Jay D. Wenger

10.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
109 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Jay D. Wenger is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Jay D. Wenger has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Epidemiology, 44 papers in Microbiology and 28 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Jay D. Wenger's work include Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (44 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (39 papers) and Viral Infections and Immunology Research (19 papers). Jay D. Wenger is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (44 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (39 papers) and Viral Infections and Immunology Research (19 papers). Jay D. Wenger collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and India. Jay D. Wenger's co-authors include Anne Schuchat, Bradley A. Perkins, Monica M. Farley, Kenneth M. Zangwill, Brian D. Plikaytis, Lisa A. Jackson, Arthur Reingold, Claire V. Broome, Katherine A. Robinson and Lee H. Harrison 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

Jay D. Wenger

108 papers receiving 7.1k 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.

Bacterial Meningitis in the United States in 1995

1997 934 citations Anne Schuchat, Katherine A. Robinson et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Cat Scratch Disease in Connecticut -- Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Evaluation of a New Diagnostic Test

1993 391 citations Bradley A. Perkins, Brian D. Plikaytis et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jay D. Wenger United States	45	4.2k	3.2k	1.7k	1.5k	688	109	7.5k
Lodewijk Spanjaard Netherlands	46	3.7k 0.9×	3.2k 1.0×	2.0k 1.2×	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 1.5×	157	7.4k
Gwendolyn L. Gilbert Australia	47	4.6k 1.1×	2.5k 0.8×	2.3k 1.4×	1.9k 1.3×	373 0.5×	344	9.5k
Henry R. Shinefield United States	52	7.9k 1.9×	3.2k 1.0×	2.3k 1.4×	871 0.6×	241 0.4×	176	11.5k
Brian D. Plikaytis United States	55	4.6k 1.1×	2.6k 0.8×	3.4k 2.1×	1.2k 0.8×	1.9k 2.8×	122	11.1k
Bradley A. Perkins United States	44	4.6k 1.1×	3.8k 1.2×	2.6k 1.5×	1.2k 0.8×	2.1k 3.1×	78	8.4k
Gordon E. Schutze United States	39	2.8k 0.7×	1.0k 0.3×	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	312 0.5×	148	5.2k
Paul R. Cieslak United States	43	4.9k 1.2×	2.1k 0.7×	3.3k 2.0×	2.5k 1.6×	221 0.3×	109	10.8k
C. Anthony Hart United Kingdom	58	3.3k 0.8×	653 0.2×	4.1k 2.5×	749 0.5×	728 1.1×	162	10.6k
C. A. Hart United Kingdom	44	2.0k 0.5×	647 0.2×	2.1k 1.3×	567 0.4×	540 0.8×	207	6.3k
Allen S. Craig United States	39	5.7k 1.4×	2.4k 0.8×	1.7k 1.0×	2.5k 1.6×	89 0.1×	88	8.6k

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Wenger, Jay D., et al.. (2025). Comparative analysis of SLA-1 and SLA-2 genetic diversity in exotic, hybrid, and local pig breeds of Cameroon in relation to adaptive immunity against African swine virus. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 17. 100048–100048.

Zaffran, Michel, et al.. (2018). The polio endgame: securing a world free of all polioviruses. The Lancet. 391(10115). 11–13. 14 indexed citations

Bandyopadhyay, Ananda S, et al.. (2013). Population Migration Through Railroads And Spatial Diffusion Of Polio In India: A Cross-Sectional Proximity Analysis Using Geographic Information System. 11(2). 2 indexed citations

Gounder, Prabhu, Michael G. Bruce, Dana Bruden, et al.. (2013). Effect of the 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Nasopharyngeal Colonization by Streptococcus pneumoniae--Alaska, 2008-2012. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 209(8). 1251–1258. 41 indexed citations

Estívariz, Concepción F., Mark A. Pallansch, Abhijeet Anand, et al.. (2013). Poliovirus vaccination options for achieving eradication and securing the endgame. Current Opinion in Virology. 3(3). 309–315. 52 indexed citations

Rudolph, Karen, Michael G. Bruce, Dana Bruden, et al.. (2012). Epidemiology of pneumococcal serotype 6A and 6C among invasive and carriage isolates from Alaska, 1986–2009. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 75(3). 271–276. 9 indexed citations

Singleton, Rosalyn, Robert C. Holman, Arianne M. Folkema, et al.. (2012). Trends in Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Hospitalizations among American Indian/Alaska Native Children and the General US Child Population. The Journal of Pediatrics. 161(2). 296–302.e2. 44 indexed citations

Grassly, Nicholas C., Hamid Jafari, Sunil Bahl, et al.. (2010). Asymptomatic Wild‐Type Poliovirus Infection in India among Children with Previous Oral Poliovirus Vaccination. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 201(10). 1535–1543. 39 indexed citations

Byrd, Kathy K., Robert C. Holman, Michael G. Bruce, et al.. (2009). Methicillin‐ResistantStaphylococcus aureus–Associated Hospitalizations among the American Indian and Alaska Native Population. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 49(7). 1009–1015. 17 indexed citations

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Bhatnagar, Pankaj, et al.. (2009). Providing monovalent oral polio vaccine type 1 to newborns: findings from a pilot birth-dose project in Moradabad district, India. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 87(12). 955–959. 9 indexed citations

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Grassly, Nicholas C., Jay D. Wenger, Sunil Bahl, et al.. (2007). Protective efficacy of a monovalent oral type 1 poliovirus vaccine: a case-control study. The Lancet. 369(9570). 1356–1362. 110 indexed citations

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Perkins, Bradley A., Kristín Jónsdóttir, Elwyn Griffiths, et al.. (1998). Immunogenicity of Two Efficacious Outer Membrane Protein‐Based Serogroup B Meningococcal Vaccines among Young Adults in Iceland. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 177(3). 683–691. 148 indexed citations

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Schuchat, Anne, Katherine A. Robinson, Jay D. Wenger, et al.. (1997). Bacterial Meningitis in the United States in 1995. New England Journal of Medicine. 337(14). 970–976. 934 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bisgard, Kristine M. & Jay D. Wenger. (1997). Recommendations for the Use of Haemophilus influenzae type b Vaccines Among Children in the United States. Pediatric Annals. 26(6). 361–365. 2 indexed citations

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Imrey, Peter B., et al.. (1996). Outberak of Serogroup C Meningococcal Disease Associated with Campus Bar Patronage. American Journal of Epidemiology. 143(6). 624–630. 89 indexed citations

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Farley, Monica M., et al.. (1992). Invasive Haemophilus influenzae Disease in Adults. Annals of Internal Medicine. 116(10). 806–812. 99 indexed citations

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Hayes, Peggy S., Lewis M. Graves, Bala Swaminathan, et al.. (1992). Comparison of Three Selective Enrichment Methods for the Isolation of Listeria monocytogenes from Naturally Contaminated Foods. Journal of Food Protection. 55(12). 952–959. 39 indexed citations

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Day, Karen P., Paul Garner, A. Raiko, et al.. (1991). Serological Evaluation of the Macrofilaricidal Effects of Diethylcarbamazine Treatment in Bancroftian filariasis. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 44(5). 528–535. 16 indexed citations

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Wenger, Jay D., et al.. (1990). Bacterial Meningitis in the United States, 1986: Report of a Multistate Surveillance Study. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 162(6). 1316–1323. 353 indexed citations

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Wenger, Jay D., Bala Swaminathan, Peggy S. Hayes, et al.. (1990). Listeria monocytogenes Contamination of Turkey Franks: Evaluation of a Production Facility. Journal of Food Protection. 53(12). 1015–1019. 88 indexed citations

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