Sema Mandal

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
83 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Sema Mandal is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Sema Mandal has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Epidemiology, 43 papers in Hepatology and 15 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Sema Mandal's work include Hepatitis C virus research (37 papers), Hepatitis B Virus Studies (36 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (15 papers). Sema Mandal is often cited by papers focused on Hepatitis C virus research (37 papers), Hepatitis B Virus Studies (36 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (15 papers). Sema Mandal collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. Sema Mandal's co-authors include Mary Ramsay, Anna Gilmore, Katherine E. Smith, Heide Weishaar, Jeff Collin, Ruth Simmons, Matthew Hickman, Joanne White, Peter Vickerman and Leonard Both and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Hepatology and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Sema Mandal

76 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Effectiveness of one dose of MVA–BN smallpox vaccine against mpox in England using the case-coverage method: an observational study

2023 87 citations Nick Andrews, Hamish Mohammed et al. The Lancet Infectious Diseases profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sema Mandal United Kingdom	20	739	401	287	162	137	83	1.2k
Dorcas Obiri‐Yeboah Ghana	18	652 0.9×	197 0.5×	354 1.2×	58 0.4×	68 0.5×	127	1.2k
Bernard Duval Canada	24	1.4k 1.9×	501 1.2×	465 1.6×	574 3.5×	64 0.5×	85	2.0k
Michaela A. Riddell Australia	22	635 0.9×	300 0.7×	471 1.6×	24 0.1×	32 0.2×	65	1.4k
Syed M. A. Zaman Gambia	18	608 0.8×	125 0.3×	205 0.7×	146 0.9×	57 0.4×	39	1.1k
Angela Bechini Italy	24	1.3k 1.8×	237 0.6×	409 1.4×	194 1.2×	41 0.3×	132	2.0k
Ramesh Verma India	19	349 0.5×	94 0.2×	140 0.5×	32 0.2×	47 0.3×	105	1.1k
Andrew J. Amato‐Gauci Sweden	24	837 1.1×	149 0.4×	673 2.3×	292 1.8×	91 0.7×	51	1.4k
Ana Marli Christovam Sartori Brazil	22	903 1.2×	153 0.4×	383 1.3×	110 0.7×	64 0.5×	81	1.4k
Rosa Coppola Italy	22	998 1.4×	875 2.2×	329 1.1×	34 0.2×	18 0.1×	65	1.7k
William Walker Atkinson United Kingdom	5	1.1k 1.5×	217 0.5×	485 1.7×	231 1.4×	40 0.3×	10	1.7k

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Hibbert, Matthew, Ross Harris, Caroline Sabin, et al.. (2025). Understanding hepatitis C virus reinfections in England in the context of eliminating viral hepatitis as a public health concern. International Journal of Drug Policy. 145. 105005–105005.

Etoori, David, Ruth Simmons, Monica Desai, et al.. (2024). Results from a retrospective case finding and re-engagement exercise for people previously diagnosed with hepatitis C virus to increase uptake of directly acting antiviral treatment. BMC Public Health. 24(1). 2427–2427.

Hibbert, Matthew, Ruth Simmons, Caroline Sabin, Sema Mandal, & Monica Desai. (2024). Identifying missed opportunities for hepatitis C virus antenatal testing and diagnosis in England. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 31(3). 131–136. 1 indexed citations

Simmons, Ruth, Ross Harris, Aaron G. Lim, et al.. (2024). Estimating Prevalence and Number of People With Chronic Hepatitis B: A Multiplier Method Based on Public Health Surveillance Data in UK (2015–2021). Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 32(4). e14019–e14019.

