David J. Blok

1.1k total citations
31 papers, 461 citations indexed

About

David J. Blok is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, David J. Blok has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 461 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Infectious Diseases, 13 papers in Epidemiology and 5 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in David J. Blok's work include Leprosy Research and Treatment (20 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (17 papers) and Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (10 papers). David J. Blok is often cited by papers focused on Leprosy Research and Treatment (20 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (17 papers) and Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (10 papers). David J. Blok collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and Brazil. David J. Blok's co-authors include Sake J. de Vlas, Jan Hendrik Richardus, Frank J. van Lenthe, Pepijn van Empelen, Roel Bakker, Haroldo José de Matos, Egil A.J. Fischer, Wilma A. Stolk, Mohammad Arif and Anuj Tiwari and has published in prestigious journals such as Clinical Infectious Diseases, American Journal of Preventive Medicine and Preventive Medicine.

In The Last Decade

David J. Blok

28 papers receiving 447 citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David J. Blok Netherlands	13	289	138	97	65	61	31	461
Begna Tulu Ethiopia	13	193 0.7×	148 1.1×	74 0.8×	43 0.7×	18 0.3×	27	395
Henry OD Ejere United Kingdom	12	123 0.4×	43 0.3×	49 0.5×	129 2.0×	44 0.7×	16	461
Nebiyu Negussu Ethiopia	13	194 0.7×	107 0.8×	37 0.4×	39 0.6×	33 0.5×	23	438
P Kilima Tanzania	15	75 0.3×	82 0.6×	24 0.2×	72 1.1×	37 0.6×	21	534
Eduardo Maia Freese de Carvalho Brazil	12	116 0.4×	86 0.6×	43 0.4×	127 2.0×	37 0.6×	24	426
Karine Zevallos Peru	8	326 1.1×	160 1.2×	45 0.5×	32 0.5×	12 0.2×	11	457
Michael W. Seward United States	11	81 0.3×	114 0.8×	77 0.8×	151 2.3×	31 0.5×	22	456
Terrence Lo United States	9	277 1.0×	159 1.2×	42 0.4×	166 2.6×	15 0.2×	16	516
Allan Nkwata United States	10	128 0.4×	69 0.5×	29 0.3×	44 0.7×	6 0.1×	20	362
Tariku Dejene Ethiopia	14	186 0.6×	120 0.9×	35 0.4×	106 1.6×	12 0.2×	49	538

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Hambridge, Thomas, et al.. (2025). The Epidemiological Impact of Community-Based Skin Camps on Leprosy Control in East Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia: a Modelling Study. Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health. 15(1). 34–34.

Coffeng, Luc E., et al.. (2024). Predictive Value of Microfilariae-Based Stop-MDA Thresholds After Triple Drug Therapy With IDA Against Lymphatic Filariasis in Treatment-Naive Indian Settings. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 78(Supplement_2). S131–S137. 3 indexed citations

Kukkaro, Petra, Sundeep Chaitanya Vedithi, David J. Blok, et al.. (2024). Target product profiles: leprosy diagnostics. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 102(4). 288–295. 6 indexed citations

Blok, David J., et al.. (2023). Intra-urban differences underlying leprosy spatial distribution in central Brazil: geospatial techniques as potential tools for surveillance. Geospatial health. 18(2).

Barreto, Josafá Gonçalves, et al.. (2023). The geographical distribution and socioeconomic risk factors of COVID-19, tuberculosis and leprosy in Fortaleza, Brazil. BMC Infectious Diseases. 23(1). 662–662. 3 indexed citations

Blok, David J., et al.. (2023). The Usefulness of Web-Based Communication Data for Social Network Health Interventions: Agent-Based Modeling Study. JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting. 6. e44849–e44849. 1 indexed citations

Blok, David J., Gysje J. Pontororing, Dilek Sarı, et al.. (2022). Determining target populations for leprosy prophylactic interventions: a hotspot analysis in Indonesia. BMC Infectious Diseases. 22(1). 131–131. 7 indexed citations

Stolk, Wilma A., David J. Blok, Jonathan I. D. Hamley, et al.. (2021). Scaling-Down Mass Ivermectin Treatment for Onchocerciasis Elimination: Modeling the Impact of the Geographical Unit for Decision Making. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 72(Supplement_3). S165–S171. 5 indexed citations

Lal, Vivek, Karl Philipp Puchner, Wim H. van Brakel, et al.. (2021). Measuring endemicity and burden of leprosy across countries and regions: A systematic review and Delphi survey. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 15(9). e0009769–e0009769. 15 indexed citations

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Bulstra, Caroline A., David J. Blok, Khorshed Alam, et al.. (2021). Geospatial epidemiology of leprosy in northwest Bangladesh: a 20-year retrospective observational study. Infectious Diseases of Poverty. 10(1). 36–36. 12 indexed citations

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Hamley, Jonathan I. D., David J. Blok, Martin Walker, et al.. (2020). What does the COVID-19 pandemic mean for the next decade of onchocerciasis control and elimination?. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 115(3). 269–280. 18 indexed citations

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Tiwari, Anuj, David J. Blok, Mohammad Arif, & Jan Hendrik Richardus. (2020). Leprosy post-exposure prophylaxis in the Indian health system: A cost-effectiveness analysis. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 14(8). e0008521–e0008521. 15 indexed citations

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Chambers, Stephen T., et al.. (2019). Predicting the impact of household contact and mass chemoprophylaxis on future new leprosy cases in South Tarawa, Kiribati: A modelling study. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 13(9). e0007646–e0007646. 10 indexed citations

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Blok, David J., Frank J. van Lenthe, & Sake J. de Vlas. (2018). The impact of individual and environmental interventions on income inequalities in sports participation: explorations with an agent-based model. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 15(1). 107–107. 14 indexed citations

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Blok, David J., R. E. Crump, Martial L. Ndeffo-Mbah, et al.. (2017). Forecasting the new case detection rate of leprosy in four states of Brazil: A comparison of modelling approaches. Epidemics. 18. 92–100. 12 indexed citations

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Vlas, Sake J. de, Wilma A. Stolk, Epke A. Le Rutte, et al.. (2016). Concerted Efforts to Control or Eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases: How Much Health Will Be Gained?. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 10(2). e0004386–e0004386. 41 indexed citations

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Blok, David J., Sake J. de Vlas, & Jan Hendrik Richardus. (2015). Global elimination of leprosy by 2020: are we on track?. Parasites & Vectors. 8(1). 548–548. 75 indexed citations

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Blok, David J., Sake J. de Vlas, Egil A.J. Fischer, & Jan Hendrik Richardus. (2015). Mathematical Modelling of Leprosy and Its Control. Advances in Parasitology. 87. 33–51. 22 indexed citations

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Blok, David J., Sake J. de Vlas, Pepijn van Empelen, Jan Hendrik Richardus, & Frank J. van Lenthe. (2013). Changes in smoking, sports participation and overweight: Does neighborhood prevalence matter?. Health & Place. 23. 33–38. 19 indexed citations

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Blok, David J., Pepijn van Empelen, Frank J. van Lenthe, Jan Hendrik Richardus, & Sake J. de Vlas. (2012). Unhealthy behaviour is contagious: an invitation to exploit models for infectious diseases. Epidemiology and Infection. 141(3). 667–669. 10 indexed citations

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