Linden T. Hu

5.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
81 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Linden T. Hu is a scholar working on Parasitology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Linden T. Hu has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Parasitology, 39 papers in Infectious Diseases and 20 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Linden T. Hu's work include Vector-borne infectious diseases (64 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (34 papers) and Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (14 papers). Linden T. Hu is often cited by papers focused on Vector-borne infectious diseases (64 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (34 papers) and Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (14 papers). Linden T. Hu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Slovakia. Linden T. Hu's co-authors include Brian Stevenson, Justin D. Radolf, Melissa J. Caimano, Mark S. Klempner, Gary P. Wormser, Allen C. Steere, Xin Li, John A. Branda, Joppe W. Hovius and Paul S. Mead and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Linden T. Hu

80 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

Of ticks, mice and men: u... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2016 100 200 300 400 500
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. Of ticks, mice and men: understanding the dual-host lifestyle of Lyme disease spirochaetes
    2012 545 citations Justin D. Radolf, Melissa J. Caimano et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →
  2. Lyme borreliosis
    2016 532 citations Allen C. Steere, Franc Strle et al. Nature Reviews Disease Primers profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Linden T. Hu United States 34 3.0k 2.4k 779 707 671 81 4.0k
Richard T. Marconi United States 41 3.4k 1.1× 2.5k 1.0× 894 1.1× 1.0k 1.4× 1.1k 1.7× 140 4.4k
Joppe W. Hovius Netherlands 35 3.8k 1.3× 3.0k 1.2× 808 1.0× 1.6k 2.2× 892 1.3× 149 4.4k
Jenifer Coburn United States 38 2.7k 0.9× 1.9k 0.8× 526 0.7× 603 0.9× 439 0.7× 75 4.0k
Sukanya Narasimhan United States 39 3.7k 1.2× 2.4k 1.0× 775 1.0× 1.3k 1.8× 1.7k 2.5× 71 4.6k
Jere W. McBride United States 39 3.5k 1.1× 2.1k 0.9× 681 0.9× 1.0k 1.4× 749 1.1× 111 4.5k
Darrin R. Akins United States 37 3.0k 1.0× 2.1k 0.9× 506 0.6× 750 1.1× 1.1k 1.7× 61 4.1k
Peter Kraiczy Germany 44 3.9k 1.3× 3.2k 1.3× 1.2k 1.5× 790 1.1× 825 1.2× 128 5.5k
Adriana Marques United States 28 2.0k 0.6× 1.8k 0.7× 570 0.7× 499 0.7× 242 0.4× 78 2.8k
Hisashi INOKUMA Japan 41 4.2k 1.4× 3.4k 1.4× 541 0.7× 2.2k 3.1× 783 1.2× 264 5.4k
John W. Sumner United States 36 3.7k 1.2× 3.1k 1.3× 940 1.2× 1.2k 1.7× 781 1.2× 72 4.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Linden T. Hu

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Petnicki‐Ocwieja, Tanja, et al.. (2025). Differentiating Peromyscus leucopus bone marrow-derived macrophages for characterization of responses to Borrelia burgdorferi and lipopolysaccharide. Infection and Immunity. 93(7). e0058124–e0058124. 1 indexed citations
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McCarthy, Julie, Siu-Ping Turk, Gary P. Wormser, et al.. (2025). Peromyscus leucopus , Mus musculus , and humans have distinct transcriptomic responses to larval Ixodes scapularis bites. Infection and Immunity. 93(4). e0006525–e0006525. 1 indexed citations
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Shrestha, Muskan, et al.. (2025). Hygromycin A Treatment of Borrelia burgdorferi –Infected Peromyscus leucopus Suggests Potential as a Reservoir-Targeted Antibiotic. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 233(1). 96–100.
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Shrestha, Muskan, et al.. (2024). Comparative reservoir competence of Peromyscus leucopus , C57BL/6J, and C3H/HeN for Borrelia burgdorferi B31. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 90(7). e0082224–e0082224. 6 indexed citations
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McCarthy, Julie, et al.. (2023). A putative xanthine dehydrogenase is critical for Borrelia burgdorferi survival in ticks and mice. Microbiology. 169(1). 3 indexed citations
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McCarthy, Julie, et al.. (2020). Interactions between Borrelia burgdorferi and its hosts across the enzootic cycle. Parasite Immunology. 43(5). e12816–e12816. 22 indexed citations
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Troy, Erin B., Steven J. Norris, Tao Lin, et al.. (2020). The intergenic small non-coding RNA ittA is required for optimal infectivity and tissue tropism in Borrelia burgdorferi. PLoS Pathogens. 16(5). e1008423–e1008423. 13 indexed citations
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Kamp, Heather D., Kurt A. Swanson, Ronnie R. Wei, et al.. (2020). Design of a broadly reactive Lyme disease vaccine. npj Vaccines. 5(1). 33–33. 53 indexed citations
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Coburn, Jenifer, Brandon L. Garcia, Linden T. Hu, et al.. (2020). Lyme Disease Pathogenesis. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 42. 473–518. 59 indexed citations
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Lumbard, Keith, Carla Williams, Linden T. Hu, et al.. (2019). Post-treatment Lyme disease symptoms score: Developing a new tool for research. PLoS ONE. 14(11). e0225012–e0225012. 11 indexed citations
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Troy, Erin B., Tao Lin, Lihui Gao, et al.. (2016). Global Tn‐seq analysis of carbohydrate utilization and vertebrate infectivity of Borrelia burgdorferi. Molecular Microbiology. 101(6). 1003–1023. 35 indexed citations
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Steere, Allen C., Franc Strle, Gary P. Wormser, et al.. (2016). Lyme borreliosis. Nature Reviews Disease Primers. 2(1). 16090–16090. 532 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Yang, Aurélie Kern, Naomi K. Boatright, et al.. (2016). Pre-exposure Prophylaxis With OspA-Specific Human Monoclonal Antibodies Protects Mice Against Tick Transmission of Lyme Disease Spirochetes. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 214(2). 205–211. 20 indexed citations
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Radolf, Justin D., Melissa J. Caimano, Brian Stevenson, & Linden T. Hu. (2012). Of ticks, mice and men: understanding the dual-host lifestyle of Lyme disease spirochaetes. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 10(2). 87–99. 545 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shin, Ok Sarah, Lloyd Miller, Robert L. Modlin, et al.. (2009). Downstream Signals for MyD88-Mediated Phagocytosis of Borrelia burgdorferi Can Be Initiated by TRIF and Are Dependent on PI3K. The Journal of Immunology. 183(1). 491–498. 38 indexed citations
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Hu, Linden T. & Mark S. Klempner. (2001). Update on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme disease.. PubMed. 46. 247–75. 5 indexed citations
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Hu, Linden T. & Mark S. Klempner. (1997). Host—Pathogen Interactions in the Immunopathogenesis of Lyme Disease. Journal of Clinical Immunology. 17(5). 354–365. 31 indexed citations

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