Halldór Thormar

4.9k total citations
129 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Halldór Thormar is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Halldór Thormar has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Epidemiology, 44 papers in Infectious Diseases and 30 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Halldór Thormar's work include Virology and Viral Diseases (33 papers), Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (30 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (27 papers). Halldór Thormar is often cited by papers focused on Virology and Viral Diseases (33 papers), Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (30 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (27 papers). Halldór Thormar collaborates with scholars based in Iceland, United States and Denmark. Halldór Thormar's co-authors include Gudmundur Bergsson, Ólafur Steingrı́msson, Hilmar Hilmarsson, Charles E. Isaacs, H. R. Brown, C. E. Isaacs, Marc Barshatzky, T. Kristmundsdóttir, Richard E. Litov and Pankaj Mehta and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Halldór Thormar

125 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Halldór Thormar Iceland 35 1.1k 792 694 674 481 129 3.8k
Myron Levine United States 30 548 0.5× 1.2k 1.5× 451 0.6× 747 1.1× 751 1.6× 58 3.3k
Khatijah Yusoff Malaysia 36 1.5k 1.4× 1.4k 1.7× 660 1.0× 798 1.2× 845 1.8× 204 4.3k
Uwe Groß Germany 46 3.1k 2.8× 1.5k 1.9× 1.0k 1.5× 1.8k 2.6× 363 0.8× 246 7.8k
Elwyn Griffiths United Kingdom 33 605 0.6× 1.0k 1.3× 164 0.2× 528 0.8× 803 1.7× 96 3.6k
Elsa B. Damonte Argentina 45 584 0.5× 1.4k 1.7× 449 0.6× 1.1k 1.7× 180 0.4× 150 6.5k
J. Simon Kroll United Kingdom 36 1.7k 1.5× 1.2k 1.6× 234 0.3× 449 0.7× 484 1.0× 84 4.6k
Helmut Hahn Germany 34 621 0.6× 720 0.9× 556 0.8× 997 1.5× 430 0.9× 170 3.8k
Han Sang Yoo South Korea 34 741 0.7× 1.1k 1.4× 602 0.9× 1.1k 1.7× 303 0.6× 256 4.5k
G.W. Welling Netherlands 25 403 0.4× 1.7k 2.1× 1.1k 1.5× 489 0.7× 468 1.0× 66 3.1k
Dong Wook Kim South Korea 39 710 0.6× 2.0k 2.5× 588 0.8× 841 1.2× 411 0.9× 131 4.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Halldór Thormar

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thormar, Halldór. (2013). The Origin of Lentivirus Research: Maedi-Visna Virus. Current HIV Research. 11(1). 2–9. 6 indexed citations
2.
Thormar, Halldór. (2012). Patented Non-Antibiotic Agents as Animal Feed Additives. Recent Patents on Food Nutrition & Agriculture. 4(2). 155–168. 10 indexed citations
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Thormar, Halldór & Hilmar Hilmarsson. (2010). Killing of Campylobacter on contaminated plastic and wooden cutting boards by glycerol monocaprate (monocaprin). Letters in Applied Microbiology. 51(3). 319–324. 12 indexed citations
4.
Thormar, Halldór & Hilmar Hilmarsson. (2007). The role of microbicidal lipids in host defense against pathogens and their potential as therapeutic agents. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 150(1). 1–11. 122 indexed citations
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Hilmarsson, Hilmar, et al.. (2006). Effect of Glycerol Monocaprate (Monocaprin) on Broiler Chickens: An Attempt at Reducing Intestinal Campylobacter Infection. Poultry Science. 85(4). 588–592. 48 indexed citations
6.
Thormar, Halldór, et al.. (2006). Viscoelastic properties of a virucidal cream containing the monoglyceride monocaprin: Effects of formulation variables: A technical note. AAPS PharmSciTech. 7(2). E95–E98. 7 indexed citations
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Hilmarsson, Hilmar, T. Kristmundsdóttir, & Halldór Thormar. (2005). Virucidal activities of medium‐ and long‐chain fatty alcohols, fatty acids and monoglycerides against herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2: comparison at different pH levels. Apmis. 113(1). 58–65. 29 indexed citations
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Hilmarsson, Hilmar, et al.. (2005). Virucidal effect of lipids on visna virus, a lentivirus related to HIV. Archives of Virology. 151(6). 1217–1224. 19 indexed citations
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Kristmundsdóttir, T., et al.. (2003). Effect of Buffers on the Properties of Microbicidal Hydrogels Containing Monoglyceride as the Active Ingredient. Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy. 29(2). 121–129. 8 indexed citations
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Bergsson, Gudmundur, et al.. (2001). Killing of Gram‐positive cocci by fatty acids and monoglyceridesNote. Apmis. 109(10). 670–678. 203 indexed citations
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Kristmundsdóttir, T., et al.. (1999). Development and evaluation of microbicidal hydrogels containing monoglyceride as the active ingredient. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 88(10). 1011–1015. 61 indexed citations
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Loftsson, Þorsteinn, et al.. (1998). Fatty Acid Extract From Cod‐liver Oil: Activity Against Herpes Simplex Virus and Enhancement of Transdermal Delivery of Acyclovir In‐vitro. Pharmacy and Pharmacology Communications. 4(6). 287–291. 11 indexed citations
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Isaacs, Charles E., Richard E. Litov, & Halldór Thormar. (1995). Antimicrobial activity of lipids added to human milk, infant formula, and bovine milk. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 6(7). 362–366. 145 indexed citations
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Mehta, Pankaj, Halldór Thormar, J Kulczycki, & H. M. Wisniewski. (1994). Immune Response in Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitisa. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 724(1). 378–384. 10 indexed citations
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Kim, Kwang S., Charles E. Isaacs, & Halldór Thormar. (1994). The Use of Lipid Antiviral Compounds in Lentivirus Infections: Summary. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 724(1). 489–491. 2 indexed citations
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Thormar, Halldór, H. R. Brown, N. L. Goller, Marc Barshatzky, & Henryk M. Wı́sniewski. (1988). Transmission of measles virus encephalitis to ferrets by intracardiac inoculation of a cell‐associated SSPE virus strain. Apmis. 96(7-12). 1125–1128. 2 indexed citations
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Isaacs, C. E., et al.. (1987). Monoglycerides and free fatty acids present in human milk inactivate enveloped viruses and kill cells. Federation Proceedings. 46(3). 571. 1 indexed citations
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Thormar, Halldór, Pankaj Mehta, & H. R. Brown. (1978). Comparison of wild-type and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis strains of measles virus. Neurovirulence in ferrets and biological properties in cell cultures.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 148(3). 674–691. 30 indexed citations
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Thormar, Halldór. (1976). Visna-maedi virus infection in cell cultures and in laboratory animals.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 44. 97–114. 4 indexed citations
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Thormar, Halldór. (1963). Neutralization of Visna Virus by Antisera from Sheep. The Journal of Immunology. 90(2). 185–192. 26 indexed citations

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