David Spiro

11.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
119 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

David Spiro is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Molecular Biology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, David Spiro has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Epidemiology, 28 papers in Molecular Biology and 27 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in David Spiro's work include Influenza Virus Research Studies (22 papers), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (16 papers) and Respiratory viral infections research (15 papers). David Spiro is often cited by papers focused on Influenza Virus Research Studies (22 papers), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (16 papers) and Respiratory viral infections research (15 papers). David Spiro collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. David Spiro's co-authors include Joseph Wiener, Elodie Ghedin, Rebecca Halpin, Edmund H. Sonnenblick, Appolinaire Djikeng, Robert Schenk, Shiliang Wang, Ryan Kuzmickas, H. Robert Dudley and F Giacomelli and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

David Spiro

119 papers receiving 7.5k 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.

Widespread Lateral Gene Transfer from Intracellular Bacteria to Multicellular Eukaryotes

2007 570 citations Julie C. Dunning Hotopp, Michael E. Clark et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Spiro United States	51	2.3k	2.3k	2.0k	1.2k	871	119	8.1k
Thomas Wileman United Kingdom	49	2.7k 1.2×	1.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	958 0.8×	653 0.7×	124	7.4k
Philip I. Marcus United States	41	2.6k 1.1×	1.7k 0.8×	878 0.4×	363 0.3×	876 1.0×	115	7.3k
Ian M Mackay Australia	39	1.8k 0.8×	3.7k 1.6×	3.0k 1.5×	943 0.8×	518 0.6×	105	8.4k
Renato Dulbecco United States	50	5.5k 2.4×	1.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	856 0.7×	1.1k 1.3×	133	11.9k
R. M. E. Parkhouse United Kingdom	55	2.3k 1.0×	664 0.3×	1.9k 1.0×	971 0.8×	548 0.6×	327	11.0k
Hirofumi Sawa Japan	50	4.5k 1.9×	1.5k 0.7×	2.0k 1.0×	746 0.6×	427 0.5×	362	11.4k
Akio Yamada Japan	40	1.7k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	1.0k 0.5×	347 0.3×	494 0.6×	305	5.9k
Shigeru Morikawa Japan	53	1.9k 0.8×	2.3k 1.0×	4.7k 2.3×	355 0.3×	836 1.0×	361	9.8k
Richard M. Franklin Switzerland	43	3.6k 1.6×	940 0.4×	967 0.5×	684 0.5×	521 0.6×	182	6.7k
Michael A. Skinner United States	50	2.6k 1.1×	2.5k 1.1×	2.1k 1.0×	828 0.7×	1.0k 1.2×	159	8.6k

Countries citing papers authored by David Spiro

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Spiro

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Trovão, Nídia S., Peter Thielen, Akbar Kanji, et al.. (2022). Evolutionary history and introduction of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha VOC/B.1.1.7 in Pakistan through international travelers. Virus Evolution. 8(1). veac020–veac020. 9 indexed citations

Nii-Trebi, Nicholas Israel, et al.. (2022). Epidemiology and genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 lineages circulating in Africa. iScience. 25(3). 103880–103880. 8 indexed citations

Williams, Thomas, Sonnie Kim, David Spiro, & Harry Campbell. (2020). Preparing for the future implementation of respiratory syncytial virus vaccines. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 8(3). 233–235. 3 indexed citations

Amalou, Amel, Barış Türkbey, Thomas Sanford, et al.. (2020). Targeted early chest CT in COVID-19 outbreaks as diagnostic tool for containment of the pandemic–A multinational opinion. Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology. 26(4). 292–295. 7 indexed citations

Hansen, C., Benjamin McCormick, Iqbal Azam, et al.. (2020). Substantial and sustained reduction in under-5 mortality, diarrhea, and pneumonia in Oshikhandass, Pakistan: evidence from two longitudinal cohort studies 15 years apart. BMC Public Health. 20(1). 759–759. 8 indexed citations

