Lisa I. Backus

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Lisa I. Backus is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Lisa I. Backus has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Epidemiology, 39 papers in Hepatology and 15 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Lisa I. Backus's work include Hepatitis C virus research (38 papers), Hepatitis B Virus Studies (27 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (25 papers). Lisa I. Backus is often cited by papers focused on Hepatitis C virus research (38 papers), Hepatitis B Virus Studies (27 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (25 papers). Lisa I. Backus collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Lisa I. Backus's co-authors include L Molé, Pamela S. Belperio, Troy A. Shahoumian, Derek Boothroyd, Timothy P. Loomis, Barbara Phillips, James Halloran, Allen L. Gifford, Thomas P. Giordano and Christine Hartman and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Gastroenterology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Lisa I. Backus

63 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

Retention in Care: A Challenge to Survival with HIV Infection

2007 472 citations Thomas P. Giordano, Allen L. Gifford et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lisa I. Backus United States	32	2.4k	2.1k	990	402	248	65	3.7k
Natasha K. Martin United States	35	3.8k 1.6×	3.0k 1.5×	1.5k 1.5×	281 0.7×	187 0.8×	161	5.4k
Julie Bruneau Canada	43	4.7k 1.9×	2.0k 0.9×	1.9k 1.9×	580 1.4×	283 1.1×	211	8.1k
Hal F. Yee United States	35	1.3k 0.5×	1000 0.5×	274 0.3×	581 1.4×	636 2.6×	87	3.5k
Roy Robertson United Kingdom	31	928 0.4×	286 0.1×	599 0.6×	224 0.6×	149 0.6×	84	2.5k
David B. Rein United States	27	2.0k 0.8×	2.1k 1.0×	584 0.6×	248 0.6×	211 0.9×	83	4.1k
Fatma M. Shebl United States	29	712 0.3×	464 0.2×	342 0.3×	317 0.8×	245 1.0×	101	2.5k
Michaël Schwarzinger France	27	1.2k 0.5×	274 0.1×	915 0.9×	171 0.4×	110 0.4×	85	3.1k
Pablo Barreiro Spain	46	3.8k 1.6×	3.7k 1.8×	3.6k 3.6×	165 0.4×	333 1.3×	331	7.3k
Klaus Stark Germany	32	1.0k 0.4×	966 0.5×	617 0.6×	131 0.3×	639 2.6×	114	3.3k
Gail Matthews Australia	41	3.8k 1.6×	3.7k 1.8×	2.2k 2.3×	90 0.2×	229 0.9×	219	5.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Lisa I. Backus

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lisa I. Backus

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20 of 20 papers shown

Backus, Lisa I.. (2023). Inquiry-Based Lab Finals. The Science Teacher. 90(5). 32–37.

Ioannou, George N., Jacqueline M. Ferguson, Ann M. O’Hare, et al.. (2021). Changes in the associations of race and rurality with SARS-CoV-2 infection, mortality, and case fatality in the United States from February 2020 to March 2021: A population-based cohort study. PLoS Medicine. 18(10). e1003807–e1003807. 14 indexed citations

Belperio, Pamela S., Troy A. Shahoumian, Timothy P. Loomis, L Molé, & Lisa I. Backus. (2018). Real-world effectiveness of daclatasvir plus sofosbuvir and velpatasvir/sofosbuvir in hepatitis C genotype 2 and 3. Journal of Hepatology. 70(1). 15–23. 63 indexed citations

Noska, Amanda, Pamela S. Belperio, Timothy P. Loomis, Thomas O’Toole, & Lisa I. Backus. (2017). Prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis C Virus, and Hepatitis B Virus Among Homeless and Nonhomeless United States Veterans. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 65(2). 252–258. 55 indexed citations

Shahoumian, Troy A., Barbara Phillips, & Lisa I. Backus. (2016). Cigarette Smoking, Reduction and Quit Attempts: Prevalence Among Veterans With Coronary Heart Disease. Preventing Chronic Disease. 13. E41–E41. 12 indexed citations

Backus, Lisa I., Pamela S. Belperio, Troy A. Shahoumian, Timothy P. Loomis, & L Molé. (2015). Effectiveness of sofosbuvir‐based regimens in genotype 1 and 2 hepatitis C virus infection in 4026 U.S. Veterans. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 42(5). 559–573. 76 indexed citations

Backus, Lisa I., Pamela S. Belperio, Troy A. Shahoumian, & L Molé. (2014). Impact of Provider Type on Hepatitis C Outcomes With Boceprevir-based and Telaprevir-based Regimens. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 49(4). 329–335. 12 indexed citations

Belperio, Pamela S., et al.. (2013). Early Virologic Responses and Hematologic Safety of Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapies in Veterans With Chronic Hepatitis C. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 11(8). 1021–1027. 19 indexed citations

Rongey, Catherine, et al.. (2013). Impact of Rural Residence and Health System Structure on Quality of Liver Care. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e84826–e84826. 28 indexed citations

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Touw, Wouter G., Jumamurat R. Bayjanov, Lex Overmars, et al.. (2012). Data mining in the Life Sciences with Random Forest: a walk in the park or lost in the jungle?. Briefings in Bioinformatics. 14(3). 315–326. 284 indexed citations

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Thomas, I‐Chun, et al.. (2011). Implications of rapid virological response in hepatitis C therapy in the US veteran population. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 35(1). 105–115. 8 indexed citations

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Backus, Lisa I., Derek Boothroyd, Barbara Phillips, et al.. (2010). National Quality Forum Performance Measures for HIV/AIDS Care. Archives of Internal Medicine. 170(14). 1239–46. 38 indexed citations

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Backus, Lisa I., С. Г. Гаврилов, Timothy P. Loomis, et al.. (2009). Clinical Case Registries: Simultaneous Local and National Disease Registries for Population Quality Management. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 16(6). 775–783. 96 indexed citations

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Boothroyd, Derek, et al.. (2009). Trends in uptake of recently approved antiretrovirals within a national healthcare system. HIV Medicine. 11(3). 209–215. 1 indexed citations

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Giordano, Thomas P., Allen L. Gifford, A. Clinton White, et al.. (2007). Retention in Care: A Challenge to Survival with HIV Infection. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 44(11). 1493–1499. 472 indexed citations breakdown →

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Backus, Lisa I., Derek Boothroyd, Barbara Phillips, & L Molé. (2007). Predictors of response of U.S. veterans to treatment for the hepatitis C virus. Hepatology. 46(1). 37–47. 182 indexed citations

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Backus, Lisa I.. (2005). A Year without Procedures: Removing Procedures from Chemistry Labs Creates Opportunities for Student Inquiry. The Science Teacher. 72(7). 54. 18 indexed citations

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Backus, Lisa I., L Molé, Sophia W. Chang, & Lawrence Deyton. (2001). The immunology case registry. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 54(12). S12–S15. 47 indexed citations

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Backus, Lisa I., et al.. (1990). Animal Models of Serotonin Behavior. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 600(1). 237–248. 24 indexed citations

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Backus, Lisa I., James R. Stellar, James N. Jacob, Gary W. Hesse, & Victor E. Shashoua. (1988). Novel GABA agonists depress the reward effect of lateral hypothalamic stimulation in rats. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 30(3). 657–663. 12 indexed citations

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