Samir Mechai

844 total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 572 citations indexed

About

Samir Mechai is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Parasitology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Samir Mechai has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 572 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Infectious Diseases, 11 papers in Parasitology and 6 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Samir Mechai's work include Vector-borne infectious diseases (11 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (10 papers) and Mosquito-borne diseases and control (6 papers). Samir Mechai is often cited by papers focused on Vector-borne infectious diseases (11 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (10 papers) and Mosquito-borne diseases and control (6 papers). Samir Mechai collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Germany and United Kingdom. Samir Mechai's co-authors include Gabriele Margos, Nicholas H. Ogden, Nicholas H. Ogden, L. Robbin Lindsay, Gary Van Domselaar, Edward J. Feil, Jonathan Dushoff, David J. D. Earn, Sarah P. Otto and Julien Arino and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

Samir Mechai

14 papers receiving 564 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.

The origins and potential future of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in the evolving COVID-19 pandemic

2021 216 citations Sarah P. Otto, Troy Day et al. Current Biology profile →

Peers

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Lisa Couper United States

Jorge Miranda Colombia

Maria João Alves Portugal

Bryon Backenson United States

Fátima Amaro Portugal

Kalanthe Horiuchi United States

James Colborn United States

Vidal Felices Peru

В. И. Злобин Russia

Sandra V. Mayer United States

Lisa Couper United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Samir Mechai

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15 of 15 papers shown

Mechai, Samir, et al.. (2023). Possible effect of mutations on serological detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto ospC major groups: An in-silico study. PLoS ONE. 18(10). e0292741–e0292741. 1 indexed citations

Otto, Sarah P., Troy Day, Julien Arino, et al.. (2021). The origins and potential future of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. Current Biology. 31(14). R918–R929. 216 indexed citations breakdown →

Mechai, Samir, Guillaume J. Bilodeau, Oliver Lung, et al.. (2021). Mosquito Identification From Bulk Samples Using DNA Metabarcoding: a Protocol to Support Mosquito-Borne Disease Surveillance in Canada. Journal of Medical Entomology. 58(4). 1686–1700. 8 indexed citations

Ogden, Nicholas H., Samir Mechai, L. Robbin Lindsay, et al.. (2019). Genetic diversity of Borrelia garinii from Ixodes uriae collected in seabird colonies of the northwestern Atlantic Ocean. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 10(6). 101255–101255. 13 indexed citations

Gasmi, Salima, Nicholas H. Ogden, Patrick A. Leighton, et al.. (2019). Detection of municipalities at-risk of Lyme disease using passive surveillance of Ixodes scapularis as an early signal: A province-specific indicator in Canada. PLoS ONE. 14(2). e0212637–e0212637. 28 indexed citations

Mechai, Samir, Gabriele Margos, Edward J. Feil, et al.. (2018). Evidence for an effect of landscape connectivity on Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto dispersion in a zone of range expansion. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 9(6). 1407–1415. 11 indexed citations

Tyler, Shaun, Antonia Dibernardo, Michael Drebot, et al.. (2018). Whole genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of strains of the agent of Lyme disease Borrelia burgdorferi from Canadian emergence zones. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 10552–10552. 33 indexed citations

Denys, Christiane, et al.. (2018). Diet of Crocidura pachyura (Küster, 1835) (mammalia : soricidae) in several localities of Algeria. Revue d Écologie (La Terre et La Vie). 73(4). 504–513. 1 indexed citations

Ogden, Nicholas H., Julie Arsenault, Todd F. Hatchette, Samir Mechai, & L. Robbin Lindsay. (2017). Antibody responses to Borrelia burgdorferi detected by western blot vary geographically in Canada. PLoS ONE. 12(2). e0171731–e0171731. 14 indexed citations

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Mechai, Samir, Gabriele Margos, Edward J. Feil, et al.. (2016). Evidence for Host-Genotype Associations of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto. PLoS ONE. 11(2). e0149345–e0149345. 40 indexed citations

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Mechai, Samir. (2016). Evidence for host-genotype associations ofBorrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto. 2016 International Congress of Entomology. 1 indexed citations

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Ogden, N. H., Edward J. Feil, Patrick A. Leighton, et al.. (2015). Evolutionary Aspects of Emerging Lyme Disease in Canada. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 81(21). 7350–7359. 26 indexed citations

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Mechai, Samir, Gabriele Margos, Edward J. Feil, L. Robbin Lindsay, & N. H. Ogden. (2014). Complex Population Structure of Borrelia burgdorferi in Southeastern and South Central Canada as Revealed by Phylogeographic Analysis. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 81(4). 1309–1318. 26 indexed citations

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Ogden, Nicholas H., Samir Mechai, & Gabriele Margos. (2013). Changing geographic ranges of ticks and tick-borne pathogens: drivers, mechanisms and consequences for pathogen diversity. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 3. 46–46. 137 indexed citations

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Mechai, Samir, Edward J. Feil, Tara D. Gariépy, et al.. (2013). Investigation of the Population Structure of the Tick Vector of Lyme DiseaseIxodes scapularis(Acari: Ixodidae) in Canada Using Mitochondrial Cytochrome C Oxidase Subunit I Gene Sequences. Journal of Medical Entomology. 50(3). 560–570. 17 indexed citations

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