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Most cited papers in Infection Control and Ventilation

What are the most cited papers in Infection Control and Ventilation?

The most cited paper in Infection Control and Ventilation is "Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 as Compared with SARS-CoV-1" (Neeltje van Doremalen, Trenton Bushmaker, Dylan H. Morris et al., 2020), with 10,255 citations. Next come "A Novel Coronavirus Associated with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome" (4,546) and "Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis" (4,111).

Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 766 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 as Compared with SARS-CoV-1 Neeltje van Doremalen, Trenton Bushmaker, Dylan H. Morris et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 17 Mar 2020 10,255
2 A Novel Coronavirus Associated with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Thomas G. Ksiazek et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 14 May 2003 4,546
3 Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis Derek K. Chu et al. · The Lancet ReviewOpen access Jun 2020 4,111
4 Persistence of coronaviruses on inanimate surfaces and their inactivation with biocidal agents Günter Kampf, Daniel Tödt, Stephanie Pfaender et al. · Journal of Hospital Infection Open access 6 Feb 2020 3,919
5 2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Health Care Settings Jane D. Siegel, Emily Rhinehart, Marguerite McMillan Jackson et al. · American Journal of Infection Control Open access Dec 2007 3,489
6 Social Contacts and Mixing Patterns Relevant to the Spread of Infectious Diseases Joël Mossong, Niel Hens, Mark Jit et al. · PLoS Medicine Open access 19 Mar 2008 3,284
7 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
8 How long do nosocomial pathogens persist on inanimate surfaces? A systematic review Axel Krämer, Ingeborg Schwebke, Günter Kampf · BMC Infectious Diseases ReviewOpen access 16 Aug 2006 2,546
9 Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks Nancy Leung, Daniel K. W. Chu, Eunice Y. C. Shiu et al. · Nature Medicine Open access 3 Apr 2020 2,380
10 School closure and management practices during coronavirus outbreaks including COVID-19: a rapid systematic review Russell Viner, Simon Russell, Helen A. Croker et al. · The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health ReviewOpen access 6 Apr 2020 2,349
11 The effect of control strategies to reduce social mixing on outcomes of the COVID-19 epidemic in Wuhan, China: a modelling study Kiesha Prem et al. · The Lancet Public Health Open access 25 Mar 2020 2,322
12 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
13 Coronavirus Infections—More Than Just the Common Cold Catharine I. Paules, Hilary D. Marston, Anthony S. Fauci · JAMA 23 Jan 2020 2,274
14 Air, Surface Environmental, and Personal Protective Equipment Contamination by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) From a Symptomatic Patient Sean Wei Xiang Ong, Yian Kim Tan, Po Ying Chia et al. · JAMA Open access 4 Mar 2020 2,259
15 Surviving Sepsis Campaign: guidelines on the management of critically ill adults with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Waleed A. Alhazzani et al. · Intensive Care Medicine Open access 28 Mar 2020 2,204
16 Aerodynamic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in two Wuhan hospitals Yuan Liu, Zhi Ning, Yu Zheng Chen et al. · Nature Open access 27 Apr 2020 2,038
17 Stability of SARS-CoV-2 in different environmental conditions Alex W. H. Chin, Julie T. S. Chu, Mahen R A Perera et al. · The Lancet Microbe Open access 2 Apr 2020 1,951
18 Aerosol Generating Procedures and Risk of Transmission of Acute Respiratory Infections to Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review Khai Trieu Tran, Karen Cimon, Melissa Severn et al. · PLoS ONE ReviewOpen access 26 Apr 2012 1,874
19 Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2: The world should face the reality Lídia Morawska, Junji Cao · Environment International Open access 10 Apr 2020 1,843
20 Gastrointestinal Manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Virus Load in Fecal Samples From a Hong Kong Cohort: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Ka Shing Cheung et al. · Gastroenterology ReviewOpen access 3 Apr 2020 1,708
21 Predominant Role of Bacterial Pneumonia as a Cause of Death in Pandemic Influenza: Implications for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness David Michael Morens, Jeffery K. Taubenberger, Anthony S. Fauci · The Journal of Infectious Diseases Open access 18 Aug 2008 1,662
22 Airborne transmission of respiratory viruses Chia C. Wang, Kimberly A. Prather, Josué Sznitman et al. · Science Open access 26 Aug 2021 1,615
23 The immediate psychological and occupational impact of the 2003 SARS outbreak in a teaching hospital. Robert Maunder, Jonathan Hunter, Leslie H. Vincent et al. · PubMed Open access 13 May 2003 1,562
24 Supporting the Health Care Workforce During the COVID-19 Global Epidemic James G. Adams, Ron M. Walls · JAMA 12 Mar 2020 1,545
25 SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV viral load dynamics, duration of viral shedding, and infectiousness: a systematic review and meta-analysis Müge Çevik, Matthew Tate, Ollie Lloyd et al. · The Lancet Microbe ReviewOpen access 20 Nov 2020 1,503
