Theodore C. Pierson

25.2k total citations · 7 hit papers
125 papers, 16.8k citations indexed

About

Theodore C. Pierson is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Virology. According to data from OpenAlex, Theodore C. Pierson has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 16.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Infectious Diseases, 94 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 27 papers in Virology. Recurrent topics in Theodore C. Pierson's work include Mosquito-borne diseases and control (94 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (82 papers) and Malaria Research and Control (40 papers). Theodore C. Pierson is often cited by papers focused on Mosquito-borne diseases and control (94 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (82 papers) and Malaria Research and Control (40 papers). Theodore C. Pierson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Theodore C. Pierson's co-authors include Michael Diamond, Robert F. Siliciano, Kimberly A. Dowd, Diana Finzi, Karen Chadwick, Robert W. Doms, Daved H. Fremont, Thomas C. Quinn, Richard E. Chaisson and Joel E. Gallant and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Theodore C. Pierson

122 papers receiving 16.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Identification of a Reservoir for HIV-1 in Patients on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

1997 2.4k citations Diana Finzi, Theodore C. Pierson et al. Science profile →
Latent infection of CD4+ T cells provides a mechanism for lifelong persistence of HIV-1, even in patients on effective combination therapy

1999 1.6k citations Diana Finzi, Joseph B. Margolick et al. profile →
Modified mRNA Vaccines Protect against Zika Virus Infection

2017 731 citations Sunny Himansu, Kimberly A. Dowd et al. profile →
2′-O methylation of the viral mRNA cap evades host restriction by IFIT family members

2010 669 citations Tsai‐Yu Lin, Theodore C. Pierson et al. profile →
The continued threat of emerging flaviviruses

2020 667 citations Theodore C. Pierson, Michael Diamond profile →
The 3.8 Å resolution cryo-EM structure of Zika virus

2016 561 citations Devika Sirohi, Zhenguo Chen et al. Science profile →
The emergence of Zika virus and its new clinical syndromes

