Hoosen Coovadia

14.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
158 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Hoosen Coovadia is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Virology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hoosen Coovadia has authored 158 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Infectious Diseases, 59 papers in Epidemiology and 39 papers in Virology. Recurrent topics in Hoosen Coovadia's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (74 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (39 papers) and HIV-related health complications and treatments (23 papers). Hoosen Coovadia is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (74 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (39 papers) and HIV-related health complications and treatments (23 papers). Hoosen Coovadia collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom. Hoosen Coovadia's co-authors include Anna Coutsoudis, Marie‐Louise Newell, Nigel Rollins, Louise Kuhn, Ruth Bland, Kubendran Pillay, François Dabis, Mario Cortina‐Borja, Philippe Gaillard and Rajendra Bhimma and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Hoosen Coovadia

156 papers receiving 7.3k citations

Hit Papers

Mortality of infected and uninfected infants born to HIV-... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 2007 250 500 750
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. Mortality of infected and uninfected infants born to HIV-infected mothers in Africa: a pooled analysis
    2004 901 citations Marie‐Louise Newell, Hoosen Coovadia et al. The Lancet profile →
  2. Mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 infection during exclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months of life: an intervention cohort study
    2007 493 citations Hoosen Coovadia, Nigel Rollins et al. The Lancet profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hoosen Coovadia South Africa 46 4.7k 3.3k 2.1k 1.4k 1.2k 158 7.7k
Donald M. Thea United States 47 3.3k 0.7× 2.5k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 1.0k 0.9× 155 6.0k
Dorothy Mbori‐Ngacha Kenya 43 4.3k 0.9× 2.4k 0.7× 2.5k 1.2× 1.7k 1.2× 689 0.6× 111 5.9k
Valériane Leroy France 48 5.3k 1.1× 2.9k 0.9× 2.1k 1.0× 2.0k 1.4× 1.2k 1.0× 283 7.8k
Ruth Nduati Kenya 40 3.9k 0.8× 2.2k 0.7× 2.6k 1.3× 1.6k 1.1× 692 0.6× 153 5.9k
Anna Coutsoudis South Africa 40 3.2k 0.7× 2.8k 0.9× 1.0k 0.5× 1.3k 0.9× 916 0.8× 159 5.7k
Diana M. Gibb United Kingdom 50 7.5k 1.6× 3.8k 1.2× 3.7k 1.8× 1.4k 1.0× 2.1k 1.8× 334 11.1k
Moses Sinkala Zambia 39 3.4k 0.7× 1.8k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 1.4k 1.0× 728 0.6× 102 4.7k
Johnstone Kumwenda United States 39 3.1k 0.7× 1.9k 0.6× 1.7k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 627 0.5× 124 5.2k
Joan K. Kreiss United States 51 4.7k 1.0× 3.1k 1.0× 2.8k 1.4× 2.1k 1.4× 598 0.5× 105 8.3k
Eleanor Gouws South Africa 47 2.6k 0.6× 2.1k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 1.4k 1.0× 386 0.3× 134 7.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hoosen Coovadia

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All Works

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Green, Taryn N., Moherndran Archary, Michelle Gordon, et al.. (2011). Drug Resistance and Coreceptor Usage in HIV Type 1 Subtype C-Infected Children Initiating or Failing Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in South Africa. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 28(4). 324–332. 16 indexed citations
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Marston, Milly, Renaud Becquet, Basia Żaba, et al.. (2011). Net survival of perinatally and postnatally HIV-infected children: a pooled analysis of individual data from sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal of Epidemiology. 40(2). 385–396. 122 indexed citations
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Aizire, Jim, Mary Glenn Fowler, Jing Wang, et al.. (2011). Extended prophylaxis with nevirapine and cotrimoxazole among HIV-exposed uninfected infants is well tolerated. AIDS. 26(3). 325–333. 8 indexed citations
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Rousseau, Christine, Jennifer Listgarten, Carl Kadie, et al.. (2009). Rare HLA Drive Additional HIV Evolution Compared to More Frequent Alleles. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 25(3). 297–303. 9 indexed citations
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Ramduth, Danni, Cheryl L. Day, Christina Thobakgale, et al.. (2009). Immunodominant HIV-1 Cd4+ T Cell Epitopes in Chronic Untreated Clade C HIV-1 Infection. PLoS ONE. 4(4). e5013–e5013. 32 indexed citations
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Coovadia, Hoosen, Nigel Rollins, Ruth Bland, et al.. (2007). Mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 infection during exclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months of life: an intervention cohort study. The Lancet. 369(9567). 1107–1116. 493 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mosam, Anisa, et al.. (2007). Effect of GB virus C co-infection on response to generic HAART in African patients with HIV-1 clade C infection. AIDS. 21(10). 1377–1379. 12 indexed citations
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Coovadia, Hoosen, et al.. (2006). Options for HIV-positive women : women's health. South African Health Review. 2006(1). 315–332. 1 indexed citations
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Mosam, Anisa, Sharon Cassol, Halima Dawood, et al.. (2005). Generic antiretroviral efficacy in AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma in sub-Saharan Africa. AIDS. 19(4). 441–443. 9 indexed citations
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Shetty, Avinash K., Hoosen Coovadia, Yvonne Maldonado, et al.. (2003). Safety and Trough Concentrations of Nevirapine Prophylaxis Given Daily, Twice Weekly, or Weekly in Breast-Feeding Infants From Birth to 6 Months. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 34(5). 482–490. 46 indexed citations
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Dabis, François, Joanna Orne‐Gliemann, Freddy Pérez, et al.. (2002). Improving child health: the role of research. BMJ. 324(7351). 1444–1447. 8 indexed citations
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Bobat, Raziya, Hoosen Coovadia, Dhayendre Moodley, Anna Coutsoudis, & Eleanor Gouws. (2001). Growth in early childhood in a cohort of children born to HIV-1-infected women from Durban, South Africa. Annals of Tropical Paediatrics. 21(3). 203–210. 61 indexed citations
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Moodley, Jagidesa, Dhayendre Moodley, Kubendran Pillay, et al.. (1998). Pharmacokinetics and Antiretroviral Activity of Lamivudine Alone or When Coadministered with Zidovudine in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1–Infected Pregnant Women and Their Offspring. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 178(5). 1327–1333. 150 indexed citations
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Jeena, Prakash, et al.. (1996). Effects of the human immunodeficiency virus on tuberculosis in children. Tubercle and Lung Disease. 77(5). 437–443. 32 indexed citations
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Moodley, Dhayendre, Hoosen Coovadia, & Raziya Bobat. (1996). β2-microglobulin and CD4/CD8 ratio as HIV-1 markers of maternal transmissibility, neonatal infection and disease progression. Annals of Tropical Paediatrics. 16(2). 155–160. 4 indexed citations
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Coutsoudis, Anna, Miriam Adhikari, & Hoosen Coovadia. (1995). Serum Vitamin A (Retinol) Concentrations and Association with Respiratory Disease in Premature Infants. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. 41(4). 230–233. 8 indexed citations
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Adhikari, Miriam & Hoosen Coovadia. (1989). Acute obstructive urinary schistosomiasis mimicking clinical glomerulonephritis: an unrecognized syndrome. Annals of Tropical Paediatrics. 9(4). 206–211. 3 indexed citations
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Coovadia, Hoosen, et al.. (1976). Histoplasmosis treated with a sulphonamide. A case report.. PubMed. 50(50). 2015–6. 3 indexed citations

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