Lancet Global Health

Papers
(The TQCC of Lancet Global Health is 13. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
ArticleCitations
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2021; 9: e1679–871095
Indonesia's first nationwide health screening programme456
The cause of nodding syndrome remains unknown425
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2024; published online Sept 23. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00320-6378
Resolving the CD4-testing crisis to help end AIDS-related deaths355
Mpox vaccination strategies in DR Congo354
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 study323
C-reactive protein: another addition to our armamentarium against tuberculosis?315
Prenatal exposure to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and birth, growth, and social–emotional developmental outcomes throughout early childhood in Kenya: a prospective cohort study313
Enhancing global cancer care for sexual and gender minority populations: regional perspectives and global implications289
Health effects of routine measles vaccination and supplementary immunisation activities in 14 high-burden countries: a Dynamic Measles Immunization Calculation Engine (DynaMICE) modelling study285
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 cou266
The drug drought in maternal health: an ongoing predicament213
Is now the time for revisiting supplements for pregnant women?209
The road to malaria elimination: why a robust surveillance system is imperative195
Expanding access to long-acting HIV therapy in low-income and middle-income countries188
Automated oxygen control for preterm infants receiving continuous positive airway pressure in southwest Nigeria: an open-label, randomised, crossover trial179
Assessing the prevalence and impact of preserved ratio impaired spirometry in low-income and middle-income countries: a post-hoc cross-sectional analysis178
Queering global health: a feminist and lesbian, gay, and bisexual perspective – Authors' reply175
Periconceptional diet and the risk of gestational diabetes in south Indian women: findings from the BAngalore Nutrition Gestational diabetes LiFEstyle Study (BANGLES)173
The future of the International Health Regulations172
Influenza vaccination in failing hearts166
Bringing home manufacturing of medical products163
Preventing pellagra during isoniazid preventive treatment161
Racism and health: the need for urgent action160
Global health research funding applications: brain drain under another name?155
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 m153
Challenges in operationalising clinical trials in India during the COVID-19 pandemic151
Intravenous versus oral iron for anaemia among pregnant women in Nigeria (IVON): an open-label, randomised controlled trial150
Mortality in patients admitted to hospital with heart failure in China: a nationwide Cardiovascular Association Database-Heart Failure Centre Registry cohort study142
Outcomes of rheumatic fever in Uganda: a prospective cohort study138
The health status of Indonesia's provinces: the double burden of diseases and inequality gap136
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 tr135
Global and regional sepsis and infectious syndrome mortality in 2019: a systematic analysis130
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 study117
Global patterns and trends in Kaposi sarcoma incidence: a population-based study116
Patient-level and system-level determinants of stroke fatality across 16 large hospitals in Ghana and Nigeria: a prospective cohort study115
Implementation of the 7-1-7 target for detection, notification, and response to public health threats in five countries: a retrospective, observational study112
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 platfor111
The pneumonia challenge: time to end the global neglect111
The cost of inaction on physical inactivity to public health-care systems: a population-attributable fraction analysis108
Human papillomavirus vaccine effect against human papillomavirus infection in Rwanda: evidence from repeated cross-sectional cervical-cell-based surveys108
The state of health in Pakistan and its provinces and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019100
Payment in arrears: a global health inequity that must be corrected99
Improving access to liposomal amphotericin B worldwide98
Mathematical modelling to accurately quantify the benefits of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine98
Lessons for future implementation of the E-MOTIVE bundle97
Experiences of an Israeli hospital in the management of repatriated civilian hostages97
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2023; 11: e1978–8595
The social determinants of tuberculosis in the Philippines94
Bridging the gap between science and policy in global health governance94
Pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, and infant growth and development after recovery from Ebola virus disease in Liberia: an observational cohort study94
Introduction and rollout of malaria vaccines in Cameroon and Burkina Faso: early lessons learned91
Complementary medicine as a risk factor for catastrophic expenditures in people with cancer90
Using verbal autopsy to enhance mortality surveillance90
Using theory to understand how interventions work and inform future implementation88
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2015; 3: e19688
COVID-19 in the 47 countries of the WHO African region: a modelling analysis of past trends and future patterns87
Cost-effectiveness and health impact of screening and treatment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among formerly incarcerated individuals in Brazil: a Markov modelling study87
