David W. Dowdy

21.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
352 papers, 12.3k citations indexed

About

David W. Dowdy is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, David W. Dowdy has authored 352 papers receiving a total of 12.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 293 papers in Infectious Diseases, 213 papers in Epidemiology and 47 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in David W. Dowdy's work include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (217 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (113 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (79 papers). David W. Dowdy is often cited by papers focused on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (217 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (113 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (79 papers). David W. Dowdy collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and South Africa. David W. Dowdy's co-authors include Dale M. Needham, Richard E. Chaisson, Pedro A. Mendez-Tellez, Madhukar Pai, Peter J. Pronovost, Keertan Dheda, Emily A. Kendall, Jean B. Nachega, Margaret S. Herridge and Gary Maartens and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

David W. Dowdy

334 papers receiving 12.0k citations

Hit Papers

Tuberculosis 2007 2026 2013 2019 2016 2014 2007 2013 2018 250 500 750
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. Tuberculosis
    2016 814 citations Madhukar Pai, David W. Dowdy et al. profile →
  2. Gamma Interferon Release Assays for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection
    2014 557 citations Madhukar Pai, Claudia M. Denkinger et al. profile →
  3. Neuromuscular dysfunction acquired in critical illness: a systematic review
    2007 430 citations David W. Dowdy et al. profile →
  4. Physical Complications in Acute Lung Injury Survivors
    2013 427 citations David W. Dowdy et al. profile →
  5. Incipient and Subclinical Tuberculosis: a Clinical Review of Early Stages and Progression of Infection
    2018 348 citations David W. Dowdy, Samuel G. Schumacher et al. profile →

Peers

David W. Dowdy
Heiner C. Bucher Switzerland
Andrew Nunn United Kingdom
Zunyou Wu China
Jan M. Prins Netherlands
Heather J. Zar South Africa
Mark A. Miller United States
Jennifer M. McGoogan China
Graham Cooke United Kingdom
Giuseppe Ippolito Italy
Matthew Bidwell Goetz United States
Heiner C. Bucher Switzerland
David W. Dowdy
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David W. Dowdy

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David W. Dowdy. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David W. Dowdy 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 David W. Dowdy. David W. Dowdy 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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Forster, Ryan, Melissa Schnure, Joyce Jones, et al.. (2025). The Potential Impact of Ending the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program on HIV Incidence: A Simulation Study in 31 U.S. Cities. Annals of Internal Medicine. 178(11). 1580–1590. 1 indexed citations
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Sung, Jidong, et al.. (2024). Quantifying sputum production success during community-based screening for TB. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(11). 522–524.
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Aschmann, Hélène E., Christopher A. Berger, Noah Kiwanuka, et al.. (2024). Adverse Events Reported During Weekly Isoniazid-Rifapentine (3HP) Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment Among People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Uganda. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 11(11). ofae667–ofae667. 1 indexed citations
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Katamba, Achilles, Talemwa Nalugwa, Diana Babirye, et al.. (2024). Impact of a multicomponent strategy including decentralized molecular testing for tuberculosis on mortality: planned analysis of a cluster-randomized trial in Uganda. EClinicalMedicine. 78. 102953–102953. 1 indexed citations
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Ryckman, Theresa, Karl Johnson, Jacob Creswell, et al.. (2024). Active case-finding of tuberculosis compared with symptom-driven standard of care: a modelling analysis. International Journal of Epidemiology. 53(2).
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Thompson, Ryan, Talemwa Nalugwa, Austin Tucker, et al.. (2023). Multicomponent strategy with decentralised molecular testing for tuberculosis in Uganda: a cost and cost-effectiveness analysis. The Lancet Global Health. 11(2). e278–e286. 13 indexed citations
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Dodd, Peter J., Christopher Finn McQuaid, Ibrahim Abubakar, et al.. (2023). Improving the quality of the Global Burden of Disease tuberculosis estimates from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. International Journal of Epidemiology. 52(6). 1681–1686. 4 indexed citations
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Migliori, Giovanni Battista, David W. Dowdy, Justin T. Denholm, Lia D’Ambrosio, & Rosella Centis. (2023). The path to tuberculosis elimination: a renewed vision. European Respiratory Journal. 61(6). 2300499–2300499. 23 indexed citations
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Kendall, Emily A., Nimalan Arinaminpathy, Jilian A. Sacks, et al.. (2021). Antigen-based Rapid Diagnostic Testing or Alternatives for Diagnosis of Symptomatic COVID-19. Epidemiology. 32(6). 811–819. 10 indexed citations
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Tucker, Austin, Radhika P. Tampi, Anjali Sharma, et al.. (2020). Redefining and revisiting cost estimates of routine ART care in Zambia: an analysis of ten clinics. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 23(2). e25431–e25431. 7 indexed citations
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Go, Vivian F., Quynh Bui, Heidi E. Hutton, et al.. (2020). Implementation of two alcohol reduction interventions among persons with hazardous alcohol use who are living with HIV in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam: a micro-costing analysis. Global Health Action. 13(1). 1814035–1814035. 6 indexed citations
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Kendall, Emily A., Sourya Shrestha, Ted Cohen, et al.. (2017). Priority-Setting for Novel Drug Regimens to Treat Tuberculosis: An Epidemiologic Model. PLoS Medicine. 14(1). e1002202–e1002202. 19 indexed citations
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Kendall, Emily A., Samuel G. Schumacher, Claudia M. Denkinger, & David W. Dowdy. (2017). Estimated clinical impact of the Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra cartridge for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis: A modeling study. PLoS Medicine. 14(12). e1002472–e1002472. 45 indexed citations
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Kasaie, Parastu, Hojoon Sohn, Emily A. Kendall, et al.. (2017). Exploring the epidemiological impact of universal access to rapid tuberculosis diagnosis using agent-based simulation. Winter Simulation Conference. 1097–1108. 1 indexed citations
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Fofana, Mariam O., Sourya Shrestha, Gwenan M. Knight, et al.. (2016). A Multistrain Mathematical Model To Investigate the Role of Pyrazinamide in the Emergence of Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 61(3). 20 indexed citations
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Andrews, Jason R., Sanjay Basu, David W. Dowdy, & Megan Murray. (2015). [The epidemiological advantage of preferential targeting of tuberculosis control at the poor].. PubMed. 38(3). 186–94. 1 indexed citations
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Nachega, Jean B., Jean-Jacques Parienti, Olalekan A. Uthman, et al.. (2014). Lower Pill Burden and Once-Daily Antiretroviral Treatment Regimens for HIV Infection: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 58(9). 1297–1307. 269 indexed citations
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Steingart, Karen R, Andrew Ramsay, David W. Dowdy, & Madhukar Pai. (2012). Serological tests for the diagnosis of active tuberculosis: relevance for India.. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 38 indexed citations

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