M.A. Witcomb

703 total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 542 citations indexed

About

M.A. Witcomb is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Virology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, M.A. Witcomb has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 542 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Epidemiology, 2 papers in Virology and 1 paper in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in M.A. Witcomb's work include Poxvirus research and outbreaks (2 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (1 paper) and Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (1 paper). M.A. Witcomb is often cited by papers focused on Poxvirus research and outbreaks (2 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (1 paper) and Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (1 paper). M.A. Witcomb collaborates with scholars based in Kenya and South Africa. M.A. Witcomb's co-authors include Michael R. Jacobs, I Freiman, M Isaäcson, H. J. Koornhof, Joel I. Ward, Roy M. Robins‐Browne, Robert Austrian, W. Plowright, R.D. Ferris and H Stein and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Theriogenology and Archives of Virology.

In The Last Decade

M.A. Witcomb

6 papers receiving 459 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.

Emergence of Multiply Resistant Pneumococci

1978 493 citations Michael R. Jacobs, H. J. Koornhof et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
M.A. Witcomb Kenya	4	416	145	127	103	86	7	542
Charlotte Pers Denmark	11	229 0.6×	118 0.8×	73 0.6×	128 1.2×	95 1.1×	19	496
W. J. Mogabgab United States	14	420 1.0×	104 0.7×	60 0.5×	151 1.5×	41 0.5×	41	666
A. F. Hallett South Africa	10	285 0.7×	71 0.5×	77 0.6×	132 1.3×	43 0.5×	19	593
A Kazmierczak France	13	206 0.5×	60 0.4×	179 1.4×	134 1.3×	230 2.7×	47	477
William J. Mogabgab United States	15	320 0.8×	106 0.7×	47 0.4×	136 1.3×	25 0.3×	54	548
A. Tarasi Italy	12	261 0.6×	117 0.8×	162 1.3×	165 1.6×	291 3.4×	31	607
J. Renneberg Denmark	13	220 0.5×	70 0.5×	54 0.4×	201 2.0×	58 0.7×	30	480
Kensuke Nagai United States	13	582 1.4×	228 1.6×	190 1.5×	232 2.3×	235 2.7×	24	768
H. Dabernat France	17	748 1.8×	502 3.5×	114 0.9×	148 1.4×	237 2.8×	67	1.0k
J. Wilkins United States	12	257 0.6×	120 0.8×	58 0.5×	44 0.4×	65 0.8×	22	437

Countries citing papers authored by M.A. Witcomb

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Fields of papers citing papers by M.A. Witcomb

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This network shows the impact of papers produced by M.A. Witcomb. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by M.A. Witcomb. The network helps show where M.A. Witcomb may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of M.A. Witcomb

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

All Works

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7 of 7 papers shown

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Amstel, Sarel R. van, et al.. (1987). Antibiotic serum activities against bacterial isolations from cases of bovine pneumonic pasteurellosis in feedlot calves.. PubMed. 58(2). 77–80. 1 indexed citations

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Gilbert, R.O., et al.. (1985). Successful transfer of embryos recovered from a cow with chronic cervicitis of mixed aerobic and anaerobic bacterial aetiology a case report. Theriogenology. 23(4). 593–596. 1 indexed citations

3.

Jacobs, Michael R., H. J. Koornhof, Roy M. Robins‐Browne, et al.. (1978). Emergence of Multiply Resistant Pneumococci. New England Journal of Medicine. 299(14). 735–740. 493 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jacobs, Michael R., et al.. (1978). Epidemic listeriosis. Report of 14 cases detected in 9 months.. PubMed. 54(10). 389–92. 12 indexed citations

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Plowright, W. & M.A. Witcomb. (1959). The growth in tissue cultures of a virus derived from lumpy‐skin disease of cattle. The Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology. 78(2). 397–407. 10 indexed citations

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Plowright, W., M.A. Witcomb, & R.D. Ferris. (1959). Studies with a strain of contagious pustular dermatitis virus in tissue culture. Archives of Virology. 9(2). 214–231. 24 indexed citations

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Witcomb, M.A., et al.. (1957). Laboratory Trials with an Avianised Rinderpest Vaccine. British Veterinary Journal. 113(9). 353–366. 1 indexed citations

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