Sonja M. Best

6.9k citations

84 papers · 4.1k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 36

Impact in

Infectious Diseases top 0.5%
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health top 0.5%
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Malaria Research and Control

Papers in

Infectious Diseases 60
- Viral Infections and Vectors 40
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research 11
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research 10
Virology 11
- HIV Research and Treatment 10

Co-authors: Marshall E. Bloom Shelly J. Robertson Peter J. Kerr James B. Wolfinbarger Abhilash I. Chiramel Adolfo Garcı́a-Sastre Sanket S. Ponia Megan Schwarz
Journals: Journal of Virology (12 papers)Virology (9 papers)PLoS Pathogens (6 papers)The Journal of Immunology (5 papers)Viruses (5 papers)
Partner nations: United States Canada Australia

In The Last Decade

Sonja M. Best

81 papers receiving 4.0k citations

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Zika Virus Targets Human STAT2 to Inhibit Type I Interferon Signaling 2016 · 614 citations

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1	Trim7 does not have a role in the restriction of murine norovirus infection in vivo Journal of Virology ·Mridula Annaswamy Srinivas, Linley R. Pierce, Mikayla C. Olson, Shelly J. Roberston, Gail L. Sturdevant, Sonja M. Best, Robert C. Orchard	2025	1
2	Oropouche virus efficiently replicates and is immunostimulatory in vivo in nonhuman primate species Science Advances ·Debra Yee, Jonathan P. Davies, Laura A. VanBlargan, Andrew R. Rahmberg, Katherine E. Burgomaster, Kelsie Brooks, Jacob K. Flynn, Byron Shue, Alexandra M. Ortiz, Paul Schaughency, Sonja M. Best, Theodore C. Pierson, Jason M. Brenchley	2025	0
3	A No-Brainer! The Therapeutic Potential of TRIM Proteins in Viral and Central Nervous System Diseases Viruses ·Adam Hage, Marianne Janes, Sonja M. Best	2025	1
4	Langat virus inhibits the gp130/JAK/STAT signaling by reducing the gp130 protein level Journal of Medical Virology ·Shaoli Lin, Xiaochun Wang, Bhargava Teja Sallapalli, Adam Hage, Peixi Chang, Jia He, Sonja M. Best, Yan‐Jin Zhang	2024	2
5	Preservation of scRNA-Seq Libraries Using Existing Inactivation Protocols Pathogens ·Gail L. Sturdevant, Kimberly Meade‐White, Sonja M. Best, Emily Speranza	2024	1
6	AP3B1 Has Type I Interferon-Independent Antiviral Function against SARS-CoV-2 Viruses ·G. Mani Subramanian, Adam Hage, Friederike Feldmann, Abhilash I. Chiramel, Kristin L. McNally, Gail L. Sturdevant, Paul A. Beare, Sonja M. Best	2024	0
7	Antibodies targeting the Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus nucleoprotein protect via TRIM21 Nature Communications ·Shanna Leventhal, Thomas C. Bisom, Dean Clift, Deepashri Rao, Kimberly Meade‐White, Carl Shaia, Justin Murray, Evan A. Mihalakakos, Troy Hinkley, Steven J. Reynolds, Sonja M. Best, Jesse H. Erasmus, Leo C. James, Heinz Feldmann, David W. Hawman	2024	6
8	Viral mimicry protects from infection when you’re expecting Cell Host & Microbe ·Samantha G Muccilli, Sonja M. Best	2023	1
9	Mitophagy antagonism by ZIKV reveals Ajuba as a regulator of PINK1 signaling, PKR-dependent inflammation, and viral invasion of tissues Cell Reports ·Sanket S. Ponia, Shelly J. Robertson, Kristin L. McNally, G. Mani Subramanian, Gail L. Sturdevant, Matthew Lewis, Forrest Jessop, Catherine Kendall, Dylan Gallegos, Arielle Hay, Cindi L. Schwartz, Rebecca Rosenke, Greg Saturday, Catherine M. Bosio, Craig Martens, Sonja M. Best	2021	30
10	Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals SARS-CoV-2 infection dynamics in lungs of African green monkeys Science Translational Medicine ·Emily Speranza, Brandi N. Williamson, Friederike Feldmann, Gail L. Sturdevant, Lizzette Pérez-Pérez, Kimberly Meade‐White, Brian J. Smith, Jamie Lovaglio, Craig Martens, Vincent J. Munster, Atsushi Okumura, Carl Shaia, Heinz Feldmann, Sonja M. Best, Emmie de Wit	2021	100
11	A single intranasal dose of a live-attenuated parainfluenza virus-vectored SARS-CoV-2 vaccine is protective in hamsters Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Xueqiao Liu, Cindy Luongo, Yumiko Matsuoka, Hong-Su Park, Celia Santos, Lijuan Yang, Ian N. Moore, Sharmin Afroz, Reed F. Johnson, Bernard A. P. Lafont, Craig Martens, Sonja M. Best, Vincent J. Munster, Jaroslav Hollý, Jonathan W. Yewdell, Cyril Le Nouën, Shirin Munir, Ursula J. Buchholz	2021	37
