Zein Assad

557 total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 206 citations indexed

About

Zein Assad is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Zein Assad has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 206 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Epidemiology, 6 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 2 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Zein Assad's work include Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (7 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (4 papers) and Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (2 papers). Zein Assad is often cited by papers focused on Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (7 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (4 papers) and Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (2 papers). Zein Assad collaborates with scholars based in France, Switzerland and Martinique. Zein Assad's co-authors include Naïm Ouldali, Albert Faye, Stéphane Bonacorsi, Florentia Kaguelidou, Marion Caséris, André Birgy, Philippe Bidet, Robert Cohen, Patricia Mariani and Corinne Lévy and has published in prestigious journals such as Clinical Infectious Diseases, CHEST Journal and The Journal of Pediatrics.

In The Last Decade

Zein Assad

13 papers receiving 203 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.

Association of Nonpharmaceutical Interventions During the COVID-19 Pandemic With Invasive Pneumococcal Disease, Pneumococcal Carriage, and Respiratory Viral Infections Among Children in France

2022 82 citations Alexis Rybak, Corinne Lévy et al. JAMA Network Open profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zein Assad France	7	128	64	58	43	22	14	206
Férielle Louillet France	5	113 0.9×	87 1.4×	20 0.3×	39 0.9×	22 1.0×	9	244
Stefan M.T. Vestjens Netherlands	9	147 1.1×	46 0.7×	94 1.6×	38 0.9×	14 0.6×	17	254
Raymond Lin Singapore	10	128 1.0×	47 0.7×	88 1.5×	16 0.4×	13 0.6×	15	250
Anna Linnér Sweden	6	132 1.0×	78 1.2×	37 0.6×	27 0.6×	29 1.3×	7	239
Daidou Tokunaga Japan	8	154 1.2×	27 0.4×	63 1.1×	252 5.9×	27 1.2×	22	378
Julien Coussement Belgium	12	224 1.8×	13 0.2×	105 1.8×	61 1.4×	63 2.9×	22	441
H.-H. Wolf Germany	4	55 0.4×	11 0.2×	46 0.8×	22 0.5×	14 0.6×	4	174
Jorge Neira Argentina	5	203 1.6×	33 0.5×	33 0.6×	84 2.0×	19 0.9×	9	291
Kohji Hashiguchi Japan	9	141 1.1×	19 0.3×	97 1.7×	33 0.8×	18 0.8×	25	213
Sara Chiurchiù Italy	9	117 0.9×	81 1.3×	66 1.1×	31 0.7×	24 1.1×	13	204

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Levy, Corinne, Emmanuelle Varon, Jonathan Cohen, et al.. (2025). Adjunctive dexamethasone and 30-day all-cause death after hospital admission in paediatric pneumococcal meningitis: a propensity score analysis. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. 9(4). 255–261. 1 indexed citations

Basmaci, Romain, Zein Assad, N. Teissier, et al.. (2025). Sustained Increase in Pediatric Mastoiditis in the Post-COVID-19 Era: A 9-Year Interrupted Time-Series Analysis Based on National Data. The Journal of Pediatrics. 289. 114835–114835.

Assad, Zein, Florentia Kaguelidou, Camille Aupiais, et al.. (2025). Did the resurgence of childhood lower respiratory infections offset the initial benefit of COVID-19-related non-pharmaceutical interventions in children? A time-series analysis. BMC Medicine. 23(1). 66–66. 2 indexed citations

Felix, A., Zein Assad, Philippe Bidet, et al.. (2024). Common Seasonal Pathogens and Epidemiology of Henoch-Schönlein Purpura Among Children. JAMA Network Open. 7(4). e245362–e245362. 8 indexed citations

Assad, Zein, Cécile Dumaine, Albert Faye, et al.. (2024). Scurvy incidence trend among children hospitalised in France, 2015–2023: a population-based interrupted time-series analysis. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 49. 101159–101159. 2 indexed citations

Lévy, Corinne, A. Werner, Zein Assad, et al.. (2024). Effectiveness of nirsevimab against RSV-bronchiolitis in paediatric ambulatory care: a test-negative case–control study. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 44. 101007–101007. 15 indexed citations

Assad, Zein, Naïm Ouldali, E. Bui Quoc, et al.. (2023). Increased Incidence of Pediatric Uveitis Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic Occurring Before COVID-19 Vaccine Implementation: A Time-Series Analysis. The Journal of Pediatrics. 263. 113682–113682. 4 indexed citations

Assad, Zein, Naïm Ouldali, Marion Caséris, et al.. (2023). Unexpected Increase in Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections in Children After Respiratory Viruses Outbreak in France: A 15-Year Time-Series Analysis. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 10(5). ofad188–ofad188. 60 indexed citations

Rybak, Alexis, Zein Assad, Corinne Lévy, et al.. (2023). Age-Specific Resurgence in Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Incidence in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era and Its Association With Respiratory Virus and Pneumococcal Carriage Dynamics: A Time-Series Analysis. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 78(4). 855–859. 4 indexed citations

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Assad, Zein, Robert Cohen, Emmanuelle Varon, et al.. (2023). Antibiotic Resistance of Haemophilus influenzae in Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Children with Acute Otitis Media and in Middle Ear Fluid from Otorrhea. Antibiotics. 12(11). 1605–1605. 3 indexed citations

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Lefèvre‐Utile, Alain, Naïm Ouldali, Constance Beyler, et al.. (2023). Calculating the fraction of Kawasaki disease potentially attributable to seasonal pathogens: a time series analysis. EClinicalMedicine. 61. 102078–102078. 12 indexed citations

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Assad, Zein, Alexis Rybak, Florentia Kaguelidou, et al.. (2023). Unique Changes in the Incidence of Acute Chest Syndrome in Children With Sickle Cell Disease Unravel the Role of Respiratory Pathogens. CHEST Journal. 165(1). 150–160. 6 indexed citations

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Assad, Zein, Morgane Michel, Andréa Lazzati, et al.. (2022). Incidence of Acute Chest Syndrome in Children With Sickle Cell Disease Following Implementation of the 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in France. JAMA Network Open. 5(8). e2225141–e2225141. 7 indexed citations

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Rybak, Alexis, Corinne Lévy, François Angoulvant, et al.. (2022). Association of Nonpharmaceutical Interventions During the COVID-19 Pandemic With Invasive Pneumococcal Disease, Pneumococcal Carriage, and Respiratory Viral Infections Among Children in France. JAMA Network Open. 5(6). e2218959–e2218959. 82 indexed citations breakdown →

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