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D-Index
63
Citations
11974
World Ranking
2791
National Ranking
65

Philippe Büscher publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

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

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 249 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Philippe Büscher D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Philippe Büscher is affiliated with the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp in Belgium. Their research primarily focuses on medical sciences, with a significant body of work in epidemiology, public health, infectious diseases, and parasitology. Their contributions are closely linked to the study of tropical parasitic diseases and their epidemiological and clinical aspects.

The main fields of study in Büscher's work include:

  • Medicine

Within medicine, their subfields of specialization are:

  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Parasitology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Büscher's research topics cover various aspects of tropical and parasitic diseases, including:

  • Trypanosoma species research and implications
  • Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

The scientist's recent publications illustrate a focus on human African trypanosomiasis and related tropical parasitic diseases. Some notable recent papers are:

  • Global distribution, host range and prevalence of Trypanosoma vivax: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2021), published in Parasites & Vectors
  • Implications of asymptomatic infection for the natural history of selected parasitic tropical diseases (2020), published in Seminars in Immunopathology
  • Passive surveillance of human African trypanosomiasis in Côte d'Ivoire: Understanding prevalence, clinical symptoms and signs, and diagnostic test characteristics (2021), published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Trypanosoma brucei gambiense-iELISA: A Promising New Test for the Post-Elimination Monitoring of Human African Trypanosomiasis (2020), published in Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Analytical sensitivity of loopamp and quantitative real-time PCR on dried blood spots and their potential role in monitoring human African trypanosomiasis elimination (2020), published in Experimental Parasitology

Frequent collaborators of Philippe Büscher include:

  • Veerle Lejon
  • Nick Van Reet
  • Dieudonné Mumba Ngoyi
  • Vincent Jamonneau
  • Paul Verlé

The main venues for Büscher's research publications are:

  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • Veterinary Parasitology Regional Studies and Reports

Best Publications

  • Human African trypanosomiasis

    Philippe Büscher;Giuliano Cecchi;Vincent Jamonneau;Gerardo Priotto

  • International study to evaluate PCR methods for detection of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA in blood samples from Chagas disease patients.

    Alejandro G. Schijman;Margarita Bisio;Liliana Orellana;Mariela Sued

  • Options for Field Diagnosis of Human African Trypanosomiasis

    François Chappuis;François Chappuis;Louis Loutan;Pere Simarro;Veerle Lejon

  • Murine malaria parasite sequestration: CD36 is the major receptor, but cerebral pathology is unlinked to sequestration

    Blandine Franke-Fayard;Chris J. Janse;Margarida Cunha-Rodrigues;Jai Ramesar

  • Treatment of human African trypanosomiasis; present situation and needs for research and development

    Dominique Legros;Gaëlle Ollivier;Marc Gastellu-Etchegorry;Christophe Paquet

  • Untreated Human Infections by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Are Not 100% Fatal

    Vincent Jamonneau;Hamidou Ilboudo;Jacques Kaboré;Dramane Kaba

  • The serum resistance-associated gene as a diagnostic tool for the detection of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense.

    Magdalena Radwanska;Mustapha Chamekh;Luc Vanhamme;Filip Claes

  • Atypical Human Infections by Animal Trypanosomes

    Philippe Truc;Philippe Büscher;Gérard Cuny;Mary Isabel Gonzatti

  • Novel primer sequences for polymerase chain reaction-based detection of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense.

    Magdalena Radwanska;Filip Claes;Stefan Magez;Eddy Magnus

  • Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Global Distribution, Host Range, and Prevalence of Trypanosoma Evansi

    Weldegebrial G. Aregawi;Getahun E. Agga;Reta D. Abdi;Philippe Büscher

  • Do Cryptic Reservoirs Threaten Gambiense-Sleeping Sickness Elimination?

    Philippe Büscher;Jean-Mathieu Bart;Marleen Boelaert;Bruno Bucheton

  • Evaluation of variant specific trypanolysis tests for serodiagnosis of human infections with Trypanosoma brucei gambiense

    N Van Meirvenne;E Magnus;P Buscher

  • Improved Models of Mini Anion Exchange Centrifugation Technique (mAECT) and Modified Single Centrifugation (MSC) for sleeping sickness diagnosis and staging.

    Philippe Büscher;Dieudonné Mumba Ngoyi;Jacques Kaboré;Veerle Lejon

  • Trypanosoma equiperdum: master of disguise or historical mistake?

    Filip Claes;Philippe Büscher;Louis Touratier;Bruno Maria Goddeeris

  • Comparison of serological tests for Trypanosoma evansi natural infections in water buffaloes from north Vietnam.

    D Verloo;Wicher Holland;Ln My;Ng Thanh

  • Intrathecal immune response pattern for improved diagnosis of central nervous system involvement in trypanosomiasis

    Veerle Lejon;Hansotto Reiber;Dominique Legros;Norbert Djé

  • Molecular Dipstick Test for Diagnosis of Sleeping Sickness

    Stijn Deborggraeve;Stijn Deborggraeve;Filip Claes;T Laurent;P Mertens

  • Aquaporin 2 Mutations in Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Field Isolates Correlate with Decreased Susceptibility to Pentamidine and Melarsoprol

    Fabrice E. Graf;Philipp Ludin;Philipp Ludin;Tanja Wenzler;Tanja Wenzler;Marcel Kaiser;Marcel Kaiser

  • Equivalence Trial of Melarsoprol and Nifurtimox Monotherapy and Combination Therapy for the Treatment of Second-Stage Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Sleeping Sickness

    Sylvie Bisser;François Xavier N'Siesi;Veerle Lejon;Pierre Marie Preux

  • A Simplified and Standardized Polymerase Chain Reaction Format for the Diagnosis of Leishmaniasis

    Stijn Deborggraeve;Stijn Deborggraeve;Thierry Laurent;Diego Espinosa;Gert Van der Auwera

  • Evaluation of the micro-CATT, CATT/Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, and LATEX/T. b. gambiense methods for serodiagnosis and surveillance of human African trypanosomiasis in West and Central Africa

    Philippe Truc;Veerle Lejon;Eddy Magnus;Vincent Jamonneau

Frequent Co-Authors

Marleen Boelaert
Marleen Boelaert Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Jean-Claude Dujardin
Jean-Claude Dujardin Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Krister Kristensson
Krister Kristensson Karolinska Institute
Jean-Charles Sanchez
Jean-Charles Sanchez University of Geneva
Etienne Pays
Etienne Pays Université Libre de Bruxelles
Théo Baltz
Théo Baltz Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jan Jacobs
Jan Jacobs KU Leuven
Gérard Cuny
Gérard Cuny Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

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