Randall J. Cohrs

11.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
154 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Randall J. Cohrs is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Parasitology and Virology. According to data from OpenAlex, Randall J. Cohrs has authored 154 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 137 papers in Epidemiology, 29 papers in Parasitology and 25 papers in Virology. Recurrent topics in Randall J. Cohrs's work include Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (134 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (38 papers) and Vector-borne infectious diseases (24 papers). Randall J. Cohrs is often cited by papers focused on Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (134 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (38 papers) and Vector-borne infectious diseases (24 papers). Randall J. Cohrs collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Randall J. Cohrs's co-authors include Donald H. Gilden, Ravi Mahalingam, Don Gilden, Maria A. Nagel, Mary Wellish, James J. LaGuardia, Peter G. E. Kennedy, Bette K. Kleinschmidt‐DeMasters, Aud Nome Dueland and Satish Mehta and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Randall J. Cohrs

153 papers receiving 7.1k 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.

Neurologic Complications of the Reactivation of Varicella–Zoster Virus

2000 558 citations Donald H. Gilden, James J. LaGuardia et al. profile →
Varicella zoster virus infection

2015 500 citations Randall J. Cohrs, Don Gilden et al. profile →
Varicella zoster virus vasculopathies: diverse clinical manifestations, laboratory features, pathogenesis, and treatment

2009 398 citations Don Gilden, Randall J. Cohrs et al. profile →
Human and mouse trigeminal ganglia cell atlas implicates multiple cell types in migraine

2022 97 citations Randall J. Cohrs et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Randall J. Cohrs United States	48	5.6k	1.4k	1.1k	1.0k	1.0k	154	7.3k
Ravi Mahalingam United States	41	4.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	905 0.8×	811 0.8×	939 0.9×	118	5.4k
Don Gilden United States	41	4.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	903 0.8×	606 0.6×	1.3k 1.3×	157	6.3k
Donald H. Gilden United States	50	5.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	914 0.9×	990 0.9×	1.4k 1.4×	192	8.6k
Koichi Yamanishi Japan	51	7.7k 1.4×	818 0.6×	399 0.4×	801 0.8×	195 0.2×	228	11.0k
Todd P. Margolis United States	44	3.4k 0.6×	691 0.5×	373 0.3×	673 0.6×	142 0.1×	177	6.1k
Georges M. G. M. Verjans Netherlands	35	2.3k 0.4×	359 0.3×	204 0.2×	440 0.4×	222 0.2×	146	4.3k
Robert L. Hendricks United States	43	3.9k 0.7×	299 0.2×	391 0.4×	451 0.4×	154 0.1×	120	6.4k
Anthony B. Nesburn United States	52	5.6k 1.0×	265 0.2×	556 0.5×	923 0.9×	128 0.1×	221	9.0k
Israel Steiner Israel	39	2.1k 0.4×	844 0.6×	178 0.2×	224 0.2×	1.7k 1.6×	181	5.7k
Kenneth L. Tyler United States	60	3.4k 0.6×	308 0.2×	167 0.2×	508 0.5×	1.0k 1.0×	242	11.8k

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Bubak, Andrew N., Cheryl L. Beseler, Christina N. Como, et al.. (2020). Acute zoster plasma contains elevated amyloid, correlating with Aβ42 and amylin levels, and is amyloidogenic. Journal of NeuroVirology. 26(3). 422–428. 11 indexed citations

Bubak, Andrew N., Cheryl L. Beseler, Christina N. Como, et al.. (2020). Amylin, Aβ42, and Amyloid in Varicella Zoster Virus Vasculopathy Cerebrospinal Fluid and Infected Vascular Cells. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 223(7). 1284–1294. 10 indexed citations

Bubak, Andrew N., Christina N. Como, Christina Coughlan, et al.. (2019). Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection of Primary Human Spinal Astrocytes Produces Intracellular Amylin, Amyloid-β, and an Amyloidogenic Extracellular Environment. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 221(7). 1088–1097. 33 indexed citations

