Robert A. LeDesma

864 total citations · 1 hit paper
6 papers, 449 citations indexed

About

Robert A. LeDesma is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Hepatology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert A. LeDesma has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 449 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Infectious Diseases, 3 papers in Hepatology and 2 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Robert A. LeDesma's work include Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (3 papers), Liver Disease and Transplantation (3 papers) and Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology (3 papers). Robert A. LeDesma is often cited by papers focused on Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (3 papers), Liver Disease and Transplantation (3 papers) and Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology (3 papers). Robert A. LeDesma collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Germany. Robert A. LeDesma's co-authors include Alexander Ploß, Emily V. Mesev, Ila Nimgaonkar, Danyan Xu, Yuan Guo, Ran Peng, Qiong Liu, Michael Pitter, André Mateus and Rae Silver and has published in prestigious journals such as eLife, Nature Microbiology and Antiviral Research.

In The Last Decade

Robert A. LeDesma

6 papers receiving 445 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Decoding type I and III interferon signalling during viral infection

2019 355 citations Emily V. Mesev, Robert A. LeDesma et al. Nature Microbiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert A. LeDesma United States	5	192	173	116	106	81	6	449
Longbo Hu China	13	256 1.3×	115 0.7×	166 1.4×	118 1.1×	74 0.9×	27	591
Yann Bénureau France	9	219 1.1×	197 1.1×	126 1.1×	111 1.0×	88 1.1×	11	504
Johannes Schwerk United States	11	260 1.4×	82 0.5×	184 1.6×	125 1.2×	48 0.6×	15	507
Masaaki Okamoto Japan	14	387 2.0×	135 0.8×	326 2.8×	128 1.2×	54 0.7×	28	668
Karel A. van Dort Netherlands	15	288 1.5×	106 0.6×	216 1.9×	262 2.5×	187 2.3×	31	719
Philipp Schult Germany	9	78 0.4×	71 0.4×	197 1.7×	147 1.4×	133 1.6×	13	457
Kalliopi Pervolaraki Germany	8	274 1.4×	150 0.9×	179 1.5×	134 1.3×	18 0.2×	11	526
Glòria Martrus Germany	15	510 2.7×	83 0.5×	111 1.0×	94 0.9×	47 0.6×	26	696
Anshuman Das United States	13	185 1.0×	264 1.5×	218 1.9×	139 1.3×	197 2.4×	16	652
Kate M. Franz United States	6	418 2.2×	193 1.1×	234 2.0×	94 0.9×	25 0.3×	8	609

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert A. LeDesma

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6 of 6 papers shown

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LeDesma, Robert A., et al.. (2023). Structural features stabilized by divalent cation coordination within hepatitis E virus ORF1 are critical for viral replication. eLife. 12. 9 indexed citations

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Nimgaonkar, Ila, Isabelle Becher, Mohammad Shahrad, et al.. (2020). Isocotoin suppresses hepatitis E virus replication through inhibition of heat shock protein 90. Antiviral Research. 185. 104997–104997. 19 indexed citations

3.

LeDesma, Robert A., Ila Nimgaonkar, & Alexander Ploß. (2019). Hepatitis E Virus Replication. Viruses. 11(8). 719–719. 39 indexed citations

4.

Mesev, Emily V., Robert A. LeDesma, & Alexander Ploß. (2019). Decoding type I and III interferon signalling during viral infection. Nature Microbiology. 4(6). 914–924. 355 indexed citations breakdown →

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Juárez‐Portilla, Claudia, Michael Pitter, Rachel D. Kim, et al.. (2018). Brain Activity during Methamphetamine Anticipation in a Non-Invasive Self-Administration Paradigm in Mice. eNeuro. 5(2). ENEURO.0433–17.2018. 4 indexed citations

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Guo, Yuan, Robert A. LeDesma, Ran Peng, Qiong Liu, & Danyan Xu. (2016). The Beneficial Effects of Cardiac Rehabilitation on the Function and Levels of Endothelial Progenitor Cells. Heart Lung and Circulation. 26(1). 10–17. 23 indexed citations

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