Gerald Schiffman

9.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
165 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

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Gerald Schiffman is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Immunology and Hematology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerald Schiffman has authored 165 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Epidemiology, 59 papers in Immunology and 33 papers in Hematology. Recurrent topics in Gerald Schiffman's work include Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (77 papers), Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders (40 papers) and Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (29 papers). Gerald Schiffman is often cited by papers focused on Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (77 papers), Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders (40 papers) and Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (29 papers). Gerald Schiffman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Iceland and Denmark. Gerald Schiffman's co-authors include Elvin A. Kabat, Robert Austrian, George R. Siber, Alan C. Aisenberg, Sigmund A. Weitzman, G. Scott Giebink, Sheldon H. Landesman, Peter H. Schur, John B. Robbins and W. Thompson and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Gerald Schiffman

161 papers receiving 6.3k 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.

Considerations for Formulating the Second-Generation Pneumococcal Capsular Polysaccharide Vaccine with Emphasis on the Cross-Reactive Types Within Groups

1983 473 citations John B. Robbins, Robert Austrian et al. The Journal of Infectious Diseases profile →
Correlation between Serum IgG-2 Concentrations and the Antibody Response to Bacterial Polysaccharide Antigens

1980 395 citations George R. Siber, Peter H. Schur et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gerald Schiffman United States	48	4.1k	1.9k	1.4k	893	875	165	7.3k
Gail H. Cassell United States	48	3.8k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	4.0k 2.8×	730 0.8×	1.4k 1.7×	184	7.8k
P. Helena Mäkelä Finland	35	2.1k 0.5×	752 0.4×	1.5k 1.1×	435 0.5×	349 0.4×	69	5.0k
Cho‐Chou Kuo United States	36	2.6k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	3.9k 2.7×	748 0.8×	213 0.2×	96	5.4k
Robert Austrian United States	40	7.3k 1.8×	866 0.5×	3.2k 2.2×	378 0.4×	1.1k 1.2×	118	9.3k
E. Richard Stiehm United States	47	2.2k 0.5×	4.5k 2.4×	251 0.2×	534 0.6×	1.0k 1.2×	184	9.3k
Andrew G. Plaut United States	40	830 0.2×	945 0.5×	1.0k 0.7×	586 0.7×	250 0.3×	94	4.2k
Guy A. M. Berbers Netherlands	44	4.2k 1.0×	1.0k 0.5×	2.7k 1.9×	230 0.3×	306 0.3×	204	6.6k
Jerry L. Shenep United States	37	2.1k 0.5×	604 0.3×	425 0.3×	229 0.3×	639 0.7×	109	5.8k
Lowell S. Young United States	39	2.8k 0.7×	515 0.3×	393 0.3×	370 0.4×	640 0.7×	123	6.8k
Urban Forsum Sweden	39	1.3k 0.3×	1.7k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	331 0.4×	136 0.2×	152	4.8k

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Jónsson, Steinn, Gestur Vidarsson, Helgi Valdimarsson, et al.. (2002). Vaccination of COPD patients with a pneumococcus type 6B tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine. European Respiratory Journal. 20(4). 813–818. 18 indexed citations

Guinan, Eva C., Deborah C. Molrine, Joseph H. Antin, et al.. (1994). POLYSACCHARIDE CONJUGATE VACCINE RESPONSES IN BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT PATIENTS1. Transplantation. 57(5). 677–684. 89 indexed citations

Glaser, J, et al.. (1991). Zidovudine Improves Response to Pneumococcal Vaccine among Persons with AIDS and AIDS-Related Complex. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 164(4). 761–764. 49 indexed citations

Mufson, Maurice A., et al.. (1991). Revaccination with pneumococcal vaccine of elderly persons 6 years after primary vaccination. Vaccine. 9(6). 403–407. 58 indexed citations

