Alies van Lier

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Alies van Lier is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Health and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Alies van Lier has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Epidemiology, 19 papers in Health and 7 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Alies van Lier's work include Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (15 papers), Influenza Virus Research Studies (11 papers) and Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (10 papers). Alies van Lier is often cited by papers focused on Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (15 papers), Influenza Virus Research Studies (11 papers) and Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (10 papers). Alies van Lier collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Sweden and Germany. Alies van Lier's co-authors include Hester E. de Melker, Mirjam Kretzschmar, Scott McDonald, Marie‐Josée J. Mangen, Arie H. Havelaar, Jan van de Kassteele, Nicoline van der Maas, Dietrich Plaß, Piotr Kramarz and Alessandro Cassini and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and BMC Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Alies van Lier

34 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

Impact of infectious diseases on population health using incidence-based disability-adjusted life years (DALYs): results from the Burden of Communicable Diseases in Europe study, European Union and European Economic Area countries, 2009 to 2013

2018 216 citations Alessandro Cassini, Edoardo Colzani et al. Eurosurveillance profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alies van Lier Netherlands	19	737	377	256	122	98	34	1.1k
Stephen Conaty Australia	17	665 0.9×	231 0.6×	358 1.4×	64 0.5×	63 0.6×	44	1.1k
Piero Luigi Lai Italy	20	712 1.0×	196 0.5×	319 1.2×	59 0.5×	121 1.2×	65	1.2k
Cecilia Trucchi Italy	20	803 1.1×	162 0.4×	336 1.3×	46 0.4×	43 0.4×	50	1.1k
Alain Moren France	23	817 1.1×	270 0.7×	407 1.6×	177 1.5×	58 0.6×	43	1.4k
Seyed Mohsen Zahraei Iran	18	515 0.7×	335 0.9×	401 1.6×	65 0.5×	51 0.5×	116	994
Maria Theodoridou Greece	22	857 1.2×	453 1.2×	338 1.3×	62 0.5×	43 0.4×	75	1.4k
Carmen Ezpeleta Spain	21	827 1.1×	191 0.5×	478 1.9×	181 1.5×	38 0.4×	78	1.2k
Núria Torner Spain	25	1.1k 1.6×	426 1.1×	716 2.8×	98 0.8×	35 0.4×	130	1.8k
Kimberley Simmonds Canada	16	458 0.6×	185 0.5×	244 1.0×	36 0.3×	39 0.4×	48	720
Alexander Rosewell Australia	16	344 0.5×	201 0.5×	227 0.9×	99 0.8×	23 0.2×	49	736

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alies van Lier

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Lier, Alies van, Nicoline van der Maas, Irene Veldhuijzen, et al.. (2021). Short term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on incidence of vaccine preventable diseases and participation in routine infant vaccinations in the Netherlands in the period March-September 2020. Vaccine. 39(7). 1039–1043. 45 indexed citations

Lier, Alies van, et al.. (2020). MenACWY vaccination campaign for adolescents in the Netherlands: Uptake and its determinants. Vaccine. 38(34). 5516–5524. 11 indexed citations

Vos, Eric R. A., Liesbeth Mollema, Michiel van Boven, et al.. (2020). High varicella zoster virus susceptibility in Caribbean island populations: Implications for vaccination. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 94. 16–24. 5 indexed citations

Cassini, Alessandro, Edoardo Colzani, Alessandro Pini, et al.. (2018). Impact of infectious diseases on population health using incidence-based disability-adjusted life years (DALYs): results from the Burden of Communicable Diseases in Europe study, European Union and European Economic Area countries, 2009 to 2013. Eurosurveillance. 23(16). 216 indexed citations breakdown →

Boer, Pieter T. de, Alies van Lier, Hester E. de Melker, et al.. (2018). Cost-effectiveness of vaccination of immunocompetent older adults against herpes zoster in the Netherlands: a comparison between the adjuvanted subunit and live-attenuated vaccines. BMC Medicine. 16(1). 228–228. 15 indexed citations

