Christine Johnston

9.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
115 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Christine Johnston is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Virology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Christine Johnston has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Epidemiology, 25 papers in Virology and 23 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Christine Johnston's work include Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (66 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (29 papers) and Poxvirus research and outbreaks (16 papers). Christine Johnston is often cited by papers focused on Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (66 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (29 papers) and Poxvirus research and outbreaks (16 papers). Christine Johnston collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Christine Johnston's co-authors include Anna Wald, Lawrence Corey, David M. Koelle, Gail Bolan, Laura H. Bachmann, Kimberly Workowski, Philip A. Chan, Ina Park, Jonathan M. Zenilman and Christina A. Muzny and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Christine Johnston

107 papers receiving 4.7k citations

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Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines, 2021

2021 1.2k citations Kimberly Workowski, Laura H. Bachmann et al. PubMed profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christine Johnston

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Limitations of acyclovir and identification of potent HSV antivirals using 3D bioprinted human skin equivalents 2025 ·Nature Communications ·S. Tori Ellison, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Zina Itkin, Min Shen, A.M. Jones, (unknown), Lawrence Corey, Anna Wald, Christine Johnston, Youyi Fong, Marc Ferrer, Jia Zhu	1
2	Eliminating interactions with the viral Fc receptor improves antibody-mediated protection against neonatal HSV infection in mice 2025 ·Science Translational Medicine ·Matthew D. Slein, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Anton M. Sholukh, Christine Johnston, David A. Leib, Margaret E. Ackerman	0
3	Association between herpes simplex virus type 1 and the risk of Alzheimer’s disease: a retrospective case–control study 2025 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), Christine Johnston, Nadine Jarousse, Simon P. Fletcher, (unknown)	5
4	Performance characteristics of highly automated HSV-1 and HSV-2 IgG testing 2024 ·Journal of Clinical Microbiology ·Katharine H. D. Crawford, Stacy Selke, Gregory Pepper, Erin A. Goecker, (unknown), Anna Wald, Christine Johnston, Alexander L. Greninger	4
5	Treatment and prevention of herpes simplex virus type 1 in immunocompetent adolescents and adults 2024 ·Anna Wald, Christine Johnston	1
6	Expansion of the HSV-2–specific T cell repertoire in skin after immunotherapeutic HSV-2 vaccine 2024 ·JCI Insight ·Emily S. Ford, Alvason Zhenhua Li, Kerry J. Laing, Lichun Dong, Kurt Diem, Lichen Jing, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jim Tartaglia, Sanjay Gurunathan, (unknown), Matyas Ecsedi, Aude G. Chapuis, Meei‐Li Huang, Amalia Magaret, Christine Johnston, Jia Zhu, David M. Koelle, Lawrence Corey	3
7	The National Sexually Transmitted Disease Curriculum Podcast as a Method to Increase Sexually Transmitted Infection Education for Health Care Professionals 2024 ·Sexually Transmitted Diseases ·Meena S. Ramchandani, Karin Bauer, (unknown), Christine Johnston, David H. Spach	0
8	Increased frequency and quantity of mucosal and plasma cytomegalovirus replication among Ugandan Adults Living with HIV 2023 ·PLoS ONE ·Elisabeth McClymont, Jeffrey N. Bone, Jackson Orem, Fred Okuku, (unknown), Misty Saracino, Meei‐Li Huang, Stacy Selke, Anna Wald, Lawrence Corey, Corey Casper, Isabelle Boucoiran, Christine Johnston, Soren Gantt	0
9	Recurrent infection transiently expands human tissue T cells while maintaining long-term homeostasis 2023 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Veronica Davé, (unknown), Tanvi Arkatkar, Lakshmi Warrier, (unknown), Christine Johnston, Joshua T. Schiffer, Martin Prlic, Jennifer M. Lund	4
10	Selective retention of virus-specific tissue-resident T cells in healed skin after recovery from herpes zoster 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Kerry J. Laing, Werner J. D. Ouwendijk, Victoria Campbell, Christopher L. McClurkan, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Richard Tu, (unknown), (unknown), Congrong Miao, D. Scott Schmid, Christine Johnston, Georges M. G. M. Verjans, David M. Koelle	5
11	B cells, antibody-secreting cells, and virus-specific antibodies respond to herpes simplex virus 2 reactivation in skin 2021 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Emily S. Ford, Anton M. Sholukh, (unknown), (unknown), Alexis Klock, Khamsone Phasouk, (unknown), Raabya Rossenkhan, Paul T. Edlefsen, (unknown), Christine Johnston, Anna Wald, Jia Zhu, Lawrence Corey	15
12	Examining the dynamics of Epstein-Barr virus shedding in the tonsils and the impact of HIV-1 coinfection on daily saliva viral loads 2021 ·PLoS Computational Biology ·Catherine Byrne, Christine Johnston, Jackson Orem, Fred Okuku, Meei‐Li Huang, (unknown), Anna Wald, Lawrence Corey, Joshua T. Schiffer, Corey Casper, Daniel Coombs, Soren Gantt	13
13	Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines, 2021 breakdown → 2021 ·PubMed ·Kimberly Workowski, Laura H. Bachmann, Philip A. Chan, Christine Johnston, Christina A. Muzny, Ina Park, Hilary Reno, Jonathan M. Zenilman, Gail Bolan	1176
14	In vitro evolution of herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) reveals selection for syncytia and other minor variants in cell culture 2020 ·Virus Evolution ·Chad V. Kuny, (unknown), Daniel W. Renner, Christine Johnston, Moriah L. Szpara	28
15	Successful Implementation of APSO Notes Across a Major Health System 2017 ·The American Journal of Managed Care ·(unknown), Jonathan Pell, (unknown), Christine Johnston, (unknown), (unknown)	0
16	Extensive CD4 and CD8 T Cell Cross-Reactivity between Alphaherpesviruses 2016 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Lichen Jing, Kerry J. Laing, Lichun Dong, Ronnie M. Russell, (unknown), Juergen Haas, Meena S. Ramchandani, Christine Johnston, Søren Buus, Alec Redwood, Katie D. White, S. Mallal, Elizabeth J. Phillips, Christine M. Posavad, Anna Wald, David M. Koelle	47
17	Clinician and Patient Recognition of Anogenital Herpes Disease in HIV Positive Men Who Have Sex With Men 2011 ·Sexually Transmitted Diseases ·(unknown), Christine Johnston, (unknown), Misty Saracino, Timothy W. Schacker, (unknown), Lawrence Corey, Anna Wald	2
18	HSV-2: in pursuit of a vaccine 2011 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Christine Johnston, David M. Koelle, Anna Wald	100
19	Impact of HIV Infection and Kaposi Sarcoma on Human Herpesvirus-8 Mucosal Replication and Dissemination in Uganda 2009 ·PLoS ONE ·Christine Johnston, Jackson Orem, Fred Okuku, (unknown), Misty Saracino, Edward Katongole‐Mbidde, Merle A. Sande, Allan Ronald, Keith P. W. J. McAdam, Meei-Li Huang, (unknown), Stacy Selke, Anna Wald, Lawrence Corey, Corey Casper	46
20	Peer support and metabolic control in adolescence 1999 ·ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) ·Timothy Skinner, (unknown), Christine Johnston	7

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