Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq

34.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
385 papers, 13.3k citations indexed

About

Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq has authored 385 papers receiving a total of 13.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 207 papers in Infectious Diseases, 108 papers in Epidemiology and 70 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq's work include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (111 papers), COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (75 papers) and COVID-19 epidemiological studies (53 papers). Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq is often cited by papers focused on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (111 papers), COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (75 papers) and COVID-19 epidemiological studies (53 papers). Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq collaborates with scholars based in Saudi Arabia, United States and United Kingdom. Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq's co-authors include Ziad A. Memish, Alimuddin Zumla, Abdullah M. Assiri, Rafat F. Alhakeem, Ali Albarrak, Philippe Gautret, Hatem Q. Makhdoom, Sarah H. Alfaraj, Hisham Momattin and Ali A. Rabaan and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq

371 papers receiving 12.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Epidemiological, demographic, and clinical characteristics of 47 cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus disease from Saudi Arabia: a descriptive study

2013 1.0k citations Abdullah M. Assiri, Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq et al. profile →
Hospital Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus

2013 892 citations Abdullah M. Assiri, Hatem Q. Makhdoom et al. profile →
Viral Shedding and Antibody Response in 37 Patients With Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection

2015 266 citations Ali Albarrak, Ali S. Omrani et al. profile →
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection during pregnancy: Report of two cases & review of the literature

2018 260 citations Sarah H. Alfaraj, Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq et al. profile →
Global emerging Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2: Impacts, challenges and strategies

2022 144 citations Kuldeep Dhama, Firzan Nainu et al. Journal of Infection and Public Health profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq Saudi Arabia	57	7.6k	2.9k	2.1k	2.0k	976	385	13.3k
David L. Swerdlow United States	59	7.1k 0.9×	2.6k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	945 1.0×	188	16.0k
Aron J. Hall United States	59	10.5k 1.4×	1.9k 0.7×	992 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	489 0.5×	179	16.8k
Alfonso J. Rodríguez‐Morales Colombia	50	5.1k 0.7×	1.8k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	3.2k 1.6×	600 0.6×	663	11.5k
Abdullah M. Assiri Saudi Arabia	41	4.6k 0.6×	1.3k 0.4×	1.5k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	398 0.4×	156	7.5k
Arnaud Fontanet France	54	6.2k 0.8×	4.8k 1.6×	1.6k 0.7×	1.7k 0.9×	603 0.6×	272	12.2k
Victor M. Corman Germany	47	11.7k 1.5×	1.9k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	804 0.4×	257 0.3×	165	14.5k
Yee‐Sin Leo Singapore	59	7.2k 0.9×	2.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	5.0k 2.5×	358 0.4×	315	11.4k
Vincent Chi‐Chung Cheng China	68	14.4k 1.9×	5.2k 1.8×	2.1k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	352 0.4×	369	23.1k
Xuejun Ma China	29	13.1k 1.7×	2.2k 0.8×	2.1k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	470 0.5×	138	21.4k
Kelvin Kai‐Wang To Hong Kong	64	12.3k 1.6×	4.3k 1.5×	1.5k 0.7×	800 0.4×	293 0.3×	316	19.2k

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Abouammoh, Noura, Khalid Alhasan, Fadi Aljamaan, et al.. (2025). Perceptions and Earliest Experiences of Medical Students and Faculty With ChatGPT in Medical Education: Qualitative Study. JMIR Medical Education. 11. e63400–e63400. 11 indexed citations

Almoallim, Hani, Muhammad Irfanullah Siddiqui, Heba M. Adly, et al.. (2025). Immunization Coverage and Barriers among Hajj and Umrah Pilgrims: Insights into Vaccine Uptake and Compliance. Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health. 15(1). 104–104. 1 indexed citations

Alshamrani, Majid M., Fayssal Farahat, Ali Albarrak, et al.. (2024). Hajj vaccination strategies: Preparedness for risk mitigation. Journal of Infection and Public Health. 17(11). 102547–102547. 5 indexed citations

Alhuzaimi, Abdullah, Fatimah Alshahrani, Fadi Aljamaan, et al.. (2024). Healthcare workers’ knowledge and preparedness for unprecedented foodborne botulism outbreak in Saudi Arabia. Journal of Infection and Public Health. 17(12). 102584–102584.

