Rebeca Rico-Hesse

5.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
34 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Rebeca Rico-Hesse is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Rebeca Rico-Hesse has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Infectious Diseases, 26 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 5 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Rebeca Rico-Hesse's work include Viral Infections and Vectors (26 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (26 papers) and Malaria Research and Control (8 papers). Rebeca Rico-Hesse is often cited by papers focused on Viral Infections and Vectors (26 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (26 papers) and Malaria Research and Control (8 papers). Rebeca Rico-Hesse collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Colombia. Rebeca Rico-Hesse's co-authors include Philip M. Armstrong, Javier Mota, Rosalba Salas, Jorge Bóshell, Justin R. Anderson, Scott C. Weaver, Dennis A. Bente, Olen M. Kew, Baldev K. Nottay and Mark A. Pallansch and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Rebeca Rico-Hesse

34 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

Origins of Dengue Type 2 Viruses Associated with Increased Pathogenicity in the Americas

1997 544 citations Rebeca Rico-Hesse, Lisa M. Harrison et al. Virology profile →
Molecular evolution and distribution of dengue viruses type 1 and 2 in nature

1990 466 citations Rebeca Rico-Hesse Virology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rebeca Rico-Hesse United States	27	3.6k	3.2k	484	476	402	34	4.4k
Eiji Konishi Japan	34	3.2k 0.9×	2.7k 0.9×	449 0.9×	656 1.4×	761 1.9×	162	4.0k
Dennis W. Trent United States	45	4.7k 1.3×	3.9k 1.2×	536 1.1×	863 1.8×	770 1.9×	111	5.8k
Kenneth H. Eckels United States	43	3.7k 1.0×	3.3k 1.0×	336 0.7×	492 1.0×	209 0.5×	97	4.2k
John Aaskov Australia	33	2.8k 0.8×	2.3k 0.7×	393 0.8×	269 0.6×	222 0.6×	120	3.5k
Hermann G. Schatzmayr Brazil	32	2.3k 0.7×	1.7k 0.5×	208 0.4×	383 0.8×	245 0.6×	125	3.0k
Richard M. Kinney United States	45	4.2k 1.2×	3.6k 1.1×	660 1.4×	617 1.3×	430 1.1×	79	5.1k
Wellington Sun United States	34	3.4k 1.0×	3.0k 0.9×	276 0.6×	577 1.2×	264 0.7×	55	4.3k
Thomas J. Chambers United States	22	2.6k 0.7×	2.0k 0.6×	405 0.8×	526 1.1×	377 0.9×	33	3.2k
Naomi L. Forrester United States	34	3.0k 0.8×	3.3k 1.0×	667 1.4×	391 0.8×	341 0.8×	67	4.2k
Lark L. Coffey United States	30	2.3k 0.6×	2.4k 0.7×	597 1.2×	425 0.9×	279 0.7×	69	3.7k

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Andrus, Jon Kim, María Elena Bottazzi, Susan P. Fisher‐Hoch, et al.. (2013). Ears of the Armadillo: Global Health Research and Neglected Diseases in Texas. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 7(6). e2021–e2021. 9 indexed citations

Cox, Jonathan, Javier Mota, Soila Sukupolvi-Petty, Michael Diamond, & Rebeca Rico-Hesse. (2012). Mosquito Bite Delivery of Dengue Virus Enhances Immunogenicity and Pathogenesis in Humanized Mice. Journal of Virology. 86(14). 7637–7649. 152 indexed citations

Mota, Javier & Rebeca Rico-Hesse. (2011). Dengue Virus Tropism in Humanized Mice Recapitulates Human Dengue Fever. PLoS ONE. 6(6). e20762–e20762. 69 indexed citations

Cox, Jonathan A. G., Heidi E. Brown, & Rebeca Rico-Hesse. (2011). Variation in Vector Competence for Dengue Viruses Does Not Depend on Mosquito Midgut Binding Affinity. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 5(5). e1172–e1172. 30 indexed citations

Cassetti, M. Cristina, Anna P. Durbin, Eva Harris, et al.. (2010). Report of an NIAID workshop on dengue animal models. Vaccine. 28(26). 4229–4234. 59 indexed citations

Mota, Javier & Rebeca Rico-Hesse. (2009). Humanized Mice Show Clinical Signs of Dengue Fever according to Infecting Virus Genotype. Journal of Virology. 83(17). 8638–8645. 113 indexed citations

Bente, Dennis A. & Rebeca Rico-Hesse. (2006). Models of dengue virus infection. Drug Discovery Today Disease Models. 3(1). 97–103. 72 indexed citations

Bente, Dennis A., Michael W. Melkus, J. Víctor García, & Rebeca Rico-Hesse. (2005). Dengue Fever in Humanized NOD/SCID Mice. Journal of Virology. 79(21). 13797–13799. 136 indexed citations

Rico-Hesse, Rebeca. (2003). Microevolution and virulence of dengue viruses. Advances in virus research. 59. 315–341. 322 indexed citations

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Rico-Hesse, Rebeca, et al.. (2002). High Genetic Divergence and Recombination in Arenaviruses from the Americas. Virology. 304(2). 274–281. 59 indexed citations

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Mota, Javier, José Ramos-Castañeda, Rebeca Rico-Hesse, & Celso Ramos. (2002). Phylogenetic analysis of the envelope protein (domain lll) of dengue 4 viruses. Salud Pública de México. 44(3). 228–236. 4 indexed citations

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Armstrong, Philip M. & Rebeca Rico-Hesse. (2001). Differential Susceptibility of Aedes aegypti to Infection by the American and Southeast Asian Genotypes of Dengue Type 2 Virus. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 1(2). 159–168. 109 indexed citations

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Rico-Hesse, Rebeca. (2000). Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis. Veterinary Clinics of North America Equine Practice. 16(3). 553–563. 6 indexed citations

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Rico-Hesse, Rebeca, Lisa M. Harrison, Rosa Alba Salas, et al.. (1997). Origins of Dengue Type 2 Viruses Associated with Increased Pathogenicity in the Americas. Virology. 230(2). 244–251. 544 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gonzalez, Jean‐Paul, Michael D. Bowen, Stuart T. Nichol, & Rebeca Rico-Hesse. (1996). Genetic Characterization and Phylogeny of Sabiá Virus, an Emergent Pathogen in Brazil. Virology. 221(2). 318–324. 41 indexed citations

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Weaver, Scott C., Rosalba Salas, Rebeca Rico-Hesse, et al.. (1996). Re-emergence of epidemic Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis in South America. The Lancet. 348(9025). 436–440. 225 indexed citations

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Rico-Hesse, Rebeca, et al.. (1992). A new Genotype of Japanese Encephalitis Virus from Indonesia. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 47(1). 61–69. 114 indexed citations

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Weaver, Scott C., Liz Anne Bellew, & Rebeca Rico-Hesse. (1992). Phylogenetic analysis of alphaviruses in the venezuelan equine encephalitis complex and identification of the source of epizootic viruses. Virology. 191(1). 282–290. 64 indexed citations

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Rico-Hesse, Rebeca, John T. Roehrig, Dennis W. Trent, & Robert W. Dickerman. (1988). Genetic Variation of Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus Strains of the ID Variety in Colombia. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 38(1). 195–204. 26 indexed citations

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Rico-Hesse, Rebeca, John T. Roehrig, & Robert W. Dickerman. (1988). Monoclonal Antibodies Define Antigenic Variation in the ID Variety of Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 38(1). 187–194. 19 indexed citations

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