Abraham Karpas

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
113 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Abraham Karpas is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Virology. According to data from OpenAlex, Abraham Karpas has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Immunology, 31 papers in Molecular Biology and 28 papers in Virology. Recurrent topics in Abraham Karpas's work include HIV Research and Treatment (27 papers), T-cell and Retrovirus Studies (18 papers) and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (18 papers). Abraham Karpas is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (27 papers), T-cell and Retrovirus Studies (18 papers) and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (18 papers). Abraham Karpas collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Portugal and United States. Abraham Karpas's co-authors include Michael Tristem, F. Hill, Shinobu Tsuzuki, Masao Seto, Akinobu Ota, Hiroyuki Tagawa, Yukiko Yoshida, Sivasundaram Karnan, Gary S. Jacob and Nigel G. Ramsden and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Abraham Karpas

112 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

Identification and Characterization of a Novel Gene, C13... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 100 200 300 400 500
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Identification and Characterization of a Novel Gene, C13orf25 , as a Target for 13q31-q32 Amplification in Malignant Lymphoma
    2004 583 citations Abraham Karpas et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Abraham Karpas United Kingdom 32 1.8k 1.1k 650 558 550 113 4.1k
C Fennie United States 25 2.1k 1.2× 2.1k 1.9× 1.0k 1.5× 399 0.7× 479 0.9× 29 4.9k
Thomas Kieber‐Emmons United States 39 2.6k 1.4× 1.5k 1.4× 393 0.6× 332 0.6× 254 0.5× 175 4.6k
Yves Collette France 36 1.7k 0.9× 1.5k 1.3× 776 1.2× 332 0.6× 386 0.7× 90 3.6k
Herbert Lazarus United States 27 2.0k 1.1× 1.5k 1.4× 191 0.3× 302 0.5× 284 0.5× 62 5.1k
Michael W. Spellman United States 24 1.9k 1.0× 617 0.6× 866 1.3× 191 0.3× 288 0.5× 27 2.8k
Reed J. Harris United States 27 2.9k 1.6× 767 0.7× 714 1.1× 130 0.2× 283 0.5× 49 3.9k
Paul R. Sleath United States 16 1.2k 0.7× 1.4k 1.2× 293 0.5× 327 0.6× 243 0.4× 22 3.5k
Avi Ashkenazi United States 26 2.3k 1.3× 2.4k 2.2× 465 0.7× 813 1.5× 322 0.6× 37 4.3k
R Risser United States 27 1.4k 0.8× 731 0.7× 810 1.2× 212 0.4× 455 0.8× 57 2.9k
Michael A. Norcross United States 33 1.1k 0.6× 1.9k 1.7× 1.2k 1.8× 202 0.4× 504 0.9× 59 3.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Abraham Karpas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Abraham Karpas

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sukhorukov, Vladimir L., R. Reuss, Steffen Fehrmann, et al.. (2006). A biophysical approach to the optimisation of dendritic-tumour cell electrofusion. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 346(3). 829–839. 43 indexed citations
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Karpas, Abraham, et al.. (2005). Defective rev response element (RRE) and rev gene in HAART treated AIDS patients with discordance between viral load and CD4+ T-cell counts. Journal of Clinical Virology. 33(4). 324–327. 9 indexed citations
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Karpas, Abraham, et al.. (2003). Characterization of gag Gene of Plasma HIV Type 1 in Combination Therapy-Treated AIDS Patients with High Viral Load and Stable CD4 + T Cell Counts. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 19(1). 73–76. 8 indexed citations
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Inoue, Jun, et al.. (2003). GPC5 is a possible target for the 13q31-q32 amplification detected in lymphoma cell lines. Journal of Human Genetics. 48(6). 331–335. 32 indexed citations
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Karpas, Abraham, et al.. (2003). Deletions in env gene of HIV‐1 in AIDS patients treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Journal of Medical Virology. 71(2). 167–172. 7 indexed citations
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Karpas, Abraham, et al.. (2002). Characterization of pol , vif , vpr , and vpu Genes of HIV Type 1 in AIDS Patients with High Viral Load and Stable CD4 + T Cell Counts on Combination Therapy. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 18(15). 1151–1155. 10 indexed citations
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Karpas, Abraham, et al.. (2002). Characterization of nef Gene of HIV Type 1 in Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Treated AIDS Patients with Discordance between Viral Load and CD4 + T Cell Counts. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 18(13). 983–987. 7 indexed citations
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Tamura, Akiko, Tomoaki Akagi, Naozo Nakazawa, et al.. (1998). Delineation of the breakpoint at 18q21.1 in a cell line (KARPAS1106) derived from mediastinal B-cell lymphoma by fluorescencein situ hybridization with multiple YAC clones. International Journal of Cancer. 78(1). 100–105. 5 indexed citations
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Kontermann, Roland E., Pierre Martineau, Abraham Karpas, et al.. (1997). Enzyme immunoassays using bispecific diabodies. Immunotechnology. 3(2). 137–144. 37 indexed citations
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Tristem, Michael, Peter Kabát, Elisabeth A. Herniou, Abraham Karpas, & F. Hill. (1995). Easel, a gypsy LTR-retrotransposon in the Salmonidae. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 249(2). 229–236. 15 indexed citations
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Ni, Jian, et al.. (1992). Characterization and partial purification of a novel cytotoxic lymphokine (Factor 2) produced by a human B cell line (Karpas 160). International Immunology. 4(4). 519–531. 8 indexed citations
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Marks, James D., Michael Tristem, Abraham Karpas, & Greg Winter. (1991). Oligonucleotide primers for polymerase chain reaction amplification of human immunoglobulin variable genes and design of family‐specific oligonucleotide probes. European Journal of Immunology. 21(4). 985–991. 183 indexed citations
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Tristem, Michael, F. Hill, & Abraham Karpas. (1991). Nucleotide sequence of a Guinea-Bissau-derived human immunodeficiency virus type 2 proviral clone (HIV-2CAM2). Journal of General Virology. 72(3). 721–724. 9 indexed citations
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Nacheva, Elisabeth P., Patricia Fischer, Paul D. Sherrington, et al.. (1990). A new human plasma cell line, Karpas 620, with translocations involving chromosomes 1, 11 and 14. British Journal of Haematology. 74(1). 70–76. 17 indexed citations
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Fleet, George W. J., Abraham Karpas, Linda E. Fellows, et al.. (1988). Inhibition of HIV replication by amino‐sugar derivatives. FEBS Letters. 237(1-2). 128–132. 308 indexed citations
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Hudson, C P, Anselm Hennis, Peter Kataaha, et al.. (1988). Risk factors for the spread of AIDS in rural Africa: evidence from a comparative seroepidemiological survey of AIDS, hepatitis B and syphilis in southwestern Uganda.. PubMed. 2(4). 255–60. 52 indexed citations
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Purtilo, David T., Shinji Harada, E Tatsumi, et al.. (1983). HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS-1 ANTIBODIES NOT DETECTED IN AIDS. PubMed. 1(4). 237–241. 1 indexed citations

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