B. G. Achong

6.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
39 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

B. G. Achong is a scholar working on Oncology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, B. G. Achong has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Oncology, 20 papers in Epidemiology and 17 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in B. G. Achong's work include Viral-associated cancers and disorders (18 papers), Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies (16 papers) and Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (10 papers). B. G. Achong is often cited by papers focused on Viral-associated cancers and disorders (18 papers), Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies (16 papers) and Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (10 papers). B. G. Achong collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Kenya. B. G. Achong's co-authors include M. A. Epstein, Y. M. Barr, Gertrude Henle, Barbara Zając, Werner Henle, Peter W. A. Mansell, Peter Clifford, J. H. Pope, Dorothy H. Crawford and S. Finerty and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

B. G. Achong

39 papers receiving 3.9k citations

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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.

VIRUS PARTICLES IN CULTURED LYMPHOBLASTS FROM BURKITT'S LYMPHOMA

1964 1.9k citations M. A. Epstein, B. G. Achong et al. The Lancet profile →
Morphological and Virological Investigations on Cultured Burkitt Tumor Lymphoblasts (Strain Raji)<xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN2">2</xref>

1966 348 citations M. A. Epstein, B. G. Achong et al. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute profile →

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This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of B. G. Achong. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of B. G. Achong based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with B. G. Achong. B. G. Achong is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The Epstein-Barr virus : recent advances 1986 ·Medical Entomology and Zoology ·M. A. Epstein, B. G. Achong	215
2	Naturally occurring antibodies to the human syncytial virus in west africa 1983 ·Journal of Medical Virology ·B. G. Achong, M. A. Epstein	11
3	The Prevalence of Naturally Occurring Antibodies to Human Syncytial Virus in East African Populations 1980 ·Journal of General Virology ·(unknown), G. Ball, M. A. Epstein, B. G. Achong, Gilbert Lenoir, A. Levin	39
4	Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: etiology and Control 1979 ·British Journal of Cancer ·B. G. Achong	140
5	Virological and immunological studies on a fatal case of infectious mononucleosis 1979 ·Journal of Infection ·Dorothy H. Crawford, M. A. Epstein, B. G. Achong, S. Finerty, (unknown), (unknown), Richard S. Tedder, J W Stewart	22
6	Biological and biochemical observations on isolates of EB virus from the malignant epithelial cells of two nasopharyngeal carcinomas 1979 ·International Journal of Cancer ·Dorothy H. Crawford, M. A. Epstein, Georg W. Bornkamm, B. G. Achong, S. Finerty, J. L. Thompson	64
7	Pathogenesis of infectious mono-nucleosis. 1977 ·The Lancet ·M. A. Epstein, B. G. Achong	3
8	PATHOGENESIS OF INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS 1977 ·The Lancet ·M. A. Epstein, B. G. Achong	73
9	Unusual Intranuclear Tubular Structures Associated with the Maturation of Herpesvirus saimiri in Monkey Kidney Cell Cultures 1973 ·British Journal of Cancer ·D. Morgan, B. G. Achong, M. A. Epstein	8
10	An Unusual Virus in Cultures From a Human Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma<xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN2">2</xref> 1971 ·JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute ·B. G. Achong, Peter W. A. Mansell, M. A. Epstein, Peter Clifford	204
11	Morphological Confirmation of the Herpes Nature of a Carcinogenic Virus of Primates (Herpes saimiri) 1970 ·Nature ·D. Morgan, M. A. Epstein, B. G. Achong, (unknown)	12
12	Conformal tissue scaffold with multi-functional porosity for wound healing 1968 ·PubMed ·M. A. Epstein, B. G. Achong	17
13	Observations on the Fine Structure and Replication of Varicella Virus in Cultivated Human Amnion Cells 1968 ·Journal of General Virology ·B. G. Achong, (unknown)	15
14	Structure and Development of the Herpes-Type Virus of Marek's Disease<xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN2">2</xref> 1968 ·JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute ·M. A. Epstein, B. G. Achong, A. E. Churchill, P. M. Biggs	40
15	Specific Immunofluorescence Test for the Herpes-Type EB Virus of Burkitt Lymphoblasts, Authenticated by Electron Microscopy<xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN2">2</xref> 1968 ·JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute ·M. A. Epstein, B. G. Achong	35
16	Virus in cultured lymphoblasts from a New Guinea Burkitt lymphoma. 1967 ·BMJ ·M. A. Epstein, B. G. Achong, J. H. Pope	29
17	Morphological and Virological Investigations on Cultured Burkitt Tumor Lymphoblasts (Strain Raji)<xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN2">2</xref> breakdown → 1966 ·JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute ·M. A. Epstein, B. G. Achong, Y. M. Barr, Barbara Zając, Gertrude Henle, Werner Henle	348
18	MORPHOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL STUDIES ON A VIRUS IN CULTURED LYMPHOBLASTS FROM BURKITT'S LYMPHOMA 1965 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·M. A. Epstein, Gertrude Henle, B. G. Achong, Y. M. Barr	217
19	A method for preparing microsamples of suspended cells for light and electron microscopy 1965 ·Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society ·B. G. Achong, M. A. Epstein	10
20	A SECOND VIRUS-CARRYING TISSUE CULTURE STRAIN (EB2) OF LYMPHOBLASTS FROM BURKITT'S LYMPHOMA. 1964 ·PubMed ·M. A. Epstein, Y. M. Barr, B. G. Achong	35

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