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Jorge Alvar

Active 1988–2025

71
Papers
18,180
Citations
57
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Citations

Citations per year for Jorge Alvar1989: 3 citations1990: 3 citations1994: 3 citations1995: 7 citations1996: 3 citations1997: 8 citations1998: 8 citations1999: 27 citations2000: 24 citations2001: 45 citations2002: 58 citations2003: 60 citations2004: 52 citations2005: 63 citations2006: 91 citations2007: 85 citations2008: 132 citations2009: 110 citations2010: 119 citations2011: 145 citations2012: 121 citations2013: 140 citations2014: 225 citations2015: 119 citations2016: 151 citations2017: 112 citations2018: 109 citations2019: 553 citations2020: 545 citations2021: 488 citations2022: 259 citations2023: 163 citations2024: 274 citations2025: 102 citations2026: 2 citations1991–1993: no citations, so these years are not shown

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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 561 citing papers, 11.4% of this breakdownBrazil: 559 citing papers, 11.3% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 380 citing papers, 7.7% of this breakdownIndia: 312 citing papers, 6.3% of this breakdownSpain: 310 citing papers, 6.3% of this breakdownSwitzerland: 222 citing papers, 4.5% of this breakdownFrance: 193 citing papers, 3.9% of this breakdownItaly: 164 citing papers, 3.3% of this breakdownIran: 160 citing papers, 3.3% of this breakdownBelgium: 136 citing papers, 2.8% of this breakdownGermany: 123 citing papers, 2.5% of this breakdownCanada: 108 citing papers, 2.2% of this breakdown
0%11.4%Other 34.5%

Institutions

Fields

  • Medicine86.5%
  • Immunology and Microbiology6.7%
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.7%
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.9%
  • Environmental Science0.5%
  • Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.5%
  • Other2.2%

Topics

  • Research on Leishmaniasis Studies30.8%
  • Trypanosoma species research and implications19.3%
  • Parasites and Host Interactions7.2%
  • Synthesis and Biological Evaluation2.1%
  • Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies1.7%
  • Leptospirosis research and findings1.4%
  • Other37.5%

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  1. Leishmaniasis Worldwide and Global Estimates of Its Incidence

    Authors: Jorge Alvar, Iván Darío Vélez, Caryn Bern, Mercè Herrero, P. Desjeux, Jorge Cano, J Jannin, Margriet den Boer, the WHO Leishmaniasis Control Team - PLoS ONE 2012 cited by 5,178

  2. Visceral leishmaniasis: what are the needs for diagnosis, treatment and control?

    Authors: François Chappuis, Shyam Sundar, Asrat Hailu, Hashim Ghalib, Suman Rijal, Rosanna Ŵ. Peeling, Jorge Alvar, Marleen Boelaert - Nature Reviews Microbiology 2007 cited by 1,482

  3. Quantifying the Infectiousness of Post-Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis Toward Sand Flies

    Authors: Dinesh Mondal, Caryn Bern, Debashis Ghosh, Masud Rashid, Ricardo Molina, Rajashree Chowdhury, Rupen Nath, Prakash Ghosh, Lloyd A. C. Chapman, Abdul Alim, Graeme Bilbe, Jorge Alvar - Clinical Infectious Diseases 2018 cited by 139

  4. Leishmaniasis and poverty

    Authors: Jorge Alvar, Sergio Yactayo, Caryn Bern - Trends in Parasitology 2006 cited by 834

  5. Paromomycin and Miltefosine Combination as an Alternative to Treat Patients With Visceral Leishmaniasis in Eastern Africa: A Randomized, Controlled, Multicountry Trial

    Authors: Ahmed Musa, Jane Mbui, Rezika Mohammed, Joseph Olobo, Koert Ritmeijer, Gabriel Alcoba, Gina Muthoni Ouattara, Thaddaeus Egondi, P Nakanwagi, Truphosa Omollo, Monique Wasunna, Luka Verrest, Thomas P. C. Dorlo, Brima M. Younis, A. R. O. Abdel Nour, Elmukashfi Taha Ahmed Elmukashfi, Ahmed Ismail Omer Haroun, Eltahir Awad Gasim Khalil, Simon Njenga, Helina Fikre, Tigist Mekonnen, Dagnew Mersha, Kasaye Sisay, Patrick Sagaki, Jorge Alvar, Alexandra Solomos, Fabiana Alves - Clinical Infectious Diseases 2022 cited by 71

