Alfred S. Evans

7.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
124 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Alfred S. Evans is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alfred S. Evans has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Infectious Diseases, 40 papers in Epidemiology and 30 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Alfred S. Evans's work include Viral-associated cancers and disorders (30 papers), Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies (21 papers) and T-cell and Retrovirus Studies (16 papers). Alfred S. Evans is often cited by papers focused on Viral-associated cancers and disorders (30 papers), Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies (21 papers) and T-cell and Retrovirus Studies (16 papers). Alfred S. Evans collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Vietnam. Alfred S. Evans's co-authors include James C. Niederman, Philip S. Brachman, M. A. Stirewált, R. W. McCollum, Robert W. McCollum, L Subrahmanyan, Nancy Müeller, Jennifer L. Kelsey, W. Douglas Thompson and Alice S. Whittemore and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Alfred S. Evans

123 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

Viral Infections of Humans. Epidemiology and Control. 1976 2026 1992 2009 1983 1976 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. Viral Infections of Humans. Epidemiology and Control.
    1983 544 citations Alfred S. Evans Annals of Internal Medicine profile →
  2. Causation and disease: the Henle-Koch postulates revisited.
    1976 428 citations Alfred S. Evans PubMed profile →

Peers

Alfred S. Evans
David Nadal Switzerland
Annika Linde Sweden
Pentti Koskela Finland
Sebastian Lucas United Kingdom
M. Ho Hong Kong
Andrew G. Dean United States
Gail Hayward United Kingdom
Stephen K. Tyring United States
Marian G. Michaels United States
George E. Griffin United Kingdom
David Nadal Switzerland
Alfred S. Evans
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rabkin, Charles S., et al.. (1996). Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type I Infection in Barbados: Results of a 20-Year Follow-Up Study. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes & Human Retrovirology. 12(5). 519–522. 6 indexed citations
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Müeller, Nancy, Alfred S. Evans, Nancy L. Harris, et al.. (1991). Epstein-Barr virus antibody patterns preceding the diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Cancer Causes & Control. 2(2). 125–131. 18 indexed citations
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Müeller, Nancy, Alejandro Mohar, Alfred S. Evans, et al.. (1991). Epstein‐barr virus antibody patterns preceding the diagnosis of non‐hodgkin's lymphoma. International Journal of Cancer. 49(3). 387–393. 36 indexed citations
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Evans, Alfred S. & Nancy Müeller. (1990). Viruses and cancer causal associations. Annals of Epidemiology. 1(1). 71–92. 68 indexed citations
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Evans, Alfred S., et al.. (1989). A Historical Study of Human T Lymphotropic Virus Type I Transmission in Barbados. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 159(4). 603–609. 35 indexed citations
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Evans, Alfred S., et al.. (1980). A CASE-CONTROL STUDY OF HODGKIN'S DISEASE IN BRAZIL. American Journal of Epidemiology. 112(5). 609–618. 17 indexed citations
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Kasl, Stanislav V., Alfred S. Evans, & James C. Niederman. (1979). Psychosocial Risk Factors in the Developmental of Infectious Mononucleosis*. Psychosomatic Medicine. 41(6). 445–466. 127 indexed citations
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Rothfield, Naomi F., Alfred S. Evans, & JamesC. Niederman. (1973). Clinical and laboratory aspects of raised virus antibody titres in systemic lupus erythematosus.. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 32(3). 238–246. 40 indexed citations
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Evans, Alfred S., et al.. (1969). A NATIONWIDE SERUM SURVEY OF COLOMBIAN MILITARY RECRUITS, 1966. American Journal of Epidemiology. 90(4). 292–303. 12 indexed citations
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Evans, Alfred S., et al.. (1967). Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in University of Wisconsin students.. PubMed. 96(2). 237–44. 39 indexed citations
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Evans, Alfred S., et al.. (1963). Influenza in University of Wisconsin Students. Archives of Environmental Health An International Journal. 6(6). 748–755. 3 indexed citations
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Walker, Duard L., R. P. Hanson, & Alfred S. Evans. (1958). Symposium on latency and masking in viral and rickettsial infections : the proceedings of a conference held at the University of Wisconsin Medical School, September 4,5 and 6, 1957. 4 indexed citations
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Evans, Alfred S., et al.. (1956). Quantitative Determination of Residual Virus on Red Cells by Direct Infectivity Titrations. The Journal of Immunology. 76(2). 161–168. 4 indexed citations
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Evans, Alfred S., et al.. (1955). Adrenal hormone therapy in viral hepatitis. The American Journal of Medicine. 19(5). 783–789. 25 indexed citations
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Evans, Alfred S., et al.. (1954). NEWCASTLE DISEASE NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY IN HUMAN SERA AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO MUMPS VIRUS12. American Journal of Epidemiology. 60(2). 204–213. 5 indexed citations
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Stirewált, M. A. & Alfred S. Evans. (1953). An Unsuccessful Attempt to protect Mice against Schistosoma mansoni by Transfer of Immune Rat Serum.. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington. 20(1). 15–19. 6 indexed citations
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Evans, Alfred S., et al.. (1953). Standards for Hepatic and Hematologic Tests in Monkeys: Observations During Experiments with Hepatitis and Mononucleosis.. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 82(3). 437–440. 9 indexed citations
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Evans, Alfred S., Helmuth Sprinz, & Robert S. Nelson. (1953). ADRENAL HORMONE THERAPY IN VIRAL HEPATITIS. I. THE EFFECT OF ACTH IN THE ACUTE DISEASE. Annals of Internal Medicine. 38(6). 1115–1133. 54 indexed citations
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Evans, Alfred S. & M. A. Stirewált. (1952). Further studies on the demonstration of an enzymatic factor in cercariae of Schistosoma mansoni by the streptococcal decapsulation test.. Journal of Parasitology. 38. 1 indexed citations

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