Lancet Global Health

Papers
(The TQCC of Lancet Global Health is 15. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Bringing home manufacturing of medical products1402
Racism and health: the need for urgent action861
Periconceptional diet and the risk of gestational diabetes in south Indian women: findings from the BAngalore Nutrition Gestational diabetes LiFEstyle Study (BANGLES)551
Queering global health: a feminist and lesbian, gay, and bisexual perspective – Authors' reply486
The cause of nodding syndrome remains unknown467
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 study459
Prenatal exposure to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and birth, growth, and social–emotional developmental outcomes throughout early childhood in Kenya: a prospective cohort study373
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2024; published online Sept 23. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00320-6358
Influenza vaccination in failing hearts322
Patient-level and system-level determinants of stroke fatality across 16 large hospitals in Ghana and Nigeria: a prospective cohort study304
Safe scale-up of simulation-based training for minimally invasive surgery296
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 m277
Physical inactivity: another casualty of climate change254
Resolving the CD4-testing crisis to help end AIDS-related deaths249
Mpox vaccination strategies in DR Congo244
Expanding access to long-acting HIV therapy in low-income and middle-income countries240
The road to malaria elimination: why a robust surveillance system is imperative230
Outcomes of rheumatic fever in Uganda: a prospective cohort study226
Global feasibility of cervical cancer elimination: a multidimensional scenario-based modelling analysis across 175 countries210
WHO estimates of the global, regional, and national foodborne burdens of 14 invasive parasitic diseases, 2000–21: an updated data synthesis206
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a stepped care framework for psychological interventions for reducing common mental health symptoms in Jordan: a single-blind randomised clinical trial198
Confronting an epidemiological paradox in Indigenous sensory health195
Global patterns and trends in Kaposi sarcoma incidence: a population-based study178
Indonesia's first nationwide health screening programme164
The pneumonia challenge: time to end the global neglect159
The state of health in Pakistan and its provinces and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019159
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 tr155
Intravenous versus oral iron for anaemia among pregnant women in Nigeria (IVON): an open-label, randomised controlled trial153
Assessing the prevalence and impact of preserved ratio impaired spirometry in low-income and middle-income countries: a post-hoc cross-sectional analysis145
Implementation of the 7-1-7 target for detection, notification, and response to public health threats in five countries: a retrospective, observational study140
Is now the time for revisiting supplements for pregnant women?138
Bridging the gap: why Africa must invest in AI infrastructure for health care137
Immortal time bias in observational analyses of linezolid interruption and rechallenge127
Rwanda’s lessons for strengthening Africa’s response to current Marburg virus disease outbreaks121
Enhancing global cancer care for sexual and gender minority populations: regional perspectives and global implications116
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 study115
The health status of Indonesia's provinces: the double burden of diseases and inequality gap111
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 platfor110
Health effects of routine measles vaccination and supplementary immunisation activities in 14 high-burden countries: a Dynamic Measles Immunization Calculation Engine (DynaMICE) modelling study106
The drug drought in maternal health: an ongoing predicament103
C-reactive protein: another addition to our armamentarium against tuberculosis?101
Human papillomavirus vaccine effect against human papillomavirus infection in Rwanda: evidence from repeated cross-sectional cervical-cell-based surveys100
Automated oxygen control for preterm infants receiving continuous positive airway pressure in southwest Nigeria: an open-label, randomised, crossover trial99
The cost of inaction on physical inactivity to public health-care systems: a population-attributable fraction analysis98
Mortality in patients admitted to hospital with heart failure in China: a nationwide Cardiovascular Association Database-Heart Failure Centre Registry cohort study98
Mathematical modelling to accurately quantify the benefits of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine96
Payment in arrears: a global health inequity that must be corrected96
Experiences of an Israeli hospital in the management of repatriated civilian hostages93
Cost-effectiveness and health impact of screening and treatment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among formerly incarcerated individuals in Brazil: a Markov modelling study92
Using theory to understand how interventions work and inform future implementation86
Pregnancy in people who have survived Ebola virus disease85
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2026; published online March 11 https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(25)00534-085
How to DREAMM and end HIV-related deaths84
Pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, and infant growth and development after recovery from Ebola virus disease in Liberia: an observational cohort study83
Locally validated biomarker cutoffs should inform micronutrient deficiency burdens – Authors' reply83
Routine immunisation coverage in the context of seasonal influenza vaccine introduction for children in Nakuru and Mombasa counties in Kenya, 2019–21: an observational study83
Addressing the social inequities of vaccination: an imperative to close the gap83
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2022; 10: e1443–5282
