Joseph Saba

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Joseph Saba is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Joseph Saba has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Infectious Diseases, 13 papers in Epidemiology and 9 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Joseph Saba's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (12 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (8 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (5 papers). Joseph Saba is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (12 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (8 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (5 papers). Joseph Saba collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Switzerland. Joseph Saba's co-authors include Kevin M. De Cock, Martha Rogers, Éric Mercier, Nathan Shaffer, David Alnwick, Isabelle de Vincenzi, Mary Glenn Fowler, Joël Ladner, Étienne Audureau and James G. Kahn and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Blood and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Joseph Saba

35 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in Resourc... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 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. Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in Resource-Poor Countries
    2000 780 citations Kevin M. De Cock, Mary Glenn Fowler et al. JAMA profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Joseph Saba France 20 1.2k 786 583 351 247 35 1.8k
Dhayendre Moodley South Africa 28 1.7k 1.4× 813 1.0× 811 1.4× 545 1.6× 336 1.4× 117 2.5k
Edmore Marinda South Africa 21 1.6k 1.4× 964 1.2× 975 1.7× 415 1.2× 325 1.3× 45 2.5k
Meridith Blevins United States 27 1.1k 0.9× 772 1.0× 619 1.1× 239 0.7× 437 1.8× 93 2.1k
Kennedy Otwombe South Africa 21 988 0.8× 601 0.8× 414 0.7× 363 1.0× 151 0.6× 138 1.7k
Dorina Onoya South Africa 18 1.5k 1.3× 788 1.0× 1.2k 2.1× 263 0.7× 197 0.8× 56 2.2k
Moses Massaquoi United States 24 1.3k 1.1× 470 0.6× 447 0.8× 244 0.7× 459 1.9× 48 1.8k
Nicola Desmond United Kingdom 23 1.5k 1.2× 1.1k 1.4× 876 1.5× 441 1.3× 228 0.9× 95 2.1k
Antoine Serufilira United States 16 1.1k 0.9× 624 0.8× 965 1.7× 173 0.5× 215 0.9× 25 1.7k
Sandra I. McCoy United States 25 1.5k 1.2× 822 1.0× 1.2k 2.0× 250 0.7× 343 1.4× 119 2.3k
Nora E. Rosenberg United States 25 1.5k 1.3× 865 1.1× 1.1k 1.9× 320 0.9× 401 1.6× 118 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Joseph Saba

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Fields of papers citing papers by Joseph Saba

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joseph Saba

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Joseph Saba. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Joseph Saba based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Joseph Saba. Joseph Saba is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Ladner, Joël, et al.. (2020). A cohort study of medication adherence among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Egypt. npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine. 30(1). 31–31. 8 indexed citations
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Ladner, Joël, et al.. (2017). Treatment-seeking patterns for malaria in pharmacies in five sub-Saharan African countries. Malaria Journal. 16(1). 353–353. 17 indexed citations
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Ladner, Joël, et al.. (2017). Societal impact of dengue outbreaks: Stakeholder perceptions and related implications. A qualitative study in Brazil, 2015. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 11(3). e0005366–e0005366. 24 indexed citations
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Ladner, Joël, et al.. (2016). Experiences and lessons learned from 29 HPV vaccination programs implemented in 19 low and middle-income countries, 2009-2014. BMC Health Services Research. 16(1). 575–575. 45 indexed citations
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Audureau, Étienne, et al.. (2013). Improving access to care in low and middle-income countries: institutional factors related to enrollment and patient outcome in a cancer drug access program. BMC Health Services Research. 13(1). 304–304. 19 indexed citations
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Ladner, Joël, et al.. (2013). Artemisinin-based combination therapy availability and use in the private sector of five AMFm phase 1 countries. Malaria Journal. 12(1). 135–135. 30 indexed citations
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Ladner, Joël, et al.. (2012). Assessment of eight HPV vaccination programs implemented in lowest income countries. BMC Public Health. 12(1). 370–370. 92 indexed citations
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Marseille, Elliot, Lalit Dandona, Nell Marshall, et al.. (2007). HIV prevention costs and program scale: data from the PANCEA project in five low and middle-income countries. BMC Health Services Research. 7(1). 108–108. 65 indexed citations
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Marseille, Elliot, et al.. (2006). The costs and benefits of private sector provision of treatment to HIV-infected employees in Kampala, Uganda. AIDS. 20(6). 907–914. 21 indexed citations
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Marseille, Elliot, et al.. (2001). Cost-effectiveness of the female condom in preventing HIV and STDs in commercial sex workers in rural South Africa. Social Science & Medicine. 52(1). 135–148. 44 indexed citations
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Saba, Joseph, et al.. (2001). Acceptability of the Female Condom Among Sex Workers in Thailand. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 28(11). 648–654. 22 indexed citations
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Cock, Kevin M. De, Mary Glenn Fowler, Éric Mercier, et al.. (2000). Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in Resource-Poor Countries. JAMA. 283(9). 1175–1175. 780 indexed citations breakdown →
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Marseille, Elliot, James G. Kahn, & Joseph Saba. (1998). Cost-effectiveness of antiviral drug therapy to reduce mother-to-child HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. AIDS. 12(8). 939–948. 54 indexed citations
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Fontanet, Arnaud, Joseph Saba, Sungwal Rugpao, et al.. (1998). Protection against sexually transmitted diseases by granting sex workers in Thailand the choice of using the male or female condom. AIDS. 12(14). 1851–1859. 125 indexed citations
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Rugpao, Sungwal, Chanane Wanapirak, Supatra Sirichotiyakul, et al.. (1997). Sexually transmitted disease prevalence in brothel-based commercial sex workers in Chiang Mai, Thailand: impact of the condom use campaign.. PubMed. 80(7). 426–30. 4 indexed citations
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Detry, Roger, Alex Kartheuser, Luc Delrivière, Joseph Saba, & Paul Kestens. (1995). Use of the circular stapler in 1000 consecutive colorectal anastomoses: Experience of one surgical team. Surgery. 117(2). 140–145. 77 indexed citations
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Leroy, Valériane, Philippe Van de Perre, Philippe Lepage, et al.. (1994). Seroincidence of HIV-1 infection in African women of reproductive age. AIDS. 8(7). 983–986. 53 indexed citations
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Heyward, William L., Saladin Osmanov, Joseph Saba, et al.. (1994). Preparation for Phase III HIV vaccine efficacy trials: methods for the determination of HIV incidence. AIDS. 8(9). 1285–1291. 44 indexed citations

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