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h-index: 22
Works: 55
Citations: 1,580

Most-cited papers

Water handling, sanitation and defecation practices in rural southern India: a knowledge, attitudes and practices study.
Kalyan Banda, R. Sarkar, Srila Gopal, Jeyanthi Govindarajan +12 more
2007Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene169 citations
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Solar disinfection of water for diarrhoeal prevention in southern India
Anuradha Rose, Sheela Roy, V. Abraham, G. Holmgren +6 more
2005Archives of Disease in Childhood158 citations Open access
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Disease surveillance at district level: a model for developing countries.
T. John, R. Samuel, V. Balraj, R. John
1998The Lancet84 citations
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Perception of drinking water safety and factors influencing acceptance and sustainability of a water quality intervention in rural southern India
M. Francis, G. Nagarajan, R. Sarkar, V. Mohan +2 more
2015BMC Public Health79 citations Open access
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Burden of childhood diseases and malnutrition in a semi-urban slum in southern India
R. Sarkar, Prabhu Sivarathinaswamy, B. Thangaraj, K. N. Sindhu +6 more
2013BMC Public Health78 citations Open access
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Factors associated with routine childhood vaccine uptake and reasons for non-vaccination in India: 1998-2008.
Mark Rohit Francis, H. Nohynek, H. Larson, V. Balraj +3 more
2017Vaccine74 citations Open access
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Seasonality of water quality and diarrheal disease counts in urban and rural settings in south India
A. Kulinkina, V. Mohan, M. Francis, D. Kattula +6 more
2016Scientific Reports63 citations Open access
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Epidemiological investigation of an outbreak of acute diarrhoeal disease using geographic information systems.
R. Sarkar, A. Prabhakar, Suraj Manickam, D. Selvapandian +3 more
2007Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene62 citations
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Environmental Factors Associated with High Fly Densities and Diarrhea in Vellore, India
S. Collinet-Adler, S. Babji, M. Francis, D. Kattula +7 more
2015Applied and Environmental Microbiology61 citations Open access
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Incidence of Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis in India.
S. Minz, V. Balraj, M. Lalitha, N. Murali +5 more
2008The Indian journal of medical research50 citations
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Cryptosporidiosis among children in an endemic semiurban community in southern India: does a protected drinking water source decrease infection?
R. Sarkar, S. Ajjampur, A. Prabakaran, J. Geetha +8 more
2013Clinical Infectious Diseases49 citations Open access
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Point-of-use interventions to decrease contamination of drinking water: a randomized, controlled pilot study on efficacy, effectiveness, and acceptability of closed containers, Moringa oleifera, and in-home chlorination in rural South India.
Jacqueline A. Firth, V. Balraj, J. Muliyil, Sheela Roy +3 more
2010American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene47 citations Open access
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Complications of mumps vaccines
V. Balraj, E. Miller
199547 citations
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Multi-center surveillance for pneumonia & meningitis among children (<2 yr) for Hib vaccine probe trial preparation in India.
Madhu Gupta, Rajesh Kumar, A. Deb, S. Bhattacharya +9 more
2010The Indian journal of medical research42 citations
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Risk factors for cryptosporidiosis among children in a semi urban slum in southern India: a nested case-control study.
R. Sarkar, D. Kattula, M. Francis, S. Ajjampur +7 more
2014American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene40 citations Open access
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Study of water supply & sanitation practices in India using geographic information systems: some design & other considerations in a village setting.
Srila Gopal, R. Sarkar, Kalyan Banda, Jeyanthi Govindarajan +12 more
2009The Indian journal of medical research39 citations
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Environmental predictors of diarrhoeal infection for rural and urban communities in south India in children and adults
D. Kattula, M. Francis, A. Kulinkina, R. Sarkar +6 more
2015Epidemiology and Infection37 citations Open access
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Factors affecting immunization coverage levels in a district of India.
V. Balraj, S. Mukundan, R. Samuel, T. John
1993International Journal of Epidemiology35 citations
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Appropriate technology for rural India - solar decontamination of water for emergency settings and small communities.
G. Kang, Sheela Roy, V. Balraj
2006Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene34 citations
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An epidemic of varicella in rural southern India.
V. Balraj, T. John
1994The Journal of tropical medicine and hygiene34 citations
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Seroepidemiological study on hantavirus infections in India.
S. Chandy, K. Yoshimatsu, R. Ulrich, Marc Mertens +9 more
2008Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene24 citations
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Effectiveness of Membrane Filtration to Improve Drinking Water: A Quasi-Experimental Study from Rural Southern India
M. Francis, R. Sarkar, Sheela Roy, Shabbar Jaffar +3 more
2016American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene23 citations Open access
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Screening for Hypertension Among Older Adults: A Primary Care “High Risk” Approach
J. John, J. Muliyil, V. Balraj
2010Indian Journal of Community Medicine21 citations Open access
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Diphtheria: are we ready for it?
Norman Begg, V. Balraj
1995Archives of Disease in Childhood21 citations Open access
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An outbreak of anthrax meningoencephalitis.
