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Most cited papers in COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing

What are the most cited papers in COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing?

The most cited paper in COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing is "Feasibility of controlling COVID-19 outbreaks by isolation of cases and contacts" (Joel Hellewell et al., 2020), with 2,830 citations. Next come "Quantifying SARS-CoV-2 transmission suggests epidemic control with digital contact tracing" (2,653) and "The real-time city? Big data and smart urbanism" (2,583).

Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 282 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 Feasibility of controlling COVID-19 outbreaks by isolation of cases and contacts Joel Hellewell et al. · The Lancet Global Health Open access 29 Feb 2020 2,830
2 Quantifying SARS-CoV-2 transmission suggests epidemic control with digital contact tracing Luca Ferretti, Chris Wymant, Michelle L. Kendall et al. · Science Open access 31 Mar 2020 2,653
3 The real-time city? Big data and smart urbanism Rob Kitchin · GeoJournal 28 Nov 2013 2,583
4 Risk of COVID-19 among front-line health-care workers and the general community: a prospective cohort study Long H. Nguyen et al. · The Lancet Public Health Open access 31 Jul 2020 2,316
5 The SARS, MERS and novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemics, the newest and biggest global health threats: what lessons have we learned? Noah Charles Peeri, Nistha Shrestha, Md. Siddikur Rahman et al. · International Journal of Epidemiology Open access 12 Feb 2020 1,670
6 Modified SEIR and AI prediction of the epidemics trend of COVID-19 in China under public health interventions Zifeng Yang et al. · Journal of Thoracic Disease Open access Mar 2020 1,513
7 Smartmentality: The Smart City as Disciplinary Strategy Alberto Vanolo · Urban Studies Open access 11 Jul 2013 1,394
8 The Impact of mHealth Interventions: Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews Milena Soriano Marcolino, João Antônio de Queiroz Oliveira, Marcelo José D'Agostino et al. · JMIR mhealth and uhealth ReviewOpen access 17 Jan 2018 1,314
9 Digital technologies in the public-health response to COVID-19 Jobie Budd, Benjamin S. Miller, Erin Manning et al. · Nature Medicine Open access Aug 2020 1,271
10 A Systematic Review of Healthcare Applications for Smartphones Abu Saleh Mohammad Mosa, Illhoi Yoo, Lincoln Sheets · BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making ReviewOpen access 10 Jul 2012 1,241
11 COVID-19 and emergency eLearning: Consequences of the securitization of higher education for post-pandemic pedagogy Michael P. A. Murphy · Contemporary Security Policy 30 Apr 2020 1,043
12 Applications of digital technology in COVID-19 pandemic planning and response Sera Whitelaw, Mamas A. Mamas, Eric J. Topol et al. · The Lancet Digital Health Open access 29 Jun 2020 1,028
13 Privacy and artificial intelligence: challenges for protecting health information in a new era Blake Murdoch · BMC Medical Ethics Open access 15 Sep 2021 989
14 Effectiveness of isolation, testing, contact tracing, and physical distancing on reducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in different settings: a mathematical modelling study Adam J. Kucharski et al. · The Lancet Infectious Diseases Open access 16 Jun 2020 966
15 Association between mobility patterns and COVID-19 transmission in the USA: a mathematical modelling study Hamada S. Badr, Hongru Du, Maximilian Marshall et al. · The Lancet Infectious Diseases Open access Jul 2020 928
16 Susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Children and Adolescents Compared With Adults Russell Viner, Oliver Tristan Mytton, Chris P. Bonell et al. · Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Open access 25 Sep 2020 904
17 Applications of machine learning and artificial intelligence for Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic: A review Samuel Lalmuanawma, Jamal Hussain, Lalrinfela Chhakchhuak · Chaos Solitons & Fractals Open access 25 Jun 2020 878
18 High-Resolution Measurements of Face-to-Face Contact Patterns in a Primary School Juliette Stehlé, Nicolas Voirin, Alain Barrat et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 16 Aug 2011 873
19 Modelling the impact of testing, contact tracing and household quarantine on second waves of COVID-19 Alberto Aleta, David Martín-Corral, Ana Pastore y Piontti et al. · Nature Human Behaviour Open access 5 Aug 2020 853
20 Quantifying the impact of physical distance measures on the transmission of COVID-19 in the UK CMMID COVID-19 working group, Christopher I Jarvis, Kevin van Zandvoort et al. · BMC Medicine Open access 6 May 2020 834
21 Global Challenges to Public Health Care Systems during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review of Pandemic Measures and Problems Roxana Filip, Roxana Gheorghiță, Liliana Anchidin-Norocel et al. · Journal of Personalized Medicine Open access 7 Aug 2022 811
22 Impact of delays on effectiveness of contact tracing strategies for COVID-19: a modelling study Mirjam Kretzschmar, Ganna Rozhnova, Martin Bootsma et al. · The Lancet Public Health Open access 16 Jul 2020 803
23 What is data justice? The case for connecting digital rights and freedoms globally Linnet Taylor · Big Data & Society Open access Nov 2017 794
24 Geographical tracking and mapping of coronavirus disease COVID-19/severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic and associated events around the world: how 21st century GIS technologies are supporting the global fight against outbreaks and epidemics Maged N. Kamel Boulos, Estella M. Geraghty · International Journal of Health Geographics Open access 11 Mar 2020 780
