Ruth L. Berkelman

12.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
99 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

Ruth L. Berkelman is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruth L. Berkelman has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Infectious Diseases, 37 papers in Epidemiology and 18 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Ruth L. Berkelman's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (15 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (12 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (10 papers). Ruth L. Berkelman is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (15 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (12 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (10 papers). Ruth L. Berkelman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Uganda and United Kingdom. Ruth L. Berkelman's co-authors include James W. Buehler, James W. Curran, Laurence Slutsker, Jill Ward, H. W. Jaffe, K. G. Castro, Stephen B. Thacker, Harold W. Jaffe, Valerie Beral and Thomas A. Peterman and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Ruth L. Berkelman

98 papers receiving 8.2k citations

Hit Papers

4 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.

1993 Revised Classification System for HIV Infection and Expanded Surveillance Case Definition for AIDS Among Adolescents and Adults

1993 3.7k citations James W. Buehler, Ruth L. Berkelman et al. profile →
Kaposi's sarcoma among persons with AIDS: a sexually transmitted infection?

1990 767 citations Ruth L. Berkelman et al. profile →
PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE IN THE UNITED STATES

1988 506 citations Ruth L. Berkelman et al. profile →
AIDS-associated non-Hodgkin lymphoma

1991 472 citations Ruth L. Berkelman et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ruth L. Berkelman United States	35	3.5k	3.1k	1.6k	1.5k	1.1k	99	8.6k
Patrizio Pezzotti Italy	54	4.8k 1.4×	3.3k 1.1×	1.9k 1.2×	1.0k 0.7×	709 0.6×	289	10.6k
B. Frank Polk United States	46	2.7k 0.8×	3.6k 1.2×	1.9k 1.2×	692 0.5×	867 0.8×	93	9.2k
James W. Buehler United States	37	3.3k 1.0×	3.0k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	551 0.4×	1.0k 0.9×	119	8.0k
Dennis Osmond United States	45	4.5k 1.3×	4.1k 1.3×	1.4k 0.8×	937 0.6×	726 0.6×	103	8.0k
Ruth M. Greenblatt United States	48	3.8k 1.1×	3.1k 1.0×	2.0k 1.2×	620 0.4×	1.1k 0.9×	171	8.7k
Robert S. Klein United States	60	5.2k 1.5×	6.8k 2.2×	1.5k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	1.7k 1.5×	259	13.3k
Janet Raboud Canada	45	3.2k 0.9×	2.7k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	578 0.4×	428 0.4×	238	7.1k
Leslie A. Kalish United States	48	2.5k 0.7×	2.1k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	738 0.5×	537 0.5×	165	8.0k
Maria C. Rodriguez‐Barradas United States	59	5.2k 1.5×	4.8k 1.5×	1.9k 1.2×	915 0.6×	832 0.7×	232	11.3k
Alfred J. Saah United States	57	5.3k 1.5×	6.4k 2.0×	4.8k 3.0×	2.0k 1.3×	697 0.6×	165	13.6k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Gamage, Shantini D., Stephen M. Kralovic, Loretta A. Simbartl, et al.. (2021). Health after Legionnaires' disease: A description of hospitalizations up to 5 years after Legionella pneumonia. PLoS ONE. 16(1). e0245262–e0245262. 5 indexed citations

Chamberlain, Allison T., Ruth L. Berkelman, Kevin A. Ault, et al.. (2016). Trends in reasons for non-receipt of influenza vaccination during pregnancy in Georgia, 2004–2011. Vaccine. 34(13). 1597–1603. 16 indexed citations

Lee, Alice, David Berendes, Katherine Seib, et al.. (2014). Distribution of A(H1N1)pdm09 Influenza Vaccine. Journal of Correctional Health Care. 20(3). 228–239. 11 indexed citations

Whitney, Ellen A. Spotts, et al.. (2014). Legionellosis on the Rise. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 21(5). E17–E26. 67 indexed citations

Whitney, Ellen A. Spotts, Robert F. Massung, Gilbert J. Kersh, et al.. (2013). Survey of laboratory animal technicians in the United States for Coxiella burnetii antibodies and exploration of risk factors for exposure.. PubMed. 52(6). 725–31. 5 indexed citations

Gould, L. Hannah, et al.. (2011). Salmonella Infections Associated with International Travel: A Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) Study. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 8(9). 1031–1037. 38 indexed citations

Spaulding, Anne C., Dawn‐Marie Walker, Cherie Drenzek, et al.. (2009). How Public Health and Prisons Can Partner for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: A Report From Georgia. Journal of Correctional Health Care. 15(2). 118–128. 11 indexed citations

Augustine, James J, et al.. (2009). Review of the Emory University Applied Laboratory Emergency Response Training (ALERT) Program. Applied Biosafety. 14(1). 22–32. 1 indexed citations

Chamberlain, Allison T., et al.. (2009). Biosafety Training and Incident-Reporting Practices in the United States: A 2008 Survey of Biosafety Professionals. Applied Biosafety. 14(3). 135–143. 25 indexed citations

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Berkelman, Ruth L., et al.. (2007). Biosafety “Behavioral-Based” Training for High Biocontainment Laboratories: Bringing Theory into Practice for Biosafety Training. Applied Biosafety. 12(3). 178–184. 5 indexed citations

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Whitney, Ellen A. Spotts, Katherine L. Heilpern, Christopher W. Woods, et al.. (2006). West Nile Virus among Hospitalized, Febrile Patients: A Case for Expanding Diagnostic Testing. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 6(1). 42–49. 6 indexed citations

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Silk, Benjamin J., Carlos Río, Scott Wetterhall, et al.. (2005). Pre-event Willingness to Receive Smallpox Vaccine Among Physicians and Public Safety Personnel. Southern Medical Journal. 98(9). 876–882. 1 indexed citations

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Silk, Benjamin J. & Ruth L. Berkelman. (2005). A Review of Strategies for Enhancing the Completeness of Notifiable Disease Reporting. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 11(3). 191–200. 61 indexed citations

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Packard, Randall M., Pat Brown, Ruth L. Berkelman, & Howard Frumkin. (2004). Emerging illnesses and society : negotiating the public health agenda. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 19 indexed citations

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Halsey, N. A., P. Joan Chesney, Michael A. Gerber, et al.. (1996). Reassessment of the indications for ribavirin therapy in respiratory syncytial virus infections. PEDIATRICS. 97(1). 137–140. 113 indexed citations

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Berkelman, Ruth L.. (1996). Addressing Emerging Microbial Threats in the United States. JAMA. 275(4). 315–315. 7 indexed citations

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Hahn, Robert A., et al.. (1993). Mammography use and outcomes in a community the greater lansing area mammography study. Cancer. 71(5). 1801–1809. 28 indexed citations

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Fleming, Patricia L., Carol A. Ciesielski, Robert H. Byers, Kenneth G. Castro, & Ruth L. Berkelman. (1993). Gender Differences in Reported AIDS-Indicative Diagnoses. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 168(1). 61–67. 44 indexed citations

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Berkelman, Ruth L. & James W. Buehler. (1990). Public Health Surveillance of Non-Infectious Chronic Diseases: The Potential to Detect Rapid Changes in Disease Burden. International Journal of Epidemiology. 19(3). 628–635. 27 indexed citations

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Berkelman, Ruth L.. (1982). Streptococcal Wound Infections Caused by a Vaginal Carrier. JAMA. 247(19). 2680–2680. 36 indexed citations

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