  6. Towards the elimination of visceral leishmaniasis as a public health problem in east Africa: reflections on an enhanced control strategy and a call for action

    Authors: Jorge Alvar, Margriet den Boer, Daniel Argaw Dagne - The Lancet Global Health 2021 cited by 98

  7. Safety and efficacy of paromomycin/miltefosine/liposomal amphotericin B combinations for the treatment of post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis in Sudan: A phase II, open label, randomized, parallel arm study

    Authors: Brima M. Younis, Ahmed Musa, Séverine Monnerat, Mohammed Abdelrahim Saeed, Eltahir Awad Gasim Khalil, Anas Ahmed, Mujahid Ahmed Ali, Ali Noureldin, Gina Muthoni Ouattara, Godfrey M. Nyakaya, Samuel Teshome, Truphosa Omollo, Michael Ochieng, Thaddaeus Egondi, Mildred Mmbone, Wan‐Yu Chu, Thomas P. C. Dorlo, Eduard E. Zijlstra, Monique Wasunna, Jorge Alvar, Fabiana Alves - PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2023 cited by 34

  8. Reviews Of Anti‐infective Agents: Liposomal Amphotericin B for the Treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis

    Authors: Caryn Bern, Jill Adler‐Moore, Juan Berenguer, Marleen Boelaert, Margriet den Boer, Robert N. Davidson, Concepción Figueras, Luigi Gradoni, Dimitris A. Kafetzis, Koert Ritmeijer, Éric Rosenthal, Catherine Royce, Rosario Russo, Shyam Sundar, Jorge Alvar - Clinical Infectious Diseases 2006 cited by 340

  9. Eliminating visceral leishmaniasis in South Asia: the road ahead

    Authors: Suman Rijal, Shyam Sundar, Dinesh Mondal, Pradeep Das, Jorge Alvar, Marleen Boelaert - BMJ 2019 cited by 145

  10. Canine leishmaniasis: epidemiological risk and the experimental model

    Authors: Javier Moreno, Jorge Alvar - Trends in Parasitology 2002 cited by 501

  11. Recent Development of Visceral Leishmaniasis Treatments: Successes, Pitfalls, and Perspectives

    Authors: Fabiana Alves, Graeme Bilbe, Séverine Blesson, Vishal Goyal, Séverine Monnerat, Charles E. Mowbray, Gina Muthoni Ouattara, Bernard Pécoul, Suman Rijal, Joelle Rode, Alexandra Solomos, Nathalie Strub‐Wourgaft, Monique Wasunna, Susan Wells, Eduard E. Zijlstra, Byron Arana, Jorge Alvar - Clinical Microbiology Reviews 2018 cited by 216

  12. A randomized trial of AmBisome monotherapy and AmBisome and miltefosine combination to treat visceral leishmaniasis in HIV co-infected patients in Ethiopia

    Authors: Ermias Diro, Séverine Blesson, Tansy Edwards, Koert Ritmeijer, Helina Fikre, Henok Admassu, Aderajew Kibret, Sally Ellis, Clélia Bardonneau, Eduard E. Zijlstra, Peninah Soipei, Brian Mutinda, Raymond Omollo, Robert Kimutai, Gabriel Omwalo, Monique Wasunna, Fentahun Tadesse, Fabiana Alves, Nathalie Strub‐Wourgaft, Asrat Hailu, Neâl Alexander, Jorge Alvar - PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2019 cited by 85

  13. Combination therapy for visceral leishmaniasis

    Authors: Johan van Griensven, Manica Balasegaram, Filip Meheus, Jorge Alvar, Lutgarde Lynen, Marleen Boelaert - The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2010 cited by 333

