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Nicholas J. White

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Best Scientists

D-Index
201
Citations
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World Ranking
286
National Ranking
1

Medicine

D-Index
206
Citations
159671
World Ranking
147
National Ranking
1

Nicholas J. White 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 Nicholas J. White sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,462 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nicholas J. White 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 Nicholas J. White sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 206 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Thailand Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Thailand Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Thailand Leader Award
  • 2017 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2010 - Prince Mahidol Award
  • 2006 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2005 - Distinguished International Fellow of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH)
  • 2005 - GlaxoSmithKline Prize, Royal Society of London for his outstanding work on the treatment and prevention of serious diseases within the developing world
  • 1993 - Chalmers Medal, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Overview

Nicholas J. White is affiliated with Mahidol University in Thailand and has a research focus predominantly within the field of Medicine, with particular emphasis on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Pharmacology. Their work covers a range of topics centered on malaria and related diseases, including studies on malaria research and control, mosquito-borne diseases, computational drug discovery methods, COVID-19 clinical research, drug-induced hepatotoxicity and protection, hemoglobinopathies, and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research.

Among the frequent co-authors collaborating with Nicholas J. White are:

  • Arjen M. Dondorp
  • Nicholas Day
  • James A Watson
  • François Nosten
  • Joel Tärning

The scientist has contributed extensively to prominent publication venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Malaria Journal
  • The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • PLoS Medicine

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Nicholas J. White highlight research in malaria and related clinical studies:

  • Triple artemisinin-based combination therapies versus artemisinin-based combination therapies for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria: a multicentre, open-label, randomised clinical trial, 2020, The Lancet
  • Molecular epidemiology of resistance to antimalarial drugs in the Greater Mekong subregion: an observational study, 2020, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Severe malaria, 2022, Malaria Journal
  • COVID-19 and risks to the supply and quality of tests, drugs, and vaccines, 2020, The Lancet Global Health
  • Estimating the Proportion of Plasmodium vivax Recurrences Caused by Relapse: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, 2020, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Nicholas J. White has been recognized with several awards over the course of their career. These honors include:

  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2017
  • Prince Mahidol Award, 2010
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 2006
  • GlaxoSmithKline Prize, Royal Society of London, 2005, for their work on treatment and prevention of serious diseases within the developing world
  • Distinguished International Fellow of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH), 2005
  • Chalmers Medal, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1993

Best Publications

  • Artemisinin Resistance in Plasmodium falciparum Malaria

    Arjen M. Dondorp;François Nosten;Poravuth Yi;Debashish Das

  • Spread of Artemisinin Resistance in Plasmodium falciparum Malaria

    Ashley Ea;Dhorda M;Fairhurst Rm;Amaratunga C

  • Complete genome sequence of a multiple drug resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi CT18

    J. Parkhill;G. Dougan;K. D. James;N. R. Thomson

  • Antimalarial drug resistance.

    Nicholas J. White

  • Genetic mechanisms of critical illness in Covid-19.

    E. Pairo-Castineira;E. Pairo-Castineira;S. Clohisey;L. Klaric;A. D. Bretherick

  • Effect of Hydroxychloroquine in Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19

    P Horby;M Mafham;L Linsell

  • Dexamethasone for the treatment of tuberculous meningitis in adolescents and adults.

    Thwaites Ge;Nguyen Db;Nguyen Hd;Hoang Tq

  • Artesunate versus quinine in the treatment of severe falciparum malaria in African children (AQUAMAT): an open-label, randomised trial.

    Arjen M. Dondorp;Caterina I. Fanello;Ilse C. E. Hendriksen;Ermelinda Gomes

  • Qinghaosu (artemisinin): the price of success.

    N. J. White

  • Human cerebral malaria. A quantitative ultrastructural analysis of parasitized erythrocyte sequestration.

    G. G Macpherson;M. J Warrell;N. J White;Sornchai Looareesuwan

  • Artesunate versus quinine for treatment of severe falciparum malaria: a randomised trial.

    Arjen M. Dondorp;Francois Nosten;Kasia Stepniewska;Nicholas P. J. Day

  • Emergence of artemisinin-resistant malaria on the western border of Thailand: a longitudinal study

    Aung Pyae Phyo;Standwell Nkhoma;Kasia Stepniewska;Kasia Stepniewska;Elizabeth A. Ashley;Elizabeth A. Ashley

  • Vivax Malaria: Neglected and Not Benign

    Ric N. Price;Emiliana Tjitra;Carlos A. Guerra;Shunmay Yeung

  • Mefloquine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum and increased pfmdr1 gene copy number.

    Ric N. Price;Ric N. Price;Anne Catrin Uhlemann;Alan Brockman;Rose McGready

  • Neurological manifestations of dengue infection.

    Tom Solomon;Nguyen Minh Dung;David W Vaughn;Rachel Kneen;Rachel Kneen

  • Assessment of the pharmacodynamic properties of antimalarial drugs in vivo.

    N J White

  • Artemisinin-based combination treatment of falciparum malaria.

    François Nosten;Nicholas J. White

  • Determinants of relapse periodicity in Plasmodium vivax malaria.

    Nicholas J White

  • Artesunate combinations for treatment of malaria: meta-analysis

    M Adjuik;A Babiker;P Garner;P Olliaro

  • Averting a malaria disaster.

    NJ White;F Nosten;S Looareesuwan;WM Watkins

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas P. J. Day
Nicholas P. J. Day University of Oxford
François Nosten
François Nosten MORU Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
Arjen M. Dondorp
Arjen M. Dondorp Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
Paul N. Newton
Paul N. Newton University of Oxford
Elizabeth A. Ashley
Elizabeth A. Ashley University of Oxford
Rose McGready
Rose McGready Mahidol University
Sasithon Pukrittayakamee
Sasithon Pukrittayakamee Mahidol University
Sornchai Looareesuwan
Sornchai Looareesuwan Mahidol University
Mallika Imwong
Mallika Imwong Mahidol University
Tran Tinh Hien
Tran Tinh Hien University of Oxford

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