Scott A. Wegner

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Scott A. Wegner is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Virology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott A. Wegner has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Infectious Diseases, 16 papers in Virology and 12 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Scott A. Wegner's work include HIV Research and Treatment (16 papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (13 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (13 papers). Scott A. Wegner is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (16 papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (13 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (13 papers). Scott A. Wegner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Scott A. Wegner's co-authors include Nina S. Levy, Andrew P. Levy, Mark A. Goldberg, Brian K. Agan, Susan Fraser, Katherine Spooner, Mark R. Wallace, Adam W. Armstrong, Nancy F. Crum and Sybil Tasker and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Neuroscience and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Scott A. Wegner

43 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Transcriptional Regulation of the Rat Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Gene by Hypoxia

1995 909 citations Andrew P. Levy, Nina S. Levy et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Scott A. Wegner United States	27	1.3k	992	964	569	514	44	3.6k
Lúcio Gama United States	35	936 0.7×	1.7k 1.7×	968 1.0×	563 1.0×	172 0.3×	90	3.5k
William R. Tyor United States	37	650 0.5×	1.8k 1.8×	844 0.9×	546 1.0×	292 0.6×	90	4.2k
Sieghart Sopper Germany	32	492 0.4×	1.2k 1.2×	716 0.7×	440 0.8×	550 1.1×	133	3.1k
Larisa Y. Poluektova United States	39	836 0.7×	1.7k 1.7×	860 0.9×	727 1.3×	167 0.3×	124	3.8k
Teresa Gallart Spain	33	1.2k 1.0×	1.7k 1.8×	717 0.7×	699 1.2×	364 0.7×	120	4.0k
Jeanne E. Bell United Kingdom	46	1.5k 1.2×	2.8k 2.8×	2.5k 2.6×	893 1.6×	378 0.7×	130	6.9k
Nigel Garrett South Africa	38	1.4k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	2.4k 2.5×	837 1.5×	173 0.3×	182	5.6k
Surl L. Nielsen United States	25	486 0.4×	795 0.8×	480 0.5×	1.0k 1.8×	351 0.7×	42	3.7k
Georgette D. Kanmogne United States	26	700 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	654 0.7×	454 0.8×	252 0.5×	57	2.9k

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Wegner, Scott A., et al.. (2024). Using MitER for 3D analysis of mitochondrial morphology and ER contacts. Cell Reports Methods. 4(1). 100692–100692. 6 indexed citations

Wegner, Scott A. & José L. Avalos‬. (2024). Mevalonate secretion is not mediated by a singular non-essential transporter in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. PubMed. 5. 140–150. 1 indexed citations

Wegner, Scott A., et al.. (2022). The bright frontiers of microbial metabolic optogenetics. Current Opinion in Chemical Biology. 71. 102207–102207. 12 indexed citations

Lei, Kelly, et al.. (2021). The role of anterior insula–brainstem projections and alpha-1 noradrenergic receptors for compulsion-like and alcohol-only drinking. Neuropsychopharmacology. 46(11). 1918–1926. 31 indexed citations

Lei, Kelly, et al.. (2019). Nucleus Accumbens Shell Orexin-1 Receptors Are Critical Mediators of Binge Intake in Excessive-Drinking Individuals. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 13. 88–88. 29 indexed citations

Beckley, Jacob T., Sophie Laguesse, Khanhky Phamluong, et al.. (2016). The First Alcohol Drink Triggers mTORC1-Dependent Synaptic Plasticity in Nucleus Accumbens Dopamine D1 Receptor Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 36(3). 701–713. 71 indexed citations

Lei, Kelly, et al.. (2016). Orexin-1 receptor blockade suppresses compulsive-like alcohol drinking in mice. Neuropharmacology. 110(Pt A). 431–437. 32 indexed citations

Legastelois, Rémi, Emmanuel Darcq, Scott A. Wegner, Paul J. Lombroso, & Dorit Ron. (2015). Striatal-Enriched Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Controls Responses to Aversive Stimuli: Implication for Ethanol Drinking. PLoS ONE. 10(5). e0127408–e0127408. 13 indexed citations

LaCrosse, Amber, et al.. (2014). mGluR5 positive allosteric modulation and its effects on MK-801 induced set-shifting impairments in a rat operant delayed matching/non-matching-to-sample task. Psychopharmacology. 232(1). 251–258. 19 indexed citations

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Crum‐Cianflone, Nancy F., Katherine Huppler Hullsiek, Vincent C. Marconi, et al.. (2009). The Impact of Nelfinavir Exposure on Cancer Development Among a Large Cohort of HIV-Infected Patients. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 51(3). 305–309. 19 indexed citations

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Okulicz, Jason F., Vincent C. Marconi, Michael L. Landrum, et al.. (2009). Clinical Outcomes of Elite Controllers, Viremic Controllers, and Long‐Term Nonprogressors in the US Department of Defense HIV Natural History Study. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 200(11). 1714–1723. 221 indexed citations

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Shiels, Meredith S., Stephen R. Cole, Scott A. Wegner, et al.. (2008). Effect of HAART on Incident Cancer and Noncancer AIDS Events Among Male HIV Seroconverters. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 48(4). 485–490. 26 indexed citations

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Crum‐Cianflone, Nancy F., Katherine Huppler Hullsiek, Vincent C. Marconi, et al.. (2008). Trends in the incidence of cancers among HIV-infected persons and the impact of antiretroviral therapy: a 20-year cohort study. AIDS. 23(1). 41–50. 196 indexed citations

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Crum, Nancy F., Robert H. Riffenburgh, Scott A. Wegner, et al.. (2006). Comparisons of Causes of Death and Mortality Rates Among HIV-Infected Persons. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 41(2). 194–200. 387 indexed citations

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Burgi, Alina, Stephanie K. Brodine, Scott A. Wegner, et al.. (2005). Incidence and risk factors for the occurrence of non‐AIDS‐defining cancers among human immunodeficiency virus‐infected individuals. Cancer. 104(7). 1505–1511. 167 indexed citations

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Brodine, Stephanie K., Richard A. Shaffer, Sybil Tasker, et al.. (2003). Diverse HIV-1 subtypes and clinical, laboratory and behavioral factors in a recently infected US military cohort. AIDS. 17(17). 2521–2527. 65 indexed citations

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Crum, Nancy F., Mark R. Wallace, Kevin T. Stephan, et al.. (2003). Correlates of Human Herpesvirus-8 Seropositivity Among U.S. Military Members Recently Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 30(9). 713–718. 11 indexed citations

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Harrigan, P. Richard, Joan Montaner, Scott A. Wegner, et al.. (2001). World-wide variation in HIV-1 phenotypic susceptibility in untreated individuals: biologically relevant values for resistance testing. AIDS. 15(13). 1671–1677. 95 indexed citations

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Wegner, Scott A., et al.. (1998). Genomic Organization and Functional Characterization of the Chemokine Receptor CXCR4, a Major Entry Co-receptor for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(8). 4754–4760. 99 indexed citations

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Levy, Andrew P., Nina S. Levy, Scott A. Wegner, & Mark A. Goldberg. (1995). Transcriptional Regulation of the Rat Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Gene by Hypoxia. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(22). 13333–13340. 909 indexed citations breakdown →

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