patrick Lami
  • Christophe Ravel
  • Laurence Lachaud
  • Anna Fernández-Arévalo
  • Cristina Ballart

Best Publications

  • Taxonomy of Leishmania. Use of isoenzymes. Suggestions for a new classification

    J A Rioux;G Lanotte;E Serres;F Pratlong

  • Evolutionary and geographical history of the Leishmania donovani complex with a revision of current taxonomy

    Julius Lukeš;Isabel L. Mauricio;Gabriele Schönian;Jean Claude Dujardin

  • Global distribution maps of the leishmaniases

    David M Pigott;Samir Bhatt;Nick Golding;Kirsten A Duda

  • Genotype of 88 Toxoplasma gondii Isolates Associated with Toxoplasmosis in Immunocompromised Patients and Correlation with Clinical Findings

    Daniel Ajzenberg;Hélène Yera;Pierre Marty;Luc Paris

  • Sri Lankan cutaneous leishmaniasis is caused by Leishmania donovani zymodeme MON-37.

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  • Visceral leishmaniasis and HIV-1 co-infection in southern France.

    Eric Rosenthal;Pierre Marty;Isabelle Poizot-Martin;Jacques Reynes

  • First report of genetic hybrids between two very divergent Leishmania species: Leishmania infantum and Leishmania major.

    Christophe Ravel;Sofia Cortes;Francine Pratlong;Florent Morio

  • Visceral Leishmaniasis in a German Child Who Had Never Entered a Known Endemic Area: Case Report and Review of the Literature

    Christian Bogdan;Gabriele Schönian;Anne-Laure Bañuls;Mallorie Hide

  • Towards multilocus sequence typing of the Leishmania donovani complex: Resolving genotypes and haplotypes for five polymorphic metabolic enzymes (ASAT, GPI, NH1, NH2, PGD)

    Isabel L. Mauricio;Matthew Yeo;Mehdi Baghaei;Daniela Doto

  • Analysis of ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer sequences of the Leishmania donovani complex.

    Katrin Kuhls;Isabel L. Mauricio;Francine Pratlong;Wolfgang Presber

  • Microsatellite analysis reveals genetic structure of Leishmania tropica.

    Jan M. Schwenkenbecher;Thierry Wirth;Lionel F. Schnur;Charles L. Jaffe

  • Outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis in northern Israel.

    Raymond L. Jacobson;Carol L. Eisenberger;Milena Svobodova;Gad Baneth

  • Geographical distribution and epidemiological features of Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis foci, based on the isoenzyme analysis of 1048 strains

    Francine Pratlong;Jacques Dereure;Christophe Ravel;Patrick Lami

  • Isoenzymatic Analysis of 712 Strains of Leishmania infantum in the South of France and Relationship of Enzymatic Polymorphism to Clinical and Epidemiological Features

    Francine Pratlong;Jean-Antoine Rioux;Pierre Marty;Françoise Faraut-Gambarelli

  • Leishmania tropica au Maroc. III — Rôle vecteur de Phlebotomus sergenti - A propos de 89 isolats

    E Guilvard;J A Rioux;M Gallego;F Pratlong

  • Visceral leishmaniasis in organ transplant recipients: 11 new cases and a review of the literature

    Didier Basset;Françoise Faraut;Pierre Marty;Jacques Dereure

  • Leishmania tropica in Morocco: infection in dogs.

    J. Dereure;J.-A. Rioux;M. Gallego;J. Perières

  • Genetic variability within the species Leishmania aethiopica does not correlate with clinical variations of cutaneous leishmaniasis.

    Gabriele Schönian;Hannah Akuffo;Sylke Lewin;Kerima Maasho

  • Visceral leishmaniasis in eastern Sudan: parasite identification in humans and dogs; host-parasite relationships.

    Jacques Dereure;Sayda Hassan El-Safi;Bruno Bucheton;Mickaël Boni

  • Spatial modelling and the prediction of Loa loa risk: decision making under uncertainty.

    P. J. Diggle;Madeleine C. Thomson;O. F. Christensen;B. Rowlingson

  • Disseminated feline leishmaniosis due to Leishmania infantum in Southern France.

    Camille Ozon;Pierre Marty;Francine Pratlong;Catherine Breton

  • Lutzomyia whitmani (Diptera: Psychodidae) as vector of Leishmania (V.) braziliensis in Paraná state, southern Brazil.

    E. Luz;N. Membrive;E. A. Castro;J. Dereure

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Pierre Dedet
Jean-Pierre Dedet University of Montpellier
Patrick Bastien
Patrick Bastien University of Montpellier
Gabriele Schönian
Gabriele Schönian Charité - University Medicine Berlin
John S. Brownstein
John S. Brownstein Boston Children's Hospital
Simon I. Hay
Simon I. Hay University of Washington
Renaud Piarroux
Renaud Piarroux Université Paris Cité
David M. Pigott
David M. Pigott University of Washington
Samir Bhatt
Samir Bhatt Imperial College London
Petr Volf
Petr Volf Charles University
Francis Derouin
Francis Derouin Université Paris Cité

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