Lochlainn, Laura Nic, et al.. (2017). A novel measles outbreak control strategy in the Netherlands in 2013–2014 using a national electronic immunization register: A study of early MMR uptake and its determinants. Vaccine. 35(43). 5828–5834. 6 indexed citations

Colzani, Edoardo, Alessandro Cassini, Daniel Lewandowski, et al.. (2017). A Software Tool for Estimation of Burden of Infectious Diseases in Europe Using Incidence-Based Disability Adjusted Life Years. PLoS ONE. 12(1). e0170662–e0170662. 24 indexed citations

Lier, Alies van, Alma Tostmann, Irene A. Harmsen, et al.. (2016). Negative attitude and low intention to vaccinate universally against varicella among public health professionals and parents in the Netherlands: two internet surveys. BMC Infectious Diseases. 16(1). 127–127. 17 indexed citations

Lier, Alies van, Renske Eilers, Scott McDonald, et al.. (2016). Burden of four vaccine preventable diseases in older adults. Vaccine. 34(7). 942–949. 32 indexed citations

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Lier, Alies van, Anna K. Lugnér, Wim Opstelten, et al.. (2015). Distribution of Health Effects and Cost-effectiveness of Varicella Vaccination are Shaped by the Impact on Herpes Zoster. EBioMedicine. 2(10). 1494–1499. 22 indexed citations

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Lier, Alies van, et al.. (2014). Low varicella-related consultation rate in the Netherlands in primary care data. Vaccine. 32(28). 3517–3524. 11 indexed citations

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Eilers, Renske, et al.. (2013). Assessment of vaccine candidates for persons aged 50 and older: a review. BMC Geriatrics. 13(1). 32–32. 22 indexed citations

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Lier, Alies van, Gaby Smits, Liesbeth Mollema, et al.. (2013). Varicella zoster virus infection occurs at a relatively young age in the Netherlands. Vaccine. 31(44). 5127–5133. 30 indexed citations

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Mangen, Marie‐Josée J., Dietrich Plaß, Arie H. Havelaar, et al.. (2013). Correction: The Pathogen- and Incidence-Based DALY Approach: An Appropriated Methodology for Estimating the Burden of Infectious Diseases. PLoS ONE. 8(12). 13 indexed citations

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Lier, Alies van, Anneke Steens, José A. Ferreira, Nicoline van der Maas, & Hester E. de Melker. (2012). Acceptance of vaccination during pregnancy: Experience with 2009 influenza A (H1N1) in the Netherlands. Vaccine. 30(18). 2892–2899. 37 indexed citations

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McDonald, Scott, Alies van Lier, Dietrich Plaß, & Mirjam Kretzschmar. (2012). The impact of demographic change on the estimated future burden of infectious diseases: examples from hepatitis B and seasonal influenza in the Netherlands. BMC Public Health. 12(1). 1046–1046. 18 indexed citations

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Wijngaard, Cees C. van den, Liselotte van Asten, Marion Koopmans, et al.. (2012). Comparing Pandemic to Seasonal Influenza Mortality: Moderate Impact Overall but High Mortality in Young Children. PLoS ONE. 7(2). e31197–e31197. 58 indexed citations

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Lier, Alies van, Nicoline van der Maas, Gerwin D. Rodenburg, Elisabeth A. M. Sanders, & Hester E. de Melker. (2011). Hospitalization due to varicella in the Netherlands. BMC Infectious Diseases. 11(1). 85–85. 24 indexed citations

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Fanoy, Ewout, Jeroen Cremer, José A. Ferreira, et al.. (2011). Transmission of mumps virus from mumps-vaccinated individuals to close contacts. Vaccine. 29(51). 9551–9556. 17 indexed citations

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Lier, Alies van, Albert Jan van Hoek, Wim Opstelten, Hein J. Boot, & Hester E. de Melker. (2010). Assessing the potential effects and cost-effectiveness of programmatic herpes zoster vaccination of elderly in the Netherlands. BMC Health Services Research. 10(1). 237–237. 39 indexed citations

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