Dick Menzies

33.9k total citations · 9 hit papers
324 papers, 19.9k citations indexed

About

Dick Menzies is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Dick Menzies has authored 324 papers receiving a total of 19.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 280 papers in Infectious Diseases, 205 papers in Epidemiology and 119 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Dick Menzies's work include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (265 papers), Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment (85 papers) and Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (83 papers). Dick Menzies is often cited by papers focused on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (265 papers), Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment (85 papers) and Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (83 papers). Dick Menzies collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Brazil. Dick Menzies's co-authors include Madhukar Pai, Alice Zwerling, Kevin Schwartzman, George W. Comstock, Marcel A. Behr, Olivia Oxlade, Andrea Benedetti, Anete Trajman, Christina Greenaway and Mayara Lisboa Bastos and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Dick Menzies

319 papers receiving 19.1k citations

Hit Papers

Systematic Review: T-Cell–based Assays for the Diagnosis ... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2008 2016 2007 2003 2011 250 500 750 1000
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. Systematic Review: T-Cell–based Assays for the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: An Update
    2008 1.0k citations Madhukar Pai, Alice Zwerling et al. profile →
  2. Tuberculosis
    2016 814 citations Madhukar Pai, Marcel A. Behr et al. profile →
  3. Meta-analysis: New Tests for the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Areas of Uncertainty and Recommendations for Research
    2007 754 citations Dick Menzies, Madhukar Pai et al. profile →
  4. Incidence of Serious Side Effects from First-Line Antituberculosis Drugs among Patients Treated for Active Tuberculosis
    2003 648 citations Dick Menzies et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
  5. Three Months of Rifapentine and Isoniazid for Latent Tuberculosis Infection
    2011 630 citations Dick Menzies et al. profile →
  6. Diagnostic accuracy of serological tests for covid-19: systematic review and meta-analysis
    2020 549 citations Mayara Lisboa Bastos, Jonathon R. Campbell et al. profile →
  7. The BCG World Atlas: A Database of Global BCG Vaccination Policies and Practices
    2011 379 citations Alice Zwerling, Marcel A. Behr et al. PLoS Medicine profile →
  8. The cascade of care in diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2016 295 citations Dick Menzies et al. profile →
  9. Tuberculosis
    2025 15 citations Anete Trajman, Jonathon R. Campbell 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
Dick Menzies Canada 70 15.9k 11.5k 7.6k 1.7k 1.3k 324 19.9k
Madhukar Pai Canada 89 23.1k 1.5× 18.1k 1.6× 11.6k 1.5× 2.3k 1.3× 2.0k 1.5× 445 30.3k
Keertan Dheda South Africa 71 12.8k 0.8× 10.0k 0.9× 5.9k 0.8× 1.8k 1.1× 4.2k 3.1× 328 19.7k
C. Robert Horsburgh United States 60 12.9k 0.8× 13.5k 1.2× 4.8k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 1.0k 0.8× 333 18.6k
Mario Raviǵlione Switzerland 87 22.1k 1.4× 16.6k 1.4× 9.0k 1.2× 2.1k 1.3× 3.0k 2.3× 278 28.7k
Giovanni Battista Migliori Italy 65 10.2k 0.6× 7.4k 0.6× 4.3k 0.6× 701 0.4× 1.7k 1.3× 351 13.7k
Ben J. Marais Australia 59 10.0k 0.6× 7.3k 0.6× 5.7k 0.8× 1.0k 0.6× 617 0.5× 363 13.5k
Philip C. Hopewell United States 64 12.2k 0.8× 11.8k 1.0× 5.7k 0.7× 924 0.5× 870 0.7× 179 16.3k
Allen Cheng Australia 66 5.9k 0.4× 8.7k 0.8× 3.2k 0.4× 829 0.5× 1.2k 0.9× 510 20.3k
Richard E. Chaisson United States 87 21.7k 1.4× 15.6k 1.4× 4.9k 0.6× 2.2k 1.3× 1.7k 1.2× 370 28.4k
Giuseppe Ippolito Italy 67 10.9k 0.7× 6.6k 0.6× 1.8k 0.2× 1.4k 0.8× 2.1k 1.5× 533 18.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dick Menzies

