Deborah Cotton

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Deborah Cotton is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Deborah Cotton has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Infectious Diseases, 21 papers in Epidemiology and 9 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Deborah Cotton's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (15 papers), Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (9 papers) and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (7 papers). Deborah Cotton is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (15 papers), Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (9 papers) and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (7 papers). Deborah Cotton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Singapore and Australia. Deborah Cotton's co-authors include Jane Skelton, Janet Gress, Marc Rubin, D. Marshall, James W. Hathorn, Michael Thaler, James R. Commers, Robert Wesley, Marcia Browne and Dan L. Longo and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Deborah Cotton

54 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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A Randomized Trial Comparing Ceftazidime Alone with Combination Antibiotic Therapy in Cancer Patients with Fever and Neutropenia

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Deborah Cotton United States	20	640	617	545	322	307	56	2.0k
Yasmin Khaliq Canada	13	315 0.5×	306 0.5×	154 0.3×	63 0.2×	95 0.3×	15	1.6k
Kevin J.P. Craib Canada	36	2.2k 3.4×	2.0k 3.2×	297 0.5×	68 0.2×	557 1.8×	79	4.3k
Laurence Gruer United Kingdom	27	460 0.7×	814 1.3×	140 0.3×	62 0.2×	57 0.2×	78	2.4k
Vana Sypsa Greece	32	1.2k 1.9×	2.1k 3.5×	179 0.3×	121 0.4×	36 0.1×	132	3.4k
Anne M. Butler United States	26	656 1.0×	740 1.2×	114 0.2×	84 0.3×	115 0.4×	77	2.0k
Jennifer Stephens United States	30	999 1.6×	663 1.1×	307 0.6×	286 0.9×	56 0.2×	112	3.1k
Francesco Di Gennaro Italy	25	866 1.4×	475 0.8×	116 0.2×	33 0.1×	65 0.2×	139	2.3k
Susan Moss United Kingdom	25	461 0.7×	496 0.8×	2.4k 4.3×	89 0.3×	44 0.1×	39	3.6k
Carel Pretorius Australia	29	808 1.3×	914 1.5×	145 0.3×	39 0.1×	42 0.1×	100	2.5k
Enitan D. Carrol United Kingdom	30	506 0.8×	1.5k 2.4×	100 0.2×	110 0.3×	232 0.8×	125	2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Deborah Cotton

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Deborah Cotton

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Lainé, Christine, Stephanie Chang, Vineet Chopra, et al.. (2025). Damage Control in the Wake of Political Action That Threatens the Integrity of Medical Research. Annals of Internal Medicine. 178(5). 745–746. 1 indexed citations

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Suggett, David J., Melissa Edwards, Deborah Cotton, Margaux Y. Hein, & Emma F. Camp. (2023). An integrative framework for sustainable coral reef restoration. One Earth. 6(6). 666–681. 33 indexed citations

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Lainé, Christine, Darilyn V. Moyer, & Deborah Cotton. (2022). Monkeypox: Challenging Clinical Questions. Annals of Internal Medicine. 175(12). 1754–1755. 2 indexed citations

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Cotton, Deborah. (2020). Transition Finance and Markets. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9(1). 137–147. 2 indexed citations

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Talbot, Thomas R., Hilary M. Babcock, Deborah Cotton, et al.. (2012). The Use of Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV) in Healthcare Personnel (HCP): Guidance from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 33(10). 981–983. 5 indexed citations

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Tobler, William D., Deborah Cotton, Timothy J. Lepore, Suresh Agarwal, & Eric J. Mahoney. (2011). Case Report: Successful non-operative management of spontaneous splenic rupture in a patient with babesiosis. World Journal of Emergency Surgery. 6(1). 4–4. 14 indexed citations

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Garg, Shikha, Melanie P. Hoenig, Erika M. Edwards, et al.. (2011). Incidence and Predictors of Acute Kidney Injury in an Urban Cohort of Subjects with HIV and Hepatitis C Virus Coinfection. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 25(3). 135–141. 18 indexed citations

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Talbot, Thomas R., Hilary M. Babcock, Arthur L. Caplan, et al.. (2010). Revised SHEA Position Paper: Influenza Vaccination of Healthcare Personnel. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 31(10). 987–995. 144 indexed citations

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Perkins, Rebecca B., et al.. (2010). Maternal Support for Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in Honduras. Journal of Women s Health. 20(1). 85–90. 22 indexed citations

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Currier, Judith S., Cathie Spino, Constance B. Wofsy, et al.. (2000). Differences Between Women and Men in Adverse Events and CD4+ Responses to Nucleoside Analogue Therapy for HIV Infection. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 24(4). 316–324. 78 indexed citations

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Currier, Judith S., Cathie Spino, Constance B. Wofsy, et al.. (2000). Differences Between Women and Men in Adverse Events and CD4+ Responses to Nucleoside Analogue Therapy for HIV Infection. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 24(4). 316–324. 69 indexed citations

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Cotton, Deborah. (1998). Post-Sexual Exposure Prophylaxis: A Roundtable Discussion. Journal watch. 1998. 1 indexed citations

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Zackin, Robert, Ian C. Marschner, Mary Kathryn Cowles, et al.. (1998). Perspective: Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV‐1) RNA End Points in HIV Clinical Trials: Issues in Interim Monitoring and Early Stopping. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 177(3). 761–765. 9 indexed citations

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Rosenberg, Eric & Deborah Cotton. (1997). Primary HIV Infection and the Acute Retroviral Syndrome: The Urgent Need for Recognition. Journal watch. 1997.

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Finkelstein, Dianne M., Paige L. Williams, Geert Molenberghs, et al.. (1996). Patterns of Opportunistic Infections in Patients with HIV Infection. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes & Human Retrovirology. 12(1). 38–45. 43 indexed citations

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Safran, Charles, David M. Rind, Roger B. Davis, et al.. (1995). Guidelines for management of HIV infection with computer-based patient's record. The Lancet. 346(8971). 341–346. 116 indexed citations

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Lenderking, William R., Richard D. Gelber, Deborah Cotton, et al.. (1994). Evaluation of the Quality of Life Associated with Zidovudine Treatment in Asymptomatic Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. New England Journal of Medicine. 330(11). 738–743. 123 indexed citations

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Cotton, Deborah, Daniel Finkelstein, Weili He, & Judith Feinberg. (1993). Determinants of accrual of women to a large, multicenter clinical trials program of human immunodeficiency virus infection. The AIDS Clinical Trials Group.. PubMed. 6(12). 1322–8. 44 indexed citations

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Freedberg, Kenneth A., Anna N.A. Tosteson, Deborah Cotton, & Lee Goldman. (1992). Optimal management strategies for HIV-infected patients who present with cough or dyspnea. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 7(3). 261–272. 15 indexed citations

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Capilouto, E, Milton C. Weinstein, David Hemenway, & Deborah Cotton. (1992). What is the dentist's occupational risk of becoming infected with hepatitis B or the human immunodeficiency virus?. American Journal of Public Health. 82(4). 587–589. 28 indexed citations

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