Don Gilden

9.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
157 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Don Gilden is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Parasitology and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Don Gilden has authored 157 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 116 papers in Epidemiology, 28 papers in Parasitology and 27 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Don Gilden's work include Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (110 papers), Vector-borne infectious diseases (24 papers) and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (23 papers). Don Gilden is often cited by papers focused on Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (110 papers), Vector-borne infectious diseases (24 papers) and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (23 papers). Don Gilden collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Don Gilden's co-authors include Maria A. Nagel, Randall J. Cohrs, Ravi Mahalingam, Barbara P. Yawn, Mary Wellish, Jeffrey L. Bennett, Gregory P. Owens, Alexander Choe, Bernhard Hemmer and Aud Nome Dueland and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Don Gilden

155 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

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.

Varicella zoster virus infection

2015 500 citations Randall J. Cohrs, Don Gilden et al. profile →
Varicella zoster virus vasculopathies: diverse clinical manifestations, laboratory features, pathogenesis, and treatment

2009 398 citations Don Gilden, Randall J. Cohrs et al. The Lancet Neurology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Don Gilden United States	41	4.1k	1.3k	1.1k	947	903	157	6.3k
Donald H. Gilden United States	50	5.3k 1.3×	1.4k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	914 1.0×	192	8.6k
Randall J. Cohrs United States	48	5.6k 1.3×	1.0k 0.8×	1.4k 1.3×	228 0.2×	1.1k 1.2×	154	7.3k
Ravi Mahalingam United States	41	4.3k 1.0×	939 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	181 0.2×	905 1.0×	118	5.4k
Maria A. Nagel United States	34	2.5k 0.6×	733 0.6×	604 0.6×	137 0.1×	610 0.7×	114	3.9k
Narsing A. Rao United States	50	2.0k 0.5×	441 0.3×	563 0.5×	409 0.4×	321 0.4×	264	9.3k
Georges M. G. M. Verjans Netherlands	35	2.3k 0.5×	222 0.2×	359 0.3×	310 0.3×	204 0.2×	146	4.3k
Flore Rozenberg France	41	2.3k 0.6×	703 0.5×	152 0.1×	174 0.2×	185 0.2×	142	4.9k
Mary Wellish United States	32	2.4k 0.6×	327 0.3×	606 0.6×	80 0.1×	482 0.5×	78	2.9k
Tsuneo Morishima Japan	45	4.0k 1.0×	500 0.4×	131 0.1×	772 0.8×	123 0.1×	229	7.4k
Aniki Rothová Netherlands	56	2.2k 0.5×	427 0.3×	2.1k 2.0×	201 0.2×	73 0.1×	238	9.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Don Gilden

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Don Gilden's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Don Gilden with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Don Gilden more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Don Gilden

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Don Gilden. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Don Gilden. The network helps show where Don Gilden may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Don Gilden

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Don Gilden. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Don Gilden based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Don Gilden. Don Gilden is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Gilden, Don, Teresa White, Philip J. Boyer, et al.. (2016). Varicella Zoster Virus Infection in Granulomatous Arteritis of the Aorta. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 213(12). 1866–1871. 30 indexed citations

Galetta, Kristin & Don Gilden. (2015). Zeroing in on zoster: A tale of many disorders produced by one virus. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 358(1-2). 38–45. 18 indexed citations

Nagel, Maria A., Daniela Lenggenhager, Teresa White, et al.. (2015). Disseminated VZV infection and asymptomatic VZV vasculopathy after steroid abuse. Journal of Clinical Virology. 66. 72–75. 17 indexed citations

Nagel, Maria A., et al.. (2015). Differential regulation of matrix metalloproteinases in varicella zoster virus-infected human brain vascular adventitial fibroblasts. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 358(1-2). 444–446. 12 indexed citations

Baird, Nicholas L., Xiaoli Yu, Stipan Jonjić, et al.. (2014). Varicella zoster virus DNA does not accumulate in infected human neurons. Virology. 458-459. 1–3. 15 indexed citations

