Sean P. J. Whelan

28.3k total citations · 7 hit papers
125 papers, 11.9k citations indexed

About

Sean P. J. Whelan is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Sean P. J. Whelan has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 11.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Infectious Diseases, 49 papers in Epidemiology and 31 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Sean P. J. Whelan's work include Virology and Viral Diseases (42 papers), Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (40 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (33 papers). Sean P. J. Whelan is often cited by papers focused on Virology and Viral Diseases (42 papers), Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (40 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (33 papers). Sean P. J. Whelan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. Sean P. J. Whelan's co-authors include Gail W. Wertz, John N. Barr, Kartik Chandran, David K. Cureton, Amal Rahmeh, Philip J. Kranzusch, Matthijs Raaben, Tomas Kirchhausen, James M. Cunningham and Nancy J. Sullivan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Sean P. J. Whelan

121 papers receiving 11.8k citations

Hit Papers

Ebola virus entry requires the cholesterol transporter Ni... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2011 2020 2005 2007 2010 250 500 750
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.

  1. Ebola virus entry requires the cholesterol transporter Niemann–Pick C1
    2011 972 citations Matthijs Raaben, Philip J. Kranzusch et al. Nature profile →
  2. TMPRSS2 and TMPRSS4 promote SARS-CoV-2 infection of human small intestinal enterocytes
    2020 674 citations Ruochen Zang, María Florencia Gómez Castro et al. Science Immunology profile →
  3. Endosomal Proteolysis of the Ebola Virus Glycoprotein Is Necessary for Infection
    2005 664 citations Kartik Chandran, Nancy J. Sullivan et al. Science profile →
  4. Subcapsular sinus macrophages in lymph nodes clear lymph-borne viruses and present them to antiviral B cells
    2007 655 citations Sean P. J. Whelan et al. Nature profile →
  5. Peroxisomes Are Signaling Platforms for Antiviral Innate Immunity
    2010 649 citations Sean P. J. Whelan et al. profile →
  6. Complete Mapping of Mutations to the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Receptor-Binding Domain that Escape Antibody Recognition
    2020 568 citations Seth J. Zost, Paul W. Rothlauf et al. Cell Host & Microbe profile →
  7. Identification of SARS-CoV-2 spike mutations that attenuate monoclonal and serum antibody neutralization
    2021 448 citations Zhuoming Liu, Laura A. VanBlargan et al. Cell Host & Microbe profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sean P. J. Whelan United States 53 6.0k 3.4k 3.3k 2.4k 1.7k 125 11.9k
Juan Carlos de la Torre United States 68 6.7k 1.1× 4.2k 1.2× 2.6k 0.8× 3.1k 1.3× 2.1k 1.2× 251 14.3k
Frank J. M. van Kuppeveld Netherlands 65 5.8k 1.0× 2.7k 0.8× 5.2k 1.6× 2.4k 1.0× 1.5k 0.9× 245 13.4k
Gary R. Whittaker United States 57 6.9k 1.1× 3.2k 0.9× 3.7k 1.1× 1.9k 0.8× 1.9k 1.1× 167 12.4k
Craig E. Cameron United States 59 4.3k 0.7× 2.5k 0.7× 5.3k 1.6× 930 0.4× 1.9k 1.1× 189 12.6k
Raul Andino United States 62 4.9k 0.8× 2.2k 0.7× 6.5k 2.0× 2.0k 0.8× 2.8k 1.7× 142 15.0k
Friedemann Weber Germany 61 7.7k 1.3× 2.8k 0.8× 3.3k 1.0× 5.2k 2.2× 927 0.5× 163 14.2k
Peter Pushko United States 33 3.3k 0.5× 3.6k 1.0× 2.1k 0.6× 1.7k 0.7× 848 0.5× 65 8.0k
John K. Rose United States 57 2.7k 0.4× 4.1k 1.2× 5.2k 1.6× 2.5k 1.1× 2.5k 1.5× 137 12.1k
Terence S. Dermody United States 66 8.3k 1.4× 2.7k 0.8× 4.2k 1.3× 3.5k 1.5× 5.1k 2.9× 251 15.0k
Shigeru Morikawa Japan 53 4.7k 0.8× 2.3k 0.7× 1.9k 0.6× 1.8k 0.8× 913 0.5× 361 9.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sean P. J. Whelan

