Michael Towns

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Michael Towns is a scholar working on Clinical Biochemistry, Epidemiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Towns has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Clinical Biochemistry, 5 papers in Epidemiology and 5 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Michael Towns's work include Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (7 papers), Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (5 papers) and Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (3 papers). Michael Towns is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (7 papers), Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (5 papers) and Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (3 papers). Michael Towns collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Taiwan. Michael Towns's co-authors include L. Barth Reller, S Mirrett, Melvin P. Weinstein, Giovanni Parmigiani, L G Reimer, William R. Jarvis, Po‐Ren Hsueh, Jeffrey W. Weinstein, Daniel J. Sexton and Linda Sanders and has published in prestigious journals such as Clinical Infectious Diseases, The Journal of Infectious Diseases and The Journal of Urology.

In The Last Decade

Michael Towns

13 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

The Clinical Significance of Positive Blood Cultures in the 1990s: A Prospective Comprehensive Evaluation of the Microbiology, Epidemiology, and Outcome of Bacteremia and Fungemia in Adults

1997 965 citations Melvin P. Weinstein, Michael Towns et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Towns United States	10	846	609	487	446	171	14	1.4k
Eileen Graffunder United States	11	649 0.8×	385 0.6×	213 0.4×	772 1.7×	267 1.6×	16	1.5k
Patricia Triplett United States	6	378 0.4×	388 0.6×	220 0.5×	842 1.9×	78 0.5×	7	1.1k
E Soriano Spain	18	310 0.4×	770 1.3×	178 0.4×	641 1.4×	110 0.6×	55	1.5k
Nancy K. Henry United States	20	445 0.5×	495 0.8×	313 0.6×	501 1.1×	61 0.4×	48	1.2k
Kristoffer Strålin Sweden	26	331 0.4×	1.1k 1.8×	233 0.5×	397 0.9×	54 0.3×	73	1.6k
M. Torres-Tortosa Spain	16	276 0.3×	498 0.8×	160 0.3×	332 0.7×	181 1.1×	25	872
E.G. Smyth Ireland	19	294 0.3×	373 0.6×	175 0.4×	459 1.0×	84 0.5×	62	991
Jeffrey J. Zuravleff United States	14	241 0.3×	419 0.7×	146 0.3×	481 1.1×	155 0.9×	20	1.5k
Alain Cometta Switzerland	17	632 0.7×	528 0.9×	92 0.2×	186 0.4×	164 1.0×	44	1.6k
Allan G. Jensen Denmark	14	387 0.5×	426 0.7×	280 0.6×	616 1.4×	57 0.3×	19	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Towns

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14 of 14 papers shown

Wang, Yaping, et al.. (2021). Choice-Based Dynamic Pricing for Vacation Rentals. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 51(6). 450–462.

Towns, Michael, William R. Jarvis, & Po‐Ren Hsueh. (2010). Guidelines on Blood Cultures. Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection. 43(4). 347–349. 75 indexed citations

Lissauer, Matthew, Sara B. Johnson, Grant V. Bochicchio, et al.. (2009). DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSION OF TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR GENES. Shock. 31(3). 238–244. 31 indexed citations

Sonna, Larry A., Lauren Hawkins, Matthew Lissauer, et al.. (2009). Core temperature correlates with expression of selected stress and immunomodulatory genes in febrile patients with sepsis and noninfectious SIRS. Cell Stress and Chaperones. 15(1). 55–66. 25 indexed citations

Towns, Michael & L. Barth Reller. (2003). Diagnostic methods. Cardiology Clinics. 21(2). 197–205. 4 indexed citations

Towns, Michael & L. Barth Reller. (2002). Diagnostic methods. Infectious Disease Clinics of North America. 16(2). 363–376. 11 indexed citations

Weinstein, Melvin P., Michael Towns, S Mirrett, et al.. (1997). The Clinical Significance of Positive Blood Cultures in the 1990s: A Prospective Comprehensive Evaluation of the Microbiology, Epidemiology, and Outcome of Bacteremia and Fungemia in Adults. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 24(4). 584–602. 965 indexed citations breakdown →

Weinstein, Jeffrey W., Matthew T. Roe, Michael Towns, et al.. (1996). Resistant Enterococci: A Prospective, Study of Prevalence, Incidence, and Factors Associated With Colonization in a University Hospital. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 17(1). 36–41. 102 indexed citations

Weinstein, Jeffrey W., Matthew T. Roe, Michael Towns, et al.. (1996). Resistant Enterococci: A Prospective Study of Prevalence, Incidence, and Factors Associated with Colonization in a University Hospital. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 17(1). 36–41. 66 indexed citations

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Towns, Michael, et al.. (1989). An Improved Method for Determining the Microbial Inhibitory Activity of Serum and Its Application to the Study of Patients with Leukemia. American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 92(2). 192–198. 4 indexed citations

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Hunter, Robert L., et al.. (1984). Transferrin in Disease II: Defects in the Regulation of Transferrin Saturation with Iron Contribute to Susceptibility to Infection. American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 81(6). 748–753. 38 indexed citations

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Hunter, Robert L., et al.. (1984). Transferrin in Disease II: Defects in the Regulation of Transferrin Saturation With Iron Contribute to Susceptibility to Infection. The Journal of Urology. 132(6). 1284–1284. 1 indexed citations

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Towns, Michael, E. O. Hill, & Suzie C. Tindall. (1984). Frontal bone osteomyelitis due to Clostridium difficile. Clinical Microbiology Newsletter. 6(1). 6–7. 13 indexed citations

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Jarvis, William R., Fletcher Thompson, V. R. Dowell, et al.. (1983). Comparison of Bacterial Isolation, Cytotoxicity Assay, and Counterimmnnoelectrophoresis for the Detection of Clostridium difficile and Its Toxin. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 147(4). 778–778. 18 indexed citations

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