Rebecca Katz

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
111 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Rebecca Katz is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, General Health Professions and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Rebecca Katz has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Infectious Diseases, 29 papers in General Health Professions and 28 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Rebecca Katz's work include Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (42 papers), Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (27 papers) and Zoonotic diseases and public health (18 papers). Rebecca Katz is often cited by papers focused on Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (42 papers), Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (27 papers) and Zoonotic diseases and public health (18 papers). Rebecca Katz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Rebecca Katz's co-authors include Lawrence O. Gostin, Alexandra Phelan, Julie E. Fischer, Matthew R Boyce, Claire J. Standley, Erin M. Sorrell, Larissa May, Ellie Graeden, Scott J.N. McNabb and Scott F. Dowell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Rebecca Katz

102 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

The Novel Coronavirus Ori... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 250 500 750
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.

  1. The Novel Coronavirus Originating in Wuhan, China
    2020 800 citations Alexandra Phelan, Rebecca Katz et al. JAMA profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rebecca Katz United States 22 1.1k 560 354 351 343 111 2.5k
Alexandra Phelan United States 17 929 0.8× 240 0.4× 279 0.8× 328 0.9× 353 1.0× 58 2.3k
Rafaël Van den Bergh Belgium 31 947 0.8× 467 0.8× 564 1.6× 226 0.6× 178 0.5× 139 4.0k
Anita Heywood Australia 30 767 0.7× 582 1.0× 299 0.8× 404 1.2× 508 1.5× 108 3.1k
Paul Simon United States 32 867 0.8× 804 1.4× 708 2.0× 258 0.7× 115 0.3× 122 2.9k
Yik Ying Teo Singapore 24 687 0.6× 197 0.4× 238 0.7× 165 0.5× 412 1.2× 62 2.9k
Sharif Ismail United Kingdom 23 763 0.7× 187 0.3× 415 1.2× 113 0.3× 252 0.7× 60 1.8k
James P. Phillips United States 7 453 0.4× 307 0.5× 734 2.1× 560 1.6× 203 0.6× 22 2.6k
Juliet Bedford United Kingdom 14 633 0.6× 202 0.4× 257 0.7× 368 1.0× 537 1.6× 37 2.1k
Huan Zhou China 23 782 0.7× 216 0.4× 404 1.1× 207 0.6× 367 1.1× 109 2.9k
Ludovic Revéiz United States 33 650 0.6× 1.2k 2.1× 614 1.7× 180 0.5× 97 0.3× 145 3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Rebecca Katz

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rebecca Katz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rebecca Katz

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zimmerman, Ryan D., et al.. (2025). Global patterns in access and benefit-sharing: a comprehensive review of national policies. BMJ Public Health. 3(1). e001800–e001800. 1 indexed citations
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Talwar, Amish, Md. Abu Sayeed, Tambri Housen, Rebecca Katz, & Martyn Kirk. (2025). Barriers and facilitators of infectious disease outbreak reporting: a One Health scoping review. PubMed. 7(1). 35–35.
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Graeden, Ellie, et al.. (2024). Core components of infectious disease outbreak response. 3. 100030–100030. 2 indexed citations
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Talwar, Amish, Rebecca Katz, Martyn Kirk, & Tambri Housen. (2024). Investigating the barriers and enablers to outbreak reporting in the Asia-Pacific region: A mixed-methods study protocol. PLoS ONE. 19(8). e0300077–e0300077.
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Katz, Rebecca & Devi Sridhar. (2024). A decision-making tree for policy responses to a pathogen with pandemic potential. Nature Medicine. 30(2). 327–329. 5 indexed citations
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Carlson, Colin J., Matthew R Boyce, Margaret M. Dunne, et al.. (2023). The World Health Organization’s Disease Outbreak News: A retrospective database. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). e0001083–e0001083. 16 indexed citations
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Boyce, Matthew R, et al.. (2023). Financing global health security: estimating the costs of pandemic preparedness in Global Fund eligible countries. BMJ Global Health. 8(1). e008960–e008960. 2 indexed citations
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Halabi, Sam, Michelle Rourke, & Rebecca Katz. (2021). The Effect of Proprietary and Attribution Claims on Data Sharing During Infectious Disease Emergencies. Griffith Research Online (Griffith University, Queensland, Australia). 23(2). 203–226. 1 indexed citations
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Brett-Major, David M., et al.. (2021). How are healthcare provider systems preparing for health emergency situations?. World Medical & Health Policy. 14(1). 102–120. 8 indexed citations
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Phelan, Alexandra, Rebecca Katz, & Lawrence O. Gostin. (2020). The Novel Coronavirus Originating in Wuhan, China. JAMA. 323(8). 709–709. 800 indexed citations breakdown →
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Phelan, Alexandra, Rebecca Katz, & Lawrence O. Gostin. (2020). The Novel Coronavirus Originating in Wuhan, China: Challenges for Global Health Governance. eYLS (Yale Law School). 128 indexed citations
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Halabi, Sam, Rebecca Katz, & Amanda McClelland. (2020). International Institutions and Ebola Response: Learning from the 2017 Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Saint Louis University law journal. 64(1). 6. 2 indexed citations
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Halabi, Sam, Michelle Rourke, Gian Luca Burci, & Rebecca Katz. (2020). The Nagoya Protocol and the Legal Structure of Global Biogenomic Research. eYLS (Yale Law School). 45(1). 133–190. 2 indexed citations
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Katz, Rebecca, et al.. (2019). Tracking the Flow of Funds in Global Health Security. EcoHealth. 16(2). 298–305. 5 indexed citations
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Boyce, Matthew R, Rebecca Katz, & Claire J. Standley. (2019). Risk Factors for Infectious Diseases in Urban Environments of Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Critical Appraisal of Evidence. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 4(4). 123–123. 48 indexed citations
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Katz, Rebecca, et al.. (2019). Local Decision Making for Implementing Social Distancing in Response to Outbreaks. Public Health Reports. 134(2). 150–154. 19 indexed citations
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Katz, Rebecca, et al.. (2018). Enhancing Public–Private Cooperation in Epidemic Preparedness and Response. World Medical & Health Policy. 10(4). 420–425. 8 indexed citations
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Katz, Rebecca, et al.. (2009). Domestic understanding of the international health regulations. Public Health Reports. 1 indexed citations

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