12	MyD88 signaling by neurons induces chemokines that recruit protective leukocytes to the virus-infected CNS Science Immunology ·Luca Ghita, Julia Spanier, Chintan Chhatbar, Felix Mulenge, Andreas Pavlou, Pia‐Katharina Larsen, Inken Waltl, Yvonne Lueder, Moritz Kohls, Klaus Jung, Sonja M. Best, Reinhold Förster, Martin Stangel, Dietmar Schreiner, Ulrich Kalinke	2021	18
13	A pigtailed macaque model of Kyasanur Forest disease virus and Alkhurma hemorrhagic disease virus pathogenesis PLoS Pathogens ·Rebecca M. Broeckel, Friederike Feldmann, Kristin L. McNally, Abhilash I. Chiramel, Gail L. Sturdevant, Jacqueline M. Leung, Patrick W. Hanley, Jamie Lovaglio, Rebecca Rosenke, Dana Scott, Greg Saturday, Fadila Bouamr, Angela L. Rasmussen, Shelly J. Robertson, Sonja M. Best	2021	10
14	Intravenous administration of BCG protects mice against lethal SARS-CoV-2 challenge The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Kerry L. Hilligan, Sivaranjani Namasivayam, Chad S. Clancy, Danielle O’Mard, Sandra D. Oland, Shelly J. Robertson, Paul J. Baker, Ehydel Castro, Nicole L. Garza, Bernard A. P. Lafont, Reed F. Johnson, Franca Ronchese, Katrin D. Mayer-Barber, Sonja M. Best, Alan Sher	2021	69
15	Broadly neutralizing monoclonal antibodies protect against multiple tick-borne flaviviruses The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Laura A. VanBlargan, John M. Errico, Natasha M. Kafai, Katherine E. Burgomaster, Prashant N. Jethva, Rebecca M. Broeckel, Kimberly Meade‐White, Christopher A. Nelson, Sunny Himansu, David Wang, Scott A. Handley, Michael L. Gross, Sonja M. Best, Theodore C. Pierson, Daved H. Fremont, Michael S. Diamond	2021	21
16	K18-hACE2 mice develop respiratory disease resembling severe COVID-19 PLoS Pathogens ·Claude Kwe Yinda, Julia R. Port, Trenton Bushmaker, Irene Owusu Donkor, Jyothi N. Purushotham, Victoria A. Avanzato, Robert J. Fischer, Jonathan E. Schulz, Myndi G. Holbrook, Madison J. Hebner, Rebecca Rosenke, Tina Thomas, Andrea Marzi, Sonja M. Best, Emmie de Wit, Carl Shaia, Neeltje van Doremalen, Vincent J. Munster	2021	165
17	Adaptive Immune Responses to Zika Virus Are Important for Controlling Virus Infection and Preventing Infection in Brain and Testes The Journal of Immunology ·Clayton W. Winkler, Lara Myers, Tyson A. Woods, Ronald J. Messer, Aaron Carmody, Kristin L. McNally, Dana Scott, Kim J. Hasenkrug, Sonja M. Best, Karin E. Peterson	2017	84
18	Cutting Edge: CCR2 Is Not Required for Ly6Chi Monocyte Egress from the Bone Marrow but Is Necessary for Migration within the Brain in La Crosse Virus Encephalitis The Journal of Immunology ·Clayton W. Winkler, Tyson A. Woods, Shelly J. Robertson, Kristin L. McNally, Aaron Carmody, Sonja M. Best, Karin E. Peterson	2017	10
19	Internal polyadenylation of parvoviral precursor mRNA limits progeny virus production Virology ·Qinfeng Huang, Xuefeng Deng, Sonja M. Best, Marshall E. Bloom, Yi Li, Jianming Qiu	2012	12
20	Identification of a gene associated with chronic hepatitis B virus infection by genome-wide linkage analysis and family based association studies. The American Journal of Human Genetics ·L Zhang, A J Frodsham, Sonja M. Best, Uga Dumpis, Mark Thursz, Harrison C. Thomas, Michael V. Graves, Hill Avs.	2000	3

About Sonja M. Best

Sonja M. Best is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Virology, Parasitology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Animal Science and Zoology, having authored 84 papers that have together received 4.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Viral Infections and Vectors (40 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (39 papers), interferon and immune responses (13 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (11 papers), Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (11 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (10 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (10 papers) and Animal Virus Infections Studies (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Infectious Diseases (2.7k citations), Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (1.9k citations), Virology (299 citations), Parasitology (375 citations) and Immunology (890 citations). Sonja M. Best has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Marshall E. Bloom, Shelly J. Robertson, Peter J. Kerr, James B. Wolfinbarger, Abhilash I. Chiramel, Adolfo Garcı́a-Sastre, Sanket S. Ponia, Megan Schwarz, Lisa Miorin and Marion Sourisseau. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Virology, Virology, PLoS Pathogens, The Journal of Immunology and Viruses.

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