Scott L. Butler

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
21 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Scott L. Butler is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Virology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott L. Butler has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Infectious Diseases, 12 papers in Virology and 10 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Scott L. Butler's work include HIV Research and Treatment (12 papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (11 papers) and Protein Structure and Dynamics (3 papers). Scott L. Butler is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (12 papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (11 papers) and Protein Structure and Dynamics (3 papers). Scott L. Butler collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and India. Scott L. Butler's co-authors include Frederic D. Bushman, Mark S. Hansen, Joseph J. Falke, Randal B. Bass, Stephen A. Chervitz, Mark A. Danielson, Giuseppe Ciaramella, Erik P. Johnson, Sunny Himansu and Justin G. Julander and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nature Medicine and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Scott L. Butler

21 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

Modified mRNA Vaccines Protect against Zika Virus Infection

2017 731 citations Justin M. Richner, Sunny Himansu et al. Cell profile →
A quantitative assay for HIV DNA integration in vivo

2001 597 citations Scott L. Butler, Mark S. Hansen et al. Nature Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Scott L. Butler United States	17	1.5k	1.4k	1.2k	488	473	21	2.9k
Catherine A. Brennan United States	33	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	468 1.0×	345 0.7×	79	2.9k
David Harrich Australia	34	2.0k 1.4×	1.4k 1.0×	1.9k 1.7×	638 1.3×	462 1.0×	87	4.5k
Fredric S. Cohen United States	34	3.0k 2.0×	782 0.6×	918 0.8×	861 1.8×	296 0.6×	67	4.5k
Grigory B. Melikyan United States	29	1.7k 1.1×	610 0.4×	1.0k 0.9×	872 1.8×	275 0.6×	40	2.9k
José L. Nieva Spain	36	2.5k 1.7×	896 0.7×	1.4k 1.2×	683 1.4×	235 0.5×	118	4.1k
Debra M. Eckert United States	23	1.8k 1.2×	1.0k 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	663 1.4×	191 0.4×	40	3.4k
Arianna Calistri Italy	26	1.1k 0.8×	856 0.6×	807 0.7×	848 1.7×	367 0.8×	81	3.0k
Mariana Marin United States	31	1.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	1.7k 1.4×	902 1.8×	463 1.0×	61	3.3k
Giuseppe Ciaramella United States	23	2.8k 1.9×	1.9k 1.4×	583 0.5×	711 1.5×	602 1.3×	35	4.5k
David E. Ott United States	41	2.3k 1.6×	1.4k 1.0×	2.8k 2.4×	894 1.8×	614 1.3×	83	4.8k

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Richner, Justin M., Sunny Himansu, Kimberly A. Dowd, et al.. (2017). Modified mRNA Vaccines Protect against Zika Virus Infection. Cell. 168(6). 1114–1125.e10. 731 indexed citations breakdown →

Patera, Andriani C., Scott L. Butler, Paola Cinque, et al.. (2015). 2nd International Conference on Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) 2015: JCV virology, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy pathogenesis, diagnosis and risk stratification, and new approaches to prevention and treatment. Journal of NeuroVirology. 21(6). 702–705. 6 indexed citations

Shi, Jiong, Jing Zhou, Upul D. Halambage, et al.. (2014). Compensatory Substitutions in the HIV-1 Capsid Reduce the Fitness Cost Associated with Resistance to a Capsid-Targeting Small-Molecule Inhibitor. Journal of Virology. 89(1). 208–219. 29 indexed citations

Balasubramanian, V., Suresh Solapure, A. K. Ghosh, et al.. (2013). Bactericidal Activity and Mechanism of Action of AZD5847, a Novel Oxazolidinone for Treatment of Tuberculosis. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 58(1). 495–502. 74 indexed citations

Pryde, David C., Rob Webster, Scott L. Butler, et al.. (2013). Discovery of an HIV integrase inhibitor with an excellent resistance profile. MedChemComm. 4(4). 709–709. 10 indexed citations

