Laith J. Abu‐Raddad

134.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
299 papers, 11.7k citations indexed

About

Laith J. Abu‐Raddad is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Hepatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Laith J. Abu‐Raddad has authored 299 papers receiving a total of 11.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 169 papers in Epidemiology, 134 papers in Infectious Diseases and 55 papers in Hepatology. Recurrent topics in Laith J. Abu‐Raddad's work include HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (59 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (58 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (50 papers). Laith J. Abu‐Raddad is often cited by papers focused on HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (59 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (58 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (50 papers). Laith J. Abu‐Raddad collaborates with scholars based in Qatar, United States and United Kingdom. Laith J. Abu‐Raddad's co-authors include Hiam Chemaitelly, Ghina R. Mumtaz, Yousra A. Mohamoud, Manale Harfouche, Susanne F. Awad, Sami L. Gottlieb, Houssein H. Ayoub, Silva P. Kouyoumjian, Guido Schwarzer and James G. Kublin and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Laith J. Abu‐Raddad

288 papers receiving 11.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis and syphilis: global prevalence and incidence estimates, 2016
    2019 1.0k citations Jane Rowley, Laith J. Abu‐Raddad et al. profile →
  2. Transmission Dynamics of the Etiological Agent of SARS in Hong Kong: Impact of Public Health Interventions
    2003 810 citations Laith J. Abu‐Raddad et al. Science profile →
  3. Epidemiological determinants of spread of causal agent of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Hong Kong
    2003 682 citations Laith J. Abu‐Raddad et al. profile →
  4. Herpes simplex virus: global infection prevalence and incidence estimates, 2016
    2020 489 citations Manale Harfouche, Laith J. Abu‐Raddad et al. profile →
  5. 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 →
  6. Vertical Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
    2014 332 citations Lenka Beňová, Yousra A. Mohamoud 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
Laith J. Abu‐Raddad Qatar 50 5.8k 4.4k 2.1k 1.6k 1.5k 299 11.7k
Mirjam Kretzschmar Netherlands 52 4.7k 0.8× 3.8k 0.9× 725 0.3× 1.6k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 291 11.2k
Mary Ramsay United Kingdom 68 13.2k 2.3× 6.3k 1.4× 2.2k 1.0× 1.5k 0.9× 7.7k 5.0× 457 20.9k
John T. Brooks United States 59 5.5k 0.9× 8.3k 1.9× 623 0.3× 1.8k 1.1× 299 0.2× 214 14.4k
Carolyn B. Bridges United States 58 13.6k 2.3× 4.2k 1.0× 701 0.3× 898 0.6× 709 0.5× 139 17.0k
Walter A. Orenstein United States 58 6.8k 1.2× 3.8k 0.9× 561 0.3× 819 0.5× 810 0.5× 305 12.4k
Lyn Finelli United States 56 10.0k 1.7× 3.3k 0.8× 4.0k 1.9× 815 0.5× 382 0.3× 179 14.0k
Pierre Van Damme Belgium 67 9.9k 1.7× 5.4k 1.2× 5.6k 2.7× 1.3k 0.8× 1.8k 1.2× 563 16.7k
Kenrad E. Nelson United States 73 11.3k 1.9× 8.3k 1.9× 6.2k 2.9× 1.8k 1.1× 987 0.6× 372 18.6k
Carlos del Rı́o United States 62 8.0k 1.4× 11.5k 2.6× 444 0.2× 1.7k 1.0× 1.0k 0.7× 414 18.9k
Giovanni Rezza Italy 56 4.0k 0.7× 8.0k 1.8× 804 0.4× 3.7k 2.3× 320 0.2× 394 14.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kanbour, Sarah, et al.. (2025). Impact of bodyweight loss on type 2 diabetes remission: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis of randomised controlled trials. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. 13(4). 294–306. 4 indexed citations
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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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Harfouche, Manale, Sawsan AlMukdad, Sami L. Gottlieb, et al.. (2024). Estimated global and regional incidence and prevalence of herpes simplex virus infections and genital ulcer disease in 2020: mathematical modelling analyses. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 101(4). 214–223. 16 indexed citations
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AlMukdad, Sawsan, et al.. (2023). Epidemiology of herpes simplex virus type 1 and genital herpes in Australia and New Zealand: systematic review, meta-analyses and meta-regressions. Epidemiology and Infection. 151. e33–e33. 18 indexed citations
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Younes, Nadin, Hadi M. Yassine, Katerina Kourentzi, et al.. (2023). Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) among male craft and manual workers in Qatar (2020–2021). Heliyon. 9(11). e21404–e21404. 2 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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Al‐Sadeq, Duaa W., Farah M. Shurrab, Ahmed Ismail, et al.. (2021). Comparison of antibody immune responses between BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in naïve and previously infected individuals. Journal of Travel Medicine. 28(8). 18 indexed citations
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Shurrab, Farah M., Duaa W. Al‐Sadeq, Salma Younes, et al.. (2021). Effect of multiple freeze–thaw cycles on the detection of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 70(8). 4 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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Fouad, Fouad M., Stephen J. McCall, Houssein H. Ayoub, Laith J. Abu‐Raddad, & Ghina R. Mumtaz. (2021). Vulnerability of Syrian refugees in Lebanon to COVID-19: quantitative insights. Conflict and Health. 15(1). 13–13. 30 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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Beňová, Lenka, Susanne F. Awad, & Laith J. Abu‐Raddad. (2017). Estimate of vertical transmission of Hepatitis C virus in Pakistan in 2007 and 2012 birth cohorts. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 24(12). 1177–1183. 12 indexed citations
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Heijnen, Marieke, Ghina R. Mumtaz, & Laith J. Abu‐Raddad. (2016). Status of HIV and hepatitis C virus infections among prisoners in the Middle East and North Africa: review and synthesis. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 19(1). 20873–20873. 41 indexed citations
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Mohamoud, Yousra A., et al.. (2016). Epidemiology of hepatitis C virus in the Arabian Gulf countries: Systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 46. 116–125. 56 indexed citations
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Mohamoud, Yousra A., Ghina R. Mumtaz, & Laith J. Abu‐Raddad. (2012). The epidemiology of hepatitis C virus in Egypt: a systematic review. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 16. e98–e99. 3 indexed citations
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Hallett, Timothy B., Ramzi Alsallaq, Jared M. Baeten, et al.. (2010). Will circumcision provide even more protection from HIV to women and men? New estimates of the population impact of circumcision interventions. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 87(2). 88–93. 72 indexed citations
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Alsallaq, Ramzi, Joshua T. Schiffer, Ira M. Longini, et al.. (2010). Population Level Impact of an Imperfect Prophylactic Vaccine for Herpes Simplex Virus-2. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 37(5). 290–297. 34 indexed citations
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Abu‐Raddad, Laith J., Padmaja Patnaik, & James G. Kublin. (2006). Dual Infection with HIV and Malaria Fuels the Spread of Both Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa. Science. 314(5805). 1603–1606. 353 indexed citations

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