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2023

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Medicine

D-Index
129
Citations
66617
World Ranking
2578
National Ranking
31

Jürg Utzinger publications per year

1996: 1 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 1 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 21 publications 2006: 28 publications 2007: 29 publications 2008: 35 publications 2009: 40 publications 2010: 50 publications 2011: 34 publications 2012: 42 publications 2013: 57 publications 2014: 45 publications 2015: 59 publications 2016: 50 publications 2017: 45 publications 2018: 41 publications 2019: 39 publications 2020: 48 publications 2021: 49 publications 2022: 44 publications 2023: 39 publications 2024: 23 publications 2025: 20 publications
1996 2025

899 publications in total across all disciplines

Jürg Utzinger publication distribution in Medicine in 2027

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where Jürg Utzinger sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 817 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Jürg Utzinger D-index placement in Medicine in 2027

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where Jürg Utzinger sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 129 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Jürg Utzinger is affiliated with the University of Basel in Switzerland and conducts research primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work focuses extensively on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, supported by significant contributions in Parasitology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Ecology.

The primary topics addressed in their research include:

  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Helminth infection and control
  • Physical Activity and Health

Utzinger has published frequently in a range of scientific journals. Notable publication venues include:

  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Infectious Diseases of Poverty
  • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Selected recent papers authored by Utzinger and their colleagues provide insight into ongoing research directions:

  • "The global progress of soil-transmitted helminthiases control in 2020 and World Health Organization targets for 2030" (2020) published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • "Review of 2022 WHO guidelines on the control and elimination of schistosomiasis" (2022) published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • "Towards a global One Health index: a potential assessment tool for One Health performance" (2022) published in Infectious Diseases of Poverty
  • "Towards integrated surveillance-response systems for the prevention of future pandemics" (2020) published in Infectious Diseases of Poverty
  • "One Health and planetary health research: leveraging differences to grow together" (2023) published in The Lancet Planetary Health

Key frequent co-authors in their research network include:

  • Markus Gerber
  • Uwe Pühse
  • Peter Steinmann
  • Cheryl Walter
  • Rosa du Randt

The body of work by Utzinger encompasses over 200 publications, predominantly focusing on infectious disease dynamics, host-parasite interactions, and the intersection of environmental factors with public health. Their multidisciplinary approach integrates aspects of child health, nutrition, and the control of parasitic infections relevant to global health concerns.

Best Publications

  • Schistosomiasis and water resources development: systematic review, meta-analysis, and estimates of people at risk

    Peter Steinmann;Jennifer Keiser;Robert Bos;Marcel Tanner

  • The global burden of disease study 2010: interpretation and implications for the neglected tropical diseases.

    Peter J. Hotez;Miriam Alvarado;María-Gloria Basáñez;Ian Bolliger

  • Efficacy of Current Drugs Against Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Jennifer Keiser;Jürg Utzinger

  • Water, Sanitation, Hygiene, and Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Eric C. Strunz;David G. Addiss;Meredith E. Stocks;Stephanie Ogden

  • Praziquantel: mechanisms of action, resistance and new derivatives for schistosomiasis.

    Michael J Doenhoff;Donato Cioli;Jürg Utzinger

  • Emerging foodborne trematodiasis.

    Jennifer Keiser;Jürg Utzinger

  • Food-Borne Trematodiases

    Jennifer Keiser;Jürg Utzinger

  • Past, Present, and Future of Japanese Encephalitis

    Tobias E. Erlanger;Svenja Weiss;Jennifer Keiser;Jürg Utzinger

  • Time to set the agenda for schistosomiasis elimination.

    David Rollinson;Stefanie Knopp;Stefanie Knopp;Sarah Levitz;J. Russell Stothard

  • Effect of Sanitation on Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Kathrin Ziegelbauer;Benjamin Speich;Benjamin Speich;Daniel Mäusezahl;Daniel Mäusezahl;Robert Bos

  • FLOTAC: new multivalent techniques for qualitative and quantitative copromicroscopic diagnosis of parasites in animals and humans.

    Giuseppe Cringoli;Laura Rinaldi;Maria Paola Maurelli;Jürg Utzinger

  • Global burden of human food-borne trematodiasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Thomas Fürst;Jennifer Keiser;Jennifer Keiser;Jürg Utzinger;Jürg Utzinger

  • The effects of iron fortification on the gut microbiota in African children: a randomized controlled trial in Côte d'Ivoire

    Michael B Zimmermann;Christophe Chassard;Fabian Rohner;Eliézer K N'Goran

  • Soil-transmitted helminth reinfection after drug treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Tie-Wu Jia;Sara E Melville;Jürg Utzinger;Jürg Utzinger;Charles H. King

  • Schistosomiasis and neglected tropical diseases: towards integrated and sustainable control and a word of caution

    J. Utzinger;G. Raso;S. Brooker;D. De Savigny

  • The public health significance and control of schistosomiasis in China—then and now

    Xiao-Nong Zhou;Li-Ying Wang;Ming-Gang Chen;Xiao-Hua Wu

  • Diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminths in the era of preventive chemotherapy: effect of multiple stool sampling and use of different diagnostic techniques.

    Stefanie Knopp;Ali F. Mgeni;I. Simba Khamis;Peter Steinmann;Peter Steinmann

  • URBANIZATION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AND IMPLICATION FOR MALARIA CONTROL

    Jennifer Keiser;Jürg Utzinger;Marcia Caldas De Castro;Thomas A. Smith

  • Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis: common drugs for treatment and control

    Jürg Utzinger;Jennifer Keiser

  • Diagnostic dilemmas in helminthology: what tools to use and when?

    Robert Bergquist;Maria Vang Johansen;Jürg Utzinger

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcel Tanner
Marcel Tanner Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Eliézer K. N’Goran
Eliézer K. N’Goran Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Jennifer Keiser
Jennifer Keiser Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Penelope Vounatsou
Penelope Vounatsou University of Basel
Xiao-Nong Zhou
Xiao-Nong Zhou Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention
Burton H. Singer
Burton H. Singer University of Florida
Christian Schindler
Christian Schindler Columbia University
Jan Hattendorf
Jan Hattendorf University of Basel
David Rollinson
David Rollinson Natural History Museum
Nicole Probst-Hensch
Nicole Probst-Hensch Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

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