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D-Index
46
Citations
6877
World Ranking
4641
National Ranking
100

Leopold Zekeng publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

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

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 112 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

Leopold Zekeng D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Overview

Leopold Zekeng is affiliated with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS in Switzerland. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a particular emphasis on infectious diseases, general health professions, economics and econometrics, epidemiology, and clinical psychology.

The scientist's work covers several interconnected research topics, including:

  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • International Development and Aid

Zekeng has contributed to multiple recent scholarly papers published between 2022 and 2025. These include:

  • "Tanzania HIV Investment Case (IC) 2.0: Using modeling to explore optimization under severe resource constraints," 2022, Journal of Global Health Reports
  • "Application of the UNAIDS Incidence Patterns Model to Determine the Distribution of New HIV Infection in Lagos State, Nigeria," 2024, Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC)
  • "Associations of psychological distress, alcohol and substance use, and HIV risk behaviour in forcibly displaced persons and migrants in Nigeria," 2025, Conflict and Health
  • "Oral health knowledge and practices of women with children who are internally displaced, refugees, and migrants in Nigeria: a cross-sectional study," 2025, BMC Oral Health

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Gabriel Undelikwo
  • Fatimah Jajere
  • Samuel Anya
  • Takpa Koubagnine
  • Ernest Afu Ochang

Zekeng's work has appeared in several publication venues with repeated contributions to areas focusing on HIV/AIDS and related health challenges. These venues are:

  • Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC)
  • Conflict and Health
  • Journal of Global Health Reports
  • BMC Oral Health

Best Publications

  • A Controlled Trial of Nonoxynol 9 Film to Reduce Male-to-Female Transmission of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

    Ronald E. Roddy;Léopold Zekeng;Kelley A. Ryan;Ubald Tamoufé

  • A new subtype of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (MVP-5180) from Cameroon

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  • Effectiveness and safety of a generic fixed-dose combination of nevirapine, stavudine, and lamivudine in HIV-1-infected adults in Cameroon: open-label multicentre trial

    Christian Laurent;Charles Kouanfack;Sinata Koulla-Shiro;Nathalie Nkoué

  • The epidemiology of HSV-2 infection and its association with HIV infection in four urban African populations

    HA Weiss;A Buve;NJ Robinson;E Van Dyck

  • Multicentre study on factors determining differences in rate of spread of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: methods and prevalence of HIV infection.

    A Buvé;M Caraël;RJ Hayes;B Auvert

  • A new subtype (subgenotype) Ac (A3) of hepatitis B virus and recombination between genotypes A and E in Cameroon.

    Fuat Kurbanov;Yasuhito Tanaka;Kei Fujiwara;Fuminaka Sugauchi

  • Simplified strategy for detection of recombinant human immunodeficiency virus type 1 group M isolates by gag/env heteroduplex mobility assay

    L Heyndrickx;W Janssens;L Zekeng;R Musonda

  • The multicentre study on factors determining the differential spread of HIV in four African cities: summary and conclusions

    A. Buvé;M. Caraël;R. J. Hayes;B. Auvert

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Intergroup (M/O) Recombination in Cameroon

    Jun Takehisa;Léopold Zekeng;Eiji Ido;Yumi Yamaguchi-Kabata;Yumi Yamaguchi-Kabata

  • Sensitivity of United States HIV antibody tests for detection of HIV-1 group O infections

    C. Schable;C-P. Pau;D. Hu;T. Dondero

  • Various types of HIV mixed infections in Cameroon.

    Jun Takehisa;Léopold Zekeng;Eiji Ido;Innocent Mboudjeka

  • Effect of Nonoxynol-9 Gel on Urogenital Gonorrhea and Chlamydial Infection: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Ronald E. Roddy;Léopold Zekeng;Kelley A. Ryan;Ubald Tamoufé

  • Does increased general schooling protect against HIV infection? A study in four African cities.

    Judith R Glynn;Michel Caraël;Anne Buvé;Séverin Anagonou

  • Biological and genetic characteristics of HIV infections in Cameroon reveals dual group M and O infections and a correlation between SI-inducing phenotype of the predominant CRF02_AG variant and disease stage.

    Laurence Vergne;Anke Bourgeois;Eitel Mpoudi-Ngole;Rose Mougnutou

  • Barrier contraceptive use and HIV infection among high-risk women in Cameroon.

    Leopold Zekeng;Paul J. Feldblum;Regina M. Oliver;Lazare Kaptue

  • Performance of the Celera Diagnostics ViroSeq HIV-1 Genotyping System for Sequence-Based Analysis of Diverse Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Strains

    Susan H. Eshleman;John Hackett;Priscilla Swanson;Shawn P. Cunningham

  • Decreased fertility among HIV-1-infected women attending antenatal clinics in three African cities.

    Judith R. Glynn;Anne Buve;Michel Caraël;Maina Kahindo

  • The epidemiology of gonorrhoea, chlamydial infection and syphilis in four African cities.

    A Buvé;HA Weiss;M Laga;E Van Dyck

  • Factors influencing the difference in HIV prevalence between antenatal clinic and general population in sub-Saharan Africa.

    Judith R. Glynn;Anne Buvé;Michel Caraël;Rosemary M. Musonda

  • The epidemiology of trichomoniasis in women in four African cities

    A Buvé;HA Weiss;M Laga;E Van Dyck

  • The prevalence of diverse HIV-1 strains was stable in Cameroonian blood donors from 1996 to 2004.

    Catherine A Brennan;Pierre Bodelle;Ruthie Coffey;Sushil G Devare

  • Nonoxynol-9 use, genital ulcers, and HIV infection in a cohort of sex workers.

    S S Weir;R E Roddy;L Zekeng;P J Feldblum

Frequent Co-Authors

Martine Peeters
Martine Peeters Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Helen A. Weiss
Helen A. Weiss London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Eric Delaporte
Eric Delaporte University of Montpellier
Masanori Hayami
Masanori Hayami Kyoto University
Marie Laga
Marie Laga Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Richard J. Hayes
Richard J. Hayes London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Judith R. Glynn
Judith R. Glynn London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Eitel Mpoudi-Ngole
Eitel Mpoudi-Ngole Johns Hopkins University
John N. Nkengasong
John N. Nkengasong Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Hans-Georg Kräusslich
Hans-Georg Kräusslich Heidelberg University

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