James E. Childs

19.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
223 papers, 13.1k citations indexed

About

James E. Childs is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Parasitology and Virology. According to data from OpenAlex, James E. Childs has authored 223 papers receiving a total of 13.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 141 papers in Infectious Diseases, 105 papers in Parasitology and 55 papers in Virology. Recurrent topics in James E. Childs's work include Viral Infections and Vectors (127 papers), Vector-borne infectious diseases (68 papers) and Rabies epidemiology and control (55 papers). James E. Childs is often cited by papers focused on Viral Infections and Vectors (127 papers), Vector-borne infectious diseases (68 papers) and Rabies epidemiology and control (55 papers). James E. Childs collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and United Kingdom. James E. Childs's co-authors include Christopher D. Paddock, James N. Mills, Gregory E. Glass, Thomas G. Ksiazek, John W. Krebs, Charles H. Calisher, Tony Schountz, Hume Field, Kathryn V. Holmes and C. J. Peters and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

James E. Childs

223 papers receiving 12.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

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Author						Papers	Cites
James E. Childs	8.4k	5.6k	3.0k	2.6k	2.1k	223	13.1k
Janet E. Foley	5.2k 0.6×	4.1k 0.7×	1.4k 0.5×	1.7k 0.6×	867 0.4×	294	8.7k
Alex D. Hyatt	5.0k 0.6×	1.0k 0.2×	3.0k 1.0×	2.6k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	126	13.9k
Christian Gortázar	8.5k 1.0×	3.6k 0.6×	2.9k 1.0×	3.3k 1.2×	465 0.2×	535	17.3k
David H. Walker	8.6k 1.0×	10.4k 1.8×	4.3k 1.4×	2.7k 1.0×	518 0.2×	413	16.3k
A. Marm Kilpatrick	6.0k 0.7×	1.6k 0.3×	5.7k 1.9×	2.7k 1.0×	315 0.1×	132	11.9k
Olli Vapalahti	11.4k 1.4×	1.9k 0.3×	4.8k 1.6×	2.3k 0.9×	437 0.2×	403	14.0k
Charles H. Calisher	8.4k 1.0×	1.2k 0.2×	6.4k 2.2×	2.2k 0.8×	732 0.3×	245	11.2k
Sherif R. Zaki	11.9k 1.4×	1.3k 0.2×	3.5k 1.2×	1.5k 0.6×	897 0.4×	161	16.5k
Martin Pfeffer	3.6k 0.4×	2.8k 0.5×	2.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	757 0.4×	204	6.9k
Anthony R. Fooks	6.7k 0.8×	1.2k 0.2×	4.4k 1.5×	1.6k 0.6×	5.9k 2.8×	336	12.7k

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Eyre, Max T., Ticiana S. A. Carvalho‐Pereira, Nívison Nery, et al.. (2022). Linking rattiness, geography and environmental degradation to spillover Leptospira infections in marginalised urban settings: An eco-epidemiological community-based cohort study in Brazil. eLife. 11. 4 indexed citations

Fish, Durland & James E. Childs. (2009). Community-Based Prevention of Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Diseases Through Topical Application of Acaricide to White-Tailed Deer: Background and Rationale. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 9(4). 357–364. 26 indexed citations

Mills, James N., Barbara A. Ellis, Kent D. Wagoner, et al.. (2007). Dynamics of Oliveros Virus Infection in Rodents in Central Argentina. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 7(3). 315–323. 7 indexed citations

Kosoy, Michael, et al.. (2004). Prospective Studies of Bartonella of Rodents. Part I. Demographic and Temporal Patterns in Population Dynamics. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 4(4). 285–295. 52 indexed citations

Conti, Lisa, Christopher D. Paddock, Joseph Singleton, et al.. (2004). Pseudoepidemic of Q Fever at an Animal Research Facility. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 4(4). 343–350. 3 indexed citations

Kosoy, Michael, et al.. (2004). Prospective Studies of Bartonella of Rodents. Part II. Diverse Infections in a Single Rodent Community. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 4(4). 296–305. 47 indexed citations

Paddock, Christopher D. & James E. Childs. (2003). Ehrlichia chaffeensis:a Prototypical Emerging Pathogen. Clinical Microbiology Reviews. 16(1). 37–64. 357 indexed citations

Russell, Colin A., David L. Smith, Mark L. Wilson, et al.. (2002). Spatiotemporal Analysis of Epizootic Raccoon Rabies Propagation in Connecticut, 1991–1995. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 2(2). 77–86. 37 indexed citations

Curns, Aaron T., Lisa D. Rotz, James A. Singleton, et al.. (2001). Fort Chaffee Revisited: The Epidemiology of Tick-Borne Rickettsial and Ehrlichial Diseases at a Natural Focus. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 1(2). 119–127. 28 indexed citations

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Krebs, John W., Jean S. Smith, Charles E. Rupprecht, & James E. Childs. (1999). Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1998. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 215(12). 1786–1798. 36 indexed citations

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Hanlon, Cathleen A., James E. Childs, Victor F. Nettles, & Lorie A. Kloda. (1999). Article III: Rabies in wildlife. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 215(11). 1612–1618. 20 indexed citations

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Krebs, J W, J S Smith, Charles E. Rupprecht, & James E. Childs. (1999). Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1998.. PubMed. 215(12). 1786–98. 33 indexed citations

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Rotz, Lisa D., et al.. (1998). Large-scale human exposures to rabid or presumed rabid animals in the United States: 22 cases (1990–1996). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 212(8). 1198–1200. 23 indexed citations

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Krebs, John W., Jean S. Smith, Charles E. Rupprecht, & James E. Childs. (1998). Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1997. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 213(12). 1713–1728. 22 indexed citations

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Krebs, John W., Jean S. Smith, Charles E. Rupprecht, & James E. Childs. (1997). Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1996. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 211(12). 1525–1539. 23 indexed citations

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Childs, James E., et al.. (1994). Epidemiologic observations on infection with Rochalimaea species among cats living in Baltimore, Md. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 204(11). 1775–1778. 66 indexed citations

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Childs, James E., Thomas G. Ksiazek, John W. Krebs, et al.. (1994). HANTA VIRUSES AND THEIR RODENT RESERVOIRS IN THE UNITED STATES. Insecta mundi. 16(16). 6 indexed citations

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Krebs, John W., Tara W. Strine, Jean S. Smith, Charles E. Rupprecht, & James E. Childs. (1994). Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1993. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 205(12). 1695–1709. 44 indexed citations

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Krebs, J W, et al.. (1992). Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1991.. PubMed. 201(12). 1836–48. 10 indexed citations

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Krebs, John W., et al.. (1992). Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1991. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 201(12). 1836–1848. 9 indexed citations

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