W. J. McAleer

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

W. J. McAleer is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Molecular Biology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, W. J. McAleer has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Epidemiology, 22 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in W. J. McAleer's work include Hepatitis B Virus Studies (17 papers), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (12 papers) and Steroid Chemistry and Biochemistry (10 papers). W. J. McAleer is often cited by papers focused on Hepatitis B Virus Studies (17 papers), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (12 papers) and Steroid Chemistry and Biochemistry (10 papers). W. J. McAleer collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. W. J. McAleer's co-authors include William J. Miller, M. R. Hilleman, Eugene B. Buynak, D. Eugene Wampler, Robert Z. Maigetter, Edward M. Scolnick, M. R. Hilleman, P. J. Provost, O. L. Ittensohn and David J. West and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

W. J. McAleer

54 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Human hepatitis B vaccine from recombinant yeast

1984 529 citations W. J. McAleer, Eugene B. Buynak et al. Nature profile →

Peers

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Robert D. Sitrin United States

G Wiedermann Austria

A. M. Prince United States

Martin L. Bryant United States

A. R. Neurath United States

Christian Künz Austria

Howard R. Six United States

Anton Andonov Canada

Kaoru Takeuchi Japan

Ralf Altmeyer France

Robert D. Sitrin United States

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502 ×0.8

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660 ×1.2

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275 ×0.9

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Countries citing papers authored by W. J. McAleer

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. J. McAleer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. J. McAleer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. J. McAleer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. J. McAleer based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with W. J. McAleer. W. J. McAleer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Provost, P. J., Paul M. Keller, Hilton J. Klein, et al.. (1987). Successful infection of the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) with human varicella-zoster virus. Journal of Virology. 61(10). 2951–2955. 20 indexed citations

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Provost, P. J., Robert J. Gerety, M. R. Hilleman, et al.. (1986). New Findings in Live, Attenuated Hepatitis A Vaccine Development. Journal of Medical Virology. 20(2). 165–175. 66 indexed citations

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Zając, Barbara, David J. West, W. J. McAleer, & Edward M. Scolnick. (1986). Overview of clinical studies with hepatitis B vaccine made by recombinant DNA. Journal of Infection. 13. 39–45. 151 indexed citations

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Hurni, William M., et al.. (1986). A robot for performing radioiodinations. International Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation Part A Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 37(7). 623–627. 3 indexed citations

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Howard, Colin R., Paul R. Young, Jill Dixon, et al.. (1986). Hepatitis B surface antigen polypeptide micelles from antigen expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Journal of Virological Methods. 14(1). 25–35. 7 indexed citations

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McAleer, W. J., Eugene B. Buynak, Robert Z. Maigetter, et al.. (1984). Human hepatitis B vaccine from recombinant yeast. Nature. 307(5947). 178–180. 529 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hilleman, M. R., W. J. McAleer, Eugene B. Buynak, & A. A. McLean. (1983). Quality and safety of human hepatitis B vaccine.. PubMed. 54. 3–12. 12 indexed citations

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McAleer, W. J., Henry Z. Markus, F. James Bailey, et al.. (1983). Production of purified hepatitis B surface antigen from Alexander hepatoma cells grown in artificial capillary units. Journal of Virological Methods. 7(5-6). 263–271. 16 indexed citations

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Provost, P. J., et al.. (1982). Progress toward a Live, Attenuated Human Hepatitis A Vaccine. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 170(1). 8–14. 51 indexed citations

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Provost, P. J., et al.. (1981). Isolation of Hepatitis A Virus in Vitro in Cell Culture Directly from Human Specimens. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 167(2). 201–206. 16 indexed citations

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McAleer, W. J., Henry Z. Markus, A. A. McLean, Eugene B. Buynak, & M. R. Hilleman. (1980). Stability on storage at various temperatures of live measles, mumps and rubella virus vaccines in new stabilizer. Journal of Biological Standardization. 8(4). 281–287. 39 indexed citations

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Provost, P. J., B. Wolanski, William J. Miller, et al.. (1975). Biophysical and biochemical properties of CR326 human hepatitis A virus. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 270(1). 87–92. 6 indexed citations

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McAleer, W. J., Eugene B. Buynak, Robert E. Weibel, et al.. (1975). Measles, mumps and rubella virus vaccines prepared from virus produced by unit process. Journal of Biological Standardization. 3(4). 381–384. 4 indexed citations

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Weibel, Robert E., A. F. Woodhour, J Stokes, et al.. (1970). New metabolizable immunologic adjuvant for human use. The American Journal of Medicine. 48(4). 464–471. 9 indexed citations

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McAleer, W. J., et al.. (1964). Polycrystalline Silicon Films on Foreign Substrates. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 111(7). 877–877. 2 indexed citations

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Barkemeyer, H., et al.. (1960). A Microbiological Reduction of the Cortisone A-Ring by Streptomyces sp. Applied Microbiology. 8(4). 237–238. 3 indexed citations

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McAleer, W. J., et al.. (1958). Communications - 1-Hydroxylation of 9α-Fluorohydrocortisone. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 23(3). 508–508. 18 indexed citations

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McAleer, W. J., et al.. (1957). Application of Zaffaroni-type partition systems to the paper chromatography of steroidal sapogenins. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 66(1). 120–124. 16 indexed citations

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McAleer, W. J., et al.. (1957). Application of the I2-KI color test to some oxygenated progesterones. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 66(1). 125–127. 6 indexed citations

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Dulaney, Eugene L., et al.. (1955). Steroid Transformation by Dactylium dendroides (Bulliard) Fries. Applied Microbiology. 3(6). 372–374. 10 indexed citations

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