Charles H. Calisher

18.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
245 papers, 11.2k citations indexed

About

Charles H. Calisher is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles H. Calisher has authored 245 papers receiving a total of 11.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 189 papers in Infectious Diseases, 109 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 77 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Charles H. Calisher's work include Viral Infections and Vectors (169 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (99 papers) and Vector-Borne Animal Diseases (72 papers). Charles H. Calisher is often cited by papers focused on Viral Infections and Vectors (169 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (99 papers) and Vector-Borne Animal Diseases (72 papers). Charles H. Calisher collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Australia. Charles H. Calisher's co-authors include Duane J. Gubler, A. Vance Vorndam, Gwong‐Jen J. Chang, Tony Schountz, Kathryn V. Holmes, James E. Childs, Hume Field, Nick Karabatsos, Barry J. Beaty and Thomas P. Monath and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, PLoS ONE and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Charles H. Calisher

242 papers receiving 10.7k citations

Hit Papers

Rapid detection and typing of dengue viruses from clinica... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1992 2006 1989 2008 2013 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Rapid detection and typing of dengue viruses from clinical samples by using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction
    1992 1.5k citations Charles H. Calisher, Duane J. Gubler et al. profile →
  2. Bats: Important Reservoir Hosts of Emerging Viruses
    2006 1.1k citations Charles H. Calisher et al. profile →
  3. Antigenic Relationships between Flaviviruses as Determined by Cross-neutralization Tests with Polyclonal Antisera
    1989 682 citations Charles H. Calisher, Nick Karabatsos et al. profile →
  4. Cross-Species Virus Transmission and the Emergence of New Epidemic Diseases
    2008 588 citations Charles H. Calisher et al. profile →
  5. Identification of Rodent Homologs of Hepatitis C Virus and Pegiviruses
    2013 194 citations Charles H. Calisher 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
Charles H. Calisher United States 48 8.4k 6.4k 2.2k 1.3k 1.2k 245 11.2k
Robert B. Tesh United States 56 7.7k 0.9× 7.5k 1.2× 1.6k 0.7× 1.6k 1.3× 912 0.8× 226 10.6k
Norbert Nowotny Austria 57 6.4k 0.8× 5.1k 0.8× 1.3k 0.6× 1.9k 1.5× 1.2k 1.0× 279 10.7k
A. Marm Kilpatrick United States 57 6.0k 0.7× 5.7k 0.9× 2.7k 1.2× 894 0.7× 1.6k 1.4× 132 11.9k
Robert E. Shope United States 43 5.1k 0.6× 3.6k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 910 0.7× 1.8k 1.5× 153 6.9k
Jean‐Paul Gonzalez France 49 6.3k 0.8× 3.2k 0.5× 968 0.4× 1.2k 1.0× 1.0k 0.9× 232 8.3k
Olli Vapalahti Finland 60 11.4k 1.4× 4.8k 0.8× 2.3k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 1.9k 1.6× 403 14.0k
H. Zeller France 52 6.9k 0.8× 6.0k 0.9× 1.4k 0.6× 483 0.4× 1.2k 1.0× 193 8.5k
Rémi N. Charrel France 57 8.3k 1.0× 7.3k 1.1× 1.4k 0.6× 2.5k 1.9× 1.3k 1.1× 317 12.0k
Sherif R. Zaki United States 70 11.9k 1.4× 3.5k 0.5× 1.5k 0.7× 5.4k 4.3× 1.3k 1.1× 161 16.5k
Zdeněk Hubálek Czechia 44 5.5k 0.7× 4.5k 0.7× 1.6k 0.7× 727 0.6× 2.5k 2.1× 295 9.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kuhn, Jens H., Steven B. Bradfute, Charles H. Calisher, et al.. (2023). Pending Reorganization of Hantaviridae to Include Only Completely Sequenced Viruses: A Call to Action. Viruses. 15(3). 660–660. 13 indexed citations
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Calisher, Charles H.. (2021). Do you remember tuberculosis?. Croatian Medical Journal. 62(1). 101–103. 1 indexed citations
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Vasconcelos, Pedro F.C. & Charles H. Calisher. (2016). Emergence of Human Arboviral Diseases in the Americas, 2000–2016. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 16(5). 295–301. 87 indexed citations
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Calisher, Charles H., James N. Mills, J. Jeffrey Root, Jeffrey B. Doty, & Barry J. Beaty. (2010). The Relative Abundance of Deer Mice with Antibody to Sin Nombre Virus Corresponds to the Occurrence of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome in Nearby Humans. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 11(5). 577–582. 17 indexed citations