Temsah, Omar, Samina Khan, Yazan Chaiah, et al.. (2023). Overview of Early ChatGPT’s Presence in Medical Literature: Insights From a Hybrid Literature Review by ChatGPT and Human Experts. Cureus. 15(4). e37281–e37281. 112 indexed citations

Farahat, Ramadan Abdelmoez, Ahmed K. Awad, Adrian Bejan, et al.. (2023). Global trends of monkeypox-related articles: A bibliometric analysis over the last five decades (1964 – July 14, 2022). Journal of Infection and Public Health. 16(9). 1333–1340. 4 indexed citations

Al‐Tawfiq, Jaffar A., Mazin Barry, & Ziad A. Memish. (2022). International outbreaks of Monkeypox virus infection with no established travel: A public health concern with significant knowledge gap. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease. 49. 102364–102364. 23 indexed citations

Barry, Mazin, et al.. (2022). Not every skin rash in a returning adult male traveler is monkeypox. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease. 50. 102432–102432. 2 indexed citations

Dhama, Kuldeep, Firzan Nainu, Andri Frediansyah, et al.. (2022). Global emerging Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2: Impacts, challenges and strategies. Journal of Infection and Public Health. 16(1). 4–14. 144 indexed citations breakdown →

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Alhumaid, Saad, Abbas Al Mutair, Zainab Al Alawi, et al.. (2021). Knowledge of infection prevention and control among healthcare workers and factors influencing compliance: a systematic review. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. 10(1). 86–86. 125 indexed citations

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Al-Jishi, Jumana M., et al.. (2021). Clinical characteristics of asymptomatic and symptomatic COVID-19 patients in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Publisher. 1 indexed citations

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Al‐Tawfiq, Jaffar A., et al.. (2021). Impact of Accreditation Certification on Improving Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(3). 117–122. 5 indexed citations

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Aljamaan, Fadi, Ayman Al‐Eyadhy, Ali Alhaboob, et al.. (2021). Faculty Members’ Perspective on Virtual Interviews for Medical Residency Matching during the COVID-19 Crisis: A National Survey. Healthcare. 10(1). 16–16. 4 indexed citations

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Barry, Mazin, et al.. (2021). Factors associated with poor outcomes among hospitalized patients with COVID-19: Experience from a MERS-CoV referral hospital. Journal of Infection and Public Health. 14(11). 1658–1665. 16 indexed citations

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Al‐Tawfiq, Jaffar A.. (2020). Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and COVID-19 infection during pregnancy. Publisher. 10 indexed citations

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Alfaraj, Sarah H., Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq, & Ziad A. Memish. (2019). Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection during pregnancy: Report of two cases & review of the literature. Publisher. 45 indexed citations

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Alfaraj, Sarah H., Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq, Talal A. Altuwaijri, & Ziad A. Memish. (2019). Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in pediatrics: a report of seven cases from Saudi Arabia. PMC. 1 indexed citations

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Al‐Tawfiq, Jaffar A., et al.. (2018). A multi-faceted approach of a nursing led education in response to MERS-CoV infection. Publisher. 2 indexed citations

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Al‐Tawfiq, Jaffar A., Ali S. Omrani, & Ziad A. Memish. (2016). Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus: current situation and travel-associated concerns. PMC. 1 indexed citations

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Memish, Ziad A., Jaffar A. Al‐Tawfiq, Abdullah M. Assiri, et al.. (2014). Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Disease in Children. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 33(9). 904–906. 117 indexed citations

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