Carol K. Petito

14.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
143 papers, 10.8k citations indexed

About

Carol K. Petito is a scholar working on Virology, Epidemiology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Carol K. Petito has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 10.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Virology, 32 papers in Epidemiology and 29 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Carol K. Petito's work include HIV Research and Treatment (39 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (22 papers) and Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (17 papers). Carol K. Petito is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (39 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (22 papers) and Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (17 papers). Carol K. Petito collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Spain. Carol K. Petito's co-authors include Richard W. Price, Bradford Navia, Eun‐Sook Cho, Fred Plum, Brenda Roberts, William A. Pulsinelli, W. A. Pulsinelli, Eun-Sook Cho, Edward Feldmann and Orrin Devinsky and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Carol K. Petito

143 papers receiving 10.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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. The AIDS dementia complex: II. Neuropathology
    1986 1.0k citations Carol K. Petito et al. Annals of Neurology profile →
  2. HTLV-III Infection in Brains of Children and Adults with AIDS Encephalopathy
    1985 739 citations Carol K. Petito et al. profile →
  3. Delayed hippocampal damage in humans following cardiorespiratory arrest
    1987 610 citations Carol K. Petito et al. Neurology profile →
  4. Vacuolar Myelopathy Pathologically Resembling Subacute Combined Degeneration in Patients with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
    1985 406 citations Carol K. Petito et al. profile →
  5. Cerebral toxoplasmosis complicating the acquired immune deficiency syndrome: Clinical and neuropathological findings in 27 patients
    1986 364 citations Carol K. Petito et al. Annals of Neurology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Carol K. Petito United States 52 3.5k 2.4k 2.2k 2.0k 1.8k 143 10.8k
Clayton A. Wiley United States 57 4.7k 1.3× 2.7k 1.1× 2.6k 1.2× 2.5k 1.2× 2.5k 1.4× 232 11.7k
Françoise Gray France 55 2.4k 0.7× 1.9k 0.8× 2.0k 0.9× 1.8k 0.9× 1.2k 0.7× 203 8.6k
Susan Morgello United States 66 5.6k 1.6× 2.4k 1.0× 2.3k 1.0× 2.1k 1.0× 3.3k 1.8× 275 13.3k
Dennis L. Kolson United States 55 3.5k 1.0× 966 0.4× 1.5k 0.7× 1.8k 0.9× 1.4k 0.8× 152 9.0k
Leon G. Epstein United States 55 6.1k 1.8× 2.8k 1.2× 1.8k 0.8× 1.5k 0.7× 3.6k 2.0× 187 10.8k
Howard S. Fox United States 60 3.4k 1.0× 2.0k 0.8× 1.9k 0.8× 3.5k 1.7× 1.6k 0.9× 269 11.4k
Francesco Scaravilli United Kingdom 45 1.5k 0.4× 2.3k 0.9× 1.0k 0.5× 2.5k 1.2× 811 0.5× 198 10.1k
Harris A. Gelbard United States 50 3.3k 1.0× 789 0.3× 2.4k 1.1× 2.6k 1.3× 938 0.5× 144 9.5k
Carlos A. Pardo United States 56 1.8k 0.5× 1.4k 0.6× 2.7k 1.2× 4.0k 2.0× 1.2k 0.7× 192 15.0k
David B. Clifford United States 63 4.9k 1.4× 2.1k 0.9× 849 0.4× 1.3k 0.6× 4.2k 2.4× 224 13.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Benveniste, Ronald J., Glen Manzano, & Carol K. Petito. (2008). Multifocal glioblastoma multiforme with synchronous spontaneous hemorrhage: case report. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 89(1). 55–58. 6 indexed citations
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Verma, Ashok, et al.. (2005). Isolated cerebral mucormycosis: Report of a case and review of the literature. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 240(1-2). 65–69. 41 indexed citations
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Torres-Muñoz, Jorge, et al.. (2004). Gene expression profiles in microdissected neurons from human hippocampal subregions. Molecular Brain Research. 127(1-2). 105–114. 48 indexed citations
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Petito, Carol K., et al.. (2001). Hippocampal Injury and Alterations in Neuronal Chemokine Co-Receptor Expression in Patients With AIDS. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 60(4). 377–385. 57 indexed citations
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Petito, Carol K., et al.. (1999). CHOROID PLEXUS HARBORS HIV IN AIDS AND IN ASYMTOMATIC HIV-INFECTED PATIENTS. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 58(5). 526–526. 1 indexed citations
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Hanly, Andrew & Carol K. Petito. (1998). HLA-DR-positive dendritic cells of the normal human choroid plexus: A potential reservoir of HIV in the central nervous system. Human Pathology. 29(1). 88–93. 70 indexed citations
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Curless, Richard G., et al.. (1998). Cerebral aneurysmal arteriopathy in childhood AIDS. Neurology. 51(2). 560–565. 95 indexed citations
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Petito, Carol K.. (1995). Ependyma and Choroid Plexus. PubMed. 1(1). 101–110. 3 indexed citations
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Sloan, M. A., T R Price, Carol K. Petito, et al.. (1995). Clinical features and pathogenesis of intracerebral hemorrhage after rt-PA and heparin therapy for acute myocardial infarction. Neurology. 45(4). 649–658. 85 indexed citations
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Petito, Carol K., Darleen Vecchio, & Yao-Tseng Chen. (1994). HIV Antigen and DNA in AIDS Spinal Cords Correlate with Macrophage Infiltration but not with Vacuolar Myelopathy. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 53(1). 86–94. 36 indexed citations
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Petito, Carol K., et al.. (1993). Relationship between ischemia and ischemic neuronal necrosis to astrocyte expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience. 11(2). 239–247. 70 indexed citations
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Petito, Carol K., et al.. (1992). Chapter 32: Influence of the neuronal environment on the pattern of reactive astrocytosis following cerebral ischemia. Progress in brain research. 94. 381–387. 26 indexed citations
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Petito, Carol K., et al.. (1992). Brain glutamine synthetase increases following cerebral ischemia in the rat. Brain Research. 569(2). 275–280. 122 indexed citations
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Morgello, Susan, Kenneth Maiese, & Carol K. Petito. (1989). T‐cell lymphoma in the CNS. Neurology. 39(9). 1190–1190. 59 indexed citations
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Petito, Carol K., W. A. Pulsinelli, & F. Plum. (1986). Astrocyte response to cerebral ischemia: Ultrastructural and autoradiographic studies. 61. 389–393. 1 indexed citations
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Pulsinelli, W. A. & Carol K. Petito. (1983). The neurotoxicity of hydrogen ions. Stroke. 14(1). 6 indexed citations
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Packer, Roger J., Jeffrey C. Allen, Surl L. Nielsen, et al.. (1983). Brainstem glioma: Clinical manifestations of meningeal gliomatosis. Annals of Neurology. 14(2). 177–182. 58 indexed citations

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