26 Rational use of face masks in the COVID-19 pandemic Shuo Feng, Chen Shen, Nan Xia et al. · The Lancet Respiratory Medicine Open access 20 Mar 2020 1,498
27 Incubation Period and Other Epidemiological Characteristics of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Infections with Right Truncation: A Statistical Analysis of Publicly Available Case Data Natalie M. Linton, Tetsuro Kobayashi, Yichi Yang et al. · Journal of Clinical Medicine Open access 17 Feb 2020 1,485
28 Epidemiology of Covid-19 in a Long-Term Care Facility in King County, Washington Temet M. McMichael et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 27 Mar 2020 1,432
29 How can airborne transmission of COVID-19 indoors be minimised? Lídia Morawska et al. · Environment International Open access 26 May 2020 1,404
30 Estimated global mortality associated with the first 12 months of 2009 pandemic influenza A H1N1 virus circulation: a modelling study Fatimah S. Dawood et al. · The Lancet Infectious Diseases 25 Jun 2012 1,389
31 Impact assessment of non-pharmaceutical interventions against coronavirus disease 2019 and influenza in Hong Kong: an observational study Benjamin John Cowling, Sheikh Taslim Ali, Tiffany Ng et al. · The Lancet Public Health Open access 17 Apr 2020 1,357
32 Seasonality of Respiratory Viral Infections Miyu Moriyama, Walter Hugentobler, Akiko Iwasaki · Annual Review of Virology ReviewOpen access 20 Mar 2020 1,353
33 Identifying airborne transmission as the dominant route for the spread of COVID-19 Renyi Zhang, Yixin Li, Annie Li Zhang et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 11 Jun 2020 1,330
34 Transmission of COVID-19 virus by droplets and aerosols: A critical review on the unresolved dichotomy Mahesh W. Jayaweera, Hasini Perera, Buddhika Gunawardana et al. · Environmental Research Open access 13 Jun 2020 1,326
35 Evidence of Airborne Transmission of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Virus Ignatius T. S. Yu, Yuguo Li, Tze Wai Wong et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 21 Apr 2004 1,307
36 An evidence review of face masks against COVID-19 Jeremy Howard, Austin Huang, Zhiyuan Li et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 11 Jan 2021 1,306
37 A NEW METHOD FOR MEASURING AIRWAY RESISTANCE IN MAN USING A BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPH: VALUES IN NORMAL SUBJECTS AND IN PATIENTS WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASE 1 Arthur B. DuBois, Stella Y. Botelho, Julius H. Comroe · Journal of Clinical Investigation Open access Mar 1956 1,287
38 It Is Time to Address Airborne Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Lídia Morawska, Donald Kirby Milton · Clinical Infectious Diseases Open access 3 Jul 2020 1,280
39 Social Ties and Susceptibility to the Common Cold Roger M. Heeler · JAMA 15 Oct 1997 1,240
40 Hospital Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Abdullah Mufareh Assiri, Allison McGeer, Trish M. Perl et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 19 Jun 2013 1,237
41 Size distribution and sites of origin of droplets expelled from the human respiratory tract during expiratory activities Lídia Morawska, Graham Richard Johnson, Zoran Ristovski et al. · Journal of Aerosol Science Open access 26 Nov 2008 1,212
42 The airborne lifetime of small speech droplets and their potential importance in SARS-CoV-2 transmission Valentyn Stadnytskyi, Christina E. Bax, Ad Bax et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 13 May 2020 1,171
43 Mental health status of people isolated due to Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Hyunsuk Jeong, Hyeon Woo Yim, Yeong-Jun Song et al. · Epidemiology and Health Open access 5 Nov 2016 1,169
44 Public perceptions, anxiety, and behaviour change in relation to the swine flu outbreak: cross sectional telephone survey G. James Rubin, Richard Amlôt, Lisa Page et al. · BMJ Open access 2 Jul 2009 1,163
45 Asymptomatic and Presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Residents of a Long-Term Care Skilled Nursing Facility — King County, Washington, March 2020 Anne A. Kimball et al. · MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Open access 27 Mar 2020 1,158
46 COVID-19 mortality in patients with cancer on chemotherapy or other anticancer treatments: a prospective cohort study Lennard Y. W. Lee et al. · The Lancet Open access 28 May 2020 1,146
47 Aerosol and Surface Distribution of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Hospital Wards, Wuhan, China, 2020 Zhen-Dong Guo, Zhongyi Wang, Shou-Feng Zhang et al. · Emerging infectious diseases Open access 10 Apr 2020 1,144
48 Systematic Review of Studies on Compliance with Hand Hygiene Guidelines in Hospital Care Vicki Erasmus, Thea Daha, Hans Brug et al. · Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology Review 20 Jan 2010 1,142
49 Turbulent Gas Clouds and Respiratory Pathogen Emissions Lydia Bourouiba · JAMA 26 Mar 2020 1,139
50 Characterization of expiration air jets and droplet size distributions immediately at the mouth opening Christopher Y.H. Chao, Man Pun Wan, Lídia Morawska et al. · Journal of Aerosol Science Open access 9 Nov 2008 1,132

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