Sara Gianella

7.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
171 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Sara Gianella is a scholar working on Virology, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sara Gianella has authored 171 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Virology, 105 papers in Infectious Diseases and 59 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Sara Gianella's work include HIV Research and Treatment (118 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (87 papers) and Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (39 papers). Sara Gianella is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (118 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (87 papers) and Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (39 papers). Sara Gianella collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Austria. Sara Gianella's co-authors include Davey M. Smith, Douglas D. Richman, Susan J. Little, Scott Letendre, Matthew C. Strain, Celsa A. Spina, Alan Landay, Steven M. Lada, Sheldon Morris and Michelli F. Oliveira and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Sara Gianella

161 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

Highly Precise Measurement of HIV DNA by Droplet Digital PCR

2013 413 citations Matthew C. Strain, Steven M. Lada et al. PLoS ONE profile →
An altered intestinal mucosal microbiome in HIV-1 infection is associated with mucosal and systemic immune activation and endotoxemia

2014 375 citations Stephanie M. Dillon, Cassandra V. Kotter et al. Mucosal Immunology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sara Gianella United States	37	2.7k	2.6k	1.7k	984	939	171	5.0k
Giulia Marchetti Italy	33	2.0k 0.7×	2.2k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	609 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	166	4.3k
Nichole R. Klatt United States	35	2.6k 0.9×	1.7k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	775 0.8×	109	5.1k
Jeffrey M. Jacobson United States	38	2.5k 0.9×	2.1k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	828 0.8×	450 0.5×	133	5.0k
Sheila M. Keating United States	36	1.8k 0.7×	1.8k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	878 0.9×	435 0.5×	127	4.6k
Jonathan B. Angel Canada	41	1.7k 0.6×	1.9k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	708 0.7×	547 0.6×	177	5.5k
Homayoon Farzadegan United States	28	2.5k 0.9×	2.9k 1.1×	1.7k 1.0×	412 0.4×	542 0.6×	77	4.9k
Mirko Paiardini United States	38	4.3k 1.6×	1.9k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	709 0.7×	699 0.7×	117	5.8k
Neeltje A. Kootstra Netherlands	45	4.7k 1.7×	3.2k 1.2×	1.8k 1.1×	2.0k 2.0×	744 0.8×	202	8.3k
Mark R. Wallace United States	38	1.6k 0.6×	2.2k 0.8×	2.2k 1.3×	314 0.3×	669 0.7×	131	5.3k
Jonathan Z. Li United States	39	2.8k 1.0×	3.6k 1.4×	840 0.5×	1.1k 1.1×	348 0.4×	139	5.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Sara Gianella

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sara Gianella

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sara Gianella

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sara Gianella. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sara Gianella based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Sara Gianella. Sara Gianella is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Trunfio, Mattia, Davey M. Smith, Magali Porrachia, et al.. (2025). HIV Reservoir Dynamics and Bacteriome Composition Along the Gut Axis. The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Gianella, Sara, Brittany A. Shelton, Nina Martinez, et al.. (2025). Every Body Has Value: Ending Discriminatory Restrictions on Anatomical Donations. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 233(3). 420–422.

Ismail, Anas, Mona Mashayekhi, Xiuqi Zhang, et al.. (2024). Cytokine and chemokine receptor profiles in adipose tissue vasculature unravel endothelial cell responses in HIV. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 239(11). e31415–e31415. 1 indexed citations

Landay, Alan, et al.. (2024). Alterations in circulating immunoregulatory proteins discriminate poor CD4 T lymphocyte trajectories in people with HIV on suppressive antiretroviral therapy. mBio. 15(10). e0226524–e0226524.

