David H. O’Connor

17.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
266 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

David H. O’Connor is a scholar working on Immunology, Virology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, David H. O’Connor has authored 266 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 117 papers in Immunology, 107 papers in Virology and 79 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in David H. O’Connor's work include HIV Research and Treatment (106 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (93 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (77 papers). David H. O’Connor is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (106 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (93 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (77 papers). David H. O’Connor collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Uganda. David H. O’Connor's co-authors include Roger W. Wiseman, Austin L. Hughes, David I. Watkins, Thomas C. Friedrich, Julie A. Karl, Todd M. Allen, Dawn M. Dudley, Nancy A. Wilson, Alessandro Sette and Thorsten U. Vogel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

David H. O’Connor

257 papers receiving 9.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Rapid, Low-Cost Detection of Zika Virus Using Programmable Biomolecular Components

2016 1.1k citations David H. O’Connor et al. profile →
Tat-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes select for SIV escape variants during resolution of primary viraemia

2000 565 citations David H. O’Connor, Nancy A. Wilson et al. profile →
Persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection: significance and implications

2024 69 citations Heather Machkovech, Peter Halfmann et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David H. O’Connor United States	49	4.3k	4.3k	2.7k	2.2k	1.7k	266	9.6k
Walther Mothes United States	44	2.8k 0.6×	2.8k 0.7×	1.6k 0.6×	3.6k 1.6×	1.9k 1.1×	102	8.8k
Stephen J. Kent Australia	61	4.1k 1.0×	6.7k 1.6×	6.1k 2.3×	3.0k 1.4×	3.6k 2.1×	379	16.2k
François Villinger United States	50	3.8k 0.9×	4.8k 1.1×	2.4k 0.9×	1.6k 0.7×	2.1k 1.2×	275	9.1k
Galit Alter United States	68	5.1k 1.2×	9.6k 2.2×	5.3k 2.0×	3.1k 1.4×	3.0k 1.8×	310	16.6k
Mark Marsh United Kingdom	68	4.3k 1.0×	4.8k 1.1×	2.7k 1.0×	5.8k 2.6×	2.7k 1.6×	151	14.6k
Derya Unutmaz United States	60	6.1k 1.4×	11.3k 2.6×	2.9k 1.1×	3.6k 1.6×	2.3k 1.4×	141	18.1k
Stuart J. D. Neil United Kingdom	41	3.9k 0.9×	3.1k 0.7×	2.0k 0.7×	1.8k 0.8×	2.1k 1.3×	89	7.3k
Leonid Margolis United States	52	3.0k 0.7×	2.8k 0.6×	2.1k 0.8×	3.3k 1.5×	1.9k 1.2×	234	9.0k
Viviana Simon United States	44	2.9k 0.7×	2.0k 0.5×	4.4k 1.6×	2.3k 1.0×	1.9k 1.1×	131	8.3k
Quentin J. Sattentau United Kingdom	65	10.1k 2.4×	6.9k 1.6×	4.5k 1.7×	3.7k 1.6×	2.9k 1.7×	171	14.7k

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Chu, Winston T., Hui Wang, Marcelo A. Castro, et al.. (2025). Computed Tomography Radiomics and Machine Learning for Prediction of Histology-Based Hepatic Steatosis Scores. Diagnostics. 15(18). 2310–2310.

Machkovech, Heather, Nancy A. Wilson, Christina M. Newman, et al.. (2025). Amplicon sequencing of pasteurized retail dairy enables genomic surveillance of H5N1 avian influenza virus in United States cattle. PLoS ONE. 20(6). e0325203–e0325203. 1 indexed citations

Eickhoff, Jens C., Ann M. Mitzey, Michele L. Schotzko, et al.. (2023). Quantification of early gait development: Expanding the application of Catwalk technology to an infant rhesus macaque model. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 388. 109811–109811.

