Ronald J. Ellis

30.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
414 papers, 18.1k citations indexed

About

Ronald J. Ellis is a scholar working on Virology, Infectious Diseases and Emergency Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ronald J. Ellis has authored 414 papers receiving a total of 18.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 289 papers in Virology, 191 papers in Infectious Diseases and 152 papers in Emergency Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ronald J. Ellis's work include HIV Research and Treatment (288 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (156 papers) and HIV-related health complications and treatments (152 papers). Ronald J. Ellis is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (288 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (156 papers) and HIV-related health complications and treatments (152 papers). Ronald J. Ellis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and United Kingdom. Ronald J. Ellis's co-authors include Igor Grant, Scott Letendre, Eliezer Masliah, Robert K. Heaton, J. Allen McCutchan, Thomas D. Marcotte, Mariana Cherner, Steven Paul Woods, David B. Clifford and David J. Moore and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Nature reviews. Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Ronald J. Ellis

401 papers receiving 17.8k citations

Hit Papers

2 papers align trajectories

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.

The HNRC 500-Neuropsychology of Hiv infection at different disease stages

1995 543 citations Robert K. Heaton, Igor Grant et al. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society profile →
The prevalence and incidence of neurocognitive impairment in the HAART era

2007 504 citations Kunling Wu, Justin C. McArthur et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ronald J. Ellis United States	71	11.5k	7.3k	5.9k	2.9k	2.9k	414	18.1k
Richard W. Price United States	73	13.6k 1.2×	8.5k 1.2×	4.6k 0.8×	3.2k 1.1×	5.0k 1.8×	260	20.0k
Bruce J. Brew Australia	75	8.7k 0.8×	5.1k 0.7×	3.7k 0.6×	3.7k 1.3×	2.5k 0.9×	321	19.5k
Justin C. McArthur United States	100	16.4k 1.4×	8.8k 1.2×	6.2k 1.0×	5.0k 1.7×	4.8k 1.7×	337	29.9k
Scott Letendre United States	57	7.7k 0.7×	5.4k 0.7×	4.2k 0.7×	1.7k 0.6×	2.0k 0.7×	313	11.2k
Susan Morgello United States	66	5.6k 0.5×	3.3k 0.5×	2.9k 0.5×	2.3k 0.8×	2.4k 0.8×	275	13.3k
Avindra Nath United States	89	11.3k 1.0×	3.9k 0.5×	2.3k 0.4×	5.4k 1.9×	3.1k 1.1×	434	23.9k
Ned Sacktor United States	52	6.5k 0.6×	3.9k 0.5×	3.6k 0.6×	1.6k 0.6×	1.2k 0.4×	152	8.7k
Bradford Navia United States	49	6.2k 0.5×	3.2k 0.4×	2.3k 0.4×	1.4k 0.5×	2.2k 0.8×	102	9.3k
Robert Paul United States	73	3.3k 0.3×	2.4k 0.3×	2.1k 0.4×	1.9k 0.7×	1.8k 0.6×	402	17.6k
David B. Clifford United States	63	4.9k 0.4×	4.2k 0.6×	2.4k 0.4×	849 0.3×	2.1k 0.7×	224	13.4k

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Stein, Murray B., J. Hampton Atkinson, Ronald J. Ellis, et al.. (2025). Beyond total depressive symptoms: Differential associations between depressive domains, HIV status and disease characteristics. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 196. 112311–112311.

Kulbe, Jacqueline R., et al.. (2025). Increased Growth Differentiation Factor 15 Levels Are Associated with HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Impairment: A Pilot Study. Brain Sciences. 15(1). 49–49. 1 indexed citations

Hussain, Mariam, Mariana Cherner, Barton W. Palmer, et al.. (2024). Social Engagement and Neurocognition in Latino and Non-Latino White Older Persons with HIV. AIDS and Behavior. 29(4). 1096–1108.

