Lancet Global Health

Papers
(The TQCC of Lancet Global Health is 14. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Bringing home manufacturing of medical products1301
Preventing pellagra during isoniazid preventive treatment674
Racism and health: the need for urgent action491
Periconceptional diet and the risk of gestational diabetes in south Indian women: findings from the BAngalore Nutrition Gestational diabetes LiFEstyle Study (BANGLES)441
The future of the International Health Regulations416
Queering global health: a feminist and lesbian, gay, and bisexual perspective – Authors' reply411
The cause of nodding syndrome remains unknown398
Enhancing global cancer care for sexual and gender minority populations: regional perspectives and global implications394
The pneumonia challenge: time to end the global neglect327
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2024; published online Sept 23. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00320-6302
Automated oxygen control for preterm infants receiving continuous positive airway pressure in southwest Nigeria: an open-label, randomised, crossover trial272
Human papillomavirus vaccine effect against human papillomavirus infection in Rwanda: evidence from repeated cross-sectional cervical-cell-based surveys260
Implementation of the 7-1-7 target for detection, notification, and response to public health threats in five countries: a retrospective, observational study235
The state of health in Pakistan and its provinces and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019226
Global patterns and trends in Kaposi sarcoma incidence: a population-based study212
Health effects of routine measles vaccination and supplementary immunisation activities in 14 high-burden countries: a Dynamic Measles Immunization Calculation Engine (DynaMICE) modelling study212
Patient-level and system-level determinants of stroke fatality across 16 large hospitals in Ghana and Nigeria: a prospective cohort study210
The cost of inaction on physical inactivity to public health-care systems: a population-attributable fraction analysis209
Mortality in patients admitted to hospital with heart failure in China: a nationwide Cardiovascular Association Database-Heart Failure Centre Registry cohort study202
Resolving the CD4-testing crisis to help end AIDS-related deaths199
Indonesia's first nationwide health screening programme189
Is now the time for revisiting supplements for pregnant women?189
The road to malaria elimination: why a robust surveillance system is imperative186
Expanding access to long-acting HIV therapy in low-income and middle-income countries185
Safe scale-up of simulation-based training for minimally invasive surgery184
Investing in late-stage clinical trials and manufacturing of product candidates for five major infectious diseases: a modelling study of the benefits and costs of investment in three middle-income cou183
Mpox vaccination strategies in DR Congo179
C-reactive protein: another addition to our armamentarium against tuberculosis?172
Financial incentives for reduced alcohol use and increased isoniazid adherence during tuberculosis preventive therapy among people with HIV in Uganda: an open-label, factorial randomised controlled tr166
The drug drought in maternal health: an ongoing predicament160
Comparison of maternal and neonatal outcomes of COVID-19 before and after SARS-CoV-2 omicron emergence in maternity facilities in Malawi (MATSurvey): data from a national maternal surveillance platfor155
Effectiveness and safety of fexinidazole for gambiense human African trypanosomiasis and exploration of adherence in outpatients: a phase 3b, prospective, open-label, non-randomised, cohort study142
The health status of Indonesia's provinces: the double burden of diseases and inequality gap133
Prenatal exposure to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and birth, growth, and social–emotional developmental outcomes throughout early childhood in Kenya: a prospective cohort study133
Influenza vaccination in failing hearts129
Performance of standardised colposcopy to detect cervical precancer and cancer for triage of women testing positive for human papillomavirus: results from the ESTAMPA multicentric screening study128
Outcomes of rheumatic fever in Uganda: a prospective cohort study126
Intravenous versus oral iron for anaemia among pregnant women in Nigeria (IVON): an open-label, randomised controlled trial125
Physical inactivity: another casualty of climate change125
Assessing the prevalence and impact of preserved ratio impaired spirometry in low-income and middle-income countries: a post-hoc cross-sectional analysis122
Potential benefit of extended dose schedules of human papillomavirus vaccination in the context of scarce resources and COVID-19 disruptions in low-income and middle-income countries: a mathematical m119
Using verbal autopsy to enhance mortality surveillance114
Catastrophic health expenditure during the COVID-19 pandemic in five countries: a time-series analysis113
Payment in arrears: a global health inequity that must be corrected106
Mathematical modelling to accurately quantify the benefits of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine106
Lessons for future implementation of the E-MOTIVE bundle104
Experiences of an Israeli hospital in the management of repatriated civilian hostages103
