Hiam Chemaitelly

11.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
111 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Hiam Chemaitelly is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Hepatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hiam Chemaitelly has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Epidemiology, 46 papers in Infectious Diseases and 25 papers in Hepatology. Recurrent topics in Hiam Chemaitelly's work include Hepatitis B Virus Studies (27 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (24 papers) and Hepatitis C virus research (23 papers). Hiam Chemaitelly is often cited by papers focused on Hepatitis B Virus Studies (27 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (24 papers) and Hepatitis C virus research (23 papers). Hiam Chemaitelly collaborates with scholars based in Qatar, United States and Lebanon. Hiam Chemaitelly's co-authors include Laith J. Abu‐Raddad, Guido Schwarzer, Gerta Rücker, Houssein H. Ayoub, Silva P. Kouyoumjian, Monique Chaaya, Manale Harfouche, Ryosuke Omori, Sarwat Mahmud and Karima Chaabna and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Hiam Chemaitelly

104 papers receiving 2.7k 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. Seriously misleading results using inverse of Freeman‐Tukey double arcsine transformation in meta‐analysis of single proportions
    2019 415 citations Hiam Chemaitelly, Laith J. Abu‐Raddad 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
Hiam Chemaitelly Qatar 30 1.3k 926 539 381 292 111 2.8k
Paolo Durando Italy 33 1.9k 1.5× 800 0.9× 380 0.7× 148 0.4× 154 0.5× 136 3.7k
Mark J Ferson Australia 26 993 0.8× 656 0.7× 353 0.7× 166 0.4× 166 0.6× 119 2.0k
Thomas Hanslik France 31 1.6k 1.3× 813 0.9× 205 0.4× 147 0.4× 466 1.6× 197 4.4k
Anders Boyd Netherlands 33 1.7k 1.4× 1.0k 1.1× 1.0k 1.9× 285 0.7× 168 0.6× 229 3.8k
Moran Ki South Korea 32 1.3k 1.0× 834 0.9× 531 1.0× 271 0.7× 87 0.3× 167 3.8k
Natasha Halasa United States 35 2.4k 1.9× 1.4k 1.5× 158 0.3× 192 0.5× 226 0.8× 180 4.4k
Domenico Martinelli Italy 29 1.2k 1.0× 648 0.7× 282 0.5× 117 0.3× 128 0.4× 168 2.9k
Hung Fu Tseng United States 37 2.1k 1.6× 1.2k 1.3× 145 0.3× 178 0.5× 193 0.7× 158 4.3k
Alissa O’Halloran United States 27 2.0k 1.6× 389 0.4× 290 0.5× 238 0.6× 333 1.1× 61 3.0k
Vincenzo Baldo Italy 39 2.5k 2.0× 671 0.7× 1.4k 2.5× 440 1.2× 152 0.5× 319 5.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Hiam Chemaitelly

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hiam Chemaitelly

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hiam Chemaitelly

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chemaitelly, Hiam, Naveed Akhtar, Saadat Kamran, et al.. (2025). Incidence of stroke following COVID-19 vaccination: a nationwide self‑controlled risk interval study in Qatar. Expert Review of Vaccines. 24(1). 1101–1110.
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Omori, Ryosuke, Hiam Chemaitelly, & Laith J. Abu‐Raddad. (2024). Can the prevalence of one STI serve as a predictor for another? A mathematical modeling analysis. Infectious Disease Modelling. 10(2). 423–428. 2 indexed citations
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Saththasivam, Jayaprakash, Khadeeja Abdul Jabbar, Tricia Gomez, et al.. (2024). Leveraging wastewater surveillance for managing the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and concerned pathogens during FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Heliyon. 10(9). e30267–e30267. 1 indexed citations
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Ayoub, Houssein H., Hiam Chemaitelly, Ryosuke Omori, et al.. (2024). Dynamics of Neisseria gonorrhoeae transmission among female sex workers and clients: A mathematical modeling study. Epidemics. 48. 100785–100785. 3 indexed citations
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Chemaitelly, Hiam, Jeremy Samuel Faust, Harlan M. Krumholz, Houssein H. Ayoub, & Laith J. Abu‐Raddad. (2023). 2288. Short and Longer-Term All-Cause Mortality among SARS CoV-2-Infected Persons and the Pull-Forward Phenomenon in Qatar. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 10(Supplement_2).
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Finan, Ramzi R., et al.. (2023). Genetic diversity of human papillomavirus (HPV) as specified by the detection method, gender, and year of sampling: a retrospective cross-sectional study. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 307(5). 1469–1479. 9 indexed citations
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Sepidarkish, Mahdi, Abolfazl Mollalo, Safoura Rouholamin, et al.. (2022). Global prevalence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 29(1). 22–31. 16 indexed citations
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Abu‐Raddad, Laith J., Soha R. Dargham, Hiam Chemaitelly, et al.. (2022). COVID-19 risk score as a public health tool to guide targeted testing: A demonstration study in Qatar. PLoS ONE. 17(7). e0271324–e0271324. 1 indexed citations
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Makhoul, Monia, Shaheen Seedat, Ghina R. Mumtaz, et al.. (2022). Analyzing inherent biases in SARS-CoV-2 PCR and serological epidemiologic metrics. BMC Infectious Diseases. 22(1). 458–458. 3 indexed citations
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Ayoub, Houssein H., Hiam Chemaitelly, Monia Makhoul, et al.. (2021). Epidemiological impact of prioritising SARS-CoV-2 vaccination by antibody status: mathematical modelling analyses. BMJ Innovations. 7(2). 327–336. 17 indexed citations
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Hasan, Mohammad R., Sathyavathi Sundararaju, Anju Sharma, et al.. (2021). Real-Time SARS-CoV-2 Genotyping by High-Throughput Multiplex PCR Reveals the Epidemiology of the Variants of Concern in Qatar. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 112. 52–54. 20 indexed citations
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Ayoub, Houssein H., Hiam Chemaitelly, Shaheen Seedat, et al.. (2020). Age could be driving variable SARS-CoV-2 epidemic trajectories worldwide. PLoS ONE. 15(8). e0237959–e0237959. 23 indexed citations
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Ayoub, Houssein H., Hiam Chemaitelly, & Laith J. Abu‐Raddad. (2019). Characterizing the transitioning epidemiology of herpes simplex virus type 1 in the USA: model-based predictions. BMC Medicine. 17(1). 57–57. 88 indexed citations
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Chemaitelly, Hiam, Nico Nagelkerke, Ryosuke Omori, & Laith J. Abu‐Raddad. (2019). Characterizing herpes simplex virus type 1 and type 2 seroprevalence declines and epidemiological association in the United States. PLoS ONE. 14(6). e0214151–e0214151. 42 indexed citations
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Kouyoumjian, Silva P., et al.. (2017). Mapping of new HIV infections in Morocco and impact of select interventions. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 68. 4–12. 15 indexed citations
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Chemaitelly, Hiam, Karima Chaabna, & Laith J. Abu‐Raddad. (2015). The Epidemiology of Hepatitis C Virus in the Fertile Crescent: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLoS ONE. 10(8). e0135281–e0135281. 52 indexed citations
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Chaaya, Monique, Abla Mehio Sibai, Hiam Chemaitelly, et al.. (2008). Validation of the Arabic version of the short Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15). International Psychogeriatrics. 20(3). 571–581. 74 indexed citations
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Chaaya, Monique, et al.. (2004). Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of argileh (water pipe or hubble-bubble) and cigarette smoking among pregnant women in Lebanon. Addictive Behaviors. 29(9). 1821–1831. 77 indexed citations

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