Bubak, Andrew N., Christina N. Como, Seth Frietze, et al.. (2018). Varicella Zoster Virus Induces Nuclear Translocation of the Neurokinin-1 Receptor, Promoting Lamellipodia Formation and Viral Spread in Spinal Astrocytes. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 218(8). 1324–1335. 12 indexed citations

Addya, Sankar, Reas S. Khan, Lawrence C. Kenyon, et al.. (2014). Mouse Hepatitis Virus Infection Upregulates Genes Involved in Innate Immune Responses. PLoS ONE. 9(10). e111351–e111351. 16 indexed citations

Baird, Nicholas L., Xiaoli Yu, Stipan Jonjić, et al.. (2014). Varicella zoster virus DNA does not accumulate in infected human neurons. Virology. 458-459. 1–3. 15 indexed citations

Pollak, Lea, et al.. (2014). Varicella-zoster DNA in saliva of patients with meningoencephalitis: a preliminary study. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 131(6). 417–421. 4 indexed citations

Birlea, Marius, et al.. (2013). Search for varicella zoster virus DNA in saliva of healthy individuals aged 20–59 years. Journal of Medical Virology. 86(2). 360–362. 17 indexed citations

Gilden, Don, Maria A. Nagel, Randall J. Cohrs, & Ravi Mahalingam. (2013). The Variegate Neurological Manifestations of Varicella Zoster Virus Infection. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports. 13(9). 374–374. 66 indexed citations

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Gilden, Don, et al.. (2012). Human trigeminal ganglionic explants as a model to study alphaherpesvirus reactivation. Journal of NeuroVirology. 18(6). 456–461. 14 indexed citations

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Nagel, Maria A., Ravi Mahalingam, Randall J. Cohrs, & Don Gilden. (2010). Virus Vasculopathy and Stroke: An Under-Recognized Cause and Treatment Target. Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets. 10(2). 105–111. 69 indexed citations

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Umbach, Jennifer L., Maria A. Nagel, Randall J. Cohrs, Donald H. Gilden, & Bryan R. Cullen. (2009). Analysis of Human Alphaherpesvirus MicroRNA Expression in Latently Infected Human Trigeminal Ganglia. Journal of Virology. 83(20). 10677–10683. 143 indexed citations

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Burgoon, Mark P., Randall J. Cohrs, Jeffrey L. Bennett, et al.. (2009). Varicella zoster virus is not a disease‐relevant antigen in multiple sclerosis. Annals of Neurology. 65(4). 474–479. 40 indexed citations

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Mueller, Niklaus H., et al.. (2008). Construction of Recombinant Mouse IgG1 Antibody Directed Against Varicella Zoster Virus Immediate Early Protein 63. Hybridoma. 27(1). 1–10. 5 indexed citations

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Gilden, Donald H., Ravi Mahalingam, Randall J. Cohrs, & Kenneth L. Tyler. (2007). Herpesvirus infections of the nervous system. Nature Clinical Practice Neurology. 3(2). 82–94. 106 indexed citations

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Gilden, Donald H., et al.. (2006). Epigenetic Regulation of Varicella-Zoster Virus Open Reading Frames 62 and 63 in Latently Infected Human Trigeminal Ganglia. Journal of Virology. 80(10). 4921–4926. 30 indexed citations

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Cohrs, Randall J., James J. LaGuardia, & Donald H. Gilden. (2005). Distribution of Latent Herpes Simplex Virus Type-1 and Varicella Zoster Virus DNA in Human Trigeminal Ganglia. Virus Genes. 31(2). 223–227. 21 indexed citations

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Shenkar, Robert, J. Paul Elliott, Katrina Diener, et al.. (2003). Differential Gene Expression in Human Cerebrovascular Malformations. Neurosurgery. 52(2). 465–478. 73 indexed citations

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Gilden, Donald H., Randall J. Cohrs, & Ravi Mahalingam. (2003). Clinical and Molecular Pathogenesis of Varicella Virus Infection. Viral Immunology. 16(3). 243–258. 65 indexed citations

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Mahalingam, Ravi, Penny Clarke, Mary Wellish, et al.. (1992). Prevalence and distribution of latent simian varicella virus DNA in monkey ganglia. Virology. 188(1). 193–197. 35 indexed citations

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