Thomas H. Weller

8.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
99 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Thomas H. Weller is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Parasitology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas H. Weller has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Epidemiology, 24 papers in Parasitology and 20 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Thomas H. Weller's work include Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (18 papers), Parasites and Host Interactions (13 papers) and Viral Infections and Immunology Research (13 papers). Thomas H. Weller is often cited by papers focused on Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (18 papers), Parasites and Host Interactions (13 papers) and Viral Infections and Immunology Research (13 papers). Thomas H. Weller collaborates with scholars based in United States, Iran and Brazil. Thomas H. Weller's co-authors include Albert H. Coons, James B. Hanshaw, F. A. Neva, Franklin A. Neva, Frederick C. Robbins, John F. Enders, Charles A. Alford, Pamela S. Wirth, John M. Craig and Eugene Bell and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Thomas H. Weller

97 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

The Cytomegaloviruses: Ubiquitous Agents with Protean Cli... 1954 2026 1978 2002 1971 1954 1983 1971 1962 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. The Cytomegaloviruses: Ubiquitous Agents with Protean Clinical Manifestations
    1971 547 citations Thomas H. Weller New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  2. Fluorescent Antibody Studies with Agents of Varicella and Herpes Zoster Propagated in vitro.
    1954 512 citations Thomas H. Weller et al. profile →
  3. Varicella and Herpes Zoster
    1983 383 citations Thomas H. Weller New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  4. The Cytomegaloviruses: Ubiquitous Agents with Protean Clinical Manifestations
    1971 308 citations Thomas H. Weller New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  5. Virologic and Clinical Observations on Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease
    1962 296 citations Thomas H. Weller, James B. Hanshaw et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  6. Isolation of Intranuclear Inclusion Producing Agents from Infants with Illnesses Resembling Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease.
    1957 237 citations Thomas H. Weller et al. profile →

Peers

Thomas H. Weller
Marianne Forsgren Sweden
Stuart E. Starr United States
Anthony Hayward United States
T. C. Merigan United States
John L. Sever United States
Anne A. Gershon United States
Edwin H. Lennette United States
Charles Grose United States
Rhoda L. Ashley United States
D. Scott Schmid United States
Marianne Forsgren Sweden
Thomas H. Weller
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All Works

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Enders, John F., Thomas H. Weller, Frederick C. Robbins, & P. Mortimer. (2009). Classic paper: How monolayer cell culture transformed diagnostic virology: a review of a classic paper and the developments that stemmed from it. Reviews in Medical Virology. 19(4). 241–249. 1 indexed citations
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Weller, Thomas H.. (1996). Varicella: Historical Perspective And Clinical Overview. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 174(Supplement 3). S306–S309. 33 indexed citations
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Weller, Thomas H.. (1995). Robert Koch and the Modern Investigator. Hospital Practice. 30(1). 99–101. 3 indexed citations
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Sherlock, Í. A., et al.. (1990). A Nine Year Prospective Study of Chagas' Disease in a Defined Rural Population in Northeast Brazil. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 42(5). 429–440. 48 indexed citations
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Weller, Thomas H.. (1989). As It Was and As It Is: A Half-Century of Progress. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 159(3). 378–383. 3 indexed citations
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Weller, Thomas H., et al.. (1984). Dose-related effect of acetylsalicylic acid on replication of varicella zoster virus in vitro.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 81(16). 5223–5226. 11 indexed citations
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Albrecht, Thomas & Thomas H. Weller. (1980). Heterogeneous Morphologic Features of Plaques Induced by Five Strains of Human Cytomegalovirus. American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 73(5). 648–654. 28 indexed citations
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Weller, Thomas H., et al.. (1970). Cell cultures from helminthic tissues.. Journal of Parasitology. 56. 1 indexed citations
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Weller, Thomas H. & Franklin A. Neva. (1965). Biological characteristics of rubella virus as assayed in a human amnion culture system. Archives of Virology. 16(1-5). 393–400. 8 indexed citations
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Neva, Franklin A., Charles A. Alford, & Thomas H. Weller. (1964). EMERGING PERSPECTIVE OF RUBELLA. Bacteriological Reviews. 28(4). 444–451. 4 indexed citations
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Hanshaw, James B. & Thomas H. Weller. (1961). Urinary excretion of cytomegaloviruses by children with generalized neoplastic disease. The Journal of Pediatrics. 58(3). 305–311. 48 indexed citations
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Coriell, L.L., J. Dent, Horace L. Hodes, et al.. (1960). COMMITTEE ON CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. PEDIATRICS. 26(2). 331–332. 5 indexed citations
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Weller, Thomas H., et al.. (1958). THE ETIOLOGIC AGENTS OF VARICELLA AND HERPES ZOSTER. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 108(6). 869–890. 85 indexed citations
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Weller, Thomas H., et al.. (1958). THE ETIOLOGIC AGENTS OF VARICELLA AND HERPES ZOSTER. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 108(6). 843–868. 170 indexed citations
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Cheever, Allen W. & Thomas H. Weller. (1958). OBSERVATIONS ON THE GROWTH AND NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI IN VITRO. American Journal of Epidemiology. 68(3). 322–339. 40 indexed citations
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Robbins, Frederick C. & Thomas H. Weller. (1954). APPLICATION OF TISSUE CULTURE METHODS TO THE STUDY OF VIRAL INFECTIONS. PEDIATRICS. 13(4). 283–292. 2 indexed citations
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Weller, Thomas H.. (1953). The Application of Tissue-Culture Methods to the Study of Poliomyelitis. New England Journal of Medicine. 249(5). 186–195. 15 indexed citations
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Robbins, Frederick C., Thomas H. Weller, & John F. Enders. (1952). Studies on the Cultivation of Poliomyelitis Viruses in Tissue Culture. The Journal of Immunology. 69(6). 673–694. 34 indexed citations
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Weller, Thomas H., et al.. (1952). Studies on the Cultivation of Poliomyelitis Viruses in Tissue Culture. The Journal of Immunology. 69(6). 645–671. 35 indexed citations

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