Rogers, Jeffrey M., Igor Grant, Maria Cecília Garibaldi Marcondes, et al.. (2023). Cannabis use may attenuate neurocognitive performance deficits resulting from methamphetamine use disorder. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. 30(1). 84–93. 1 indexed citations

Watson, Caitlin Wei‐Ming, Erin E. Sundermann, Jonathan L. Helm, et al.. (2023). A longitudinal study of cannabis use and risk for cognitive and functional decline among older adults with HIV. AIDS and Behavior. 27(10). 3401–3413. 9 indexed citations

Watson, Caitlin Wei‐Ming, Anya Umlauf, Erin E. Morgan, et al.. (2023). Emotional health and its association with neurocognition in Hispanic and non-Hispanic White people with HIV. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. 30(1). 56–66. 3 indexed citations

Almeida, Sérgio Monteiro de, Indianara Rotta, Ian Abramson, et al.. (2022). Main lymphocyte subpopulations in cerebrospinal fluid and peripheral blood in HIV-1 subtypes C and B. Journal of NeuroVirology. 28(2). 291–304. 3 indexed citations

Letendre, Scott, et al.. (2021). Polypharmacy in older adults with HIV infection: Effects on the brain. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 70(3). 924–927. 8 indexed citations

Saloner, Rowan, Mariana Cherner, David J. Grelotti, et al.. (2020). Lower CSF homovanillic acid relates to higher burden of neuroinflammation and depression in people with HIV disease. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 90. 353–363. 22 indexed citations

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Lanman, Tyler, Scott Letendre, Qing Ma, Anne G. Bang, & Ronald J. Ellis. (2019). CNS Neurotoxicity of Antiretrovirals. Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology. 16(1). 130–143. 67 indexed citations

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Basova, Liana, Julia A. Najera, Nikki Bortell, et al.. (2018). Dopamine and its receptors play a role in the modulation of CCR5 expression in innate immune cells following exposure to Methamphetamine: Implications to HIV infection. PLoS ONE. 13(6). e0199861–e0199861. 30 indexed citations

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Erlandson, Kristine M., Kunling Wu, Susan L. Koletar, et al.. (2017). Association Between Frailty and Components of the Frailty Phenotype With Modifiable Risk Factors and Antiretroviral Therapy. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 215(6). 933–937. 63 indexed citations

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Hammond, Edward R., Rosa M. Crum, Glenn J. Treisman, et al.. (2016). Persistent CSF but not plasma HIV RNA is associated with increased risk of new-onset moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms; a prospective cohort study. Journal of NeuroVirology. 22(4). 479–487. 23 indexed citations

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Ozdemir, Ahmet Y., et al.. (2014). Changes in PINCH levels in the CSF of HIV+ individuals correlate with hpTau and CD4 count. Journal of NeuroVirology. 20(4). 371–379. 5 indexed citations

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Desplats, Paula, Wilmar Dumaop, Davey M. Smith, et al.. (2013). Molecular and pathologic insights from latent HIV-1 infection in the human brain. Neurology. 80(15). 1415–1423. 146 indexed citations

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Kamat, Rujvi, Erin E. Morgan, Thomas D. Marcotte, et al.. (2012). Implications of apathy and depression for everyday functioning in HIV/AIDS in Brazil. Journal of Affective Disorders. 150(3). 1069–1075. 39 indexed citations

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Ances, Beau M., Florin Vaida, Christine Liang, et al.. (2010). HIV Infection and Aging Independently Affect Brain Function as Measured by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 201(3). 336–340. 116 indexed citations

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Robinson‐Papp, Jessica, Susan Morgello, Florin Vaida, et al.. (2010). Association of self-reported painful symptoms with clinical and neurophysiologic signs in HIV-associated sensory neuropathy. Pain. 151(3). 732–736. 33 indexed citations

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Cysique, Lucette A., Florin Vaida, Scott Letendre, et al.. (2009). Dynamics of cognitive change in impaired HIV-positive patients initiating antiretroviral therapy. Neurology. 73(5). 342–348. 202 indexed citations

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Atkinson, J. Hampton, Robert K. Heaton, Thomas L. Patterson, et al.. (2007). Two-year prospective study of major depressive disorder in HIV-infected men. Journal of Affective Disorders. 108(3). 225–234. 79 indexed citations

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