Alex R. Hoffmaster

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
102 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Alex R. Hoffmaster is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alex R. Hoffmaster has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Molecular Biology, 32 papers in Epidemiology and 28 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Alex R. Hoffmaster's work include Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (57 papers), Burkholderia infections and melioidosis (30 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (28 papers). Alex R. Hoffmaster is often cited by papers focused on Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (57 papers), Burkholderia infections and melioidosis (30 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (28 papers). Alex R. Hoffmaster collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Australia. Alex R. Hoffmaster's co-authors include Jay E. Gee, Patricia P. Wilkins, Robyn A. Stoddard, Karen A. McCaustland, Chung K. Marston, Tanja Popović, Barun K. De, Mindy G. Elrod, Rebekah Tiller and David Sue and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Alex R. Hoffmaster

101 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Detection of pathogenic Leptospira spp. through TaqMan po... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 100 200 300 400
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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. Detection of pathogenic Leptospira spp. through TaqMan polymerase chain reaction targeting the LipL32 gene
    2009 418 citations Robyn A. Stoddard, Jay E. Gee 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
Alex R. Hoffmaster United States 31 1.5k 881 716 686 637 102 3.3k
James M. Schupp United States 37 2.1k 1.4× 821 0.9× 1.1k 1.6× 808 1.2× 242 0.4× 68 4.3k
Jay E. Gee United States 28 766 0.5× 1.3k 1.4× 224 0.3× 340 0.5× 433 0.7× 74 2.7k
Herbert Tomaso Germany 41 1.5k 1.0× 1.7k 1.9× 724 1.0× 732 1.1× 499 0.8× 181 5.3k
Giovanna Morelli Germany 28 2.5k 1.7× 1.8k 2.1× 1.9k 2.7× 876 1.3× 388 0.6× 42 6.8k
Thomas J. Inzana United States 34 867 0.6× 515 0.6× 280 0.4× 794 1.2× 123 0.2× 122 3.0k
Ronald J. Limberger United States 30 675 0.5× 544 0.6× 222 0.3× 305 0.4× 293 0.5× 54 2.3k
Gregers Jungersen Denmark 28 502 0.3× 918 1.0× 207 0.3× 215 0.3× 308 0.5× 96 2.7k
V. Balamurugan India 31 667 0.5× 1.7k 2.0× 519 0.7× 127 0.2× 332 0.5× 184 3.2k
Patricia L. Worsham United States 28 1.8k 1.2× 571 0.6× 1.7k 2.3× 318 0.5× 498 0.8× 64 3.0k
Michael Frace United States 24 899 0.6× 876 1.0× 159 0.2× 181 0.3× 367 0.6× 42 2.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alex R. Hoffmaster

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mitchell, Kaitlin F., Christina M. Carlson, Douglas Nace, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of a Multiplex Bead Assay against Single-Target Assays for Detection of IgG Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2. Microbiology Spectrum. 10(3). e0105422–e0105422. 3 indexed citations
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Boyer, Anne E., Maria I. Solano, Adrian R. Woolfitt, et al.. (2022). Comprehensive characterization of toxins during progression of inhalation anthrax in a non-human primate model. PLoS Pathogens. 18(12). e1010735–e1010735. 1 indexed citations
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Hall, Carina M., Daniel Romero-Álvarez, Laura Jiménez, et al.. (2022). Low risk of acquiring melioidosis from the environment in the continental United States. PLoS ONE. 17(7). e0270997–e0270997. 4 indexed citations
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Pillai, Segaran P., Jason G. Ramage, Jawad Sarwar, et al.. (2019). Rapid Presumptive Identification of Bacillus anthracis Isolates Using the Tetracore RedLine Alert™ Test. Health Security. 17(4). 334–343. 12 indexed citations
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Boyer, Anne E., Zsuzsanna Kuklenyik, Adrian R. Woolfitt, et al.. (2019). Zeptomole per milliliter detection and quantification of edema factor in plasma by LC-MS/MS yields insights into toxemia and the progression of inhalation anthrax. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 411(12). 2493–2509. 10 indexed citations
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Sahl, Jason W., Talima Pearson, Richard T. Okinaka, et al.. (2016). A Bacillus anthracis Genome Sequence from the Sverdlovsk 1979 Autopsy Specimens. mBio. 7(5). 59 indexed citations
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Marston, Chung K., Hisham R. Ibrahim, Philip Lee, et al.. (2016). Anthrax Toxin-Expressing Bacillus cereus Isolated from an Anthrax-Like Eschar. PLoS ONE. 11(6). e0156987–e0156987. 41 indexed citations
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Benoit, Tina J., David D. Blaney, Jay E. Gee, et al.. (2015). A Review of Melioidosis Cases in the Americas. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 93(6). 1134–1139. 55 indexed citations
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Boyer, Anne E., et al.. (2015). High-sensitivity MALDI-TOF MS quantification of anthrax lethal toxin for diagnostics and evaluation of medical countermeasures. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 407(10). 2847–2858. 23 indexed citations
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Keim, Paul, Roland Grunow, Richard Vipond, et al.. (2015). Whole Genome Analysis of Injectional Anthrax Identifies Two Disease Clusters Spanning More Than 13 Years. EBioMedicine. 2(11). 1613–1618. 25 indexed citations
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Stoddard, Robyn A., Conrad P. Quinn, Jarad Schiffer, et al.. (2014). Detection of anthrax protective antigen (PA) using europium labeled anti-PA monoclonal antibody and time-resolved fluorescence. Journal of Immunological Methods. 408. 78–88. 15 indexed citations
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Sherwood, J. L., Tina J. Benoit, Jay E. Gee, et al.. (2014). Fatal Burkholderia pseudomallei Infection Initially Reported as a Bacillus Species, Ohio, 2013. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 91(4). 743–746. 20 indexed citations
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Stoddard, Robyn A., et al.. (2014). Viability of Leptospira Isolates from a Human Outbreak in Thailand in Various Water Types, pH, and Temperature Conditions. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 91(5). 1020–1022. 13 indexed citations
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Turabelidze, George, et al.. (2013). Contaminated Ventilator Air Flow Sensor Linked toBacillus cereusColonization of Newborns. Emerging infectious diseases. 19(5). 781–783. 9 indexed citations
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Thaipadungpanit, Janjira, Wirongrong Chierakul, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, et al.. (2011). Correction: Diagnostic Accuracy of Real-Time PCR Assays Targeting 16S rRNA and lipl32 Genes for Human Leptospirosis in Thailand: A Case-Control Study. PLoS ONE. 6(2). 6 indexed citations
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Tiller, Rebekah, Jay E. Gee, David Lonsway, et al.. (2010). Identification of an unusual Brucella strain (BO2) from a lung biopsy in a 52 year-old patient with chronic destructive pneumonia. BMC Microbiology. 10(1). 23–23. 82 indexed citations
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Beesley, Cari A., et al.. (2008). Evaluation of two selective media for the isolation of Bacillus anthracis. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 47(1). 25–30. 12 indexed citations
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Tatti, Kathleen M., Patricia W. Greer, Elizabeth White, et al.. (2006). Morphologic, Immunologic, and Molecular Methods to Detect Bacillus anthracis in Formalin-Fixed Tissues. Applied immunohistochemistry & molecular morphology. 14(2). 234–243. 9 indexed citations

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