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Menzies, Dick, Kiran Rade, Neeraj Kak, et al.. (2025). Global status of policies and practices for systematic TB screening in high-burden countries. PubMed. 2(12). 705–715.
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Campbell, Jonathon R., Edward D. Chan, Dennis Falzon, et al.. (2022). Low Body Mass Index at Treatment Initiation and Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 75(12). 2201–2210. 10 indexed citations
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Law, Stephanie, Olivia Oxlade, Halima Dawood, et al.. (2021). Acceptability, feasibility, and impact of a pilot tuberculosis literacy and treatment counselling intervention: a mixed methods study. BMC Infectious Diseases. 21(1). 449–449. 4 indexed citations
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Oga‐Omenka, Charity, et al.. (2020). Ease and equity of access to free DR-TB services in Nigeria- a qualitative analysis of policies, structures and processes. International Journal for Equity in Health. 19(1). 221–221. 12 indexed citations
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Yanes‐Lane, Mercedes, Nicholas Winters, Federica Fregonese, et al.. (2020). Proportion of asymptomatic infection among COVID-19 positive persons and their transmission potential: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE. 15(11). e0241536–e0241536. 199 indexed citations
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Walker, Ian, Oumin Shi, Joseph Paul Hicks, et al.. (2019). Analysis of loss to follow-up in 4099 multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis patients. European Respiratory Journal. 54(1). 1800353–1800353. 29 indexed citations
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Oga‐Omenka, Charity, et al.. (2019). Rates and timeliness of treatment initiation among drug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Nigeria- A retrospective cohort study. PLoS ONE. 14(4). e0215542–e0215542. 11 indexed citations
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Law, Stephanie, Amrita Daftary, Carole D. Mitnick, Keertan Dheda, & Dick Menzies. (2019). Disrupting a cycle of mistrust: A constructivist grounded theory study on patient-provider trust in TB care. Social Science & Medicine. 240. 112578–112578. 15 indexed citations
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Gale-Rowe, M, et al.. (2014). Highlights of the new 7th edition of the Canadian Tuberculosis Standards. Canada Communicable Disease Report. 40(6). 113–116. 11 indexed citations
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Zwerling, Alice, Rajnish Joshi, Shriprakash Kalantri, et al.. (2013). Trajectories of tuberculosis-specific interferon-gamma release assay responses among medical and nursing students in rural India. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(2). 105–105. 10 indexed citations
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Falzon, Dennis, Neel R. Gandhi, Giovanni Battista Migliori, et al.. (2012). Resistance to fluoroquinolones and second-line injectable drugs: impact on multidrug-resistant TB outcomes. European Respiratory Journal. 42(1). 156–168. 259 indexed citations
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Zwerling, Alice, Marcel A. Behr, Aman Verma, et al.. (2011). The BCG World Atlas: A Database of Global BCG Vaccination Policies and Practices. PLoS Medicine. 8(3). e1001012–e1001012. 379 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zwerling, Alice, Susan van den Hof, Jerod Scholten, et al.. (2011). Interferon-gamma release assays for tuberculosis screening of healthcare workers: a systematic review. Thorax. 67(1). 62–70. 193 indexed citations
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Menzies, Dick, et al.. (2004). Treatment Completion and Costs of a Randomized Trial of Rifampin for 4 Months versus Isoniazid for 9 Months. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 170(4). 445–449. 127 indexed citations
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Menzies, Dick. (2003). Screening immigrants to Canada for tuberculosis: chest radiography or tuberculin skin testing?. PubMed. 169(10). 1035–6. 21 indexed citations
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Graham, Stephen M., et al.. (2002). Chest radiograph abnormalities associated with tuberculosis: reproducibility and yield of active cases.. PubMed. 6(2). 137–42. 46 indexed citations
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Jahdali, Hamdan Al, et al.. (2000). Does Size Matter? Utility of Size of Tuberculin Reactions for the Diagnosis of Mycobacterial Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 162(4). 1419–1422. 45 indexed citations
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Menzies, Dick. (1999). Interpretation of Repeated Tuberculin Tests: Boosting, Conversion, and Reversion. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 159(1). 15–21. 387 indexed citations
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Taha, Rame, et al.. (1997). IFN-Gamma and IL-12 Are Increased in Active Compared With Inactive Tuberculosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 155(3). 1135–1139. 84 indexed citations

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