Leisa Weld

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Leisa Weld is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Leisa Weld has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 12 papers in Infectious Diseases and 6 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Leisa Weld's work include Travel-related health issues (20 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (10 papers) and Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (6 papers). Leisa Weld is often cited by papers focused on Travel-related health issues (20 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (10 papers) and Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (6 papers). Leisa Weld collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Leisa Weld's co-authors include Frank von Sonnenburg, Martín S. Cetron, David O. Freedman, Phyllis E. Kozarsky, Jay S. Keystone, Prativa Pandey, Tamara L. Fisk, Kevin C. Kain, Eli Schwartz and Joseph Torresi and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Leisa Weld

38 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

Spectrum of Disease and Relation to Place of Exposure among Ill Returned Travelers

2006 708 citations David O. Freedman, Leisa Weld et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leisa Weld United States	30	2.4k	1.3k	586	574	449	38	3.7k
Éric Caumes France	37	1.8k 0.8×	1.6k 1.2×	633 1.1×	826 1.4×	1.5k 3.2×	188	4.4k
Jakob P. Cramer Germany	29	1.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	161 0.3×	411 0.7×	384 0.9×	86	3.0k
Joseph Torresi Australia	43	1.9k 0.8×	1.6k 1.2×	2.3k 4.0×	293 0.5×	2.2k 4.9×	145	5.4k
Jay S. Keystone Canada	35	2.4k 1.0×	1.5k 1.2×	491 0.8×	1.2k 2.1×	395 0.9×	99	4.2k
Christian T. Bautista United States	30	957 0.4×	1.2k 0.9×	149 0.3×	312 0.5×	1.1k 2.5×	105	3.5k
H Whittle Gambia	54	869 0.4×	1.8k 1.4×	1.6k 2.8×	183 0.3×	3.9k 8.8×	138	7.3k
José Muñóz Spain	39	1.9k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	128 0.2×	2.4k 4.2×	2.2k 4.9×	196	5.7k
Celina Maria Turchi Martelli Brazil	35	2.4k 1.0×	2.2k 1.6×	358 0.6×	147 0.3×	1.4k 3.1×	131	4.2k
Melanie J. Newport United Kingdom	37	806 0.3×	3.1k 2.4×	79 0.1×	408 0.7×	2.3k 5.2×	140	6.6k
Mary E. Chamberland United States	32	1.1k 0.5×	2.7k 2.0×	408 0.7×	198 0.3×	1.4k 3.0×	64	5.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leisa Weld

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Warne, Ben, Leisa Weld, Jakob P. Cramer, et al.. (2014). Travel‐Related Infection in European Travelers, EuroTravNet 2011. Journal of Travel Medicine. 21(4). 248–254. 40 indexed citations

Matteelli, Alberto, Patricia Schlagenhauf, Leisa Weld, et al.. (2012). Travel-associated sexually transmitted infections: an observational cross-sectional study of the GeoSentinel surveillance database. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 13(3). 205–213. 47 indexed citations

McCarthy, Anne, Leisa Weld, Elizabeth D. Barnett, et al.. (2012). Spectrum of Illness in International Migrants Seen at GeoSentinel Clinics in 1997–2009, Part 2: Migrants Resettled Internationally and Evaluated for Specific Health Concerns. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 56(7). 925–933. 67 indexed citations

Odolini, Silvia, Philippe Parola, Effrossyni Gkrania‐Klotsas, et al.. (2011). Travel-related imported infections in Europe, EuroTravNet 2009. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 18(5). 468–474. 55 indexed citations

Lederman, Edith, Leisa Weld, Iqbal Elyazar, et al.. (2008). Dermatologic conditions of the ill returned traveler: an analysis from the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 12(6). 593–602. 81 indexed citations

Wilson, Mary, Leisa Weld, Andrea K. Boggild, et al.. (2007). Fever in Returned Travelers: Results from the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 44(12). 1560–1568. 249 indexed citations

Freedman, David O., Leisa Weld, Phyllis E. Kozarsky, et al.. (2006). Spectrum of Disease and Relation to Place of Exposure among Ill Returned Travelers. New England Journal of Medicine. 354(2). 119–130. 708 indexed citations breakdown →

Ericsson, Charles D., Christoph Hatz, Karin Leder, et al.. (2006). Illness in Travelers Visiting Friends and Relatives: A Review of the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 43(9). 1185–1193. 276 indexed citations

Elliott, Julian, D. O’Brien, Karin Leder, et al.. (2006). Imported Plasmodium vivax Malaria: Demographic and Clinical Features in Nonimmune Travelers. Journal of Travel Medicine. 11(4). 213–219. 39 indexed citations

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Khromava, Alena, Rachel B. Eidex, Leisa Weld, et al.. (2005). Yellow fever vaccine: An updated assessment of advanced age as a risk factor for serious adverse events. Vaccine. 23(25). 3256–3263. 143 indexed citations

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Leggat, Peter A., et al.. (2003). Illness in returned travellers presenting at GeoSentinel sites in New Zealand. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 27(1). 82–86. 9 indexed citations

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Leder, Karin, Vijaya Sundararajan, Leisa Weld, et al.. (2003). Respiratory Tract Infections in Travelers: A Review of the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 36(4). 399–406. 72 indexed citations

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Tsai, Theodore F., Bruce C. Cropp, Gwong‐Jen J. Chang, et al.. (2001). Fever and multisystem organ failure associated with 17D-204 yellow fever vaccination: a report of four cases. The Lancet. 358(9276). 98–104. 183 indexed citations

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Miller, Jacqueline, Heather A. Boyd, Sisse Rye Ostrowski, et al.. (2000). Malaria, intestinal parasites, and schistosomiasis among Barawan Somali refugees resettling to the United States: a strategy to reduce morbidity and decrease the risk of imported infections.. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 62(1). 115–121. 50 indexed citations

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Stern, David, Mark Linzer, Patricia O’Sullivan, & Leisa Weld. (1995). Evaluating medical residentsʼ literature-appraisal skills. Academic Medicine. 70(2). 152–4. 47 indexed citations

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Nestel, Penelope, et al.. (1993). Risk Factors Associated with Xerophthalmia in Northern Sudan. Journal of Nutrition. 123(12). 2115–2121. 16 indexed citations

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Georgeson, Steven, Mark Linzer, John L. Griffith, Leisa Weld, & Harry P. Selker. (1992). Acute cardiac ischemia in patients with syncope. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 7(4). 379–386. 21 indexed citations

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Bachinsky, William, Mark Linzer, Leisa Weld, & N.A. Mark Estes. (1992). Usefulness of clinical characteristics in predicting the outcome of electrophysiologic studies in unexplained syncope. The American Journal of Cardiology. 69(12). 1044–1049. 51 indexed citations

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Wazer, David E., Thomas A. DiPetrillo, Rupert Schmidt‐Ullrich, et al.. (1992). Factors influencing cosmetic outcome and complication risk after conservative surgery and radiotherapy for early-stage breast carcinoma.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 10(3). 356–363. 294 indexed citations

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Weld, Leisa, et al.. (1992). Evaluation of the impact of weaning food messages on infant feeding practices and child growth in rural Bangladesh. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 56(6). 994–1003. 53 indexed citations

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