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2023; 11: e1978–8581
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2025; 13: e2013–2681
Uncertainty in key population size estimates in sub-Saharan Africa80
Lessons for future implementation of the E-MOTIVE bundle77
Cervical cancer elimination: actions needed in the COVID-19 era77
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 trial75
Using verbal autopsy to enhance mortality surveillance75
Quality of inpatient paediatric and newborn care in district hospitals: WHO indicators, measurement, and improvement74
WHO model list of essential in vitro diagnostics: strengthening diagnostics capacity to transform health care for all73
Introduction and rollout of malaria vaccines in Cameroon and Burkina Faso: early lessons learned73
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2015; 3: e19672
Mpox: evidence for strengthening and sustaining global surveillance72
Understanding deaths from diarrhoea in children younger than 5 years71
A call for an Africa-centric health research ethics framework: a way forward for shaping global health research71
Reducing global inequities in medical oxygen access: the Lancet Global Health Commission on medical oxygen security70
Changes in incidence of HPV-related cancers in South Africa (2011–21): a cross-sectional analysis of the South African National Cancer Registry67
TAK-003 dengue vaccine as a new tool to mitigate dengue in countries with a high disease burden67
Beyond malaria: can intermittent preventive treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine reduce the number of small vulnerable newborns globally?67
Advancing maternal and perinatal health through clinical trials: key insights from a WHO global consultation67
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 202365
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:65
Mexico’s Servicio Universal de Salud: a pathway to integration and universal health coverage?65
Highlighting the need for investment and innovation in ART retention interventions64
Improving access to liposomal amphotericin B worldwide63
Aedes albopictus invasion across Africa: the time is now for cross-country collaboration and control63
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) Coalition62
The availability, cost, and affordability of essential medicines for asthma and COPD in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review62
Climate change and health: the next challenge of ethical AI62
COVID-19 in the 47 countries of the WHO African region: a modelling analysis of past trends and future patterns62
Catastrophic health expenditure during the COVID-19 pandemic in five countries: a time-series analysis62
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: 61
Global investments in pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: development assistance and domestic spending on health between 1990 and 202661
Characterisation of febrile non-traumatic coma in sub-Saharan Africa61
Avoidable deaths through the primary prevention, early detection, and curative treatment of cancer worldwide: a population-based study61
Pulse oximetry to detect paediatric hypoxaemia—the fifth vital sign60
Unveiling the crisis of the double burden of malnutrition58
Phone-based screening versus home-based screening after tuberculosis in India (TB Aftermath): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial57
COVID-19 in pregnancy: evidence from LMICs56
Potassium-enriched salt substitutes: supporting global cardiovascular and kidney health56
Advancing functional and systemic integration of HIV prevention into public health systems56
People who inject drugs in the Eastern Mediterranean region56
Low risk, high impact: the hidden burden of cardiovascular disease56
Migrants and displaced people: intentionally endangered and inconsistently visible56
Every baby counts: eliminating all preventable child deaths56
Lots of considerations when evaluating the FujiLAM assay – Author's reply55
A home away from home? HIV outcomes among refugees and host country nationals55
AI for health or AI for war? Challenging the military partnerships behind climate harm55
Reopening the humanitarian corridor from Gaza to the West Bank and East Jerusalem for medical evacuations54
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2022; 10: e1115–2754
Implementation strategies to build mental health-care capacity in Malawi: a health-economic evaluation54
Addressing global micronutrient inadequacies: enhancing global data representation54
Maternal intimate partner violence and child health outcomes52
Reducing antibiotic use with diarrhoeal vaccines52
Equity challenges in Indonesian health care50
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
Understanding sugar-sweetened beverage tax implementation globally: a 34-year, population-based observational study in 183 countries49
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 t49
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
The landscape for rare diseases in 202448
Economic evaluation of combined population-based screening for multiple blindness-causing eye diseases in China: a cost-effectiveness analysis47
Ranking the most efficient human papillomavirus vaccination strategies in low-income and lower-middle income countries: a mathematical modelling analysis47
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 Le47
Hepatitis E vaccination: continued benefit for pregnant women in vulnerable settings46
Diagnostic yield of urine lipoarabinomannan and sputum tuberculosis tests in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data46
Identifying gaps in the HIV treatment cascade in Africa: a model comparison study45
Can the ShangRing bring us closer to endorsing early infant male circumcision in sub-Saharan Africa?45
Donor aid and research funding for newborn babies and preventing stillbirths45
Tuberculosis and undernutrition in India – Authors’ reply45
Strengthening infection prevention in long-term care facilities in low-income and middle-income countries45
Cost-effectiveness of the expansion of PrEP for HIV infection in the Asia Pacific region44
