Karina Yusim

5.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Karina Yusim is a scholar working on Virology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Karina Yusim has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Virology, 17 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Karina Yusim's work include HIV Research and Treatment (18 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (13 papers) and vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches (12 papers). Karina Yusim is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (18 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (13 papers) and vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches (12 papers). Karina Yusim collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Karina Yusim's co-authors include Bette Korber, Brian Gaschen, Carla Kuiken, Tanmoy Bhattacharya, Vincent Detours, Can Keşmir, Barton F. Haynes, Beatrice H. Hahn, Brian Foley and Laura M. Boykin and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nucleic Acids Research and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Karina Yusim

39 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Diversity Considerations in HIV-1 Vaccine Selection 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 200 400 600
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. Diversity Considerations in HIV-1 Vaccine Selection
    2002 613 citations Karina Yusim, Brian Foley et al. profile →

Peers

Karina Yusim
Brian Gaschen United States
Bianca R. Mothé United States
Colombe Chappey United States
Victoria R. Polonis United States
Charlene McDanal United States
Carla Kuiken Netherlands
Maria G. Salazar United States
Nicole Frahm United States
Huxiong Hui United States
Thomas J. Ketas United States
Brian Gaschen United States
Karina Yusim
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karina Yusim

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Karina Yusim. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Karina Yusim 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 Karina Yusim. Karina Yusim is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Stromberg, Zachary R., Loreen R. Stromberg, James Theiler, et al.. (2021). Optical Biosensor Platforms Display Varying Sensitivity for the Direct Detection of Influenza RNA. Biosensors. 11(10). 367–367. 6 indexed citations
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Kumar, Amit, Claire E.P. Smith, Elena Giorgi, et al.. (2018). Infant transmitted/founder HIV-1 viruses from peripartum transmission are neutralization resistant to paired maternal plasma. PLoS Pathogens. 14(4). e1006944–e1006944. 22 indexed citations
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Yusim, Karina, Hyejin Yoon, Brian Foley, et al.. (2016). Integrated sequence and immunology filovirus database at Los Alamos. Database. 2016. baw047–baw047. 3 indexed citations
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Theiler, James, Hyejin Yoon, Karina Yusim, et al.. (2016). Epigraph: A Vaccine Design Tool Applied to an HIV Therapeutic Vaccine and a Pan-Filovirus Vaccine. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 33987–33987. 36 indexed citations
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Ruiz‐Riol, Marta, Anuska Llano, Javier Ibarrondo, et al.. (2014). Alternative Effector-Function Profiling Identifies Broad HIV-Specific T-Cell Responses in Highly HIV-Exposed Individuals Who Remain Uninfected. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 211(6). 936–946. 15 indexed citations
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Ford, Chris, Karina Yusim, Shihai Feng, et al.. (2012). Mycobacterium tuberculosis – Heterogeneity revealed through whole genome sequencing. Tuberculosis. 92(3). 194–201. 62 indexed citations
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Yusim, Karina, Will Fischer, Ho-Kyoung Yoon, et al.. (2010). Genotype 1 and global hepatitis C T-cell vaccines designed to optimize coverage of genetic diversity. Journal of General Virology. 91(5). 1194–1206. 24 indexed citations
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Goepfert, Paul A., Paul Farmer, Philippa C. Matthews, et al.. (2008). Transmission of HIV-1 Gag immune escape mutations is associated with reduced viral load in linked recipients. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 205(5). 1009–1017. 159 indexed citations
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Hraber, Peter, Carla Kuiken, & Karina Yusim. (2007). Evidence for human leukocyte antigen heterozygote advantage against hepatitis C virus infection. Hepatology. 46(6). 1713–1721. 94 indexed citations
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Bansal, Anju, Ling Yue, Joan A. Conway, et al.. (2007). Immunological control of chronic HIV-1 infection: HLA-mediated immune function and viral evolution in adolescents. AIDS. 21(18). 2387–2397. 30 indexed citations
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Kuiken, Carla, Peter Hraber, Jim Thurmond, & Karina Yusim. (2007). The hepatitis C sequence database in Los Alamos. Nucleic Acids Research. 36(Database). D512–D516. 65 indexed citations
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Kuiken, Carla, Gilbert Deléage, Karina Yusim, et al.. (2006). Hepatitis C databases, principles and utility to researchers. Hepatology. 43(5). 1157–1165. 32 indexed citations
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Kuiken, Carla, Christophe Combet, Jens Bukh, et al.. (2006). A comprehensive system for consistent numbering of HCV sequences, proteins and epitopes. Hepatology. 44(5). 1355–1361. 93 indexed citations
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Fischer, Will, Simon Perkins, James Theiler, et al.. (2006). Polyvalent vaccines for optimal coverage of potential T-cell epitopes in global HIV-1 variants. Nature Medicine. 13(1). 100–106. 325 indexed citations
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Yusim, Karina, Russell S. Richardson, Tao Ning, et al.. (2005). Los Alamos Hepatitis C Immunology Database. PubMed. 4(4). 217–225. 59 indexed citations
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Lyra, André Castro, Xiaofeng Fan, Dorothy Lang, et al.. (2002). Evolution of hepatitis C viral quasispecies after liver transplantation. Gastroenterology. 123(5). 1485–1493. 53 indexed citations
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Betts, Michael R., Karina Yusim, & Richard A. Koup. (2002). Optimal Antigens for HIV Vaccines Based on CD8+ T Response, Protein Length, and Sequence Variability. DNA and Cell Biology. 21(9). 665–670. 15 indexed citations
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Yusim, Karina, Shlomo Nir, & N. Lahav. (2001). A Model for Proto-tRNA Loading. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 208(1). 109–116. 2 indexed citations
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Yusim, Karina. (2001). One-vesicle Hypothesis for Neurotransmitter Release: a Possible Molecular Mechanism. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. 63(6). 1025–1040. 6 indexed citations
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