Erin N. Shirk

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 947 citations indexed

About

Erin N. Shirk is a scholar working on Virology, Neurology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Erin N. Shirk has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 947 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Virology, 10 papers in Neurology and 10 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Erin N. Shirk's work include HIV Research and Treatment (19 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (10 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (8 papers). Erin N. Shirk is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (19 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (10 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (8 papers). Erin N. Shirk collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Netherlands. Erin N. Shirk's co-authors include Lúcio Gama, Janice E. Clements, Celina Monteiro Abreu, Suzanne E. Queen, Joseph L. Mankowski, Sarah L. Price, Kelly A. Metcalf Pate, Brandon Bullock, Ming Li and Rebecca T. Veenhuis and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Virology and The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Erin N. Shirk

26 papers receiving 947 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.

Monocyte-derived macrophages contain persistent latent HIV reservoirs

2023 70 citations Rebecca T. Veenhuis, Celina Monteiro Abreu et al. Nature Microbiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Erin N. Shirk United States	16	690	363	285	206	189	26	947
Celina Monteiro Abreu United States	20	730 1.1×	478 1.3×	312 1.1×	155 0.8×	186 1.0×	38	1.2k
Brandon Bullock United States	11	479 0.7×	243 0.7×	173 0.6×	123 0.6×	141 0.7×	16	617
Michael Roche Australia	23	1.0k 1.5×	560 1.5×	407 1.4×	131 0.6×	105 0.6×	52	1.3k
Josué Pérez‐Santiago United States	19	453 0.7×	382 1.1×	73 0.3×	167 0.8×	69 0.4×	47	932
Benjamin G. Luttge United States	12	580 0.8×	266 0.7×	243 0.9×	45 0.2×	101 0.5×	16	897
Chrysoula Vlassi Italy	13	648 0.9×	396 1.1×	133 0.5×	297 1.4×	90 0.5×	19	889
Jianglin He United States	6	777 1.1×	249 0.7×	578 2.0×	54 0.3×	296 1.6×	7	1.3k
Adeline Nukuna United States	6	469 0.7×	163 0.4×	210 0.7×	61 0.3×	258 1.4×	8	623
M. Hurtrel France	13	450 0.7×	151 0.4×	155 0.5×	50 0.2×	162 0.9×	21	649
Kiyomi Takahashi Japan	9	419 0.6×	166 0.5×	154 0.5×	60 0.3×	183 1.0×	23	691

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Rubin, Leah H., Erin N. Shirk, E. Roti, et al.. (2024). Intact HIV Reservoir in Monocytes Is Associated With Cognitive Function in Virally Suppressed Women With HIV. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 231(1). 165–174. 4 indexed citations

Abreu, Celina Monteiro, Erin N. Shirk, Suzanne E. Queen, et al.. (2024). SIV-specific antibodies protect against inflammasome-driven encephalitis in untreated macaques. Cell Reports. 43(10). 114833–114833. 3 indexed citations

Wen, Yi, Erin N. Shirk, Samuel E. Vázquez, et al.. (2023). An ex vivo model of interactions between extracellular vesicles and peripheral mononuclear blood cells in whole blood. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. 12(12). e12368–e12368. 11 indexed citations

Veenhuis, Rebecca T., Celina Monteiro Abreu, Erin N. Shirk, et al.. (2023). Monocyte-derived macrophages contain persistent latent HIV reservoirs. Nature Microbiology. 8(5). 833–844. 70 indexed citations breakdown →

Abreu, Celina Monteiro, Rebecca T. Veenhuis, Erin N. Shirk, et al.. (2022). Quantitative Viral Outgrowth Assay to Measure the Functional SIV Reservoir in Myeloid Cells. Methods in molecular biology. 2407. 333–356. 4 indexed citations

Veenhuis, Rebecca T., Dionna W. Williams, Erin N. Shirk, et al.. (2021). Higher circulating intermediate monocytes are associated with cognitive function in women with HIV. JCI Insight. 6(11). 29 indexed citations