Sustainability of a 12-month lifestyle intervention delivered by community health workers in reducing blood pressure in Nepal: 5-year follow-up of the COBIN open-label, cluster randomised trial101
Quality of inpatient paediatric and newborn care in district hospitals: WHO indicators, measurement, and improvement101
Advancing maternal and perinatal health through clinical trials: key insights from a WHO global consultation100
Infertility—why the silence?99
Aedes albopictus invasion across Africa: the time is now for cross-country collaboration and control98
Switching antibiotic therapy from injectable to oral to optimise the duration of inpatient care for young infants presenting with moderate-mortality-risk signs of possible serious bacterial infection:96
Avoidable deaths through the primary prevention, early detection, and curative treatment of cancer worldwide: a population-based study95
TAK-003 dengue vaccine as a new tool to mitigate dengue in countries with a high disease burden91
Global investments in pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: development assistance and domestic spending on health between 1990 and 202690
Using theory to understand how interventions work and inform future implementation88
Cost-effectiveness and health impact of screening and treatment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among formerly incarcerated individuals in Brazil: a Markov modelling study88
Pregnancy in people who have survived Ebola virus disease88
Mpox: evidence for strengthening and sustaining global surveillance84
Addressing the social inequities of vaccination: an imperative to close the gap83
How to DREAMM and end HIV-related deaths83
Locally validated biomarker cutoffs should inform micronutrient deficiency burdens – Authors' reply82
Cervical cancer elimination: actions needed in the COVID-19 era80
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2023; 11: e1978–8579
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2022; 10: e1443–5279
Improving access to liposomal amphotericin B worldwide78
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2015; 3: e19678
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2025; 13: e2013–2678
WHO model list of essential in vitro diagnostics: strengthening diagnostics capacity to transform health care for all78
Highlighting the need for investment and innovation in ART retention interventions75
Uncertainty in key population size estimates in sub-Saharan Africa75
Beyond malaria: can intermittent preventive treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine reduce the number of small vulnerable newborns globally?74
Global, regional, and national health-care inefficiency and associated factors in 201 countries, 1995–2022: a stochastic frontier meta-analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 202371
Introduction and rollout of malaria vaccines in Cameroon and Burkina Faso: early lessons learned71
Routine immunisation coverage in the context of seasonal influenza vaccine introduction for children in Nakuru and Mombasa counties in Kenya, 2019–21: an observational study71
Changes in incidence of HPV-related cancers in South Africa (2011–21): a cross-sectional analysis of the South African National Cancer Registry68
Climate change and health: the next challenge of ethical AI68
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2026; published online March 11 https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(25)00534-066
The availability, cost, and affordability of essential medicines for asthma and COPD in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review66
Reducing global inequities in medical oxygen access: the Lancet Global Health Commission on medical oxygen security65
Understanding deaths from diarrhoea in children younger than 5 years65
Innovative blood transfusion strategies to address global blood deserts: a consensus statement from the Blood Delivery via Emerging Strategies for Emergency Remote Transfusion (Blood DESERT) Coalition63
Commitment and innovation on the road to people-centred PHC financing63
A call for an Africa-centric health research ethics framework: a way forward for shaping global health research62
COVID-19 in the 47 countries of the WHO African region: a modelling analysis of past trends and future patterns62
Every baby counts: eliminating all preventable child deaths61
Characterisation of febrile non-traumatic coma in sub-Saharan Africa61
Pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, and infant growth and development after recovery from Ebola virus disease in Liberia: an observational cohort study61
A home away from home? HIV outcomes among refugees and host country nationals60
Advancing functional and systemic integration of HIV prevention into public health systems60
Equity challenges in Indonesian health care60
COVID-19 in pregnancy: evidence from LMICs59
Low risk, high impact: the hidden burden of cardiovascular disease59
Safety and immunogenicity of the two-dose heterologous Ad26.ZEBOV and MVA-BN-Filo Ebola vaccine regimen in infants: a phase 2, randomised, double-blind, active-controlled trial in Guinea and Sierra Le58
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2022; 10: e1115–2758
Migrants and displaced people: intentionally endangered and inconsistently visible56
People who inject drugs in the Eastern Mediterranean region56
Lots of considerations when evaluating the FujiLAM assay – Author's reply56
