James Balsley

7.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
13 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

James Balsley is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Virology. According to data from OpenAlex, James Balsley has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Infectious Diseases, 8 papers in Epidemiology and 6 papers in Virology. Recurrent topics in James Balsley's work include HIV Research and Treatment (6 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (6 papers) and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (6 papers). James Balsley is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (6 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (6 papers) and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (6 papers). James Balsley collaborates with scholars based in United States, Cameroon and France. James Balsley's co-authors include Edward M. Connor, Richard D. Gelber, Mary Jo O’Sullivan, Rhoda Sperling, Eleanor Jiménez, Robert W. Coombs, Gwendolyn B. Scott, Pamela Stratton, Edward H. O'Neill and William T. Shearer and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Blood and The American Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

James Balsley

13 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

Reduction of Maternal-Infant Transmission of Human Immuno... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 1995 1996 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. Reduction of Maternal-Infant Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 with Zidovudine Treatment
    1994 2.5k citations Edward M. Connor, Rhoda Sperling et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  2. Reduction of Maternal-Infant Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 with Zidovudine Treatment
    1995 1.4k citations Edward M. Connor, Rhoda Sperling et al. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey profile →
  3. Maternal Viral Load, Zidovudine Treatment, and the Risk of Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 from Mother to Infant
    1996 587 citations Rhoda Sperling, David E. Shapiro et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers

James Balsley
Gwendolyn B. Scott United States
Nathan Shaffer United States
Marc Bulterys United States
Alan E. Greenberg United States
Philip A. Mock Thailand
Moses Sinkala Zambia
Valériane Leroy France
Eleanor Jiménez United States
Mary Elkins United States
Dorothy Mbori‐Ngacha Kenya
Gwendolyn B. Scott United States
James Balsley
Citations per year, relative to James Balsley James Balsley (= 1×) peers Gwendolyn B. Scott

Countries citing papers authored by James Balsley

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Fields of papers citing papers by James Balsley

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Balsley

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of James Balsley. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of James Balsley based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with James Balsley. James Balsley is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Evans, Thomas G., William Bonnez, Robert C. Rose, et al.. (2001). A Phase 1 Study of a Recombinant Viruslike Particle Vaccine against Human Papillomavirus Type 11 in Healthy Adult Volunteers. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 183(10). 1485–1493. 150 indexed citations
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Boeckh, Michael, et al.. (2001). Phase 1 Evaluation of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus–Specific Monoclonal Antibody Palivizumab in Recipients of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplants. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 184(3). 350–354. 130 indexed citations
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Malley, Richard, John P. DeVincenzo, Octavio Ramilo, et al.. (1998). Reduction of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in Tracheal Aspirates in Intubated Infants by Use of Humanized Monoclonal Antibody to RSV F Protein. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 178(6). 1555–1561. 178 indexed citations
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DeVincenzo, John P., Richard Malley, Octavio Ramilo, et al.. (1998). Viral Concentration in Upper and Lower Respiratory Secretions from Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infected Children Treated with RSV Monoclonal Antibody (MEDI-493) † 830. Pediatric Research. 43. 144–144. 3 indexed citations
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Balsley, James. (1997). Efficacy of zidovudine in preventing HIV transmission from mother to infant. The American Journal of Medicine. 102(5). 45–46. 8 indexed citations
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Sperling, Rhoda, David E. Shapiro, Robert W. Coombs, et al.. (1996). Maternal Viral Load, Zidovudine Treatment, and the Risk of Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 from Mother to Infant. New England Journal of Medicine. 335(22). 1621–1629. 587 indexed citations breakdown →
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Connor, Edward M., Rhoda Sperling, Richard D. Gelber, et al.. (1995). Reduction of Maternal-Infant Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 with Zidovudine Treatment. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 50(4). 253–255. 1387 indexed citations breakdown →
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Connor, Edward M., P. A. Pizzo, Frank M. Balis, et al.. (1994). Antiretroviral therapy and medical management of the human immunodeficiency virus-infected child. 5(1). 20–32. 25 indexed citations
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Connor, Edward M., Rhoda Sperling, Richard D. Gelber, et al.. (1994). Reduction of Maternal-Infant Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 with Zidovudine Treatment. New England Journal of Medicine. 331(18). 1173–1180. 2509 indexed citations breakdown →
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O’Sullivan, Mary J., Pamela Boyer, Gwendolyn B. Scott, et al.. (1993). The pharmacokinetics and safety of zidovudine in the third trimester of pregnancy for women infected with human immunodeficiency virus and their infants: Phase I Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Clinical Trials Group study (protocol 082). American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 168(5). 1510–1516. 131 indexed citations
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