Sarnaik, Sharada A., Joseph Kaplan, Gerald Schiffman, et al.. (1990). Studies on Pneumococcus vaccine alone or mixed with DTP and on Pneumococcus type 6B and Haemophilis influenzae type b capsular polysaccharide-tetanus toxoid conjugates in two-to five-year-old children with sickle cell anemia. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 9(3). 181–185. 48 indexed citations

Klein, Robert S., et al.. (1989). Response to Pneumococcal Vaccine among Asymptomatic Heterosexual Partners of Persons with AIDS and Intravenous Drug Users Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 160(5). 826–831. 51 indexed citations

Umetsu, Dale T., George R. Siber, Richard H. Michaels, et al.. (1988). Selective defect in the antibody response to Haemophilus influenzae type b in children with recurrent infections and normal serum IgG subclass levels. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 81(6). 1175–1179. 66 indexed citations

Schiffman, Gerald, et al.. (1987). Effect of Cocaine on the Immune Response and Host Resistance in BALB/c Mice. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. 83(4). 377–383. 35 indexed citations

Spika, John S., Neal A. Halsey, Chap T. Le, et al.. (1986). Decline of Vaccine-Induced Antipneumococcal Antibody in Children With Nephrotic Syndrome. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 7(6). 466–470. 25 indexed citations

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Weintrub, Peggy Sue, Gerald Schiffman, Joseph E. Addiego, et al.. (1984). Long-term follow-up and booster immunization with polyvalent pneumococcal polysaccharide in patients with sickle cell anemia. The Journal of Pediatrics. 105(2). 261–263. 36 indexed citations

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Tanay, Amir, et al.. (1984). Use of total lymphoid irradiation (TLI) in studies of the T cell-dependence of autoantibody production in rheumatoid arthritis.. The Journal of Immunology. 132(2). 1036–1040. 14 indexed citations

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Buchanan, George R. & Gerald Schiffman. (1980). Antibody responses to polyvalent pneumococcal vaccine in infants with sickle cell anemia. The Journal of Pediatrics. 96(2). 264–266. 22 indexed citations

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Kasper, Dennis L., Carol J. Baker, Robert S. Baltimore, et al.. (1979). Immunodeterminant specificity of human immunity to type III group B streptococcus.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 149(2). 327–339. 77 indexed citations

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Speirs, R. S., Robert W. Benson, & Gerald Schiffman. (1978). Models for assessing the effect of toxicants on immunocompetence in mice. Part I: The effect of diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus vaccine on antibody response to type III pneumococcal polysaccharide.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 1(5). 689–99. 5 indexed citations

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Schiffman, Gerald, et al.. (1978). The effect of an IgM plasmacytoma (TEPC-183) on the primary immune response of BALB/c mice.. PubMed. 34(1). 1–8. 11 indexed citations

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Winkelstein, J A, Joseph A. Bocchini, & Gerald Schiffman. (1976). The Role of the Capsular Polysaccharide in the Activation of the Alternative Pathway by the Pneumococcus. The Journal of Immunology. 116(6). 1754–1755. 64 indexed citations

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Schiffman, Gerald, Donald L. Bornstein, & Robert Austrian. (1971). CAPSULATION OF PNEUMOCOCCUS WITH SOLUBLE CELL WALL-LIKE POLYSACCHARIDE. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 134(3). 600–617. 24 indexed citations

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Schiffman, Gerald, et al.. (1970). SOME BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF PNEUMOCOCCUS TYPE 37 AND THE CHEMISTRY OF ITS CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 132(3). 475–487. 40 indexed citations

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Bornstein, Donald L., Gerald Schiffman, Harriet P. Bernheimer, & Robert Austrian. (1968). CAPSULATION OF PNEUMOCOCCUS WITH SOLUBLE C-LIKE (Cs) POLYSACCHARIDE. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 128(6). 1385–1400. 39 indexed citations

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Schiffman, Gerald, et al.. (1964). CHEMISTRY OF THE ABH BLOOD GROUP SUBSTANCES.. PubMed. 4. 97–116. 1 indexed citations

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