Lana Childs

799 total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 456 citations indexed

About

Lana Childs is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Health and Hepatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lana Childs has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 456 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Epidemiology, 4 papers in Health and 4 papers in Hepatology. Recurrent topics in Lana Childs's work include Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (7 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (6 papers) and Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology (4 papers). Lana Childs is often cited by papers focused on Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (7 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (6 papers) and Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology (4 papers). Lana Childs collaborates with scholars based in United States, Haiti and Nepal. Lana Childs's co-authors include Rania A. Tohme, Tamara Pilishvili, Miwako Kobayashi, Amadea Britton, Andrew J. Leidner, Katherine A. Poehling, Jennifer L. Farrar, H. Keipp Talbot, Ryan Gierke and Sarah S. Long and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Nutrients and Vaccine.

In The Last Decade

Lana Childs

15 papers receiving 438 citations

Hit Papers

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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. Use of 15-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine and 20-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Among U.S. Adults: Updated Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2022
    2022 223 citations Miwako Kobayashi, Jennifer L. Farrar et al. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lana Childs United States 8 379 138 64 58 51 16 456
Gerald Predy Canada 9 219 0.6× 65 0.5× 38 0.6× 50 0.9× 65 1.3× 16 317
Pietro Ragni Italy 13 488 1.3× 418 3.0× 40 0.6× 26 0.4× 120 2.4× 26 657
Pedro Plans Spain 13 246 0.6× 79 0.6× 90 1.4× 68 1.2× 53 1.0× 32 367
Rosalind Hollingsworth United States 12 301 0.8× 81 0.6× 45 0.7× 38 0.7× 68 1.3× 18 382
J Ochnio Canada 12 276 0.7× 148 1.1× 27 0.4× 136 2.3× 121 2.4× 24 435
Pornsak Yoocharoen Thailand 13 456 1.2× 296 2.1× 153 2.4× 21 0.4× 121 2.4× 21 567
Angela Moiraghi Italy 14 460 1.2× 416 3.0× 56 0.9× 90 1.6× 108 2.1× 25 665
Carla Vizzotti Argentina 14 368 1.0× 132 1.0× 150 2.3× 151 2.6× 201 3.9× 40 529
Tasha Poissant United States 11 213 0.6× 164 1.2× 23 0.4× 31 0.5× 57 1.1× 19 320
Anouk Oordt-Speets Sweden 11 284 0.7× 45 0.3× 36 0.6× 150 2.6× 187 3.7× 13 481

Countries citing papers authored by Lana Childs

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lana Childs

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lana Childs

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lana Childs. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lana Childs 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 Lana Childs. Lana Childs is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Safari, Dodi, Jennifer Milucky, Amin Soebandrio, et al.. (2024). Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae among children <5 years of age in Indonesia prior to pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction. PLoS ONE. 19(1). e0297041–e0297041. 9 indexed citations
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Childs, Lana, Issa Ouédraogo, Soumeya Ouangraoua, et al.. (2024). Pneumococcal Carriage in Burkina Faso After 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Introduction and Before a Schedule Change. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 11(6). ofae303–ofae303.
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Childs, Lana, et al.. (2023). Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy and Effectiveness of Pneumococcal Vaccines in Adults. Pathogens. 12(5). 732–732. 34 indexed citations
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Greenwald, Rachel, et al.. (2022). Comparison of Salt Iodization Requirements in National Standards with Global Guidelines. Current Developments in Nutrition. 6(8). nzac116–nzac116. 3 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Miwako, Jennifer L. Farrar, Ryan Gierke, et al.. (2022). Use of 15-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine and 20-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Among U.S. Adults: Updated Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2022. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 71(4). 109–117. 223 indexed citations breakdown →
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Childs, Lana, Miwako Kobayashi, Jennifer L. Farrar, & Tamara Pilishvili. (2021). 13. The Efficacy and Effectiveness of Pneumococcal Vaccines against Pneumococcal Pneumonia among Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 8(Supplement_1). S130–S131. 1 indexed citations
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Farrar, Jennifer L., Miwako Kobayashi, Lana Childs, & Tamara Pilishvili. (2021). 21. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Pneumococcal Vaccine Effectiveness against Invasive Pneumococcal Disease among Adults. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 8(Supplement_1). S134–S135. 1 indexed citations
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Minta, Anna A., Lana Childs, Douglas Nace, et al.. (2020). Seroprevalence of Measles, Rubella, Tetanus, and Diphtheria Antibodies among Children in Haiti, 2017. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 103(4). 1717–1725. 6 indexed citations
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Childs, Lana, Paul Adrien, Anna A. Minta, et al.. (2019). Prevalence of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Children in Haiti, 2017. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 101(1). 214–219. 6 indexed citations
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Tejada‐Strop, Alexandra, Rania A. Tohme, Lana Childs, et al.. (2019). Seroprevalence of Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E Viruses among Pregnant Women in Haiti. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 101(1). 230–232. 8 indexed citations
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Childs, Lana, Sigrun Roesel, & Rania A. Tohme. (2017). Status and progress of hepatitis B control through vaccination in the South-East Asia Region, 1992–2015. Vaccine. 36(1). 6–14. 58 indexed citations
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Breakwell, Lucy, Carol Tévi‐Bénissan, Lana Childs, Richard Mihigo, & Rania A. Tohme. (2017). The status of hepatitis B control in the African region. Pan African Medical Journal. 27(Suppl 3). 17–17. 80 indexed citations
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Childs, Lana & Robert A. Bednarczyk. (2017). Estimating Pertussis Susceptibility Among 0–23-Month-Old Children in the United States. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 36(8). 705–711. 1 indexed citations
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Childs, Lana, Jeannot François, Kathleen Wannemuehler, et al.. (2016). Evaluation of Knowledge and Practices Regarding Cholera, Water Treatment, Hygiene, and Sanitation Before and After an Oral Cholera Vaccination Campaign—Haiti, 2013–2014. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 95(6). 1305–1313. 17 indexed citations
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Childs, Lana, Michael J. Harris, Bruce A. Lucas, & Daniel E. Kenady. (1990). Primary Biliary and Pancreatic Carcinoma After Renal Transplantation. Southern Medical Journal. 83(7). 849–850. 2 indexed citations

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