Frederick L. Ruben

4.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
71 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Frederick L. Ruben is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Frederick L. Ruben has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Epidemiology, 22 papers in Infectious Diseases and 12 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Frederick L. Ruben's work include Influenza Virus Research Studies (24 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (21 papers) and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (8 papers). Frederick L. Ruben is often cited by papers focused on Influenza Virus Research Studies (24 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (21 papers) and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (8 papers). Frederick L. Ruben collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Austria. Frederick L. Ruben's co-authors include J Neff, J. Michael Lane, J. Donald Millar, John B. Bass, Philip C. Hopewell, George F. Thornton, Laurence S. Farer, R. F. Jacobs, Ricky O’Brien and Dixie E. Snider and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Frederick L. Ruben

70 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

Treatment of Tuberculosis and Tuberculosis Infection in Adults and Children. American Thoracic Society and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

1994 885 citations John B. Bass, Laurence S. Farer et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
Complications of Smallpox Vaccination, 1968

1969 365 citations Frederick L. Ruben et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frederick L. Ruben United States	26	1.7k	1.3k	548	526	465	71	3.2k
Monto Ho United States	42	3.2k 1.9×	2.3k 1.8×	607 1.1×	356 0.7×	1.0k 2.2×	114	6.6k
Neal H. Steigbigel United States	25	851 0.5×	832 0.7×	328 0.6×	303 0.6×	227 0.5×	37	2.3k
Jonathan Gold United States	37	2.9k 1.7×	2.3k 1.8×	315 0.6×	1.2k 2.3×	967 2.1×	80	5.6k
Sandor Feldman United States	31	3.2k 1.9×	1.2k 1.0×	187 0.3×	326 0.6×	434 0.9×	91	4.3k
Pier‐Angelo Tovo Italy	42	1.9k 1.1×	1.8k 1.4×	253 0.5×	1.2k 2.2×	1.1k 2.4×	190	5.0k
I. W. Fong Canada	31	1.6k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	554 1.0×	145 0.3×	368 0.8×	99	3.5k
Richard Hafner United States	40	3.7k 2.2×	3.4k 2.6×	722 1.3×	446 0.8×	407 0.9×	86	5.2k
Richard F. Jacobs United States	39	3.3k 1.9×	2.3k 1.8×	549 1.0×	192 0.4×	388 0.8×	136	5.4k
Y Mouton France	25	1.1k 0.6×	1.3k 1.0×	359 0.7×	1.1k 2.1×	782 1.7×	136	3.3k
P. Chavanet France	35	1.6k 0.9×	1.7k 1.3×	271 0.5×	373 0.7×	141 0.3×	186	3.5k

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Englund, Janet A., Emmanuel B. Walter, Steven Black, et al.. (2010). Safety and Immunogenicity of Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccine in Infants. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 29(2). 105–110. 34 indexed citations

Walter, Emmanuel B., et al.. (2009). Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Virus Vaccine Given to Two-Month-Old Children. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 28(12). 1099–1104. 29 indexed citations

Couch, Robert B., Patricia Winokur, Rebecca C. Brady, et al.. (2007). Safety and immunogenicity of a high dosage trivalent influenza vaccine among elderly subjects. Vaccine. 25(44). 7656–7663. 134 indexed citations

Mitchell, D., Frederick L. Ruben, & Stefan Gravenstein. (2005). IMMUNOGENICITY AND SAFETY OF INACTIVATED INFLUENZA VIRUS VACCINE IN YOUNG CHILDREN IN 2003–2004. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 24(10). 925–927. 23 indexed citations

Ruben, Frederick L., James E. Froeschle, Carlton Meschievitz, et al.. (2001). Choosing a Route of Administration for Quadrivalent Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine: Intramuscular versus Subcutaneous. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 32(1). 170–172. 15 indexed citations

Zimmerman, Richard K., et al.. (1997). Hepatitis B virus infection, hepatitis B vaccine, and hepatitis B immune globulin.. PubMed. 45(4). 295–315; quiz 317. 18 indexed citations

Ruben, Frederick L., et al.. (1997). Skin Testing for Tuberculosis in University Teaching Hospitals—Is There a Problem?. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 18(4). 247–249. 3 indexed citations

Ruben, Frederick L., Stephen R. Dearwater, Carl W. Norden, et al.. (1995). Clinical Infections in the Noninstitutionalized Geriatric Age Group: Methods Utilized and Incidence of Infections. American Journal of Epidemiology. 141(2). 145–157. 82 indexed citations

Bass, John B., Laurence S. Farer, Philip C. Hopewell, et al.. (1994). Treatment of Tuberculosis and Tuberculosis Infection in Adults and Children. American Thoracic Society and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 149(5). 1359–1374. 885 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ruben, Frederick L.. (1993). Viral pneumonias. Postgraduate Medicine. 93(7). 57–64. 1 indexed citations

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Mostow, Steven R., et al.. (1990). Prevention of Influenza and Pneumonia. American Review of Respiratory Disease. 142(2). 487–488. 17 indexed citations

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Nasca, Thomas J., et al.. (1990). Antibody response to pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in Myasthenia gravis: Effect of therapeutic plasmapheresis. Journal of Clinical Apheresis. 5(3). 133–139. 18 indexed citations

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Gervais, André, et al.. (1987). Efficacy of pneumococcal vaccine in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 136(4). 361–5. 71 indexed citations

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Norden, Carl W., Frederick L. Ruben, & Robert G. Selker. (1983). Nonsurgical Treatment of Cerebral Nocardiosis. Archives of Neurology. 40(9). 594–595. 18 indexed citations

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Ruben, Frederick L., James Nagel, & Philip Fireman. (1978). ANTITOXIN RESPONSES IN THE ELDERLY TO TETANUS-DIPHTHERIA (TD) IMMUNIZATION. American Journal of Epidemiology. 108(2). 145–149. 72 indexed citations

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Ruben, Frederick L., et al.. (1976). Epidemiologic studies of Reye's syndrome: cases seen in Pittsburgh, October 1973-April 1975.. American Journal of Public Health. 66(11). 1096–1098. 7 indexed citations

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Rockwell, David A., Frederick L. Ruben, Alan Winkelstein, & Harvey Mendelow. (1976). Absence of immune deficiencies in a case of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. The American Journal of Medicine. 61(3). 433–436. 36 indexed citations

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Ruben, Frederick L.. (1975). Reye Syndrome With Associated Influenza A and B Infection. JAMA. 234(4). 410–410. 17 indexed citations

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Ruben, Frederick L., E. A. Smith, Helen Casey, et al.. (1973). Simultaneous administration of smallpox, measles, yellow fever, and diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus antigens to Nigerian children.. PubMed. 48(2). 175–81. 38 indexed citations

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Neurath, A. R., et al.. (1971). Antibody Response in Humans to Neuraminidase of A2/Aichi/68 and B/Mass/66 Influenza Viruses. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 138(1). 47–51. 3 indexed citations

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