Changes in incidence of HPV-related cancers in South Africa (2011–21): a cross-sectional analysis of the South African National Cancer Registry85
Routine immunisation coverage in the context of seasonal influenza vaccine introduction for children in Nakuru and Mombasa counties in Kenya, 2019–21: an observational study85
WHO model list of essential in vitro diagnostics: strengthening diagnostics capacity to transform health care for all84
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:83
Pregnancy in people who have survived Ebola virus disease83
Mpox: evidence for strengthening and sustaining global surveillance82
How to DREAMM and end HIV-related deaths82
Addressing the complex needs of people with severe mental health disorders in low-resource settings80
Commitment and innovation on the road to people-centred PHC financing80
Addressing the social inequities of vaccination: an imperative to close the gap78
Cervical cancer elimination: actions needed in the COVID-19 era75
Highlighting the need for investment and innovation in ART retention interventions75
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2022; 10: e1443–5274
Staying focused on protecting young people from the harms of tobacco smoke74
Locally validated biomarker cutoffs should inform micronutrient deficiency burdens – Authors' reply73
Cholera rapid diagnostic tests recycled for PCR confirmation72
Next generation economics of universal HIV treatment72
From child institutions to family reunification: challenges and opportunities in building family-centred care71
Uncertainty in key population size estimates in sub-Saharan Africa68
Beyond malaria: can intermittent preventive treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine reduce the number of small vulnerable newborns globally?67
Catastrophic health expenditure during the COVID-19 pandemic in five countries: a time-series analysis67
Aedes albopictus invasion across Africa: the time is now for cross-country collaboration and control67
Infertility—why the silence?66
Understanding deaths from diarrhoea in children younger than 5 years65
Quality of inpatient paediatric and newborn care in district hospitals: WHO indicators, measurement, and improvement65
Child, maternal, and adult mortality in Sierra Leone: nationally representative mortality survey 2018–2064
Climate change and health: the next challenge of ethical AI62
Reducing global inequities in medical oxygen access: the Lancet Global Health Commission on medical oxygen security61
Advancing maternal and perinatal health through clinical trials: key insights from a WHO global consultation59
TAK-003 dengue vaccine as a new tool to mitigate dengue in countries with a high disease burden59
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) Coalition59
A call for an Africa-centric health research ethics framework: a way forward for shaping global health research59
The availability, cost, and affordability of essential medicines for asthma and COPD in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review58
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 202357
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2025; 13: e2013–2656
Global investments in pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: development assistance and domestic spending on health between 1990 and 202654
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 trial54
Characterisation of febrile non-traumatic coma in sub-Saharan Africa54
Potassium-enriched salt substitutes: supporting global cardiovascular and kidney health53
Every baby counts: eliminating all preventable child deaths53
Precision in prescription: multiple micronutrient supplements in pregnancy53
Implementation strategies to build mental health-care capacity in Malawi: a health-economic evaluation53
Low risk, high impact: the hidden burden of cardiovascular disease53
Addressing global micronutrient inadequacies: enhancing global data representation52
Reducing antibiotic use with diarrhoeal vaccines52
AI for health or AI for war? Challenging the military partnerships behind climate harm51
Migrants and displaced people: intentionally endangered and inconsistently visible50
People who inject drugs in the Eastern Mediterranean region50
Lots of considerations when evaluating the FujiLAM assay – Author's reply49
Maternal intimate partner violence and child health outcomes47
Pulse oximetry to detect paediatric hypoxaemia—the fifth vital sign47
Withholding liberty, not the right to health47
Hepatitis E vaccination: continued benefit for pregnant women in vulnerable settings47
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2022; 10: e1115–2747
Reciprocal innovation: a new approach to equitable and mutually beneficial global health research and partnerships46
COVID-19 in pregnancy: evidence from LMICs46
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 municipaliti46
Unveiling the crisis of the double burden of malnutrition45
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 study44
Economic evaluation of combined population-based screening for multiple blindness-causing eye diseases in China: a cost-effectiveness analysis44
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 Le44
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 t44
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: 44
Equity challenges in Indonesian health care44
Diagnostic yield of urine lipoarabinomannan and sputum tuberculosis tests in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data43
Ranking the most efficient human papillomavirus vaccination strategies in low-income and lower-middle income countries: a mathematical modelling analysis43
Identifying gaps in the HIV treatment cascade in Africa: a model comparison study43
