Paul Fine

19.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
195 papers, 12.6k citations indexed

About

Paul Fine is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Fine has authored 195 papers receiving a total of 12.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 134 papers in Infectious Diseases, 77 papers in Epidemiology and 40 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Paul Fine's work include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (76 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (36 papers) and Leprosy Research and Treatment (35 papers). Paul Fine is often cited by papers focused on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (76 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (36 papers) and Leprosy Research and Treatment (35 papers). Paul Fine collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Malawi and United States. Paul Fine's co-authors include JACQUELINE A CLARKSON, Emilia Vynnycky, Amelia C. Crampin, Sian Floyd, Judith R. Glynn, Peter G. Smith, Laura C. Rodrigues, J. M. Pönnighaus, Jonathan A C Sterne and B. Grab and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Paul Fine

195 papers receiving 12.0k 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.

Variation in protection by BCG: implications of and for heterologous immunity

1995 1.0k citations Paul Fine profile →
Protection by BCG Vaccine Against Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

2013 656 citations Paul Fine, Peter G. Smith et al. profile →
Herd Immunity: History, Theory, Practice

1993 619 citations Paul Fine profile →

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Fine

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All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Population Immunity and Polio Eradication 2024 ·Pathogens ·Paul Fine	2
2	Elimination of leprosy redefined as “interruption of transmission” – still many challenges 2023 ·Leprosy Review ·Paul Fine	2
3	Leprosy in Sri Lanka: Epidemiological trends between 1985–2021 2023 ·Leprosy Review ·Millawage Supun Dilara Wijesinghe, (unknown), Paul Fine	2
4	Seroepidemiology and Carriage of Diphtheria in Epidemic-Prone Area and Implications for Vaccination Policy, Vietnam 2023 ·Emerging infectious diseases ·Noriko Kitamura, (unknown), Mei Hung, (unknown), (unknown), Thao T. Le, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Masaaki Iwaki, Mitsutoshi Senoh, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Duc-Anh Dang, Michiko Toizumi, Paul Fine, (unknown), Lay‐Myint Yoshida	5
5	The seroprevalence, waning rate, and protective duration of anti-diphtheria toxoid IgG antibody in Nha Trang, Vietnam 2022 ·International Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Noriko Kitamura, (unknown), Thao T. Le, (unknown), Tansy Edwards, Lina Madaniyazi, (unknown), Hung Thai, Duc-Anh Dang, Michiko Toizumi, Paul Fine, Lay‐Myint Yoshida	6
6	Autochthonous leprosy in Spain: Has the transmission of Mycobacterium leprae stopped? 2020 ·PLoS neglected tropical diseases ·Inés Suárez‐García, Diana Gómez‐Barroso, Paul Fine	6
7	Impact of foot-and-mouth disease on milk production on a large-scale dairy farm in Kenya 2015 ·Preventive Veterinary Medicine ·Nicholas A. Lyons, Neâl Alexander, Katharina D.C. Stärk, (unknown), Keith Sumption, Andrew James, Jonathan Rushton, Paul Fine	33
8	Risk of infection in patients with lymphoma receiving rituximab: systematic review and meta-analysis 2011 ·BMC Medicine ·Simone Lanini, Aoife Molloy, Paul Fine, A. G. Prentice, Giuseppe Ippolito, Christopher C. Kibbler	74
9	Epidemiological studies of the ‘non‐specific effects’ of vaccines: I – data collection in observational studies 2009 ·Tropical Medicine & International Health ·Paul Fine, Thomas N. Williams, Peter Aaby, Karin Källander, Lawrence H. Moulton, Katie L. Flanagan, Peter G. Smith, Christine Stabell Benn, (unknown)	24
10	Ascertainment of childhood vaccination histories in northern Malawi 2008 ·Tropical Medicine & International Health ·Andreas Jahn, Sian Floyd, Venance Mwinuka, Johnbosco Mwafilaso, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Amelia C. Crampin, K Branson, Nuala McGrath, Paul Fine	35
11	Mapping of a Novel Susceptibility Locus Suggests a Role for MC3R and CTSZ in Human Tuberculosis 2008 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Graham Cooke, Sarah J. Campbell, Steve Bennett, Christian Lienhardt, Keith P. W. J. McAdam, Giorgio Sirugo, Oumou Younoussa Sow, Per Gustafson, (unknown), Paul D. van Helden, Paul Fine, Eileen G. Hoal, Adrian V. S. Hill	61
12	Emergence of a Three Codon Deletion in gag p17 in HIV Type 1 Subtype C Long-Term Survivors, and General Population Spread 2006 ·AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses ·Grace P. McCormack, Judith R. Glynn, Jonathan P. Clewley, Amelia C. Crampin, Simon Travers, Niamh E. Redmond, Thomas Keane, (unknown), (unknown), Paul Fine	5
13	Time delays between patient and laboratory selectively affect accuracy of helminth diagnosis 2006 ·Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ·Russell Dacombe, Amelia C. Crampin, Sian Floyd, (unknown), (unknown), Q. D. Bickle, Paul Fine	98
14	Environmental mycobacteria in northern Malawi: implications for the epidemiology of tuberculosis and leprosy 2001 ·Epidemiology and Infection ·Paul Fine, Sian Floyd, J.L. Stanford, (unknown), (unknown), Steven D. Chaguluka, David K Warndorff, Peter Jenkins, M.D. Yates, J. M. Pönnighaus	58
15	Interpreting DNA fingerprint clusters of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. European Concerted Action on Molecular Epidemiology and Control of Tuberculosis. 1999 ·PubMed ·Judith R. Glynn, Jeanett Bauer, Annette S. de Boer, Martien W. Borgdorff, Paul Fine, Peter Godfrey‐Faussett, Emilia Vynnycky	92
16	The effect of heterologous immunity upon the apparent efficacy of (e.g. BCG) vaccines 1998 ·Vaccine ·Paul Fine, Emilia Vynnycky	42
17	The long-term dynamics of tuberculosis and other diseases with long serial intervals: implications of and for changing reproduction numbers 1998 ·Epidemiology and Infection ·Emilia Vynnycky, Paul Fine	48
18	The impact of HIV on morbidity and mortality from tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa: a study of rural Malawi and review of the literature 1997 ·ANU Open Research (Australian National University) ·Judith R. Glynn, David K Warndorff, Paul Fine, (unknown), (unknown), J. M. Pönnighaus	8
19	Household and Dwelling Contact as Risk Factors for Leprosy in Northern Malawi 1997 ·American Journal of Epidemiology ·Paul Fine, (unknown), J. M. Pönnighaus, Lyn Bliss, J Saul, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	140
20	Segregation and Linkage Analyses of 72 Leprosy Pedigrees 1985 ·Human Heredity ·Robert W. Haile, Lennart Iselius, Paul Fine, Newton E. Morton	32

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