Robert Edelman

18.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
203 papers, 13.3k citations indexed

About

Robert Edelman is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Edelman has authored 203 papers receiving a total of 13.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Infectious Diseases, 63 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 49 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Robert Edelman's work include Mosquito-borne diseases and control (51 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (37 papers) and Malaria Research and Control (28 papers). Robert Edelman is often cited by papers focused on Mosquito-borne diseases and control (51 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (37 papers) and Malaria Research and Control (28 papers). Robert Edelman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Thailand and Switzerland. Robert Edelman's co-authors include Myron M. Levine, Carol O. Tacket, Iruka N. Okeke, Steven S. Wasserman, Adebayo Lamikanra, Rachel Nugent, Joan A. Regan, David H. Martin, David A. Eschenbach and Marcelo B. Sztein and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Robert Edelman

198 papers receiving 12.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Association between Bacterial Vaginosis and Preterm Delivery of a Low-Birth-Weight Infant

1995 1.1k citations Robert Edelman et al. profile →
Trichomonas vaginalis Associated With Low Birth Weight and Preterm Delivery

1997 647 citations Robert Edelman et al. profile →
Spirochetes Isolated from the Blood of Two Patients with Lyme Disease

1983 643 citations Robert Edelman et al. profile →
Socioeconomic and Behavioral Factors Leading to Acquired Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics in Developing Countries

1999 510 citations Robert Edelman et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Edelman United States	63	4.8k	3.7k	3.4k	2.4k	2.1k	203	13.3k
Jerald Sadoff United States	59	3.3k 0.7×	4.2k 1.1×	1.7k 0.5×	1.4k 0.6×	4.5k 2.2×	188	12.7k
Michael T. Osterholm United States	51	4.7k 1.0×	3.8k 1.0×	1.6k 0.5×	760 0.3×	1.0k 0.5×	146	14.6k
Gilbert Greub Switzerland	69	5.4k 1.1×	5.6k 1.5×	2.2k 0.6×	3.8k 1.6×	1.1k 0.5×	492	18.5k
Larry K. Pickering United States	66	7.9k 1.7×	4.7k 1.3×	1.4k 0.4×	633 0.3×	788 0.4×	335	16.6k
Robert S. Heyderman United Kingdom	51	3.3k 0.7×	4.3k 1.1×	1.5k 0.5×	1.6k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	309	11.1k
Guy Thwaites United Kingdom	65	6.4k 1.3×	4.4k 1.2×	1.3k 0.4×	3.3k 1.4×	1.2k 0.6×	310	14.3k
David H. Persing United States	76	13.2k 2.8×	8.1k 2.2×	3.3k 1.0×	1.3k 0.5×	2.1k 1.0×	259	26.6k
Brian D. Plikaytis United States	55	3.4k 0.7×	4.6k 1.2×	1.2k 0.4×	2.6k 1.1×	599 0.3×	122	11.1k
Jerry R. McGhee United States	79	3.1k 0.7×	3.8k 1.0×	1.5k 0.4×	1.9k 0.8×	10.5k 5.1×	350	20.1k
John B. Robbins United States	69	4.2k 0.9×	6.0k 1.6×	1.1k 0.3×	4.7k 2.0×	2.5k 1.2×	275	16.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Edelman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Thomas, Stephen J., Liane Agulto, Kay M. Tomashek, et al.. (2018). Dengue illness index—A tool to characterize the subjective dengue illness experience. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 12(10). e0006593–e0006593. 5 indexed citations

Gibbons, Robert V., Robert Edelman, Kenneth H. Eckels, et al.. (2011). Interference and Facilitation Between Dengue Serotypes in a Tetravalent Live Dengue Virus Vaccine Candidate. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 204(3). 442–450. 43 indexed citations

Chen, Wilbur H., et al.. (2009). Vaccination in the elderly: an immunological perspective. Trends in Immunology. 30(7). 351–359. 167 indexed citations

