W. Lanier Thacker

2.8k total citations
68 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

W. Lanier Thacker is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Lanier Thacker has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Endocrinology, 31 papers in Infectious Diseases and 25 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in W. Lanier Thacker's work include Legionella and Acanthamoeba research (32 papers), Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (20 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (15 papers). W. Lanier Thacker is often cited by papers focused on Legionella and Acanthamoeba research (32 papers), Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (20 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (15 papers). W. Lanier Thacker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. W. Lanier Thacker's co-authors include Robert F. Benson, D J Brenner, Deborah F. Talkington, Jonas M. Winchell, H W Wilkinson, Vester J. Lewis, Stephanie Schwartz, W R Mayberry, Bernard J. Wolff and Barry S. Fields and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Clinical Infectious Diseases and Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

W. Lanier Thacker

67 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. Lanier Thacker United States 26 907 766 508 503 425 68 1.8k
Gary N. Sanden United States 28 688 0.8× 1.2k 1.6× 538 1.1× 1.3k 2.6× 329 0.8× 43 2.2k
Søren Anker Uldum Denmark 24 909 1.0× 791 1.0× 373 0.7× 652 1.3× 242 0.6× 55 1.9k
Joop Schellekens Netherlands 19 382 0.4× 784 1.0× 178 0.4× 579 1.2× 400 0.9× 24 1.6k
Jette Bangsborg Denmark 24 570 0.6× 468 0.6× 433 0.9× 167 0.3× 554 1.3× 83 1.7k
Washington C. Winn United States 24 889 1.0× 382 0.5× 528 1.0× 77 0.2× 462 1.1× 64 1.9k
H W Wilkinson United States 29 1.4k 1.5× 639 0.8× 721 1.4× 177 0.4× 677 1.6× 63 2.6k
Anneke van der Zee Netherlands 26 394 0.4× 1.1k 1.4× 318 0.6× 956 1.9× 499 1.2× 54 2.0k
Marcel F. Peeters Netherlands 19 459 0.5× 378 0.5× 228 0.4× 69 0.1× 254 0.6× 36 1.1k
J. B. Kurtz United Kingdom 28 363 0.4× 653 0.9× 228 0.4× 66 0.1× 1.4k 3.3× 54 2.4k
H. James Beecham United States 12 1.2k 1.3× 165 0.2× 548 1.1× 71 0.1× 489 1.2× 15 1.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. Lanier Thacker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Lanier Thacker

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thurman, Kathleen A., et al.. (2009). Evaluation of two real-time PCR chemistries for the detection of Chlamydophila pneumoniae in clinical specimens. Molecular and Cellular Probes. 23(6). 309–311. 17 indexed citations
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Wangroongsarb, Piyada, Somrak Chantra, M. Lucia Tondella, et al.. (2007). Epidemiology of Severe Pneumonia Caused by Legionella longbeachae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and Chlamydia pneumoniae: 1-Year, Population-Based Surveillance for Severe Pneumonia in Thailand. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 45(12). e147–e155. 65 indexed citations
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Klement, Eyal, Deborah F. Talkington, Raid Kayouf, et al.. (2006). Identification of Risk Factors for Infection in an Outbreak of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Respiratory Tract Disease. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 43(10). 1239–1245. 46 indexed citations
4.
Hicks, Lauri A., Colin W. Shepard, Dean D. Erdman, et al.. (2005). Two Outbreaks of Severe Respiratory Disease in Nursing Homes Associated with Rhinovirus. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 54(2). 284–289. 63 indexed citations
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Lockman, Shahin, T A Kenyon, Michael Mwasekaga, et al.. (2003). Etiology of pulmonary infections in predominantly HIV-infected adults with suspected tuberculosis, Botswana.. PubMed. 7(8). 714–23. 27 indexed citations
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Hyde, Terri B., Mark Gilbert, Elizabeth R. Zell, et al.. (2001). Azithromycin Prophylaxis during a Hospital Outbreak ofMycoplasma pneumoniaePneumonia. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 183(6). 907–912. 31 indexed citations
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Feikin, Daniel R., John F. Moroney, Deborah F. Talkington, et al.. (1999). An Outbreak of Acute Respiratory Disease Caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Adenovirus at a Federal Service Training Academy: New Implications from an Old Scenario. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 29(6). 1545–1550. 41 indexed citations
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Klausner, Jeffrey D., Douglas J. Passaro, Jon Rosenberg, et al.. (1998). Enhanced Control of an Outbreak ofMycoplasma pneumoniaePneumonia with Azithromycin Prophylaxis. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 177(1). 161–166. 29 indexed citations
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Benson, Robert F., W. Lanier Thacker, Maryam Daneshvar, & D J Brenner. (1996). Legionella waltersii sp. nov. and an Unnamed Legionella Genomospecies Isolated from Water in Australia. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 46(3). 631–634. 36 indexed citations
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Sutter, Roland W., Peter M. Strebel, Colin G. Orton, et al.. (1995). Concurrent Outbreaks of Pertussis and Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection: Clinical and Epidemiological Characteristics of Illnesses Manifested by Cough. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 20(3). 621–628. 30 indexed citations
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Messmer, Trudy O., Carolyn M. Black, & W. Lanier Thacker. (1994). Mycoplasma contamination of chlamydiae isolated from clinical specimens. Apmis. 102(7-12). 793–796. 13 indexed citations
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Dennis, P. J., D J Brenner, W. Lanier Thacker, et al.. (1993). Five New Legionella Species Isolated from Water. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 43(2). 329–337. 40 indexed citations
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Melbye, Hasse, B. P. Berdal, Bjørn Straume, et al.. (1992). Pneumonia – a Clinical or Radiographic Diagnosis?. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 24(5). 647–655. 48 indexed citations
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Benson, Robert F., et al.. (1990). Legionella sainthelensi serogroup 2 isolated from patients with pneumonia. Research in Microbiology. 141(4). 453–463. 15 indexed citations
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Miller, Megge, Sally Liska, Linda A. Detwiler, et al.. (1990). Outbreak of Pontiac fever due to Legionella anisa. The Lancet. 336(8706). 35–37. 70 indexed citations
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Bornstein, N., D. Marmet, Michaeł Nowicki, et al.. (1989). Legionella Gratiana sp Nov. isolated from French SPA water. Research in Microbiology. 140(7). 541–552. 21 indexed citations
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Wilkinson, H W, W. Lanier Thacker, Robert F. Benson, et al.. (1987). Legionella birminghamensis sp. nov. isolated from a cardiac transplant recipient. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 25(11). 2120–2122. 34 indexed citations
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Thacker, W. Lanier, Robert F. Benson, H W Wilkinson, et al.. (1986). 11th serogroup of Legionella pneumophila isolated from a patient with fatal pneumonia. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 23(6). 1146–1147. 12 indexed citations
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Thacker, W. Lanier, Vester J. Lewis, John H. Shaddock, & William G. Winkler. (1982). Infection of Syrian hamsters with lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus: Comparison of detection methods. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 43(8). 1500–1502. 1 indexed citations
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Lewis, Vester J., et al.. (1972). Indirect Hemagglutination Test for Chlamydial Antibodies. Applied Microbiology. 24(1). 22–25. 7 indexed citations

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