Burke A. Cunha

10.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
361 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Burke A. Cunha is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Burke A. Cunha has authored 361 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 155 papers in Epidemiology, 110 papers in Infectious Diseases and 81 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Burke A. Cunha's work include Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (56 papers), Hematological disorders and diagnostics (39 papers) and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (38 papers). Burke A. Cunha is often cited by papers focused on Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (56 papers), Hematological disorders and diagnostics (39 papers) and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (38 papers). Burke A. Cunha collaborates with scholars based in United States, Saudi Arabia and Spain. Burke A. Cunha's co-authors include Natalie C. Klein, Emilio Bouza, Almudena Burillo, Paul E. Schoch, Angela M. Ristuccia, Cheston B. Cunha, Philip Domenico, Lawrence Eisenstein, Diane Johnson and Inge Gurevich and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Burke A. Cunha

349 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

Legionnaires' disease 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300
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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. Legionnaires' disease
    2015 370 citations Burke A. Cunha 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
Burke A. Cunha United States 37 2.1k 1.5k 871 803 791 361 6.0k
Satoshi Ichiyama Japan 39 2.4k 1.1× 1.9k 1.3× 960 1.1× 1.0k 1.3× 665 0.8× 217 5.8k
Kwen‐Tay Luh Taiwan 48 2.0k 0.9× 1.8k 1.2× 612 0.7× 1.3k 1.6× 785 1.0× 149 6.0k
Stephen T. Chambers New Zealand 54 2.5k 1.2× 1.6k 1.1× 436 0.5× 1.5k 1.8× 869 1.1× 273 8.5k
Arne C. Rodloff Germany 38 1.9k 0.9× 1.7k 1.2× 509 0.6× 708 0.9× 673 0.9× 175 5.1k
Albert Sotto France 42 1.3k 0.6× 1.4k 0.9× 819 0.9× 1.0k 1.3× 559 0.7× 285 5.9k
Matthew J. Arduino United States 50 1.9k 0.9× 2.3k 1.6× 997 1.1× 1.4k 1.7× 565 0.7× 162 8.1k
F. Espersen Denmark 40 1.7k 0.8× 2.1k 1.4× 457 0.5× 1.2k 1.5× 758 1.0× 189 5.3k
Jens Kjølseth Møller Denmark 51 3.2k 1.5× 2.4k 1.6× 665 0.8× 1.0k 1.3× 1.1k 1.4× 332 8.7k
Mitsuo Kaku Japan 40 2.0k 1.0× 1.8k 1.2× 445 0.5× 1.3k 1.6× 328 0.4× 333 5.7k
Reno Frei Switzerland 43 2.2k 1.0× 2.8k 1.9× 535 0.6× 943 1.2× 1.4k 1.7× 207 6.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Burke A. Cunha

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Blum, Sharon, Cheston B. Cunha, & Burke A. Cunha. (2019). Lack of Pharmacokinetic Basis of Weight-Based Dosing and Intra-Operative Re-Dosing with Cefazolin Surgical Prophylaxis in Obese Patients: Implications for Antibiotic Stewardship. Surgical Infections. 20(6). 439–443. 16 indexed citations
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Cunha, Burke A., et al.. (2018). A Traveler's Disease Without Leaving Home: Typhoid Fever. The American Journal of Medicine. 131(6). 635–638. 1 indexed citations
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Cunha, Burke A. & Cheston B. Cunha. (2017). Legionnaire’s Disease and its Mimics. Infectious Disease Clinics of North America. 31(1). 95–109. 10 indexed citations
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Staszewski, Harry, et al.. (2012). An Unusual Initial Manifestation of Acute Leukemia. The American Journal of Medicine. 125(12). 1173–1174. 4 indexed citations
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Cunha, Burke A., et al.. (2009). Fever of unknown origin (FUO) caused by Kikuchi's disease mimicking lymphoma. Heart & Lung. 38(5). 450–456. 6 indexed citations
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Cunha, Burke A., et al.. (2008). A Differential Diagnosis of Drug-Induced Aseptic Meningitis. 25(7). 331–334. 6 indexed citations
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Cunha, Burke A., et al.. (2007). Staphylococcus hominis native mitral valve bacterial endocarditis (SBE) in a patient with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Heart & Lung. 36(5). 380–382. 12 indexed citations
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Cunha, Burke A.. (2006). Antimicrobial Therapy of Multidrug-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae, Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci, and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Medical Clinics of North America. 90(6). 1165–1182. 25 indexed citations
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Cunha, Burke A.. (2001). CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS IN THE COMPROMISED HOST: A DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH. Infectious Disease Clinics of North America. 15(2). 567–590. 81 indexed citations
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Cunha, Burke A.. (2000). Tickborne Infectious Diseases. 5 indexed citations
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Cunha, Burke A.. (2000). Tickborne Infectious Diseases. 8 indexed citations
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Cunha, Burke A., et al.. (1999). Streptococcus pneumoniae septic arthritis and osteomyelitis in an HIV-seropositive patient. Heart & Lung. 28(1). 74–76. 9 indexed citations
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Schoch, Paul E., et al.. (1998). Pacemaker-Induced Endocarditis Due to Propionibacterium acnes. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 27(6). 1541–1542. 17 indexed citations
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Schoch, Paul E., et al.. (1997). Penicillium janthinellum in sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage in an AIDS patient with pneumonia. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 3(2). 261–264. 4 indexed citations
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Ueno, Yoshio, et al.. (1996). Susceptibility of Clinical Isolates to Expanded-Spectrum β-Lactams Alone and in the Presence of β-Lactamase Inhibitors. Chemotherapy. 42(5). 334–342. 10 indexed citations
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Qadri, S. M. Hussain, et al.. (1995). Antibrucella Activity of Quinolone Sparfloxacin. Journal of Travel Medicine. 2(4). 229–231. 7 indexed citations
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Klein, Natalie C. & Burke A. Cunha. (1995). Tetracyclines. Medical Clinics of North America. 79(4). 789–801. 147 indexed citations
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Ueno, Yoshio, et al.. (1993). In vitro Activity of Cefdinir (FK 482, PD 134393, CI-983): A New Orally Active Cephalosporin. Chemotherapy. 39(2). 112–119. 6 indexed citations
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Chaudhry, Humayun J., Paul E. Schoch, & Burke A. Cunha. (1992). Flavimonas oryzihabitans (CDC Group Ve-2). Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 13(8). 485–488. 14 indexed citations

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