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Medicine
Switzerland
2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 129 2578 2405 31 30 817 66617

Jürg Utzinger publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jürg Utzinger between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jürg Utzinger published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 30 papers a year. Output peaked at 59 publications in 2015. 43 of the 899 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 59. Peak 59 publications in 2015. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 1 publication 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

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Jürg Utzinger: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 3
1998 1
1999 2
2000 8
2001 10
2002 15
2003 7
2004 14
2005 21
2006 28
2007 29
2008 35
2009 40
2010 50
2011 34
2012 42
2013 57
2014 45
2015 59
2016 50
2017 45
2018 41
2019 39
2020 48
2021 49
2022 44
2023 39
2024 23
2025 20
Total 899
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Jürg Utzinger publications per year - data summary

  • Jürg Utzinger, a Medicine scholar from University of Basel, has 899 publications recorded across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1996 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2015, with 59 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1996 and 1998, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 30.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 30.0 per year counting only the 30 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 175 publications, 19% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1996-2005: 82 publications (8.2 per year); 2006-2015: 419 publications (41.9 per year); 2016-2025: 398 publications (39.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Jürg Utzinger publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jürg Utzinger sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 801–820 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 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.

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204 817
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Jürg Utzinger publication distribution in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 86 ranges running from 101–120 to 1,796+ publications.
  • Jürg Utzinger, a Medicine scholar from University of Basel, records 817 publications - the 88th percentile of the discipline.
  • 88% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Jürg Utzinger, and about 12% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 441–460 publications range, and Jürg Utzinger ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 341–360 publications, holding 922 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 64% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 521–540 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Jürg Utzinger D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jürg Utzinger sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 128–129 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
70–71 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.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230 129
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Jürg Utzinger D-index placement in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 75 ranges running from 70–71 to 217+ D-Index.
  • Jürg Utzinger, a Medicine scholar from University of Basel, records 129 D-Index - the 88th percentile of the discipline.
  • 88% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Jürg Utzinger, and about 12% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 94–95 D-Index range, and Jürg Utzinger ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 82–83 D-Index, holding 1,027 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 106–107 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

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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