Ladhani, Shamez, Peter J White, Helen Campbell, et al.. (2024). Use of a meningococcal group B vaccine (4CMenB) in populations at high risk of gonorrhoea in the UK. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 24(9). e576–e583. 20 indexed citations

Hibbert, Matthew, Ruth Simmons, Sema Mandal, Caroline Sabin, & Monica Desai. (2023). A rapid review of antenatal hepatitis C virus testing in the United Kingdom. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 23(1). 823–823. 1 indexed citations

Hibbert, Matthew, Ruth Simmons, Sema Mandal, Caroline Sabin, & Monica Desai. (2023). Anti-Hepatitis C (HCV) test positivity and new HCV diagnoses among women tested in antenatal services in England between 2015-2019. Midwifery. 127. 103863–103863. 1 indexed citations

Hibbert, Matthew, Ruth Simmons, Sema Mandal, et al.. (2023). Retrospective cohort study assessing coverage, uptake and associations with hepatitis B vaccination among females who engage in sex work attending sexual health services in England between 2015 and 2019. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 99(7). 497–501. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Xu‐Sheng, Sema Mandal, Hamish Mohammed, et al.. (2023). Transmission dynamics and effect of control measures on the 2022 outbreak of mpox among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in England: a mathematical modelling study. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 24(1). 65–74. 37 indexed citations

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Bardsley, Megan, Ellen Heinsbroek, Ross Harris, et al.. (2021). The impact of direct‐acting antivirals on hepatitis C viraemia among people who inject drugs in England; real‐world data 2011–2018. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 28(10). 1452–1463. 11 indexed citations

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Beebeejaun, Kazim, Zahin Amin‐Chowdhury, Louise Letley, et al.. (2020). Impact of a nurse‐led enhanced monitoring, management and contact tracing intervention for chronic hepatitis B in England, 2015‐2017. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 28(1). 72–79. 6 indexed citations

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Mandal, Sema, Michael Edelstein, & Mary Ramsay. (2020). Public health leadership in the UK’s response to hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccine shortages. Vaccine. 38(19). 3515–3516.

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Harris, Ross, H Harris, Sema Mandal, et al.. (2019). Monitoring the hepatitis C epidemic in England and evaluating intervention scale‐up using routinely collected data. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 26(5). 541–551. 31 indexed citations

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Grenfell, Pippa, et al.. (2019). ‘Just another vial…’: a qualitative study to explore the acceptability and feasibility of routine blood-borne virus testing in an emergency department setting in the UK. BMJ Open. 9(4). e024085–e024085. 11 indexed citations

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Crawshaw, Alison F, Manish Pareek, John Were, et al.. (2018). Infectious disease testing of UK-bound refugees: a population-based, cross-sectional study. BMC Medicine. 16(1). 143–143. 22 indexed citations

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Beebeejaun, Kazim, Koye Balogun, Ian Simms, et al.. (2017). Outbreak of hepatitis A associated with men who have sex with men (MSM), England, July 2016 to January 2017. Eurosurveillance. 22(5). 83 indexed citations

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Ladhani, Shamez, Rebecca Cordery, Sema Mandal, et al.. (2014). Preventing secondary cases of invasive meningococcal capsular group B (MenB) disease using a recently-licensed, multi-component, protein-based vaccine (Bexsero®). Journal of Infection. 69(5). 470–480. 8 indexed citations

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Mandal, Sema, Henry M. Wu, Jessica R. MacNeil, et al.. (2013). Prolonged University Outbreak of Meningococcal Disease Associated With a Serogroup B Strain Rarely Seen in the United States. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 57(3). 344–348. 62 indexed citations

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Smith, Katherine E., Gary Fooks, Jeff Collin, et al.. (2010). “Working the System”—British American Tobacco's Influence on the European Union Treaty and Its Implications for Policy: An Analysis of Internal Tobacco Industry Documents. PLoS Medicine. 7(1). e1000202–e1000202. 78 indexed citations

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Mandal, Sema, et al.. (1981). Studies on erythromycin fermentation: Nutritional requirements of Streptomyces erythreus for erythromycin production.. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 43(4). 137–141. 2 indexed citations

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