Floyd W. Denny

8.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
95 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Floyd W. Denny is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Floyd W. Denny has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Epidemiology, 33 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 24 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Floyd W. Denny's work include Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (33 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (27 papers) and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (23 papers). Floyd W. Denny is often cited by papers focused on Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (33 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (27 papers) and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (23 papers). Floyd W. Denny collaborates with scholars based in United States, Qatar and Sweden. Floyd W. Denny's co-authors include Wallace A. Clyde, Albert M. Collier, W. Paul Glezen, Frederick W. Henderson, Lewis W. Wannamaker, Frank A. Loda, Charles H. Rammelkamp, Charles I. Sheaffer, Edward O. Hahn and William G. Conley and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Floyd W. Denny

93 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

Respiratory-Syncytial-Virus Infections, Reinfections a... 1951 2026 1976 2001 1979 1973 1982 1951 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Respiratory-Syncytial-Virus Infections, Reinfections and Immunity
    1979 560 citations Frederick W. Henderson, Albert M. Collier et al. profile →
  2. Epidemiology of Acute Lower Respiratory Disease in Children
    1973 467 citations W. Paul Glezen, Floyd W. Denny profile →
  3. A Longitudinal Study of Respiratory Viruses and Bacteria in the Etiology of Acute Otitis Media with Effusion
    1982 316 citations Frederick W. Henderson, Albert M. Collier et al. profile →
  4. Prophylaxis of acute rheumatic fever
    1951 226 citations Floyd W. Denny et al. profile →

Peers

Floyd W. Denny
Jerome O. Klein United States
D Gendrel France
W. Paul Glezen United States
Tasnee Chonmaitree United States
Terho Heikkinen Finland
Stephen B. Greenberg United States
G. Scott Giebink United States
Ram Yogev United States
David W. Fraser United States
Frederick W. Henderson United States
Jerome O. Klein United States
Floyd W. Denny
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Floyd W. Denny

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Floyd W. Denny. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Floyd W. Denny 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 Floyd W. Denny. Floyd W. Denny is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Denny, Floyd W.. (1995). The Clinical Impact of Human Respiratory Virus Infections. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 152(4_Part_2). S4–S12. 123 indexed citations
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Dajani, Adnan S., Elía M. Ayoub, Fredrick Z. Bierman, et al.. (1993). Guidelines for the diagnosis of rheumatic fever: Jones criteria, updated 1992: Special writing group of the committee on rheumatic fever, endocarditis, and Kawasaki disease of the council on cardiovascular disease in the young, American Heart Association. Circulation. 87(1). 302–307. 285 indexed citations
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Denny, Floyd W.. (1993). Group a streptococcal infections—1993. Current Problems in Pediatrics. 23(5). 179–185. 10 indexed citations
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Margolis, Peter A., Ramon Greenbérg, Lynette L. Keyes, et al.. (1992). Lower respiratory illness in infants and low socioeconomic status.. American Journal of Public Health. 82(8). 1119–1126. 66 indexed citations
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Leigh, Margaret W., Johnny L. Carson, & Floyd W. Denny. (1991). Pathogenesis of Respiratory Infections Due to Influenza Virus: Implications for Developing Countries. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 13(Supplement_6). S501–S508. 8 indexed citations
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Clements, Dennis A., et al.. (1990). Pertussis immunization in eight-month-old children in North Carolina.. American Journal of Public Health. 80(6). 734–736. 4 indexed citations
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Denny, Floyd W.. (1990). Infectious Diseases and the Last 100 Years in the American Pediatric Society. Pediatric Research. 27(6 Suppl). S49–S54. 10 indexed citations
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Denny, Floyd W.. (1987). Current problems in managing streptococcal pharyngitis. The Journal of Pediatrics. 111(6). 797–806. 18 indexed citations
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Pattishall, Edward N., Gerald L. Strope, Stanley M. Spinola, & Floyd W. Denny. (1986). Childhood sarcoidosis. The Journal of Pediatrics. 108(2). 169–177. 65 indexed citations
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Denny, Floyd W. & Wallace A. Clyde. (1986). Acute lower respiratory tract infections in nonhospitalized children. The Journal of Pediatrics. 108(5). 635–646. 249 indexed citations
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Spinola, Stanley M., et al.. (1981). Pyopneumothorax in a 14-year-old boy. The Journal of Pediatrics. 98(2). 328–332. 9 indexed citations
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Henderson, Frederick W., Wallace A. Clyde, Albert M. Collier, et al.. (1979). The etiologic and epidemiologic spectrum of bronchiolitis in pediatric practice. The Journal of Pediatrics. 95(2). 35–39. 235 indexed citations
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Denny, Floyd W., W. Paul Glezen, David T. Karzon, et al.. (1976). Swine-like influenza vaccine: A commentary. The Journal of Pediatrics. 88(6). 1057–1057. 2 indexed citations
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Loda, Frank A., Albert M. Collier, W. Paul Glezen, et al.. (1975). Occurrence of Diplococcus pneumoniae in the upper respiratory tract of children. The Journal of Pediatrics. 87(6). 1087–1093. 101 indexed citations
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Denny, Floyd W., et al.. (1968). Sarcoidosis in children. The Journal of Pediatrics. 73(4). 499–512. 43 indexed citations
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Loda, Frank A., Wallace A. Clyde, W. Paul Glezen, et al.. (1968). Studies on the role of viruses, bacteria, and M. pneumoniae as causes of lower respiratory tract infections in children. The Journal of Pediatrics. 72(2). 161–176. 90 indexed citations
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Fernald, Gerald W., Wallace A. Clyde, & Floyd W. Denny. (1967). Nature of the Immune Response to Mycoplasma Pneumoniae. The Journal of Immunology. 98(5). 1028–1038. 35 indexed citations
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Denny, Floyd W., et al.. (1960). CORRELATION OF PRODUCTION OF INFECTIOUS VIRUS WITH SEQUENTIAL STAGES OF CYTOLOGIC ALTERATION IN HELA CELLS INFECTED WITH ADENOVIRUSES TYPES 5 AND 7. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 112(5). 865–882. 6 indexed citations
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Denny, Floyd W. & Harold S. Ginsberg. (1959). INTRACELLULAR LOCALIZATION OF TYPE 4 ADENOVIRUS. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 109(1). 69–83. 3 indexed citations
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Thomas, Lewis, et al.. (1953). STUDIES ON THE GENERALIZED SHWARTZMAN REACTION. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 97(5). 751–766. 37 indexed citations

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