Michael Libman

9.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
140 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Michael Libman is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Libman has authored 140 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 46 papers in Epidemiology and 41 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Michael Libman's work include Travel-related health issues (31 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (15 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (13 papers). Michael Libman is often cited by papers focused on Travel-related health issues (31 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (15 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (13 papers). Michael Libman collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. Michael Libman's co-authors include Matthew Oughton, Vivian G. Loo, Anne–Marie Bourgault, Pierre René, Cédric P. Yansouni, André Dascal, Mark A. Miller, Charles Frenette, Thomas J. Hudson and Louise Poirier and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Michael Libman

137 papers receiving 5.8k 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.

A Predominantly Clonal Multi-Institutional Outbreak ofClostridium difficile–Associated Diarrhea with High Morbidity and Mortality

2005 1.6k citations Michael Libman et al. profile →
Diagnosis and Treatment of Leishmaniasis: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH)

2016 270 citations Michael Libman et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Libman Canada	33	3.0k	2.3k	1.6k	610	556	140	6.0k
Helena C. Maltezou Greece	46	2.9k 1.0×	2.1k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	472 0.8×	279 0.5×	234	6.5k
Robert A. Salata United States	49	3.7k 1.2×	2.5k 1.1×	981 0.6×	528 0.9×	812 1.5×	239	8.3k
Gordon E. Schutze United States	39	1.5k 0.5×	2.8k 1.2×	1.1k 0.7×	312 0.5×	439 0.8×	148	5.2k
P. Dellamonica France	42	3.8k 1.3×	2.6k 1.1×	783 0.5×	283 0.5×	587 1.1×	333	7.0k
Andy I. M. Hoepelman Netherlands	53	4.1k 1.4×	5.3k 2.3×	817 0.5×	427 0.7×	759 1.4×	255	10.5k
Robert S. Heyderman United Kingdom	51	3.3k 1.1×	4.3k 1.8×	1.5k 1.0×	205 0.3×	695 1.3×	309	11.1k
Martin P. Grobusch Netherlands	45	2.7k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	3.7k 2.3×	1.3k 2.2×	544 1.0×	402	8.3k
Gwendolyn L. Gilbert Australia	47	2.3k 0.8×	4.6k 2.0×	1.9k 1.2×	373 0.6×	811 1.5×	344	9.5k
James Meek United States	31	3.2k 1.1×	2.4k 1.1×	624 0.4×	907 1.5×	618 1.1×	87	4.8k
Alessandro Bartoloni Italy	42	2.4k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	857 1.4×	552 1.0×	285	5.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Libman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Libman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Libman

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Huits, Ralph, et al.. (2025). Measles importations by international travelers, GeoSentinel 2019–2025. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease. 67. 102885–102885.

Guagliardo, Sarah Anne J., Teresa Smith, Davidson H. Hamer, et al.. (2024). Analysis of Monkeypox Virus Exposures and Lesions by Anatomic Site. Emerging infectious diseases. 30(11). 2381–2384. 1 indexed citations

Caya, Chelsea, Ameeta E. Singh, Bouchra Serhir, et al.. (2024). The population-level impact of introducing rapid diagnostic tests on syphilis transmission in Canadian arctic communities – a mathematical modeling study. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas. 37. 100845–100845. 2 indexed citations

Tozan, Yeşim, Émilie Javelle, Philippe Gautret, et al.. (2023). Impact, healthcare utilization and costs of travel-associated mosquito-borne diseases in international travellers: a prospective study. Journal of Travel Medicine. 30(7). 14 indexed citations

Libman, Michael, et al.. (2023). Intravenous Liposomal Amphotericin B Efficacy and Safety for Cutaneous and Mucosal Leishmaniasis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 10(7). ofad348–ofad348. 5 indexed citations

Miller, Charles M., Davidson H. Hamer, Phyllis E. Kozarsky, et al.. (2023). Travel-Related Diagnoses Among U.S. Nonmigrant Travelers or Migrants Presenting to U.S. GeoSentinel Sites — GeoSentinel Network, 2012–2021. PubMed. 72(7). 1–22. 11 indexed citations

Barkati, Sapha, et al.. (2022). Strongyloides stercoralis prevalence in solid-organ and haematopoietic stem cell transplant candidates and recipients: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. BMJ Open. 12(8). e057649–e057649. 3 indexed citations

Barkati, Sapha, Christina Greenaway, & Michael Libman. (2021). Strongyloidiasis in immunocompromised migrants to non-endemic countries in the era of COVID-19: what is the role for presumptive ivermectin?. Journal of Travel Medicine. 29(1). 9 indexed citations

Gebretekle, Gebremedhin Beedemariam, Damen Haile Mariam, Stephen Mac, et al.. (2021). Cost–utility analysis of antimicrobial stewardship programme at a tertiary teaching hospital in Ethiopia. BMJ Open. 11(12). e047515–e047515. 12 indexed citations

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Libman, Michael, et al.. (2021). Intravenous liposomal amphotericin B efficacy and safety for cutaneous and mucosal leishmaniasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. BMJ Open. 11(6). e045707–e045707. 5 indexed citations

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Cheng, Matthew P., Cédric P. Yansouni, Nicole E. Basta, et al.. (2020). Serodiagnostics for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome–Related Coronavirus 2. Annals of Internal Medicine. 173(6). 450–460. 91 indexed citations

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Gautret, Philippe, Kristina M Angelo, Hilmir Ásgeirsson, et al.. (2018). Rabies post-exposure prophylaxis started during or after travel: A GeoSentinel analysis. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 12(11). e0006951–e0006951. 30 indexed citations

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Lawandi, Alexander, Cédric P. Yansouni, Michael Libman, et al.. (2018). A 9-Year-Old Female With a Cough and Cavitary Lung Lesion. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 69(4). 705–708. 2 indexed citations

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Gebretekle, Gebremedhin Beedemariam, Damen Haile Mariam, Workeabeba Abebe, et al.. (2018). Opportunities and barriers to implementing antibiotic stewardship in low and middle-income countries: Lessons from a mixed-methods study in a tertiary care hospital in Ethiopia. PLoS ONE. 13(12). e0208447–e0208447. 81 indexed citations

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Barkati, Sapha, Bruno Gottstein, Norbert Müller, et al.. (2018). First Human Case of Metacestode Infection Caused byVersteriasp. in a Kidney Transplant Recipient. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 68(4). 680–683. 10 indexed citations

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Sampasa‐Kanyinga, Hugues, Benoît Lévesque, Suzanne Côté, et al.. (2012). Zoonotic Infections in Native Communities of James Bay, Canada. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 12(6). 473–481. 21 indexed citations

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Kramer, Michael S., Susan R. Kahn, Robert W. Platt, et al.. (2009). Mid-trimester maternal plasma cytokines and CRP as predictors of spontaneous preterm birth. Cytokine. 49(1). 10–14. 35 indexed citations

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Libman, Michael, Michael S. Kramer, & Robert W. Platt. (2006). Comparison of Gram and Kopeloff stains in the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 54(3). 197–201. 15 indexed citations

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Tagalakis, Vicky, Susan R. Kahn, Michael Libman, & Mark Blostein. (2002). The epidemiology of peripheral vein infusion thrombophlebitis: a critical review. The American Journal of Medicine. 113(2). 146–151. 201 indexed citations

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Kramer, Michael S., Lise Goulet, John E. Lydon, et al.. (2001). Socio‐economic disparities in preterm birth: causal pathways and mechanisms. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 15(s2). 104–123. 266 indexed citations

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