Gianella, Sara, Merle Schanz, Roger D. Kouyos, et al.. (2024). Viral and Immune Risk Factors of HIV Rebound After Interruption of Antiretroviral Therapy. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 231(5). 1221–1229. 2 indexed citations

Trunfio, Mattia, Antoine Chaillon, Nadejda Beliakova‐Bethell, et al.. (2023). Beyond the Syndemic of Opioid Use Disorders and HIV: The Impact of Opioids on Viral Reservoirs. Viruses. 15(8). 1712–1712. 5 indexed citations

Joseph, Sarah, Sara Gianella, Tricia H. Burdo, et al.. (2023). Biotypes of Central Nervous System Complications in People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Virology, Immunology, and Neuropathology. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 227(Supplement_1). S3–S15. 11 indexed citations

Taylor, Jeff, et al.. (2023). Vulnerability in Biomedical Research: A Historical Reflection and Practical Implications for HIV Cure-Related Research. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 40(1). 22–27. 3 indexed citations

Moser, Carlee, Xin Sun, Priscilla Y. Hsue, et al.. (2023). Effect of Immune-Modulatory Interventions on Asymptomatic Cytomegalovirus Shedding During Suppressive Antiretroviral Therapy. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 228(1). 64–69. 3 indexed citations

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Grifoni, Alba, et al.. (2022). Design and validation of HIV peptide pools for detection of HIV-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. PLoS ONE. 17(8). e0268370–e0268370. 5 indexed citations

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Ellis, Ronald J., Robert K. Heaton, Sara Gianella, Gibraan Rahman, & Rob Knight. (2021). Reduced Gut Microbiome Diversity in People With HIV Who Have Distal Neuropathic Pain. Journal of Pain. 23(2). 318–325. 13 indexed citations

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Morris, Stephen R., Soumya Panigrahi, Alexey A. Komissarov, et al.. (2020). Cytomegalovirus Coinfection Is Associated with Increased Vascular-Homing CD57+ CD4 T Cells in HIV Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 204(10). 2722–2733. 26 indexed citations

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Dubé, Karine, Hursch Patel, Kelly E. Perry, et al.. (2020). Perceptions of Next-of-Kin/Loved Ones About Last Gift Rapid Research Autopsy Study Enrolling People with HIV/AIDS at the End of Life: A Qualitative Interview Study. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 36(12). 1033–1046. 14 indexed citations

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Christensen-Quick, Aaron, Marta Massanella, Stephen A. Rawlings, et al.. (2019). Subclinical Cytomegalovirus DNA Is Associated with CD4 T Cell Activation and Impaired CD8 T Cell CD107a Expression in People Living with HIV despite Early Antiretroviral Therapy. Journal of Virology. 93(13). 29 indexed citations

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Oliveira, Michelli F., Antoine Chaillon, Masato Nakazawa, et al.. (2017). Early Antiretroviral Therapy Is Associated with Lower HIV DNA Molecular Diversity and Lower Inflammation in Cerebrospinal Fluid but Does Not Prevent the Establishment of Compartmentalized HIV DNA Populations. PLoS Pathogens. 13(1). e1006112–e1006112. 49 indexed citations

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Umlauf, Anya, Sara Gianella, Simona Ruţă, et al.. (2017). Sex-based differences in neurocognitive functioning in HIV-infected young adults. AIDS. 32(2). 217–225. 23 indexed citations

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Gianella, Sara, Christy M. Anderson, Susanna R. Var, et al.. (2016). Replication of Human Herpesviruses Is Associated with Higher HIV DNA Levels during Antiretroviral Therapy Started at Early Phases of HIV Infection. Journal of Virology. 90(8). 3944–3952. 55 indexed citations

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Chin, Bum Sik, Hyoung‐Shik Shin, Gayeon Kim, et al.. (2015). Short Communication: Increase of HIV-1 K103N Transmitted Drug Resistance and Its Association with Efavirenz Use in South Korea. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 31(6). 603–607. 10 indexed citations

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Dillon, Stephanie M., Cassandra V. Kotter, Gregory L. Austin, et al.. (2014). An altered intestinal mucosal microbiome in HIV-1 infection is associated with mucosal and systemic immune activation and endotoxemia. Mucosal Immunology. 7(4). 983–994. 375 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chaillon, Antoine, et al.. (2013). Novel Codon Insert in HIV Type 1 Clade B Reverse Transcriptase Associated with Low-Level Viremia During Antiretroviral Therapy. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 30(2). 165–169. 1 indexed citations

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