Michael S. Abers

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 853 citations indexed

About

Michael S. Abers is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael S. Abers has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 853 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Epidemiology, 4 papers in Infectious Diseases and 4 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Michael S. Abers's work include Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (4 papers), Nosocomial Infections in ICU (3 papers) and Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (3 papers). Michael S. Abers is often cited by papers focused on Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (4 papers), Nosocomial Infections in ICU (3 papers) and Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (3 papers). Michael S. Abers collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Italy. Michael S. Abers's co-authors include Daniel M. Musher, Vicente Corrales‐Medina, John G. Bartlett, Joseph S. Kass, Wayne X. Shandera, Michail S. Lionakis, Michael K. Mansour, Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis, Christa S. Zerbe and Samantha Kreuzburg and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Michael S. Abers

17 papers receiving 840 citations

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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.

Acute Infection and Myocardial Infarction

2019 317 citations Daniel M. Musher, Michael S. Abers et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael S. Abers United States	11	347	297	151	113	84	17	853
Maximilian Muenchhoff Germany	19	232 0.7×	587 2.0×	200 1.3×	79 0.7×	71 0.8×	47	1.1k
Ulla Hohenthal Finland	18	362 1.0×	224 0.8×	128 0.8×	53 0.5×	35 0.4×	43	917
Lars‐Magnus Andersson Sweden	18	317 0.9×	541 1.8×	51 0.3×	82 0.7×	75 0.9×	44	923
Volker Strenger Austria	19	386 1.1×	334 1.1×	79 0.5×	37 0.3×	34 0.4×	57	859
Sam Kampondeni Malawi	18	268 0.8×	236 0.8×	84 0.6×	37 0.3×	206 2.5×	33	982
Rosa Bologna Argentina	18	424 1.2×	485 1.6×	287 1.9×	58 0.5×	117 1.4×	78	1.2k
Meghan S. Vermillion United States	15	245 0.7×	257 0.9×	225 1.5×	42 0.4×	36 0.4×	24	756
Marta López Spain	18	317 0.9×	181 0.6×	52 0.3×	59 0.5×	60 0.7×	39	882
Eugenio Nelson Cavallari Italy	14	170 0.5×	140 0.5×	63 0.4×	101 0.9×	64 0.8×	38	734
Irene S. Kourbeti Greece	14	312 0.9×	240 0.8×	42 0.3×	56 0.5×	59 0.7×	27	808

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17 of 17 papers shown

Abers, Michael S., Angela K. Ulrich, & Rochelle P. Walensky. (2025). Universal Hepatitis B Vaccination at Birth—Risks of Revising the Recommendation. JAMA. 335(7). 569–569. 3 indexed citations

Ochoa, Sebastian, Michael S. Abers, Lindsey B. Rosen, et al.. (2023). Management and outcome of COVID-19 in CTLA-4 insufficiency. Blood Advances. 7(19). 5743–5751. 3 indexed citations

Abers, Michael S., Lindsey B. Rosen, Ottavia M. Delmonte, et al.. (2021). Neutralizing type‐I interferon autoantibodies are associated with delayed viral clearance and intensive care unit admission in patients with COVID‐19. Immunology and Cell Biology. 99(9). 917–921. 56 indexed citations

Abers, Michael S. & Michail S. Lionakis. (2020). Infectious Complications of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors. Infectious Disease Clinics of North America. 34(2). 235–243. 7 indexed citations

Hopke, Alex, Allison K. Scherer, Samantha Kreuzburg, et al.. (2020). Neutrophil swarming delays the growth of clusters of pathogenic fungi. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2031–2031. 79 indexed citations

Abers, Michael S., Michail S. Lionakis, & Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis. (2019). Checkpoint Inhibition and Infectious Diseases: A Good Thing?. Trends in Molecular Medicine. 25(12). 1080–1093. 33 indexed citations

Musher, Daniel M., Michael S. Abers, & Vicente Corrales‐Medina. (2019). Acute Infection and Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal of Medicine. 380(2). 171–176. 317 indexed citations breakdown →

Musher, Daniel M., Michael S. Abers, & John G. Bartlett. (2017). Evolving Understanding of the Causes of Pneumonia in Adults, With Special Attention to the Role of Pneumococcus. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 65(10). 1736–1744. 136 indexed citations

Ankomah, Pierre, Suzanne M. McCluskey, Michael S. Abers, et al.. (2017). Serial Procalcitonin Levels Correlate with Microbial Etiology in Hospitalized Patients with Pneumonia. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 4(suppl_1). S351–S351. 1 indexed citations

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Hannawi, Yousef, Michael S. Abers, Romergryko G. Geocadin, & Marek A. Mirski. (2016). Abnormal movements in critical care patients with brain injury: a diagnostic approach. Critical Care. 20(1). 60–60. 17 indexed citations

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Abers, Michael S., Rahul Sampath, Natalie Uy, et al.. (2016). Postobstructive Pneumonia: An Underdescribed Syndrome. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 62(8). 957–961. 23 indexed citations

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Abers, Michael S., Musie Ghebremichael, Allison K. Timmons, et al.. (2016). A Critical Reappraisal of Prolonged Neutropenia as a Risk Factor for Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 3(1). ofw036–ofw036. 16 indexed citations

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McCluskey, Suzanne M., Philipp Schüetz, Michael S. Abers, et al.. (2016). Serial Procalcitonin as a Predictor of Bacteremia and Need for Intensive Care Unit Care in Adults With Pneumonia, Including Those With Highest Severity: A Prospective Cohort Study. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 4(1). ofw238–ofw238. 14 indexed citations

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Grigoryan, Larissa, et al.. (2014). A comparison of the microbiologic profile of indwelling versus external urinary catheters. American Journal of Infection Control. 42(6). 682–684. 10 indexed citations

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Abers, Michael S. & D. M. Musher. (2014). Clinical prediction rules in community-acquired pneumonia: lies, damn lies and statistics. QJM. 107(7). 595–596. 16 indexed citations

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Abers, Michael S., Wayne X. Shandera, & Joseph S. Kass. (2013). Neurological and Psychiatric Adverse Effects of Antiretroviral Drugs. CNS Drugs. 28(2). 131–145. 116 indexed citations

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Abers, Michael S., et al.. (2013). Central nervous system vasculitis secondary to systemic sclerosis. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 20(8). 1168–1170. 6 indexed citations

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