Jacob L. Kool

6.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
56 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Jacob L. Kool is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jacob L. Kool has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Infectious Diseases, 13 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 12 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Jacob L. Kool's work include Legionella and Acanthamoeba research (9 papers), Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (7 papers) and Vibrio bacteria research studies (6 papers). Jacob L. Kool is often cited by papers focused on Legionella and Acanthamoeba research (9 papers), Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (7 papers) and Vibrio bacteria research studies (6 papers). Jacob L. Kool collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Fiji. Jacob L. Kool's co-authors include Maria Marfel, Moses Pretrick, Tai-Ho Chen, Laurent Guillaumot, Anne Griggs, Mark R. Duffy, Robert S. Lanciotti, Christine Dubray, Amy J. Lambert and Janeen Laven and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Jacob L. Kool

56 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

Zika Virus Outbreak on Yap Island, Federated States of Micronesia

2009 2.2k citations Jacob L. Kool, Maria Marfel et al. profile →
The Relationship between Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in Europe

2002 536 citations S L A M Bronzwaer, Udo Buchholz et al. Emerging infectious diseases profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jacob L. Kool United States	27	2.5k	2.1k	1.2k	669	658	56	4.7k
Alessandro Bartoloni Italy	42	1.1k 0.5×	2.4k 1.2×	1.5k 1.2×	513 0.8×	336 0.5×	285	5.8k
Önder Ergönül Türkiye	44	2.1k 0.8×	4.6k 2.2×	1.3k 1.1×	433 0.6×	313 0.5×	217	7.4k
Edward T. Ryan United States	52	1.6k 0.6×	2.9k 1.4×	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 1.7×	3.4k 5.2×	259	8.7k
Christoph Hatz Switzerland	44	2.3k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	260 0.4×	195 0.3×	200	6.1k
Marcelle Layton United States	23	2.4k 1.0×	2.6k 1.2×	606 0.5×	697 1.0×	219 0.3×	40	4.0k
Pathom Sawanpanyalert Thailand	33	876 0.4×	2.1k 1.0×	1.8k 1.5×	442 0.7×	272 0.4×	165	4.0k
Eduardo Gotuzzo Peru	41	802 0.3×	3.1k 1.5×	1.8k 1.5×	712 1.1×	723 1.1×	203	6.7k
Kurt D. Reed United States	34	861 0.3×	2.4k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	893 1.3×	166 0.3×	89	4.7k
Virginia E. Pitzer United States	38	765 0.3×	2.7k 1.3×	1.3k 1.0×	121 0.2×	540 0.8×	124	5.0k
Celia Alpuche‐Aranda Mexico	25	561 0.2×	944 0.4×	1.0k 0.8×	1.2k 1.7×	732 1.1×	91	4.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jacob L. Kool

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Bruinsma, Wytse, et al.. (2016). Inhibition of Polo-like kinase 1 during the DNA damage response is mediated through loss of Aurora A recruitment by Bora. Oncogene. 36(13). 1840–1848. 33 indexed citations

Chi, Kai-Hua, Damien Danavall, Fasihah Taleo, et al.. (2014). Molecular Differentiation of Treponema pallidum Subspecies in Skin Ulceration Clinically Suspected as Yaws in Vanuatu Using Real-Time Multiplex PCR and Serological Methods. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 92(1). 134–138. 43 indexed citations

Colt, Susannah, et al.. (2014). Human leptospirosis in The Federated States of Micronesia: a hospital-based febrile illness survey. BMC Infectious Diseases. 14(1). 186–186. 17 indexed citations

Kool, Jacob L., et al.. (2013). Typhoid fever: hurdles to adequate hand washing for disease prevention among the population of a peri-urban informal settlement in Fiji. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4 indexed citations

McCool, Judith, et al.. (2013). Typhoid fever: hurdles to adequate hand washing for disease prevention among the population of a peri-urban informal settlement in Fiji. Western Pacific surveillance response journal. 4(1). 41–45. 12 indexed citations

Paterson, Beverley, Jacob L. Kool, David N Dürrheim, & Boris Pavlin. (2012). Sustaining surveillance: Evaluating syndromic surveillance in the Pacific. Global Public Health. 7(7). 682–694. 27 indexed citations

Aubry, Maïté, Claudine Roche, Myrielle Dupont‐Rouzeyrol, et al.. (2012). Use of serum and blood samples on filter paper to improve the surveillance of dengue in Pacific Island Countries. Journal of Clinical Virology. 55(1). 23–29. 29 indexed citations

Macůrek, Libor, et al.. (2010). Wip1 phosphatase is associated with chromatin and dephosphorylates γH2AX to promote checkpoint inhibition. Oncogene. 29(15). 2281–2291. 117 indexed citations

McLeod, Melissa, et al.. (2008). Protective Effect of Maritime Quarantine in South Pacific Jurisdictions, 1918–19 Influenza Pandemic. Emerging infectious diseases. 14(3). 468–470. 2 indexed citations

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Guarner, Jeannette, Wun‐Ju Shieh, May Chu, et al.. (2005). Persistent Yersinia pestis antigens in ischemic tissues of a patient with septicemic plague. Human Pathology. 36(7). 850–853. 4 indexed citations

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Heffelfinger, James D., Jacob L. Kool, Scott K. Fridkin, et al.. (2003). Risk of Hospital-Acquired Legionnaires' Disease in Cities Using Monochloramine Versus Other Water Disinfectants. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 24(8). 569–574. 36 indexed citations

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Avashia, Swati, Katherine Hendricks, Jacob L. Kool, et al.. (2002). Outbreak of tularemia among commercially distributed prairie dogs, 2002.. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 51(31). 688–699. 9 indexed citations

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Bronzwaer, S L A M, Udo Buchholz, & Jacob L. Kool. (2001). La surveillance internationale de la résistance aux antibiotiques en Europe : l’heure est à la surveillance de l’utilisation des antibiotiques. Eurosurveillance. 6(1). 1–2. 1 indexed citations

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Spanjaard, Lodewijk, D Lévy-Brühl, A Perrocheau, et al.. (2000). Meningococcal infection in pilgrims returning from the haj: update from Europe and beyond. Weekly releases (1997–2007). 4(17). 11 indexed citations

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Veldhuijzen, Irene, et al.. (2000). Sistema Europeo de Vigilancia de Resistencias Antimicrobianas (European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System, EARSS): susceptibilidad de los Staphylococcus aureus invasivos. Eurosurveillance. 5(3). 34–36. 2 indexed citations

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Kool, Jacob L., Udo Buchholz, Carol Peterson, et al.. (2000). Strengths and limitations of molecular subtyping in a community outbreak of Legionnaires' disease. Epidemiology and Infection. 125(3). 599–608. 17 indexed citations

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Hoebe, Christian J. P. A. & Jacob L. Kool. (2000). Control of legionella in drinking-water systems. The Lancet. 355(9221). 2093–2094. 24 indexed citations

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Kool, Jacob L., Joseph C. Carpenter, & Barry S. Fields. (2000). Monochloramine and Legionnaires' disease. American Water Works Association. 92(9). 88–96. 13 indexed citations

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Kool, Jacob L., Joseph C. Carpenter, & Barry S. Fields. (1999). Effect of monochloramine disinfection of municipal drinking water on risk of nosocomial Legionnaires'disease. The Lancet. 353(9149). 272–277. 97 indexed citations

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Gomez, Elizabeth Avery, Jacqueline Sánchez, Jacob L. Kool, et al.. (1998). The epidemiology of Haemophilus influenzae type b carriage among infants and young children in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 17(9). 782–786. 19 indexed citations

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