Hepatitis E vaccination: continued benefit for pregnant women in vulnerable settings55
Implementation strategies to build mental health-care capacity in Malawi: a health-economic evaluation54
Potassium-enriched salt substitutes: supporting global cardiovascular and kidney health54
Maternal intimate partner violence and child health outcomes53
Reducing antibiotic use with diarrhoeal vaccines53
AI for health or AI for war? Challenging the military partnerships behind climate harm53
Precision in prescription: multiple micronutrient supplements in pregnancy52
Identifying gaps in the HIV treatment cascade in Africa: a model comparison study52
Live-attenuated Mycobacterium tuberculosis vaccine, MTBVAC, in adults with or without M tuberculosis sensitisation: a single-centre, phase 1b–2a, double-blind, dose-escalation, randomised controlled t51
Addressing global micronutrient inadequacies: enhancing global data representation51
The impact of ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine citrate, and albendazole mass drug administration on the prevalence of scabies and soil-transmitted helminths in school-aged children in three municipaliti50
Economic evaluation of combined population-based screening for multiple blindness-causing eye diseases in China: a cost-effectiveness analysis50
Reopening the humanitarian corridor from Gaza to the West Bank and East Jerusalem for medical evacuations50
The landscape for rare diseases in 202450
Characteristics, management, and outcomes in women and men with congestive heart failure in 40 countries at different economic levels: an analysis from the Global Congestive Heart Failure (G-CHF) regi49
Respiratory syncytial virus infection among children younger than 2 years admitted to a paediatric intensive care unit with extended severe acute respiratory infection in ten Gavi-eligible countries: 49
Diagnostic yield of urine lipoarabinomannan and sputum tuberculosis tests in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data49
Pulse oximetry to detect paediatric hypoxaemia—the fifth vital sign49
Unveiling the crisis of the double burden of malnutrition49
Tuberculosis and undernutrition in India – Authors’ reply48
Donor aid and research funding for newborn babies and preventing stillbirths48
Can the ShangRing bring us closer to endorsing early infant male circumcision in sub-Saharan Africa?48
Ranking the most efficient human papillomavirus vaccination strategies in low-income and lower-middle income countries: a mathematical modelling analysis48
More treatment options for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis: the role of economic evaluation in informing uptake47
Can resistance testing improve outcomes for children and adolescents with HIV?46
Cost-effectiveness of the expansion of PrEP for HIV infection in the Asia Pacific region46
The role of digital health and artificial intelligence in improving the reach and effectiveness of HIV prevention in Africa45
Geospatial disparities in survival of patients with breast cancer in sub-Saharan Africa from the African Breast Cancer-Disparities in Outcomes cohort (ABC-DO): a prospective cohort study45
Policy and service delivery proposals to improve primary care services in low-income and middle-income country cities44
The challenge of promoting physical activity in low-income and middle-income countries43
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2024; 12: e1389–9043
Infant-level and child-level predictors of mortality in low-resource settings: the WHO Child Mortality Risk Stratification Multi-Country Pooled Cohort43
Avoiding another lost decade in reducing malaria burden in African infants and young children42
Quartile-based risk exposure in global IHD and ischaemic stroke42
Universal health coverage is fundamental to preparing for a healthier and better tomorrow41
Predicting mortality within 1 year of ART initiation in children and adolescents living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a retrospective observational cohort study41
Maximising human health and development through synergistic partnerships: the African Biobank and Longitudinal Epidemiological Ecosystem41
The effect of tranexamic acid during childbirth on maternal mortality: an epidemiological modelling and cost-effectiveness study40
How the EAT–Lancet Commission on food in the Anthropocene influenced discourse and research on food systems: a systematic review covering the first 2 years post-publication39
Wastewater monitoring can anchor global disease surveillance systems39
The Global Retinoblastoma Outcome Study: a prospective, cluster-based analysis of 4064 patients from 149 countries39
HIV testing during systematic screening for tuberculosis among household contacts in high-tuberculosis burden settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis39
Estimating the cost of achieving basic water, sanitation, hygiene, and waste management services in public health-care facilities in the 46 UN designated least-developed countries: a modelling study39
Diagnostic innovations to find the missing millions with tuberculosis39
Clinical and regulatory development strategies for Shigella vaccines intended for children younger than 5 years in low-income and middle-income countries39
Innovative methods of determining health expenditure efficiency are urgently needed39
Beyond measuring coverage: how timeliness could transform routine childhood vaccination programmes39