Nagel, Maria A., Nelly Khmeleva, Alexander Choe, José Gutierrez, & Don Gilden. (2014). Varicella zoster virus (VZV) in cerebral arteries of subjects at high risk for VZV reactivation. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 339(1-2). 32–34. 5 indexed citations

James, Stephanie, Vicki Traina‐Dorge, Mary Wellish, et al.. (2014). T cells increase before zoster and PD-1 expression increases at the time of zoster in immunosuppressed nonhuman primates latently infected with simian varicella virus. Journal of NeuroVirology. 20(3). 309–313. 12 indexed citations

Nagel, Maria A. & Don Gilden. (2014). Neurological complications of varicella zoster virus reactivation. Current Opinion in Neurology. 27(3). 356–360. 132 indexed citations

Birlea, Marius, et al.. (2013). Search for varicella zoster virus DNA in saliva of healthy individuals aged 20–59 years. Journal of Medical Virology. 86(2). 360–362. 17 indexed citations

10.

Nagel, Maria A., Alexander Choe, Don Gilden, et al.. (2013). GeXPS multiplex PCR analysis of the simian varicella virus transcriptome in productively infected cells in culture and acutely infected ganglia. Journal of Virological Methods. 193(1). 151–158. 3 indexed citations

11.

Tsai, Jean, Robert J. Bert, & Don Gilden. (2013). Zoster paresis: Asymptomatic MRI lesions far beyond the site of rash and focal weakness. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 330(1-2). 119–120. 3 indexed citations

12.

Ouwendijk, Werner J. D., Ravi Mahalingam, Vicki Traina‐Dorge, et al.. (2012). Simian varicella virus infection of Chinese rhesus macaques produces ganglionic infection in the absence of rash. Journal of NeuroVirology. 18(2). 91–99. 16 indexed citations

13.

Russman, Andrew, Maria A. Nagel, Randall J. Cohrs, et al.. (2011). Varicella Zoster Virus Ischemic Optic Neuropathy and Subclinical Temporal Artery Involvement. Archives of Neurology. 68(4). 517–517. 40 indexed citations

14.

Mahalingam, Ravi, Vicki Traina‐Dorge, Mary Wellish, et al.. (2010). Latent simian varicella virus reactivates in monkeys treated with tacrolimus with or without exposure to irradiation. Journal of NeuroVirology. 16(5). 342–354. 33 indexed citations

15.

Nagel, Maria A., Ravi Mahalingam, Randall J. Cohrs, & Don Gilden. (2010). Virus Vasculopathy and Stroke: An Under-Recognized Cause and Treatment Target. Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets. 10(2). 105–111. 69 indexed citations

16.

Mahalingam, Ravi, et al.. (2010). Recurrent polymorphonuclear pleocytosis with increased red blood cells caused by varicella zoster virus infection of the central nervous system. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 292(1-2). 85–88. 30 indexed citations

17.

Messaoudi, Ilhem, Alex Barron, Mary Wellish, et al.. (2009). Simian Varicella Virus Infection of Rhesus Macaques Recapitulates Essential Features of Varicella Zoster Virus Infection in Humans. PLoS Pathogens. 5(11). e1000657–e1000657. 86 indexed citations

18.

Gilden, Don, Randall J. Cohrs, Ravi Mahalingam, & Maria A. Nagel. (2009). Varicella zoster virus vasculopathies: diverse clinical manifestations, laboratory features, pathogenesis, and treatment. The Lancet Neurology. 8(8). 731–740. 398 indexed citations breakdown →

19.

Gilden, Don, Aud Nome Dueland, Mary Devlin, Ravi Mahalingam, & Randall J. Cohrs. (1992). Varicella-Zoster Virus Reactivation without Rash. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 166(Supplement 1). S30–S34. 110 indexed citations

20.

Martin, John R., C. Langston, Don Gilden, et al.. (1991). Type-specific identification of herpes simplex and varicella-zoster virus antigen in autopsy tissues. Human Pathology. 22(1). 75–80. 11 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact