Robert Bos

5.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
23 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Robert Bos is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Bos has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 5 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 4 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Robert Bos's work include Mosquito-borne diseases and control (4 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (3 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (3 papers). Robert Bos is often cited by papers focused on Mosquito-borne diseases and control (4 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (3 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (3 papers). Robert Bos collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Netherlands and United States. Robert Bos's co-authors include Jürg Utzinger, Jennifer Keiser, Marcel Tanner, Peter Steinmann, Fiona Gore, Annette Prüss‐Üstün, Jamie Bartram, Benjamin Speich, Daniel Mäusezahl and Kathrin Ziegelbauer and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, European Heart Journal and The American Journal of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Robert Bos

22 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Schistosomiasis and water resources development: systematic review, meta-analysis, and estimates of people at risk

2006 1.7k citations Peter Steinmann, Jennifer Keiser et al. The Lancet Infectious Diseases profile →
Safer water, better health: costs, benefits and sustainability of interventions to protect and promote health.

2008 604 citations Annette Prüss‐Üstün, Robert Bos et al. World Health Organization eBooks profile →
Effect of Sanitation on Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2012 422 citations Kathrin Ziegelbauer, Benjamin Speich et al. PLoS Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Bos Switzerland	14	1.9k	1.1k	1.0k	885	736	23	3.4k
Annette Olsen Denmark	36	2.4k 1.3×	1.4k 1.3×	797 0.8×	962 1.1×	524 0.7×	118	4.0k
Rachel L. Pullan United Kingdom	34	3.0k 1.6×	1.5k 1.4×	1.9k 1.8×	1.2k 1.4×	1.0k 1.4×	101	5.8k
Melissa Haswell Australia	36	1.5k 0.8×	900 0.8×	778 0.8×	471 0.5×	247 0.3×	102	4.4k
Jacquelin M. Roberts United States	42	2.3k 1.2×	513 0.5×	325 0.3×	535 0.6×	2.2k 3.0×	105	5.7k
Robert H. Gilman United States	35	839 0.4×	188 0.2×	1.1k 1.1×	354 0.4×	544 0.7×	131	4.5k
Rajiv Sarkar India	31	678 0.4×	212 0.2×	872 0.8×	349 0.4×	273 0.4×	92	2.8k
Moses John Chimbari South Africa	27	885 0.5×	629 0.6×	311 0.3×	597 0.7×	613 0.8×	173	2.4k
Peter Steinmann Switzerland	39	4.7k 2.5×	2.9k 2.7×	1.2k 1.2×	1.6k 1.8×	1.2k 1.7×	169	6.9k
Clive Shiff United States	37	1.6k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	879 0.8×	849 1.0×	1.8k 2.4×	125	4.4k
Helmut Kloos United States	41	1.2k 0.6×	759 0.7×	1.0k 1.0×	1.1k 1.3×	607 0.8×	206	4.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Bos

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Bos

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Bos

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bos, Robert. (2024). PFAS raise their ugly head in malaria control: Diverging views on risk substitution. PubMed. 15. 4–4.

Bos, Robert, et al.. (2022). CO2-GOGD Subsurface Analysis in Fractured Carbonate in the Sultanate of Oman. 1 indexed citations

Ziegelbauer, Kathrin, Benjamin Speich, Daniel Mäusezahl, et al.. (2012). Effect of Sanitation on Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLoS Medicine. 9(1). e1001162–e1001162. 422 indexed citations breakdown →

Prüss‐Üstün, Annette, Robert Bos, Fiona Gore, & Jamie Bartram. (2008). Safer water, better health: costs, benefits and sustainability of interventions to protect and promote health.. World Health Organization eBooks. 604 indexed citations breakdown →

Steinmann, Peter, Jennifer Keiser, Robert Bos, Marcel Tanner, & Jürg Utzinger. (2006). Schistosomiasis and water resources development: systematic review, meta-analysis, and estimates of people at risk. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 6(7). 411–425. 1651 indexed citations breakdown →

Bos, Robert. (2006). Health impact assessment and health promotion. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 84(11). 914–915A. 20 indexed citations

Keiser, Jennifer, Márcia C. Castro, Robert Bos, et al.. (2005). EFFECT OF IRRIGATION AND LARGE DAMS ON THE BURDEN OF MALARIA ON A GLOBAL AND REGIONAL SCALE. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 72(4). 392–406. 221 indexed citations

Keiser, Jennifer, Tobias E. Erlanger, Robert Bos, et al.. (2005). Effect of irrigated rice agriculture on Japanese encephalitis, including challenges and opportunities for integrated vector management. Acta Tropica. 95(1). 40–57. 138 indexed citations

Khan, Ali S. & Robert Bos. (2005). Environmental Health Impact Assessment of Development Projects A Practical Guide for the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region. 5 indexed citations

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Erlanger, Tobias E., Jennifer Keiser, Márcia C. Castro, et al.. (2005). EFFECT OF WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT ON LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS, AND ESTIMATES OF POPULATIONS AT RISK. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 73(3). 523–533. 42 indexed citations

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Bos, Robert. (2004). A global picture of the diverse links between water and health. Comptes Rendus Géoscience. 337(1-2). 277–278. 2 indexed citations

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Jaarsma, Tiny, et al.. (2004). Heart Failure Clinics in the Netherlands in 2003. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 3(4). 271–274. 15 indexed citations

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Bos, Robert, et al.. (2003). Health opportunities in development : a course manual on developing intersectoral decision-making skills in support of health impact assessment. World Health Organization eBooks. 6 indexed citations

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Bos, Robert. (1992). New approaches to disease vector control in the context of sustainable development. Cadernos de Saúde Pública. 8(3). 240–248. 7 indexed citations

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Jongeneelen, F.J., Rob Anzion, J.L.G. Theuws, & Robert Bos. (1989). Urinary 1-hydroxypyrene levels in workers handling petroleum coke. PubMed. 26(1). 133–136. 25 indexed citations

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Fioretti, P., Ronald W. Brower, Maarten L. Simoons, et al.. (1985). Limitations of a QRS scoring system to assess left ventricular function and prognosis at hospital discharge after myocardial infarction.. Heart. 53(3). 248–252. 23 indexed citations

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Bos, Robert, et al.. (1985). Effect of long-term oral nifedipine therapy on left ventricular regional wall function at rest and during supine bicycle exercise. European Heart Journal. 6(4). 349–357. 3 indexed citations

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Fioretti, P., R. W. Brower, Maarten L. Simoons, et al.. (1985). Prediction of mortality during the first year after acute myocardial infarction from clinical variables and stress test at hospital discharge. The American Journal of Cardiology. 55(11). 1313–1318. 58 indexed citations

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Fioretti, P., Ronald W. Brower, Maarten L. Simoons, et al.. (1984). Prediction of mortality in hospital survivors of myocardial infarction. Comparison of predischarge exercise testing and radionuclide ventriculography at rest.. Heart. 52(3). 292–298. 36 indexed citations

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Fioretti, P., Jos R.T.C. Roelandt, Robert Bos, et al.. (1983). Echocardiography in chronic aortic insufficiency. Is valve replacement too late when left ventricular end-systolic dimension reaches 55 mm?. Circulation. 67(1). 216–221. 79 indexed citations

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