Alex Smolak

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Alex Smolak is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Epidemiology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Alex Smolak has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in General Health Professions, 8 papers in Epidemiology and 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Alex Smolak's work include Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (9 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (7 papers) and Reproductive tract infections research (6 papers). Alex Smolak is often cited by papers focused on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (9 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (7 papers) and Reproductive tract infections research (6 papers). Alex Smolak collaborates with scholars based in United States, Qatar and United Kingdom. Alex Smolak's co-authors include Laith J. Abu‐Raddad, Eline L. Korenromp, Jane Rowley, Nicola Low, R Matthew Chico, Melanie Taylor, Soe Soe Thwin, Nathalie Broutet, Sami L. Gottlieb and Magnus Unemo and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Alex Smolak

17 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis and syphilis: globa... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 250 500 750 1000
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis and syphilis: global prevalence and incidence estimates, 2016
    2019 1.0k citations Jane Rowley, Stephen Vander Hoorn et al. Bulletin of the World Health Organization profile →

Peers

Alex Smolak
Igor Toskin Switzerland
Lindley A. Barbee United States
R Matthew Chico United Kingdom
Roxanne P. Kerani United States
Fabian Yuh Shiong Kong Australia
Preeti Pathela United States
Robert D. Kirkcaldy United States
N. Saman Wijesooriya United States
M R Joesoef United States
Hilary Reno United States
Igor Toskin Switzerland
Alex Smolak
Citations per year, relative to Alex Smolak Alex Smolak (= 1×) peers Igor Toskin

Countries citing papers authored by Alex Smolak

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alex Smolak

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Alex Smolak. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Alex Smolak. The network helps show where Alex Smolak may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alex Smolak

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alex Smolak. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alex Smolak based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alex Smolak. Alex Smolak is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Chemaitelly, Hiam, Manale Harfouche, Alex Smolak, et al.. (2024). Epidemiology of gonorrhea in countries of the Middle East and North Africa: systematic review, meta analyses, and meta regressions. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 56–56. 3 indexed citations
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Harfouche, Manale, et al.. (2024). Epidemiology of Trichomonas vaginalis infection in the Middle East and North Africa: systematic review, meta-analyses, and meta-regressions. EBioMedicine. 106. 105250–105250. 6 indexed citations
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Smolak, Alex, Hiam Chemaitelly, Joumana Hermez, Nicola Low, & Laith J. Abu‐Raddad. (2019). Epidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis in the Middle East and north Africa: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression. The Lancet Global Health. 7(9). e1197–e1225. 44 indexed citations
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Rowley, Jane, Stephen Vander Hoorn, Eline L. Korenromp, et al.. (2019). Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis and syphilis: global prevalence and incidence estimates, 2016. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 97(8). 548–562P. 1017 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rowley, Jane, Laith J. Abu‐Raddad, Alex Smolak, et al.. (2017). The prevalence and incidence of active syphilis in women in Morocco, 1995-2016: Model-based estimation and implications for STI surveillance. PLoS ONE. 12(8). e0181498–e0181498. 13 indexed citations
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Smolak, Alex, Jane Rowley, Nico Nagelkerke, et al.. (2017). Trends and Predictors of Syphilis Prevalence in the General Population: Global Pooled Analyses of 1103 Prevalence Measures Including 136 Million Syphilis Tests. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 66(8). 1184–1191. 50 indexed citations
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Smolak, Alex, et al.. (2015). Sex workers, condoms, and mobility among men in Uzbekistan: implications for HIV transmission. International Journal of STD & AIDS. 27(4). 268–272. 1 indexed citations
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Smolak, Alex & Nabila El‐Bassel. (2013). Multilevel Stigma as a Barrier to HIV Testing in Central Asia: A Context Quantified. AIDS and Behavior. 17(8). 2742–2755. 32 indexed citations
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Smolak, Alex. (2013). The Association of Female Circumcision With HIV Status and Sexual Behavior in Mali. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 65(5). 597–602. 8 indexed citations
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Smolak, Alex. (2013). A meta-analysis and systematic review of HIV risk behavior among fishermen. AIDS Care. 26(3). 282–291. 52 indexed citations
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Smolak, Alex, et al.. (2012). Social Support and Religion: Mental Health Service Use and Treatment of Schizophrenia. Community Mental Health Journal. 49(4). 444–450. 36 indexed citations
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Smolak, Alex. (2010). Contextual factors influencing HIV risk behaviour in Central Asia. Culture Health & Sexuality. 12(5). 515–527. 23 indexed citations
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Gearing, Robin E., et al.. (2010). Association of religion with delusions and hallucinations in the context of schizophrenia: Implications for engagement and adherence. Schizophrenia Research. 126(1-3). 150–163. 55 indexed citations

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