Lancet Global Health

Papers
(The TQCC of Lancet Global Health is 12. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Global health research funding applications: brain drain under another name?771
Bringing home manufacturing of medical products747
Queering global health: a feminist and lesbian, gay, and bisexual perspective – Authors' reply312
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 cou312
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 m271
Influenza vaccination in failing hearts270
The future of the International Health Regulations260
The health status of Indonesia's provinces: the double burden of diseases and inequality gap259
Implementation of dual maternal HIV-Syphilis testing: The devil is in the details224
C-reactive protein: another addition to our armamentarium against tuberculosis?222
Periconceptional diet and the risk of gestational diabetes in south Indian women: findings from the BAngalore Nutrition Gestational diabetes LiFEstyle Study (BANGLES)206
Preventing pellagra during isoniazid preventive treatment201
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 platfor194
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 tr191
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2024; published online Sept 23. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00320-6177
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2021; 9: e1679–87174
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2021; 9: e908–09172
Challenges in operationalising clinical trials in India during the COVID-19 pandemic159
The cause of nodding syndrome remains unknown159
Outcomes of rheumatic fever in Uganda: a prospective cohort study150
Racism and health: the need for urgent action149
Global and regional sepsis and infectious syndrome mortality in 2019: a systematic analysis148
Indonesia's first nationwide health screening programme139
Health effects of routine measles vaccination and supplementary immunisation activities in 14 high-burden countries: a Dynamic Measles Immunization Calculation Engine (DynaMICE) modelling study135
Human papillomavirus vaccine effect against human papillomavirus infection in Rwanda: evidence from repeated cross-sectional cervical-cell-based surveys134
COVID-19 pandemic and health-care disruptions: count the most vulnerable130
Implementation of the 7-1-7 target for detection, notification, and response to public health threats in five countries: a retrospective, observational study126
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 study126
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 study126
Automated oxygen control for preterm infants receiving continuous positive airway pressure in southwest Nigeria: an open-label, randomised, crossover trial125
Mpox vaccination strategies in DR Congo121
Global patterns and trends in Kaposi sarcoma incidence: a population-based study120
Intravenous versus oral iron for anaemia among pregnant women in Nigeria (IVON): an open-label, randomised controlled trial120
Resolving the CD4-testing crisis to help end AIDS-related deaths119
Assessing the prevalence and impact of preserved ratio impaired spirometry in low-income and middle-income countries: a post-hoc cross-sectional analysis119
Mortality in patients admitted to hospital with heart failure in China: a nationwide Cardiovascular Association Database-Heart Failure Centre Registry cohort study116
Prenatal exposure to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and birth, growth, and social–emotional developmental outcomes throughout early childhood in Kenya: a prospective cohort study115
Is now the time for revisiting supplements for pregnant women?115
Challenges in interpreting SARS-CoV-2 serological results in African countries111
Patient-level and system-level determinants of stroke fatality across 16 large hospitals in Ghana and Nigeria: a prospective cohort study109
The drug drought in maternal health: an ongoing predicament106
The state of health in Pakistan and its provinces and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019101
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and perinatal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis101
Efficacy of typhoid conjugate vaccine in Nepal: final results of a phase 3, randomised, controlled trial96
The cost of inaction on physical inactivity to public health-care systems: a population-attributable fraction analysis96
WHO model list of essential in vitro diagnostics: strengthening diagnostics capacity to transform health care for all94
Next generation economics of universal HIV treatment93
Locally validated biomarker cutoffs should inform micronutrient deficiency burdens – Authors' reply93
Pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, and infant growth and development after recovery from Ebola virus disease in Liberia: an observational cohort study92
Addressing the complex needs of people with severe mental health disorders in low-resource settings91
Mpox: evidence for strengthening and sustaining global surveillance91
Achieving sensible targets for a diabetes care cascade in LMICs89
Commitment and innovation on the road to people-centred PHC financing89
Pregnancy in people who have survived Ebola virus disease88
From child institutions to family reunification: challenges and opportunities in building family-centred care87
Child, maternal, and adult mortality in Sierra Leone: nationally representative mortality survey 2018–2085
Advancing maternal and perinatal health through clinical trials: key insights from a WHO global consultation84
Understanding deaths from diarrhoea in children younger than 5 years83
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) Coalition83
A call for an Africa-centric health research ethics framework: a way forward for shaping global health research81
