Scott F. Dowell

25.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
139 papers, 18.0k citations indexed

About

Scott F. Dowell is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott F. Dowell has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 18.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Epidemiology, 49 papers in Infectious Diseases and 18 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Scott F. Dowell's work include Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (43 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (32 papers) and Influenza Virus Research Studies (21 papers). Scott F. Dowell is often cited by papers focused on Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (43 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (32 papers) and Influenza Virus Research Studies (21 papers). Scott F. Dowell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Thailand and Uganda. Scott F. Dowell's co-authors include Daniel M. Musher, John G. Bartlett, Thomas M. File, Lionel A. Mandell, Cynthia G. Whitney, Antonio Anzueto, Michael S. Niederman, Antoní Torres, Richard G. Wunderink and G. Douglas Campbell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Scott F. Dowell

139 papers receiving 17.1k citations

Hit Papers

Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic ... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2007 2000 2003 2005 2001 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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. Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults
    2007 4.4k citations Lionel A. Mandell, Richard G. Wunderink et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
  2. Practice Guidelines for the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults
    2000 1.8k citations John G. Bartlett, Scott F. Dowell et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
  3. Update of Practice Guidelines for the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Immunocompetent Adults
    2003 729 citations Lionel A. Mandell, John G. Bartlett et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
  4. Probable Person-to-Person Transmission of Avian Influenza A (H5N1)
    2005 615 citations Kumnuan Ungchusak, Prasert Auewarakul et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  5. Reducing Antibiotic Use in Children: A Randomized Trial in 12 Practices
    2001 562 citations Scott F. Dowell et al. profile →

Peers

Scott F. Dowell
Marc J. M. Bonten Netherlands
Trish M. Perl United States
Matthew H. Samore United States
Allen Cheng Australia
Allison McGeer Canada
Andrew E. Simor Canada
Wen‐Chien Ko Taiwan
Shan‐Chwen Chang Taiwan
Mark Loeb Canada
Susanna Esposito Italy
Marc J. M. Bonten Netherlands
Scott F. Dowell
Citations per year, relative to Scott F. Dowell Scott F. Dowell (= 1×) peers Marc J. M. Bonten

Countries citing papers authored by Scott F. Dowell

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Fields of papers citing papers by Scott F. Dowell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Scott F. Dowell

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Scott F. Dowell. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Scott F. Dowell 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 Scott F. Dowell. Scott F. Dowell 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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McClelland, Amanda, Scott F. Dowell, Margaret E. Kruk, et al.. (2023). Multisectoral resilience for the next global health emergency. BMJ Global Health. 8(Suppl 6). e013320–e013320. 3 indexed citations
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Ledesma, Jorge R, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of the Global Health Security Index as a predictor of COVID-19 excess mortality standardised for under-reporting and age structure. BMJ Global Health. 8(7). e012203–e012203. 21 indexed citations
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Ginsburg, Amy Sarah, Padmini Srikantiah, Scott F. Dowell, & Keith P. Klugman. (2022). Integrated pneumonia surveillance: pandemics and beyond. The Lancet Global Health. 10(12). e1709–e1710. 1 indexed citations
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Johnson, Tory P., Richa Tyagi, Paul R. Lee, et al.. (2017). Nodding syndrome may be an autoimmune reaction to the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus. Science Translational Medicine. 9(377). 98 indexed citations
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Soldatos, Ariane, Thomas B. Nutman, Catherine Groden, et al.. (2015). Evaluation and Immunomodulatory Treatment at the NIH of Children with Nodding Syndrome from Northern Uganda (S37.005). Neurology. 84(14_supplement). 8 indexed citations
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Vertefeuille, John, Scott F. Dowell, Jean Wysler Domerçant, & Jordan W. Tappero. (2013). Cautious optimism on public health in post-earthquake Haiti. The Lancet. 381(9866). 517–519. 10 indexed citations
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Foltz, Jennifer L., Issa Makumbi, James J. Sejvar, et al.. (2013). An Epidemiologic Investigation of Potential Risk Factors for Nodding Syndrome in Kitgum District, Uganda. PLoS ONE. 8(6). e66419–e66419. 81 indexed citations
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Ijaz, Kashef, et al.. (2012). International Health Regulations—What Gets Measured Gets Done. Emerging infectious diseases. 18(7). 1054–1057. 33 indexed citations
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Ajello, Gloria W., Cheryl A. Bopp, John A. Elliott, et al.. (2009). Manual de laboratorio para la identificación y prueba de susceptibilidad a los antimicrobianos de patógenos bacterianos de importancia para la salud pública en el mundo en desarrollo. 15. 69–91. 5 indexed citations
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Chamany, Shadi, Channawong Burapat, Khanchit Limpakarnjanarat, et al.. (2008). Assessing the sensitivity of surveillance for pneumonia in rural Thailand.. PubMed. 39(3). 549–56. 8 indexed citations
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Mandell, Lionel A., Richard G. Wunderink, Antonio Anzueto, et al.. (2007). Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 44(Supplement_2). S27–S72. 4419 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chamany, Shadi, et al.. (2006). A household survey to assess the burden of influenza in rural Thailand.. PubMed. 37(3). 488–93. 16 indexed citations
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Simmerman, James Mark, Malinee Chittaganpitch, Dean D. Erdman, et al.. (2006). Field performance and new uses of rapid influenza testing in Thailand. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 11(2). 166–171. 26 indexed citations
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Ungchusak, Kumnuan, Prasert Auewarakul, Scott F. Dowell, et al.. (2005). Probable Person-to-Person Transmission of Avian Influenza A (H5N1). New England Journal of Medicine. 352(4). 333–340. 615 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schuchat, Anne & Scott F. Dowell. (2004). Pneumonia in children in the developing world: New challenges, new solutions. Seminars in Pediatric Infectious Diseases. 15(3). 181–189. 15 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Katherine L., Jonathan Sellman, Patricia Quinlisk, et al.. (2000). Severe Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Previously Healthy Children: The Role of Preceding Influenza Infection. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 30(5). 784–789. 212 indexed citations
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Dowell, Scott F., et al.. (1999). Failure of Treatment of Pneumonia Associated with Highly Resistant Pneumococci in a Child. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 29(2). 462–463. 46 indexed citations
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Bresee, Joseph, Marc Fischer, Scott F. Dowell, et al.. (1996). Vitamin A therapy for children with respiratory syncytial virus infection: a multicenter trial in the United States. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 15(9). 777–782. 65 indexed citations
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Ferguson, Polly J., Frank T. Saulsbury, Scott F. Dowell, et al.. (1996). Prevalence of human parvovirus B19 infection in children with Henoch‐Schönlein purpura. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 39(5). 880–881. 30 indexed citations
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Dowell, Scott F., Joseph Bresee, Carmen Larrañaga, et al.. (1996). Treatment of respiratory syncytial virus infection with vitamin A: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial in Santiago, Chile. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 15(9). 782–786. 51 indexed citations

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