Stephen A. Spector

25.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
319 papers, 16.2k citations indexed

About

Stephen A. Spector is a scholar working on Virology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen A. Spector has authored 319 papers receiving a total of 16.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 164 papers in Virology, 163 papers in Epidemiology and 155 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Stephen A. Spector's work include HIV Research and Treatment (164 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (107 papers) and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (88 papers). Stephen A. Spector is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (164 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (107 papers) and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (88 papers). Stephen A. Spector collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Stephen A. Spector's co-authors include Grant R. Campbell, Douglas D. Richman, Deborah H. Spector, Wayne M. Dankner, Dana G. Wolf, Samuel A. Bozzette, Janet L. Lathey, Kumud K. Singh, D. J. Zhou and K. Jimmy Hsia and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Stephen A. Spector

316 papers receiving 15.6k citations

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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.

Maternal Viral Load, Zidovudine Treatment, and the Risk of Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 from Mother to Infant

1996 587 citations Patricia M. Flynn, Stephen A. Spector et al. profile →
Lymphocyte subsets in healthy children from birth through 18 years of age

2003 560 citations Steven D. Douglas, Elizabeth J. McFarland et al. profile →
A Health Status Questionnaire Using 30 Items From The Medical Outcomes Study

1991 509 citations Albert W. Wu, Haya R. Rubin et al. Medical Care profile →
Nevirapine resistance mutations of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 selected during therapy

