Brett W. Petersen

5.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
57 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Brett W. Petersen is a scholar working on Virology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brett W. Petersen has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Virology, 23 papers in Molecular Biology and 23 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Brett W. Petersen's work include Rabies epidemiology and control (31 papers), Poxvirus research and outbreaks (28 papers) and Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (23 papers). Brett W. Petersen is often cited by papers focused on Rabies epidemiology and control (31 papers), Poxvirus research and outbreaks (28 papers) and Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (23 papers). Brett W. Petersen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Brett W. Petersen's co-authors include Mary G. Reynolds, Andrea M. McCollum, Inger K. Damon, Victoria A. Olson, Robert Shongo Lushima, Béatrice Nguete, Yoshinori Nakazawa, Charles E. Rupprecht, Agam K. Rao and Michael Merchlinsky and has published in prestigious journals such as Clinical Infectious Diseases, The Journal of Infectious Diseases and Emerging infectious diseases.

In The Last Decade

Brett W. Petersen

55 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Emergence of Monkeypox — West and Central Africa, 1970–2017

2018 353 citations Andrea M. McCollum, Yoshinori Nakazawa et al. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report profile →
Use of JYNNEOS (Smallpox and Monkeypox Vaccine, Live, Nonreplicating) for Preexposure Vaccination of Persons at Risk for Occupational Exposure to Orthopoxviruses: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2022

2022 295 citations Agam K. Rao, Brett W. Petersen et al. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report profile →

Peers

Brett W. Petersen

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Prime Mulembakani Democratic Republic of the Congo

Susan L. Ropp United States

Nicolás Berthet France

Z Jeźek Switzerland

Ryan M. Troyer United States

Deepak A. Gadkari India

Joseph N. Fair United States

Bram Vrancken Belgium

Daniel Ajzenberg France

Prime Mulembakani Democratic Republic of the Congo

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1.0k ×0.8

837 ×0.7

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267 ×0.6

116 ×0.4

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brett W. Petersen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brett W. Petersen

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McCollum, Andrea M., Victoria Shelus, Anyebe Bernard Onoja, et al.. (2023). Epidemiology of Human Mpox — Worldwide, 2018–2021. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 72(3). 68–72. 53 indexed citations

Meaney‐Delman, Dana, Romeo R. Galang, Brett W. Petersen, & Denise J. Jamieson. (2022). A Primer on Monkeypox Virus for Obstetrician–Gynecologists. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 140(3). 391–397. 19 indexed citations

Rodríguez-Nava, Guillermo, Thomas D. Filardo, Joseph D. Cooper, et al.. (2022). Myocarditis Attributable to Monkeypox Virus Infection in 2 Patients, United States, 2022. Emerging infectious diseases. 28(12). 2508–2512. 25 indexed citations

Rao, Agam K., Brett W. Petersen, Florence Whitehill, et al.. (2022). Use of JYNNEOS (Smallpox and Monkeypox Vaccine, Live, Nonreplicating) for Preexposure Vaccination of Persons at Risk for Occupational Exposure to Orthopoxviruses: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2022. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 71(22). 734–742. 295 indexed citations breakdown →

Ma, Xiaoyue, Julie M. Cleaton, Lillian A. Orciari, et al.. (2020). Public Veterinary Medicine: Public Health: Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2018. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 256(2). 195–208. 50 indexed citations

Merchlinsky, Michael, et al.. (2019). The development and approval of tecoviromat (TPOXX®), the first antiviral against smallpox. Antiviral Research. 168. 168–174. 70 indexed citations

Petersen, Brett W., Joelle Kabamba, Andrea M. McCollum, et al.. (2018). Vaccinating against monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Antiviral Research. 162. 171–177. 135 indexed citations

Usme-Ciro, José A., Katherine Laiton‐Donato, Brett W. Petersen, et al.. (2017). Detection and Molecular Characterization of Zoonotic Poxviruses Circulating in the Amazon Region of Colombia, 2014. Emerging infectious diseases. 23(4). 649–653. 24 indexed citations

Reynolds, Mary G., Andrea M. McCollum, Béatrice Nguete, Robert Shongo Lushima, & Brett W. Petersen. (2017). Improving the Care and Treatment of Monkeypox Patients in Low-Resource Settings: Applying Evidence from Contemporary Biomedical and Smallpox Biodefense Research. Viruses. 9(12). 380–380. 164 indexed citations

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Moro, Pedro L., et al.. (2016). Post-Marketing Surveillance of Human Rabies Diploid Cell Vaccine (Imovax) in the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) in the United States, 1990‒2015. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 10(7). e0004846–e0004846. 16 indexed citations

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Badell, Martina L., Dana Meaney‐Delman, Methodius G. Tuuli, et al.. (2015). Risks Associated With Smallpox Vaccination in Pregnancy. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 125(6). 1439–1451. 27 indexed citations

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McNeil, Michael M., Maria Cano, Elaine R. Miller, et al.. (2014). Ischemic cardiac events and other adverse events following ACAM2000® smallpox vaccine in the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System. Vaccine. 32(37). 4758–4765. 16 indexed citations

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Jentes, Emily S., Jesse D. Blanton, Brett W. Petersen, et al.. (2013). The Global Availability of Rabies Immune Globulin and Rabies Vaccine in Clinics Providing Direct Care to Travelers. Journal of Travel Medicine. 20(3). 148–158. 33 indexed citations

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Rupprecht, Charles E., Eric Brenner, Jesse D. Blanton, et al.. (2013). Human Rabies — South Carolina, 2011. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 62(32). 642. 10 indexed citations

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Mehal, Jason M., et al.. (2013). Changes in Knowledge of Bat Rabies and Human Exposure among United States Cavers. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 90(2). 263–264. 4 indexed citations

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Feder, Henry M., et al.. (2012). Rabies: Still a Uniformly Fatal Disease? Historical Occurrence, Epidemiological Trends, and Paradigm Shifts. Current Infectious Disease Reports. 14(4). 408–422. 32 indexed citations

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Lumlertdacha, Boonlert, Richard Franka, Brett W. Petersen, et al.. (2011). Rabies-Related Knowledge and Practices Among Persons At Risk of Bat Exposures in Thailand. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 5(6). e1054–e1054. 25 indexed citations

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Miller, Tina, et al.. (2010). Public health response to a rabid dog in an animal shelter - North Dakota and Minnesota, 2010.. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 59. 1678–1680. 2 indexed citations

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House, J. A., Christina H. Drew, Christopher D. Paddock, et al.. (2010). Human rabies - Kentucky/Indiana, 2009.. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 59(13). 393–396. 10 indexed citations

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Carrique‐Mas, Juan, et al.. (2003). A Norwalk-like virus waterborne community outbreak in a Swedish village during peak holiday season. Epidemiology and Infection. 131(1). 737–744. 39 indexed citations

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