Cost-effectiveness and health impact of screening and treatment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among formerly incarcerated individuals in Brazil: a Markov modelling study80
Cervical cancer elimination: actions needed in the COVID-19 era80
Aedes albopictus invasion across Africa: the time is now for cross-country collaboration and control79
Resetting the agenda for antibiotic resistance through a health systems perspective79
COVID-19 in the 47 countries of the WHO African region: a modelling analysis of past trends and future patterns79
The availability, cost, and affordability of essential medicines for asthma and COPD in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review79
Cholera rapid diagnostic tests recycled for PCR confirmation78
Using theory to understand how interventions work and inform future implementation77
Reducing global inequities in medical oxygen access: the Lancet Global Health Commission on medical oxygen security77
Lessons for future implementation of the E-MOTIVE bundle76
Payment in arrears: a global health inequity that must be corrected75
Introduction and rollout of malaria vaccines in Cameroon and Burkina Faso: early lessons learned75
Improving access to liposomal amphotericin B worldwide74
Impact of excluded studies on medical male circumcision and HIV risk compensation73
The social determinants of tuberculosis in the Philippines72
Mathematical modelling to accurately quantify the benefits of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine71
Policy prioritisation to address the global burden of rheumatic heart disease71
Experiences of an Israeli hospital in the management of repatriated civilian hostages70
Bridging the gap between science and policy in global health governance68
Using verbal autopsy to enhance mortality surveillance66
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2023; 11: e1978–8564
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2022; 10: e1443–5264
Complementary medicine as a risk factor for catastrophic expenditures in people with cancer63
Staying focused on protecting young people from the harms of tobacco smoke63
Highlighting the need for investment and innovation in ART retention interventions63
How to DREAMM and end HIV-related deaths62
Quality of inpatient paediatric and newborn care in district hospitals: WHO indicators, measurement, and improvement61
TAK-003 dengue vaccine as a new tool to mitigate dengue in countries with a high disease burden60
Catastrophic health expenditure during the COVID-19 pandemic in five countries: a time-series analysis60
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 trial60
Addressing the social inequities of vaccination: an imperative to close the gap60
Uncertainty in key population size estimates in sub-Saharan Africa60
Infertility—why the silence?60
Global investments in pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: development assistance and domestic spending on health between 1990 and 202659
Role of community-based cohorts for uncovering the iceberg of disease57
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2022; 10: e1115–2756
Precision in prescription: multiple micronutrient supplements in pregnancy56
Implementation strategies to build mental health-care capacity in Malawi: a health-economic evaluation56
Implications of critical race theory for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men's health56
Addressing global micronutrient inadequacies: enhancing global data representation55
Migrants and displaced people: intentionally endangered and inconsistently visible54
Lots of considerations when evaluating the FujiLAM assay – Author's reply54
Withholding liberty, not the right to health54
People who inject drugs in the Eastern Mediterranean region54
Hepatitis E vaccination: continued benefit for pregnant women in vulnerable settings53
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 municipaliti51
Maternal intimate partner violence and child health outcomes51
COVID-19 in pregnancy: evidence from LMICs51
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
The potential role of long-acting injectable cabotegravir–rilpivirine in the treatment of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a modelling analysis49
Pulse oximetry to detect paediatric hypoxaemia—the fifth vital sign48
Economic evaluation of combined population-based screening for multiple blindness-causing eye diseases in China: a cost-effectiveness analysis48
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 t48
Every baby counts: eliminating all preventable child deaths48
Keeping an eye on eye care: monitoring progress towards effective coverage47
Residual risk of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus infection despite timely birth-dose vaccination in Cameroon (ANRS 12303): a single-centre, longitudinal observational study47
Characterisation of febrile non-traumatic coma in sub-Saharan Africa46
Unveiling the crisis of the double burden of malnutrition46
Diagnostic yield of urine lipoarabinomannan and sputum tuberculosis tests in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data45
The landscape for rare diseases in 202445
Reducing antibiotic use with diarrhoeal vaccines44
COVID-19 intra-action reviews: potential for a sustained response plan44
Family-based approach in cardiovascular risk reduction44
Equity challenges in Indonesian health care44
Reciprocal innovation: a new approach to equitable and mutually beneficial global health research and partnerships44
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) regi43
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 Le43
Innovative methods of determining health expenditure efficiency are urgently needed43
Impact of excluded studies on medical male circumcision and HIV risk compensation – Authors' reply43
