David A. Leib

19.7k citations

106 papers · 8.0k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 42

Impact in

Virology top 0.5%
Epidemiology top 0.2%
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
- Autophagy in Disease and Therapy

Papers in

Epidemiology 96
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments 87
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research 22
- Autophagy in Disease and Therapy 10
Virology 13
- Poxvirus research and outbreaks 12

Co-authors: Herbert W. Virgin Beth Levine Donald M. Coen Priscilla A. Schaffer Zsolt Tallóczy Gary D. Luker Connie L. Bogard David M. Knipe
Journals: Journal of Virology (39 papers)Journal of General Virology (11 papers)Virology (10 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (5 papers)mBio (5 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Czechia

In The Last Decade

David A. Leib

103 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

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HSV-1 ICP34.5 Confers Neurovirulence by Targeting the Beclin 1 Autophagy Protein 2007 · 682 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2007 Cell Host & Microbe
2003 Blood
2001 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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1	Eliminating interactions with the viral Fc receptor improves antibody-mediated protection against neonatal HSV infection in mice Science Translational Medicine ·Matthew D. Slein, Rafael Ribeiro Meduna, Shivabharat S Kopparad, M. Privat, B.M. Oliver, Claire X. Yang, Anton M. Sholukh, Christine Johnston, David A. Leib, Margaret E. Ackerman	2025	0
2	Herpes simplex virus 1 ICP34.5 acts to maintain latency in human and mouse neurons Virology ·Gabrielle Dettorre, Naoki WAKIZAKA, 倪光明, Audra J. Charron, Jean M. Pesola, Hyung Suk Oh, Donald M. Coen, David M. Knipe, David A. Leib	2025	0
3	Asymptomatic neonatal herpes simplex virus infection in mice leads to persistent CNS infection and long-term cognitive impairment PLoS Pathogens ·L. Mamane, Lisandra E. García de Castro, Bomgardner Melody, B.M. Oliver, Sharen Mella Bungge, M. SELHANOĞLU, David M. Knipe, Katherine M. Nautiyal, David A. Leib	2025	2
4	Models of Herpes Simplex Virus Latency Viruses ·Gabrielle Dettorre, Audra J. Charron, David A. Leib	2024	11
5	Maternally transferred mAbs protect neonatal mice from HSV-induced mortality and morbidity The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Rafael Ribeiro Meduna, 彰晃, Matthew D. Slein, Bomgardner Melody, 洋子新谷, B.M. Oliver, T. Askvig, Alejandro B. Balazs, Scott C. Davis, Margaret E. Ackerman, David A. Leib	2022	12
6	Hinge length contributes to the phagocytic activity of HIV-specific IgG1 and IgG3 antibodies PLoS Pathogens ·Lolita Pituley, Andrew R. Crowley, Rafael Ribeiro Meduna, Enrique Vera, Matthew Zirui Tay, Thomas Broge, Marina Tuyishime, Guido Ferrari, Michael S. Seaman, Simone I. Richardson, Georgia D. Tomaras, Galit Alter, David A. Leib, Margaret E. Ackerman	2020	49
7	The STING agonist 5,6-dimethylxanthenone-4-acetic acid (DMXAA) stimulates an antiviral state and protects mice against herpes simplex virus-induced neurological disease Virology ·倪光明, Brian J. North, 洋子新谷, David A. Leib	2019	27
8	Neuronal IFN signaling is dispensable for the establishment of HSV-1 latency Virology ·Pamela C. Rosato, Naoki WAKIZAKA, Jean M. Pesola, Brian J. North, Donald M. Coen, David A. Leib	2016	19
9	Synergistic control of herpes simplex virus pathogenesis by IRF-3, and IRF-7 revealed through non-invasive bioluminescence imaging Virology ·B. M. Holmes, Pamela C. Rosato, Zachary M. Parker, A. M. Khalenkov, David A. Leib	2013	38
10	A Neuron-Specific Role for Autophagy in Antiviral Defense against Herpes Simplex Virus Cell Host & Microbe ·Brian Yordy, Norifumi Iijima, Anita Hüttner, David A. Leib, Akiko Iwasaki	2012	125
