Donald Brambilla

19.2k total citations · 6 hit papers
144 papers, 13.7k citations indexed

About

Donald Brambilla is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Genetics and Virology. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald Brambilla has authored 144 papers receiving a total of 13.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Infectious Diseases, 43 papers in Genetics and 39 papers in Virology. Recurrent topics in Donald Brambilla's work include Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (42 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (39 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (28 papers). Donald Brambilla is often cited by papers focused on Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (42 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (39 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (28 papers). Donald Brambilla collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Donald Brambilla's co-authors include Sonja M. McKinlay, Wendell F. Rosse, Paul Milner, Orah S. Platt, Oswaldo Castro, John B. McKinlay, Martin H. Steinberg, Panpit Klug, Elliott Vichinsky and Robert J. Adams and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Donald Brambilla

139 papers receiving 13.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 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.

Mortality In Sickle Cell Disease -- Life Expectancy and Risk Factors for Early Death

1994 2.5k citations Donald Brambilla et al. profile →
Prevention of a First Stroke by Transfusions in Children with Sickle Cell Anemia and Abnormal Results on Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography

1998 1.3k citations Robert J. Adams, Lewis L. Hsu et al. profile →
Pain in Sickle Cell Disease

1991 1.2k citations Donald Brambilla, Elliott Vichinsky et al. profile →
The normal menopause transition

1992 853 citations Donald Brambilla et al. profile →
The acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease: incidence and risk factors. The Cooperative Study of Sickle Cell Disease

1994 550 citations Donald Brambilla et al. Blood profile →
The acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease: incidence and risk factors. The Cooperative Study of Sickle Cell Disease

1994 513 citations Donald Brambilla et al. Blood profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Donald Brambilla

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Donald Brambilla'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 Donald Brambilla with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Donald Brambilla more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Donald Brambilla

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Donald Brambilla. 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 Donald Brambilla. The network helps show where Donald Brambilla may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Donald Brambilla

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Donald Brambilla. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Donald Brambilla 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 Donald Brambilla. Donald Brambilla 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

