Joseph E. McDade

11.9k total citations · 7 hit papers
55 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Joseph E. McDade is a scholar working on Parasitology, Molecular Biology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Joseph E. McDade has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Parasitology, 18 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Joseph E. McDade's work include Vector-borne infectious diseases (25 papers), Legionella and Acanthamoeba research (11 papers) and Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research (11 papers). Joseph E. McDade is often cited by papers focused on Vector-borne infectious diseases (25 papers), Legionella and Acanthamoeba research (11 papers) and Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research (11 papers). Joseph E. McDade collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Joseph E. McDade's co-authors include Charles C. Shepard, David W. Fraser, Edward M. Eitzen, Thomas V. Inglesby, Michael T. Osterholm, Trish M. Perl, Kevin Tonat, Michael S. Ascher, Jerome Hauer and Gerald Parker and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Joseph E. McDade

54 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Legionnaires' Disease

1977 1.2k citations David W. Fraser, Joseph E. McDade et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Smallpox as a Biological Weapon

1999 1.2k citations Thomas V. Inglesby, John G. Bartlett et al. JAMA profile →
Tularemia as a Biological Weapon

2001 1.0k citations David T. Dennis, Thomas V. Inglesby et al. JAMA profile →
Legionnaires' Disease

1977 950 citations Joseph E. McDade, Charles C. Shepard et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Anthrax as a Biological Weapon, 2002

2002 729 citations Thomas V. Inglesby, Tara O’Toole et al. JAMA profile →
Plague as a Biological Weapon

2000 708 citations Thomas V. Inglesby, David T. Dennis et al. JAMA profile →
Anthrax as a Biological Weapon

1999 625 citations Thomas V. Inglesby, Donald A. Henderson et al. JAMA profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joseph E. McDade United States	30	4.9k	2.8k	2.2k	2.1k	1.6k	55	8.7k
Arthur M. Friedlander United States	50	7.4k 1.5×	786 0.3×	4.8k 2.1×	2.1k 1.0×	822 0.5×	109	9.2k
Anders Sjöstedt Sweden	56	6.9k 1.4×	976 0.4×	4.1k 1.8×	2.5k 1.2×	560 0.4×	187	9.0k
Patrick Berche France	69	4.0k 0.8×	2.0k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	2.8k 1.3×	252 0.2×	301	16.4k
Philip K. Russell United States	43	3.5k 0.7×	411 0.1×	2.1k 0.9×	3.4k 1.6×	639 0.4×	111	9.2k
Michael S. Ascher United States	29	4.1k 0.8×	333 0.1×	2.3k 1.0×	2.0k 1.0×	500 0.3×	76	7.3k
Ben Adler Australia	59	1.5k 0.3×	1.6k 0.6×	980 0.4×	3.0k 1.5×	6.5k 4.0×	256	13.2k
Roy Curtiss United States	67	5.3k 1.1×	4.7k 1.7×	3.1k 1.4×	4.1k 2.0×	360 0.2×	297	15.8k
Max Maurin France	41	1.6k 0.3×	537 0.2×	1.0k 0.5×	3.1k 1.5×	3.6k 2.3×	159	7.3k
Edward M. Eitzen United States	19	4.5k 0.9×	346 0.1×	2.4k 1.1×	1.4k 0.6×	333 0.2×	30	6.6k
Catherine Robert France	45	3.6k 0.7×	1.7k 0.6×	837 0.4×	1.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	170	8.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joseph E. McDade

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Inglesby, Thomas V., Tara O’Toole, Donald A. Henderson, et al.. (2002). Anthrax as a Biological Weapon, 2002. JAMA. 287(17). 2236–2236. 729 indexed citations breakdown →

Dennis, David T., Thomas V. Inglesby, John G. Bartlett, et al.. (2001). Tularemia as a Biological Weapon. JAMA. 285(21). 2763–2763. 1020 indexed citations breakdown →

Inglesby, Thomas V., David T. Dennis, Donald A. Henderson, et al.. (2000). Plague as a Biological Weapon. JAMA. 283(17). 2281–2281. 708 indexed citations breakdown →

Inglesby, Thomas V., John G. Bartlett, Michael S. Ascher, et al.. (1999). Smallpox as a Biological Weapon. JAMA. 281(22). 2127–2127. 1179 indexed citations breakdown →

McDade, Joseph E.. (1999). Addressing the Potential Threat of Bioterrorism—Value Added to an Improved Public Health Infrastructure. Emerging infectious diseases. 5(4). 591–591. 18 indexed citations

Inglesby, Thomas V., Donald A. Henderson, John G. Bartlett, et al.. (1999). Anthrax as a Biological Weapon. JAMA. 281(18). 1735–1735. 625 indexed citations breakdown →

McDade, Joseph E. & Burt Anderson. (1996). Molecular Epidemiology: Applications of Nucleic Acid Amplification and Sequence Analysis. Epidemiologic Reviews. 18(1). 90–97. 18 indexed citations

Morse, Stephen A. & Joseph E. McDade. (1994). [1] Recommendations for working with pathogenic bacteria. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 235. 1–26. 4 indexed citations

Perine, P. L., D. K. Krause, Peggy McCardle, et al.. (1992). A Clinico-Epidemiological Study of Epidemic Typhus in Africa. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 14(5). 1149–1158. 45 indexed citations

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McDade, Joseph E.. (1991). Diagnosis of rickettsial diseases: A perspective. European Journal of Epidemiology. 7(3). 270–275. 10 indexed citations

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McDade, Joseph E.. (1990). Ehrlichiosis--A Disease of Animals and Humans. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 161(4). 609–617. 70 indexed citations

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McDonald, Jane, J. Dick MacLean, & Joseph E. McDade. (1988). Imported rickettsial disease: clinical and epidemiologic features. The American Journal of Medicine. 85(6). 799–805. 69 indexed citations

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McDade, Joseph E.. (1987). Flying squirrels and their ectoparasites: Disseminators of epidemic typhus. Parasitology Today. 3(3). 85–87. 22 indexed citations

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Sawyer, L A, Daniel B. Fishbein, & Joseph E. McDade. (1987). Q Fever: Current Concepts. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 9(5). 935–946. 146 indexed citations

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McDade, Joseph E. & V. F. Newhouse. (1986). Natural History of Rickettsia Rickettsii. Annual Review of Microbiology. 40(1). 287–309. 124 indexed citations

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McDade, Joseph E., et al.. (1980). Evidence of Rickettsia Prowazekii Infections in the United States. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 29(2). 277–284. 51 indexed citations

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Fraser, David W. & Joseph E. McDade. (1979). Legionellosis. Scientific American. 241(4). 82–99. 19 indexed citations

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McDade, Joseph E. & Charles C. Shepard. (1979). Virulent to Avirulent Conversion of Legionnaires' Disease Bacterium (Legionella pneumophila)--Its Effect on Isolation Techniques. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 139(6). 707–711. 77 indexed citations

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McDade, Joseph E., et al.. (1977). Legionnaires' Disease. New England Journal of Medicine. 297(22). 1197–1203. 950 indexed citations breakdown →

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McDade, Joseph E., et al.. (1969). Plaque Assay System for Several Species of Rickettsia. Journal of Bacteriology. 99(3). 910–912. 29 indexed citations

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