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Leprosy Research and Treatment

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Wandklebson Silva da Paz
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
2
Abukari Kwame
Prince Albert Grand Council
3
Fernanda de Castro Lopes
Universidade Federal do Maranhão
4
Saskia Pfrengle
University of Zurich
5
Maria Tió‐Coma
Leiden University
6
Nupur Garg
Jamia Hamdard
7
Louise Pierneef
Leiden University Medical Center
8
Márcio Luís Moreira de Souza
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
9
Isabela Luísa Rodrigues de Jesus
Universidade de Brasília
10
Xiang Li
Yan'an University

Rising Stars Papers

1
Rapid test for Mycobacterium leprae infection: a practical tool for leprosy
Infectious Diseases of Poverty|2024
17 cit.
2
Leprosy: treatment, prevention, immune response and gene function
Frontiers in Immunology|2024
13 cit.
3
Characteristics of agricultural carbon emissions in arid zones, drivers and decoupling effects: evidence from Xinjiang, China
Energy|2025
12 cit.
4
Firms’ uncertainty perception and asset–debt maturity mismatch
Finance research letters|2024
6 cit.
5
Achieving Universal Healthcare Coverage in a Multilingual Care Setting: Linguistic Diversity and Language Use Barriers as Social Determinants of Care in Ghana
Qualitative Health Research|2024
6 cit.
6
Effective nursing leadership as a catalyst for person-centered care and positive nursing-patient interactions: evidence from a public Ghanaian hospital
Discover Health Systems|2024
5 cit.
7
Advancements on Substitution of In Vivo Method(s) with In Vitro Method(s) for Recombinant Human Erythropoietin Potency Assays
International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics|2025
3 cit.
8
The prevalence of anxiety, depression and the mediating role in leprosy patients: a nationally representative cross-sectional study
Scientific Reports|2025
3 cit.
9
Fluid detection based on liquid crystals-controlled tunable layered hyperstructures for second harmonic generation
Optics Express|2024
2 cit.
10
Understanding patients’ decision to leave hospital care in Ghana: clinical cases and underlying determinants
BMC Nursing|2024
2 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Andrej Benjak
University of Bern
2
Epco Hasker
Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
3
Karl Philipp Puchner
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
4
Sabrynna Brito Oliveira
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
5
Rajendra S. Sonawane
Psoriasis Association
6
Natália Aparecida de Paula
Universidade de São Paulo
7
Ana Virgínia de Queiroz Caminha
Universidade Estadual da Paraíba
8
Sanjeev Kamble
Government of Maharashtra
9
Martha Cerqueira Reis
Southwest Bahia State University
10
Meiwen Yu
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Protocol, rationale and design of BE-PEOPLE (Bedaquiline enhanced exposure prophylaxis for LEprosy in the Comoros): a cluster randomized trial on effectiveness of rifampicin and bedaquiline as post-exposure prophylaxis of leprosy contacts
BMC Infectious Diseases|2023
23 cit.
2
Post-exposure prophylaxis in leprosy (PEOPLE): a cluster randomised trial
The Lancet Global Health|2024
21 cit.
3
Evaluation of altered patterns of tactile sensation in the diagnosis and monitoring of leprosy using the Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments
PLoS ONE|2022
17 cit.
4
Vaccine value profile for Hookworm
Vaccine|2023
12 cit.
5
Two-Year Follow-Up of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Serology after Successful Treatment of Human African Trypanosomiasis: Results of Four Different Sero-Diagnostic Tests
Diagnostics|2022
11 cit.
6
Leprosy among new child cases in China: Epidemiological and clinical analysis from 2011 to 2020
PLoS neglected tropical diseases|2023
11 cit.
7
Neglected tropical disease vaccines: hookworm, leishmaniasis, and schistosomiasis
Vaccine|2023
11 cit.
8
Objective scoring of psoriasis area and severity index in 2D RGB images using deep learning
Multimedia Tools and Applications|2024
11 cit.
9
PsLSNetV2: End to end deep learning system for measurement of area score of psoriasis regions in color images
Biomedical Signal Processing and Control|2022
10 cit.
10
High yield of retrospective active case finding for leprosy in Comoros
PLoS neglected tropical diseases|2022
8 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Robert L. Modlin
University of California, Los Angeles
2
Stewart T. Cole
Institut Pasteur
3
Barry R. Bloom
Wichita Medical Research and Education Foundation
4
Jan Hendrik Richardus
Erasmus MC
5
Euzenir Nunes Sarno
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
6
Erwin Schurr
McGill University Health Centre
7
Patrick J. Brennan
Colorado State University
8
Diana N. J. Lockwood
University of London
9
María Cristina Vidal Pessolani
International Olive Council
10
Milton Ozório Moraes
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Deciphering the biology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from the complete genome sequence
Nature|1998
7.9k cit.
2
Toll-Like Receptor Triggering of a Vitamin D-Mediated Human Antimicrobial Response
Science|2006
3.9k cit.
3
Massive gene decay in the leprosy bacillus
Nature|2001
1.8k cit.
4
Host Defense Mechanisms Triggered by Microbial Lipoproteins Through Toll-Like Receptors
Science|1999
1.7k cit.
5
Mechanism of a Reaction in Vitro Associated with Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity
Science|1966
1.6k cit.
6
A new evolutionary scenario for the <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> complex
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2002
1.6k cit.
7
New use of BCG for recombinant vaccines
Nature|1991
1.5k cit.
8
Detection of rifampicin-resistance mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
The Lancet|1993
1.3k cit.
9
The catalase—peroxidase gene and isoniazid resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Nature|1992
1.3k cit.
10
An Antimicrobial Activity of Cytolytic T Cells Mediated by Granulysin
Science|1998
1.1k cit.

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