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2023

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108
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Nathan Ford publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nathan Ford sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 494 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Nathan Ford D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nathan Ford sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 108 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Nathan Ford is affiliated with the World Health Organization in Switzerland and has an extensive publication record primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Infectious Diseases. Their research spans several subfields, including Epidemiology, Virology, Emergency Medicine, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The scientist's work has been frequently published in notable venues such as The Lancet HIV, The Lancet Global Health, SSRN Electronic Journal, UNC Libraries, and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Nathan Ford's research topics encompass a range of areas related to HIV/AIDS and fungal infections, including:

  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
  • Fungal Infections and Studies
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
  • HIV-related health complications and treatments

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Nathan Ford include:

  • Clinical features of, and risk factors for, severe or fatal COVID-19 among people living with HIV admitted to hospital: analysis of data from the WHO Global Clinical Platform of COVID-19 (2022, The Lancet HIV)
  • Impact of climate change and natural disasters on fungal infections (2024, The Lancet Microbe)
  • Comparative efficacy, tolerability and safety of dolutegravir and efavirenz 400mg among antiretroviral therapies for first-line HIV treatment: A systematic literature review and network meta-analysis (2020, EClinicalMedicine)
  • The role and challenges of cluster randomised trials for global health (2021, The Lancet Global Health)
  • Population-wide differentials in HIV service access and outcomes in the Western Cape for men as compared to women, South Africa: 2008 to 2018: a cohort analysis (2020, Journal of the International AIDS Society)

Frequent collaboration has been noted with several co-authors, including Joseph N Jarvis, Ajay Rangaraj, Marco Vitória, Roger Chou, and David S. Lawrence.

Best Publications

  • Drug development for neglected diseases: a deficient market and a public-health policy failure

    Patrice Trouiller;Piero Olliaro;Piero Olliaro;Els Torreele;James Orbinski;James Orbinski

  • A systematic review of task- shifting for HIV treatment and care in Africa

    Mike Callaghan;Nathan Ford;Nathan Ford;Helen Schneider

  • Management of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: WHO guidelines for low tuberculosis burden countries.

    Haileyesus Getahun;Alberto Matteelli;Ibrahim Abubakar;Mohamed Abdel Aziz

  • Scaling up of highly active antiretroviral therapy in a rural district of Malawi: an effectiveness assessment.

    Laurent Ferradini;Arnaud Jeannin;Loretxu Pinoges;Jacques Izopet

  • Malaria: current status of control, diagnosis, treatment, and a proposed agenda for research and development

    Philippe J Guerin;Piero Olliaro;Francois Nosten;Pierre Druilhe

  • Life Expectancy of Persons Receiving Combination Antiretroviral Therapy in Low-Income Countries: A Cohort Analysis From Uganda

    Edward J. Mills;Celestin Bakanda;Josephine Birungi;Keith Chan

  • Towards Universal Voluntary HIV Testing and Counselling: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Community-Based Approaches

    Amitabh B. Suthar;Nathan Ford;Pamela J. Bachanas;Vincent J. Wong

  • Risk factors, barriers and facilitators for linkage to antiretroviral therapy care: a systematic review.

    Darshini Govindasamy;Nathan Ford;Katharina Kranzer

  • Task shifting in HIV/AIDS: opportunities, challenges and proposed actions for sub-Saharan Africa

    R. Zachariah;N. Ford;M. Philips;S.Lynch

  • Patient-Reported Barriers to Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

    Zara Shubber;Edward J. Mills;Jean B. Nachega;Jean B. Nachega;Jean B. Nachega;Rachel Vreeman

  • 25 years of the WHO essential medicines lists: progress and challenges

    Richard Laing;Brenda Waning;Andy Gray;Nathan Ford

  • Role and outcomes of community health workers in HIV care in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

    Grace W Mwai;Gitau Mburu;Gitau Mburu;Kwasi Torpey;Peter Frost

  • Substandard medicines in resource‐poor settings: a problem that can no longer be ignored

    J.-M. Caudron;N. Ford;M. Henkens;C. Macé

  • Causes of hospital admission among people living with HIV worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Nathan Ford;Zara Shubber;Graeme Meintjes;Beatriz Grinsztejn

  • Quantifying and addressing losses along the continuum of care for people living with HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

    Katharina Kranzer;Katharina Kranzer;Darshini Govindasamy;Nathan Ford;Victoria Johnston

  • Implementing Antiretroviral Therapy in Rural Communities: The Lusikisiki Model of Decentralized HIV/AIDS Care

    Martha Bedelu;Nathan Ford;Katherine Hilderbrand;Hermann Reuter

  • Drug-resistant tuberculosis: time for visionary political leadership

    Ibrahim Abubakar;Ibrahim Abubakar;Matteo Zignol;Dennis Falzon;Mario Raviglione

  • The drug and vaccine landscape for neglected diseases (2000–11): a systematic assessment

    Belen Pedrique;Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft;Claudette Some;Piero Olliaro;Piero Olliaro

  • Seven-year experience of a primary care antiretroviral treatment programme in Khayelitsha, South Africa

    Andrew Boulle;Gilles Van Cutsem;Katherine Hilderbrand;Carol Cragg

  • Reimagining HIV service delivery: the role of differentiated care from prevention to suppression.

    Anna Grimsrud;Helen Bygrave;Meg Doherty;Peter Ehrenkranz

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward J. Mills
Edward J. Mills McMaster University
Alexandra Calmy
Alexandra Calmy University of Geneva
Jean B. Nachega
Jean B. Nachega University of Pittsburgh
David Wilson
David Wilson Burnet Institute
Graham S Cooke
Graham S Cooke Imperial College London
Helen Cox
Helen Cox University of Cape Town
Matthias Egger
Matthias Egger University of Bern
Andrew Hill
Andrew Hill University of Liverpool
Graeme Meintjes
Graeme Meintjes University of Cape Town
Anthony D. Harries
Anthony D. Harries International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

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