J Piesman

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
20 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

J Piesman is a scholar working on Parasitology, Infectious Diseases and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, J Piesman has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Parasitology, 17 papers in Infectious Diseases and 11 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in J Piesman's work include Vector-borne infectious diseases (19 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (16 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (11 papers). J Piesman is often cited by papers focused on Vector-borne infectious diseases (19 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (16 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (11 papers). J Piesman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Sweden. J Piesman's co-authors include William C. Black, M. C. Dolan, William T. Golde, Tom G. Schwan, Patricia A. Rosa, Barbara J. B. Johnson, A Spielman, Thomas N. Mather, José M. C. Ribeiro and Christine M. Happ and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Infectious Diseases and Infection and Immunity.

In The Last Decade

J Piesman

20 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Induction of an outer surface protein on Borrelia burgdor... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1995 1994 200 400 600
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. Induction of an outer surface protein on Borrelia burgdorferi during tick feeding.
    1995 713 citations Tom G. Schwan, J Piesman et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. Phylogeny of hard- and soft-tick taxa (Acari: Ixodida) based on mitochondrial 16S rDNA sequences.
    1994 695 citations William C. Black, J Piesman Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J Piesman United States 15 2.5k 1.9k 1.0k 810 285 20 2.6k
D. Postic France 22 2.6k 1.0× 1.9k 1.0× 919 0.9× 759 0.9× 361 1.3× 48 2.9k
Merry E. Schrumpf United States 26 1.9k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 670 0.6× 482 0.6× 325 1.1× 35 2.1k
Jonas Bunikis United States 24 2.3k 0.9× 2.0k 1.0× 863 0.8× 516 0.6× 522 1.8× 32 2.5k
Nordin S. Zeidner United States 23 1.6k 0.6× 1.5k 0.8× 594 0.6× 498 0.6× 462 1.6× 50 2.1k
Nataliia Rudenko Czechia 28 1.8k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 672 0.6× 502 0.6× 425 1.5× 68 2.1k
Hiroki Kawabata Japan 30 2.4k 1.0× 1.9k 1.0× 873 0.8× 586 0.7× 583 2.0× 116 2.8k
Maryna Golovchenko Czechia 26 1.7k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 613 0.6× 439 0.5× 401 1.4× 57 1.9k
F R Rurangirwa Kenya 14 1.7k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 821 0.8× 420 0.5× 233 0.8× 27 2.1k
Franz‐Rainer Matuschka Germany 24 1.6k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 660 0.6× 454 0.6× 268 0.9× 55 2.0k
Jakie A. Hair United States 28 1.7k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 756 0.7× 821 1.0× 184 0.6× 115 2.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zeidner, N. S., Bradley S. Schneider, Maria Sofia Núncio, Lise Gern, & J Piesman. (2002). Coinoculation of Borrelia spp. with Tick Salivary Gland Lysate Enhances Spirochete Load in Mice and Is Tick Species–Specific. Journal of Parasitology. 88(6). 1276–1278. 71 indexed citations
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Gage, Kenneth L., Robert D. Gilmore, Marc C. Dolan, et al.. (2001). Isolation and Characterization ofBorrelia parkeriinOrnithodoros parkeri(Ixodida: Argasidae) Collected in Colorado. Journal of Medical Entomology. 38(5). 665–674. 8 indexed citations
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Norris, Douglas E., Barbara J. B. Johnson, J Piesman, et al.. (1999). Population genetics and phylogenetic analysis of Colorado Borrelia burgdorferi.. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 60(4). 699–707. 10 indexed citations
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Sood, Sunil K., Mark B. Salzman, Barbara J. B. Johnson, et al.. (1997). Duration of Tick Attachment as a Predictor of the Risk of Lyme Disease in an Area in which Lyme Disease Is Endemic. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 175(4). 996–999. 125 indexed citations
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Piesman, J, M. C. Dolan, C M Happ, et al.. (1997). Duration of immunity to reinfection with tick-transmitted Borrelia burgdorferi in naturally infected mice. Infection and Immunity. 65(10). 4043–4047. 37 indexed citations
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Piesman, J, Marc C. Dolan, Martin E. Schriefer, & Thomas R. Burkot. (1996). Ability of Experimentally Infected Chickens to Infect Ticks with the Lyme Disease Spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 54(3). 294–298. 26 indexed citations
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Schwan, Tom G., J Piesman, William T. Golde, M. C. Dolan, & Patricia A. Rosa. (1995). Induction of an outer surface protein on Borrelia burgdorferi during tick feeding.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 92(7). 2909–2913. 713 indexed citations breakdown →
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Burkot, Thomas R., Lisa A. Patrican, & J Piesman. (1994). Field Trial of an Outer Surface Protein A (OspA) Antigen-Capture Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (Elisa) to Detect Borrelia burgdorferi in Ixodes scapularis. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 50(3). 354–358. 12 indexed citations
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Black, William C. & J Piesman. (1994). Phylogeny of hard- and soft-tick taxa (Acari: Ixodida) based on mitochondrial 16S rDNA sequences.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 91(21). 10034–10038. 695 indexed citations breakdown →
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Smith, Robert P., Peter W. Rand, Eleanor H. Lacombe, et al.. (1993). Norway Rats as Reservoir Hosts for Lyme Disease Spirochetes on Monhegan Island, Maine. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 168(3). 687–691. 35 indexed citations
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Piesman, J. (1993). Dynamics of Borrelia burgdorferi Transmission by Nymphal Ixodes dammini Ticks. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 167(5). 1082–1085. 150 indexed citations
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Anderson, Burt, James G. Olson, James E. Childs, et al.. (1993). Amblyomma americanum: a Potential Vector of Human Ehrlichiosis. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 49(2). 239–244. 201 indexed citations
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Wesson, Dawn M., Denson Kelly McLain, James H. Oliver, J Piesman, & Frank H. Collins. (1993). Investigation of the validity of species status of Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) using rDNA.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 90(21). 10221–10225. 130 indexed citations
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Johnson, Barbara J. B., Christine M. Happ, Leonard W. Mayer, & J Piesman. (1992). Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi in Ticks by Species-Specific Amplification of the Flagellin Gene. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 47(6). 730–741. 113 indexed citations
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Jaenson, Thomas G. T., Durland Fish, Howard S. Ginsberg, et al.. (1991). Methods for control of tick vectors of Lyme borreliosis.. PubMed. 77. 151–7. 13 indexed citations
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Burgdorfer, Willy, et al.. (1991). Relationship of Borrelia burgdorferi to its arthropod vectors.. PubMed. 77. 35–40. 28 indexed citations
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Spielman, A, José M. C. Ribeiro, Thomas N. Mather, & J Piesman. (1987). Dissemination and Salivary Delivery of Lyme Disease Spirochetes in Vector Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae). Journal of Medical Entomology. 24(2). 201–205. 176 indexed citations
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Piesman, J, et al.. (1987). Serologically substantiated case of Lyme disease and potential tick vectors in Alabama.. PubMed. 24(3). 306–7. 2 indexed citations

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