Paul R. Cieslak

15.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
109 papers, 10.8k citations indexed

About

Paul R. Cieslak is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul R. Cieslak has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 10.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Infectious Diseases, 50 papers in Epidemiology and 29 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Paul R. Cieslak's work include Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (25 papers), Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (24 papers) and Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (21 papers). Paul R. Cieslak is often cited by papers focused on Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (25 papers), Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (24 papers) and Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (21 papers). Paul R. Cieslak collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Paul R. Cieslak's co-authors include Monica M. Farley, Arthur Reingold, Lee H. Harrison, Anne Schuchat, James L. Hadler, Cynthia G. Whitney, Ruth Lynfield, James H. Jorgensen, Lewis B. Lefkowitz and Richard R. Facklam and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Paul R. Cieslak

107 papers receiving 10.3k 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.

Decline in Invasive Pneumococcal Disease after the Introduction of Protein–Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine

2003 1.7k citations Monica M. Farley, James L. Hadler et al. profile →
Incidence and trends of infection with pathogens transmitted commonly through food--Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. sites, 2006-2013.

2014 792 citations Paul R. Cieslak et al. PubMed profile →
Group B Streptococcal Disease in the Era of Intrapartum Antibiotic Prophylaxis

2000 759 citations Stephanie J. Schrag, Monica M. Farley et al. profile →
Increasing Prevalence of Multidrug-ResistantStreptococcus pneumoniaein the United States

2000 691 citations Monica M. Farley, James L. Hadler et al. profile →
Preliminary Incidence and Trends of Infections with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food — Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. Sites, 2016–2019

2020 219 citations Paul R. Cieslak et al. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul R. Cieslak United States	43	4.9k	3.3k	2.8k	2.5k	2.1k	109	10.8k
Brian D. Plikaytis United States	55	4.6k 0.9×	3.4k 1.0×	2.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	2.6k 1.2×	122	11.1k
James L. Hadler United States	46	8.0k 1.6×	2.9k 0.9×	552 0.2×	2.7k 1.1×	3.1k 1.5×	164	12.6k
Irving Nachamkin United States	48	2.0k 0.4×	3.4k 1.0×	2.6k 1.0×	597 0.2×	673 0.3×	195	8.6k
Dominique A. Caugant Norway	60	8.6k 1.7×	2.9k 0.9×	1.6k 0.6×	1.6k 0.6×	8.2k 3.9×	279	17.0k
Duc J. Vugia United States	63	3.0k 0.6×	4.6k 1.4×	4.0k 1.4×	976 0.4×	324 0.2×	191	11.4k
C. Anthony Hart United Kingdom	58	3.3k 0.7×	4.1k 1.2×	1.3k 0.5×	749 0.3×	653 0.3×	162	10.6k
Lodewijk Spanjaard Netherlands	46	3.7k 0.8×	2.0k 0.6×	475 0.2×	1.1k 0.5×	3.2k 1.5×	157	7.4k
Claire V. Broome United States	45	3.3k 0.7×	1.5k 0.5×	3.0k 1.1×	1.4k 0.6×	2.2k 1.1×	92	10.5k
Édouard Bingen France	53	4.1k 0.8×	2.9k 0.9×	1.6k 0.6×	2.3k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	338	12.3k
Marco R. Oggioni Italy	46	2.7k 0.5×	1.7k 0.5×	647 0.2×	1.2k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	168	6.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul R. Cieslak

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Galanis, Eleni, Laura MacDougall, Caren Rose, et al.. (2025). Predictors of Cryptococcus gattii Clinical Presentation and Outcome: An International Study. PubMed. 80(5). 1088–1094. 1 indexed citations

Bonner, Kimberly, Juventila Liko, Tatiana M. Lanzieri, et al.. (2022). Case report: Persistent shedding of a live vaccine-derived rubella virus in a young man with severe combined immunodeficiency and cutaneous granuloma. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 1075351–1075351. 5 indexed citations

