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Sornchai Looareesuwan

Sornchai Looareesuwan

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
113
Citations
41319
World Ranking
5003
National Ranking
3

Sornchai Looareesuwan 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 Sornchai Looareesuwan sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 548 publications — 65th percentile

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

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

Sornchai Looareesuwan 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 Sornchai Looareesuwan sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 113 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Sornchai Looareesuwan was affiliated with Mahidol University in Thailand during their academic career. Their work contributed to various aspects of their field, although specific details regarding research topics, publications, and collaborations remain limited.

Information about their recent papers, frequent co-authors, and publication venues has not been documented in the available source data. Similarly, there are no records of book publications or specific fields and subfields of study linked to their scholarly output.

As an academic associated with a prominent institution like Mahidol University, they participated in the academic community over their career span. However, precise information about the focus areas or main topics of their research has not been provided.

The scientist is noted as deceased. There are no listed awards or recognitions associated with their name in the provided data.

Best Publications

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

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

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

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

  • Measurement of serum nitrite/nitrate concentrations using high-performance liquid chromatography

    I El Menyawi;S Looareesuwan;S Knapp;F Thalhammer

  • Averting a malaria disaster.

    NJ White;F Nosten;S Looareesuwan;WM Watkins

  • Sensitive and Inexpensive Molecular Test for Falciparum Malaria: Detecting Plasmodium falciparum DNA Directly from Heat-Treated Blood by Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification,

    Leo L.M. Poon;Bonnie W.Y. Wong;Edmund H.T. Ma;Kwok H. Chan

  • Melioidosis: A Major Cause of Community-Acquired Septicemia in Northeastern Thailand

    Wipada Chaowagul;Nicholas J. White;David A. B. Dance;Yupaporn Wattanagoon

  • Effects of artesunate-mefloquine combination on incidence of Plasmodium falciparum malaria and mefloquine resistance in western Thailand: a prospective study

    F Nosten;F Nosten;M van Vugt;R Price;R Price;C Luxemburger;C Luxemburger

  • An immunohistochemical study of the pathology of fatal malaria. Evidence for widespread endothelial activation and a potential role for intercellular adhesion molecule-1 in cerebral sequestration.

    G D Turner;H Morrison;M Jones;T M Davis

  • Dexamethasone proves deleterious in cerebral malaria. A double-blind trial in 100 comatose patients.

    David A. Warrell;Sornchai Looareesuwan;Mary J. Warrell;Prakit Kasemsarn

  • Severe Hypoglycemia and Hyperinsulinemia in Falciparum Malaria

    Nicholas J. White;David A. Warrell;Pornthep Chanthavanich;Sornchai Looareesuwan

  • Clinical Studies of Atovaquone, Alone or in Combination with other Antimalarial Drugs, for Treatment of Acute Uncomplicated Malaria in Thailand

    S Looareesuwan;C Viravan;H K Webster;D E Kyle

  • Effects of Plasmodium vivax malaria in pregnancy

    F Nosten;F Nosten;R McGready;R McGready;JA Simpson;KL Thwai

  • Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Lumefantrine (Benflumetol) in Acute Falciparum Malaria

    F. Ezzet;M. van Vugt;F. Nosten;S. Looareesuwan

  • Malaria Blood Stage Parasites Activate Human Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells and Murine Dendritic Cells through a Toll-Like Receptor 9-Dependent Pathway

    Sathit Pichyangkul;Kosol Yongvanitchit;Utaiwan Kum-arb;Hiroaki Hemmi

  • Relapses of Plasmodium vivax Infection Usually Result from Activation of Heterologous Hypnozoites

    Mallika Imwong;Georges Snounou;Sasithon Pukrittayakamee;Naowarat Tanomsing

  • Fake antimalarials in Southeast Asia are a major impediment to malaria control: multinational cross‐sectional survey on the prevalence of fake antimalarials

    A. M. Dondorp;P. N. Newton;P. N. Newton;M. Mayxay;W. Van Damme

  • Fake artesunate in southeast Asia

    Paul Newton;Paul Newton;Stephane Proux;Stephane Proux;Michael Green;Frank Smithuis

  • WHO, the Global Fund, and medical malpractice in malaria treatment

    Amir Attaran;Karen I Barnes;Christopher Curtis;Umberto d'Alessandro

  • Quinine pharmacokinetics and toxicity in cerebral and uncomplicated falciparum malaria

    Nicholas J. White;Sornchai Looareesuwan;David A. Warrell;Mary J. Warrell

  • Relapses of Plasmodium vivax infection usually result from activation of heterologous hypnozoites. Commentary

    William E. Collins;Mallika Imwong;Georges Snounou;Sasithon Pukrittayakamee

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas J. White
Nicholas J. White Mahidol University
David A. Warrell
David A. Warrell University of Oxford
François Nosten
François Nosten MORU Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
Rodney E. Phillips
Rodney E. Phillips University of Oxford
Pratap Singhasivanon
Pratap Singhasivanon Mahidol University
Rose McGready
Rose McGready Mahidol University
Sasithon Pukrittayakamee
Sasithon Pukrittayakamee Mahidol University
Gary M. Brittenham
Gary M. Brittenham Columbia University
May Ho
May Ho University of Calgary
Rachanee Udomsangpetch
Rachanee Udomsangpetch Mahidol University

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