  14. Cutaneous leishmaniasis and co-morbid major depressive disorder: A systematic review with burden estimates

    Authors: Freddie Bailey, Karina Mondragón-Shem, Lee R. Haines, Amina Olabi, Ahmed Alorfi, José A Ruiz-Postigo, Jorge Alvar, Peter J. Hotez, Emily R. Adams, Iván Darío Vélez, Waleed S. Al-Salem, Julian Eaton, Álvaro Acosta-Serrano, David Molyneux - PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2019 cited by 108

  15. Of Cattle, Sand Flies and Men: A Systematic Review of Risk Factor Analyses for South Asian Visceral Leishmaniasis and Implications for Elimination

    Authors: Caryn Bern, Orin Courtenay, Jorge Alvar - PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2010 cited by 159

  16. Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent: A threat to the South-East Asia Region Kala-azar Elimination Programme.

    Authors: Eduard E. Zijlstra, Fabiana Alves, Suman Rijal, Byron Arana, Jorge Alvar - PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2017 cited by 144

  17. Case study for a vaccine against leishmaniasis

    Authors: Jorge Alvar, Simon L. Croft, Paul M. Kaye, Ali Khamesipour, Shyam Sundar, Steven G. Reed - Vaccine 2013 cited by 121

  18. Interventions for American cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

    Authors: Urbà González, Mariona Pinart, Mónica Rengifo‐Pardo, Antonio Macaya, Jorge Alvar, J.A. Tweed - Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009 cited by 206

  19. Long term outcomes and prognostics of visceral leishmaniasis in HIV infected patients with use of pentamidine as secondary prophylaxis based on CD4 level: a prospective cohort study in Ethiopia

    Authors: Ermias Diro, Tansy Edwards, Koert Ritmeijer, Helina Fikre, Charles Abongomera, Aderajew Kibret, Clélia Bardonneau, Peninah Soipei, Brian Mutinda, Raymond Omollo, Johan van Griensven, Eduard E. Zijlstra, Monique Wasunna, Fabiana Alves, Jorge Alvar, Asrat Hailu, Neâl Alexander, Séverine Blesson - PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2019 cited by 43

  20. Canine Leishmaniasis

    Authors: Jorge Alvar, Carmen Cañavate, Ricardo Molina, Javier Moreno, Javier Nieto - Advances in Parasitology/Advances in parasitology 2004 cited by 430

  21. A nested polymerase chain reaction (Ln-PCR) for diagnosing and monitoring Leishmania infantum infection in patients co-infected with human immunodeficiency virus

    Authors: Israel Cruz, Carmen Cañavate, José Miguel Rubio, M.A. Morales, Carmen Chicharro, F Laguna, Jiménez-Mejías Me, G. Sirera, Sebastián Videla, Jorge Alvar - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2002 cited by 210

  22. Safety and efficacy of short course combination regimens with AmBisome, miltefosine and paromomycin for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Bangladesh

    Authors: Ridwanur Rahman, Vishal Goyal, Rashidul Haque, Kazi M. Jamil, Abul Faiz, Rasheda Samad, Sally Ellis, Manica Balasegaram, Margriet den Boer, Suman Rijal, Nathalie Strub‐Wourgaft, Fabiana Alves, Jorge Alvar, Bhawna Sharma - PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2017 cited by 75

  23. Role of asymptomatic and symptomatic humans as reservoirs of visceral leishmaniasis in a Mediterranean context

    Authors: Ricardo Molina, Maribel Jiménez, Jesús García‐Martínez, Juan San Martín, Eugenia Carrillo, Carmen Sánchez, Javier Moreno, Fabiana Alves, Jorge Alvar - PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2020 cited by 60

  24. Implications of asymptomatic infection for the natural history of selected parasitic tropical diseases

    Authors: Jorge Alvar, Fabiana Alves, Bruno Bucheton, Louise Burrows, Philippe Büscher, Eugenia Carrillo, Ingrid Felger, Marc P. Hübner, Javier Moreno, María‐Jesús Pinazo, Isabela Ribeiro, Sergio Sosa‐Estáni, Sabine Specht, Antoine Tarral, Nathalie Strub‐Wourgaft, Graeme Bilbe - Seminars in Immunopathology 2020 cited by 52