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Houssein H. Ayoub

Qatar University ·
Area of research
Infectious Diseases · Modeling and Simulation
Research interest
Research interests include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, and Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy.
h-index
41
citations
6,606
works
175
NIH funding
primary concept
Medicine
email

Recent publications

Differential protection against SARS-CoV-2 reinfection pre- and post-Omicron
Nature 2025cited by 44position: middledoi
Assessing healthy vaccinee effect in COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness studies: a national cohort study in Qatar
eLife 2025cited by 13position: middledoi
Effectiveness of two and three doses of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines against infection, symptoms, and severity in the pre-omicron era: A time-dependent gradient
Vaccine 2024cited by 14position: middledoi
Long-term COVID-19 booster effectiveness by infection history and clinical vulnerability and immune imprinting: a retrospective population-based cohort study
The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2023cited by 108position: middledoi
Effects of previous infection, vaccination, and hybrid immunity against symptomatic Alpha, Beta, and Delta SARS-CoV-2 infections: an observational study
EBioMedicine 2023cited by 56position: middledoi
Short- and longer-term all-cause mortality among SARS-CoV-2- infected individuals and the pull-forward phenomenon in Qatar: a national cohort study
International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2023cited by 33position: middledoi
Effect of mRNA Vaccine Boosters against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Infection in Qatar
New England Journal of Medicine 2022cited by 397position: middledoi
Duration of mRNA vaccine protection against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 subvariants in Qatar
Nature Communications 2022cited by 236position: middledoi
Duration of immune protection of SARS-CoV-2 natural infection against reinfection
Journal of Travel Medicine 2022cited by 106position: middledoi
Relative infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine breakthrough infections, reinfections, and primary infections
Nature Communications 2022cited by 86position: middledoi
Protection of Omicron sub-lineage infection against reinfection with another Omicron sub-lineage
Nature Communications 2022cited by 82position: middledoi
Protection from previous natural infection compared with mRNA vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe COVID-19 in Qatar: a retrospective cohort study
The Lancet Microbe 2022cited by 74position: middledoi
Effects of BA.1/BA.2 subvariant, vaccination and prior infection on infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2 omicron infections
Journal of Travel Medicine 2022cited by 47position: middledoi
Effectiveness of influenza vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 infection among healthcare workers in Qatar
Journal of Infection and Public Health 2022cited by 39position: middledoi
Estimated economic burden of genital herpes and HIV attributable to herpes simplex virus type 2 infections in 90 low- and middle-income countries: A modeling study
PLoS Medicine 2022cited by 29position: middledoi
BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in Qatar
Nature Medicine 2021cited by 467position: middledoi
mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against the B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 variants and severe COVID-19 disease in Qatar
Nature Medicine 2021cited by 443position: middledoi
SARS-CoV-2 antibody-positivity protects against reinfection for at least seven months with 95% efficacy
EClinicalMedicine 2021cited by 188position: middledoi
Association of Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection With Risk of Breakthrough Infection Following mRNA Vaccination in Qatar
JAMA 2021cited by 174position: middledoi
Characterizing the Qatar advanced-phase SARS-CoV-2 epidemic
Scientific Reports 2021cited by 166position: middledoi
Herd Immunity against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection in 10 Communities, Qatar
Emerging infectious diseases 2021cited by 100position: middledoi
Mathematical modeling of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Qatar and its impact on the national response to COVID-19
Journal of Global Health 2021cited by 95position: firstdoi
Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA BNT162b2 Covid-19 vaccine protection against variants of concern after one versus two doses
Journal of Travel Medicine 2021cited by 95position: middledoi
SARS-CoV-2 infection hospitalization, severity, criticality, and fatality rates in Qatar
Scientific Reports 2021cited by 69position: middledoi
Introduction and expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 variant and reinfections in Qatar: A nationally representative cohort study
PLoS Medicine 2021cited by 69position: middledoi
Severity, Criticality, and Fatality of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Beta Variant
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2021cited by 54position: middledoi
Estimates of global SARS-CoV-2 infection exposure, infection morbidity, and infection mortality rates in 2020
Global Epidemiology 2021cited by 54position: firstdoi
Vulnerability of Syrian refugees in Lebanon to COVID-19: quantitative insights
Conflict and Health 2021cited by 50position: middledoi
Analytic Characterization of the Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Epidemic in the United States, 1950–2050
Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2021cited by 30position: firstdoi
Assessment of the Risk of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Reinfection in an Intense Reexposure Setting
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020cited by 176position: middledoi

Grants

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Frequent collaborators

Laith J. Abu‐Raddad · Weill Cornell Medicine33 papers (2016–2025)Hiam Chemaitelly · Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar30 papers (2019–2025)Roberto Bertollini · Ministry of Public Health25 papers (2020–2025)Anvar Hassan Kaleeckal · Hamad Medical Corporation25 papers (2020–2025)Ali Nizar Latif · Aga Khan University25 papers (2020–2025)Peter Coyle · Wexford General Hospital24 papers (2020–2025)Hadi M. Yassine · Indiana University Bloomington23 papers (2020–2025)Einas Al‐Kuwari · Hamad General Hospital23 papers (2020–2025)Riyazuddin Mohammad Shaik · Hamad Medical Corporation23 papers (2020–2025)Adeel A. Butt · Imperial College London23 papers (2020–2025)Hanan F. Abdul Rahim · Qatar University23 papers (2020–2025)Zaina Al Kanaani · Hamad Medical Corporation22 papers (2020–2025)Hamad Eid Al‐Romaihi · Ministry of Public Health20 papers (2020–2025)Mohamed H. Al‐Thani · Ministry of Public Health20 papers (2020–2024)Gheyath K. Nasrallah · Qatar University20 papers (2021–2025)Andrew Jeremijenko · Abu Dhabi Health Services19 papers (2020–2025)Patrick Tang · University of Birmingham19 papers (2021–2025)Mohamed Ghaith Al‐Kuwari · Innovation Cluster (Canada)17 papers (2020–2024)Mohammad R. Hasan · Life Lab15 papers (2021–2025)Hebah A. Al-Khatib · An-Najah National University15 papers (2021–2023)