W. D. Tigertt

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

W. D. Tigertt is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Immunology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, W. D. Tigertt has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Infectious Diseases, 13 papers in Immunology and 12 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in W. D. Tigertt's work include Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (8 papers), Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (7 papers) and Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (7 papers). W. D. Tigertt is often cited by papers focused on Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (8 papers), Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (7 papers) and Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (7 papers). W. D. Tigertt collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and United Kingdom. W. D. Tigertt's co-authors include Trygve O. Berge, Abram S. Benenson, William S. Gochenour, Z Reggiardo, G Middlebrook, C. A. Gleiser, Sidney Gaines, Joseph G. Tully, Edwin L. Overholt and Helmuth Sprinz and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Clinical Investigation and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

W. D. Tigertt

54 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases

1986 1.0k citations W. D. Tigertt American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene profile →

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Abram S. Benenson United States

Frederick Koster United States

Ronald F. Schell United States

Roy T. Steigbigel United States

Yannis Tselentis Greece

David A. Bruckner United States

Harold W. Horowitz United States

John R. Paul United Kingdom

William A. Agger United States

Roberto Cevenini Italy

Abram S. Benenson United States

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. D. Tigertt

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Tigertt, W. D.. (1987). A 1759 Spotted Fever Epidemic in North Carolina. Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences. 42(3). 296–304. 1 indexed citations

Tigertt, W. D.. (1986). Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 35(3). 671–671. 1030 indexed citations breakdown →

Tigertt, W. D.. (1982). Rickettsiae and Rickettsial Diseases. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 31(4). 863–863. 251 indexed citations

Joy, Robert J. T., et al.. (1969). Malaria Chemoprophylaxis With 4,4′ Diaminodiphenylsulfone (DDS). Military Medicine. 134(7). 497–501. 10 indexed citations

Gaines, Sidney, Helmuth Sprinz, Joseph G. Tully, & W. D. Tigertt. (1968). Studies on Infection and Immunity in Experimental Typhoid Fever: VII. The Distribution of Salmonella typhi in Chimpanzee Tissue Following Oral Challenge, and the Relationship Between the Numbers of Bacilli and Morphologic Lesions. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 118(3). 293–306. 40 indexed citations

Gaines, Sidney, Joseph G. Tully, & W. D. Tigertt. (1968). Studies on Infection and Immunity in Experimental Typhoid Fever: VIII. Intravenous and Intra-Lymph Node Challenge of chimpanzees with Salmonella typhi. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 118(4). 393–401. 4 indexed citations

Gochenour, William S., et al.. (1963). On the recognition and therapy of Simian woolsorter's disease. Journal of Hygiene. 61(3). 317–322. 7 indexed citations

Tigertt, W. D. & W. G. Downs. (1962). Studies on the Virus of Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis in Trinidad, W.I.. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 11(6). 822–834. 11 indexed citations

Gochenour, William S., Trygve O. Berge, C. A. Gleiser, & W. D. Tigertt. (1962). IMMUNIZATION OF BURROS WITH LIVING VENEZUELAN EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS VIRUS1. American Journal of Epidemiology. 75(3). 351–362. 11 indexed citations

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Gleiser, C. A., William S. Gochenour, Trygve O. Berge, & W. D. Tigertt. (1962). The Comparative Pathology of Experimental Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis Infection in Different Animal Hosts. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 110(1). 80–97. 74 indexed citations

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Berge, Trygve O., et al.. (1961). Studies on the Virus of Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis. The Journal of Immunology. 87(5). 509–517. 18 indexed citations

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Gleiser, C. A., William S. Gochenour, Trygve O. Berge, & W. D. Tigertt. (1961). Studies on the Virus of Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis. The Journal of Immunology. 87(5). 504–508. 6 indexed citations

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Gaines, Sidney, Joseph G. Tully, & W. D. Tigertt. (1961). Enhancement of the Mouse Virulence of a Non-Vi Variant of Salmonella Typhosa by Vi Antigen. The Journal of Immunology. 86(5). 543–551. 7 indexed citations

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Berge, Trygve O., et al.. (1961). Studies on the virus of Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis. II. Modification by specific immune serum of response of central nervous system of mice.. PubMed. 87. 509–17. 37 indexed citations

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Edsall, Geoffrey, Sidney Gaines, Maurice Landy, et al.. (1960). STUDIES ON INFECTION AND IMMUNITY IN EXPERIMENTAL TYPHOID FEVER. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 112(1). 143–166. 82 indexed citations

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Tigertt, W. D., Trygve O. Berge, William S. Gochenour, et al.. (1960). SECTION OF BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCES: EXPERIMENTAL YELLOW FEVER*. Transactions of the New York Academy of Sciences. 22(5 Series II). 323–333. 27 indexed citations

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Gaines, Sidney, Joseph G. Tully, & W. D. Tigertt. (1960). STUDIES ON INFECTION AND IMMUNITY IN EXPERIMENTAL TYPHOID FEVER. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 112(6). 1023–1036. 9 indexed citations

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Overholt, Edwin L. & W. D. Tigertt. (1960). Roentgenographic Manifestations of Pulmonary Tularemia. Radiology. 74(5). 758–765. 16 indexed citations

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Tigertt, W. D., et al.. (1956). EVALUATION OF JAPANESE B ENCEPHALITIS VACCINE. American Journal of Epidemiology. 63(3). 238–249. 5 indexed citations

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Sabin, A. B., et al.. (1956). EVALUATION OF JAPANESE B ENCEPHALITIS VACCINE. American Journal of Epidemiology. 63(3). 217–227. 5 indexed citations

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