Shelley L. Deeks

7.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
158 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Shelley L. Deeks is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Health and Microbiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shelley L. Deeks has authored 158 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 123 papers in Epidemiology, 62 papers in Health and 33 papers in Microbiology. Recurrent topics in Shelley L. Deeks's work include Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (62 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (42 papers) and Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (31 papers). Shelley L. Deeks is often cited by papers focused on Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (62 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (42 papers) and Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (31 papers). Shelley L. Deeks collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Shelley L. Deeks's co-authors include Natasha S. Crowcroft, Gillian Lim, Shelly Bolotin, Sarah E. Wilson, Kumanan Wilson, Fiona Guerra, Jeffrey C. Kwong, Peter McIntyre, Ye Li and Jane M. Heffernan and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, PEDIATRICS and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Shelley L. Deeks

153 papers receiving 3.7k citations

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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 basic reproduction number (R0) of measles: a systematic review

2017 385 citations Fiona Guerra, Shelly Bolotin et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shelley L. Deeks Canada	33	2.6k	1.2k	869	750	369	158	3.9k
Hester E. de Melker Netherlands	38	3.5k 1.4×	1.4k 1.2×	1.0k 1.2×	1.3k 1.8×	311 0.8×	174	4.8k
Pier Luigi Lopalco Italy	41	2.6k 1.0×	1.5k 1.3×	1.3k 1.5×	334 0.4×	188 0.5×	193	4.6k
Amanda Cohn United States	30	2.1k 0.8×	994 0.9×	1.3k 1.5×	1.2k 1.6×	187 0.5×	84	4.5k
Paolo Bonanni Italy	41	3.6k 1.4×	2.0k 1.7×	1.3k 1.5×	526 0.7×	357 1.0×	275	5.3k
Marc Brisson Canada	49	5.3k 2.1×	1.0k 0.9×	831 1.0×	529 0.7×	1.1k 3.0×	136	7.0k
Allison L. Naleway United States	44	3.6k 1.4×	2.5k 2.2×	1.7k 2.0×	851 1.1×	639 1.7×	200	6.6k
Ismael R. Ortega‐Sanchez United States	27	4.3k 1.7×	1.5k 1.3×	1.1k 1.3×	773 1.0×	102 0.3×	62	5.5k
Flor M. Muñoz United States	44	3.8k 1.5×	1.6k 1.4×	1.7k 2.0×	1.2k 1.7×	496 1.3×	205	6.8k
Hung Fu Tseng United States	37	2.1k 0.8×	602 0.5×	1.2k 1.4×	235 0.3×	398 1.1×	158	4.3k
D Lévy-Brühl France	40	3.7k 1.4×	1.6k 1.4×	2.0k 2.3×	1.0k 1.4×	338 0.9×	240	6.2k

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Bolotin, Shelly, Jim Wright, Elizabeth McLachlan, et al.. (2025). Investigating the measles susceptibility gap in Ontario infants. Vaccine. 54. 126908–126908. 1 indexed citations

Top, Karina A., Julie A. Bettinger, Joanne E. Embree, et al.. (2025). Active Surveillance for Myocarditis and Pericarditis in Canadian Children from 2021 to 2022: A Canadian Immunization Monitoring Program ACTive Study. The Journal of Pediatrics. 284. 114642–114642. 1 indexed citations

Buchan, Sarah A., Samantha S. M. Drover, Melissa K. Andrew, et al.. (2025). Incidence of Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Associated Hospitalization Among Adults in Ontario, Canada, 2017–2019. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 232(5). e799–e810.