Cost-effectiveness of the expansion of PrEP for HIV infection in the Asia Pacific region42
Insights from Zimbabwe's SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance42
The incalculable costs of tuberculosis41
Elimination versus mitigation of SARS-CoV-2 in the presence of effective vaccines41
Tuberculosis and undernutrition in India – Authors’ reply41
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 study40
Predicting mortality within 1 year of ART initiation in children and adolescents living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a retrospective observational cohort study40
Can resistance testing improve outcomes for children and adolescents with HIV?40
Maximising human health and development through synergistic partnerships: the African Biobank and Longitudinal Epidemiological Ecosystem39
Can the ShangRing bring us closer to endorsing early infant male circumcision in sub-Saharan Africa?39
The challenge of promoting physical activity in low-income and middle-income countries39
More treatment options for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis: the role of economic evaluation in informing uptake39
Preparing for COVID-19 vaccine roll-out through simulation exercises39
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2020; 8: e1186–9438
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2024; 12: e1389–9038
Universal health coverage is fundamental to preparing for a healthier and better tomorrow38
Incidence of and risk factors for small vulnerable newborns in north India: a secondary analysis of a prospective pregnancy cohort38
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 study37
Avoiding another lost decade in reducing malaria burden in African infants and young children37
Pesticide surveillance and deaths by suicide37
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in The Gambia, west Africa: a prospective cohort study36
Policy and service delivery proposals to improve primary care services in low-income and middle-income country cities36
Homing in on haemoglobinopathies36
Donor aid and research funding for newborn babies and preventing stillbirths36
Clinical and regulatory development strategies for Shigella vaccines intended for children younger than 5 years in low-income and middle-income countries36
Infant-level and child-level predictors of mortality in low-resource settings: the WHO Child Mortality Risk Stratification Multi-Country Pooled Cohort36
Prices, availability, and affordability of adult medicines in 54 low-income and middle-income countries: evidence based on a secondary analysis36
Convergence of infectious and non-communicable disease epidemics in rural South Africa: a cross-sectional, population-based multimorbidity study36
The Global Retinoblastoma Outcome Study: a prospective, cluster-based analysis of 4064 patients from 149 countries35
Nutritional support for adult patients with microbiologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis: outcomes in a programmatic cohort nested within the RATIONS trial in Jharkhand, India35
Wastewater monitoring can anchor global disease surveillance systems35
Prevalence of syphilis among men who have sex with men: a global systematic review and meta-analysis from 2000–2035
Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on routine immunisation services: evidence of disruption and recovery from 170 countries and territories35
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-publication34
Uncertainty in computerised analysis of maternal deaths34
Social and health factors associated with adverse treatment outcomes among people with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Sierra Leone: a national, retrospective cohort study34
Climate change and the right to health of people with disabilities34
Azithromycin for the prevention of rehospitalisation and death among Kenyan children being discharged from hospital: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised controlled trial33
Moving beyond standard RMNCH coverage indicators33
Combating antimicrobial resistance in neonatal infections: a South African perspective33
Finding balance in Nigeria's mandatory health insurance33
Colorectal cancer screening with fecal immunochemical testing in Nigeria – Authors' reply33
Pragmatic global health32
Enhancing cervical and breast cancer training in Africa with e-learning32
Aminoglycosides, deafness, and non-tuberculous mycobacteria32
Global variations in barriers to exercise for individuals with intellectual and developmental disability31
Defining the usefulness of oral swabs in tuberculosis diagnosis31
Challenges of adopting new trial designs in LMICs31
Navigating AMR with innovative diagnostics31
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2022; 10: 1715–4331
Prevention of pneumococcal diseases: the challenge remains31
Postnatal morbidity: prevalent, enduring, and neglected31
Trans Reform: an initiative for the recognition of transgender rights in a university in Lima, Peru31
Nodding syndrome and doxycycline: promising findings with open questions30
The SARS-CoV2 pandemic and routine immunisation30
The challenging road to universal health coverage30
Questions about the HELIX trial30
The need for a One Health approach for influenza surveillance30
National diabetes prevention programmes in LMICs are now a necessity30
Balancing global access to opioids30
Relapse after recovery from acute malnutrition30
Neonatal mortality during the war in Tigray: a cross-sectional community-based study30
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 s29
Targeting malaria control to schoolchildren29
Implementation of non-communicable disease policies from 2015 to 2020: a geopolitical analysis of 194 countries29
