Christopher D. Paddock

22.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
222 papers, 12.4k citations indexed

About

Christopher D. Paddock is a scholar working on Parasitology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher D. Paddock has authored 222 papers receiving a total of 12.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 163 papers in Parasitology, 154 papers in Infectious Diseases and 73 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Christopher D. Paddock's work include Vector-borne infectious diseases (156 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (127 papers) and Mosquito-borne diseases and control (59 papers). Christopher D. Paddock is often cited by papers focused on Vector-borne infectious diseases (156 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (127 papers) and Mosquito-borne diseases and control (59 papers). Christopher D. Paddock collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Brazil. Christopher D. Paddock's co-authors include James E. Childs, Philippe Parola, Didier Raoult, Sherif R. Zaki, John W. Sumner, William L. Nicholson, Sherif R. Zaki, Pierre‐Edouard Fournier, Marcelo B. Labruna and Rebecca J. Eisen and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Christopher D. Paddock

215 papers receiving 12.0k citations

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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.

Update on Tick-Borne Rickettsioses around the World: a Geographic Approach

2013 1.0k citations Christopher D. Paddock, Marcelo B. Labruna et al. Clinical Microbiology Reviews profile →
Tick-Borne Rickettsioses around the World: Emerging Diseases Challenging Old Concepts

2005 837 citations Christopher D. Paddock et al. Clinical Microbiology Reviews profile →
A New Arenavirus in a Cluster of Fatal Transplant-Associated Diseases

2008 454 citations Christopher D. Paddock, Wun‐Ju Shieh et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Diagnosis and management of Q fever--United States, 2013: recommendations from CDC and the Q Fever Working Group.

2013 342 citations Gilbert J. Kersh, William L. Nicholson et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher D. Paddock United States	53	8.6k	8.3k	3.2k	3.0k	1.7k	222	12.4k
Sam R. Telford United States	65	8.6k 1.0×	10.4k 1.3×	3.0k 1.0×	3.6k 1.2×	2.3k 1.4×	207	12.6k
J. Stephen Dumler United States	64	11.6k 1.4×	13.6k 1.6×	3.3k 1.1×	4.1k 1.3×	2.1k 1.2×	272	16.1k
Filipe Dantas‐Torres Brazil	60	8.3k 1.0×	9.3k 1.1×	5.3k 1.7×	3.3k 1.1×	3.2k 1.9×	339	14.6k
Robert F. Massung United States	48	5.1k 0.6×	5.9k 0.7×	1.6k 0.5×	2.3k 0.8×	906 0.5×	120	7.8k
David H. Walker United States	67	8.6k 1.0×	10.4k 1.2×	4.3k 1.3×	2.7k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	413	16.3k
Gad Baneth Israel	53	5.9k 0.7×	8.1k 1.0×	5.5k 1.7×	2.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	320	12.5k
Gregory A. Dasch United States	48	5.5k 0.6×	7.7k 0.9×	2.5k 0.8×	2.2k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	179	8.9k
Yasuko Rikihisa United States	57	6.7k 0.8×	10.2k 1.2×	1.9k 0.6×	3.0k 1.0×	2.3k 1.4×	294	13.4k
Peter J. Krause United States	49	6.9k 0.8×	8.0k 1.0×	3.2k 1.0×	2.5k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	197	10.7k
Oleg Mediannikov France	45	5.5k 0.6×	5.9k 0.7×	2.2k 0.7×	2.0k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	278	8.7k

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López‐Pérez, Andrés M., Oscar E. Zazueta, Will Probert, et al.. (2025). Rickettsial Pathogens in Dogs and Ticks During an Epidemic of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Ensenada, Baja California, México. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 112(5). 1096–1112.

Stone, Nathan E., Andrés M. López‐Pérez, Darrin Lemmer, et al.. (2024). A mutation associated with resistance to synthetic pyrethroids is widespread in US populations of the tropical lineage of Rhipicephalus sanguineus s.l. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 15(4). 102344–102344. 4 indexed citations

Boria, Robert A., Kerry A. Padgett, Michelle S. Koo, et al.. (2024). Molecular and niche modeling approaches to identify potential amplifying hosts for an emerging tick-borne pathogen, Rickettsia rickettsii subsp. californica , the causative agent of Pacific Coast tick fever. Journal of Medical Entomology. 62(2). 399–408. 2 indexed citations

