Amir Shroufi

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
36 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Amir Shroufi is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Amir Shroufi has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Infectious Diseases, 18 papers in Epidemiology and 7 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Amir Shroufi's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (13 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (6 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (6 papers). Amir Shroufi is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (13 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (6 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (6 papers). Amir Shroufi collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and United States. Amir Shroufi's co-authors include Rajiv Chowdhury, Oscar H. Franco, Carmel Moore, Bruno H. Stricker, Albert Hofman, Saman Fahimi, Jonathan Mant, Hassan Khan, Shanthi Mendis and Tom Chiller and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Journal of Infectious Diseases and European Heart Journal.

In The Last Decade

Amir Shroufi

36 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Adherence to cardiovascular therapy: a meta-analysis of prevalence and clinical consequences

2013 636 citations Rajiv Chowdhury, Amir Shroufi et al. profile →
The global burden of HIV-associated cryptococcal infection in adults in 2020: a modelling analysis

2022 298 citations Radha Rajasingham, Nelesh P. Govender et al. The Lancet Infectious Diseases profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Amir Shroufi South Africa	19	842	689	368	333	306	36	1.8k
Robert N. Peck United States	30	873 1.0×	584 0.8×	434 1.2×	36 0.1×	170 0.6×	138	2.8k
Jeff Taylor United States	24	547 0.6×	212 0.3×	50 0.1×	124 0.4×	133 0.4×	107	1.4k
Christine U. Oramasionwu United States	15	264 0.3×	295 0.4×	97 0.3×	122 0.4×	64 0.2×	36	776
Ali Ahmed Pakistan	21	524 0.6×	183 0.3×	35 0.1×	80 0.2×	186 0.6×	91	1.4k
Jennifer Cocohoba United States	24	1.0k 1.2×	466 0.7×	29 0.1×	94 0.3×	51 0.2×	62	1.5k
Noah Fongwen United Kingdom	15	591 0.7×	197 0.3×	106 0.3×	77 0.2×	61 0.2×	48	1.1k
Yusra Habib Khan Pakistan	21	491 0.6×	224 0.3×	91 0.2×	31 0.1×	119 0.4×	136	1.8k
Gibril J. Njie United States	13	479 0.6×	382 0.6×	181 0.5×	42 0.1×	94 0.3×	21	971
Betsy L. Cadwell United States	19	275 0.3×	475 0.7×	126 0.3×	29 0.1×	121 0.4×	44	2.0k
Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi Pakistan	20	508 0.6×	235 0.3×	80 0.2×	32 0.1×	124 0.4×	136	1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Amir Shroufi

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Rajasingham, Radha, Nelesh P. Govender, Alexander Jordan, et al.. (2022). The global burden of HIV-associated cryptococcal infection in adults in 2020: a modelling analysis. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 22(12). 1748–1755. 298 indexed citations breakdown →

Shroufi, Amir, Nelesh P. Govender, Graeme Meintjes, et al.. (2020). Time to embrace access programmes for medicines: lessons from the South African flucytosine access programme. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 95. 459–461. 6 indexed citations

Shroufi, Amir, Tom Chiller, David W. Denning, et al.. (2020). Ending deaths from HIV-related cryptococcal meningitis by 2030. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 21(1). 16–18. 19 indexed citations

Metcalf, Carol, Tali Cassidy, Damian Hacking, et al.. (2019). Investigating the addition of oral HIV self-tests among populations with high testing coverage – Do they add value? Lessons from a study in Khayelitsha, South Africa. PLoS ONE. 14(5). e0215454–e0215454. 15 indexed citations

Ferlazzo, Gabriella, Erika Mohr-Holland, Chinmay Laxmeshwar, et al.. (2018). Early safety and efficacy of the combination of bedaquiline and delamanid for the treatment of patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis in Armenia, India, and South Africa: a retrospective cohort study. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 18(5). 536–544. 91 indexed citations

Rice, Brian, Andrew Boulle, Sandra Schwarcz, et al.. (2018). The Continuing Value of CD4 Cell Count Monitoring for Differential HIV Care and Surveillance. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 5(1). e11136–e11136. 17 indexed citations

Mohr-Holland, Erika, Jennifer Hughes, Anja Reuter, et al.. (2018). Delamanid for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis: a retrospective study from South Africa. European Respiratory Journal. 51(6). 1800017–1800017. 27 indexed citations

Huerga, Helena, Benjamin Riche, Tom Ellman, et al.. (2017). Combined interventions to reduce HIV incidence in KwaZulu-Natal: a modelling study. BMC Infectious Diseases. 17(1). 522–522. 10 indexed citations

Mohr-Holland, Erika, Johnny Daniels, Petros Isaakidis, et al.. (2017). DOT or SAT for Rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis? A non-randomized comparison in a high HIV-prevalence setting. PLoS ONE. 12(5). e0178054–e0178054. 11 indexed citations

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Shroufi, Amir, et al.. (2017). Cryptococcal antigen screening by lay cadres using a rapid test at the point of care: A feasibility study in rural Lesotho. PLoS ONE. 12(9). e0183656–e0183656. 15 indexed citations

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Moyo, Sizulu, Helen Cox, Jennifer Hughes, et al.. (2015). Loss from Treatment for Drug Resistant Tuberculosis: Risk Factors and Patient Outcomes in a Community-Based Program in Khayelitsha, South Africa. PLoS ONE. 10(3). e0118919–e0118919. 30 indexed citations

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Wynberg, Elke, Graham Cooke, Amir Shroufi, Steven D. Reid, & Nathan Ford. (2014). Impact of point‐of‐care CD4 testing on linkage to HIV care: a systematic review. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 17(1). 18809–18809. 101 indexed citations

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Shroufi, Amir, et al.. (2013). Mother to Mother (M2M) Peer Support for Women in Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) Programmes: A Qualitative Study. PLoS ONE. 8(6). e64717–e64717. 67 indexed citations

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Shroufi, Amir, Rajiv Chowdhury, Raghupathy Anchala, et al.. (2013). Cost effective interventions for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in low and middle income countries: a systematic review. BMC Public Health. 13(1). 285–285. 45 indexed citations

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Anchala, Raghupathy, María Paula Panúncio-Pinto, Amir Shroufi, et al.. (2012). The Role of Decision Support System (DSS) in Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLoS ONE. 7(10). e47064–e47064. 30 indexed citations

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Shroufi, Amir, Rajiv Chowdhury, Louise M Aston, Nora Pashayan, & Oscar H. Franco. (2011). Measuring health: A practical challenge with a philosophical solution?. Maturitas. 68(3). 210–216. 6 indexed citations

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Shroufi, Amir & John Powles. (2010). Adherence and chemoprevention in major cardiovascular disease: a simulation study of the benefits of additional use of statins. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 64(2). 109–113. 32 indexed citations

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Vivancos, Roberto, Amir Shroufi, M Sillis, et al.. (2009). Food-related norovirus outbreak among people attending two barbeques: epidemiological, virological, and environmental investigation. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 13(5). 629–635. 28 indexed citations

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Shroufi, Amir, et al.. (2009). Influenza vaccine uptake among staff in care homes in Nottinghamshire: A random cluster sample survey. Public Health. 123(10). 645–649. 11 indexed citations

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Shroufi, Amir, et al.. (2008). Influenza and pneumococcal vaccine uptake among nursing home residents in Nottingham, England: a postal questionnaire survey. BMC Geriatrics. 8(1). 11–11. 6 indexed citations

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