David T. Purtilo

8.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
173 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

David T. Purtilo is a scholar working on Oncology, Immunology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, David T. Purtilo has authored 173 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 104 papers in Oncology, 79 papers in Immunology and 54 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in David T. Purtilo's work include Viral-associated cancers and disorders (93 papers), Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment (48 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (41 papers). David T. Purtilo is often cited by papers focused on Viral-associated cancers and disorders (93 papers), Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment (48 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (41 papers). David T. Purtilo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Sweden. David T. Purtilo's co-authors include Kiyoshi Sakamoto, Douglas W. Hanto, Richard L. Simmons, John L. Sullivan, Samuel M. Cohen, Motohiko Okano, Lawrence M. Weiss, John G. Strickler, Jeffrey Sklar and Glauco Frizzera and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

David T. Purtilo

170 papers receiving 5.9k 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.

Epstein-Barr viral DNA in tissues of Hodgkin's disease.

1987 420 citations David T. Purtilo et al. PubMed profile →
Clinical spectrum of lymphoproliferative disorders in renal transplant recipients and evidence for the role of Epstein-Barr virus.

1981 356 citations Douglas W. Hanto, David T. Purtilo et al. PubMed profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David T. Purtilo United States	44	3.4k	2.0k	2.0k	1.5k	1.4k	173	6.4k
William H. Burns United States	36	1.7k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	741 0.4×	2.3k 1.6×	557 0.4×	85	5.7k
Ronald T. Mitsuyasu United States	48	3.0k 0.9×	3.3k 1.6×	898 0.5×	2.4k 1.7×	2.6k 1.9×	178	10.3k
Gary R. Pearson United States	43	3.4k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	2.4k 1.6×	1.6k 1.2×	142	6.2k
George Miller United States	58	9.7k 2.8×	2.2k 1.1×	3.0k 1.5×	5.7k 3.9×	3.7k 2.7×	196	12.2k
Hirokazu Kanegane Japan	44	2.1k 0.6×	4.0k 2.0×	887 0.5×	820 0.6×	893 0.6×	308	7.4k
Jan Storek Canada	45	2.0k 0.6×	3.0k 1.5×	749 0.4×	2.4k 1.7×	875 0.6×	187	7.6k
Seiji Kojima Japan	47	2.3k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	771 0.4×	1.3k 0.9×	865 0.6×	325	8.1k
Rosemary Rochford United States	41	2.3k 0.7×	2.0k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	2.0k 1.3×	882 0.6×	141	5.9k
Thomas A. Fleisher United States	53	1.8k 0.5×	5.6k 2.7×	558 0.3×	1.0k 0.7×	613 0.4×	163	8.1k
Richard J. O’Reilly United States	54	3.8k 1.1×	5.0k 2.4×	604 0.3×	2.4k 1.7×	652 0.5×	295	10.7k

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Okano, Motohiko, et al.. (1992). Early activation of the proto-oncogene c-fgr during Epstein-Barr virus immortalization. Cancer Letters. 64(1). 11–15. 1 indexed citations

Purtilo, David T.. (1991). X-linked lymphoproliferative disease (XLP) as a model of Epstein-Barr virus-induced immunopathology. Springer Seminars in Immunopathology. 13(2). 181–197. 23 indexed citations

Okano, Motohiko, Rifaat Bashir, Jack R. Davis, & David T. Purtilo. (1991). Detection of primary epstein‐barr virus infection in a patient with x‐linked lymphoproliferative disease receiving immunoglobulin prophylaxis. American Journal of Hematology. 36(4). 294–296. 14 indexed citations

List, Alan F., et al.. (1990). Primary brain lymphoma in the immunocompetent host: relation to Epstein-Barr virus.. PubMed. 3(5). 609–12. 16 indexed citations

Grierson, Helen L., David T. Purtilo, J Pierson, et al.. (1990). Low proliferative activity is associated with a favorable prognosis in peripheral T-cell lymphoma.. PubMed. 50(16). 4845–8. 13 indexed citations