2018 287 citations Theodore C. Pierson, Michael Diamond profile →

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Theodore C. Pierson

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Oropouche virus efficiently replicates and is immunostimulatory in vivo in nonhuman primate species 2025 ·Science Advances ·(unknown), Jonathan P. Davies, Laura A. VanBlargan, Andrew R. Rahmberg, Katherine E. Burgomaster, Kelsie Brooks, Jacob K. Flynn, (unknown), Alexandra M. Ortiz, Paul Schaughency, Sonja M. Best, Theodore C. Pierson, Jason M. Brenchley	0
2	Structural insights from vaccine candidates for EV-D68 2025 ·Communications Biology ·Jiaxuan Cheng, Peter W. Krug, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), A. Morton, Chen‐Hsiang Shen, Sergei Pletnev, Rick Huang, Theodore C. Pierson, Tongqing Zhou, Tracy J. Ruckwardt, Peter D. Kwong	1
3	Subcapsular sinus macrophages maximize germinal center development in non-draining lymph nodes during blood-borne viral infection 2024 ·Science Immunology ·(unknown), (unknown), Morgan Brisse, Kimberly A. Dowd, (unknown), Katherine E. Burgomaster, (unknown), Theodore C. Pierson, Heather D. Hickman	5
4	Simultaneous quantitation of neutralizing antibodies against all four dengue virus serotypes using optimized reporter virus particles 2024 ·Journal of Virology ·(unknown), Emérito Amaro-Carambot, Elaine W. Lamirande, Theodore C. Pierson, Stephen S. Whitehead	2
5	prM-reactive antibodies reveal a role for partially mature virions in dengue virus pathogenesis 2023 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Kimberly A. Dowd, Devika Sirohi, Scott D. Speer, Laura A. VanBlargan, Rita E. Chen, Swati Mukherjee, Bradley Whitener, Jennifer Govero, Maya Aleshnick, (unknown), Soila Sukupolvi-Petty, Madhumati Sevvana, Andrew S. Miller, Thomas Klose, Aihua Zheng, Scott Koenig, Margaret Kielian, Richard Kühn, Michael Diamond, Theodore C. Pierson	12
6	Viral Prototypes for Pandemic Preparedness: The Road Ahead 2023 ·The Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Kaitlyn M. Morabito, M. Cristina Cassetti, (unknown), Anne M. Deschamps, Theodore C. Pierson	6
7	Fe-S cofactors in the SARS-CoV-2 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase are potential antiviral targets 2021 ·Science ·Nunziata Maio, Bernard A. P. Lafont, Debangsu Sil, Yan Li, J. Martin Bollinger, Carsten Krebs, Theodore C. Pierson, W. Marston Linehan, Tracey A. Rouault	82
8	Broadly neutralizing monoclonal antibodies protect against multiple tick-borne flaviviruses 2021 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Laura A. VanBlargan, John M. Errico, Natasha M. Kafai, Katherine E. Burgomaster, (unknown), 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	21
9	Non‐structural protein 1‐specific antibodies directed against Zika virus in humans mediate antibody‐dependent cellular cytotoxicity 2021 ·Immunology ·(unknown), Awadalkareem Adam, Mary Masterson, (unknown), Zoë L. Lyski, Kimberly A. Dowd, Theodore C. Pierson, William B. Messer, Jeffrey R. Currier, Anuja Mathew	10
10	The Challenges of Vaccine Development against a New Virus during a Pandemic 2020 ·Cell Host & Microbe ·Michael Diamond, Theodore C. Pierson	70
11	The 3.8 Å resolution cryo-EM structure of Zika virus breakdown → 2016 ·Science ·Devika Sirohi, Zhenguo Chen, Lei Sun, Thomas Klose, Theodore C. Pierson, Michael G. Rossmann, Richard Kühn	561
12	A Virus-Like Particle Vaccine Elicits Broad Neutralizing Antibody Responses in Humans to All Chikungunya Virus Genotypes 2016 ·The Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Leslie Goo, Kimberly A. Dowd, Tsai‐Yu Lin, John R. Mascola, Barney S. Graham, Julie E. Ledgerwood, Theodore C. Pierson	51
13	Shake, rattle, and roll: Impact of the dynamics of flavivirus particles on their interactions with the host 2015 ·Virology ·Richard Kühn, Kimberly A. Dowd, Carol Beth Post, Theodore C. Pierson	87
14	A Game of Numbers 2014 ·Progress in molecular biology and translational science ·Theodore C. Pierson, Michael Diamond	36
15	Direct Complement Restriction of Flavivirus Infection Requires Glycan Recognition by Mannose-Binding Lectin 2010 ·Cell Host & Microbe ·Anja Fuchs, Tsai‐Yu Lin, David W. C. Beasley, Cordula Stover, Wilhelm Schwaeble, Theodore C. Pierson, Michael Diamond	79
16	Temperature-dependent production of pseudoinfectious dengue reporter virus particles by complementation 2008 ·Virology ·Camilo Ansarah-Sobrinho, Steevenson Nelson, (unknown), Stephen S. Whitehead, Theodore C. Pierson	94
17	Complement Protein C1q Inhibits Antibody-Dependent Enhancement of Flavivirus Infection in an IgG Subclass-Specific Manner 2007 ·Cell Host & Microbe ·Erin Mehlhop, Camilo Ansarah-Sobrinho, Syd Johnson, Michael J. Engle, Daved H. Fremont, Theodore C. Pierson, Michael Diamond	109
18	A rapid and quantitative assay for measuring antibody-mediated neutralization of West Nile virus infection 2005 ·Virology ·Theodore C. Pierson, Melissa D. Sánchez, Bridget A. Puffer, Asim Ahmed, Brian J. Geiss, Laura Valentine, Louis A. Altamura, Michael Diamond, Robert W. Doms	186
19	Determinants within gp120 and gp41 contribute to CD4 independence of SIV Envs 2004 ·Virology ·Bridget A. Puffer, Louis A. Altamura, Theodore C. Pierson, Robert W. Doms	21
20	A stable latent reservoir for HIV-1 in resting CD4+ T lymphocytes in infected children 2000 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Deborah Persaud, Theodore C. Pierson, Christian T. Ruff, Diana Finzi, Karen Chadwick, Joseph B. Margolick, Andrea Ruff, Nancy Hutton, Stuart C. Ray, Robert F. Siliciano	140

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