Veenhuis, Rebecca T., Celina Monteiro Abreu, Erin N. Shirk, Lúcio Gama, & Janice E. Clements. (2021). HIV replication and latency in monocytes and macrophages. Seminars in Immunology. 51. 101472–101472. 31 indexed citations

Guerrero-Martin, Selena M., Leah H. Rubin, Erin N. Shirk, et al.. (2021). Psychosocial Stress Alters the Immune Response and Results in Higher Viral Load During Acute Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in a Pigtailed Macaque Model of Human Immunodeficiency Virus. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 224(12). 2113–2121. 9 indexed citations

Abreu, Celina Monteiro, Erin N. Shirk, Suzanne E. Queen, et al.. (2019). Brain macrophages harbor latent, infectious simian immunodeficiency virus. AIDS. 33(Supplement 2). S181–S188. 40 indexed citations

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Abreu, Celina Monteiro, Erin N. Shirk, Suzanne E. Queen, et al.. (2018). A Quantitative Approach to SIV Functional Latency in Brain Macrophages. Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology. 14(1). 23–32. 12 indexed citations

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Mangus, Lisa M., Sarah E. Beck, Suzanne E. Queen, et al.. (2017). Lymphocyte-Dominant Encephalitis and Meningitis in Simian Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected Macaques Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy. American Journal Of Pathology. 188(1). 125–134. 8 indexed citations

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Avalos, Claudia R., Celina Monteiro Abreu, Suzanne E. Queen, et al.. (2017). Brain Macrophages in Simian Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected, Antiretroviral-Suppressed Macaques: a Functional Latent Reservoir. mBio. 8(4). 123 indexed citations

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Shirk, Erin N., Brian G. Kral, & Lúcio Gama. (2017). Toll‐like receptor 2^bright cells identify circulating monocytes in human and non‐human primates. Cytometry Part A. 91(4). 364–371. 11 indexed citations

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Williams, Dionna W., Elizabeth L. Engle, Erin N. Shirk, et al.. (2016). Splenic Damage during SIV Infection. American Journal Of Pathology. 186(8). 2068–2087. 18 indexed citations

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Drewes, Julia L., Joshua Croteau, Erin N. Shirk, et al.. (2016). Distinct Patterns of Tryptophan Maintenance in Tissues during Kynurenine Pathway Activation in Simian Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Macaques. Frontiers in Immunology. 7. 605–605. 4 indexed citations

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Gama, Lúcio, Celina Monteiro Abreu, Erin N. Shirk, et al.. (2016). Reactivation of simian immunodeficiency virus reservoirs in the brain of virally suppressed macaques. AIDS. 31(1). 5–14. 114 indexed citations

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Abreu, Celina Monteiro, Sarah L. Price, Erin N. Shirk, et al.. (2014). Dual Role of Novel Ingenol Derivatives from Euphorbia tirucalli in HIV Replication: Inhibition of De Novo Infection and Activation of Viral LTR. PLoS ONE. 9(5). e97257–e97257. 75 indexed citations

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Queen, Suzanne E., Elizabeth L. Engle, Erin N. Shirk, et al.. (2014). Combination fluconazole/paroxetine treatment is neuroprotective despite ongoing neuroinflammation and viral replication in an SIV model of HIV neurological disease. Journal of NeuroVirology. 20(6). 591–602. 22 indexed citations

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Pate, Kelly A. Metcalf, Claire E. Lyons, Jamie L. Dorsey, et al.. (2013). Platelet Activation and Platelet-Monocyte Aggregate Formation Contribute to Decreased Platelet Count During Acute Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Pig-tailed Macaques. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 208(6). 874–883. 42 indexed citations

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Bionaz, Massimo, Craig R. Baumrucker, Erin N. Shirk, et al.. (2008). Short Communication: Characterization of Madin-Darby Bovine Kidney Cell Line for Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors: Temporal Response and Sensitivity to Fatty Acids. Journal of Dairy Science. 91(7). 2808–2813. 34 indexed citations

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