Can resistance testing improve outcomes for children and adolescents with HIV?44
More treatment options for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis: the role of economic evaluation in informing uptake44
Maximising human health and development through synergistic partnerships: the African Biobank and Longitudinal Epidemiological Ecosystem43
Avoiding another lost decade in reducing malaria burden in African infants and young children43
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2024; 12: e1389–9043
The effect of tranexamic acid during childbirth on maternal mortality: an epidemiological modelling and cost-effectiveness study42
Predicting mortality within 1 year of ART initiation in children and adolescents living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a retrospective observational cohort study42
Quartile-based risk exposure in global IHD and ischaemic stroke42
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 study42
Diagnostic innovations to find the missing millions with tuberculosis42
Beyond measuring coverage: how timeliness could transform routine childhood vaccination programmes41
Prices, availability, and affordability of adult medicines in 54 low-income and middle-income countries: evidence based on a secondary analysis41
Clinical and regulatory development strategies for Shigella vaccines intended for children younger than 5 years in low-income and middle-income countries41
Incidence of and risk factors for small vulnerable newborns in north India: a secondary analysis of a prospective pregnancy cohort40
Infant-level and child-level predictors of mortality in low-resource settings: the WHO Child Mortality Risk Stratification Multi-Country Pooled Cohort40
The challenge of promoting physical activity in low-income and middle-income countries40
Policy and service delivery proposals to improve primary care services in low-income and middle-income country cities39
Wastewater monitoring can anchor global disease surveillance systems39
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in The Gambia, west Africa: a prospective cohort study39
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
Innovative methods of determining health expenditure efficiency are urgently needed39
HIV testing during systematic screening for tuberculosis among household contacts in high-tuberculosis burden settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis39
The Global Retinoblastoma Outcome Study: a prospective, cluster-based analysis of 4064 patients from 149 countries38
Nutritional support for adult patients with microbiologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis: outcomes in a programmatic cohort nested within the RATIONS trial in Jharkhand, India38
Universal health coverage is fundamental to preparing for a healthier and better tomorrow38
The role of digital health and artificial intelligence in improving the reach and effectiveness of HIV prevention in Africa38
Nodding syndrome and doxycycline: promising findings with open questions37
Finding balance in Nigeria's mandatory health insurance36
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2025; 13: e528–8436
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2025; 13: e309–1836
Combating antimicrobial resistance in neonatal infections: a South African perspective36
Navigating AMR with innovative diagnostics36
Prevention of pneumococcal diseases: the challenge remains36
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2022; 10: 1715–4336
Urgent call for the prioritisation of palliative care in Syria36
Policy to progress: embedding enforcement in Asian NCCPs35
The need for a One Health approach for influenza surveillance35
Aminoglycosides, deafness, and non-tuberculous mycobacteria35
Defining the usefulness of oral swabs in tuberculosis diagnosis35
Variability and social patterning of cancer mortality in 343 Latin American cities: an ecological study35
National diabetes prevention programmes in LMICs are now a necessity34
Postnatal morbidity: prevalent, enduring, and neglected34
The effect on HIV transmission and cost-effectiveness of programmes for female sex workers in East, Central, and Southern Africa: a modelling study34
Evaluation of a face-washing behaviour change intervention for trachoma prevention in Oromia, Ethiopia (Stronger SAFE): secondary outcomes of a cluster-randomised controlled trial34
Mpox vaccination strategies in DR Congo34
Individual-level and community-level factors for 10-year cardiovascular disease risk in Ethiopia: a retrospective, population-based, cross-sectional, observational study34
Distinguishing between mortality rates for heart failure with preserved versus reduced ejection fraction – Authors' reply34
Catastrophic health expenditure and chronic respiratory disease: evidence from Kenya34
The need for epidemiological data on HIV-related CNS infections in low-income and middle-income settings34
Relapse after recovery from acute malnutrition34
Integrating mental health care to reduce intimate partner violence in complex humanitarian emergencies33
Global health ethics in international collaborative research during policy transition: what can we learn from the proposed newborn hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau?33
Enhancing cervical and breast cancer training in Africa with e-learning33
Neonatal mortality during the war in Tigray: a cross-sectional community-based study33
Targeting malaria control to schoolchildren33
Implementation science in Africa—whose epistemology counts?32
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 s32
The health toll of economic sanctions32
Methods with consequences: analysing demographic diversity in global health governance and knowledge production32
The continuum of menstrual health through the life course32
Colorectal cancer screening with fecal immunochemical testing in Nigeria – Authors' reply31
Balancing global access to opioids31
Diagnostic yield as an important metric for the evaluation of novel tuberculosis tests: rationale and guidance for future research31