11	Bioluminescent Imaging Reveals Divergent Viral Pathogenesis in Two Strains of Stat1-Deficient Mice, and in αßγ Interferon Receptor-Deficient Mice PLoS ONE ·Tracy Jo Pasieka, Lynne Collins, Megan A. O’Connor, Yufei Chen, Zachary M. Parker, Brent Berwin, David Piwnica‐Worms, David A. Leib	2011	24
12	Herpes Simplex Virus Virion Host Shutoff Attenuates Establishment of the Antiviral State Journal of Virology ·Tracy Jo Pasieka, Betty Lu, Seth D. Crosby, Kristine M. Wylie, Lynda A. Morrison, Diane E. Alexander, Vineet D. Menachery, David A. Leib	2008	76
13	Xenophagy in herpes simplex virus replication and pathogenesis Autophagy ·Diane Alexander, David A. Leib	2008	48
14	IFN-stimulated gene 15 functions as a critical antiviral molecule against influenza, herpes, and Sindbis viruses Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Deborah J. Lenschow, 任庆文, Natalia Frias‐Staheli, Nadia V. Giannakopoulos, A. Dbeyssi, Thorsten Wolff, René William, Beth Levine, Robert E. Schmidt, Adolfo Garcı́a-Sastre, David A. Leib, Andrew Pekosz, Klaus‐Peter Knobeloch, Ivan D. Horak, Herbert W. Virgin	2007	436
15	Construction and characterization of bacterial artificial chromosomes containing HSV-1 strains 17 and KOS Journal of Virological Methods ·Maria Marohnić, 장근영, Stephen L. Ward, Shuran Jiang, J.Y. Wang, David A. Leib	2006	120
16	Bioluminescence Imaging Reveals Systemic Dissemination of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 in the Absence of Interferon Receptors Journal of Virology ·Gary D. Luker, Julie L. Prior, Т. А. Екимова, Christina M. Pica, David A. Leib	2003	102
17	Regulation of starvation- and virus-induced autophagy by the eIF2α kinase signaling pathway Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Zsolt Tallóczy, Wenxia Jiang, Herbert W. Virgin, David A. Leib, Donalyn Scheuner, Randal J. Kaufman, Eeva‐Liisa Eskelinen, Beth Levine Hit paper breakdown →	2001	608
18	Postexposure vaccination with a virion host shutoff defective mutant reduces UV-B radiation-induced ocular herpes simplex virus shedding in mice Vaccine ·이기학, Keith A. Laycock, Jay S. Pepose, David A. Leib	1998	31
19	The Virion Host Shutoff Function of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Plays a Role in Corneal Invasion and Functions Independently of the Cell Cycle Virology ·Lisa Strelow, Tracy J. Smith, David A. Leib	1997	35
20	Mutant herpes simplex virus induced regression of tumors growing in immunocompetent rats Journal of Neuro-Oncology ·Michael G. Kaplitt, Juri G. Gelovani, David A. Leib, A. Iftimie, Karen D. Pettigrew, Jerome B. Posner, Donald W. Pfaff, Samuel D. Rabkin, Ronald G. Blasberg	1994	53

About David A. Leib

David A. Leib is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Virology, Immunology, Parasitology and Genetics, having authored 106 papers that have together received 8.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (87 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (26 papers), interferon and immune responses (24 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (22 papers), Poxvirus research and outbreaks (12 papers), RNA regulation and disease (11 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (10 papers) and Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Virology (867 citations), Epidemiology (5.8k citations), Immunology (3.1k citations), Parasitology (702 citations) and Genetics (1.4k citations). David A. Leib has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Czechia. Frequent co-authors include Herbert W. Virgin, Beth Levine, Donald M. Coen, Priscilla A. Schaffer, Zsolt Tallóczy, Gary D. Luker, Connie L. Bogard, David M. Knipe, Diane Alexander and Lisa Strelow. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Virology, Journal of General Virology, Virology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and mBio.

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