David N. Fredricks

14.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
171 papers, 9.7k citations indexed

About

David N. Fredricks is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, David N. Fredricks has authored 171 papers receiving a total of 9.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Epidemiology, 95 papers in Microbiology and 37 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in David N. Fredricks's work include Reproductive tract infections research (94 papers), Urinary Tract Infections Management (49 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (30 papers). David N. Fredricks is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive tract infections research (94 papers), Urinary Tract Infections Management (49 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (30 papers). David N. Fredricks collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Kenya. David N. Fredricks's co-authors include Tina L. Fiedler, Jeanne Marrazzo, Sujatha Srinivasan, David A. Relman, Katherine K. Thomas, Caroline M. Mitchell, Prasanna D. Khot, Kathy Agnew, Congzhou Liu and Noah G. Hoffman and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

David N. Fredricks

164 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.

Molecular Identification of Bacteria Associated with Bacterial Vaginosis

2005 962 citations David N. Fredricks, Tina L. Fiedler et al. profile →
Bacterial Communities in Women with Bacterial Vaginosis: High Resolution Phylogenetic Analyses Reveal Relationships of Microbiota to Clinical Criteria

2012 516 citations Sujatha Srinivasan, Noah G. Hoffman et al. PLoS ONE profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David N. Fredricks United States	49	5.0k	4.7k	2.6k	2.3k	1.3k	171	9.7k
Mario Vaneechoutte Belgium	69	4.0k 0.8×	4.3k 0.9×	5.6k 2.2×	2.1k 0.9×	706 0.5×	290	14.7k
Kevin A. Ault United States	36	6.2k 1.2×	3.1k 0.7×	1.8k 0.7×	682 0.3×	699 0.5×	114	9.3k
Peter Timms Australia	52	2.9k 0.6×	4.9k 1.0×	2.0k 0.8×	898 0.4×	278 0.2×	355	9.8k
Catherine Davis United States	27	2.2k 0.4×	3.0k 0.6×	2.3k 0.9×	585 0.3×	943 0.7×	77	5.9k
Elisabeth A. M. Sanders Netherlands	59	7.5k 1.5×	3.2k 0.7×	2.2k 0.9×	1.6k 0.7×	127 0.1×	284	12.5k
James B. Mahony Canada	42	4.0k 0.8×	2.3k 0.5×	905 0.4×	1.5k 0.6×	240 0.2×	185	6.7k
Jørgen Skov Jensen Denmark	63	4.5k 0.9×	9.2k 2.0×	662 0.3×	901 0.4×	662 0.5×	278	12.2k
Jorma Paavonen Finland	62	7.7k 1.5×	5.2k 1.1×	824 0.3×	658 0.3×	1.5k 1.1×	444	14.5k
Margaret R. Hammerschlag United States	44	3.7k 0.7×	3.9k 0.8×	507 0.2×	613 0.3×	323 0.2×	219	6.9k
Ken B. Waites United States	53	5.5k 1.1×	4.3k 0.9×	809 0.3×	1.5k 0.7×	359 0.3×	227	10.3k

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Yu, Bo, Congzhou Liu, Sean Proll, et al.. (2024). Identification of fallopian tube microbiota and its association with ovarian cancer. eLife. 12. 3 indexed citations

Fiedler, Tina L., et al.. (2024). Effect of metronidazole on concentrations of vaginal bacteria associated with risk of HIV acquisition. mBio. 15(12). e0111024–e0111024. 1 indexed citations

Rashidi, Armin, Fei Gao, David N. Fredricks, et al.. (2023). Analysis of Antibiotic Exposure and Development of Acute Graft-vs-Host Disease Following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. JAMA Network Open. 6(6). e2317188–e2317188. 21 indexed citations

Lindsay, Julian, Carla S. Walti, Anna B. Halpern, et al.. (2023). Invasive fungal infections after CLAG-M/CLAG chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia and high-grade myeloid neoplasms. Blood Advances. 7(13). 3140–3145. 3 indexed citations