1994 487 citations Douglas D. Richman, Stephen A. Spector et al. Journal of Virology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Maternal Use of Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitors During Pregnancy and Infant Neurodevelopment 2025 ·JAMA Network Open ·Paige L. Williams, (unknown), (unknown), Ellen G. Chadwick, Yanling Huo, Stephen A. Spector, Janna B. Oetting, Patricia A. Garvie, Renee Smith	0
2	IRAK1 inhibition blocks the HIV-1 RNA mediated pro-inflammatory cytokine response from microglia 2023 ·Journal of General Virology ·Grant R. Campbell, Pratima Rawat, Carmen Teodorof‐Diedrich, Stephen A. Spector	2
3	HIV-1 Tat Upregulates TREM1 Expression in Human Microglia 2023 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Grant R. Campbell, Pratima Rawat, (unknown), Stephen A. Spector	7
4	Infants Receiving Very Early Antiretroviral Therapy Have High CD4 Counts in the First Year of Life 2022 ·Clinical Infectious Diseases ·(unknown), Camlin Tierney, Deborah Persaud, Jennifer Jao, Mark F. Cotton, Yvonne J. Bryson, Anne Coletti, Theodore Ruel, Stephen A. Spector, (unknown), (unknown), Diane Costello, Charlotte Perlowski, Maria Letícia Santos Cruz, Josphat Kosgei, Sai Majji, Dwight E. Yin, Patrick Jean‐Philippe, Ellen G. Chadwick, (unknown)	2
5	Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 and Methamphetamine-Mediated Mitochondrial Damage and Neuronal Degeneration in Human Neurons 2020 ·Journal of Virology ·Carmen Teodorof‐Diedrich, Stephen A. Spector	30
6	Live-Attenuated Vaccines Prevent Respiratory Syncytial Virus–associated Illness in Young Children 2020 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Ruth A. Karron, Jessica E. Atwell, Elizabeth J. McFarland, Coleen K. Cunningham, Petronella Muresan, Charlotte Perlowski, (unknown), Stephen A. Spector, Ram Yogev, Mariam Aziz, Suzanne Woods, Kimberli Wanionek, Peter L. Collins, Ursula J. Buchholz	42
7	Selective cell death of latently HIV-infected CD4+ T cells mediated by autosis inducing nanopeptides 2019 ·Cell Death and Disease ·Gang Zhang, Brian T. Luk, Xiaoli Wei, Grant R. Campbell, Ronnie H. Fang, Liangfang Zhang, Stephen A. Spector	38
8	Changes in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors With Immediate Versus Deferred Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation Among HIV‐Positive Participants in the START (Strategic Timing of Antiretroviral Treatment) Trial 2017 ·Journal of the American Heart Association ·Jason V. Baker, Shweta Sharma, Amit C. Achhra, José Ignacio Bernardino, Johannes R. Bogner, Daniel Duprez, Sean Emery, Brian Gazzard, (unknown), Greg Grandits, Andrew Phillips, Siegfried Schwarze, Elsayed Z. Soliman, Stephen A. Spector, Giuseppe Tambussi, Jens Lundgren, (unknown)	48
9	Associations of Genetically Determined Continental Ancestry With CD4+ Count and Plasma HIV-1 RNA Beyond Self-Reported Race and Ethnicity 2015 ·JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes ·Sean S. Brummel, Kumud K. Singh, Adam X. Maihofer, (unknown), Min Qin, Terry Fenton, Caroline M. Nievergelt, Stephen A. Spector	4
10	Trends in Hospitalizations Among Children and Young Adults with Perinatally Acquired HIV 2014 ·The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal ·Stephen A. Berry, Kelly A. Gebo, Richard M. Rutstein, Keri N. Althoff, P. Todd Korthuis, Aditya H. Gaur, Stephen A. Spector, (unknown), Baligh R. Yehia, Allison L. Agwu	12
11	Safety and Immunogenicity of Quadrivalent Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine in 2- to 10-year-old Human Immunodeficiency Virus-infected Children 2011 ·The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal ·George K. Siberry, Meredith G. Warshaw, Paige L. Williams, Stephen A. Spector, Michael D. Decker, Patrick Jean‐Philippe, Ram Yogev, Barbara Heckman, (unknown), Jhoanna Roa, Sharon Nachman, Jorge Luján‐Zilbermann	28
12	Differential Induction of Rat Neuronal Excitotoxic Cell Death by Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Clade B and C Tat Proteins 2010 ·AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses ·Grant R. Campbell, Jennifer Watkins, Erwann Loret, Stephen A. Spector	23
13	Long-Term Observation of Adolescents Initiating HAART Therapy: Three-Year Follow-Up 2007 ·AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses ·Patricia M. Flynn, Bret J. Rudy, Jane C. Lindsey, Steven D. Douglas, Janet L. Lathey, Stephen A. Spector, Jaime Martinez, Margarita Silió, Marvin Belzer, Lawrence B. Friedman, Lawrence J. D’Angelo, Elizabeth Smith, Janice Hodge, Michael D. Hughes, (unknown)	54
14	Impact of pregnancy on abacavir pharmacokinetics 2006 ·AIDS ·Brookie M. Best, Mark Mirochnick, Edmund V. Capparelli, Alice Stek, Sandra Burchett, Diane T. Holland, Jennifer S. Read, Elizabeth Smith, Chengcheng Hu, Stephen A. Spector, James D. Connor	42
15	The C Terminus of HIV-1 Tat Modulates the Extent of CD178-mediated Apoptosis of T Cells 2005 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Grant R. Campbell, Jennifer Watkins, Didier Esquieu, Eddy Pasquier, Erwann Loret, Stephen A. Spector	35
16	HIV-1 gp120 Modulates the Immunological Function and Expression of Accessory and Co-Stimulatory Molecules of Monocyte-derived Dendritic Cells 2002 ·Journal of Hematotherapy & Stem Cell Research ·Marc A. Williams, Rodney Trout, Stephen A. Spector	28
17	Efavirenz liquid formulation in human immunodeficiency virus-infected children 2002 ·The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal ·Stuart E. Starr, Courtney V. Fletcher, Stephen A. Spector, Richard C. Brundage, Florence H. Yong, Steven D. Douglas, Patricia M. Flynn, Mark W. Kline	26
18	Toxicity and efficacy of daily vs. weekly dapsone for prevention of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in children infected with human immunodeficiency virus 1999 ·The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal ·Kenneth McIntosh, Ellen Cooper, Jing Xu, Mark Mirochnick, Jane C. Lindsey, David P. Jacobus, Lynne Mofenson, Ram Yogev, Stephen A. Spector, John L. Sullivan, Henry S. Sacks, Andrea Kovács, Sharon Nachman, John W. Sleasman, Vincent R. Bonagura, James McNamara	13
19	Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection of Neonatal Severe Combined Immunodeficient Mice Xenografted with Human Cord Blood Cells 1994 ·AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses ·Barbara Reinhardt, Bruce E. Torbett, Richard J. Gulizia, Peter Reinhardt, Stephen A. Spector, Donald E. Mosier	11
20	A Health Status Questionnaire Using 30 Items From The Medical Outcomes Study breakdown → 1991 ·Medical Care ·Albert W. Wu, Haya R. Rubin, William C. Mathews, John E. Ware, (unknown), William D. Hardy, Samuel A. Bozzette, Stephen A. Spector, Douglas D. Richman	509

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