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sheffield, Thomas, Anupama Sinha, Zhuoming Liu, et al.. (2025). Nanobody screening and machine learning guided identification of cross-variant anti-SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing heavy-chain only antibodies. PLoS Pathogens. 21(1). e1012903–e1012903. 1 indexed citations
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Mahoney, Matthew, Elizabeth Weiland, Zhenfu Han, et al.. (2025). Inhibitors of membrane associated serine proteases block replication of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and influenza virus H1N1. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 302(Pt 3). 118385–118385.
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Liang, Chieh-Yu, Saravanan Raju, Zhuoming Liu, et al.. (2024). Imprinting of serum neutralizing antibodies by Wuhan-1 mRNA vaccines. Nature. 630(8018). 950–960. 25 indexed citations
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Moon-Walker, Alex, Erica Ollmann Saphire, Sean P. J. Whelan, et al.. (2024). Lymphocytic choriomeningitis arenavirus utilises intercellular connections for cell to cell spread. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 28961–28961. 2 indexed citations
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Moon-Walker, Alex, Erica Ollmann Saphire, Sean P. J. Whelan, et al.. (2024). Cellular endosomal potassium ion flux regulates arenavirus uncoating during virus entry. mBio. 15(7). e0168423–e0168423. 4 indexed citations
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Bakkers, Mark J. G., Alex Moon-Walker, Vesna Brusic, et al.. (2022). CD164 is a host factor for lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus entry. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(10). e2119676119–e2119676119. 22 indexed citations
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Harastani, Houda, Paul W. Rothlauf, Ya-Nan Dai, et al.. (2022). Detection of Bourbon Virus-Specific Serum Neutralizing Antibodies in Human Serum in Missouri, USA. mSphere. 7(3). e0016422–e0016422. 11 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhuoming, Laura A. VanBlargan, Louis-Marie Bloyet, et al.. (2021). Identification of SARS-CoV-2 spike mutations that attenuate monoclonal and serum antibody neutralization. Cell Host & Microbe. 29(3). 477–488.e4. 448 indexed citations breakdown →
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Stubbs, Sarah H., Marjorie Cornejo Pontelli, Nischay Mishra, et al.. (2021). Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Chimeras Expressing the Oropouche Virus Glycoproteins Elicit Protective Immune Responses in Mice. mBio. 12(4). e0046321–e0046321. 22 indexed citations
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Zeng, Cong, John P. Evans, Tiffany King, et al.. (2021). SARS-CoV-2 spreads through cell-to-cell transmission. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(1). 154 indexed citations
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Horwitz, Joshua A., Simon Jenni, Stephen C. Harrison, & Sean P. J. Whelan. (2020). Structure of a rabies virus polymerase complex from electron cryo-microscopy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(4). 2099–2107. 68 indexed citations
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Rothlauf, Paul W., Zhuoming Liu, Timothy K. Soh, et al.. (2020). Inhibition of PIKfyve kinase prevents infection by Zaire ebolavirus and SARS-CoV-2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(34). 20803–20813. 133 indexed citations
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Scanlon, Dylan, et al.. (2020). Supporting Student Engagement and Partnership in Higher Education Decision-Making during the Pandemic: A reflection from the National Student Engagement Programme (NStEP). Own your potential (DEAKIN). 1 indexed citations
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Zang, Ruochen, María Florencia Gómez Castro, Broc T. McCune, et al.. (2020). TMPRSS2 and TMPRSS4 promote SARS-CoV-2 infection of human small intestinal enterocytes. Science Immunology. 5(47). 674 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tao, Liang, Songhai Tian, Jie Zhang, et al.. (2019). Sulfated glycosaminoglycans and low-density lipoprotein receptor contribute to Clostridium difficile toxin A entry into cells. Nature Microbiology. 4(10). 1760–1769. 73 indexed citations
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Robinson‐McCarthy, Lindsey R., Kevin R. McCarthy, Matthijs Raaben, et al.. (2018). Reconstruction of the cell entry pathway of an extinct virus. PLoS Pathogens. 14(8). e1007123–e1007123. 18 indexed citations
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Whelan, Sean P. J., et al.. (2012). A ribosome-specialized translation initiation pathway is required for cap-dependent translation of vesicular stomatitis virus mRNAs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(1). 324–329. 123 indexed citations
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Kranzusch, Philip J., Andreas D. Schenk, Amal Rahmeh, et al.. (2010). Assembly of a functional Machupo virus polymerase complex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(46). 20069–20074. 59 indexed citations
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Whelan, Sean P. J., Frank Bradley, A. J. Plueddemann, et al.. (2010). WHOI Hawaii Ocean Timeseries Station (WHOTS) : WHOTS-6 2009 mooring turnaround cruise report. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Chandran, Kartik, Nancy J. Sullivan, Ute Felbor, Sean P. J. Whelan, & James M. Cunningham. (2005). Endosomal Proteolysis of the Ebola Virus Glycoprotein Is Necessary for Infection. Science. 308(5728). 1643–1645. 664 indexed citations breakdown →

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