Gerard J.B. Sonder

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Gerard J.B. Sonder is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerard J.B. Sonder has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Epidemiology, 35 papers in Infectious Diseases and 32 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Gerard J.B. Sonder's work include Travel-related health issues (30 papers), Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology (22 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (16 papers). Gerard J.B. Sonder is often cited by papers focused on Travel-related health issues (30 papers), Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology (22 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (16 papers). Gerard J.B. Sonder collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, New Zealand and Sweden. Gerard J.B. Sonder's co-authors include Anneke van den Hoek, Henry J.C. de Vries, Lian Bovée, Elske Hoornenborg, Christopher K. Fairley, David Mabey, Suzanna C. Francis, Jeanne Marrazzo, Magnus Unemo and Rosanna Ŵ. Peeling and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Clinical Infectious Diseases and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Gerard J.B. Sonder

84 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Sexually transmitted infections: challenges ahead
    2017 479 citations Gerard J.B. Sonder 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
Gerard J.B. Sonder Netherlands 24 829 752 537 435 402 85 2.1k
David M. Patrick Canada 32 2.3k 2.8× 1.1k 1.5× 619 1.2× 386 0.9× 272 0.7× 114 3.4k
William A. Bower United States 27 1.1k 1.3× 897 1.2× 398 0.7× 771 1.8× 290 0.7× 81 2.8k
Peter M. Ndumbe Cameroon 28 1.0k 1.2× 1.1k 1.4× 352 0.7× 379 0.9× 495 1.2× 84 2.7k
José L. Sánchez United States 29 1.2k 1.4× 1.3k 1.7× 525 1.0× 202 0.5× 278 0.7× 82 2.7k
Anneke van den Hoek Netherlands 31 1.5k 1.8× 1.2k 1.6× 569 1.1× 720 1.7× 307 0.8× 89 2.7k
Arun Risbud India 29 1.2k 1.4× 1.3k 1.7× 299 0.6× 195 0.4× 415 1.0× 84 2.4k
Ricardo Arraes de Alencar Ximenes Brazil 29 909 1.1× 1.2k 1.7× 1.1k 2.0× 193 0.4× 84 0.2× 133 2.8k
Osamah Hamouda Germany 29 1.0k 1.2× 1.1k 1.5× 162 0.3× 381 0.9× 227 0.6× 98 2.3k
Kimberley Fox United States 21 515 0.6× 731 1.0× 265 0.5× 84 0.2× 450 1.1× 46 1.5k
Jenny Kremastinou Greece 26 1000 1.2× 499 0.7× 603 1.1× 121 0.3× 689 1.7× 80 2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gerard J.B. Sonder

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All Works

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Matser, Amy, et al.. (2022). Malaria in long-term travelers: Infection risks and adherence to preventive measures – A prospective cohort study. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease. 49. 102406–102406. 4 indexed citations
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Saxton, Peter, et al.. (2021). Population rates of HIV, gonorrhoea and syphilis diagnoses by sexual orientation in New Zealand. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 98(5). 376–379. 9 indexed citations
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Anglemyer, Andrew, et al.. (2021). Invasive Pneumococcal Disease: Concerning Trends in Serotype 19A Notifications in New Zealand. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 74(10). 1859–1861. 10 indexed citations
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Alberts, Catharina J., Anders Boyd, Sylvia M. Bruisten, et al.. (2019). Hepatitis A incidence, seroprevalence, and vaccination decision among MSM in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Vaccine. 37(21). 2849–2856. 20 indexed citations
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Lodder, Willemijn J., Roan Pijnacker, Diederik Brandwagt, et al.. (2018). Infection risks of city canal swimming events in the Netherlands in 2016. PLoS ONE. 13(7). e0200616–e0200616. 10 indexed citations
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Gier, Brechje de, Perry J.J. van Genderen, Monique Keuter, et al.. (2017). Increase in imported malaria in the Netherlands in asylum seekers and VFR travellers. Malaria Journal. 16(1). 60–60. 27 indexed citations
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Whelan, Jane, Gerard J.B. Sonder, & Anneke van den Hoek. (2013). Declining incidence of hepatitis A in Amsterdam (The Netherlands), 1996–2011: Second generation migrants still an important risk group for virus importation. Vaccine. 31(14). 1806–1811. 11 indexed citations
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Whelan, Jane, Gerard J.B. Sonder, Lian Bovée, Arjen Speksnijder, & Anneke van den Hoek. (2013). Evaluation of Hepatitis A Vaccine in Post-Exposure Prophylaxis, The Netherlands, 2004-2012. PLoS ONE. 8(10). e78914–e78914. 18 indexed citations
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Sonder, Gerard J.B., Nico Hartwig, Henriëtte J. Scherpbier, et al.. (2013). Evaluation of immune responses to combined hepatitis A and B vaccine in HIV-infected children and children on immunosuppressive medication. Vaccine. 31(38). 4156–4163. 5 indexed citations
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Rimmelzwaan, Guus F., et al.. (2013). Effect of Travel on Influenza Epidemiology. Emerging infectious diseases. 19(6). 925–931. 24 indexed citations
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Whelan, Jane, et al.. (2013). Unprotected Casual Sex Equally Common With Local and Western Partners Among Long-Term Dutch Travelers to (Sub)Tropical Countries. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 40(10). 797–800. 13 indexed citations
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Bovée, Lian, Jane Whelan, Gerard J.B. Sonder, Alje P. van Dam, & Anneke van den Hoek. (2012). Risk factors for secondary transmission of Shigellainfection within households: implications for current prevention policy. BMC Infectious Diseases. 12(1). 347–347. 16 indexed citations
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Sonder, Gerard J.B., Ronald B. Geskus, J. C. F. M. Wetsteyn, et al.. (2010). Declining incidence of imported malaria in the Netherlands, 2000-2007. Malaria Journal. 9(1). 300–300. 27 indexed citations
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Mollema, Liesbeth, Gerard J.B. Sonder, Robert S. van Binnendijk, et al.. (2010). Mumps outbreak in a highly vaccinated student population, The Netherlands, 2004. Vaccine. 28(17). 2932–2936. 51 indexed citations
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Suijkerbuijk, Anita, et al.. (2009). Effect of Hepatitis A vaccination programs for migrant children on the incidence of Hepatitis A in the Netherlands. European Journal of Public Health. 19(3). 240–244. 12 indexed citations
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Sonder, Gerard J.B., et al.. (2008). Trends in Hepatitis A, B, and Shigellosis Compared With Gonorrhea and Syphilis in Men Who Have Sex With Men in Amsterdam, 1992–2006. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 35(11). 930–934. 12 indexed citations
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Hoek, Anneke van den, et al.. (2006). The Quality of Travel Clinics in the Netherlands. Journal of Travel Medicine. 13(6). 356–360. 9 indexed citations

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