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Calisher, Charles H.. (2007). Sequences vs viruses: producer vs product, cause and effect.. PubMed Central. 48(1). 103–6. 1 indexed citations
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Calisher, Charles H.. (2005). A Very Brief History of Arbovirology, Focusing on Contributions by Workers of the Rockefeller Foundation. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 5(2). 202–211. 5 indexed citations
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Douglass, Richard J., Charles H. Calisher, & Konrad C. Bradley. (2005). State-by-State Incidences of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome in the United States, 1993–2004. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 5(2). 189–192. 15 indexed citations
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Calisher, Charles H., James N. Mills, William P. Sweeney, et al.. (2005). POPULATION DYNAMICS OF A DIVERSE RODENT ASSEMBLAGE IN MIXED GRASS-SHRUB HABITAT, SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO, 1995–2000. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 41(1). 12–28. 27 indexed citations
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Root, J. Jeffrey, William C. Black, Charles H. Calisher, Kenneth R. Wilson, & Barry J. Beaty. (2004). Genetic Relatedness of Deer Mice ( Peromyscus maniculatus ) Infected with Sin Nombre Virus. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 4(2). 149–157. 12 indexed citations
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Farfán-Ale, José A., Bradley J. Blitvich, María A. Loroño-Pino, et al.. (2004). Longitudinal Studies of West Nile Virus Infection in Avians, Yucatán State, México. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 4(1). 3–14. 47 indexed citations
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Murphy, Frederick A., Charles H. Calisher, Robert B. Tesh, & David H. Walker. (2004). 
Robert Ellis Shope 
1929–2004. Emerging infectious diseases. 10(4). 762–765. 3 indexed citations
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Blitvich, Bradley J., Fernando I. Puerto, Jorge Blanco, et al.. (2003). Serologic evidence of West Nile virus infection in horses, Yucatan state, Mexico. 14(3). 159–161. 2 indexed citations
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Fernández‐Salas, Ildefonso, Juan Francisco Contreras‐Cordero, Bradley J. Blitvich, et al.. (2003). Serologic Evidence of West Nile Virus Infection in Birds, Tamaulipas State, México. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 3(4). 209–213. 36 indexed citations
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Frey, Jennifer K., et al.. (2002). New records of the Mogollon vole, Microtus mogollonensis (Mearns 1890), in southwestern Colorado. Western North American Naturalist. 62(1). 120–123. 3 indexed citations
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Root, J. Jeffrey, Charles H. Calisher, & Barry J. Beaty. (2001). Microhabitat partitioning by two chipmunk species ( Tamias ) in western Colorado. Western North American Naturalist. 61(1). 15. 2 indexed citations
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Calisher, Charles H.. (2000). West Nile Virus in the New World: Appearance, Persistence, and Adaptation to a New Econiche—An Opportunity Taken. Viral Immunology. 13(4). 411–414. 22 indexed citations
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Calisher, Charles H., C. M. Fauquet, & Thomas Lathrop Stedman. (1992). Stedman's ICTV virus words. Williams & Wilkins eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Calisher, Charles H., Nick Karabatsos, H. Zeller, et al.. (1989). Antigenic Relationships among Rhabdoviruses from Vertebrates and Hematophagous Arthropods. Intervirology. 30(5). 241–257. 65 indexed citations
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Brinton, Margo A., et al.. (1986). Positive strand RNA viruses. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 32(S10D). 263–301. 148 indexed citations
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Calisher, Charles H., et al.. (1982). Antigenic Relationships of Flaviviruses with Undetermined Arthropod-Borne Status. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 31(6). 1273–1284. 44 indexed citations

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