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Alexander C. Tsai

Alexander C. Tsai

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
79
Citations
40548
World Ranking
397
National Ranking
189

Medicine

D-Index
77
Citations
39664
World Ranking
18240
National Ranking
9099

Overview

Alexander C. Tsai is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States, with a primary research focus in the field of Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields, including General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and Health.

Their research topics cover a range of global health concerns, including:

  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health

Alexander C. Tsai has published extensively in respected venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Journal of Global Health
  • AIDS and Behavior
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • UNC Libraries

Several recent papers illustrate the scope of their work, including:

  • "Job Insecurity and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression Among U.S. Young Adults During COVID-19" (2020), Journal of Adolescent Health
  • "Systematic review and meta-analysis of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation among Ph.D. students" (2021), Scientific Reports
  • "Water and mental health" (2020), Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water
  • "Social distancing to slow the US COVID-19 epidemic: Longitudinal pretest-posttest comparison group study" (2020), PLoS Medicine
  • "Food Insufficiency and Mental Health in the U.S. During the COVID-19 Pandemic" (2021), American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Collaboration is a significant part of their academic career, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Mark J. Siedner
  • Charles Baguma
  • Bernard Kakuhikire
  • David R. Bangsberg
  • Jessica M. Perkins

Best Publications

  • Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Theo Vos;Theo Vos;Theo Vos;Stephen S. Lim;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas;Kaja M. Abbas;Kaja M. Abbas

  • Impact of HIV-related stigma on treatment adherence: systematic review and meta-synthesis

    Ingrid T Katz;Ingrid T Katz;Annemarie E Ryu;Afiachukwu G Onuegbu;Christina Psaros

  • Scaling up mHealth: where is the evidence?

    Mark Tomlinson;Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus;Leslie Swartz;Alexander C. Tsai

  • Police killings and their spillover effects on the mental health of black Americans: a population-based, quasi-experimental study

    Jacob Bor;Atheendar S Venkataramani;David R Williams;Alexander C Tsai

  • A meta-analysis of interventions to improve care for chronic illnesses.

    Alexander C. Tsai;Sally C. Morton;Carol M. Mangione;Emmett B. Keeler

  • Do equity financing cycles matter? evidence from biotechnology alliances

    Josh Lerner;Josh Lerner;Hilary Shane;Alexander Tsai

  • Conceptual framework for understanding the bidirectional links between food insecurity and HIV/AIDS

    Sheri D Weiser;Sera L Young;Sera L Young;Craig R Cohen;Margot B Kushel

  • Food insecurity, depression and the modifying role of social support among people living with HIV/AIDS in rural Uganda

    Alexander C. Tsai;David R. Bangsberg;Edward A. Frongillo;Peter W. Hunt

  • Association Between Religious Service Attendance and Lower Suicide Rates Among US Women

    Tyler J. VanderWeele;Shanshan Li;Alexander C. Tsai;Ichiro Kawachi

  • Stigma as a fundamental hindrance to the United States opioid overdose crisis response.

    Alexander C. Tsai;Alexander C. Tsai;Mathew V. Kiang;Michael L. Barnett;Michael L. Barnett;Leo Beletsky;Leo Beletsky;Leo Beletsky

  • The use of mobile phones as a data collection tool: a report from a household survey in South Africa.

    Mark Tomlinson;Wesley Solomon;Yages Singh;Tanya Doherty;Tanya Doherty

  • Adjunctive Atypical Antipsychotic Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder: A Meta-Analysis of Depression, Quality of Life, and Safety Outcomes

    Glen I. Spielmans;Margit I. Berman;Eftihia Linardatos;Nicholas Z. Rosenlicht;Nicholas Z. Rosenlicht

  • Setting Priorities in Global Child Health Research Investments: Guidelines for Implementation of CHNRI Method

    Igor Rudan;Jennifer L. Gibson;Shanthi Ameratunga;Shams El Arifeen

  • Global, regional, and national mortality among young people aged 10–24 years, 1950–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Joseph L Ward;Peter S Azzopardi;Kate Louise Francis;John S Santelli

  • Co-occurring epidemics, syndemics, and population health.

    Alexander C Tsai;Emily Mendenhall;James A Trostle;Ichiro Kawachi

  • Syndemics of psychosocial problems and HIV risk: A systematic review of empirical tests of the disease interaction concept.

    Alexander C. Tsai;Alexander C. Tsai;Alexander C. Tsai;Bridget F.O. Burns

  • Global injury morbidity and mortality from 1990 to 2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Spencer L James;Chris D Castle;Zachary V Dingels;Jack T Fox

  • Trends in CD4 Count at Presentation to Care and Treatment Initiation in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2002–2013: A Meta-analysis

    Mark J. Siedner;Courtney K. Ng;Ingrid V. Bassett;Ingrid T. Katz;Ingrid T. Katz

  • Food insecurity is associated with morbidity and patterns of healthcare utilization among HIV-infected individuals in a resource-poor setting.

    Sheri D. Weiser;Alexander C. Tsai;Reshma Gupta;Edward A. Frongillo

  • Impact of Geographic and Transportation-Related Barriers on HIV Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review

    Alexander J. Lankowski;Alexander J. Lankowski;Mark J. Siedner;David R. Bangsberg;David R. Bangsberg;Alexander C. Tsai;Alexander C. Tsai

  • Setting priorities for global mental health research.

    Mark Tomlinson;Igor Rudan;Shekhar Saxena;Leslie Swartz

Frequent Co-Authors

David R. Bangsberg
David R. Bangsberg Simon Fraser University
Peter W. Hunt
Peter W. Hunt University of California, San Francisco
Jeffrey N. Martin
Jeffrey N. Martin University of California, San Francisco
Jessica E. Haberer
Jessica E. Haberer Harvard University
Mark Tomlinson
Mark Tomlinson Queen's University Belfast
Ichiro Kawachi
Ichiro Kawachi Harvard University
Edward J. Mills
Edward J. Mills McMaster University
Igor Rudan
Igor Rudan University of Edinburgh
Kenneth H. Mayer
Kenneth H. Mayer Harvard Medical School
Edward A. Frongillo
Edward A. Frongillo University of South Carolina

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