Kassem Bourgi

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 481 citations indexed

About

Kassem Bourgi is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Emergency Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Kassem Bourgi has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 481 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Infectious Diseases, 7 papers in Epidemiology and 6 papers in Emergency Medicine. Recurrent topics in Kassem Bourgi's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (6 papers), HIV-related health complications and treatments (6 papers) and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (5 papers). Kassem Bourgi is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (6 papers), HIV-related health complications and treatments (6 papers) and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (5 papers). Kassem Bourgi collaborates with scholars based in United States, Kenya and South Africa. Kassem Bourgi's co-authors include John R. Koethe, Timothy R. Sterling, Peter F. Rebeiro, Todd Hulgan, Megan Turner, Jessica L. Castilho, Stephen Raffanti, Indira Brar, Christina T. Fiske and Celestine N. Wanjalla and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Clinical Infectious Diseases and Digestive Diseases and Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kassem Bourgi

13 papers receiving 478 citations

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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.

Greater Weight Gain in Treatment-naive Persons Starting Dolutegravir-based Antiretroviral Therapy

2019 224 citations Kassem Bourgi, Peter F. Rebeiro et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kassem Bourgi United States	9	330	284	133	120	56	14	481
Julia Purdy United States	14	236 0.7×	348 1.2×	100 0.8×	184 1.5×	53 0.9×	23	586
Amit C. Achhra Australia	13	330 1.0×	297 1.0×	226 1.7×	89 0.7×	31 0.6×	26	485
Sivaporn Gatechompol Thailand	11	242 0.7×	125 0.4×	84 0.6×	144 1.2×	57 1.0×	41	380
Amélie Menard France	11	261 0.8×	128 0.5×	106 0.8×	85 0.7×	85 1.5×	26	497
Stefania Salpietro Italy	12	274 0.8×	141 0.5×	201 1.5×	111 0.9×	23 0.4×	41	422
Paulo Ricardo de Alencastro Brazil	10	198 0.6×	193 0.7×	114 0.9×	88 0.7×	18 0.3×	17	333
Sheila Medina United States	7	243 0.7×	277 1.0×	77 0.6×	274 2.3×	35 0.6×	9	581
H C Bucher Switzerland	6	268 0.8×	266 0.9×	145 1.1×	110 0.9×	52 0.9×	13	446
F. Raffi France	6	316 1.0×	304 1.1×	139 1.0×	161 1.3×	53 0.9×	16	530
Maria Vittoria Cossu Italy	15	387 1.2×	141 0.5×	344 2.6×	114 0.9×	55 1.0×	55	641

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14 of 14 papers shown

Bourgi, Kassem, Susan Ofner, Beverly Musick, et al.. (2023). Preswitch Regimens Influence the Rate of Weight Gain After Switch to Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate, Lamivudine, and Dolutegravir (TLD): Study From an East African Cohort. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 10(12). ofad581–ofad581. 3 indexed citations

Bourgi, Kassem, Susan Ofner, Beverly Musick, et al.. (2022). Weight Gain Among Treatment-Naïve Persons With HIV Receiving Dolutegravir in Kenya. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 91(5). 490–496. 24 indexed citations

Bourgi, Kassem, Suman Kundu, Jesse C. Stewart, et al.. (2022). Associations of HIV and Depression With Incident Diabetes Mellitus: Veterans Aging Cohort Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 78(2). 378–385.

Kelly, Sean G., Patrick Luther, Robert L Cooper, et al.. (2020). Tennessee Healthcare Provider Practices, Attitudes, and Knowledge Around HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. 11. 12 indexed citations

Bradford, Yuki, Kassem Bourgi, John R. Koethe, et al.. (2020). Efavirenz Pharmacogenetics and Weight Gain Following Switch to Integrase Inhibitor–Containing Regimens. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 73(7). e2153–e2163. 43 indexed citations

Rebeiro, Peter F., Cathy A. Jenkins, Aihua Bian, et al.. (2019). LB9. The Effect of Initiating Integrase Inhibitor-based vs. Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor-based Antiretroviral Therapy on Progression to Diabetes among North American Persons in HIV Care. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 6(Supplement_2). S996–S997. 13 indexed citations

Bourgi, Kassem, Peter F. Rebeiro, Megan Turner, et al.. (2019). Greater Weight Gain in Treatment-naive Persons Starting Dolutegravir-based Antiretroviral Therapy. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 70(7). 1267–1274. 224 indexed citations breakdown →

Bourgi, Kassem, Celestine N. Wanjalla, & John R. Koethe. (2018). Inflammation and Metabolic Complications in HIV. Current HIV/AIDS Reports. 15(5). 371–381. 34 indexed citations

Hart, Benjamin, et al.. (2017). Outcomes of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Clostridium difficile Infection in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 62(10). 2870–2875. 31 indexed citations

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Bourgi, Kassem, Christina T. Fiske, & Timothy R. Sterling. (2017). Tuberculosis Meningitis. Current Infectious Disease Reports. 19(11). 39–39. 32 indexed citations

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Bourgi, Kassem, et al.. (2017). Clinical Impact of Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing in the Diagnosis of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis: A 10-Year Longitudinal Study. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 4(2). ofx045–ofx045. 6 indexed citations

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Isseh, Iyad, et al.. (2016). False-positive cerebrospinal fluid cryptococcus antigen in Libman–Sacks endocarditis. Infection. 44(6). 803–805. 4 indexed citations

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Bourgi, Kassem, et al.. (2016). Health Disparities in Hepatitis C Screening and Linkage to Care at an Integrated Health System in Southeast Michigan. PLoS ONE. 11(8). e0161241–e0161241. 47 indexed citations

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Chebl, Ralphe Bou, et al.. (2013). Idiopathic ovarian vein thrombosis in the postmenopausal age. International Journal of Case Reports and Images. 4(11). 611–611. 8 indexed citations

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