Dennis L. Stevens

23.4k total citations · 8 hit papers
180 papers, 16.2k citations indexed

About

Dennis L. Stevens is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Clinical Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Dennis L. Stevens has authored 180 papers receiving a total of 16.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 119 papers in Infectious Diseases, 104 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 35 papers in Clinical Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Dennis L. Stevens's work include Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (104 papers), Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (82 papers) and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (43 papers). Dennis L. Stevens is often cited by papers focused on Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (104 papers), Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (82 papers) and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (43 papers). Dennis L. Stevens collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Dennis L. Stevens's co-authors include Amy E. Bryant, Alan L. Bisno, Edward L. Kaplan, James C. Wade, Henry F. Chambers, Sherwood L. Gorbach, Jan V. Hirschmann, José G. Montoya, Sheldon L. Kaplan and Ellie J. C. Goldstein and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Dennis L. Stevens

173 papers receiving 15.4k citations

Hit Papers

Practice Guidelines for t... 1969 2026 1988 2007 2014 2005 2014 1989 1996 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: 2014 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America
    2014 1.7k citations Dennis L. Stevens et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
  2. Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections
    2005 1.1k citations Dennis L. Stevens, Edward L. Kaplan et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
  3. Executive Summary: Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: 2014 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America
    2014 1.0k citations Dennis L. Stevens et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
  4. Severe Group A Streptococcal Infections Associated with a Toxic Shock-like Syndrome and Scarlet Fever Toxin A
    1989 929 citations Dennis L. Stevens, Edward L. Kaplan et al. profile →
  5. Streptococcal Infections of Skin and Soft Tissues
    1996 679 citations Dennis L. Stevens et al. profile →
  6. Invasive Group A Streptococcus Infections
    1992 535 citations Dennis L. Stevens Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
  7. Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infections
    2017 427 citations Dennis L. Stevens, Amy E. Bryant profile →
  8. CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE
    1969 203 citations Dennis L. Stevens et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dennis L. Stevens United States 58 10.1k 9.6k 3.9k 2.9k 1.7k 180 16.2k
Itzhak Brook United States 65 5.6k 0.6× 5.3k 0.5× 2.0k 0.5× 4.1k 1.4× 1.4k 0.8× 603 18.0k
Ellie J. C. Goldstein United States 53 4.0k 0.4× 3.3k 0.3× 2.5k 0.7× 2.4k 0.8× 2.0k 1.1× 250 11.5k
L. Barth Reller United States 71 7.4k 0.7× 3.8k 0.4× 5.8k 1.5× 7.8k 2.7× 1.7k 1.0× 303 18.0k
Rachel Gorwitz United States 28 6.5k 0.6× 4.2k 0.4× 3.6k 0.9× 3.3k 1.1× 1.7k 1.0× 47 10.9k
J. Verhoef Netherlands 77 5.9k 0.6× 2.1k 0.2× 2.7k 0.7× 5.7k 2.0× 5.2k 3.0× 508 22.2k
Daniel J. Sexton United States 69 8.4k 0.8× 5.2k 0.5× 2.5k 0.7× 8.0k 2.8× 1.4k 0.8× 327 21.1k
François Vandenesch France 76 17.3k 1.7× 5.4k 0.6× 6.8k 1.8× 4.6k 1.6× 12.6k 7.3× 399 26.2k
Monica M. Farley United States 79 9.4k 0.9× 7.2k 0.7× 1.8k 0.5× 18.8k 6.6× 1.9k 1.1× 235 28.0k
Diane M. Citron United States 50 4.0k 0.4× 2.4k 0.3× 2.2k 0.6× 2.4k 0.9× 1.9k 1.1× 222 10.2k
Jacques Schrenzel Switzerland 72 6.1k 0.6× 2.3k 0.2× 3.2k 0.8× 3.5k 1.2× 7.9k 4.6× 447 18.1k

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All Works

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McIndoo, Eric R., et al.. (2021). Characterization of Paeniclostridium sordellii Metalloproteinase-1 in vitro and in an experimental model of infection. Anaerobe. 77. 102468–102468. 3 indexed citations
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Stevens, Dennis L.. (2015). The origin of cyanide in a psychrophilic basidiomycete. Montana State University ScholarWorks (Montana State University).
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Jong, Elaine C. & Dennis L. Stevens. (2011). Netter's Infectious Disease. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 7 indexed citations
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Aldape, Michael J., Amy E. Bryant, Eva J. Katahira, et al.. (2009). Innate immune recognition of, and response to, Clostridium sordellii. Anaerobe. 16(2). 125–130. 14 indexed citations
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Aldape, Michael J., Amy E. Bryant, & Dennis L. Stevens. (2006). Clostridium sordellii Infection: Epidemiology, Clinical Findings, and Current Perspectives on Diagnosis and Treatment. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 43(11). 1436–1446. 151 indexed citations
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Stevens, Dennis L., et al.. (2004). A review of linezolid: the first oxazolidinone antibiotic. Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy. 2(1). 51–59. 116 indexed citations
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Stevens, Dennis L. & Edward L. Kaplan. (2000). Streptococcal infections: clinical aspects, microbiology, and molecular pathogenesis.. Oxford University Press eBooks. 106 indexed citations
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Bryant, Amy E., et al.. (1999). Type‐Specific Opsonophagocytosis of Group A Streptococcus by Use of a Rapid Chemiluminescence Assay. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 179(5). 1293–1296. 2 indexed citations
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Stevens, Dennis L.. (1999). Teicoplanin for skin and soft tissue infections: An open study and a randomized, comparative trial versus cefazolin. Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy. 5(1). 40–45. 15 indexed citations
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Stevens, Dennis L.. (1997). Superantigens: Their Role in Infectious Diseases. Immunological Investigations. 26(1-2). 275–281. 13 indexed citations
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Stevens, Dennis L., Amy E. Bryant, Sean P. Hackett, et al.. (1996). Group A Streptococcal Bacteremia: The Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor in Shock and Organ Failure. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 173(3). 619–626. 85 indexed citations
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Stevens, Dennis L.. (1995). Skin, soft tissue, bone, and joint infections. 1 indexed citations
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Stevens, Dennis L., Francis D. Pien, & Margaret Drehobl. (1993). Comparison of oral cefpodoxime proxetil and cefaclor in the treatment of skin and soft tissue infections. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 16(2). 123–129. 12 indexed citations
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Hackett, Sean P. & Dennis L. Stevens. (1993). Superantigens Associated with Staphylococcal and Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome are Potent Inducers of Tumor Necrosis Factor-  Synthesis. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 168(1). 232–235. 88 indexed citations
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Bryant, Amy E., Michael Kehoe, & Dennis L. Stevens. (1992). Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxin A and Streptolysin O Enhance Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte Binding to Gelatin Matrixes. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 166(1). 165–169. 12 indexed citations
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Stevens, Dennis L., Amy E. Bryant, & Sean P. Hackett. (1992). Gram-positive shock. Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases. 5(3). 355–363. 11 indexed citations
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Whatley, Ralph E., Martyn Lewis, Guy A. Zimmerman, et al.. (1988). The Regulation of Synthesis of Platelet-activating Factor by Endothelial Cells. CHEST Journal. 93(3). 110S–111S. 1 indexed citations
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Craig, Douglas B. & Dennis L. Stevens. (1980). Halophilic Vibrio Sepsis. Southern Medical Journal. 73(9). 1285–1287. 10 indexed citations

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