Murphy, Kerry, Sujatha Srinivasan, Tao Wang, et al.. (2023). IgA coating of vaginal bacteria is reduced in the setting of bacterial vaginosis (BV) and preferentially targets BV-associated species. Infection and Immunity. 92(1). e0037323–e0037323. 7 indexed citations

Yu, Bo, et al.. (2023). Vaginal Bacteria Elicit Acute Inflammatory Response in Fallopian Tube Organoids. Reproductive Sciences. 31(2). 505–513. 6 indexed citations

Yu, Bo, Congzhou Liu, Sean Proll, et al.. (2023). Identification of fallopian tube microbiota and its association with ovarian cancer. eLife. 12. 4 indexed citations

Mitchell, Caroline M., Michael C. Wu, Sean Proll, et al.. (2021). Association between postmenopausal vulvovaginal discomfort, vaginal microbiota, and mucosal inflammation. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 225(2). 159.e1–159.e15. 32 indexed citations

Fang, Ferric C., Constance A. Benson, Carlos del Rı́o, et al.. (2020). COVID-19—Lessons Learned and Questions Remaining. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 72(12). 2225–2240. 48 indexed citations

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Whitney, Bridget M., Brandon L. Guthrie, Sujatha Srinivasan, et al.. (2020). Changes in key vaginal bacteria among postpartum African women initiating intramuscular depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate. PLoS ONE. 15(3). e0229586–e0229586. 13 indexed citations

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Srinivasan, Sujatha, Barbra A. Richardson, Tina L. Fiedler, et al.. (2019). Specific Vaginal Bacteria Are Associated With an Increased Risk of Trichomonas vaginalis Acquisition in Women. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 220(9). 1503–1510. 25 indexed citations

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McKinnon, Lyle R., Sharon L. Achilles, Catriona S. Bradshaw, et al.. (2019). The Evolving Facets of Bacterial Vaginosis: Implications for HIV Transmission. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 35(3). 219–228. 193 indexed citations

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Golob, Jonathan L., Elisa Margolis, Noah G. Hoffman, & David N. Fredricks. (2017). Evaluating the accuracy of amplicon-based microbiome computational pipelines on simulated human gut microbial communities. BMC Bioinformatics. 18(1). 283–283. 41 indexed citations

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Mitchell, Caroline M., Jennifer E. Balkus, David N. Fredricks, et al.. (2012). Interaction Between Lactobacilli, Bacterial Vaginosis-Associated Bacteria, and HIV Type 1 RNA and DNA Genital Shedding in U.S. and Kenyan Women. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 29(1). 13–19. 60 indexed citations

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Spellberg, Brad, Ashraf S. Ibrahim, Peter Chin‐Hong, et al.. (2011). The Deferasirox–AmBisome Therapy for Mucormycosis (DEFEAT Mucor) study: a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 67(3). 715–722. 219 indexed citations

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Mitchell, Caroline M., Jane Hitti, Kathy Agnew, & David N. Fredricks. (2009). Comparison of oral and vaginal metronidazole for treatment of bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy: impact on fastidious bacteria. BMC Infectious Diseases. 9(1). 89–89. 38 indexed citations

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Fredricks, David N., Tina L. Fiedler, Katherine K. Thomas, Brian B. Oakley, & Jeanne Marrazzo. (2007). Targeted PCR for Detection of Vaginal Bacteria Associated with Bacterial Vaginosis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 45(10). 3270–3276. 290 indexed citations

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Imhof, Alexander, S. Arunmozhi Balajee, David N. Fredricks, J. A. Englund, & Kieren A. Marr. (2004). Breakthrough Fungal Infections in Stem Cell Transplant Recipients Receiving Voriconazole. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 39(5). 743–746. 298 indexed citations

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Fredricks, David N. & David A. Relman. (2001). Localization ofTropheryma whippeliirRNA in Tissues from Patients with Whipple's Disease. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 183(8). 1229–1237. 39 indexed citations

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Fredricks, David N.. (2001). Microbial Ecology of Human Skin in Health and Disease. Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings. 6(3). 167–169. 156 indexed citations

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