Michael Merson

9.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
106 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Michael Merson is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Endocrinology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Merson has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Infectious Diseases, 22 papers in Endocrinology and 21 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Michael Merson's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (20 papers), Vibrio bacteria research studies (15 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (14 papers). Michael Merson is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (20 papers), Vibrio bacteria research studies (15 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (14 papers). Michael Merson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Bangladesh and Switzerland. Michael Merson's co-authors include John Snyder, Debara L. Tucci, Blake S. Wilson, K. Srinath Reddy, Mario H. Rodrı́guez, T. Christopher Bond, Jeffrey P. Koplan, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Judith N. Wasserheit and Paul A. Blake and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Michael Merson

102 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.

Towards a common definition of global health

2009 859 citations Michael Merson et al. The Lancet profile →
The magnitude of the global problem of acute diarrhoeal disease: a review of active surveillance data.

1982 705 citations Michael Merson et al. profile →
Disease Caused by a Marine Vibrio

1979 491 citations Michael Merson et al. profile →
Global hearing health care: new findings and perspectives

2017 387 citations Michael Merson et al. The Lancet profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Merson United States	39	1.8k	1.6k	1.4k	1.1k	784	106	6.6k
Michael Gracey Australia	38	1.1k 0.6×	938 0.6×	848 0.6×	1.5k 1.3×	1.4k 1.8×	257	7.6k
Manfred S. Green Israel	49	1.7k 1.0×	708 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	879 0.8×	659 0.8×	309	9.6k
Jonathan P. Winickoff United States	46	635 0.3×	733 0.5×	1.6k 1.1×	978 0.9×	204 0.3×	185	7.2k
Gerald T. Keusch United States	55	4.5k 2.5×	3.7k 2.4×	873 0.6×	322 0.3×	1.1k 1.5×	243	10.3k
Michael G. Baker New Zealand	50	2.9k 1.6×	308 0.2×	2.0k 1.4×	895 0.8×	210 0.3×	340	9.0k
Robert Steffen Switzerland	54	2.8k 1.5×	1.1k 0.7×	6.0k 4.2×	320 0.3×	169 0.2×	259	10.4k
Aldo Â. M. Lima Brazil	53	4.2k 2.3×	1.2k 0.7×	495 0.3×	537 0.5×	3.8k 4.8×	255	9.8k
Brecht Devleesschauwer Belgium	42	2.4k 1.3×	746 0.5×	1.7k 1.2×	691 0.6×	663 0.8×	279	11.0k
David L. Swerdlow United States	59	7.1k 3.9×	3.3k 2.1×	1.3k 0.9×	386 0.3×	577 0.7×	188	16.0k
Michael Emch United States	40	854 0.5×	844 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	425 0.4×	726 0.9×	189	5.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Merson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Merson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Merson

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20 of 20 papers shown

Fontaine, Olivier, et al.. (2019). Evolution of the World Health Organization’s programmatic actions to control diarrheal diseases. Journal of Global Health. 9(2). 20802–20802. 10 indexed citations

Batson, Amie, Michael Merson, & Victor J. Dzau. (2017). Innovating through “interesting times” in global health. The Lancet. 390(10106). e33–e34.

Bartlett, John, et al.. (2017). Partnership Conference. Annals of Global Health. 83(3-4). 630–630. 1 indexed citations

Merson, Michael, Robert E. Black, & Anne Mills. (2011). Global Health: Diseases, Programs, Systems, and Policies. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 66 indexed citations

Dzau, Victor J., D. Clay Ackerly, Michael Merson, et al.. (2009). The role of academic health science systems in the transformation of medicine. The Lancet. 375(9718). 949–953. 105 indexed citations

Kerndt, Peter R., Robert Dubrow, Getahun Aynalem, et al.. (2009). Strategies Used in the Detection of Acute/Early HIV Infections. The NIMH Multisite Acute HIV Infection Study: I. AIDS and Behavior. 13(6). 1037–1045. 27 indexed citations

Rosenberg, Alana, et al.. (2007). Government–NGO collaboration and sustainability of orphans and vulnerable children projects in southern Africa. Evaluation and Program Planning. 31(1). 51–60. 46 indexed citations

Merson, Michael. (2006). Uganda's HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Guest Editorial. AIDS and Behavior. 10(4). 333–334. 13 indexed citations

Merson, Michael. (2003). SARS Proved Health is Global Public Good. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine. 13(2). 535–541. 2 indexed citations

10.

Salovey, Peter, Abdelmonem A. Afifi, James C. Coyne, et al.. (2002). . Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. 9(4). 253–265. 5 indexed citations

11.

Merson, Michael, Robert E. Black, & Anne Mills. (2000). International Public Health: Diseases Programs Systems And Policies. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 88 indexed citations

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Dayton, Julia & Michael Merson. (2000). GLOBAL DIMENSIONS OF THE AIDS EPIDEMIC:. Infectious Disease Clinics of North America. 14(4). 791–808. 9 indexed citations

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Merson, Michael, et al.. (1990). Global progress in the control of diarrheal diseases. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 9(5). 345–355. 116 indexed citations

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Black, Robert E., Michael Merson, Philip R. Taylor, et al.. (1981). Glucose vs Sucrose in Oral Rehydration Solutions for Infants and Young Children with Rotavirus-Associated Diarrhea. PEDIATRICS. 67(1). 79–83. 30 indexed citations

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Huq, I., et al.. (1980). Foodborne outbreak of shigellosis caused by an unusual Shigella strain. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 11(4). 337–339. 5 indexed citations

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Ryder, R. W., P. A. Blake, Robert A. Pollard, et al.. (1980). Increase in Antibiotic Resistance among Isolates of Salmonella in the United States, 1967-1975. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 142(4). 485–491. 40 indexed citations

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Merson, Michael, Frits Ørskov, I Orskóv, et al.. (1979). Relationship between enterotoxin production and serotype in enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. Infection and Immunity. 23(2). 325–329. 70 indexed citations

18.

Blake, P. A., et al.. (1977). Type A Botulism From Commercially Canned Beef Stew. Southern Medical Journal. 70(1). 5–7. 9 indexed citations

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Morris, George K., Michael Merson, David A. Sack, et al.. (1976). Laboratory investigation of diarrhea in travelers to Mexico: evaluation of methods for detecting enterotoxigenic Echerichia coli. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 3(5). 486–495. 77 indexed citations

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Hughes, James, et al.. (1975). Food-Borne Disease Outbreaks in the United States, 1973. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 132(2). 224–228. 12 indexed citations

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