Chambers, Catharine, Shelley L. Deeks, Rinku Sutradhar, et al.. (2023). Self-reported Human Papillomavirus Vaccination and Vaccine Effectiveness Among Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Quantitative Bias Analysis. Epidemiology. 34(2). 225–229. 5 indexed citations

Grewal, Ramandip, Shelley L. Deeks, Trevor Hart, et al.. (2023). HPV vaccination among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Canada's three largest cities: a person-centred approach. Journal of Men s Health. 1 indexed citations

Bolotin, Shelly, Vanessa Tran, Kevin A. Brown, et al.. (2021). SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Survey Estimates Are Affected by Anti-Nucleocapsid Antibody Decline. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 223(8). 1334–1338. 26 indexed citations

Grewal, Ramandip, Shelley L. Deeks, Trevor Hart, et al.. (2021). Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination across a cascade of knowledge, willingness, and uptake among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Canada’s three largest cities. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 17(12). 5413–5425. 3 indexed citations

Righolt, Christiaan H., Jessy Donelle, Paula Brna, et al.. (2021). Vaccine coverage among children with epilepsy in two Canadian provinces: A Canadian immunization research network study. Vaccine. 39(15). 2117–2123. 3 indexed citations

Savage, Rachel, Christopher Bell, Christiaan H. Righolt, et al.. (2021). A multisite study of pertussis vaccine effectiveness by time since last vaccine dose from three Canadian provinces: A Canadian Immunization Research Network study. Vaccine. 39(20). 2772–2779. 3 indexed citations

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Chambers, Catharine, Shelley L. Deeks, Rinku Sutradhar, et al.. (2021). Anal Human Papillomavirus Prevalence Among Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in Canada. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 49(2). 123–132. 10 indexed citations

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Wilson, Sarah E., Laura C. Rosella, Jun Wang, et al.. (2019). Equity and impact: Ontario’s infant rotavirus immunization program five years following implementation. A population-based cohort study. Vaccine. 37(17). 2408–2414. 7 indexed citations

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Bolotin, Shelly, Alberto Severini, Todd F. Hatchette, et al.. (2019). Assessment of population immunity to measles in Ontario, Canada: a Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) study. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 15(12). 2856–2864. 12 indexed citations

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Wilson, Sarah E., Laura C. Rosella, Jun Wang, et al.. (2016). Population-Level Impact of Ontario’s Infant Rotavirus Immunization Program: Evidence of Direct and Indirect Effects. PLoS ONE. 11(5). e0154340–e0154340. 26 indexed citations

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Wilson, Sarah E., Susan Quach, Shannon E. MacDonald, et al.. (2016). Immunization information systems in Canada: Attributes, functionality, strengths and challenges. A Canadian Immunization Research Network study. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 107(6). e575–e582. 20 indexed citations

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Guerra, Fiona, Laura C. Rosella, Sheila Dunn, et al.. (2016). Health service utilisation for anogenital warts in Ontario, Canada prior to the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine programme introduction: a retrospective longitudinal population-based study. BMJ Open. 6(3). e009914–e009914. 5 indexed citations

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Drolet, Mélanie, Marie‐Claude Boily, Christina Greenaway, et al.. (2013). Sociodemographic Inequalities in Sexual Activity and Cervical Cancer Screening: Implications for the Success of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 22(4). 641–652. 38 indexed citations

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Wilson, Sarah E., et al.. (2012). Ontario’s School-based HPV Immunization Program: School Board Assent and Parental Consent. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 103(1). 34–39. 17 indexed citations

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Wilson, Kumanan, Steven Hawken, Jeffrey C. Kwong, et al.. (2012). On-time Vaccination Coverage in Premature Infants in Ontario, 2002–2009. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 103(5). e359–e362. 12 indexed citations

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Heidebrecht, Christine, Jennifer Pereira, Susan Quach, et al.. (2011). Approaches to Immunization Data Collection Employed Across Canada During the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Influenza Vaccination Campaign. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 102(5). 349–354. 3 indexed citations

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Vicari, Andrea, Shelley L. Deeks, Vesta Richardson López-Collada, et al.. (2011). Progress toward implementation of human papillomavirus vaccination - the Americas, 2006-2010.. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 60(40). 1382–1384. 38 indexed citations

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