Kenneth Gershman

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Kenneth Gershman is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth Gershman has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Epidemiology, 8 papers in Microbiology and 7 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Kenneth Gershman's work include Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (9 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (5 papers) and Reproductive tract infections research (5 papers). Kenneth Gershman is often cited by papers focused on Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (9 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (5 papers) and Reproductive tract infections research (5 papers). Kenneth Gershman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Uganda and Kenya. Kenneth Gershman's co-authors include Ann Thomas, William Schaffner, Monica M. Farley, Arthur Reingold, Nancy M. Bennett, Ruth Lynfield, Bernard Beall, Cynthia G. Whitney, John C. Wright and James H. Jorgensen and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth Gershman

25 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Effectiveness of seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against invasive pneumococcal disease: a matched case-control study

2006 503 citations Cynthia G. Whitney, Monica M. Farley et al. The Lancet profile →

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Kenneth Gershman

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MICRO

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Alejandra Gurtman United States

Pauline Waight United Kingdom

Mary Guinan United States

Sumner E. Thompson United States

Marc Boucher Canada

Susan Lett United States

Ronald C. Ballard United States

Charles Vitek United States

Fortunato D’Ancona Italy

Daniel Wolfe United States

Alejandra Gurtman United States

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1.9k ×1.2

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518 ×0.7

MICRO

772 ×1.9

205 ×0.7

PHEOH

128 ×0.6

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Citations per year, relative to Kenneth Gershman Kenneth Gershman (= 1×) peers Alejandra Gurtman

Countries citing papers authored by Kenneth Gershman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kenneth Gershman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kenneth Gershman

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20 of 20 papers shown

D'Mello, T., Arthur Reingold, Kenneth Gershman, et al.. (2012). Increase in Rates of Hospitalization Due to Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Among Children and Adults During the 2009-10 Influenza Pandemic. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 206(9). 1350–1358. 23 indexed citations

Lessa, Fernanda C., Yi Mu, Susan M. Ray, et al.. (2012). Impact of USA300 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus on Clinical Outcomes of Patients With Pneumonia or Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 55(2). 232–241. 39 indexed citations

Serres, Gaston De, Tamara Pilishvili, Ruth Link‐Gelles, et al.. (2012). Use of surveillance data to estimate the effectiveness of the 7-valent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine in children less than 5 years of age over a 9 year period. Vaccine. 30(27). 4067–4072. 31 indexed citations

Cohen, Adam L., Thomas H. Taylor, Monica M. Farley, et al.. (2012). An Assessment of the Screening Method to Evaluate Vaccine Effectiveness: The Case of 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in the United States. PLoS ONE. 7(8). e41785–e41785. 21 indexed citations

Hampton, Lee M., Monica M. Farley, William Schaffner, et al.. (2011). Prevention of Antibiotic-Nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae With Conjugate Vaccines. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 205(3). 401–411. 95 indexed citations

Vandermeer, Meredith, Ann Thomas, Laurie Kamimoto, et al.. (2011). Association Between Use of Statins and Mortality Among Patients Hospitalized With Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Virus Infections: A Multistate Study. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 205(1). 13–19. 168 indexed citations

Jordan, Hannah, Monica M. Farley, Allen S. Craig, et al.. (2008). Revisiting the Need for Vaccine Prevention of Late-Onset Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Disease. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 27(12). 1057–1064. 145 indexed citations

Moore, Matthew R., Robert E. Gertz, Genevieve A. Barkocy‐Gallagher, et al.. (2008). Population Snapshot of EmergentStreptococcus pneumoniaeSerotype 19A in the United States, 2005. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 197(7). 1016–1027. 406 indexed citations

O’Brien, Katherine L., Orin S. Levine, Cynthia G. Whitney, et al.. (2006). Effectiveness of seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against invasive pneumococcal disease: a matched case-control study.(Clinical report). The Lancet. 368(9546). 61 indexed citations

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Whitney, Cynthia G., Monica M. Farley, William Schaffner, et al.. (2006). Effectiveness of seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against invasive pneumococcal disease: a matched case-control study. The Lancet. 368(9546). 1495–1502. 503 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ferguson, Damien, J. Scheftel, Alicia Cronquist, et al.. (2005). Temporally distinct Escherichia coli O157 outbreaks associated with alfalfa sprouts linked to a common seed source – Colorado and Minnesota, 2003. Epidemiology and Infection. 133(3). 439–447. 44 indexed citations

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Hannah, Elizabeth Lyon, Ann M. Bailey, Rana Hajjeh, et al.. (2001). Public Health Response to 2 Clinical Cases of Blastomycosis in Colorado Residents. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 32(11). e151–e153. 13 indexed citations

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Beebe, James L., et al.. (1999). How Adequate is Adequate for the Collection of Endocervical Specimens for Chlamydia trachomatis Testing?. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 26(10). 579–583. 7 indexed citations

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Bunnell, Rebecca, Linda L. Dahlberg, Robert T. Rolfs, et al.. (1999). High Prevalence and Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Urban Adolescent Females Despite Moderate Risk Behaviors. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 180(5). 1624–1631. 112 indexed citations

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Gershman, Kenneth, et al.. (1996). A Tale of Two Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 23(6). 481–488. 30 indexed citations

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Gershman, Kenneth, Jeffrey J. Sacks, & John C. Wright. (1994). Which Dogs Bite? A Case-Control Study of Risk Factors. PEDIATRICS. 93(6). 913–917. 161 indexed citations

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Ellerbeck, Edward F., John A. Lewis, David R. Nalin, et al.. (1992). Safety profile and immunogenicity of an inactivated vaccine derived from an attenuated strain of hepatitis A. Vaccine. 10(10). 668–672. 22 indexed citations

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Gershman, Kenneth, Robert T. Rolfs, Sandra A. Larsen, Akbar Zaidi, & Neal A. Palafox. (1992). Seroepidemiological Characterization of a Syphilis Epidemic in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Formerly a Yaws Endemic Area. International Journal of Epidemiology. 21(3). 599–606. 9 indexed citations

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Gershman, Kenneth & Robert T. Rolfs. (1991). Diverging gonorrhea and syphilis trends in the 1980s: are they real?. American Journal of Public Health. 81(10). 1263–1267. 24 indexed citations

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Midthun, K, Edward F. Ellerbeck, Kenneth Gershman, et al.. (1991). Safety and Immunogenicity of a Live Attenuated Hepatitis A Virus Vaccine in Seronegative Volunteers. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 163(4). 735–739. 68 indexed citations

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