Robert G. Webster

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

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Robert G. Webster is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert G. Webster has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Epidemiology, 4 papers in Immunology and 3 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Robert G. Webster's work include Influenza Virus Research Studies (12 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (5 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (3 papers). Robert G. Webster is often cited by papers focused on Influenza Virus Research Studies (12 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (5 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (3 papers). Robert G. Webster collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Robert G. Webster's co-authors include Yoshihiro Kawaoka, Robert Connor, James C. Paulson, Yoshihiro Kawaoka, Joseph C. Santoro, Harriet L. Robinson, Ellen F. Fynan, W.G. Laver, Norbert Bischofberger and Enzo Paoletti and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Emerging infectious diseases and Gene.

In The Last Decade

Robert G. Webster

16 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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Receptor Specificity in Human, Avian, and Equine H2 and H3 Influenza Virus Isolates

1994 627 citations Robert Connor, Yoshihiro Kawaoka et al. Virology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert G. Webster United States	15	1.3k	581	517	400	344	16	1.7k
K. Nerome Japan	22	1.2k 0.9×	309 0.5×	351 0.7×	377 0.9×	243 0.7×	61	1.5k
Rodney S. Daniels United Kingdom	23	2.0k 1.5×	490 0.8×	684 1.3×	773 1.9×	484 1.4×	53	2.5k
Yoshihiro Kawaoka United States	8	918 0.7×	351 0.6×	329 0.6×	223 0.6×	224 0.7×	10	1.1k
Neal Van Hoeven United States	25	1.7k 1.3×	647 1.1×	814 1.6×	570 1.4×	852 2.5×	43	2.5k
S. S. Yamnikova Russia	14	1.1k 0.8×	473 0.8×	394 0.8×	258 0.6×	220 0.6×	24	1.2k
P.J. Carney United States	21	1.4k 1.0×	406 0.7×	432 0.8×	330 0.8×	295 0.9×	37	1.5k
Aleksandr S. Lipatov United States	21	1.7k 1.3×	745 1.3×	704 1.4×	294 0.7×	560 1.6×	25	2.0k
Bert E. Johansson United States	24	1.6k 1.2×	286 0.5×	360 0.7×	327 0.8×	473 1.4×	39	1.8k
И. А. Руднева Russia	17	1.2k 0.9×	421 0.7×	379 0.7×	322 0.8×	232 0.7×	66	1.2k
Claudia Pappas United States	27	2.7k 2.0×	1.1k 1.8×	1.0k 2.0×	436 1.1×	855 2.5×	56	3.1k

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16 of 16 papers shown

Lipatov, Aleksandr S., Richard J. Webby, Elena A. Govorkova, Scott Krauss, & Robert G. Webster. (2005). Efficacy of H5 Influenza Vaccines Produced by Reverse Genetics in a Lethal Mouse Model. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 191(8). 1216–1220. 51 indexed citations

Laver, W.G., Norbert Bischofberger, & Robert G. Webster. (1999). Disarming Flu Viruses. Scientific American. 280(1). 78–87. 77 indexed citations

Webster, Robert G.. (1998). Influenza: An Emerging Disease. Emerging infectious diseases. 4(3). 436–441. 145 indexed citations

Webster, Robert G., et al.. (1995). Egg Fluids and Cells of the Chorioallantoic Membrane of Embryonated Chicken Eggs Can Select Different Variants of Influenza A (H3N2) Viruses. Virology. 211(1). 302–306. 55 indexed citations

Gubareva, Larisa V., Charles R. Penn, & Robert G. Webster. (1995). Inhibition of Replication of Avian Influenza Viruses by the Neuraminidase Inhibitor 4-Guanidino-2,4-dideoxy-2,3-dehydro-N-acetylneuraminic Acid. Virology. 212(2). 323–330. 39 indexed citations

Gubareva, Larisa V., John Wood, William J. Meyer, et al.. (1994). Codominant Mixtures of Viruses in Reference Strains of Influenza Virus Due to Host Cell Variation. Virology. 199(1). 89–97. 37 indexed citations

Connor, Robert, Yoshihiro Kawaoka, Robert G. Webster, & James C. Paulson. (1994). Receptor Specificity in Human, Avian, and Equine H2 and H3 Influenza Virus Isolates. Virology. 205(1). 17–23. 627 indexed citations breakdown →

Arnold, Gail Ferstandig, et al.. (1994). Design and Construction of Rhinovirus Chimeras Incorporating Immunogens from Polio, Influenza, and Human Immunodeficiency Viruses. Virology. 198(2). 703–708. 32 indexed citations

Lin, Yi Pu, et al.. (1994). Evidence for Interspecies Transmission and Reassortment of Influenza A Viruses in Pigs in Southern China. Virology. 202(2). 825–833. 66 indexed citations

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Webster, Robert G., Ellen F. Fynan, Joseph C. Santoro, & Harriet L. Robinson. (1994). Protection of ferrets against influenza challenge with a DNA vaccine to the haemagglutinin. Vaccine. 12(16). 1495–1498. 137 indexed citations

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Malby, Robyn, J. Bruce Caldwell, LC Gruen, et al.. (1993). Recombinant antineuraminidase single chain antibody: Expression, characterization, and crystallization in complex with antigen. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 16(1). 57–63. 48 indexed citations

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Murti, K. Gopal, et al.. (1992). Composition of the helical internal components of influenza virus as revealed by immunogold labeling/electron microscopy. Virology. 186(1). 294–299. 26 indexed citations

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Wang, Min, Yoshihiro Kawaoka, Owen T. Gorman, et al.. (1992). Characterization of a new avian-like influenza A virus from horses in China. Virology. 188(1). 245–255. 157 indexed citations

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Webster, Robert G., et al.. (1991). Efficacy of nucleoprotein and haemagglutinin antigens expressed in fowlpox virus as vaccine for influenza in chickens. Vaccine. 9(5). 303–308. 119 indexed citations

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Chambers, Thomas M., Karim Essani, & Robert G. Webster. (1990). Conditional expression of foreign genes by temperature-sensitive mutants of vaccinia virus. Gene. 95(2). 275–278. 2 indexed citations

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Chambers, Thomas M., Yoshihiro Kawaoka, & Robert G. Webster. (1988). Protection of chickens from lethal influenza infection by vaccinia-expressed hemagglutinin. Virology. 167(2). 414–421. 50 indexed citations

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