Devy Emperador

4.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
37 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Devy Emperador is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Devy Emperador has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Infectious Diseases, 10 papers in Epidemiology and 4 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Devy Emperador's work include SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing (13 papers), Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (10 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (9 papers). Devy Emperador is often cited by papers focused on SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing (13 papers), Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (10 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (9 papers). Devy Emperador collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States. Devy Emperador's co-authors include Clare Davenport, Lotty Hooft, René Spijker, Mariska Leeflang, Ann Van den Bruel, Jonathan J Deeks, Yemisi Takwoingi, Jacqueline Dinnes, Sabine Dittrich and Sian Taylor‐Phillips and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Devy Emperador

30 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Rapid, point-of-care antigen and molecular-based tests fo... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 2020 2022 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Rapid, point-of-care antigen and molecular-based tests for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection
    2020 827 citations Jacqueline Dinnes, Jonathan J Deeks et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
  2. Signs and symptoms to determine if a patient presenting in primary care or hospital outpatient settings has COVID-19 disease
    2020 410 citations Jonathan J Deeks, Jacqueline Dinnes et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
  3. 2022 143 citations Clare Davenport, Devy Emperador et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Devy Emperador Switzerland 14 1.6k 509 279 278 243 37 2.1k
Van Thuan Hoang Vietnam 21 999 0.6× 217 0.4× 197 0.7× 274 1.0× 75 0.3× 89 1.7k
Antonia Ho United Kingdom 13 1.2k 0.7× 165 0.3× 184 0.7× 473 1.7× 110 0.5× 29 1.9k
Diana Buitrago‐García Switzerland 11 917 0.6× 154 0.3× 124 0.4× 170 0.6× 198 0.8× 47 1.6k
Howard A. Zucker United States 16 1.6k 1.0× 239 0.5× 418 1.5× 484 1.7× 40 0.2× 31 2.6k
Mayara Lisboa Bastos Canada 20 1.2k 0.7× 201 0.4× 60 0.2× 438 1.6× 115 0.5× 39 1.6k
Jonathon R. Campbell Canada 22 1.5k 1.0× 232 0.5× 59 0.2× 707 2.5× 150 0.6× 87 2.1k
Kirsty O’Brien Ireland 23 663 0.4× 135 0.3× 131 0.5× 246 0.9× 97 0.4× 37 2.0k
Brad Hutton United States 7 1.4k 0.9× 214 0.4× 399 1.4× 347 1.2× 35 0.1× 7 2.1k
Adarsh Bhimraj United States 19 1.5k 0.9× 155 0.3× 940 3.4× 612 2.2× 111 0.5× 38 2.9k
Jessica Kumar United States 10 1.3k 0.8× 212 0.4× 394 1.4× 231 0.8× 32 0.1× 19 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Devy Emperador

