Laurent Gétaz

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
77 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Laurent Gétaz is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Clinical Psychology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Laurent Gétaz has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Epidemiology, 19 papers in Clinical Psychology and 18 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Laurent Gétaz's work include Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (14 papers), Parasites and Host Interactions (11 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (9 papers). Laurent Gétaz is often cited by papers focused on Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (14 papers), Parasites and Host Interactions (11 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (9 papers). Laurent Gétaz collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Bolivia. Laurent Gétaz's co-authors include François Chappuis, Emilie Alirol, Hans Wolff, Béat Stoll, Louis Loutan, Stéphanie Baggio, Yves Jackson, Christophe Combescure, Nguyen Toan Tran and Alejandra Casillas and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Laurent Gétaz

71 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Urbanisation and infectious diseases in a globalised world 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400
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. Urbanisation and infectious diseases in a globalised world
    2011 461 citations Laurent Gétaz, François Chappuis 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
Laurent Gétaz Switzerland 16 461 371 237 224 192 77 1.3k
Androula Pavli Greece 17 205 0.4× 456 1.2× 86 0.4× 357 1.6× 330 1.7× 52 1.3k
Isabel Oliver United Kingdom 27 432 0.9× 208 0.6× 284 1.2× 317 1.4× 613 3.2× 126 2.4k
Bahram Armoon Iran 24 547 1.2× 318 0.9× 197 0.8× 278 1.2× 442 2.3× 106 1.7k
Mohammad Mehdi Gouya Iran 17 385 0.8× 267 0.7× 97 0.4× 84 0.4× 332 1.7× 38 1.1k
Ralf Reintjes Germany 23 451 1.0× 225 0.6× 126 0.5× 119 0.5× 453 2.4× 82 1.6k
Maria Fenicia Vescio Italy 21 420 0.9× 309 0.8× 57 0.2× 149 0.7× 568 3.0× 63 1.4k
Dirceu Bartolomeu Greco Brazil 23 393 0.9× 404 1.1× 260 1.1× 111 0.5× 839 4.4× 144 2.1k
Peter Massey Australia 21 484 1.0× 257 0.7× 175 0.7× 107 0.5× 497 2.6× 101 1.5k
Silvia Cocchio Italy 18 488 1.1× 127 0.3× 74 0.3× 111 0.5× 310 1.6× 94 1.2k
Simbarashe Rusakaniko Zimbabwe 24 572 1.2× 362 1.0× 132 0.6× 380 1.7× 757 3.9× 119 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Laurent Gétaz

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Fields of papers citing papers by Laurent Gétaz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Laurent Gétaz

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Baggio, Stéphanie, Philip Bruggmann, Anna Schoeni, et al.. (2025). Efficacy of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation in populations with psychiatric and/or substance use problems: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Tobacco Prevention & Cessation. 11(February). 1–10. 2 indexed citations
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Baggio, Stéphanie, et al.. (2022). Feasibility of home-based ELISA capillary blood self-testing for anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. Practical Laboratory Medicine. 31. e00290–e00290. 3 indexed citations
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Laubscher, Florian, Samuel Cordey, Alex Friedlaender, et al.. (2021). SARS-CoV-2 Evolution among Oncological Population: In-Depth Virological Analysis of a Clinical Cohort. Microorganisms. 9(10). 2145–2145. 2 indexed citations
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Jacquérioz, Frédérique, Stéphanie Baggio, Angèle Gayet‐Ageron, et al.. (2021). Development and validation of the OUTCoV score to predict the risk of hospitalisation among patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection in ambulatory settings: a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open. 11(6). e044242–e044242. 6 indexed citations
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Gétaz, Laurent, et al.. (2019). Epidemiology of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in Bolivian patients at high risk of complications. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 13(1). e0007028–e0007028. 28 indexed citations
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Wolff, Hans, et al.. (2018). Rapid diagnostic testing to improve access to screening for syphilis in prison. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5 indexed citations
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Wolff, Hans, et al.. (2018). Syphilis, human immunodeficiency virus, herpes genital and hepatitis B in a women's prison in Cochabamba, Bolivia: prevalence and risk factors. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12 indexed citations
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Gétaz, Laurent, Alejandra Casillas, Claire‐Anne Siegrist, et al.. (2018). Hepatitis B prevalence, risk factors, infection awareness and disease knowledge among inmates: a cross-sectional study in Switzerland's largest pre-trial prison.. PubMed. 8(2). 20407–20407. 12 indexed citations
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Wolff, Hans, François Chappuis, Pedro Albajar-Viñas, et al.. (2018). Coinfections between Persistent Parasitic Neglected Tropical Diseases and Viral Infections among Prisoners from Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2018. 1–10. 9 indexed citations
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Baggio, Stéphanie, et al.. (2018). Lack of health insurance among juvenile offenders: a predictor of inappropriate healthcare use and reincarceration?. Public Health. 166. 25–33. 11 indexed citations
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Gétaz, Laurent, et al.. (2017). Congenital syphilis in 2 children in a Bolivian prison.. PubMed. 19(3). 98–100. 3 indexed citations
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Jackson, Yves, Isabelle Arm‐Vernez, Anne Mauris, et al.. (2016). Prevalence of chronic infections and susceptibility to measles and varicella-zoster virus in Latin American immigrants. Infectious Diseases of Poverty. 5(1). 41–41. 7 indexed citations
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Wolff, Hans, Alejandra Casillas, Thomas Perneger, et al.. (2016). Self-harm and overcrowding among prisoners in Geneva, Switzerland. International Journal of Prisoner Health. 12(1). 39–44. 15 indexed citations
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Gétaz, Laurent, et al.. (2016). Hepatitis A immunity and region-of-origin in a Swiss prison. International Journal of Prisoner Health. 12(2). 98–105. 4 indexed citations
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Chappuis, François, et al.. (2014). Strongyloïdiase: corticothérapie et dermite linéaire prurigineuse. Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva). 1 indexed citations
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Gétaz, Laurent, François Chappuis, Hans Wolff, et al.. (2014). Maladies tropicales persistantes chez les migrants. Revue Médicale Suisse. 10(425). 827–832.
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Wolff, Hans & Laurent Gétaz. (2012). Grève de la faim et alimentation forcée: enjeux thérapeutiques et éthiques. Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva). 1 indexed citations
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Gétaz, Laurent, et al.. (2011). Une morsure de serpent venimeux : une mort sûre ?. Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva).
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Gétaz, Laurent, et al.. (2010). Jeûne de [b]protestation[/b] et alimentation forcée : relevé de pratiques historiques. Revue Médicale Suisse. 6(273). 2313–2318. 1 indexed citations
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Gétaz, Laurent, Hans Wolff, Anne Mauris, et al.. (2010). Prevalence, Clinical Staging and Risk for Blood-Borne Transmission of Chagas Disease among Latin American Migrants in Geneva, Switzerland. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 4(2). e592–e592. 84 indexed citations

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