Lewis W. Wannamaker

7.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
139 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Lewis W. Wannamaker is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Lewis W. Wannamaker has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 98 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 45 papers in Epidemiology and 38 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Lewis W. Wannamaker's work include Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (97 papers), Neonatal and Maternal Infections (36 papers) and Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (34 papers). Lewis W. Wannamaker is often cited by papers focused on Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (97 papers), Neonatal and Maternal Infections (36 papers) and Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (34 papers). Lewis W. Wannamaker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Malaysia and Germany. Lewis W. Wannamaker's co-authors include John Tagg, A S Dajani, Edward L. Kaplan, Elía M. Ayoub, Floyd W. Denny, Adnan S. Dajani, Charles H. Rammelkamp, Patricia Ferrieri, Franklin H. Top and Stephen Chapman and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Lewis W. Wannamaker

135 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

Bacteriocins of gram-positive bacteria.

1976 889 citations John Tagg, A S Dajani et al. profile →
Bacteriocins of gram-positive bacteria

1976 420 citations John Tagg, A S Dajani et al. profile →
Prophylaxis of acute rheumatic fever

1951 226 citations Lewis W. Wannamaker, Floyd W. Denny et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lewis W. Wannamaker United States	38	3.2k	1.9k	1.5k	1.3k	1.3k	139	5.9k
Hannele Jousimies–Somer Finland	46	1.8k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	585 0.5×	153	6.0k
Frits Ørskov Denmark	54	579 0.2×	2.3k 1.2×	2.1k 1.4×	1.7k 1.3×	1.8k 1.5×	162	9.6k
Jaana Vuopio‐Varkila Finland	39	2.3k 0.7×	2.8k 1.5×	1.0k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	639 0.5×	96	5.5k
Edward J. Bottone United States	36	864 0.3×	1.5k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	607 0.5×	194	5.9k
Édouard Bingen France	53	2.3k 0.7×	2.9k 1.5×	1.7k 1.1×	4.1k 3.0×	1.6k 1.2×	338	12.3k
P Echeverria Thailand	53	1.1k 0.3×	3.9k 2.0×	472 0.3×	673 0.5×	2.5k 2.0×	212	8.4k
Irving Nachamkin United States	48	597 0.2×	3.4k 1.8×	858 0.6×	2.0k 1.5×	2.6k 2.1×	195	8.6k
David N. Taylor United States	55	1.1k 0.3×	3.9k 2.0×	839 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	2.1k 1.7×	183	8.7k
Marco R. Oggioni Italy	46	1.2k 0.4×	1.7k 0.9×	2.3k 1.5×	2.7k 2.0×	647 0.5×	168	6.8k
Richard I. Walker United States	43	395 0.1×	2.5k 1.3×	737 0.5×	488 0.4×	1.3k 1.1×	155	5.3k

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Gray, E D, et al.. (1982). Functional alterations in non-T cells in rheumatic heart disease.. PubMed. 49(2). 488–92. 5 indexed citations

Gray, Ernest D., Lewis W. Wannamaker, Elía M. Ayoub, Aziz El Kholy, & Z H Abdin. (1981). Cellular Immune Responses to Extracellular Streptococcal Products in Rheumatic Heart Disease. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 68(3). 665–671. 34 indexed citations

Speert, David P., David P. Munson, Dana E. Johnson, et al.. (1980). Mycobacterium chelonei septicemia in a premature infant. The Journal of Pediatrics. 96(4). 681–683. 24 indexed citations

Bortolussi, Robert, Patricia Ferrieri, & Lewis W. Wannamaker. (1978). Dynamics of Escherichia coli infection and meningitis in infant rats. Infection and Immunity. 22(2). 480–485. 52 indexed citations

Tagg, John, et al.. (1976). Transduction of bacteriocin determinants in group A streptococci.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 143(6). 1540–1544. 12 indexed citations

Tagg, John, A S Dajani, & Lewis W. Wannamaker. (1975). Bacteriocin of a Group B Streptococcus: Partial Purification and Characterization. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 7(6). 764–772. 34 indexed citations

Cleary, P. Patrick, Zaiga Johnson, & Lewis W. Wannamaker. (1975). Genetic instability of M protein and serum opacity factor of group A streptocci: evidence suggesting extrachromosomal control. Infection and Immunity. 12(1). 109–118. 27 indexed citations

Ferrieri, Patricia, A S Dajani, & Lewis W. Wannamaker. (1974). A Controlled Study of Penicillin Prophylaxis against Streptococcal Impetigo. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 129(4). 429–438. 14 indexed citations

Kaplan, Edward L., Patricia Ferrieri, & Lewis W. Wannamaker. (1974). Comparison of the antibody response to streptococcal cellular and extracellular antigens in acute pharyngitis. The Journal of Pediatrics. 84(1). 21–28. 38 indexed citations

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Tagg, John, Adnan S. Dajani, Lewis W. Wannamaker, & Ernest D. Gray. (1973). GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL BACTERIOCIN. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 138(5). 1168–1183. 46 indexed citations

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Wannamaker, Lewis W. & John M. Matsen. (1972). Streptococci and streptococcal diseases;: Recognition, understanding, and management,. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 9 indexed citations

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Dudding, Burton A., et al.. (1969). Postepidemic Surveillance Studies of a Food-Borne Epidemic of Streptococcal Pharyngitis at the United States Air Force Academy. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 120(2). 225–236. 13 indexed citations

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Anthony, Bascom F., et al.. (1969). Attack rates of acute nephritis after Type 49 streptococcal infection of the skin and of the respiratory tract. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 48(9). 1697–1704. 67 indexed citations

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Top, Franklin H. & Lewis W. Wannamaker. (1968). THE SERUM OPACITY REACTION OF STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 127(5). 1013–1034. 34 indexed citations

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Anthony, Bascom F., Lawrence V. Perlman, & Lewis W. Wannamaker. (1967). SKIN INFECTIONS AND ACUTE NEPHRITIS IN AMERICAN INDIAN CHILDREN. PEDIATRICS. 39(2). 263–279. 82 indexed citations

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Ayoub, Elía M. & Lewis W. Wannamaker. (1967). The Fate of Group a Streptococci Following Phagocytosis. The Journal of Immunology. 99(6). 1099–1105. 6 indexed citations

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Wannamaker, Lewis W., et al.. (1967). STREPTOCOCCAL NUCLEASES. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 126(3). 497–508. 23 indexed citations

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Wannamaker, Lewis W. & Walid G. Yasmineh. (1967). STREPTOCOCCAL NUCLEASES. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 126(3). 475–496. 24 indexed citations

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Wannamaker, Lewis W.. (1958). THE DIFFERENTIATION OF THREE DISTINCT DESOXYRIBONUCLEASES OF GROUP A STREPTOCOCCI. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 107(6). 797–812. 62 indexed citations

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Denny, Floyd W., William D. Perry, & Lewis W. Wannamaker. (1957). Type-Specific Streptococcal Antibody1. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 36(7). 1092–1100. 77 indexed citations

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