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Chandy C. John

Medicine · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1996
Malaria Research and ControlHemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersGlobal Health and SurgeryMosquito-borne diseases and controlIron Metabolism and Disorders

Publications

86

Citations

998

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

30

Publishing since 1996

Research summary
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Chandy C. John conducts medical research focused on infectious and blood-related diseases affecting children, particularly malaria and sickle cell anemia in sub-Saharan African settings such as Uganda, Kenya, and Malawi. The work spans clinical trials of preventive treatments (for example hydroxyurea and malaria chemoprevention), studies of severe malaria and its neurological effects, and immune responses to infection. Broader interests include global health and, more recently, public health responses to COVID-19.

Malaria prevention and treatment in childrenSickle cell anemia and blood transfusion needsGlobal and pediatric health in AfricaImmune responses to malariaSevere anemia and neurodevelopmental outcomes

Publication activity peaked around 2020, dipped sharply in 2022-2024, and rose again in 2025, giving an uneven overall pattern with a relatively low recent five-year average.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

Current awards run through March 2030 — about 4 years of funding on record from today. Awards are often renewed, so this is what is currently public, not a forecast.

  • ActiveNIH D43TW010928through Mar 2030 · $284k awarded

    Research training in infection and neurodevelopment in Uganda

  • ActiveNIH R01NS055349through Jan 2029 · $393k awarded

    Severe Malaria And Risk to The Brain (SMART Brain)

3 earlier awards
  • NIH R01AI148525Jun 2020 – Jun 2026 · $680k awarded

    Gut microbiota and human malaria

  • NIH R01HD086124Dec 2015 – Dec 2021 · $394k awarded

    Prophylaxis against malaria to enhance child development

  • NIH D43NS078280May 2015 – May 2018 · $213k awarded

    Research Training in Infection and Neurodevelopment in Uganda

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 5,073 established Medicine PIs within our index
Citations: 998cohort median 2,525
h-index: 18cohort median 24
Publications / year (recent): 2.6cohort median 4.8

Typically publishes in teams of ~7 · 31% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 31 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.6/year recently
2017: 8 publications172018: 5 publications182019: 7 publications192020: 15 publications15202021: 6 publications21222023: 2 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 8 publications2526
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 2 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 0 collaborators at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 0 collaborators at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 2 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene×7
  • Author eBooks×4
  • PMC×3
  • Blood×3
  • PEDIATRICS×2
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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