Henry M. Blumberg

13.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
193 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Henry M. Blumberg is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Henry M. Blumberg has authored 193 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 143 papers in Infectious Diseases, 96 papers in Epidemiology and 58 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Henry M. Blumberg's work include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (106 papers), Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis (40 papers) and Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (35 papers). Henry M. Blumberg is often cited by papers focused on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (106 papers), Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis (40 papers) and Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (35 papers). Henry M. Blumberg collaborates with scholars based in United States, Georgia and Ethiopia. Henry M. Blumberg's co-authors include Mark D. King, Susan M. Ray, Ekaterina V. Kourbatova, Russell R. Kempker, William R. Jarvis, Thomas R. Ziegler, R. Todd Wiblin, Michael G. Rinaldi, Jan E. Patterson and Michael A. Pfaller and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Henry M. Blumberg

191 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Emergence of Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA 300 Clone as the Predominant Cause of Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections

2006 623 citations Mark D. King, Yun F. Wang et al. Annals of Internal Medicine profile →
Risk Factors for Candidal Bloodstream Infections in Surgical Intensive Care Unit Patients: The NEMIS Prospective Multicenter Study

2001 507 citations Henry M. Blumberg, William R. Jarvis et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Henry M. Blumberg United States	50	5.8k	3.8k	1.8k	1.5k	1.1k	193	9.1k
Henrik Carl Schønheyder Denmark	50	3.3k 0.6×	4.6k 1.2×	1.3k 0.7×	1.5k 1.0×	1.5k 1.4×	356	9.8k
Robert A. Salata United States	49	3.7k 0.6×	2.5k 0.6×	812 0.4×	981 0.7×	592 0.6×	239	8.3k
Roberto Cauda Italy	53	5.5k 1.0×	4.0k 1.0×	759 0.4×	941 0.6×	1.5k 1.4×	330	12.2k
Leonard Leibovici Israel	68	3.2k 0.6×	6.5k 1.7×	1.2k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	2.7k 2.6×	340	15.8k
Kent A. Sepkowitz United States	56	6.0k 1.0×	6.3k 1.7×	1.2k 0.7×	829 0.6×	1.7k 1.6×	192	13.2k
P Francioli Switzerland	51	6.1k 1.1×	4.3k 1.1×	839 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	1.0k 1.0×	195	10.1k
Susan M. Ray United States	35	4.4k 0.8×	2.3k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	1.7k 1.6×	124	8.3k
R. Monina Klevens United States	30	4.0k 0.7×	3.3k 0.9×	663 0.4×	1.1k 0.7×	1.4k 1.4×	100	9.3k
Pierluigi Viale Italy	49	3.4k 0.6×	3.7k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	783 0.5×	1.3k 1.3×	419	10.1k
Loreen A. Herwaldt United States	47	4.9k 0.8×	2.8k 0.7×	1.7k 0.9×	823 0.6×	1.6k 1.5×	200	8.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Henry M. Blumberg

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20 of 20 papers shown

Blumberg, Henry M.. (2023). Phantom Plague: How Tuberculosis Shaped History. Emerging infectious diseases. 29(3). 672–673. 2 indexed citations

Diriba, Getu, et al.. (2023). Diagnostic performance of the GenoType MTBDRplus VER 2.0 line probe assay for the detection of isoniazid resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Ethiopia. PLoS ONE. 18(4). e0284737–e0284737. 5 indexed citations

Getahun, Muluwork, Henry M. Blumberg, Gobena Ameni, Dereje Beyene, & Russell R. Kempker. (2022). Minimum inhibitory concentrations of rifampin and isoniazid among multidrug and isoniazid resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Ethiopia. PLoS ONE. 17(9). e0274426–e0274426. 10 indexed citations

Collins, Jeffrey M. & Henry M. Blumberg. (2020). The blueprint for prevention of nosocomial tuberculosis transmission is clear, but why don't we have the will to follow it?. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 26(8). 970–972. 3 indexed citations

Kempker, Russell R., David P. Holland, Alawode Oladele, et al.. (2018). Treatment Complexities Among Patients with Tuberculosis in a High HIV Prevalence Cohort in the United States. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 34(12). 1050–1057. 3 indexed citations

Baliashvili, Davit, et al.. (2018). A population-based tuberculosis contact investigation in the country of Georgia. Public Health Action. 8(3). 110–117. 7 indexed citations

Comeau, Dawn L., et al.. (2016). Improving Clinical and Translational Research Training: A Qualitative Evaluation of the Atlanta Clinical and Translational Science Institute KL2-Mentored Research Scholars Program. Journal of Investigative Medicine. 65(1). 23–31. 17 indexed citations

Kuchukhidze, Giorgi, et al.. (2014). Risk factors associated with loss to follow-up among multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Georgia. Public Health Action. 4(Supplement 2). S41–S46. 23 indexed citations

Whitaker, Jennifer A., Veriko Mirtskhulava, Maia Kipiani, et al.. (2013). Correction: Prevalence and Incidence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Georgian Healthcare Workers. PLoS ONE. 8(6). 11 indexed citations

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Yamshchikov, Alexandra, et al.. (2009). Vitamin D for Treatment and Prevention of Infectious Diseases; A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Endocrine Practice. 15(5). 438–449. 230 indexed citations

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Hidrón, Alicia, et al.. (2009). Emergence of community-acquired meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain USA300 as a cause of necrotising community-onset pneumonia. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 9(6). 384–392. 138 indexed citations

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King, Mark D., et al.. (2006). Emergence of Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA 300 Clone as the Predominant Cause of Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections. Annals of Internal Medicine. 144(5). 309–317. 623 indexed citations breakdown →

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Whitney, Ellen A. Spotts, Katherine L. Heilpern, Christopher W. Woods, et al.. (2006). West Nile Virus among Hospitalized, Febrile Patients: A Case for Expanding Diagnostic Testing. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 6(1). 42–49. 6 indexed citations

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Silk, Benjamin J., Carlos Río, Scott Wetterhall, et al.. (2005). Pre-event Willingness to Receive Smallpox Vaccine Among Physicians and Public Safety Personnel. Southern Medical Journal. 98(9). 876–882. 1 indexed citations

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Saiman, Lisa, Elizabeth Ludington, Jeffrey D. Dawson, et al.. (2001). Risk factors for Candida species colonization of neonatal intensive care unit patients. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 20(12). 1119–1124. 245 indexed citations

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Saiman, Lisa, Elizabeth Ludington, Michael A. Pfaller, et al.. (2000). Risk factors for candidemia in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit patients. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 19(4). 319–324. 434 indexed citations

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Sotir, Mark J., et al.. (1999). Epidemiology of Device-Associated Infections Related to a Long-Term Implantable Vascular Access Device. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 20(3). 187–191. 51 indexed citations

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Bock, Naomi, et al.. (1999). A Tuberculin Screening and Isoniazid Preventive Therapy Program in an Inner-City Population. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 159(1). 295–300. 66 indexed citations

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Blumberg, Henry M. & David Rimland. (1995). Ciprofloxacin Resistance Among Nosocomial Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus in the United States. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 16(11). 620–620. 3 indexed citations

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Schwartz, David A., et al.. (1990). Pulmonary malakoplakia in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Differential diagnostic considerations.. PubMed. 114(12). 1267–72. 22 indexed citations

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