Global radiotherapy demands and corresponding radiotherapy-professional workforce requirements in 2022 and predicted to 2050: a population-based study29
Colorectal cancer screening in sub-Saharan Africa29
Ethical considerations for introducing RTS,S/AS01 in countries with moderate to high Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission29
The effect of a social network-based intervention to promote HIV testing and linkage to HIV services among fishermen in Kenya: a cluster-randomised trial29
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2025; 13: e528–8428
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2025; 13: e309–1828
Human versus equine intramuscular antitoxin, with or without human intrathecal antitoxin, for the treatment of adults with tetanus: a 2 × 2 factorial randomised controlled trial28
Enabling access to quality abortion care: WHO's Abortion Care guideline28
Efficacy of a family-based cardiovascular risk reduction intervention in individuals with a family history of premature coronary heart disease in India (PROLIFIC): an open-label, single-centre, cluste28
Global retinoblastoma survival and globe preservation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of associations with socioeconomic and health-care factors28
Mpox vaccination strategies in DR Congo27
Variability and social patterning of cancer mortality in 343 Latin American cities: an ecological study27
Oral fexinidazole for stage 1 or early stage 2 African Trypanosoma brucei gambiense trypanosomiasis: a prospective, multicentre, open-label, cohort study27
Distinguishing between mortality rates for heart failure with preserved versus reduced ejection fraction – Authors' reply27
Scarcity of research on breastfeeding and Ebola diseases is placing the lives of women and infants at risk: a call to specific action27
The need for epidemiological data on HIV-related CNS infections in low-income and middle-income settings27
The continuum of menstrual health through the life course27
The effect on HIV transmission and cost-effectiveness of programmes for female sex workers in East, Central, and Southern Africa: a modelling study26
Diagnostic yield as an important metric for the evaluation of novel tuberculosis tests: rationale and guidance for future research26
Global, regional, and national causes of death in children and adolescents younger than 20 years: an open data portal with estimates for 2000–2126
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 trial26
Are current systems of global health academia fit for purpose?26
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2021; 9: e366–7125
The impact of COVID-19 on antimalarial supply chains in Ghana25
Obstetric fistula in Bangladesh: estimates from a national survey with clinical validation correction25
Peripheral artery disease: a global need for detection, prevention, and treatment25
Clearing our heads over alcohol25
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 trial25
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2021; 9: e1610–1725
Short-term aid or long-term gains? Harnessing Sudan's humanitarian response for the resilience of its health system25
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2024; 12: e1209–1325
Where are the opportunities to address system barriers preventing equitable cardiovascular outcomes for indigenous populations?25
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2024; 12: e25–2725
Indigenous and minority groups in diabetes trials25
Current testing systems are a barrier to achieving the 7-1-7 target for detection, notification, and response to public health threats25
Transmission reduction, health benefits, and upper-bound costs of interventions to improve retention on antiretroviral therapy: a combined analysis of three mathematical models25
Strengthening health-care systems to reduce child mortality25
Cost-effectiveness of intervention combinations towards the elimination of vertical transmission of HIV in limited-resource settings: a mathematical modelling study24
Low-value health care in the COVID-19 pandemic24
Population size, HIV prevalence, and antiretroviral therapy coverage among key populations in sub-Saharan Africa: collation and synthesis of survey data, 2010–2324
Effectiveness of a new vaccine for outbreak response and the increasingly complicated polio endgame24
Research ethics systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: a systemic assessment using indicators24
Bridging the divide between religion and health care24
The use of imagery in global health: an analysis of infectious disease documents and a framework to guide practice24
Exposure to household air pollution from cooking fuel in Ugandan households and associated household factors: a retrospective analysis of demographic and health survey data24
Democratising clinical trials research to strengthen primary health care24
Social determinants of mental health and the COVID-19 pandemic in low-income and middle-income countries24
What can we learn from developments in primary health care in south Asia?24
Maximising the value of nudge units for global health24
Redefining implementation science for global health decolonisation24
Nigeria's mandatory health insurance and the march towards universal health coverage23
Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in six districts in Zambia in July, 2020: a cross-sectional cluster sample survey23
Randomised trials at the level of the individual23
Why and for whom are we decolonising global health?23
Antimicrobial resistance and the great divide: inequity in priorities and agendas between the Global North and the Global South threatens global mitigation of antimicrobial resistance23
A call to action: the global failure to effectively tackle maternal mortality rates23
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