Omar Syarif

492 total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 218 citations indexed

About

Omar Syarif is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Omar Syarif has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 218 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Infectious Diseases, 5 papers in Epidemiology and 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Omar Syarif's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (6 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (5 papers) and Sex work and related issues (4 papers). Omar Syarif is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (6 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (5 papers) and Sex work and related issues (4 papers). Omar Syarif collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Denmark. Omar Syarif's co-authors include Wafaa El‐Sadr, Luisa Frescura, Peter Godfrey‐Faussett, Peter D. Ghys, Vuyiseka Dubula, Georgina Caswell, Solange Baptiste, David Barr, Katherine B. Rucinski and Sarah M. Murray and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, PLoS Medicine and AIDS and Behavior.

In The Last Decade

Omar Syarif

4 papers receiving 215 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.

Achieving the 95 95 95 targets for all: A pathway to ending AIDS

2022 198 citations Luisa Frescura, Peter Godfrey‐Faussett et al. PLoS ONE profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Omar Syarif United States	4	179	104	65	55	32	7	218
Dennis Onotu Nigeria	9	156 0.9×	106 1.0×	78 1.2×	58 1.1×	17 0.5×	17	258
Rogers Ajeh United States	10	149 0.8×	117 1.1×	74 1.1×	34 0.6×	34 1.1×	34	247
Luisa Frescura Switzerland	6	254 1.4×	165 1.6×	86 1.3×	65 1.2×	35 1.1×	10	309
Erika Castellanos United States	6	244 1.4×	141 1.4×	73 1.1×	56 1.0×	54 1.7×	16	288
Kimberly A. Nucifora United States	11	232 1.3×	158 1.5×	91 1.4×	50 0.9×	30 0.9×	23	321
Karim Diop Senegal	5	271 1.5×	127 1.2×	53 0.8×	99 1.8×	42 1.3×	13	300
Sarah Robbins Scott China	10	153 0.9×	174 1.7×	62 1.0×	44 0.8×	26 0.8×	27	300
Emma C. Spencer United States	9	169 0.9×	111 1.1×	65 1.0×	44 0.8×	24 0.8×	28	217
Dorah Bokaba South Africa	4	260 1.5×	135 1.3×	63 1.0×	128 2.3×	29 0.9×	5	279
Htun Nyunt Oo Myanmar	10	257 1.4×	140 1.3×	55 0.8×	111 2.0×	31 1.0×	39	299

Countries citing papers authored by Omar Syarif

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Fields of papers citing papers by Omar Syarif

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Omar Syarif

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

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7 of 7 papers shown

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Rao, Amrita, Carrie Lyons, Gnilane Turpin, et al.. (2025). Experiences of Disclosure, Resilience and Viral Suppression among People Living with HIV in Ghana. AIDS and Behavior. 29(6). 1729–1737.

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Wolfe, Anita L., Gnilane Turpin, Omar Syarif, et al.. (2025). Characterising the effects of displacement on gender-based violence among women living with HIV in Ukraine: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Global Health. 10(5). e016478–e016478.

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Baral, Stefan, et al.. (2023). There is no path to ending AIDS by 2030 without improving human rights. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 26(12). e26197–e26197.

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Turpin, Gnilane, Omar Syarif, Laurel Sprague, et al.. (2023). Characterizing the Relationship between HIV Peer Support Groups and Internalized Stigma Among People Living with HIV in Nigeria. AIDS and Behavior. 28(3). 1068–1076. 3 indexed citations

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Lyons, Carrie, Christine Bourey, Omar Syarif, et al.. (2022). Global assessment of existing HIV and key population stigma indicators: A data mapping exercise to inform country-level stigma measurement. PLoS Medicine. 19(2). e1003914–e1003914. 5 indexed citations

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Frescura, Luisa, et al.. (2022). Achieving the 95 95 95 targets for all: A pathway to ending AIDS. PLoS ONE. 17(8). e0272405–e0272405. 198 indexed citations breakdown →

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Caswell, Georgina, et al.. (2021). The continuing role of communities affected by HIV in sustained engagement in health and rights. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 24(S3). e25724–e25724. 12 indexed citations

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