Keril J. Blight

4.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
14 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Keril J. Blight is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Hepatology and Virology. According to data from OpenAlex, Keril J. Blight has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Epidemiology, 12 papers in Hepatology and 5 papers in Virology. Recurrent topics in Keril J. Blight's work include Hepatitis C virus research (12 papers), Hepatitis B Virus Studies (10 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (5 papers). Keril J. Blight is often cited by papers focused on Hepatitis C virus research (12 papers), Hepatitis B Virus Studies (10 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (5 papers). Keril J. Blight collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Denmark. Keril J. Blight's co-authors include Charles M. Rice, Alexander A. Kolykhalov, Jane A. McKeating, Kathleen Mihalik, Stephen M. Feinstone, Eugene Agapov, Joseph Marcotrigiano, John K. Rose, Linda Buonocore and Richard W. Hardy and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Hepatology and Journal of Virology.

In The Last Decade

Keril J. Blight

14 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Efficient Initiation of HCV RNA Replication in Cell Culture 1997 2026 2006 2016 2000 2002 1997 250 500 750 1000
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. Efficient Initiation of HCV RNA Replication in Cell Culture
    2000 1.2k citations Keril J. Blight, Alexander A. Kolykhalov et al. Science profile →
  2. Highly Permissive Cell Lines for Subgenomic and Genomic Hepatitis C Virus RNA Replication
    2002 988 citations Keril J. Blight, Jane A. McKeating et al. Journal of Virology profile →
  3. Transmission of Hepatitis C by Intrahepatic Inoculation with Transcribed RNA
    1997 572 citations Alexander A. Kolykhalov, Eugene Agapov et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Keril J. Blight United States 12 2.9k 2.2k 670 493 430 14 3.4k
Michiko Miyamoto Japan 17 3.2k 1.1× 2.6k 1.2× 631 0.9× 616 1.2× 392 0.9× 21 3.7k
Stephanie Kallis Germany 20 2.5k 0.9× 2.1k 0.9× 833 1.2× 397 0.8× 445 1.0× 22 3.5k
Benno Wölk Germany 15 3.6k 1.3× 2.9k 1.3× 868 1.3× 669 1.4× 448 1.0× 22 4.5k
Timothy L. Tellinghuisen United States 21 3.3k 1.2× 2.7k 1.2× 1.1k 1.6× 577 1.2× 687 1.6× 29 4.5k
Tomoko Date Japan 22 3.9k 1.4× 3.1k 1.4× 764 1.1× 739 1.5× 424 1.0× 36 4.5k
Sharookh B. Kapadia United States 19 2.2k 0.8× 2.1k 1.0× 918 1.4× 539 1.1× 302 0.7× 27 3.7k
Guofeng Cheng United States 20 2.5k 0.9× 2.1k 1.0× 528 0.8× 407 0.8× 418 1.0× 35 3.0k
T. Jake Liang United States 22 3.4k 1.2× 2.7k 1.2× 794 1.2× 602 1.2× 361 0.8× 29 4.4k
Laurence Cocquerel France 29 2.3k 0.8× 1.5k 0.7× 664 1.0× 906 1.8× 450 1.0× 57 3.1k
Soon B. Hwang South Korea 28 1.8k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 970 1.4× 221 0.4× 289 0.7× 81 2.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Luca, Vincent C., Jannick Prentoe, Sharon E. Hopcraft, et al.. (2011). Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibodies against Hepatitis C Virus E2 Protein Bind Discontinuous Epitopes and Inhibit Infection at a Postattachment Step. Journal of Virology. 85(14). 7005–7019. 102 indexed citations
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Blight, Keril J.. (2011). Charged Residues in Hepatitis C Virus NS4B Are Critical for Multiple NS4B Functions in RNA Replication. Journal of Virology. 85(16). 8158–8171. 17 indexed citations
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Blight, Keril J., et al.. (2008). A Genetic Interaction between Hepatitis C Virus NS4B and NS3 Is Important for RNA Replication. Journal of Virology. 82(21). 10671–10683. 40 indexed citations
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Blight, Keril J.. (2007). Allelic Variation in the Hepatitis C Virus NS4B Protein Dramatically Influences RNA Replication. Journal of Virology. 81(11). 5724–5736. 22 indexed citations
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Blight, Keril J. & Elizabeth A. Norgard. (2006). HCV Replicon Systems. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 11 indexed citations
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Gowans, Eric J., et al.. (2003). Detection of Virus Nucleic Acids by Radioactive and Nonisotopic In Situ Hybridization. Humana Press eBooks. 33. 243–256. 1 indexed citations
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Gowans, Eric J., Jane Arthur, Keril J. Blight, & Geoffrey D. Higgins. (2003). Application of In Situ Hybridization for the Detection of Virus Nucleic Acids. Humana Press eBooks. 33. 395–408. 1 indexed citations
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Blight, Keril J., Jane A. McKeating, Joseph Marcotrigiano, & Charles M. Rice. (2003). Efficient Replication of Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1a RNAs in Cell Culture. Journal of Virology. 77(5). 3181–3190. 274 indexed citations
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Hardy, Richard W., Joseph Marcotrigiano, Keril J. Blight, John Majors, & Charles M. Rice. (2003). Hepatitis C Virus RNA Synthesis in a Cell-Free System Isolated from Replicon-Containing Hepatoma Cells. Journal of Virology. 77(3). 2029–2037. 75 indexed citations
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Buonocore, Linda, Keril J. Blight, Charles M. Rice, & John K. Rose. (2002). Characterization of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Recombinants That Express and Incorporate High Levels of Hepatitis C Virus Glycoproteins. Journal of Virology. 76(14). 6865–6872. 77 indexed citations
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Blight, Keril J., Jane A. McKeating, & Charles M. Rice. (2002). Highly Permissive Cell Lines for Subgenomic and Genomic Hepatitis C Virus RNA Replication. Journal of Virology. 76(24). 13001–13014. 988 indexed citations breakdown →
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Blight, Keril J., Alexander A. Kolykhalov, & Charles M. Rice. (2000). Efficient Initiation of HCV RNA Replication in Cell Culture. Science. 290(5498). 1972–1974. 1162 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kolykhalov, Alexander A., Eugene Agapov, Keril J. Blight, et al.. (1997). Transmission of Hepatitis C by Intrahepatic Inoculation with Transcribed RNA. Science. 277(5325). 570–574. 572 indexed citations breakdown →
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Blight, Keril J., Richard R. Lesniewski, Justin T. LaBrooy, & Eric J. Gowans. (1994). Detection and Distribution of Hepatitis C—Specific Antigens in Naturally Infected Liver. Hepatology. 20(3). 553–557. 34 indexed citations

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