David Tu

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 723 citations indexed

About

David Tu is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Infectious Diseases and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, David Tu has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 723 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in General Health Professions, 5 papers in Infectious Diseases and 4 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in David Tu's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (5 papers), Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights (4 papers) and Healthcare Policy and Management (3 papers). David Tu is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (5 papers), Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights (4 papers) and Healthcare Policy and Management (3 papers). David Tu collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Netherlands. David Tu's co-authors include Annette J. Browne, Colleen Varcoe, Sabrina T. Wong, Josée G. Lavoie, Victoria Smye, Alycia Fridkin, Koushambhi Basu Khan, Patricia Rodney, John O’Neil and Keith Chan and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, PLoS Medicine and Canadian Medical Association Journal.

In The Last Decade

David Tu

13 papers receiving 685 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.

Enhancing health care equity with Indigenous populations: evidence-based strategies from an ethnographic study

2016 237 citations Annette J. Browne, Colleen Varcoe et al. BMC Health Services Research profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Tu Canada	10	371	216	147	123	118	13	723
Lucila Amaral Carneiro Vianna Brazil	19	369 1.0×	282 1.3×	130 0.9×	75 0.6×	86 0.7×	56	851
Alejandra Casillas United States	16	343 0.9×	243 1.1×	170 1.2×	201 1.6×	105 0.9×	64	845
Vanessa Johnston Australia	19	298 0.8×	175 0.8×	119 0.8×	140 1.1×	199 1.7×	41	905
Weerasak Putthasri Thailand	17	297 0.8×	76 0.4×	151 1.0×	151 1.2×	228 1.9×	34	824
Amy B. Martin United States	18	372 1.0×	97 0.4×	63 0.4×	105 0.9×	125 1.1×	48	843
Rhian Parker Australia	22	860 2.3×	96 0.4×	149 1.0×	181 1.5×	121 1.0×	48	1.2k
Abdi Gele Norway	16	147 0.4×	155 0.7×	96 0.7×	177 1.4×	208 1.8×	38	748
Kieran Rustage United Kingdom	13	230 0.6×	345 1.6×	131 0.9×	139 1.1×	297 2.5×	18	778
David Kaawa–Mafigiri Uganda	17	371 1.0×	131 0.6×	119 0.8×	208 1.7×	72 0.6×	68	938
Thea James United States	15	482 1.3×	334 1.5×	135 0.9×	70 0.6×	320 2.7×	32	1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by David Tu

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Tu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Tu

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13 of 13 papers shown

Balasubramanian, Adithya, Carolina J. Jorgez, Jake Jacob, et al.. (2019). Do pediatricians routinely perform genitourinary examinations during well-child visits? A review from a large tertiary pediatric hospital. Journal of Pediatric Urology. 15(4). 374.e1–374.e5. 6 indexed citations

Tu, David, et al.. (2019). Partnering with Indigenous Elders in primary care improves mental health outcomes of inner-city Indigenous patients: Prospective cohort study.. PubMed. 65(4). 274–281. 21 indexed citations

Hadjipavlou, George, et al.. (2018). “All my relations”: experiences and perceptions of Indigenous patients connecting with Indigenous Elders in an inner city primary care partnership for mental health and well-being. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 190(20). E608–E615. 27 indexed citations

Colley, Guillaume, et al.. (2016). Declining mortality among HIV-positive indigenous people at a Vancouver indigenous-focused urban-core health care centre. Canadian Family Physician. 62(6). 2 indexed citations

Browne, Annette J., Colleen Varcoe, Josée G. Lavoie, et al.. (2016). Enhancing health care equity with Indigenous populations: evidence-based strategies from an ethnographic study. BMC Health Services Research. 16(1). 544–544. 237 indexed citations breakdown →

Lavoie, Josée G., Annette J. Browne, Colleen Varcoe, et al.. (2015). Missing Pathways to Self-Governance: Aboriginal Health Policy in British Columbia. International Indigenous Policy Journal. 6(1). 15 indexed citations

Wong, Sabrina T., Annette J. Browne, Colleen Varcoe, et al.. (2014). Development of Health Equity Indicators in Primary Health Care Organizations Using a Modified Delphi. PLoS ONE. 9(12). e114563–e114563. 31 indexed citations

Tu, David, et al.. (2013). Adoption of the chronic care model to improve HIV care: in a marginalized, largely aboriginal population.. PubMed. 59(6). 650–7. 24 indexed citations

Browne, Annette J., Colleen Varcoe, Sabrina T. Wong, et al.. (2012). Closing the health equity gap: evidence-based strategies for primary health care organizations. International Journal for Equity in Health. 11(1). 59–59. 211 indexed citations

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Wong, Sabrina T., Annette J. Browne, Colleen Varcoe, et al.. (2011). Enhancing measurement of primary health care indicators using an equity lens: An ethnographic study. International Journal for Equity in Health. 10(1). 38–38. 29 indexed citations

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Mills, Clair, et al.. (2009). Outcomes of a Remote, Decentralized Health Center-Based HIV/AIDS Antiretroviral Program in Zambia, 2003 to 2007. Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care. 8(1). 60–67. 9 indexed citations

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Tu, David, D. O’Brien, Tom Ellman, et al.. (2007). HIV Treatment in a Conflict Setting: Outcomes and Experiences from Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. PLoS Medicine. 4(5). e129–e129. 67 indexed citations

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Moore, David, Anna Colletar Awor, Robert Downing, et al.. (2007). Determining eligibility for antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings using total lymphocyte counts, hemoglobin and body mass index.. AIDS Research and Therapy. 4(1). 1–1. 44 indexed citations

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