Sun, Wellington, Steven S. Wasserman, J. Robert Putnak, et al.. (2009). Phase 2 clinical trial of three formulations of tetravalent live-attenuated dengue vaccine in flavivirus-naïve adults. Human Vaccines. 5(1). 33–40. 97 indexed citations

Cross, Alan S., Frank M. Calia, & Robert Edelman. (2007). From Rabbits to Humans: The Contributions of Dr. Theodore E. Woodward to Tularemia Research. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 45(Supplement_1). S61–S67. 15 indexed citations

Tacket, Carol O., Marcela F. Pasetti, Robert Edelman, John A. Howard, & Stephen J. Streatfield. (2004). Immunogenicity of recombinant LT-B delivered orally to humans in transgenic corn. Vaccine. 22(31-32). 4385–4389. 136 indexed citations

Hanson, Mark S. & Robert Edelman. (2003). Progress and controversy surrounding vaccines against Lyme disease. Expert Review of Vaccines. 2(5). 683–703. 21 indexed citations

Campbell, James, et al.. (2002). Safety, Reactogenicity, and Immunogenicity of a Tetravalent Meningococcal Polysaccharide–Diphtheria Toxoid Conjugate Vaccine Given to Healthy Adults. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 186(12). 1848–1851. 64 indexed citations

Basnyat, Buddha, et al.. (2000). Acute Medical Problems in the Himalayas Outside the Setting of Altitude Sickness. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 1(3). 167–174. 44 indexed citations

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Sardelis, Michael R., Robert Edelman, Terry A. Klein, et al.. (2000). Limited potential for transmission of live dengue virus vaccine candidates by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus.. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 62(6). 698–701. 7 indexed citations

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Kotloff, Karen L., et al.. (1996). Safety and immunogenicity of a tetravalent group B streptococcal polysaccharide vaccine in healthy adults. Vaccine. 14(5). 446–450. 22 indexed citations

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Sztein, Marcelo B., Steven S. Wasserman, Carol O. Tacket, et al.. (1994). Cytokine Production Patterns And Lymphoproliferative Responses In Volunteers Orally Immunized With Attenuated Vaccine Strains Of Salmonella Typhi. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 170(6). 1508–1517. 127 indexed citations

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Zivný, J, Ichiro Kurane, Carol O. Tacket, Robert Edelman, & F A Ennis. (1993). Dengue Virus-Specific, Human CD4 ⁺ Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes Generated in Short-Term Culture. Viral Immunology. 6(2). 143–151. 10 indexed citations

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Tacket, Carol O., G Losonsky, James P. Nataro, et al.. (1993). Safety and Immunogenicity of Live Oral Cholera Vaccine Candidate CVD 110, a ctxA ctxAzot zotace Derivative of El Tor Ogawa Vibrio cholerae. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 168(6). 1536–1540. 79 indexed citations

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Edelman, Robert. (1992). An Update on Vaccine Adjuvants in Clinical Trial. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 8(8). 1409–1411. 28 indexed citations

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Herrington, D A, Jonathan R. Davis, Elizabeth Nardin, et al.. (1991). Successful Immunization of Humans with Irradiated Malaria Sporozoites: Humoral and Cellular Responses of the Protected Individuals. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 45(5). 539–547. 132 indexed citations

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Edelman, Robert. (1987). Perspective on the development and deployment of rotavirus vaccines. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 6(8). 704–710. 46 indexed citations

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Edelman, Robert. (1981). Obesity: does it modulate infectious disease and immunity?. PubMed. 67. 327–37. 10 indexed citations

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Kunin, C. M. & Robert Edelman. (1978). The impact of infections on medical care in the United States. Problems and priorities for future research. Proceedings of a symposium, Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A., 30-31 May 1978.. Annals of Internal Medicine. 89. 737–866. 2 indexed citations

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Edelman, Robert & Ε. Frederick Wheelock. (1968). ENHANCEMENT OF REPLICATION OF VESICULAR STOMATITIS VIRUS IN HUMAN LYMPHOCYTE CULTURES TREATED WITH HETEROLOGOUS ANTI-LYMPHOCYTE SERUM. The Lancet. 291(7546). 771–775. 18 indexed citations

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