2026 Martin J. Donnelly: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	71	6788	6258	515	479	291	14808

Overview

Martin J. Donnelly is affiliated with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with particular emphasis on public health, environmental and occupational health, molecular biology, plant science, parasitology, and infectious diseases.

The main topics of Donnelly's work include:

Malaria Research and Control
Mosquito-borne diseases and control
Insect Resistance and Genetics
Insect Pest Control Strategies
Parasites and Host Interactions
Viral Infections and Vectors
Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences

Their recent publications highlight a range of studies on malaria vectors and insecticide resistance. Selected papers include:

"Effect of long-lasting insecticidal nets with and without piperonyl butoxide on malaria indicators in Uganda (LLINEUP): a pragmatic, cluster-randomised trial embedded in a national LLIN distribution campaign," published in The Lancet (2020)
"Genome variation and population structure among 1142 mosquitoes of the African malaria vector species Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii," published in Genome Research (2020)
"The genetic architecture of target-site resistance to pyrethroid insecticides in the African malaria vectors Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii," published in Molecular Ecology (2021)
"Impact of indoor residual spraying with pirimiphos-methyl (Actellic 300CS) on entomological indicators of transmission and malaria case burden in Migori County, western Kenya," published in Scientific Reports (2020)
"Genome-wide association studies reveal novel loci associated with pyrethroid and organophosphate resistance in Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii," published in Nature Communications (2023)

Donnelly's frequent coauthors include:

David Weetman
Sarah G. Staedke
Eric R. Lucas
Alistair Miles
Moses R. Kamya

The scientist's work is commonly published in venues such as:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Malaria Journal
Research Square (Research Square)
Scientific Reports
PLOS Global Public Health

Best Publications

Highly evolvable malaria vectors: The genomes of 16 Anopheles mosquitoes

Daniel E. Neafsey;Robert M. Waterhouse;Mohammad R. Abai;Sergey S. Aganezov

604
Citations
Genetic diversity of the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae.

Alistair Miles;Alistair Miles;Nicholas J. Harding;Giordano Bottà;Giordano Bottà;Chris S. Clarkson;Chris S. Clarkson

508
Citations
A mutation in the voltage-gated sodium channel gene associated with pyrethroid resistance in Latin American Aedes aegypti.

K. Saavedra-Rodriguez;L. Urdaneta-Marquez;Shavanthi Rajatileka;Shavanthi Rajatileka;M. Moulton

436
Citations
The importance of mosquito behavioural adaptations to malaria control in Africa.

Michelle L. Gatton;Michelle L. Gatton;Nakul Chitnis;Nakul Chitnis;Thomas Churcher;Martin J. Donnelly

415
Citations
Field-caught permethrin-resistant Anopheles gambiae overexpress CYP6P3, a P450 that metabolises pyrethroids.

Pie Müller;Emma Warr;Bradley J. Stevenson;Patricia M. Pignatelli

373
Citations
Detection of knockdown resistance (kdr) mutations in Anopheles gambiae: a comparison of two new high-throughput assays with existing methods

Chris Bass;Dimitra Nikou;Martin J Donnelly;Martin S Williamson

372
Citations
Implications of insecticide resistance for malaria vector control with long-lasting insecticidal nets: a WHO-coordinated, prospective, international, observational cohort study

Immo Kleinschmidt;Immo Kleinschmidt;John Bradley;Tessa Bellamy Knox;Abraham Peter Mnzava

350
Citations
CYP6 P450 enzymes and ACE-1 duplication produce extreme and multiple insecticide resistance in the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae.

Constant V. Edi;Luc Djogbénou;Adam M. Jenkins;Kimberly Regna

325
Citations
Distribution of knock-down resistance mutations in Anopheles gambiae molecular forms in west and west-central Africa

Federica Santolamazza;Maria Calzetta;Josiane Etang;Elena Barrese

277
Citations
Identification and validation of a gene causing cross-resistance between insecticide classes in Anopheles gambiae from Ghana

Sara N. Mitchell;Bradley J. Stevenson;Pie Müller;Craig S. Wilding

267
Citations
Malaria in Uganda: challenges to control on the long road to elimination: I. Epidemiology and current control efforts.

Adoke Yeka;Anne Gasasira;Arthur Mpimbaza;Jane Achan

265
Citations
Estimating the annual entomological inoculation rate for Plasmodium falciparum transmitted by Anopheles gambiae s.l. using three sampling methods in three sites in Uganda

Maxwell Kilama;David L Smith;Robert Hutchinson;Ruth Kigozi

255
Citations
Windborne long-distance migration of malaria mosquitoes in the Sahel

Diana L. Huestis;Adama Dao;Moussa Diallo;Zana L. Sanogo

248
Citations
Footprints of positive selection associated with a mutation (N1575Y) in the voltage-gated sodium channel of Anopheles gambiae

Christopher M. Jones;Milindu Liyanapathirana;Fiacre R. Agossa;David Weetman

247
Citations
Macrofilaricidal activity of tetracycline against the filarial nematode Onchocerca ochengi: elimination of Wolbachia precedes worm death and suggests a dependent relationship

N. G. Langworthy;A. Renz;U. Mackenstedt;K. Henkle–Dührsen

230
Citations
Impact of urban agriculture on malaria vectors in Accra, Ghana

Eveline Klinkenberg;Eveline Klinkenberg;PJ McCall;Michael D Wilson;Felix P Amerasinghe

209
Citations
Does kdr genotype predict insecticide-resistance phenotype in mosquitoes?

Martin J. Donnelly;Vincent Corbel;David Weetman;Craig S. Wilding

205
Citations
Malaria and urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa

Martin J Donnelly;PJ McCall;Christian Lengeler;Imelda Bates

188
Citations
Adaptive introgression between Anopheles sibling species eliminates a major genomic island but not reproductive isolation.

Christopher S. Clarkson;David Weetman;John Essandoh;Alexander E. Yawson

183
Citations
Evidence for Recent Population Expansion in the Evolutionary History of the Malaria Vectors Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles gambiae

Martin J. Donnelly;Monica C. Licht;Tovi Lehmann

176
Citations