The challenging road to universal health coverage31
Global radiotherapy demands and corresponding radiotherapy-professional workforce requirements in 2022 and predicted to 2050: a population-based study31
Pragmatic global health31
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 trial31
Global, regional, and national causes of death in children and adolescents younger than 20 years: an open data portal with estimates for 2000–2131
Scarcity of research on breastfeeding and Ebola diseases is placing the lives of women and infants at risk: a call to specific action31
The effect of a social network-based intervention to promote HIV testing and linkage to HIV services among fishermen in Kenya: a cluster-randomised trial31
The potential impact of reductions in international donor funding on tuberculosis in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study31
Countries cannot cover the shortfall from US funding cuts30
Evolving crises and unprecedented need: research on health in humanitarian settings must not be overlooked30
Peripheral artery disease: a global need for detection, prevention, and treatment30
Indigenous and minority groups in diabetes trials30
Measuring cause of death in rural southeast Asia30
Monitoring the benefits of human papillomavirus vaccination in low-income and middle-income countries30
Effectiveness of a new vaccine for outbreak response and the increasingly complicated polio endgame29
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2024; 12: e1209–1329
Community interventions to prevent violence against women and girls in informal settlements in Mumbai: a theory-driven, pragmatic, cluster-randomised, controlled trial29
Understanding the WHO global strategy to accelerate cervical cancer elimination – Authors' reply29
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2024; 12: e25–2729
Recognising type 5 diabetes – Authors' reply29
Scaling an intervention for the engagement of people with HIV who inject drugs into care in Viet Nam: an implementation-effectiveness, cluster-randomised trial29
Socioeconomic inequalities in palliative care access: insights from SHARE28
Prevalence of all epilepsies in urban informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya: a two-stage population-based study28
Research priorities for data science and artificial intelligence in global health: an international consensus exercise28
Redefining implementation science for global health decolonisation28
Malaria guidelines fall short in diagnosing acute kidney injury28
Short-term aid or long-term gains? Harnessing Sudan's humanitarian response for the resilience of its health system28
Hantavirus at sea: a test of the revised IHR and global health solidarity28
Cost-effectiveness of intervention combinations towards the elimination of vertical transmission of HIV in limited-resource settings: a mathematical modelling study28
Research ethics systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: a systemic assessment using indicators28
Global climate justice and the future of air quality co-benefits in low-income and middle-income countries: an energy, climate, and health modelling study28
Prediabetes: the best opportunity to reach remission28
Nigeria's mandatory health insurance and the march towards universal health coverage27
A call to action: the global failure to effectively tackle maternal mortality rates27
Strengthening health-care systems to reduce child mortality27
The aetiology and prevalence of preoperative anaemia in patients undergoing major surgery (ALICE): an international, prospective, observational cohort study27
Mind the gap: rethinking global alcohol metrics in high-abstention low-income and middle-income countries27
Estimating dementia prevalence using remote diagnoses and algorithmic modelling: a population-based study of a rural region in South Africa27
Clinical impact and cost-effectiveness of the WHO-recommended advanced HIV disease package of care27
Maximising the value of nudge units for global health27
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
(Re-) considering success in implementation science: experiences amid a co-designed mHealth intervention in rural Uganda27
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
Bridging the divide between religion and health care26
The global economic burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for 204 countries and territories in 2020–50: a health-augmented macroeconomic modelling study26
Antimicrobial resistance and the great divide: inequity in priorities and agendas between the Global North and the Global South threatens global mitigation of antimicrobial resistance26
The use of imagery in global health: an analysis of infectious disease documents and a framework to guide practice26
Obstetric fistula in Bangladesh: estimates from a national survey with clinical validation correction26
Transmission reduction, health benefits, and upper-bound costs of interventions to improve retention on antiretroviral therapy: a combined analysis of three mathematical models26
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
What can we learn from developments in primary health care in south Asia?26
Current testing systems are a barrier to achieving the 7-1-7 target for detection, notification, and response to public health threats26
Democratising clinical trials research to strengthen primary health care26
Towards tuberculosis elimination: reaching the most at-risk populations with tuberculosis preventive therapy25
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-sectiona25
Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of diabetes in India: a nationally representative survey of adults aged 45 years and older25
Mpox outbreaks in Africa constitute a public health emergency of continental security25
Severity assessment tools for dehydration associated with diarrhoea in a low-resource setting25
Population size, HIV prevalence, and antiretroviral therapy coverage among key populations in sub-Saharan Africa: collation and synthesis of survey data, 2010–2325
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