Shi, Yujia, Saswati Bhattacharya, Andrea M. Weiler, et al.. (2023). Control of maternal Zika virus infection during pregnancy is associated with lower antibody titers in a macaque model. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1267638–1267638. 3 indexed citations

Karl, Julie A., et al.. (2023). Complete sequencing of a cynomolgus macaque major histocompatibility complex haplotype. Genome Research. 33(3). 448–462. 9 indexed citations

Braun, Katarina M., Gage K. Moreno, David H. O’Connor, et al.. (2022). Anti-membrane Antibodies Persist at Least One Year and Discriminate Between Past Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection and Vaccination. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 226(11). 1897–1902. 8 indexed citations

Harris, R. Alan, Muthuswamy Raveendran, Fritz J. Sedlazeck, et al.. (2022). Construction of a new chromosome-scale, long-read reference genome assembly for the Syrian hamster, Mesocricetus auratus. GigaScience. 11. 8 indexed citations

Braun, Katarina M., Gage K. Moreno, Molly A. Accola, et al.. (2021). Viral Sequencing to Investigate Sources of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in US Healthcare Personnel. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 73(6). e1329–e1336. 38 indexed citations

Braun, Katarina M., Gage K. Moreno, Peter Halfmann, et al.. (2021). Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in domestic cats imposes a narrow bottleneck. PLoS Pathogens. 17(2). e1009373–e1009373. 62 indexed citations

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Caì, Yíngyún, Shuǐqìng Yú, Yīng Fāng, et al.. (2021). Development and Characterization of a cDNA-Launch Recombinant Simian Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Expressing Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein: ORF 2b’ Is Not Required for In Vitro Virus Replication. Viruses. 13(4). 632–632. 7 indexed citations

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Karl, Julie A., et al.. (2021). Consistent ultra-long DNA sequencing with automated slow pipetting. BMC Genomics. 22(1). 182–182. 12 indexed citations

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Wiseman, Roger W., Julie A. Karl, David Baker, et al.. (2019). MHC genotyping from rhesus macaque exome sequences. Immunogenetics. 71(8-9). 531–544. 10 indexed citations

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Buechler, Connor R., Matthew R. Semler, David Baker, et al.. (2018). Subclinical Infection of Macaques and Baboons with A Baboon Simarterivirus. Viruses. 10(12). 701–701. 3 indexed citations

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Grandea, Andres G., et al.. (2018). Diversification of Bw4 Specificity and Recognition of a Nonclassical MHC Class I Molecule Implicated in Maternal–Fetal Tolerance by Killer Cell Ig-like Receptors of the Rhesus Macaque. The Journal of Immunology. 201(9). 2776–2786. 6 indexed citations

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Buechler, Connor R., Adam L. Bailey, Michael Lauck, et al.. (2017). Genome Sequence of a Novel Kunsagivirus ( Picornaviridae : Kunsagivirus ) from a Wild Baboon ( Papio cynocephalus ). Genome Announcements. 5(18). 3 indexed citations

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Bailey, Adam L., Connor R. Buechler, Daniel R. Matson, et al.. (2017). Pegivirus avoids immune recognition but does not attenuate acute-phase disease in a macaque model of HIV infection. PLoS Pathogens. 13(10). e1006692–e1006692. 11 indexed citations

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Reynolds, Matthew R., Saverio Capuano, Roger W. Wiseman, et al.. (2017). KIR3DL01 upregulation on gut natural killer cells in response to SIV infection of KIR- and MHC class I-defined rhesus macaques. PLoS Pathogens. 13(7). e1006506–e1006506. 13 indexed citations

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Delvecchio, Rodrigo, Luiza M. Higa, Paula Pezzuto, et al.. (2016). Chloroquine, an Endocytosis Blocking Agent, Inhibits Zika Virus Infection in Different Cell Models. Viruses. 8(12). 322–322. 206 indexed citations

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Lauck, Michael, Shuǐqìng Yú, Yíngyún Caì, et al.. (2015). Genome Sequence of Bivens Arm Virus, a Tibrovirus Belonging to the Species Tibrogargan virus ( Mononegavirales : Rhabdoviridae ). Genome Announcements. 3(2). 5 indexed citations

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Greene, Justin, Benjamin J. Burwitz, Melisa L. Budde, et al.. (2010). Extralymphoid CD8 ⁺ T Cells Resident in Tissue from Simian Immunodeficiency Virus SIVmac239Δnef-Vaccinated Macaques Suppress SIVmac239 Replication Ex Vivo. Journal of Virology. 84(7). 3362–3372. 23 indexed citations

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