Randall J. Olsen

8.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
142 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Randall J. Olsen is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Randall J. Olsen has authored 142 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Infectious Diseases, 64 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 24 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Randall J. Olsen's work include Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (61 papers), Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (50 papers) and Neonatal and Maternal Infections (29 papers). Randall J. Olsen is often cited by papers focused on Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (61 papers), Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (50 papers) and Neonatal and Maternal Infections (29 papers). Randall J. Olsen collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Randall J. Olsen's co-authors include James M. Musser, Richard J. Murnane, Patricia L. Cernoch, Katherine K. Perez, William L. Musick, Stephen B. Beres, James R. Davis, L. E. Peterson, Samuel A. Shelburne and Muthiah Kumaraswami and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Randall J. Olsen

140 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

Who Will Teach? Policies That Matter 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 2022 2022 100 200 300
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.

  1. Who Will Teach? Policies That Matter
    1992 340 citations Richard J. Murnane, Randall J. Olsen et al. profile →
  2. Signals of Significantly Increased Vaccine Breakthrough, Decreased Hospitalization Rates, and Less Severe Disease in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 Caused by the Omicron Variant of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Houston, Texas
    2022 127 citations Paul Christensen, Randall J. Olsen et al. American Journal Of Pathology profile →
  3. Multiple spillovers from humans and onward transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in white-tailed deer
    2022 124 citations Suresh V. Kuchipudi, Meera Surendran Nair et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers

Randall J. Olsen
Andrew J. Pollard United Kingdom
David Goldblatt United Kingdom
Agnes E. Wold Sweden
Patricia García United States
Jane S. Hocking Australia
Thomas A. Clark United States
David Taylor‐Robinson United Kingdom
Ibrahim Abubakar United Kingdom
Joan Robinson Canada
Yonatan H. Grad United States
Andrew J. Pollard United Kingdom
Randall J. Olsen
Citations per year, relative to Randall J. Olsen Randall J. Olsen (= 1×) peers Andrew J. Pollard

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Fields of papers citing papers by Randall J. Olsen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Randall J. Olsen

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Newton, Keith, et al.. (2024). CALR frameshift mutation detection in myeloproliferative neoplasms by microfluidic chip analysis. Laboratory Medicine. 56(4). 343–350. 1 indexed citations
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Do, Hackwon, Zhongrui Li, Praveen Tripathi, et al.. (2024). Engineered probiotic overcomes pathogen defences using signal interference and antibiotic production to treat infection in mice. Nature Microbiology. 9(2). 502–513. 21 indexed citations
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Velu, Priya, Allison M. Cushman‐Vokoun, Mark D. Ewalt, et al.. (2022). Alignment of Fellowship Training with Practice Patterns for Molecular Pathologists. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 24(8). 825–840. 1 indexed citations
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Kuchipudi, Suresh V., Meera Surendran Nair, Rachel M. Ruden, et al.. (2022). Multiple spillovers from humans and onward transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in white-tailed deer. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(6). 124 indexed citations breakdown →
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Smith, Judith A., et al.. (2022). AHCC® Supplementation to Support Immune Function to Clear Persistent Human Papillomavirus Infections. Frontiers in Oncology. 12. 881902–881902. 15 indexed citations
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Fernandez‐Moure, Joseph, Jeffrey L. Van Eps, Megan Livingston, et al.. (2021). Polyester Mesh Functionalization with Nitric Oxide-Releasing Silica Nanoparticles Reduces Early Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Contamination. Surgical Infections. 22(9). 910–922. 1 indexed citations
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Eskandari, Ghazaleh, et al.. (2021). Implementing flowDensity for Automated Analysis of Bone Marrow Lymphocyte Population. Journal of Pathology Informatics. 12(1). 49–49.
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Olsen, Randall J., Paul Christensen, S. Wesley Long, et al.. (2021). Trajectory of Growth of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Variants in Houston, Texas, January through May 2021, Based on 12,476 Genome Sequences. American Journal Of Pathology. 191(10). 1754–1773. 10 indexed citations
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Bernard, Paul E., Priyanka Kachroo, Jesus M. Eraso, et al.. (2019). Polymorphisms in Regulator of Cov Contribute to the Molecular Pathogenesis of Serotype M28 Group A Streptococcus. American Journal Of Pathology. 189(10). 2002–2018. 4 indexed citations
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Zhu, Luchang, et al.. (2017). Novel Genes Required for the Fitness of Streptococcus pyogenes in Human Saliva. mSphere. 2(6). 25 indexed citations
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Nan, Xinyu, Joe Ensor, Jasleen K. Randhawa, et al.. (2017). An Integer Weighted Genomic Mutation Score (GMS) Using Next Generation Sequencing Is Predictive of Prognosis in Intermediate Risk AML Patients. Blood. 130. 3940–3940. 1 indexed citations
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Makthal, Nishanth, Zhen Ma, Randall J. Olsen, et al.. (2013). Crystal Structure of Peroxide Stress Regulator from Streptococcus pyogenes Provides Functional Insights into the Mechanism of Oxidative Stress Sensing. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(25). 18311–18324. 47 indexed citations
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Olsen, Randall J., Daniel R. Laucirica, Concepcion Cantu, et al.. (2012). Polymorphisms in Regulator of Protease B (RopB) Alter Disease Phenotype and Strain Virulence of Serotype M3 Group A Streptococcus. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 205(11). 1719–1729. 24 indexed citations
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Carroll, Ronan K., Samuel A. Shelburne, Randall J. Olsen, et al.. (2011). Naturally occurring single amino acid replacements in a regulatory protein alter streptococcal gene expression and virulence in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 121(5). 1956–1968. 65 indexed citations
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Olsen, Randall J., Scott D. Kobayashi, Madiha Ashraf, et al.. (2010). Lack of a Major Role of Staphylococcus aureus Panton-Valentine Leukocidin in Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Nonhuman Primates. American Journal Of Pathology. 176(3). 1346–1354. 36 indexed citations
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Olsen, Randall J. & James M. Musser. (2009). Molecular Pathogenesis of Necrotizing Fasciitis. Annual Review of Pathology Mechanisms of Disease. 5(1). 1–31. 106 indexed citations
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Olsen, Randall J., Dennis P. O’Malley, Sergej Konoplev, et al.. (2007). The role of Janus Kinase 2 V617F mutation in extramedullary hematopoiesis of the spleen in neoplastic myeloid disorders. Modern Pathology. 20(9). 929–935. 24 indexed citations
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Olsen, Randall J.. (1994). Fertility and the size of the U.S. labor force.. Journal of Economic Literature. 32(1). 60–100. 39 indexed citations
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Murnane, Richard J. & Randall J. Olsen. (1989). Will There Be Enough Teachers. American Economic Review. 79(2). 242–246. 26 indexed citations

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