Sara H. Downs

11.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 9.0k citations indexed

About

Sara H. Downs is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Sara H. Downs has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 9.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Infectious Diseases, 17 papers in Epidemiology and 15 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Sara H. Downs's work include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (18 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (17 papers) and Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (15 papers). Sara H. Downs is often cited by papers focused on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (18 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (17 papers) and Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (15 papers). Sara H. Downs collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Switzerland. Sara H. Downs's co-authors include Nicholas Black, Nick Black, Guy B. Marks, Jörg D. Leuppi, R. Clifton‐Hadley, T. Z. Mitakakis, J. K. Peat, Jennifer M. Broughan, Margaret W. Gerbase and Ursula Ackermann‐Liebrich and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Sara H. Downs

46 papers receiving 8.7k 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.

The feasibility of creating a checklist for the assessment of the methodological quality both of randomised and non-randomised studies of health care interventions.

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Author						Papers	Cites
Sara H. Downs	1.5k	1.2k	1.2k	1.1k	865	48	9.0k
Wenjun Li	2.3k 1.5×	1.7k 1.4×	1.8k 1.5×	2.4k 2.2×	605 0.7×	449	13.7k
Yu‐Kang Tu	2.2k 1.5×	948 0.8×	1.5k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	1.7k 2.0×	447	12.4k
Herng‐Ching Lin	1.2k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	839 0.7×	945 0.9×	932 1.1×	353	8.7k
Polly E. Bijur	2.5k 1.7×	1.0k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	1.9k 1.7×	508 0.6×	169	9.8k
Ben Vandermeer	1.6k 1.0×	1.8k 1.5×	1.0k 0.9×	1.2k 1.1×	1.3k 1.5×	207	12.1k
Anne‐Louise Ponsonby	1.9k 1.2×	1.3k 1.0×	3.2k 2.8×	1.7k 1.6×	1.3k 1.5×	400	16.1k
Leiv Sandvik	3.4k 2.3×	1.8k 1.4×	2.0k 1.7×	1.5k 1.4×	1.2k 1.4×	431	19.0k
Adrian Esterman	1.5k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	1.9k 1.6×	1.4k 1.3×	2.0k 2.4×	406	11.1k
Nicholas Black	1.6k 1.0×	968 0.8×	679 0.6×	1.2k 1.1×	684 0.8×	39	8.9k
Allan Linneberg	1.2k 0.8×	1.5k 1.2×	4.2k 3.6×	2.2k 2.0×	1.3k 1.4×	453	15.6k

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Gibbens, J. C., Christl A. Donnelly, Richard J. Delahay, et al.. (2025). Can biosecurity on farms reduce bovine tuberculosis risks in cattle in England? A review of observational and literature‐based evidence. Veterinary Record. 196(1).

Downs, Sara H., et al.. (2019). Exploring the Risk Posed by Animals with an Inconclusive Reaction to the Bovine Tuberculosis Skin Test in England and Wales. Veterinary Sciences. 6(4). 97–97. 6 indexed citations

Downs, Sara H., Lucy A. Brunton, Adam Brouwer, et al.. (2019). Assessing effects from four years of industry-led badger culling in England on the incidence of bovine tuberculosis in cattle, 2013–2017. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 14666–14666. 32 indexed citations

Brunton, Lucy A., et al.. (2018). Exploring the Fate of Cattle Herds With Inconclusive Reactors to the Tuberculin Skin Test. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 5. 228–228. 13 indexed citations

Brunton, Lucy A., Christl A. Donnelly, Heather O’Connor, et al.. (2017). Assessing the effects of the first 2 years of industry‐led badger culling in England on the incidence of bovine tuberculosis in cattle in 2013–2015. Ecology and Evolution. 7(18). 7213–7230. 21 indexed citations

Broughan, Jennifer M., E. R. ELY, Richard J. Delahay, et al.. (2016). A review of risk factors for bovine tuberculosis infection in cattle in the UK and Ireland. Epidemiology and Infection. 144(14). 2899–2926. 92 indexed citations

Smith, Catherine M., Sara H. Downs, A. Mitchell, et al.. (2015). Spatial Targeting for Bovine Tuberculosis Control: Can the Locations of Infected Cattle Be Used to Find Infected Badgers?. PLoS ONE. 10(11). e0142710–e0142710. 8 indexed citations

Brouwer, Adam, et al.. (2015). Assessing the impact of a cattle risk-based trading scheme on the movement of bovine tuberculosis infected animals in England and Wales. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 123. 23–31. 12 indexed citations

Broughan, Jennifer M., Sara H. Downs, T. Crawshaw, et al.. (2013). Mycobacterium bovis infections in domesticated non-bovine mammalian species. Part 1: Review of epidemiology and laboratory submissions in Great Britain 2004–2010. The Veterinary Journal. 198(2). 339–345. 44 indexed citations

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Curjuric, Ivan, Medea Imboden, Christian Schindler, et al.. (2010). HMOX1 and GST variants modify attenuation of FEF25-75% decline due to PM10 reduction. European Respiratory Journal. 35(3). 505–514. 25 indexed citations

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Brotherstone, S., Ian White, M.P. Coffey, et al.. (2010). Evidence of genetic resistance of cattle to infection with Mycobacterium bovis. Journal of Dairy Science. 93(3). 1234–1242. 64 indexed citations

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Downs, Sara H., Peter A. Durr, Julia Edwards, & R. Clifton‐Hadley. (2008). Trace micro-nutrients may affect susceptibility to bovine tuberculosis in cattle. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 87(3-4). 311–326. 13 indexed citations

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Imboden, Medea, Sara H. Downs, Oliver Senn, et al.. (2007). Glutathione S-transferase genotypes modify lung function decline in the general population: SAPALDIA cohort study. Respiratory Research. 8(1). 2–2. 64 indexed citations

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Downs, Sara H., Christian Schindler, Dirk Keidel, et al.. (2007). Reduced Exposure to PM ₁₀ and Attenuated Age-Related Decline in Lung Function. New England Journal of Medicine. 357(23). 2338–2347. 259 indexed citations

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Chinn, S, Sara H. Downs, Josep M. Antó, et al.. (2006). Incidence of asthma and net change in symptoms in relation to changes in obesity. European Respiratory Journal. 28(4). 763–771. 52 indexed citations

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Gerbase, Margaret W., Christian Schindler, Jean-Pierre Zellweger, et al.. (2006). Respiratory Effects of Environmental Tobacco Exposure are Enhanced by Bronchial Hyperreactivity. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 174(10). 1125–1131. 15 indexed citations

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Downs, Sara H., T. Z. Mitakakis, Guy B. Marks, et al.. (2001). Clinical Importance of Alternaria Exposure in Children. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 164(3). 455–459. 165 indexed citations

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Downs, Sara H., et al.. (2001). Having lived on a farm and protection against allergic diseases in Australia. Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 31(4). 570–575. 129 indexed citations

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Downs, Sara H.. (2001). Continued increase in the prevalence of asthma and atopy. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 84(1). 20–23. 173 indexed citations

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Black, Nick & Sara H. Downs. (1996). The effectiveness of surgery for stress incontinence in women: a systematic review. British Journal of Urology. 78(4). 497–510. 191 indexed citations

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