Walker, David H., Lucas S. Blanton, Karen C. Bloch, et al.. (2021). Rickettsiosis subcommittee report to the tick-borne disease working group. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 13(1). 101855–101855. 11 indexed citations

Wilson, Taís Meziara, Christopher D. Paddock, Sarah Reagan-Steiner, et al.. (2021). Intersecting Paths of Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases. Emerging infectious diseases. 27(5). 1517–1519. 3 indexed citations

Liveris, Dionysios, Maria E. Aguero‐Rosenfeld, Thomas J. Daniels, et al.. (2021). A new genetic approach to distinguish strains of Anaplasma phagocytophilum that appear not to cause human disease. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 12(3). 101659–101659. 6 indexed citations

Lado, Paula, Bo Luan, Michelle Allerdice, et al.. (2020). Integrating population genetic structure, microbiome, and pathogens presence data in Dermacentor variabilis. PeerJ. 8. e9367–e9367. 11 indexed citations

Allerdice, Michelle, Elizabeth A. Dykstra, Rebecca J. Eisen, et al.. (2019). Multistate Survey of American Dog Ticks ( Dermacentor variabilis ) for Rickettsia Species. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 19(9). 652–657. 35 indexed citations

Krawczak, Felipe da Silva, et al.. (2018). Genotypic Characterization of Rickettsia bellii Reveals Distinct Lineages in the United States and South America. BioMed Research International. 2018. 1–8. 46 indexed citations

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Lazăr, Mihaela, Ludmila Perelygina, Roosecelis B. Martines, et al.. (2015). Immunolocalization and Distribution of Rubella Antigen in Fatal Congenital Rubella Syndrome. EBioMedicine. 3. 86–92. 43 indexed citations

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Paddock, Christopher D., Amy M. Denison, R. Ryan Lash, et al.. (2014). Phylogeography of Rickettsia rickettsii Genotypes Associated with Fatal Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 91(3). 589–597. 31 indexed citations

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Ridpath, Alison, Tanya A. Halse, Kimberlee A. Musser, et al.. (2014). Postmortem Diagnosis of Invasive Meningococcal Disease. Emerging infectious diseases. 20(3). 453–5. 8 indexed citations

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Bhatnagar, Julu, Marlene DeLeon-Carnes, Kathryn L. Kellar, et al.. (2012). Rapid, Simultaneous Detection ofClostridium sordelliiandClostridium perfringensin Archived Tissues by a Novel PCR-Based Microsphere Assay: Diagnostic Implications for Pregnancy-Associated Toxic Shock Syndrome Cases. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2012. 1–8. 9 indexed citations

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Fornadel, Christen, Xing Zhang, Joshua D. Smith, et al.. (2011). High Rates of Rickettsia parkeri Infection in Gulf Coast Ticks ( Amblyomma maculatum ) and Identification of “ Candidatus Rickettsia Andeanae” from Fairfax County, Virginia. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 11(12). 1535–1539. 55 indexed citations

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Varela‐Stokes, Andrea S., et al.. (2011). Gotch Ear in a Goat: A Case Report. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 11(8). 1217–1219. 3 indexed citations

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Roberts, Anjeanette, Damon Deming, Christopher D. Paddock, et al.. (2007). A Mouse-Adapted SARS-Coronavirus Causes Disease and Mortality in BALB/c Mice. PLoS Pathogens. 3(1). e5–e5. 335 indexed citations

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Guarner, Jeannette, Bill Johnson, Christopher D. Paddock, et al.. (2004). Monkeypox Transmission and Pathogenesis in Prairie Dogs. Emerging infectious diseases. 10(3). 426–431. 192 indexed citations

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Conti, Lisa, Christopher D. Paddock, Joseph Singleton, et al.. (2004). Pseudoepidemic of Q Fever at an Animal Research Facility. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 4(4). 343–350. 3 indexed citations

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Paddock, Christopher D. & James E. Childs. (2003). Ehrlichia chaffeensis:a Prototypical Emerging Pathogen. Clinical Microbiology Reviews. 16(1). 37–64. 357 indexed citations

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Buller, Richard S., Max Q. Arens, S. Paul Hmiel, et al.. (1999). Ehrlichia ewingii,a Newly Recognized Agent of Human Ehrlichiosis. New England Journal of Medicine. 341(3). 148–155. 300 indexed citations

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