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in The Gambia, west Africa: a prospective cohort study39
Incidence of and risk factors for small vulnerable newborns in north India: a secondary analysis of a prospective pregnancy cohort38
Prices, availability, and affordability of adult medicines in 54 low-income and middle-income countries: evidence based on a secondary analysis38
Nutritional support for adult patients with microbiologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis: outcomes in a programmatic cohort nested within the RATIONS trial in Jharkhand, India38
Nodding syndrome and doxycycline: promising findings with open questions38
Prevention of pneumococcal diseases: the challenge remains37
Colorectal cancer screening with fecal immunochemical testing in Nigeria – Authors' reply37
Finding balance in Nigeria's mandatory health insurance37
Implementation science in Africa—whose epistemology counts?36
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2022; 10: 1715–4336
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2025; 13: e309–1836
Combating antimicrobial resistance in neonatal infections: a South African perspective36
Balancing global access to opioids36
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2025; 13: e528–8436
Scarcity of research on breastfeeding and Ebola diseases is placing the lives of women and infants at risk: a call to specific action35
Variability and social patterning of cancer mortality in 343 Latin American cities: an ecological study35
Policy to progress: embedding enforcement in Asian NCCPs35
Primary care institutional characteristics associated with hypertension awareness, treatment, and control in the China PEACE-Million Persons Project and primary health-care survey: a cross-sectional s35
Navigating AMR with innovative diagnostics35
The effect on HIV transmission and cost-effectiveness of programmes for female sex workers in East, Central, and Southern Africa: a modelling study34
Neonatal mortality during the war in Tigray: a cross-sectional community-based study34
Postnatal morbidity: prevalent, enduring, and neglected34
The challenging road to universal health coverage34
National diabetes prevention programmes in LMICs are now a necessity34
Global radiotherapy demands and corresponding radiotherapy-professional workforce requirements in 2022 and predicted to 2050: a population-based study33
Mpox vaccination strategies in DR Congo33
The need for epidemiological data on HIV-related CNS infections in low-income and middle-income settings33
Enhancing cervical and breast cancer training in Africa with e-learning33
The continuum of menstrual health through the life course33
Distinguishing between mortality rates for heart failure with preserved versus reduced ejection fraction – Authors' reply33
Catastrophic health expenditure and chronic respiratory disease: evidence from Kenya33
Individual-level and community-level factors for 10-year cardiovascular disease risk in Ethiopia: a retrospective, population-based, cross-sectional, observational study33
The effect of a social network-based intervention to promote HIV testing and linkage to HIV services among fishermen in Kenya: a cluster-randomised trial32
The health toll of economic sanctions32
Diagnostic yield as an important metric for the evaluation of novel tuberculosis tests: rationale and guidance for future research32
The need for a One Health approach for influenza surveillance32
Relapse after recovery from acute malnutrition32
Aminoglycosides, deafness, and non-tuberculous mycobacteria32
Long-term efficacy and safety of a tetravalent dengue vaccine (TAK-003): 4·5-year results from a phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial32
Integrating mental health care to reduce intimate partner violence in complex humanitarian emergencies32
Human versus equine intramuscular antitoxin, with or without human intrathecal antitoxin, for the treatment of adults with tetanus: a 2 × 2 factorial randomised controlled trial32
Evaluation of a face-washing behaviour change intervention for trachoma prevention in Oromia, Ethiopia (Stronger SAFE): secondary outcomes of a cluster-randomised controlled trial32
Pragmatic global health32
Defining the usefulness of oral swabs in tuberculosis diagnosis32
The potential impact of reductions in international donor funding on tuberculosis in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study31
Global, regional, and national causes of death in children and adolescents younger than 20 years: an open data portal with estimates for 2000–2131
Evolving crises and unprecedented need: research on health in humanitarian settings must not be overlooked31
Urgent call for the prioritisation of palliative care in Syria31
Colorectal cancer screening in sub-Saharan Africa31
Strengthening health-care systems to reduce child mortality31
Targeting malaria control to schoolchildren31
Prediabetes: the best opportunity to reach remission31
Countries cannot cover the shortfall from US funding cuts30
Indigenous and minority groups in diabetes trials30
Monitoring the benefits of human papillomavirus vaccination in low-income and middle-income countries30
Measuring cause of death in rural southeast Asia29
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2024; 12: e1209–1329
Understanding the WHO global strategy to accelerate cervical cancer elimination – Authors' reply29
Peripheral artery disease: a global need for detection, prevention, and treatment29
