Emma Persad

3.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
57 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Emma Persad is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Emma Persad has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 11 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 9 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Emma Persad's work include COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (6 papers), Infant Development and Preterm Care (6 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (6 papers). Emma Persad is often cited by papers focused on COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (6 papers), Infant Development and Preterm Care (6 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (6 papers). Emma Persad collaborates with scholars based in Austria, United States and Sweden. Emma Persad's co-authors include Gerald Gartlehner, Irma Klerings, Andreea Dobrescu, Barbara Nußbaumer-Streit, Gernot Wagner, Andrea Chapman, Uwe Siebert, Verena Mayr, Dominic Ledinger and Lisa Affengruber and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of Internal Medicine, PLoS ONE and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Emma Persad

55 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Quarantine alone or in combination with other public health measures to control COVID-19: a rapid review
    2020 657 citations Barbara Nußbaumer-Streit, Andreea Dobrescu et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
  2. Excluding non-English publications from evidence-syntheses did not change conclusions: a meta-epidemiological study
    2019 257 citations Barbara Nußbaumer-Streit, Irma Klerings et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →
  3. Restricting evidence syntheses of interventions to English-language publications is a viable methodological shortcut for most medical topics: a systematic review
    2021 159 citations Andreea Dobrescu, Barbara Nußbaumer-Streit et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Emma Persad Austria 16 543 384 321 233 221 57 2.0k
Andreea Dobrescu Austria 15 489 0.9× 381 1.0× 317 1.0× 233 1.0× 238 1.1× 46 1.9k
Gernot Wagner Austria 19 494 0.9× 368 1.0× 291 0.9× 270 1.2× 240 1.1× 46 2.4k
Irma Klerings Austria 22 760 1.4× 393 1.0× 352 1.1× 452 1.9× 265 1.2× 74 3.1k
Andrea Chapman Austria 13 439 0.8× 370 1.0× 260 0.8× 148 0.6× 201 0.9× 24 1.4k
Emily N. Ussery United States 18 380 0.7× 330 0.9× 777 2.4× 339 1.5× 154 0.7× 38 2.3k
Abdallah Y. Naser Jordan 22 691 1.3× 81 0.2× 242 0.8× 466 2.0× 181 0.8× 185 2.2k
Jeffrey H. Burton United States 20 316 0.6× 161 0.4× 594 1.9× 356 1.5× 102 0.5× 57 2.4k
Hassan Alwafi Saudi Arabia 20 436 0.8× 69 0.2× 238 0.7× 281 1.2× 163 0.7× 100 1.6k
Derrick Heng Singapore 35 457 0.8× 150 0.4× 243 0.8× 413 1.8× 259 1.2× 86 3.7k
Tomoko Takamiya Japan 28 236 0.4× 158 0.4× 177 0.6× 441 1.9× 141 0.6× 103 2.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Nußbaumer-Streit, Barbara, Dominic Ledinger, Christina Kien, et al.. (2025). Knowledge user involvement is still uncommon in published rapid reviews—a meta-research cross-sectional study. Research Synthesis Methods. 16(6). 876–899.
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Olsson, Emma, et al.. (2025). Clinical rating scales for assessing pain in newborn infants. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2025(4). MR000064–MR000064. 1 indexed citations
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Gartlehner, Gerald, Andreea Dobrescu, Gernot Wagner, et al.. (2025). Pharmacologic Treatment of Acute Attacks of Episodic Migraine: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis for the American College of Physicians. Annals of Internal Medicine. 178(4). 507–524. 2 indexed citations
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Thaler, Kylie, Emma Persad, Andrea Chapman, et al.. (2025). Patients’ Values and Preferences Regarding the Pharmacologic Treatment of Acute Episodic Migraine. Annals of Internal Medicine. 178(4). 525–532. 1 indexed citations
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Dobrescu, Andreea, Emma Persad, Irma Klerings, & Gerald Gartlehner. (2024). Update Alert 2: Nonpharmacologic and Pharmacologic Treatments of Adult Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis for a Clinical Guideline by the American College of Physicians. Annals of Internal Medicine. 177(8). e2400428–e2400428. 3 indexed citations
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Noertjojo, Kukuh, Isolde Sommer, Ana Beatriz Pizarro, et al.. (2024). Workplace interventions to reduce the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection outside of healthcare settings. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2024(4). CD015112–CD015112. 1 indexed citations
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Persad, Emma, et al.. (2024). Blood pressure trends following birth in infants born under 25 weeks’ gestational age: a retrospective cohort study. BMJ Paediatrics Open. 8(1). e002438–e002438. 1 indexed citations
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Baradwan, Saeed, Mohamed Abuzaid, Majed Saeed Alshahrani, et al.. (2023). Transvaginal needle versus laparoscopic ovarian drilling in hormonal profile and pregnancy outcomes of polycystic ovary syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Gynecology Obstetrics and Human Reproduction. 52(6). 102606–102606. 4 indexed citations
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Hasani, Motahareh, et al.. (2023). The effect of quercetin supplementation on clinical outcomes in COVID‐19 patients: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Food Science & Nutrition. 11(12). 7504–7514. 2 indexed citations
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Asoudeh, Farzaneh, Seyed Mojtaba Ghoreishy, Hossein Imani, et al.. (2023). The association between dietary intakes of zinc, vitamin C and COVID-19 severity and related symptoms: A cross-sectional study. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 55. 244–250. 2 indexed citations
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Griebler, Ursula, Andreea Dobrescu, Dominic Ledinger, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of the interim Cochrane rapid review methods guidance—A mixed‐methods study on the understanding of and adherence to the guidance. Research Synthesis Methods. 14(6). 824–846. 3 indexed citations
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Alarcón-Ruiz, Christoper A., et al.. (2023). Association between human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) levels and adverse pregnancy outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Pregnancy Hypertension. 34. 124–137. 14 indexed citations
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Mousavi, Seyed Mohammad, Nikan Zargarzadeh, Emma Persad, et al.. (2022). Egg Consumption and Risk of All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-analysis of Prospective Studies. Advances in Nutrition. 13(5). 1762–1773. 21 indexed citations
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Affengruber, Lisa, Andreea Dobrescu, Emma Persad, et al.. (2022). Characteristics and recovery methods of studies falsely excluded during literature screening—a systematic review. Systematic Reviews. 11(1). 236–236. 1 indexed citations
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Zargarzadeh, Nikan, Juliana Soares Severo, Ana Beatriz Pizarro, Emma Persad, & Seyed Mohammad Mousavi. (2021). The Effects of Folic Acid Supplementation on Pro-inflammatory Mediators: a Systematic Review and Dose–Response Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Clinical Therapeutics. 43(12). e346–e363. 10 indexed citations
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Morvaridzadeh, Mojgan, Mahdi Sepidarkish, Mahsa Yavari, et al.. (2020). The effects of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on inflammatory factors in HIV-infected patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. Cytokine. 136. 155298–155298. 12 indexed citations
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Nußbaumer-Streit, Barbara, Irma Klerings, Andreea Dobrescu, et al.. (2019). Excluding non-English publications from evidence-syntheses did not change conclusions: a meta-epidemiological study. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 118. 42–54. 257 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nußbaumer-Streit, Barbara, Irma Klerings, Gernot Wagner, et al.. (2018). Abbreviated literature searches were viable alternatives to comprehensive searches: a meta-epidemiological study. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 102. 1–11. 47 indexed citations

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