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
Can resistance testing improve outcomes for children and adolescents with HIV?42
The landscape for rare diseases in 202442
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2024; 12: e1389–9042
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 study41
The challenge of promoting physical activity in low-income and middle-income countries41
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-publication40
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
Nutritional support for adult patients with microbiologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis: outcomes in a programmatic cohort nested within the RATIONS trial in Jharkhand, India39
Quartile-based risk exposure in global IHD and ischaemic stroke39
Clinical and regulatory development strategies for Shigella vaccines intended for children younger than 5 years in low-income and middle-income countries39
Cost-effectiveness of the expansion of PrEP for HIV infection in the Asia Pacific region39
Wastewater monitoring can anchor global disease surveillance systems39
Policy and service delivery proposals to improve primary care services in low-income and middle-income country cities38
Climate change and the right to health of people with disabilities38
Predicting mortality within 1 year of ART initiation in children and adolescents living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a retrospective observational cohort study38
Social and health factors associated with adverse treatment outcomes among people with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Sierra Leone: a national, retrospective cohort study38
More treatment options for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis: the role of economic evaluation in informing uptake37
Donor aid and research funding for newborn babies and preventing stillbirths37
Can the ShangRing bring us closer to endorsing early infant male circumcision in sub-Saharan Africa?37
Universal health coverage is fundamental to preparing for a healthier and better tomorrow37
Tuberculosis and undernutrition in India – Authors’ reply37
Elimination versus mitigation of SARS-CoV-2 in the presence of effective vaccines37
Homing in on haemoglobinopathies36
Insights from Zimbabwe's SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance36
Maximising human health and development through synergistic partnerships: the African Biobank and Longitudinal Epidemiological Ecosystem36
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in The Gambia, west Africa: a prospective cohort study35
Avoiding another lost decade in reducing malaria burden in African infants and young children35
Incidence of and risk factors for small vulnerable newborns in north India: a secondary analysis of a prospective pregnancy cohort35
Innovative methods of determining health expenditure efficiency are urgently needed35
Infant-level and child-level predictors of mortality in low-resource settings: the WHO Child Mortality Risk Stratification Multi-Country Pooled Cohort35
Aminoglycosides, deafness, and non-tuberculous mycobacteria34
Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on routine immunisation services: evidence of disruption and recovery from 170 countries and territories34
Navigating AMR with innovative diagnostics34
The Global Retinoblastoma Outcome Study: a prospective, cluster-based analysis of 4064 patients from 149 countries34
Nodding syndrome and doxycycline: promising findings with open questions34
Prices, availability, and affordability of adult medicines in 54 low-income and middle-income countries: evidence based on a secondary analysis34
National diabetes prevention programmes in LMICs are now a necessity33
Questions about the HELIX trial33
Postnatal morbidity: prevalent, enduring, and neglected33
Colorectal cancer screening in sub-Saharan Africa33
Relapse after recovery from acute malnutrition33
Targeting malaria control to schoolchildren33
Global variations in barriers to exercise for individuals with intellectual and developmental disability33
Trans Reform: an initiative for the recognition of transgender rights in a university in Lima, Peru32
Enhancing cervical and breast cancer training in Africa with e-learning32
Colorectal cancer screening with fecal immunochemical testing in Nigeria – Authors' reply32
Ethical considerations for introducing RTS,S/AS01 in countries with moderate to high Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission32
The SARS-CoV2 pandemic and routine immunisation32
Pragmatic global health32
Prevention of pneumococcal diseases: the challenge remains32
Scarcity of research on breastfeeding and Ebola diseases is placing the lives of women and infants at risk: a call to specific action31
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2025; 13: e528–8431
Finding balance in Nigeria's mandatory health insurance31
Balancing global access to opioids31
Catastrophic health expenditure and chronic respiratory disease: evidence from Kenya31
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
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2025; 13: e309–1831
Mpox vaccination strategies in DR Congo31
Urgent call for the prioritisation of palliative care in Syria31
The continuum of menstrual health through the life course30
Individual-level and community-level factors for 10-year cardiovascular disease risk in Ethiopia: a retrospective, population-based, cross-sectional, observational study30
The potential impact of reductions in international donor funding on tuberculosis in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study30
The challenging road to universal health coverage30
The need for epidemiological data on HIV-related CNS infections in low-income and middle-income settings30