Okano, Motohiko, Geoffrey M. Thiele, & David T. Purtilo. (1990). Severe Chronic Active Epstein-Barr Virus Infection Syndrome and Adenovirus Type-2 Infection. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. 12(1). 168–173. 12 indexed citations

Purtilo, David T., et al.. (1990). Immune deficiency as a risk factor in Epstein-Barr virus-induced malignant diseases.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 88. 225–230. 13 indexed citations

Okano, Motohiko, et al.. (1990). Adenovirus infection in patients with Kawasaki disease. Journal of Medical Virology. 32(1). 53–57. 32 indexed citations

Okano, Motohiko, Geoffrey M. Thiele, Thomas G. Gross, Jack R. Davis, & David T. Purtilo. (1990). Differential cellular susceptibility to Epstein‐Barr virus infection in a patient with X‐linked lymphoproliferative disease. Journal of Medical Virology. 32(1). 47–52. 9 indexed citations

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Purtilo, David T., Helen L. Grierson, Hans D. Ochs, & James Skare. (1989). Detection of X-linked lymphoproliferative disease using molecular and immunovirologic markers☆. The American Journal of Medicine. 87. 421–424. 2 indexed citations

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Watson, Patrice, et al.. (1989). Genetic and immunopathological findings in a lymphoma family. British Journal of Cancer. 59(4). 622–626. 7 indexed citations

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Markin, Rodney S., James Linder, Elizabeth Mroczek, et al.. (1987). Hepatitis in fatal infectious mononucleosis. Gastroenterology. 93(6). 1210–1217. 71 indexed citations

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Ellwein, Leon B., David T. Purtilo, & Ruth Purtilo. (1986). DECISION ANALYSIS OF THE HTLV-III SCREENING TEST FOR BLOOD DONORS. PubMed. 2(1). 5–17. 1 indexed citations

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Feusner, James H., Shinji Harada, Warren G. Sanger, et al.. (1984). Fatal Epstein-Barr virus-induced lymphoproliferation complicating acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The Journal of Pediatrics. 105(1). 64–67. 19 indexed citations

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Manolov, G, et al.. (1983). ABERRATIONS IN CHROMOSOMES OF PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTES OF MALE HOMOSEXUALS PREDISPOSED TO ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME. PubMed. 1(3). 157–162. 2 indexed citations

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Wisecarver, James L., et al.. (1983). COMPARISON OF ADCC AND NK ACTIVITIES OF PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELLS FROM PATIENTS AT RISK FOR ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS). PubMed. 1(5). 347–352. 2 indexed citations

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Tatsumi, E, Shinji Harada, Joanne Yetz, et al.. (1983). EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS AND CHRONIC LYMPHADENOMEGALY IN MALE HOMOSEXUALS WITH ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS). PubMed. 1(1). 59–82. 21 indexed citations

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Purtilo, David T., Shinji Harada, E Tatsumi, et al.. (1983). HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS-1 ANTIBODIES NOT DETECTED IN AIDS. PubMed. 1(4). 237–241. 1 indexed citations

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Casareale, D, Stephen Dewhurst, Joseph Sonnabend, et al.. (1983). PREVALENCE OF AIDS-ASSOCIATED RETROVIRUS AND ANTIBODIES AMONG MALE HOMOSEXUALS AT RISK FOR AIDS IN GREENWICH VILLAGE. PubMed. 1(6). 407–421. 23 indexed citations

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Saemundsen, Ari K., David T. Purtilo, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, et al.. (1981). Documentation of Epstein-Barr virus infection in immunodeficient patients with life-threatening lymphoproliferative diseases by Epstein-Barr virus complementary RNA/DNA and viral DNA/DNA hybridization.. PubMed. 41(11 Pt 1). 4237–42. 111 indexed citations

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