S. George, D. Mathai, V. Balraj, M. Lalitha +1 more
1994Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene21 citations
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Differential patterns, trends and hotspots of road traffic injuries on different road networks in Vellore district, southern India
V. Mohan, R. Sarkar, V. Abraham, V. Balraj +1 more
2014Tropical medicine & international health20 citations Open access
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Vaccination coverage and the factors influencing routine childhood vaccination uptake among communities experiencing disadvantage in Vellore, southern India: a mixed-methods study
M. Francis, J. Nuorti, K. Lumme-Sandt, R. Kompithra +3 more
2021BMC Public Health18 citations Open access
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Vaccination coverage and factors associated with routine childhood vaccination uptake in rural Vellore, southern India, 2017.
Mark Rohit Francis, J. Nuorti, R. Kompithra, H. Larson +3 more
2019Vaccine18 citations Open access
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Quantifying tap-to-household water quality deterioration in urban communities in Vellore, India: The impact of spatial assumptions.
T. M. Alarcon Falconi, A. Kulinkina, V. Mohan, M. Francis +6 more
2017International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health18 citations
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Study design and baseline results of an open-label cluster randomized community-intervention trial to assess the effectiveness of a modified mass deworming program in reducing hookworm infection in a tribal population in southern India
R. Sarkar, Anuradha Rose, V. Mohan, S. Ajjampur +10 more
2016Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications17 citations Open access
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International Journal of Biological & Medical Research Examining Spatial Patterns in the Distribution of Low Birth Weight Babies in Southern India-the Role of Maternal, Socio-economic and Environmental Factors a B B B B Original Article
M. Francis, P. Rakesh, R. Mohan, V. Balraj +1 more
15 citations
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Evaluation of a programme for prevention of vertical transmission of hepatitis B in a rural block in southern India
A. Alexander, J. Prasad, P. Abraham, J. Fletcher +2 more
2013The Indian journal of medical research14 citations
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Geographical information system (GIS) in investigation of an outbreak.
V. Nisha, S.S. Gad, D. Selvapandian, V. Suganya +4 more
2005JOURNAL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES14 citations
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Assessment of risk of intussusception after pilot rollout of rotavirus vaccine in the Indian public health system
N. Bhandari, Kalpana Antony, V. Balraj, Temsunaro Rongsen-Chandola +27 more
2020Vaccine11 citations Open access
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Validity of a Surveillance System for Childhood Injuries in a Rural Block of Tamilnadu
M. Sivamani, V. Balraj, J. Muliyil
2009Indian Journal of Community Medicine10 citations Open access
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Investigation of outbreaks in India. How good are we at it?
V. Balraj
2003Indian Pediatrics10 citations
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Training Teachers of Day Care Centres for Primary Ear Care
V. Abraham, V. Balraj, N. Shankar, A. Job +1 more
2003Tropical doctor5 citations
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Perceptions of Farmers' and Farmworkers' Wives on the Use and Hazards of Agrochemicals in Rural Vellore
M. Francis, Leeberk Raja, Esther Inbarani, Harsh Regi +9 more
2014New solutions : a journal of environmental and occupational health policy : NS4 citations
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An objective measure of antibiotic use for febrile illness in a rural paediatric population using high performance liquid chromatography.
Bijo Mathew, D. Fleming, Madhu Gupta, Rajesh Kumar +3 more
2010The Indian journal of medical research4 citations
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Persisting poliomyelitis after high coverage with oral poliovaccine.
R. Samuel, V. Balraj, T. John
1993The Lancet3 citations
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Optimizing the routes and locations for primary healthcare clinics using network analysis: a geographic information systems application.
M. Francis, J. Devasundaram, V. Balraj
2013Indian Journal of Public Health1 citations Open access
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ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS OF INFECTIOUS DIARRHEA IN VELLORE, INDIA
S. Collinet-Adler, R. Sarkar, D. Kattula, V. Mohan +3 more
20111 citations
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Misrepresenting data: deception or dogma?
J. John, A. Bose, V. Balraj
2010The Indian journal of medical research1 citations
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Immunization against typhoid fever.
V. Balraj, G. Sridharan, M. Jesudason
1992National Medical Journal of India1 citations
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Prevalence of secondary dapsone resistance in Gudiyattam Taluk, the leprosy control area of the Schieffelin Leprosy Research and Training Centre, Karigiri. 1. Preliminary report.
V. Balraj, K. Jesudasan, C. J. Chacko, M. Christian +3 more
1980International journal of leprosy and other mycobacterial diseases1 citations
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Community-wide deworming strategies to reduce high hookworm burden in endemic communities: Results from a cluster randomized trial in Southern India
R. Ramesh, R. Sarkar, V. Velusamy, Srinivasan Venugopal +11 more
2025medRxiv0 citations Open access
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reasons for non-vaccination in India : 1998 – 2008 2
M. Francis, H. Larson, H. Nohynek, V. Balraj +3 more
20180 citations
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Combined DTP-HBV vaccine versus separately administered DTP and HBV vaccines for primary prevention of diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and hepatitis B
A. Kapoor, P. Tharyan, L. Kant, V. Balraj +1 more
20170 citations Open access
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ASSESSING THE RISKS OF WATER CONTAMINATION AND HOTSPOTS OF DIARRHEA IN SOUTHERN INDIA USING GIS
V. Mohan, M. Francis, V. Balraj, E. Naumova +1 more
20110 citations
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ROAD TRAFFIC INJURIES IN SOUTH INDIA
V. Mohan, R. Sarkar, V. Abraham, V. Balraj +1 more
20110 citations
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