W. Okazaki

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

W. Okazaki is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Animal Science and Zoology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Okazaki has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Epidemiology, 29 papers in Animal Science and Zoology and 21 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in W. Okazaki's work include Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (42 papers), Animal Virus Infections Studies (25 papers) and Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (13 papers). W. Okazaki is often cited by papers focused on Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (42 papers), Animal Virus Infections Studies (25 papers) and Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (13 papers). W. Okazaki collaborates with scholars based in United States and Brazil. W. Okazaki's co-authors include H. G. Purchase, B. R. Burmester, L. B. Crittenden, A. M. Fadly, E. J. Smith, J. Μ. Sharma, R. L. Witter, Howard A. Stone, Peter K. Vogt and Donald L. Ewert and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

In The Last Decade

W. Okazaki

60 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Protection against Marek's Disease by Vaccination with a ... 1970 2026 1988 2007 1970 100 200 300
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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. Protection against Marek's Disease by Vaccination with a Herpesvirus of Turkeys
    1970 345 citations W. Okazaki, H. G. Purchase et al. Avian Diseases profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. Okazaki United States 24 1.4k 728 512 402 233 62 1.8k
P. M. Biggs United States 23 1.2k 0.9× 472 0.6× 254 0.5× 293 0.7× 110 0.5× 55 1.6k
B. R. Burmester United States 30 2.0k 1.5× 1.1k 1.4× 760 1.5× 549 1.4× 301 1.3× 115 3.0k
H. G. Purchase United States 29 2.4k 1.7× 922 1.3× 665 1.3× 514 1.3× 303 1.3× 87 3.1k
G. F. de Boer Czechia 23 858 0.6× 746 1.0× 362 0.7× 374 0.9× 210 0.9× 56 1.7k
K. Howes United Kingdom 26 1.7k 1.3× 611 0.8× 790 1.5× 370 0.9× 549 2.4× 49 2.1k
K. A. Schat United States 29 2.0k 1.5× 733 1.0× 619 1.2× 404 1.0× 211 0.9× 64 2.7k
K. Nazerian United States 31 2.5k 1.9× 736 1.0× 533 1.0× 585 1.5× 305 1.3× 95 3.1k
A. M. Fadly United States 29 1.8k 1.3× 1.3k 1.7× 563 1.1× 870 2.2× 449 1.9× 98 2.8k
Aly M. Fadly United States 23 1.1k 0.8× 511 0.7× 482 0.9× 614 1.5× 561 2.4× 56 1.8k
R. W. Darlington United States 18 529 0.4× 268 0.4× 279 0.5× 258 0.6× 227 1.0× 31 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. Okazaki

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Okazaki

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. Okazaki. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. Okazaki 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. Okazaki. W. Okazaki is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fadly, A. M. & W. Okazaki. (1982). Studies of Avian Leukosis Virus Infection in Chickens from a Commercial Breeder Flock. Poultry Science. 61(6). 1055–1060. 25 indexed citations
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K, Ito, S Onishi, W. Okazaki, et al.. (1981). [Immunotherapy and chemotherapy of viral hepatitis].. PubMed. 39(10). 3310–22. 1 indexed citations
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Okazaki, W., R. L. Witter, C.H. Romero, et al.. (1980). Induction of lymphoid leukosis transplant able tumours and the establishment of lymphoblastoid cell lines. Avian Pathology. 9(3). 311–329. 74 indexed citations
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Fadly, A. M. & W. Okazaki. (1979). Effects of storage and heat treatment of eggs on stability and congenital transmission of avian lymphoid leukosis viruses. Avian Pathology. 8(4). 325–333. 7 indexed citations
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Welt, S, W. Okazaki, H. G. Purchase, & G. J. Thorbecke. (1979). Viral protein sythesis by tissues from avian leukosis virus-infected chickens. II. Effect of passive neutralizing antibody in normal and agammaglobulinaemic chickens.. PubMed. 37(3). 587–95. 1 indexed citations
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Vogt, Peter K., J. Lloyd Spencer, W. Okazaki, R. L. Witter, & L. B. Crittenden. (1977). Phenotypic mixing between reticuloendotheliosis virus and avian sarcoma viruses. Virology. 80(1). 127–135. 18 indexed citations
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Purchase, H. G., W. Okazaki, Peter K. Vogt, et al.. (1977). Oncogenicity of avian leukosis viruses of different subgroups and of mutants of sarcoma viruses. Infection and Immunity. 15(2). 423–428. 60 indexed citations
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Okazaki, W., H. G. Purchase, & B. R. Burmester. (1973). Vaccination Against Marek's Disease: Possible Causes of Failure of Herpesvirus of Turkeys (Strain FC126) To Protect Chickens Against Marek's Disease. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 34(6). 813–817. 22 indexed citations
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Crittenden, L. B., H. G. Purchase, J. J. Solomon, W. Okazaki, & B. R. Burmester. (1972). Genetic Control of Susceptibility to the Avian Leukosis Complex. Poultry Science. 51(1). 242–261. 29 indexed citations
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Okazaki, W., H. G. Purchase, & B. R. Burmester. (1971). The Temporal Relationship between Vaccination with the Herpesvirus of Turkeys and Challenge with Virulent Marek's Disease Virus. Avian Diseases. 15(4). 753–753. 23 indexed citations
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Okazaki, W., et al.. (1971). Long-term experiences with the herpesvirus of turkeys (HVT) as a vaccine against Marek's disease.. PubMed. 5. 132–8. 4 indexed citations
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Rispens, B. H., et al.. (1970). The NP Activation Test for Assay of Avian Leukosis/Sarcoma Viruses. Avian Diseases. 14(4). 738–738. 15 indexed citations
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Okazaki, W., H. G. Purchase, & Lance W. Noll. (1970). Effect of Different Conditions on Precipitation in Agar between Marek's Disease Antigen and Antibody. Avian Diseases. 14(3). 532–532. 23 indexed citations
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Okazaki, W., et al.. (1967). Isolation of an avian leukosis virus associated with the Harris strain of Rous sarcoma virus. Virology. 33(2). 363–365. 3 indexed citations
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Purchase, H. G. & W. Okazaki. (1966). <italic>In Vivo</italic> Replacement of the Helper Virus in Bryan's Strain of Rous Sarcoma Virus by AMV and RPL12 Viruses. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 37(5). 563–71. 1 indexed citations
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Solomon, J. J., et al.. (1966). Inhibitory effect of heparin on Rous sarcoma virus. Journal of Bacteriology. 92(6). 1855–1856. 9 indexed citations
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Fredrickson, T. N., B. R. Burmester, & W. Okazaki. (1965). Transmission of Virus from Field Cases of Avian Lymphomatosis. II. Development of Strains by Serial Passage in Line 151 Chickens. Avian Diseases. 9(1). 82–82. 4 indexed citations
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Crittenden, L. B., Logan Johnson, & W. Okazaki. (1964). HISTOCOMPATIBILITY AND ERYTHROCYTE ANTIGEN VARIABILITY WITHIN HIGHLY INBRED LINES OF WHITE LEGHORNS. Transplantation. 2(3). 362–374. 29 indexed citations
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Purchase, H. G. & W. Okazaki. (1964). Morphology of Foci Produced by Standard Preparations of Rous Sarcoma Virus. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 32. 579–86. 11 indexed citations
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Kenzy, S. G., et al.. (1958). Control of bovine leptospirosis..

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