Carolyn Williamson

23.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
158 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Carolyn Williamson is a scholar working on Virology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Carolyn Williamson has authored 158 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 127 papers in Virology, 78 papers in Infectious Diseases and 56 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Carolyn Williamson's work include HIV Research and Treatment (126 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (59 papers) and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (40 papers). Carolyn Williamson is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (126 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (59 papers) and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (40 papers). Carolyn Williamson collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom. Carolyn Williamson's co-authors include Darren P. Martin, David Posada, Salim S. Abdool Karim, Lynn Morris, Koleka Mlisana, Keith A. Crandall, Penny L. Moore, Elin S. Gray, Clive M. Gray and Quarraisha Abdool Karim and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nature Medicine and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Carolyn Williamson

155 papers receiving 6.9k 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.

RDP2: recombination detection and analysis from sequence alignments

2004 861 citations Darren P. Martin, Carolyn Williamson et al. profile →
A Modified Bootscan Algorithm for Automated Identification of Recombinant Sequences and Recombination Breakpoints

2005 709 citations Darren P. Martin, David Posada et al. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses profile →

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Gerald H. Learn United States

Haynes W. Sheppard United States

Feng Gao China

Marc Girard France

Jonathan Weber United Kingdom

Alicia Buckler‐White United States

Gerald Schochetman United States

Túlio de Oliveira South Africa

Donald N. Forthal United States

Francine E. McCutchan United States

Gerald H. Learn United States

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Fields of papers citing papers by Carolyn Williamson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Carolyn Williamson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Carolyn Williamson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Carolyn Williamson 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 Carolyn Williamson. Carolyn Williamson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Nason, Martha, Jimmy D. Dikeakos, Sarah Joseph, et al.. (2025). The role of Nef in the long-term persistence of the replication-competent HIV reservoir in South African women. Journal of Virology. 99(7). e0021725–e0021725. 1 indexed citations

Pillay, Komala, Razia Hassan-Moosa, Wendy A. Burgers, et al.. (2025). Clinical trials of broadly neutralizing monoclonal antibodies in people living with HIV – a review. AIDS Research and Therapy. 22(1). 44–44. 4 indexed citations

Deng, Wenjie, Alec Pankow, Lennie Chen, et al.. (2024). Optimized SMRT-UMI protocol produces highly accurate sequence datasets from diverse populations—Application to HIV-1 quasispecies. Virus Evolution. 10(1). veae019–veae019. 2 indexed citations

Tyers, Lynn, Brian Richardson, Deelan Doolabh, et al.. (2024). The persistent pool of HIV-1-infected cells is formed episodically during untreated infection. Journal of Virology. 99(2). e0097924–e0097924.

Joseph, Sarah, Melissa-Rose Abrahams, Lynn Tyers, et al.. (2024). The timing of HIV-1 infection of cells that persist on therapy is not strongly influenced by replication competency or cellular tropism of the provirus. PLoS Pathogens. 20(2). e1011974–e1011974. 4 indexed citations

Riou, Catherine, Sarah Joseph, Nancie M. Archin, et al.. (2021). Immunological Correlates of the HIV-1 Replication-Competent Reservoir Size. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 73(8). 1528–1531. 8 indexed citations

Balfour, Andrew, Carolyn Williamson, Heath O’Brien, et al.. (2020). Tobacco Hornworm ( Manduca sexta ) caterpillars as a novel host model for the study of fungal virulence and drug efficacy. Virulence. 11(1). 1075–1089. 11 indexed citations

Mansoor, Leila E., Halima Dawood, Kogieleum Naidoo, et al.. (2020). Importance of early identification of PrEP breakthrough infections in a generalized HIV epidemic: a case report from a PrEP demonstration project in South Africa. BMC Infectious Diseases. 20(1). 532–532. 4 indexed citations

Abrahams, Melissa-Rose, Sarah Joseph, Nigel Garrett, et al.. (2019). The replication-competent HIV-1 latent reservoir is primarily established near the time of therapy initiation. Science Translational Medicine. 11(513). 132 indexed citations

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Sharma, Shilpee, Melissa-Rose Abrahams, Carolyn Williamson, et al.. (2017). The PTAP sequence duplication in HIV-1 subtype C Gag p6 in drug-naive subjects of India and South Africa. BMC Infectious Diseases. 17(1). 95–95. 10 indexed citations

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Oladokun, Regina, et al.. (2015). Case Report:False-negative HIV-1 polymerase chain reaction in a 15-month-old boy with HIV-1 subtype C infection. South African Medical Journal. 105(10). 877. 1 indexed citations

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Wibmer, Constantinos Kurt, Daniel J. Sheward, Jinal N. Bhiman, et al.. (2014). Viral Escape Pathways from Broadly Neutralising Antibodies Targeting the HIV Envelope Cleavage Site Enhance MPER Mediated Neutralisation. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 30(S1). A20–A21. 1 indexed citations

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Mlisana, Koleka, Nivashnee Naicker, Lise Werner, et al.. (2012). Symptomatic Vaginal Discharge Is a Poor Predictor of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Genital Tract Inflammation in High-Risk Women in South Africa. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 206(1). 6–14. 158 indexed citations

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Valley‐Omar, Ziyaad, Sengeziwe Sibeko, Jeffrey A. Anderson, et al.. (2012). CAPRISA 004 Tenofovir Microbicide Trial: No Impact of Tenofovir Gel on the HIV Transmission Bottleneck. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 206(1). 35–40. 14 indexed citations

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Roberts, Lindi, Jo‐Ann S. Passmore, Koleka Mlisana, et al.. (2011). Genital Tract Inflammation During Early HIV-1 Infection Predicts Higher Plasma Viral Load Set Point in Women. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 205(2). 194–203. 57 indexed citations

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Moore, Penny L., Elin S. Gray, Isaac Choge, et al.. (2007). The C3-V4 Region Is a Major Target of Autologous Neutralizing Antibodies in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Subtype C Infection. Journal of Virology. 82(4). 1860–1869. 125 indexed citations

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Bredell, Helba, et al.. (2007). CTL Response to HIV Type 1 Subtype C Is Poorly Predicted by Known Epitope Motifs. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 23(8). 1033–1041. 6 indexed citations

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Martin, Darren P., David Posada, Keith A. Crandall, & Carolyn Williamson. (2005). A Modified Bootscan Algorithm for Automated Identification of Recombinant Sequences and Recombination Breakpoints. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 21(1). 98–102. 709 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ryst, Elna van der, et al.. (2001). HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes and practices among South African military recruits.. PubMed. 91(7). 587–91. 12 indexed citations

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Williamson, Carolyn, et al.. (1991). The pathogenesis of aphid lethal paralysis virus in Diuraphis noxia and other small grain aphids.. 246–246. 2 indexed citations

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