Nizam Damani

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Nizam Damani is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nizam Damani has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Infectious Diseases, 5 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and 5 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Nizam Damani's work include Infection Control in Healthcare (7 papers), Nosocomial Infections in ICU (5 papers) and Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (3 papers). Nizam Damani is often cited by papers focused on Infection Control in Healthcare (7 papers), Nosocomial Infections in ICU (5 papers) and Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (3 papers). Nizam Damani collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Switzerland and Australia. Nizam Damani's co-authors include Julie Storr, Benedetta Allegranzi, Joanna Verran, A.P. Gibb, R Brady, Emine Alp, Walter Zingg, Anthony Twyman, Lesley Price and M. Lindsay Grayson and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Journal of Medical Microbiology and Journal of Hospital Infection.

In The Last Decade

Nizam Damani

24 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Core components for effective infection prevention and control programmes: new WHO evidence-based recommendations

2017 334 citations Julie Storr, Anthony Twyman et al. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nizam Damani United Kingdom	11	692	230	205	164	159	27	1.1k
Claire Kilpatrick Switzerland	17	607 0.9×	222 1.0×	177 0.9×	123 0.8×	198 1.2×	75	1.1k
Annette Jeanes United Kingdom	17	758 1.1×	119 0.5×	285 1.4×	101 0.6×	132 0.8×	50	1.1k
Carmen Lúcia Pessoa-Silva Switzerland	11	739 1.1×	143 0.6×	377 1.8×	132 0.8×	99 0.6×	18	1.3k
Janet P. Haas United States	16	717 1.0×	103 0.4×	291 1.4×	127 0.8×	79 0.5×	24	1.1k
Thea Daha Netherlands	4	765 1.1×	144 0.6×	338 1.6×	96 0.6×	106 0.7×	4	977
Moi Lin Ling Singapore	23	576 0.8×	255 1.1×	200 1.0×	143 0.9×	85 0.5×	68	1.7k
Lisa Pineles United States	25	793 1.1×	411 1.8×	209 1.0×	153 0.9×	203 1.3×	95	1.7k
Katherine Ellingson United States	24	831 1.2×	136 0.6×	261 1.3×	171 1.0×	156 1.0×	63	1.8k
Ermira Tartari Switzerland	15	481 0.7×	170 0.7×	162 0.8×	68 0.4×	112 0.7×	63	923
Philip L. Russo Australia	25	578 0.8×	180 0.8×	240 1.2×	258 1.6×	291 1.8×	113	1.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nizam Damani

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Damani, Nizam. (2019). Manual of Infection Prevention and Control. Oxford University Press eBooks. 10 indexed citations

Storr, Julie, Anthony Twyman, Walter Zingg, et al.. (2017). Core components for effective infection prevention and control programmes: new WHO evidence-based recommendations. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. 6(1). 6–6. 334 indexed citations breakdown →

Popp, Walter, et al.. (2015). Global practices related to handling of faeces and urine in hospitals - results of an International Federation of Infection Control (IFIC) survey. OAR@UM (University of Malta). 1 indexed citations

Alp, Emine & Nizam Damani. (2015). Healthcare-associated infections in Intensive Care Units: epidemiology and infection control in low-to-middle income countries. The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries. 9(10). 1040–1045. 77 indexed citations

Wallace, Sarah J. & Nizam Damani. (2013). O022: Development of an electronic dashboard to assist surveillance. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. 2(S1). 1 indexed citations

Damani, Nizam. (2012). Surveillance of health care associated infections in low to middle resource countries. International journal of infection control. 8(4). 1 indexed citations

Damani, Nizam. (2012). Surveillance of health care associated infections in low to middle resource countries. International journal of infection control. 8(4).

Damani, Nizam. (2012). Manual of Infection Prevention and Control. Occupational Medicine. 62(4). 311–312. 5 indexed citations

Damani, Nizam, et al.. (2011). C. difficile associated diarrhoea-don’t blame community or norovirus. BMC Proceedings. 5(S6). 1 indexed citations

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Damani, Nizam, et al.. (2009). Infection Control at a Government Hospital in Pakistan. International journal of infection control. 5(1). 7 indexed citations

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Brady, R, Joanna Verran, Nizam Damani, & A.P. Gibb. (2009). Review of mobile communication devices as potential reservoirs of nosocomial pathogens. Journal of Hospital Infection. 71(4). 295–300. 179 indexed citations

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Baqi, Shehla, Nizam Damani, Sharaf Ali Shah, & Rafiq Khanani. (2009). Infection Control at a Government Hospital in Pakistan. 5(1). 11 indexed citations

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Damani, Nizam. (2008). Surveillance in Countries with Limited Resources. International journal of infection control. 4(1). 6 indexed citations

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Damani, Nizam. (2008). Surveillance in Countries with Limited Resources. International journal of infection control. 4(1). 6 indexed citations

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Damani, Nizam. (2007). Simple measures save lives: An approach to infection control in countries with limited resources. Journal of Hospital Infection. 65. 151–154. 27 indexed citations

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Damani, Nizam. (2006). Communicable Disease Control Handbook second edition. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 6(11). 697–697. 2 indexed citations

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Patrick, Sheila, Linda Stewart, Nizam Damani, et al.. (1995). Immunological detection of Bacteroides fragilis in clinical samples. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 43(2). 99–109. 22 indexed citations

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Burnie, J., et al.. (1991). Hospital outbreaks with yeasts. Journal of Hospital Infection. 18. 237–249. 29 indexed citations

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Damani, Nizam & C.H. Webb. (1988). Torulopsis glabrata fungaemia.. PubMed. 57(2). 220–3. 5 indexed citations

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Damani, Nizam & Aaron Chin. (1985). Pseudomonas aeruginosa and whirlpools. BMJ. 290(6478). 1354.1–1354. 1 indexed citations

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