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Devy Emperador

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All Works

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Abejegah, Chukwuyem, Daniel G. Bausch, Aurélia Vessière, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of the ReLASV Pan-Lassa Antigen Rapid Test for Lassa Fever in Nigeria. PLOS Global Public Health. 5(4). e0004405–e0004405. 1 indexed citations
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Kontogianni, Konstantina, Susan Gould, Christopher T. Williams, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of Xpert® Mpox and STANDARD™ M10 MPX/OPX for the detection of monkeypox virus. Journal of Infection. 90(2). 106413–106413. 3 indexed citations
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Mazzola, Laura T, et al.. (2025). Landscape analysis of Lassa virus diagnostic tests: Challenges, innovations and future directions. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 114(2). 117151–117151.
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Emperador, Devy, Mars Stone, Eduard Grebe, et al.. (2024). Comparative Evaluation of Select Serological Assays for Zika Virus Using Blinded Reference Panels. Viruses. 16(7). 1075–1075.
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Emperador, Devy, Cassandra Kelly‐Cirino, Daniel G. Bausch, & Isabella Eckerle. (2024). Systematic review and meta-analysis of antigen rapid diagnostic tests to detect Zaire ebolavirus. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 111(1). 116568–116568. 1 indexed citations
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Arévalo-Rodríguez, Ingrid, Jacqueline Dinnes, Agustín Ciapponi, et al.. (2024). Laboratory-based molecular test alternatives to RT-PCR for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2024(10). CD015618–CD015618.
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Escadafal, Camille, Rossella Baldan, Margaretha de Vos, et al.. (2023). Evaluating diagnostic tests during outbreaks: challenges and lessons learnt from COVID-19. BMJ Global Health. 8(7). e012506–e012506. 6 indexed citations
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Stone, Mars, Sonia Bakkour, Eduard Grebe, et al.. (2023). Standardized evaluation of Zika nucleic acid tests used in clinical settings and blood screening. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 17(3). e0011157–e0011157. 5 indexed citations
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Vos, Margaretha de, Devy Emperador, Tatiana Cáceres, et al.. (2023). Diagnostic performance of four lateral flow immunoassays for COVID-19 antibodies in Peruvian population. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(6). e0001555–e0001555. 1 indexed citations
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Camlin, Carol S., Kara Marson, Monica Getahun, et al.. (2022). Understanding the role of incentives for achieving and sustaining viral suppression: A qualitative sub-study of a financial incentives trial in Uganda. PLoS ONE. 17(6). e0270180–e0270180. 4 indexed citations
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Emperador, Devy, Laura T Mazzola, & Cassandra Kelly‐Cirino. (2020). An open-source molecular diagnostic platform approach for outbreak and epidemic preparedness. African Journal of Laboratory Medicine. 9(2). 1017–1017. 3 indexed citations
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Chamie, Gabriel, Kara Marson, Devy Emperador, et al.. (2020). A pilot randomized trial of incentive strategies to promote HIV retesting in rural Uganda. PLoS ONE. 15(5). e0233600–e0233600. 9 indexed citations
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Chamie, Gabriel, Devy Emperador, Kara Marson, et al.. (2019). Men’s Beliefs About the Likelihood of Serodiscordance in Couples with an HIV-Positive Partner: Survey Evidence from Rural Uganda. AIDS and Behavior. 24(3). 967–974. 8 indexed citations
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Getahun, Monica, Devy Emperador, Kara Marson, et al.. (2019). Leveraging incentives to increase HIV testing uptake among men: qualitative insights from rural Uganda. BMC Public Health. 19(1). 1763–1763. 17 indexed citations
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Thirumurthy, Harsha, Kara Marson, Devy Emperador, et al.. (2019). Financial incentives for achieving and maintaining viral suppression among HIV-positive adults in Uganda: a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet HIV. 6(3). e155–e163. 34 indexed citations
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Chamie, Gabriel, Devy Emperador, Dalsone Kwarisiima, et al.. (2018). Comparative effectiveness of novel nonmonetary incentives to promote HIV testing. AIDS. 32(11). 1443–1451. 25 indexed citations
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Chamie, Gabriel, Midori Kato‐Maeda, Devy Emperador, et al.. (2018). Spatial overlap links seemingly unconnected genotype-matched TB cases in rural Uganda. PLoS ONE. 13(2). e0192666–e0192666. 11 indexed citations
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Chilengi, Roma, Michelo Simuyandi, Lauren B. Beach, et al.. (2016). Association of Maternal Immunity with Rotavirus Vaccine Immunogenicity in Zambian Infants. PLoS ONE. 11(3). e0150100–e0150100. 56 indexed citations
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Emperador, Devy, Daniel E. Velásquez, Concepción F. Estívariz, et al.. (2015). Interference of Monovalent, Bivalent, and Trivalent Oral Poliovirus Vaccines on Monovalent Rotavirus Vaccine Immunogenicity in Rural Bangladesh. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 62(2). 150–156. 50 indexed citations

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