Max Essex

45.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
548 papers, 24.2k citations indexed

About

Max Essex is a scholar working on Virology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Max Essex has authored 548 papers receiving a total of 24.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 293 papers in Virology, 267 papers in Infectious Diseases and 159 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Max Essex's work include HIV Research and Treatment (291 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (200 papers) and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (147 papers). Max Essex is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (291 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (200 papers) and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (147 papers). Max Essex collaborates with scholars based in United States, Botswana and South Africa. Max Essex's co-authors include Phyllis J. Kanki, Richard Marlink, M. F. McLane, Boris Renjifo, Ibou Thior, Shahin Lockman, Vladimir Novitsky, Françis Barin, Souleymane Mboup and William D. Hardy and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Max Essex

531 papers receiving 22.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Isolation of T-Cell Tropic HTLV-III-Like Retrovirus from Macaques

1985 746 citations Max Essex et al. profile →
Major Glycoprotein Antigens That Induce Antibodies in AIDS Patients Are Encoded by HTLV-III

1985 487 citations Max Essex et al. profile →
Reduced Rate of Disease Development After HIV-2 Infection as Compared to HIV-1

1994 432 citations Richard Marlink, Phyllis J. Kanki et al. profile →
Neural-Tube Defects and Antiretroviral Treatment Regimens in Botswana

2019 230 citations Gloria Mayondi, Tendani Gaolathe et al. profile →
Viruses in naturally occurring cancers

1980 225 citations Max Essex et al. profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Max Essex

