Ayesha S. Mahmud

5.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
38 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Ayesha S. Mahmud is a scholar working on Modeling and Simulation, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Ayesha S. Mahmud has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Modeling and Simulation, 15 papers in Epidemiology and 13 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Ayesha S. Mahmud's work include COVID-19 epidemiological studies (25 papers), Influenza Virus Research Studies (6 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (6 papers). Ayesha S. Mahmud is often cited by papers focused on COVID-19 epidemiological studies (25 papers), Influenza Virus Research Studies (6 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (6 papers). Ayesha S. Mahmud collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Bangladesh. Ayesha S. Mahmud's co-authors include Rachel E. Baker, C. Jessica E. Metcalf, Caroline E. Wagner, Caroline O. Buckee, Saki Takahashi, Andrew J. Tatem, Amy Wesolowski, Lin‐Fa Wang, Ian Miller and Fidisoa Rasambainarivo and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ayesha S. Mahmud

37 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Infectious disease in an era of global change

2021 1.0k citations Rachel E. Baker, Ayesha S. Mahmud et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →
Mortality in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria

2018 402 citations Nishant Kishore, Ayesha S. Mahmud et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Socioeconomic status determines COVID-19 incidence and related mortality in Santiago, Chile

2021 288 citations Gonzalo E. Mena, Pamela P. Martinez et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ayesha S. Mahmud United States	16	618	586	432	361	321	38	2.7k
Isabel Oliver United Kingdom	27	613 1.0×	234 0.4×	208 0.5×	432 1.2×	284 0.9×	126	2.4k
Justin V. Remais United States	30	608 1.0×	276 0.5×	850 2.0×	289 0.8×	258 0.8×	93	4.6k
Joshua L. Warren United States	32	1.3k 2.1×	252 0.4×	392 0.9×	696 1.9×	219 0.7×	180	4.0k
Clarence C. Tam United Kingdom	35	2.2k 3.6×	583 1.0×	476 1.1×	585 1.6×	183 0.6×	106	4.2k
Yik Ying Teo Singapore	24	687 1.1×	412 0.7×	197 0.5×	285 0.8×	165 0.5×	62	2.9k
Patrick Wall Ireland	38	1.1k 1.8×	438 0.7×	539 1.2×	350 1.0×	343 1.1×	128	4.3k
Christel Faes Belgium	33	741 1.2×	975 1.7×	389 0.9×	898 2.5×	121 0.4×	215	3.8k
Song Liang United States	38	1.2k 1.9×	273 0.5×	1.1k 2.6×	615 1.7×	219 0.7×	117	5.5k
Ashleigh R. Tuite Canada	29	1.2k 1.9×	1.3k 2.3×	498 1.2×	990 2.7×	155 0.5×	124	3.3k
Kai Kupferschmidt United Kingdom	24	1.2k 2.0×	579 1.0×	208 0.5×	307 0.9×	243 0.8×	234	3.0k

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Kimball, Pamela, Jean‐Sébastien Casalegno, Pamela P. Martinez, et al.. (2025). Urban contact patterns shape respiratory syncytial virus epidemics with implications for vaccination. Science Advances. 11(48). eady5457–eady5457. 1 indexed citations

Chin, Taylor, et al.. (2025). Bias in mobility datasets drives divergence in modeled outbreak dynamics. Communications Medicine. 5(1). 8–8. 1 indexed citations

Sania, Ayesha, et al.. (2023). Risk factors for COVID-19 mortality among telehealth patients in Bangladesh: A prospective cohort study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(6). e0001971–e0001971. 2 indexed citations

Mahmud, Ayesha S., Pamela P. Martinez, & Rachel E. Baker. (2023). The impact of current and future climates on spatiotemporal dynamics of influenza in a tropical setting. PNAS Nexus. 2(9). pgad307–pgad307. 8 indexed citations

Mena, Gonzalo E., et al.. (2023). Quantifying the impact of SARS-CoV-2 temporal vaccination trends and disparities on disease control. Science Advances. 9(31). eadh9920–eadh9920. 6 indexed citations

Brown, Tyler S., Kenth Engø‐Monsen, Mathew V. Kiang, et al.. (2021). The impact of mobility network properties on predicted epidemic dynamics in Dhaka and Bangkok. Epidemics. 35. 100441–100441. 7 indexed citations

Baker, Rachel E., Ayesha S. Mahmud, Ian Miller, et al.. (2021). Infectious disease in an era of global change. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 20(4). 193–205. 1043 indexed citations breakdown →

Mena, Gonzalo E., Pamela P. Martinez, Ayesha S. Mahmud, et al.. (2021). Socioeconomic status determines COVID-19 incidence and related mortality in Santiago, Chile. Science. 372(6545). 288 indexed citations breakdown →

Mahmud, Ayesha S., et al.. (2021). Megacities as drivers of national outbreaks: The 2017 chikungunya outbreak in Dhaka, Bangladesh. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 15(2). e0009106–e0009106. 21 indexed citations

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Mahmud, Ayesha S., et al.. (2021). Participatory syndromic surveillance as a tool for tracking COVID-19 in Bangladesh. Epidemics. 35. 100462–100462. 9 indexed citations

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Feehan, Dennis M. & Ayesha S. Mahmud. (2021). Quantifying population contact patterns in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nature Communications. 12(1). 893–893. 98 indexed citations

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Kishore, Nishant, Rebecca Kahn, Pamela P. Martinez, et al.. (2021). Lockdowns result in changes in human mobility which may impact the epidemiologic dynamics of SARS-CoV-2. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 6995–6995. 35 indexed citations

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Chin, Taylor, Caroline O. Buckee, & Ayesha S. Mahmud. (2020). Quantifying the success of measles vaccination campaigns in the Rohingya refugee camps. Epidemics. 30. 100385–100385. 12 indexed citations

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Martinez, Pamela P., Ayesha S. Mahmud, Mohammad Yunus, et al.. (2019). Tube Well Use as Protection Against Rotavirus Infection During the Monsoons in an Urban Setting. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 221(2). 238–242. 4 indexed citations

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Baker, Rachel E., Ayesha S. Mahmud, Caroline E. Wagner, et al.. (2019). Epidemic dynamics of respiratory syncytial virus in current and future climates. Nature Communications. 10(1). 5512–5512. 95 indexed citations

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Mahmud, Ayesha S., Marc Lipsitch, & Edward Goldstein. (2019). On the role of different age groups during pertussis epidemics in California, 2010 and 2014. Epidemiology and Infection. 147. e184–e184. 6 indexed citations

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Kishore, Nishant, Ayesha S. Mahmud, Mathew V. Kiang, et al.. (2018). Mortality in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. New England Journal of Medicine. 379(2). 162–170. 402 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bhatia, Abhishek, Ayesha S. Mahmud, Arlan Fuller, et al.. (2018). The Rohingya in Cox's Bazar: When the Stateless Seek Refuge.. PubMed. 20(2). 105–122. 47 indexed citations

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Mahmud, Ayesha S., C. Jessica E. Metcalf, & Bryan T. Grenfell. (2016). Comparative dynamics, seasonality in transmission, and predictability of childhood infections in Mexico. Epidemiology and Infection. 145(3). 607–625. 13 indexed citations

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Colwell, Rita R., Anwar Huq, M. Sirajul Islam, et al.. (2003). Reduction of cholera in Bangladeshi villages by simple filtration. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(3). 1051–1055. 259 indexed citations

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