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	User Perceptions of a Multilevel mHealth Intervention to Boost Adherence to Hydroxyurea in Sickle Cell Disease 2025 ·Pediatric Blood & Cancer ·(unknown), (unknown), Sherif M. Badawy, Maura M. Kepper, Robert W. Gibson, Allison A. King, Victor R. Gordeuk, (unknown), Shihua Li, Jeffrey Glassberg, Lisa M. Klesges, Nirmish Shah, Donald Brambilla, Jane S. Hankins	0
2	Mortality in adults with sickle cell disease: Results from the sickle cell disease implementation consortium (SCDIC) registry 2024 ·American Journal of Hematology ·(unknown), Norma Pugh, Donald Brambilla, Barbara L. Kroner, Nirmish Shah, Marsha Treadwell, Robert W. Gibson, Lewis L. Hsu, Victor R. Gordeuk, Jeffrey Glassberg, Jane S. Hankins, Abdullah Kutlar, Allison A. King, Julie Kanter	9
3	Factors influencing engagement with adherence-enhancing mobile health app in sickle cell disease 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), (unknown), Sherif M. Badawy, (unknown), Maura M. Kepper, Robert W. Gibson, Allison A. King, Victor R. Gordeuk, (unknown), Sophie Li, Jeffrey Glassberg, Lisa M. Klesges, Nirmish Shah, Donald Brambilla, Jane S. Hankins	1
4	Tough Talks COVID-19 Digital Health Intervention for Vaccine Hesitancy Among Black Young Adults: Protocol for a Hybrid Type 1 Effectiveness Implementation Randomized Controlled Trial 2023 ·JMIR Research Protocols ·Henna Budhwani, Allysha C. Maragh‐Bass, Elizabeth E. Tolley, Maria Leonora G. Comello, Marie C. D. Stoner, (unknown), Donald Brambilla, Kathryn E. Muessig, Audrey Pettifor, (unknown), (unknown), Lisa Hightow‐Weidman	7
5	Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Implementation of Mobile Health to Improve the Uptake of Hydroxyurea in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease: Mixed Methods Study 2022 ·JMIR Formative Research ·Sherif M. Badawy, Lisa DiMartino, Donald Brambilla, Lisa M. Klesges, Ana A. Baumann, (unknown), (unknown), Sara Jacobs, (unknown), (unknown), Nirmish Shah, Jane S. Hankins	6
6	Multiple-ancestry genome-wide association study identifies 27 loci associated with measures of hemolysis following blood storage 2021 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Grier P. Page, Tamir Kanias, Yuelong Guo, Marion C. Lanteri, Xu Zhang, Alan E. Mast, Ritchard G. Cable, Bryan R. Spencer, Joseph E. Kiss, Fang Fang, Stacy Endres‐Dighe, Donald Brambilla, Mehdi Nouraie, Victor R. Gordeuk, Steve Kleinman, Michael P. Busch, Mark T. Gladwin	57
7	Integration of Mobile Health Into Sickle Cell Disease Care to Increase Hydroxyurea Utilization: Protocol for an Efficacy and Implementation Study 2020 ·JMIR Research Protocols ·Jane S. Hankins, Nirmish Shah, Lisa DiMartino, Donald Brambilla, María E. Fernández, Robert W. Gibson, Victor R. Gordeuk, Richard Lottenberg, Abdullah Kutlar, Cathy L. Melvin, (unknown), Ted Wun, Marsha Treadwell, (unknown), Ana A. Baumann, Michael B. Potter, Lisa M. Klesges, Hayden B. Bosworth	19
8	Association of donor age, body mass index, hemoglobin, and smoking status with in‐hospital mortality and length of stay among red blood cell–transfused recipients 2019 ·Transfusion ·Nareg H. Roubinian, (unknown), Elizabeth St. Lezin, Gustaf Edgren, Donald Brambilla, Catherine Lee, Roberta Bruhn, Ritchard G. Cable, Darrell J. Triulzi, Simone A. Glynn, Steve Kleinman, Edward L. Murphy, (unknown)	13
9	HIV prevalence and incidence estimates among blood donors in five regions in China 2019 ·Transfusion ·Ling Shi, Yu Liu, Jingxing Wang, Peibin Zeng, Zhan Gao, Shaoli Wang, Ping Fu, Jing Liu, Wei Mao, (unknown), Hongli Ma, Mei Huang, Jianhua Wan, Dan Liao, Donald Brambilla, Mark Sullivan, Shimian Zou, Paul M. Ness, Miao He, Hua Shan, (unknown)	8
10	Equivalent inpatient mortality among direct-acting oral anticoagulant and warfarin users presenting with major hemorrhage 2019 ·Thrombosis Research ·Walter Bialkowski, Sylvia Tan, Alan E. Mast, Joseph E. Kiss, Daryl J. Kor, Jerome L. Gottschall, Yanyun Wu, Nareg H. Roubinian, Darrell J. Triulzi, Steve Kleinman, Young Choi, Donald Brambilla, Ann B. Zimrin	3
11	Developing a risk-based composite neurologic outcome for a trial of hydroxyurea in young children with sickle cell disease 2018 ·Clinical Trials ·James F. Casella, Robert J. Adams, Donald Brambilla, John J. Strouse, (unknown), Rachel Dlugash, Radhika Avadhani, Krista Vermillion, James Tonascia, Jenifer H. Voeks, Daniel F. Hanley, Richard E. Thompson, Harold P. Lehmann	0
12	Red Blood Transfusion Does Not Increase Risk for Venous or Arterial Thrombosis 2018 ·Blood ·Lisa Baumann Kreuziger, Gustaf Edgren, Ronald G. Hauser, Daniel J. Zaccaro, Joseph E. Kiss, Ann B. Zimrin, (unknown), Donald Brambilla, Alan E. Mast	2
13	High Incidence of Chikungunya Virus and Frequency of Viremic Blood Donations during Epidemic, Puerto Rico, USA, 2014 2016 ·Emerging infectious diseases ·Graham Simmons, Vanessa Brès, Kai Lü, Nathan M. Liss, Donald Brambilla, Kyle Ryff, Roberta Bruhn, (unknown), (unknown), Jeffrey M. Linnen, (unknown), Lyle R. Petersen, Phillip Williamson, Michael P. Busch	79
14	Duration of Dengue Viremia in Blood Donors and Relationships Between Donor Viremia, Infection Incidence and Clinical Case Reports During a Large Epidemic 2016 ·The Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Michael P. Busch, Éster Cerdeira Sabino, Donald Brambilla, Maria Esther Lopes, Ligia Capuani, Dhuly Chowdhury, Christopher McClure, Jeffrey M. Linnen, Harry E. Prince, Graham Simmons, Tzong‐Hae Lee, Steven Kleinman, Brian Custer	48
15	Dengue RNA Among Blood Donors and Recipients During Large Epidemics of DENV-4 in Rio de Janeiro and Recife, Brazil 2013 ·Vox Sanguinis ·Éster Cerdeira Sabino, Paula Loureiro, (unknown), Ligia Capuani, Caroline Dantas de Oliveira, Leandro Licursi de Oliveira, Jeffrey M. Linnen, TH Lee, Harry E. Prince, Christopher McClure, Dhuly Chowdhury, Thelma T. Gonçalez, (unknown), Donald Brambilla, (unknown)	1
16	Tissue plasminogen activator to prevent central venous access device infections: a systematic review of central venous access catheter thrombosis, infection and thromboprophylaxis 2007 ·Haemophilia ·Margaret V. Ragni, Janna M. Journeycake, Donald Brambilla	21
17	Comparison of transcranial color Doppler imaging (TCDI) and transcranial Doppler (TCD) in children with sickle-cell anemia 2001 ·Pediatric Radiology ·(unknown), Joanna J. Seibert, Fenwick T. Nichols, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Elizabeth Carl, Donald Brambilla, Suzanne Saccente, Robert J. Adams	46
18	Stroke prevention in sickle cell disease (stop): Final results 2000 ·Blood ·Robert J. Adams, Donald Brambilla, Virgil McKie, B. Files, Elliott Vichinsky, Miguel R. Abboud, Lewis L. Hsu, Charles H. Pegelow, Gerald M. Woods, (unknown), (unknown), Nancy F. Olivieri, Brian Berman, A. Hurlet, Sergio Piomelli, Catherine Driscoll	6
19	The contribution of assay variation and biological variation to the total variability of plasma HIV-1 RNA measurements 1999 ·AIDS ·Donald Brambilla, Patricia Reichelderfer, James W. Bremer, David E. Shapiro, Ronald C. Hershow, David Katzenstein, Scott M. Hammer, J. Brooks Jackson, Ann C. Collier, Rhoda Sperling, Mary Glenn Fowler, Robert W. Coombs	59
20	Maternal Immunologic and Virologic Risk Factors for Infant Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection: Findings from the Women and Infants Transmission Study 1997 ·The Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Jane Pitt, Donald Brambilla, Patricia Reichelderfer, Alan Landay, Kenneth McIntosh, David Burns, George V. Hillyer, Hermann Mendez, (unknown)	58

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