Alistair Story

5.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
78 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Alistair Story is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Alistair Story has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Epidemiology, 42 papers in Infectious Diseases and 33 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Alistair Story's work include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (38 papers), Homelessness and Social Issues (26 papers) and Hepatitis C virus research (12 papers). Alistair Story is often cited by papers focused on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (38 papers), Homelessness and Social Issues (26 papers) and Hepatitis C virus research (12 papers). Alistair Story collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Spain and Romania. Alistair Story's co-authors include Andrew Hayward, Robert W Aldridge, Serena Luchenski, Dan Lewer, Stephen W. Hwang, Emily Tweed, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Greg Hartwell, Merete Nordentoft and Ibrahim Abubakar and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Alistair Story

77 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Morbidity and mortality in homeless individuals, prisoner... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2017 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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. Morbidity and mortality in homeless individuals, prisoners, sex workers, and individuals with substance use disorders in high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2017 553 citations Robert W Aldridge, Alistair Story et al. The Lancet profile →
  2. What works in inclusion health: overview of effective interventions for marginalised and excluded populations
    2017 259 citations Serena Luchenski, Nick Maguire et al. The Lancet profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alistair Story United Kingdom 25 1.3k 981 811 293 229 78 2.6k
Amare Deribew Ethiopia 34 710 0.6× 1.1k 1.1× 1.4k 1.7× 131 0.4× 268 1.2× 80 3.1k
Giovanni Putoto Italy 27 464 0.4× 414 0.4× 649 0.8× 214 0.7× 115 0.5× 180 2.5k
Yogan Pillay South Africa 31 1.1k 0.9× 1.0k 1.0× 1.7k 2.0× 116 0.4× 114 0.5× 132 3.0k
Ghobad Moradi Iran 24 550 0.4× 561 0.6× 327 0.4× 400 1.4× 120 0.5× 256 2.4k
Shona Dalal United States 25 560 0.4× 1.4k 1.4× 1.1k 1.4× 73 0.2× 117 0.5× 55 2.9k
Sabin Nsanzimana Rwanda 30 570 0.4× 1.4k 1.5× 1.9k 2.4× 43 0.1× 150 0.7× 130 3.1k
Paul Revill United Kingdom 21 505 0.4× 512 0.5× 783 1.0× 157 0.5× 115 0.5× 85 2.0k
Karen Edmond United Kingdom 32 839 0.7× 2.6k 2.7× 363 0.4× 227 0.8× 379 1.7× 120 5.0k
Theresa Diaz United States 34 1.4k 1.1× 1.0k 1.0× 1.1k 1.4× 192 0.7× 267 1.2× 109 3.4k
Sven Gudmund Hinderaker Norway 28 437 0.3× 643 0.7× 827 1.0× 177 0.6× 91 0.4× 114 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Alistair Story

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alistair Story

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alistair Story

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alistair Story. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alistair Story 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 Alistair Story. Alistair Story is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hest, Rob van, Ibrahim Abubakar, Alistair Story, et al.. (2022). Tuberculosis Surveillance in Romania Among Vulnerable Risk Groups Between 2015 and 2017. Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management. Volume 18. 439–446. 21 indexed citations
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Tweed, Emily, RM Thomson, Dan Lewer, et al.. (2021). Health of people experiencing co-occurring homelessness, imprisonment, substance use, sex work and/or severe mental illness in high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 75(10). 1010–1018. 29 indexed citations
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Story, Alistair, Elizabeth Garber, Robert W Aldridge, et al.. (2020). Management and control of tuberculosis control in socially complex groups: a research programme including three RCTs. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(9). 1–76. 5 indexed citations
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Avramovic, Gordana, Walter Cullen, Juan Macı́as, et al.. (2020). HEPCARE EUROPE- A case study of a service innovation project aiming at improving the elimination of HCV in vulnerable populations in four European cities. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 101. 374–379. 10 indexed citations
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Lewer, Dan, Robert W Aldridge, Dee Menezes, et al.. (2019). Health-related quality of life and prevalence of six chronic diseases in homeless and housed people: a cross-sectional study in London and Birmingham, England. BMJ Open. 9(4). e025192–e025192. 95 indexed citations
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Swan, Davina, Geoff McCombe, Gordana Avramovic, et al.. (2019). Integrating hepatitis C care for at-risk groups (HepLink): baseline data from a multicentre feasibility study in primary and community care. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 74(Supplement_5). v31–v38. 9 indexed citations
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Story, Alistair, Robert W Aldridge, Catherine M. Smith, et al.. (2019). Smartphone-enabled video-observed versus directly observed treatment for tuberculosis: a multicentre, analyst-blinded, randomised, controlled superiority trial. The Lancet. 393(10177). 1216–1224. 136 indexed citations
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Swan, Davina, Geoff McCombe, Gordana Avramovic, et al.. (2018). INTEGRATING HEPATITIS C CARE FOR AT RISK GROUPS: FINDINGS FROM A MULTI-CENTRE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY IN PRIMARY AND COMMUNITY CARE. International Journal of Integrated Care. 18(s2). 360–360. 1 indexed citations
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Aldridge, Robert W, Andrew Hayward, Gloria Ferenando, et al.. (2018). High prevalence of latent tuberculosis and bloodborne virus infection in a homeless population. Thorax. 73(6). 557–564. 24 indexed citations
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Gupta, Rishi K, Marc Lipman, Alistair Story, et al.. (2018). Active case finding and treatment adherence in risk groups in the tuberculosis pre-elimination era. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 22(5). 479–487. 18 indexed citations
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Luchenski, Serena, Nick Maguire, Robert W Aldridge, et al.. (2017). What works in inclusion health: overview of effective interventions for marginalised and excluded populations. The Lancet. 391(10117). 266–280. 259 indexed citations breakdown →
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Story, Alistair, Robert W Aldridge, Christina H. Smith, et al.. (2017). S29 A randomised controlled trial comparing smartphone enabled remote video observation with direct observation of treatment for tuberculosis. HighWire Press Open Archive. A21.1–A21. 1 indexed citations
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Story, Alistair, Susan Yates, Gloria Ferenando, et al.. (2013). Using virtually observed treatment (VOT) for hard to manage tuberculosis: A pilot study. European Respiratory Journal. 42(Suppl 57). P1601–P1601. 1 indexed citations
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Craig, Gillian, et al.. (2008). Establishing a new service role in tuberculosis care: the tuberculosis link worker. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 61(4). 413–424. 23 indexed citations
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Grant, Andrew, et al.. (2007). Estimating infectious diseases incidence: validity of capture–recapture analysis and truncated models for incomplete count data. Epidemiology and Infection. 136(1). 14–22. 31 indexed citations
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Craig, Gillian, et al.. (2007). The impact of social factors on tuberculosis management. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 58(5). 418–424. 30 indexed citations
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Jalava, Katri, A. V. Goodchild, R. Clifton‐Hadley, et al.. (2006). No increase in human cases of Mycobacterium bovis disease despite resurgence of infections in cattle in the United Kingdom. Epidemiology and Infection. 135(1). 40–45. 25 indexed citations

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