Alexander Kay

2.5k total citations
68 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Alexander Kay is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Kay has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Infectious Diseases, 48 papers in Epidemiology and 17 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Alexander Kay's work include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (49 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (20 papers) and Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (19 papers). Alexander Kay is often cited by papers focused on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (49 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (20 papers) and Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (19 papers). Alexander Kay collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Alexander Kay's co-authors include Anna M. Mandalakas, Catherine A. Blish, Tiziana Bacchetti, Lucia Padella, Elisabetta Damiani, Luca Tiano, Patricia Carloni, Yemisi Takwoingi, Karen R Steingart and Anne Detjen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Kay

56 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexander Kay United States 19 606 508 249 228 157 68 1.2k
Pratima Gupta India 14 231 0.4× 241 0.5× 112 0.4× 65 0.3× 22 0.1× 152 1.0k
Antonio Riccardo Buonomo Italy 25 528 0.9× 821 1.6× 65 0.3× 69 0.3× 127 0.8× 108 1.6k
Jong Gyun Ahn South Korea 18 239 0.4× 375 0.7× 180 0.7× 41 0.2× 16 0.1× 76 853
Maria Luíza Bazzo Brazil 17 255 0.4× 390 0.8× 119 0.5× 56 0.2× 28 0.2× 82 1.0k
Dante Bassetti Italy 20 647 1.1× 379 0.7× 157 0.6× 150 0.7× 31 0.2× 72 1.3k
Bert K. Lopansri United States 23 428 0.7× 311 0.6× 74 0.3× 230 1.0× 9 0.1× 57 1.7k
Apostolos Beloukas Greece 20 438 0.7× 525 1.0× 33 0.1× 48 0.2× 31 0.2× 87 1.3k
Thambu David Sudarsanam India 16 340 0.6× 243 0.5× 127 0.5× 42 0.2× 79 0.5× 49 787
Yeon Joo Lee United States 19 750 1.2× 501 1.0× 85 0.3× 118 0.5× 12 0.1× 70 1.6k
Erik Sturegård Sweden 21 728 1.2× 710 1.4× 467 1.9× 160 0.7× 13 0.1× 51 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Alexander Kay

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alexander Kay

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexander Kay

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kay, Alexander, Tara Ness, Pauline Amuge, et al.. (2025). Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay for tuberculosis disease and rifampicin resistance in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2026(1). CD013359–CD013359.
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Ness, Tara, Anca Vasiliù, Clement Gascua Adu-Gyamfi, et al.. (2025). Rapid Diagnostic Sequencing of Stool DNA Using Targeted Nanopore Sequencing in Patients With a Pulmonary Tuberculosis Diagnosis. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 12(4). ofaf121–ofaf121.
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Kasule, George William, Sabine Hermans, Sozinho Acácio, et al.. (2025). Performance of stool Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis among adults living with HIV: a multicentre, prospective diagnostic study. The Lancet Microbe. 6(7). 101085–101085. 1 indexed citations
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Ness, Tara, Anca Vasiliù, Gugu Maphalala, et al.. (2025). Screening and targeted sequencing of stool for microbiologic confirmation and drug resistance determination in paucibacillary tuberculosis. PLOS Global Public Health. 5(11). e0005243–e0005243.
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Alsdurf, Hannah, et al.. (2025). The catastrophic cost of TB care: Understanding costs incurred by individuals undergoing TB care in low-, middle-, and high-income settings – A systematic review. PLOS Global Public Health. 5(4). e0004283–e0004283. 1 indexed citations
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Niemann, Stefan, Viola Dreyer, Marisa Nia Madison, et al.. (2025). Drug susceptibility testing for TB using the Xpert MTB/XDR assay on stool specimens. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 29(4). 189–192. 1 indexed citations
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Carratalá-Castro, Lucía, Belén Saavedra, Petra de Haas, et al.. (2024). Performance of stool-based molecular tests and processing methods for paediatric tuberculosis diagnosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Microbe. 6(6). 100963–100963. 3 indexed citations
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Williams, Victor, et al.. (2024). Causes of death in people living with HIV: Lessons from five health facilities in Eswatini. Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine. 25(1). 1614–1614. 1 indexed citations
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Ness, Tara, Alexander Kay, Rojelio Mejía, et al.. (2022). Optimizing DNA Extraction from Pediatric Stool for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis and Use in Next-Generation Sequencing Applications. Microbiology Spectrum. 11(1). e0226922–e0226922. 7 indexed citations
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Kherabi, Yousra, et al.. (2022). Preventive Therapy for Contacts of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis. Pathogens. 11(10). 1189–1189. 10 indexed citations
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Ness, Tara, et al.. (2021). Evaluating antibiotic use and developing a tool to optimize prescribing in a family-centered HIV clinic in Eswatini. PLoS ONE. 16(1). e0244247–e0244247. 2 indexed citations
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Maphalala, Gugu, et al.. (2021). Laboratory comparison of stool processing methods for Xpert ® Ultra. Public Health Action. 11(2). 55–57. 10 indexed citations
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Kay, Alexander, et al.. (2021). Sterilization of gowns: making the most of a scarce commodity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Public Health Action. 11(3). 112–113. 4 indexed citations
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Isah, Ambrose O., Alexander Kay, Blandina T. Mmbaga, et al.. (2021). Baseline assessment of pharmacovigilance activities in four sub-Saharan African countries: a perspective on tuberculosis. BMC Health Services Research. 21(1). 1062–1062. 5 indexed citations
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Ness, Tara, Yemisi Takwoingi, Alexander Kay, et al.. (2020). Screening tests for active pulmonary tuberculosis in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 12 indexed citations
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Gars, Mathieu Le, Christof Seiler, Alexander Kay, et al.. (2019). Pregnancy-Induced Alterations in NK Cell Phenotype and Function. Frontiers in Immunology. 10. 2469–2469. 34 indexed citations
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Rajasekharan, Sathyanath, et al.. (2018). Leveraging tuberculosis case relative locations to enhance case detection and linkage to care in Swaziland. Global Health Research and Policy. 3(1). 3–3. 1 indexed citations
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Kay, Alexander, Anthony J. Garcia‐Prats, & Anna M. Mandalakas. (2018). HIV-associated pediatric tuberculosis. Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS. 13(6). 501–506. 5 indexed citations
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Kay, Alexander, Julia Fukuyama, Natali Aziz, et al.. (2014). Enhanced natural killer-cell and T-cell responses to influenza A virus during pregnancy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(40). 14506–14511. 63 indexed citations

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