What can we learn from developments in primary health care in south Asia?29
Bridging the divide between religion and health care29
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2024; 12: e25–2729
Short-term aid or long-term gains? Harnessing Sudan's humanitarian response for the resilience of its health system29
Obstetric fistula in Bangladesh: estimates from a national survey with clinical validation correction29
Nigeria's mandatory health insurance and the march towards universal health coverage29
Clinical impact and cost-effectiveness of the WHO-recommended advanced HIV disease package of care28
Maximising the value of nudge units for global health28
Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of diabetes in India: a nationally representative survey of adults aged 45 years and older28
Recognising type 5 diabetes – Authors' reply28
Socioeconomic inequalities in palliative care access: insights from SHARE28
Cost-effectiveness of intervention combinations towards the elimination of vertical transmission of HIV in limited-resource settings: a mathematical modelling study28
Estimating dementia prevalence using remote diagnoses and algorithmic modelling: a population-based study of a rural region in South Africa28
(Re-) considering success in implementation science: experiences amid a co-designed mHealth intervention in rural Uganda28
Antimicrobial resistance and the great divide: inequity in priorities and agendas between the Global North and the Global South threatens global mitigation of antimicrobial resistance28
Mind the gap: rethinking global alcohol metrics in high-abstention low-income and middle-income countries27
Transmission reduction, health benefits, and upper-bound costs of interventions to improve retention on antiretroviral therapy: a combined analysis of three mathematical models27
Prevalence of all epilepsies in urban informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya: a two-stage population-based study27
Redefining implementation science for global health decolonisation27
Mpox outbreaks in Africa constitute a public health emergency of continental security27
Malaria guidelines fall short in diagnosing acute kidney injury27
Scaling an intervention for the engagement of people with HIV who inject drugs into care in Viet Nam: an implementation-effectiveness, cluster-randomised trial27
Postpartum maternal and infant haematological effects of second-trimester ferric carboxymaltose versus standard-of-care oral iron in Malawi: longitudinal follow-up of a randomised controlled trial27
Research ethics systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: a systemic assessment using indicators27
Community interventions to prevent violence against women and girls in informal settlements in Mumbai: a theory-driven, pragmatic, cluster-randomised, controlled trial27
Prevalence and changes of intimate partner violence against women aged 15 to 49 years in 53 low-income and middle-income countries from 2000 to 2021: a secondary analysis of population-based surveys26
The aetiology and prevalence of preoperative anaemia in patients undergoing major surgery (ALICE): an international, prospective, observational cohort study26
Effectiveness of the RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine in a real-world setting over 1 year of follow-up after the three-dose primary schedule: an interim analysis of a phase 4 study in Ghana, Kenya, and Mal26
Democratising clinical trials research to strengthen primary health care26
Towards a decolonising implementation science: principles from Indigenous leadership26
Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in India stratified by known and undiagnosed diabetes, urban–rural locations, and socioeconomic indices: results from the SMART India population-based cross-sectiona26
Research priorities for data science and artificial intelligence in global health: an international consensus exercise26
The use of imagery in global health: an analysis of infectious disease documents and a framework to guide practice26
Global climate justice and the future of air quality co-benefits in low-income and middle-income countries: an energy, climate, and health modelling study26
Long may people-centred adaptation reign26
A call to action: the global failure to effectively tackle maternal mortality rates26
Population size, HIV prevalence, and antiretroviral therapy coverage among key populations in sub-Saharan Africa: collation and synthesis of survey data, 2010–2326
Current testing systems are a barrier to achieving the 7-1-7 target for detection, notification, and response to public health threats26
The global economic burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for 204 countries and territories in 2020–50: a health-augmented macroeconomic modelling study26
Effectiveness of a new vaccine for outbreak response and the increasingly complicated polio endgame26
Severity assessment tools for dehydration associated with diarrhoea in a low-resource setting25
People who inject drugs: testing and treatment of HIV and HCV25
The Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022 and camel pageant championships increase risk of MERS-CoV transmission and global spread25
Towards tuberculosis elimination: reaching the most at-risk populations with tuberculosis preventive therapy25
Access in the rare diseases landscape25
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