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Basic Reproduction Number Estimation

Basic Reproduction Number Estimation is a methodological framework in infectious disease epidemiology that quantifies the expected number of secondary cases generated by a single infected individual in a fully susceptible population, distinguishing it from other transmission metrics by specifically characterizing the initial spread potential of a pathogen in the absence of interventions or prior immunity.

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Early Transmission Dynamics in Wuhan, China, of Novel Coronavirus–Infected Pneumonia

Qun Li, Xuhua Guan, Peng Wu et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2020 · 18K citations · Full text

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On the definition and the computation of the basic reproduction ratio R0 in models for infectious diseases in heterogeneous populations.

Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) · 1990 · 5.2K citations

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Estimated transmissibility and impact of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 in England

Nicholas G. Davies, Sam Abbott, Rosanna C. Barnard et al. · Science · 2021 · 2.6K citations · Full text

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The construction of next-generation matrices for compartmental epidemic models

Odo Diekmann, Michael C. Roberts · Journal of The Royal Society Interface · 2009 · 2.2K citations · Full text

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Preliminary estimation of the basic reproduction number of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China, from 2019 to 2020: A data-driven analysis in the early phase of the outbreak

Shi Zhao, Qianyin Lin, Jinjun Ran et al. · International Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2020 · 2K citations · Full text

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  1. HN
    Hiroshi Nishiura

    Japan Science and Technology Agency, Japan

    21 publications · 1.9K citations

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  2. GC
    Gerardo Chowell

    Georgia State University, United States

    23 publications · 2.8K citations

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  3. SF
    Sebastian Funk

    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom

    17 publications · 5.2K citations

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  4. DH
    Daihai He

    Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR China

    17 publications · 3.9K citations

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  5. WJ
    W. John Edmunds

    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom

    17 publications · 5.1K citations

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  1. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

    London, United Kingdom

    36 h-index

    206 publications

    85.6K citations

  2. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    33 h-index

    113 publications

    24.1K citations

  3. Imperial College London

    London, United Kingdom

    24 h-index

    233 publications

    69.4K citations

  4. York University

    Toronto, Canada

    21 h-index

    74 publications

    13.5K citations

  5. China Medical University

    Taichung, Taiwan

    19 h-index

    28 publications

    2.2K citations

  6. Fogarty International Center

    Bethesda, United States

    19 h-index

    38 publications

    9.5K citations

  7. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    19 h-index

    42 publications

    7.2K citations

  8. National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, United States

    18 h-index

    38 publications

    9.7K citations

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  1. medRxiv

    Repository · 99 publications · 5.7K citations

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  2. PLoS ONE

    73 publications · 4.5K citations

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  3. Scientific Reports

    37 publications · 2K citations

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  4. Epidemiology and Infection

    44 publications · 2.9K citations

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  5. Mathematical Biosciences & Engineering

    MBE · 36 publications · 1.6K citations

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