Lee W. Riley

12.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
202 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

Lee W. Riley is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Lee W. Riley has authored 202 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Epidemiology, 82 papers in Infectious Diseases and 62 papers in Molecular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Lee W. Riley's work include Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (62 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (49 papers) and Escherichia coli research studies (33 papers). Lee W. Riley is often cited by papers focused on Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (62 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (49 papers) and Escherichia coli research studies (33 papers). Lee W. Riley collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Canada. Lee W. Riley's co-authors include Albert I. Ko, Mitermayer Galvão dos Reis, Beatriz Meurer Moreira, Cibele Maria Ribeiro Dourado, Warren D. Johnson, Alon Unger, Amee R. Manges, Alan Hubbard, Madhukar Pai and Laura Flores and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Lee W. Riley

197 papers receiving 8.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Urban epidemic of severe leptospirosis in Brazil

1999 626 citations Albert I. Ko, Mitermayer Galvão dos Reis et al. profile →
Slum Health: Arresting COVID-19 and Improving Well-Being in Urban Informal Settlements

2020 388 citations Lee W. Riley, Albert I. Ko et al. Journal of Urban Health profile →

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Hervé Richet France

Kåre Mølbak Denmark

Duc J. Vugia United States

Franz Allerberger Austria

Eduardo Gotuzzo Peru

John F. Prescott Canada

John A. Crump United States

Guy Thwaites United Kingdom

Larry K. Pickering United States

Shan‐Chwen Chang Taiwan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lee W. Riley

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lee W. Riley

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Amato, Heather K., Carlos Saraiva-Garcia, Timothy J. Johnson, et al.. (2023). Risk factors for extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing E. coli carriage among children in a food animal-producing region of Ecuador: A repeated measures observational study. PLoS Medicine. 20(10). e1004299–e1004299. 7 indexed citations

Riley, Lee W., et al.. (2020). Experience in diagnosing congenital Zika syndrome in Brazilian children born to asymptomatic mothers. Acta Tropica. 206. 105438–105438. 13 indexed citations

Lovero, Kathryn L., et al.. (2018). Retrospective analysis of risk factors and gaps in prevention strategies for mother-to-child HIV transmission in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. BMC Public Health. 18(1). 1110–1110. 6 indexed citations

Costa, Federico, Ticiana S. A. Carvalho‐Pereira, Michael Begon, Lee W. Riley, & James E. Childs. (2017). Zoonotic and Vector-Borne Diseases in Urban Slums: Opportunities for Intervention. Trends in Parasitology. 33(9). 660–662. 29 indexed citations

Davé, Veronica, Kelly Street, Stephen Francis, et al.. (2016). Bacterial microbiome of breast milk and child saliva from low-income Mexican-American women and children. Pediatric Research. 79(6). 846–854. 55 indexed citations

Delcroix, Melaine, Elis Regina Dalla Costa, Stephen Francis, et al.. (2015). A real-time PCR signature to discriminate between tuberculosis and other pulmonary diseases. Tuberculosis. 95(4). 421–425. 43 indexed citations

Unger, Alon, Ridalva Dias Martins Felzemburgh, Robert E. Snyder, et al.. (2015). Hypertension in a Brazilian Urban Slum Population. Journal of Urban Health. 92(3). 446–459. 19 indexed citations

Reis, Joice Neves, et al.. (2013). Longitudinal surveillance for meningitis by Acinetobacter in a large urban setting in Brazil. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 19(5). E241–E244. 17 indexed citations

Riley, Lee W., et al.. (2013). Identification of novel antimicrobial resistance genes from microbiota on retail spinach. BMC Microbiology. 13(1). 272–272. 19 indexed citations

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Vinhas, Solange Alves, Moisés Palaci, Fabíola Karla Ribeiro, et al.. (2012). Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA fingerprint clusters and its relationship with RDRio genotype in Brazil. Tuberculosis. 93(2). 207–212. 13 indexed citations

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Delcroix, Melaine & Lee W. Riley. (2010). Cell-Penetrating Peptides for Antiviral Drug Development. Pharmaceuticals. 3(3). 448–470. 37 indexed citations

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Unger, Alon & Lee W. Riley. (2007). Slum Health: From Understanding to Action. PLoS Medicine. 4(10). e295–e295. 122 indexed citations

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Manges, Amee R., et al.. (2007). Retail Meat Consumption and the Acquisition of Antimicrobial Resistant Escherichia coli Causing Urinary Tract Infections: A Case–Control Study. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 4(4). 419–431. 136 indexed citations

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Saad, Maria Helena Féres, Leila de Souza Fonseca, Lucilaine Ferrazoli, et al.. (1999). IS1245 genotypic analysis of Mycobacterium avium isolates from patients in Brazil. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 3(4). 192–196. 10 indexed citations

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Thomas, David L., Stephen Villano, Katherine Riester, et al.. (1998). Perinatal Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus from Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1‐Infected Mothers. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 177(6). 1480–1488. 174 indexed citations

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Bernard, E M, et al.. (1996). Transmission patterns of tuberculosis in Taiwan: Analysis by restriction fragment length polymorphism. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 1(1). 18–21. 5 indexed citations

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Kritski, Afrânio Lineu, Marcelo Fouad Rabahi, M A Vieira, et al.. (1996). Transmission of Tuberculosis to Close Contacts of Patients With Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 153(1). 331–335. 96 indexed citations

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Friedman, Cindy R., Mark Y. Stoeckle, Barry N. Kreiswirth, et al.. (1995). Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in a Large Urban Setting. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 152(1). 355–359. 55 indexed citations

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Sepkowitz, Kent A., Cindy R. Friedman, Alice Hafner, et al.. (1995). Tuberculosis Among Urban Health Care Workers: A Study Using Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Typing. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 21(5). 1098–1102. 39 indexed citations

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Frankel, Gad, Lee W. Riley, J Giron, et al.. (1990). Detection of Shigella in Feces Using DNA Amplification. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 161(6). 1252–1256. 127 indexed citations

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