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Citations

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Max Essex

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

All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Genome-wide association study reveals genetic variants associated with HIV-1C infection in a Botswana study population 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Daria V. Zhernakova, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Gaik Tamazian, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), David Vlahov, (unknown), Simani Gaseitsiwe, Vladimir Novitsky, Max Essex, Stephen J. O’Brien	4
2	PANDAA intentionally violates conventional qPCR design to enable durable, mismatch-agnostic detection of highly polymorphic pathogens 2021 ·Communications Biology ·(unknown), Christopher F. Rowley, Max Essex	6
3	Undetectable proviral deoxyribonucleic acid in an adolescent perinatally infected with human immunodeficiency virus-1C and on long-term antiretroviral therapy resulted in viral rebound following antiretroviral therapy termination 2019 ·Medicine ·Catherine K. Koofhethile, Sikhulile Moyo, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Tendani Gaolathe, Joseph Makhema, Roger Shapiro, Shahin Lockman, Phyllis J. Kanki, Max Essex, Simani Gaseitsiwe, Túlio de Oliveira, Vladimir Novitsky	0
4	Chronic and Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women in Botswana 2018 ·Genes ·(unknown), Ishmael Kasvosve, Motswedi Anderson, (unknown), Wonderful T. Choga, (unknown), (unknown), Sikhulile Moyo, (unknown), Jean Leidner, Jason T. Blackard, Gloria Mayondi, Betsy Kammerer, Rosemary Musonda, Max Essex, Shahin Lockman, Simani Gaseitsiwe	25
5	Impact of HLA-driven HIV adaptation on virulence in populations of high HIV seroprevalence 2014 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Rebecca Payne, Maximilian Muenchhoff, Jaclyn K. Mann, Hannah Roberts, Philippa C. Matthews, Emily Adland, (unknown), Kuan‐Hsiang Gary Huang, Mark A. Brockman, Zabrina L. Brumme, Marc Sinclair, Toshiyuki Miura, John Frater, Max Essex, Roger Shapiro, Bruce D. Walker, Thumbi Ndung’u, Angela R. McLean, Jonathan M. Carlson, Philip Goulder	62
6	Vitamin D Insufficiency in HIV-infected Pregnant Women Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy is Not Associated With Morbidity, Mortality or Growth Impairment in Their Uninfected Infants in Botswana 2014 ·The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal ·Kathleen M. Powis, Shahin Lockman, Laura Smeaton, Michael D. Hughes, Wafaie Fawzi, Anthony Ogwu, Sikhulile Moyo, Erik van Widenfelt, Julia von Oettingen, Joseph Makhema, Max Essex, Roger Shapiro	6
7	Prevalence of human papillomavirus genotypes and associated cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions in HIV‐infected women in Botswana 2011 ·Journal of Medical Virology ·(unknown), (unknown), Sikhulile Moyo, Shahin Lockman, Roger Shapiro, Mukendi Kayembe, Erik van Widenfelt, Joseph Makhema, Max Essex, C. William Wester	27
8	Increased Risk of Preterm Delivery Among HIV-Infected Women Randomized to Protease Versus Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor-Based HAART During Pregnancy 2011 ·The Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Kathleen M. Powis, Douglas Kitch, Anthony Ogwu, Michael D. Hughes, Shahin Lockman, Jean Leidner, Erik van Widenfelt, Claire Moffat, Sikhulile Moyo, Joseph Makhema, Max Essex, Roger Shapiro	159
9	Antiretroviral Treatment Initiation Among HIV-Infected Pregnant Women with Low CD4+ Cell Counts in Gaborone, Botswana 2010 ·JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes ·Jennifer Y. Chen, Anthony Ogwu, (unknown), Shahin Lockman, Howard Moffat, Tendani Gaolathe, (unknown), Ketil Størdal, Scott Dryden‐Peterson, Claire Moffat, Joseph Makhema, Max Essex, Roger Shapiro	19
10	Molecular evolution of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 subtype A in Senegal: 1988-1997. 2000 ·PubMed ·(unknown), Donald J. Hamel, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Aïssatou Guèye‐Ndiaye, Max Essex, (unknown), Phyllis J. Kanki	19
11	Human Immunodeficiency Viruses in The Developing World 1999 ·Advances in virus research ·Max Essex	82
12	Role of the CCR5 delta 32 allele in resistance to HIV-1 infection in west Africa. 1999 ·PubMed ·E. Kokkotou, Valérie Philippon, Aïssatou Guèye‐Ndiaye, Souleymane Mboup, (unknown), Max Essex, Phyllis Kanki	11
13	Relation between HIV-2 proviral load and CD4+ lymphocyte count differs in monotypic and dual HIV infections. 1999 ·PubMed ·A. Sarr, Stephen J. Popper, Ibou Thior, Donald J. Hamel, Jean‐Louis Sankalé, Tidiane Siby, Richard Marlink, Max Essex, Souleymane Mboup, Phyllis Kanki	19
14	Preferred nucleotide sequence at the integration target site of human T-cell leukemia virus type I from patients with adult T-cell leukemia 1996 ·International Journal of Cancer ·(unknown), Akihiko Okayama, (unknown), (unknown), Max Essex	20
15	Preferred nucleotide sequence at the integration target site of human T‐cell leukemia virus type I from patients with adult T‐cell leukemia 1996 ·International Journal of Cancer ·(unknown), Akihiko Okayama, Ih‐Jen Su, Tun‐Hou Lee, Max Essex	2
16	Interleukin 2-Independent Interleukin 7 Activity Enhances Cytotoxic Immune Response of HIV-1-Infected Individuals 1994 ·AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses ·Claudio Carini, Max Essex	35
17	Influence of Deletions in N or C Terminus of HIV-1 Glycoprotein 120 on Binding of Infectivity-Enhancing Antibody 1994 ·AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses ·(unknown), James E. Robinson, (unknown), Max Essex, (unknown)	6
18	Humoral Aspects of Anti-HIV Immune Responses in Zairians with AIDS: Lower Antigenemia Does Not Correlate with Immune Complex Levels 1993 ·AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses ·Oscar Kashala, Patrick Kayembé, Phyllis Kanki, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Max Essex	5
19	Association of Feline Leukemia Virus with Lymphosarcoma and Other Disorders in the Cat 1975 ·Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association ·Susan M. Cotter, William D. Hardy, Max Essex	126
20	Feline Virus-Induced Tumors and the Immune Response: Recent Developments 1973 ·American Journal of Veterinary Research ·Max Essex, S. M. Cotter, James L. Carpenter	24

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