Eckerle, Lance D., Michelle M. Becker, Rebecca Halpin, et al.. (2010). Infidelity of SARS-CoV Nsp14-Exonuclease Mutant Virus Replication Is Revealed by Complete Genome Sequencing. PLoS Pathogens. 6(5). e1000896–e1000896. 329 indexed citations

Wang, Shiliang, Jaideep P. Sundaram, & David Spiro. (2010). VIGOR, an annotation program for small viral genomes. BMC Bioinformatics. 11(1). 451–451. 69 indexed citations

Palmenberg, Ann C., David Spiro, Ryan Kuzmickas, et al.. (2009). Sequencing and Analyses of All Known Human Rhinovirus Genomes Reveal Structure and Evolution. Science. 324(5923). 55–59. 347 indexed citations

Djikeng, Appolinaire, Ryan Kuzmickas, Norman G. Anderson, & David Spiro. (2009). Metagenomic Analysis of RNA Viruses in a Fresh Water Lake. PLoS ONE. 4(9). e7264–e7264. 128 indexed citations

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Nelson, Martha I., Laurel Edelman, David Spiro, et al.. (2008). Molecular Epidemiology of A/H3N2 and A/H1N1 Influenza Virus during a Single Epidemic Season in the United States. PLoS Pathogens. 4(8). e1000133–e1000133. 90 indexed citations

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Hotopp, Julie C. Dunning, Michael E. Clark, Deodoro C. S. G. Oliveira, et al.. (2007). Widespread Lateral Gene Transfer from Intracellular Bacteria to Multicellular Eukaryotes. Science. 317(5845). 1753–1756. 570 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Xinsheng, Mustafa Hasöksüz, David Spiro, et al.. (2007). Quasispecies of bovine enteric and respiratory coronaviruses based on complete genome sequences and genetic changes after tissue culture adaptation. Virology. 363(1). 1–10. 55 indexed citations

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Ghedin, Elodie, Naomi Sengamalay, Martin Shumway, et al.. (2005). Large-scale sequencing of human influenza reveals the dynamic nature of viral genome evolution. Nature. 437(7062). 1162–1166. 338 indexed citations

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Hagopian, Martin & David Spiro. (1968). THE FILAMENT LATTICE OF COCKROACH THORACIC MUSCLE. The Journal of Cell Biology. 36(3). 433–442. 24 indexed citations

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Wiener, Joseph, Alden V. Loud, Daniel V. Kimberg, & David Spiro. (1968). A QUANTITATIVE DESCRIPTION OF CORTISONE-INDUCED ALTERATIONS IN THE ULTRASTRUCTURE OF RAT LIVER PARENCHYMAL CELLS. The Journal of Cell Biology. 37(1). 47–62. 90 indexed citations

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Spotnitz, Henry M., Edmund H. Sonnenblick, & David Spiro. (1966). Relation of Ultrastructure to Function in the Intact Heart: Sarcomere Structure Relative to Pressure Volume Curves of Intact Left Ventricles of Dog and Cat. Circulation Research. 18(1). 49–66. 189 indexed citations

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Wiener, Joseph, David Spiro, & Werner R. Loewenstein. (1965). ULTRASTRUCTURE AND PERMEABILITY OF NUCLEAR MEMBRANES. The Journal of Cell Biology. 27(1). 107–117. 82 indexed citations

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Wiener, Joseph, et al.. (1965). A cellular study of tuberculin sensitivity.. PubMed Central. 47(5). 723–63. 36 indexed citations

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Stenger, Richard J., et al.. (1962). Ultrastructural and physiologic alterations in ischemic skeletal muscle.. PubMed. 40. 1–20. 55 indexed citations

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Hodge, Alan J., H. E. Huxley, & David Spiro. (1954). ELECTRON MICROSCOPE STUDIES ON ULTRATHIN SECTIONS OF MUSCLE. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 99(2). 201–206. 53 indexed citations

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