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2022; 10: 1715–4330
Defining the usefulness of oral swabs in tuberculosis diagnosis30
Implementation science in Africa—whose epistemology counts?30
Neonatal mortality during the war in Tigray: a cross-sectional community-based study30
Distinguishing between mortality rates for heart failure with preserved versus reduced ejection fraction – Authors' reply30
Enabling access to quality abortion care: WHO's Abortion Care guideline30
The need for a One Health approach for influenza surveillance30
Global retinoblastoma survival and globe preservation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of associations with socioeconomic and health-care factors29
Diagnostic yield as an important metric for the evaluation of novel tuberculosis tests: rationale and guidance for future research29
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
Integrating mental health care to reduce intimate partner violence in complex humanitarian emergencies29
The health toll of economic sanctions29
Human versus equine intramuscular antitoxin, with or without human intrathecal antitoxin, for the treatment of adults with tetanus: a 2 × 2 factorial randomised controlled trial29
Combating antimicrobial resistance in neonatal infections: a South African perspective28
Global radiotherapy demands and corresponding radiotherapy-professional workforce requirements in 2022 and predicted to 2050: a population-based study28
Global, regional, and national causes of death in children and adolescents younger than 20 years: an open data portal with estimates for 2000–2128
Variability and social patterning of cancer mortality in 343 Latin American cities: an ecological study28
The effect on HIV transmission and cost-effectiveness of programmes for female sex workers in East, Central, and Southern Africa: a modelling study28
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 trial28
Short-term aid or long-term gains? Harnessing Sudan's humanitarian response for the resilience of its health system27
Research ethics systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: a systemic assessment using indicators27
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2024; 12: e1209–1327
Clinical impact and cost-effectiveness of the WHO-recommended advanced HIV disease package of care27
Estimating dementia prevalence using remote diagnoses and algorithmic modelling: a population-based study of a rural region in South Africa27
Monitoring the benefits of human papillomavirus vaccination in low-income and middle-income countries27
Strengthening health-care systems to reduce child mortality27
Prediabetes: the best opportunity to reach remission27
Malaria guidelines fall short in diagnosing acute kidney injury27
Antimicrobial resistance and the great divide: inequity in priorities and agendas between the Global North and the Global South threatens global mitigation of antimicrobial resistance27
Clearing our heads over alcohol27
Evolving crises and unprecedented need: research on health in humanitarian settings must not be overlooked27
Redefining implementation science for global health decolonisation26
What can we learn from developments in primary health care in south Asia?26
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 trial26
Socioeconomic inequalities in palliative care access: insights from SHARE26
Mpox outbreaks in Africa constitute a public health emergency of continental security26
(Re-) considering success in implementation science: experiences amid a co-designed mHealth intervention in rural Uganda26
Exposure to household air pollution from cooking fuel in Ugandan households and associated household factors: a retrospective analysis of demographic and health survey data25
Mind the gap: rethinking global alcohol metrics in high-abstention low-income and middle-income countries25
Maximising the value of nudge units for global health25
Obstetric fistula in Bangladesh: estimates from a national survey with clinical validation correction25
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 Mal25
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2021; 9: e1610–1725
Effectiveness of a new vaccine for outbreak response and the increasingly complicated polio endgame25
Correction to Lancet Glob Health 2024; 12: e25–2725
Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of diabetes in India: a nationally representative survey of adults aged 45 years and older25
Current testing systems are a barrier to achieving the 7-1-7 target for detection, notification, and response to public health threats25
Peripheral artery disease: a global need for detection, prevention, and treatment25
Indigenous and minority groups in diabetes trials25
Prevalence of all epilepsies in urban informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya: a two-stage population-based study25
Bridging the divide between religion and health care25
Nigeria's mandatory health insurance and the march towards universal health coverage24
The aetiology and prevalence of preoperative anaemia in patients undergoing major surgery (ALICE): an international, prospective, observational cohort study24
The use of imagery in global health: an analysis of infectious disease documents and a framework to guide practice24
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Africa: a call to action24
Countries cannot cover the shortfall from US funding cuts24
Democratising clinical trials research to strengthen primary health care24
Are current systems of global health academia fit for purpose?24
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-sectiona24
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