Link‐Gelles, Ruth, Karrie‐Ann Toews, William Schaffner, et al.. (2018). Characteristics of Intracranial Group A Streptococcal Infections in US Children, 1997–2014. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 9(1). 30–35. 10 indexed citations

Cassidy, P. Maureen, et al.. (2018). Extrapulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease Surveillance — Oregon, 2014–2016. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 67(31). 854–857. 25 indexed citations

Skoff, Tami H., Amy Blain, James Watt, et al.. (2017). Impact of the US Maternal Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Acellular Pertussis Vaccination Program on Preventing Pertussis in Infants <2 Months of Age: A Case-Control Evaluation. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 65(12). 1977–1983. 124 indexed citations

Reynolds, Laura, et al.. (2016). Risk Factors for Pertussis Among Hispanic Infants. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 35(5). 488–493. 12 indexed citations

Nelson, George E., Tracy Pondo, Karrie‐Ann Toews, et al.. (2016). Epidemiology of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections in the United States, 2005–2012. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 63(4). 478–486. 261 indexed citations

Liko, Juventila, William Koenig, & Paul R. Cieslak. (2015). Suffer the Infants: A Severe Case of Pertussis in Oregon, 2012. Public Health Reports. 130(5). 435–439. 3 indexed citations

DeBess, Emilio, Shawn R. Lockhart, Naureen Iqbal, & Paul R. Cieslak. (2014). Isolation of Cryptococcus gattii from Oregon soil and tree bark, 2010–2011. BMC Microbiology. 14(1). 323–323. 9 indexed citations

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Cunningham, Margaret C., et al.. (2012). Statewide Validation of Hospital-Reported Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections: Oregon, 2009. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 33(5). 439–445. 25 indexed citations

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Hoekstra, Robert M., Carl M. Schroeder, Sara M. Pires, et al.. (2011). Application of Bayesian Techniques to Model the Burden of Human Salmonellosis Attributable to U.S. Food Commodities at the Point of Processing: Adaptation of a Danish Model. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 8(4). 509–516. 90 indexed citations

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Ong, Sok King, Katrina Hedberg, Paul R. Cieslak, et al.. (2010). Risk Factors for Sporadic Shigellosis, FoodNet 2005. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 7(7). 741–747. 16 indexed citations

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DeBess, Emilio, et al.. (2009). Food Handler Assessment in Oregon. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 6(3). 329–335. 28 indexed citations

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Cieslak, Paul R., et al.. (2009). Recurring norovirus outbreaks in a long-term residential treatment facility - Oregon, 2007.. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 58(25). 694–698. 15 indexed citations

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Rupprecht, Charles E., Deborah J. Briggs, Catherine Brown, et al.. (2009). Evidence for a 4-dose vaccine schedule for human rabies post-exposure prophylaxis in previously non-vaccinated individuals. Vaccine. 27(51). 7141–7148. 63 indexed citations

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Chandler, Rebecca E., Katrina Hedberg, & Paul R. Cieslak. (2007). Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease in Oregon: Increasing Incidence and Hospital-Level Risk Factors. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 28(2). 116–122. 26 indexed citations

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Tugwell, Barna, Priti R. Patel, Ian T. Williams, et al.. (2005). Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus to Several Organ and Tissue Recipients from an Antibody-Negative Donor. Annals of Internal Medicine. 143(9). 648–654. 91 indexed citations

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Schrag, Stephanie J., Monica M. Farley, Arthur Reingold, et al.. (2000). Group B Streptococcal Disease in the Era of Intrapartum Antibiotic Prophylaxis. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 55(6). 345–346. 42 indexed citations

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Ackman, David M., et al.. (1995). Reptile-associated salmonellosis in New York State. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 14(11). 955–958. 68 indexed citations

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Zhang, Tonghai, et al.. (1994). Antibodies to the serine rich Entamoeba histolytica protein (SREHP) prevent amoebic liver abscess in severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mice. Parasite Immunology. 16(5). 225–230. 39 indexed citations

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