25 Covid-19: a remote assessment in primary care Trisha Greenhalgh, Gerald Choon‐Huat Koh, Josip Car · BMJ Open access 25 Mar 2020 761
26 Mobile Health (mHealth) Approaches and Lessons for Increased Performance and Retention of Community Health Workers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Review Karin Källander, James Kananura Tibenderana, Onome J. Akpogheneta et al. · Journal of Medical Internet Research Open access 25 Jan 2013 703
27 Mobile phone data for informing public health actions across the COVID-19 pandemic life cycle Nuria Oliver et al. · Science Advances Open access 27 Apr 2020 694
28 Systematic review on what works, what does not work and why of implementation of mobile health (mHealth) projects in Africa Clara B. Aranda-Jan, Neo Mohutsiwa-Dibe, Svetla Loukanova · BMC Public Health ReviewOpen access 21 Feb 2014 691
29 Clustering and superspreading potential of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Hong Kong Dillon Charles Adam, Peng Wu, Jessica Y. Wong et al. · Nature Medicine Open access 17 Sep 2020 686
30 Face masks for the public during the covid-19 crisis Trisha Greenhalgh, Manuel B Schmid, Thomas Czypionka et al. · BMJ Open access 9 Apr 2020 650
31 Timing of State and Territorial COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders and Changes in Population Movement — United States, March 1–May 31, 2020 Amanda Moreland et al. · MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Open access 3 Sep 2020 636
32 Non-compliance with COVID-19-related public health measures among young adults in Switzerland: Insights from a longitudinal cohort study Amy E. Nivette, Denis Ribeaud, Aja Louise Murray et al. · Social Science & Medicine Open access 16 Sep 2020 627
33 Impact of the digital divide in the age of COVID-19 Anita Ramsetty, Cristin Swords Adams · Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association Open access 24 Apr 2020 624
34 First known person-to-person transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the USA Isaac Ghinai et al. · The Lancet Open access 13 Mar 2020 624
35 Mapping mHealth Research: A Decade of Evolution Maddalena Fiordelli, Nicola Diviani, Peter Johannes Schulz · Journal of Medical Internet Research Open access 21 May 2013 616
36 Health security capacities in the context of COVID-19 outbreak: an analysis of International Health Regulations annual report data from 182 countries Nirmal Kandel, Stella Chungong, Abbas Omaar et al. · The Lancet Open access Mar 2020 607
37 Smartphone and medical related App use among medical students and junior doctors in the United Kingdom (UK): a regional survey Karl F.B. Payne, Heather J Wharrad, Kim Watts · BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making Open access 30 Oct 2012 607
38 The National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C): Rationale, design, infrastructure, and deployment Melissa Anne Haendel et al. · Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association Open access 14 Aug 2020 604
39 A Survey of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps Nadeem Ahmed, Regio A. Michelin, Wanli Xue et al. · IEEE Access Open access 2020 604
40 Framework for Managing the COVID-19 Infodemic: Methods and Results of an Online, Crowdsourced WHO Technical Consultation Viroj Tangcharoensathien et al. · Journal of Medical Internet Research Open access 18 Jun 2020 603
41 Mobile Health Apps on COVID-19 Launched in the Early Days of the Pandemic: Content Analysis and Review Long Chiau Ming, Noorazrina Untong, Nur Amalina Aliudin et al. · JMIR mhealth and uhealth Open access 30 Jun 2020 590
42 Adoption of Digital Technologies in Health Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review of Early Scientific Literature Davide Golinelli, Erik Boetto, Gherardo Carullo et al. · Journal of Medical Internet Research ReviewOpen access 15 Sep 2020 559
43 COVID-19 vaccine rumors and conspiracy theories: The need for cognitive inoculation against misinformation to improve vaccine adherence Md Saiful Islam, Abu-Hena Mostofa Kamal, Alamgir Kabir et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 12 May 2021 546
44 COVID-19 epidemic in Switzerland: on the importance of testing, contact tracing and isolation Marcel Salathé, Christian Lorenz Althaus, Richard A. Neher et al. · Swiss Medical Weekly Open access 19 Mar 2020 543
45 Non-pharmaceutical interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic: A review Nicola Perra · Physics Reports Open access 15 Feb 2021 532
46 On the responsible use of digital data to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic Marcello Ienca, Effy Vayena · Nature Medicine Open access 27 Mar 2020 526
47 Use of Rapid Online Surveys to Assess People's Perceptions During Infectious Disease Outbreaks: A Cross-sectional Survey on COVID-19 Pascal Geldsetzer · Journal of Medical Internet Research Open access 27 Mar 2020 524
48 Epidemiology and transmission dynamics of COVID-19 in two Indian states Ramanan Laxminarayan, Brian Wahl, ShankarReddy Dudala et al. · Science Open access 6 Nov 2020 514
49 The datafied child: The dataveillance of children and implications for their rights Deborah A. Lupton, Ben Williamson · New Media & Society 23 Jan 2017 508
50 Governance, technology and citizen behavior in pandemic: Lessons from COVID-19 in East Asia Rajib Shaw, Yong Kyun Kim, Jinling Hua · Progress in Disaster Science Open access Apr 2020 493

Citations are OpenAlex's own counts, from its 2026-09-23 snapshot, so the ranking can differ from Google Scholar or Web of Science. A paper is listed for a field when OpenAlex files it under one of the field's topics; retracted papers and papers whose citation count cannot be traced to citing works are left out, and a preprint and the article it became are shown once. Release dates are OpenAlex's: where a source gave only a month or a year, that is what is shown. How the lists are chosen.