Waki, Kayoko, Stewart R. Durell, Ferri Soheilian, et al.. (2012). Structural and Functional Insights into the HIV-1 Maturation Inhibitor Binding Pocket. PLoS Pathogens. 8(11). e1002997–e1002997. 56 indexed citations

Butler, Scott L., Hernán Valdez, Michael Westby, et al.. (2011). Disease-Modifying Therapeutic Concepts for HIV in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 58(3). 297–303. 17 indexed citations

Blair, Wade, Chris Pickford, S.L. Irving, et al.. (2010). HIV Capsid is a Tractable Target for Small Molecule Therapeutic Intervention. PLoS Pathogens. 6(12). e1001220–e1001220. 241 indexed citations

Murray, Edward J., Daniel P. Leaman, Chris Pickford, et al.. (2010). A Low-Molecular-Weight Entry Inhibitor of both CCR5- and CXCR4-Tropic Strains of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Targets a Novel Site on gp41. Journal of Virology. 84(14). 7288–7299. 24 indexed citations

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Plewe, Michael, Scott L. Butler, Klaus Dress, et al.. (2009). Azaindole Hydroxamic Acids are Potent HIV-1 Integrase Inhibitors. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 52(22). 7211–7219. 45 indexed citations

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Blair, Wade, Joan Cao, Juin Fok‐Seang, et al.. (2009). New Small-Molecule Inhibitor Class Targeting Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Virion Maturation. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 53(12). 5080–5087. 50 indexed citations

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Watchman, C, Andrea E. Knowlton, Scott L. Butler, et al.. (2007). Spatial Distribution of Blood Vessels and CD34+ Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells Within the Marrow Cavities of Human Cancellous Bone. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 48(4). 645–654. 37 indexed citations

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Bass, Randal B., Scott L. Butler, Stephen A. Chervitz, Susan L. Gloor, & Joseph J. Falke. (2007). Use of Site‐Directed Cysteine and Disulfide Chemistry to Probe Protein Structure and Dynamics: Applications to Soluble and Transmembrane Receptors of Bacterial Chemotaxis. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 423. 25–51. 73 indexed citations

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Blair, Wade, Joan Cao, Lynn Jackson, et al.. (2007). Identification and Characterization of UK-201844, a Novel Inhibitor That Interferes with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 gp160 Processing. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 51(10). 3554–3561. 10 indexed citations

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Butler, Scott L., Erik P. Johnson, & Frederic D. Bushman. (2002). Human Immunodeficiency Virus cDNA Metabolism: Notable Stability of Two-Long Terminal Repeat Circles. Journal of Virology. 76(8). 3739–3747. 198 indexed citations

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Butler, Scott L., Mark S. Hansen, & Frederic D. Bushman. (2001). A quantitative assay for HIV DNA integration in vivo. Nature Medicine. 7(5). 631–634. 597 indexed citations breakdown →

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Greenwald, Jason, Vincent Le, Scott L. Butler, Frederic D. Bushman, & Senyon Choe. (1999). The Mobility of an HIV-1 Integrase Active Site Loop Is Correlated with Catalytic Activity^,. Biochemistry. 38(28). 8892–8898. 129 indexed citations

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Butler, Scott L. & Joseph J. Falke. (1998). Cysteine and Disulfide Scanning Reveals Two Amphiphilic Helices in the Linker Region of the Aspartate Chemoreceptor. Biochemistry. 37(30). 10746–10756. 99 indexed citations

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Falke, Joseph J., Randal B. Bass, Scott L. Butler, Stephen A. Chervitz, & Mark A. Danielson. (1997). THE TWO-COMPONENT SIGNALING PATHWAY OF BACTERIAL CHEMOTAXIS: A Molecular View of Signal Transduction by Receptors, Kinases, and Adaptation Enzymes. Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology. 13(1). 457–512. 417 indexed citations

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Butler, Scott L. & Joseph J. Falke. (1996). Effects of Protein Stabilizing Agents on Thermal Backbone Motions: A Disulfide Trapping Study. Biochemistry. 35(33). 10595–10600. 57 indexed citations

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