Sam Douthwaite

9.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 916 citations indexed

About

Sam Douthwaite is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Hepatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sam Douthwaite has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 916 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Epidemiology, 20 papers in Infectious Diseases and 12 papers in Hepatology. Recurrent topics in Sam Douthwaite's work include Hepatitis B Virus Studies (12 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (9 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (6 papers). Sam Douthwaite is often cited by papers focused on Hepatitis B Virus Studies (12 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (9 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (6 papers). Sam Douthwaite collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Sam Douthwaite's co-authors include Simon Goldenberg, Saber Yezli, Curtis J. Donskey, Jonathan A. Otter, David J. Weber, Gaia Nebbia, Luke B. Snell, Ming Lee, Laura Hunter and Ranjababu Kulasegaram and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Sam Douthwaite

38 papers receiving 895 citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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.

Transmission of SARS and MERS coronaviruses and influenza virus in healthcare settings: the possible role of dry surface contamination

2015 540 citations Jonathan A. Otter, Curtis J. Donskey et al. Journal of Hospital Infection profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sam Douthwaite United Kingdom	11	458	261	203	104	94	44	916
O. T. Y. Tsang Hong Kong	12	886 1.9×	212 0.8×	257 1.3×	55 0.5×	38 0.4×	14	1.3k
Chee Fu Yung Singapore	19	665 1.5×	258 1.0×	382 1.9×	41 0.4×	118 1.3×	76	1.3k
Linghang Wang China	12	686 1.5×	92 0.4×	209 1.0×	168 1.6×	29 0.3×	40	1.1k
Sébastien Kenmoe Cameroon	17	631 1.4×	153 0.6×	449 2.2×	138 1.3×	199 2.1×	55	1.1k
Wouter van den Bijllaardt Netherlands	14	312 0.7×	83 0.3×	114 0.6×	106 1.0×	135 1.4×	31	714
Jake Dunning United Kingdom	17	617 1.3×	243 0.9×	696 3.4×	27 0.3×	74 0.8×	57	1.3k
Paul Randell United Kingdom	15	643 1.4×	80 0.3×	128 0.6×	160 1.5×	79 0.8×	40	1.1k
Tze Minn Mak Singapore	14	903 2.0×	226 0.9×	255 1.3×	34 0.3×	90 1.0×	24	1.3k
Chunxiao Fang China	7	860 1.9×	106 0.4×	130 0.6×	80 0.8×	53 0.6×	17	1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Sam Douthwaite

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sam Douthwaite

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sam Douthwaite

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Ruf, Murad, Marı́a Buti, Gaia Nebbia, et al.. (2025). Blood-borne virus testing in European emergency departments: current evidence and service considerations. European Journal of Public Health. 35(4). 766–773.

Brown, Lottie, Ali Hassan, Geraldine O’Hara, et al.. (2024). Severe ocular Mpox in person living with advanced HIV treated with extended course of tecovirimat. HIV Medicine. 25(9). 1086–1090. 1 indexed citations

Alcolea-Medina, Adela, Christopher Alder, Luke B. Snell, et al.. (2024). Unified metagenomic method for rapid detection of microorganisms in clinical samples. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 135–135. 8 indexed citations

Williams, Tom, Luke B. Snell, Christopher Alder, et al.. (2023). Feasibility and clinical utility of local rapid Nanopore influenza A virus whole genome sequencing for integrated outbreak management, genotypic resistance detection and timely surveillance. Microbial Genomics. 9(8). 5 indexed citations

Williams, Jack, Peter Vickerman, Emma Page, et al.. (2022). Universal testing for hepatitis B and hepatitis C in the emergency department: a cost-effectiveness and budget impact analysis of two urban hospitals in the United Kingdom. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation. 20(1). 60–60. 5 indexed citations

Nebbia, Gaia, Murad Ruf, Laura Hunter, et al.. (2022). VirA+EmiC project: Evaluating real‐world effectiveness and sustainability of integrated routine opportunistic hepatitis B and C testing in a large urban emergency department. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 29(7). 559–568. 10 indexed citations

Merrick, Blair, et al.. (2022). 1107 Real-world deployment of point-of-care SARS-CoV-2 testing in the emergency department admission pathway can support the safe, accurate and rapid diagnosis of COVID-19. Emergency Medicine Journal. 39(3). 263.1–263.

Merrick, Blair, Rahul Batra, Sam Douthwaite, et al.. (2021). Real-world deployment of lateral flow SARS-CoV-2 antigen detection in the emergency department to provide rapid, accurate and safe diagnosis of COVID-19. Infection Prevention in Practice. 3(4). 100186–100186. 7 indexed citations

Österdahl, Marc F., Karla A. Lee, Mary Ní Lochlainn, et al.. (2020). Detecting SARS-CoV-2 at point of care: preliminary data comparing loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) to polymerase chain reaction (PCR). BMC Infectious Diseases. 20(1). 783–783. 45 indexed citations

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Williams, Jack, Peter Vickerman, Sam Douthwaite, et al.. (2020). An Economic Evaluation of the Cost-Effectiveness of Opt-Out Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Testing in an Emergency Department Setting in the United Kingdom. Value in Health. 23(8). 1003–1011. 26 indexed citations

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Snell, Luke B., et al.. (2020). Coronavirus disease 2019 and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: a diagnostic dilemma in HIV. AIDS. 34(8). 1258–1260. 40 indexed citations

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Edgeworth, Jonathan D., Rahul Batra, Gaia Nebbia, et al.. (2020). Translational Research in the Time of COVID-19—Dissolving Boundaries. PLoS Pathogens. 16(9). e1008898–e1008898. 5 indexed citations

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Douthwaite, Sam, Anna L. Goodman, Luigi Camporota, et al.. (2020). Effect of awake prone positioning in hypoxaemic adult patients with COVID-19. Journal of the Intensive Care Society. 24(3_suppl). 32–34. 6 indexed citations

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Evans, Hannah, Sooria Balasegaram, Sam Douthwaite, et al.. (2018). An innovative approach to increase viral hepatitis diagnoses and linkage to care using opt-out testing and an integrated care pathway in a London Emergency Department. PLoS ONE. 13(7). e0198520–e0198520. 25 indexed citations

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Lee, Ming, Sam Douthwaite, & Ranjababu Kulasegaram. (2017). Acute hepatitis A infection after hepatitis A immunity in a HIV-positive individual. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 94(1). 30–31. 4 indexed citations

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Bustinduy, Amaya L., Dakshika Jeyaratnam, Sam Douthwaite, et al.. (2017). Point‐of‐care tests for infectious diseases: barriers to implementation across three London teaching hospitals. Acta Paediatrica. 106(7). 1192–1195. 5 indexed citations

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Baxter, Joanne, et al.. (2016). Short Communication: Diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia by Detection of DNA in Blood and Oropharyngeal Wash, Compared with Sputum. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 32(5). 463–466. 13 indexed citations

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Otter, Jonathan A., Curtis J. Donskey, Saber Yezli, et al.. (2015). Transmission of SARS and MERS coronaviruses and influenza virus in healthcare settings: the possible role of dry surface contamination. Journal of Hospital Infection. 92(3). 235–250. 540 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hanson, Josh, A. A. N. M. Royakkers, Shamsul Alam, et al.. (2011). Laboratory prediction of the requirement for renal replacement in acute falciparum malaria. Malaria Journal. 10(1). 217–217. 23 indexed citations

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Smith, Rachel A., Sam Douthwaite, Sherine Thomas, et al.. (2011). General Physicians Do Not Take Adequate Travel Histories. Journal of Travel Medicine. 18(4). 271–274. 17 indexed citations

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