Waldon B. Wacker

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

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Waldon B. Wacker is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Waldon B. Wacker has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Ophthalmology, 11 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Waldon B. Wacker's work include Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome (21 papers), Retinal and Optic Conditions (13 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (9 papers). Waldon B. Wacker is often cited by papers focused on Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome (21 papers), Retinal and Optic Conditions (13 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (9 papers). Waldon B. Wacker collaborates with scholars based in United States. Waldon B. Wacker's co-authors include Carolyn Μ. Kalsow, M. M. Lipton, Daniel T. Organisciak, John A. Yankeelov, Larry A. Donoso, Robert B. Nussenblatt, Murray M. Lipton, Igal Gery, Elmer J. Ballintine and I Gery and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Clinical Investigation and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Waldon B. Wacker

33 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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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.

Experimental Allergic Uveitis. Isolation, Characterization, and Localization of a Soluble Uveitopathogenic Antigen from Bovine Retina

1977 437 citations Waldon B. Wacker, Larry A. Donoso et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Waldon B. Wacker United States	18	851	550	444	417	284	33	1.5k
Kunihiko Yamaki Japan	24	976 1.1×	313 0.6×	541 1.2×	361 0.9×	238 0.8×	57	1.6k
Zeev Lando Israel	17	310 0.4×	614 1.1×	492 1.1×	210 0.5×	152 0.5×	20	1.4k
Shigeaki Ohno Japan	18	388 0.5×	484 0.9×	366 0.8×	227 0.5×	210 0.7×	39	1.5k
Christina Chan United States	13	165 0.2×	643 1.2×	267 0.6×	97 0.2×	136 0.5×	19	1.1k
Tamara R. Vrabec United States	19	718 0.8×	148 0.3×	450 1.0×	62 0.1×	199 0.7×	43	1.2k
Susan D. Arden United Kingdom	22	76 0.1×	331 0.6×	1.1k 2.5×	61 0.1×	416 1.5×	33	2.4k
Svetlana Hakobyan United Kingdom	18	299 0.4×	990 1.8×	305 0.7×	85 0.2×	83 0.3×	26	1.5k
Ronald Peek Netherlands	18	347 0.4×	185 0.3×	460 1.0×	50 0.1×	66 0.2×	42	1.2k
Andreas Sjöberg Sweden	9	83 0.1×	493 0.9×	199 0.4×	144 0.3×	60 0.2×	16	882
Chitra Kannabiran India	21	519 0.6×	140 0.3×	847 1.9×	77 0.2×	92 0.3×	71	1.5k

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Wacker, Waldon B.. (1991). Proctor Lecture. Experimental allergic uveitis. Investigations of retinal autoimmunity and the immunopathologic responses evoked.. PubMed. 32(13). 3119–28. 29 indexed citations

Kalsow, Carolyn Μ. & Waldon B. Wacker. (1988). Effect of denaturization on the immunogenicity and uveitogenicity of retinal S-antigen. Experimental Eye Research. 47(1). 113–121. 3 indexed citations

Wacker, Waldon B.. (1987). Retinal autoimmunity: two decades of research.. PubMed. 31(2). 188–96. 9 indexed citations

Kalsow, Carolyn Μ. & Waldon B. Wacker. (1986). Rabbit ocular and pineal autoimmune response to retina antigens. Current Eye Research. 5(8). 579–586. 14 indexed citations

Nussenblatt, R. B., I Gery, Mario C. Salinas‐Carmona, Waldon B. Wacker, & Byron H. Waksman. (1982). Cyclosporin a alters clinical and immune features in experimental autoimmune uveitis. International Journal of Immunopharmacology. 4(4). 357–357. 1 indexed citations

Nussenblatt, Robert B., et al.. (1981). INHIBITION OF EXPERIMENTAL AUTOIMMUNE UVEITIS IN LEWIS RATS. 27 indexed citations

Nussenblatt, Robert B., Merlyn M. Rodrigues, Waldon B. Wacker, et al.. (1981). Cyclosporin a. Inhibition of experimental autoimmune uveitis in Lewis rats.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 67(4). 1228–1231. 141 indexed citations

Nussenblatt, Robert B., Igal Gery, Elmer J. Ballintine, & Waldon B. Wacker. (1980). Cellular Immune Responsiveness of Uveitis Patients to Retinal S-Antigen. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 89(2). 173–179. 163 indexed citations

Marak, George E., Hitoshi Shichi, Narsing A. Rao, & Waldon B. Wacker. (1980). Patterns of Experimental Allergic Uveitis Induced by Rhodopsin and Retinal Rod Outer Segments. Ophthalmic Research. 12(3). 165–176. 34 indexed citations

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Marak, George E., Waldon B. Wacker, Narsing A. Rao, Richard M. Jack, & Peter A. Ward. (1979). Effects of Complement Depletion on Experimental Allergic Uveitis. Ophthalmic Research. 11(2). 97–107. 41 indexed citations

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Wacker, Waldon B., et al.. (1977). Radial diffusion assay of tissue collagenase and its application in evaluation of collagenase inhibitors. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Enzymology. 482(1). 159–172. 15 indexed citations

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Wacker, Waldon B., Larry A. Donoso, Carolyn Μ. Kalsow, John A. Yankeelov, & Daniel T. Organisciak. (1977). Experimental Allergic Uveitis. Isolation, Characterization, and Localization of a Soluble Uveitopathogenic Antigen from Bovine Retina. The Journal of Immunology. 119(6). 1949–1958. 437 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kalsow, Carolyn Μ. & Waldon B. Wacker. (1977). Pineal reactivity of anti-retina sera.. PubMed. 16(2). 181–4. 72 indexed citations

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Wacker, Waldon B., et al.. (1974). Relationship of the Primary and Secondary Immune Response to Induction and Relapse of Experimental Allergic Uveitis with Retina Antigen. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. 46(2). 310–319. 2 indexed citations

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Kalsow, Carolyn Μ. & Waldon B. Wacker. (1973). Localization of a Uveitogenic Soluble Retinal Antigen in the Normal Guinea Pig Eye by an Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Technique. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. 44(1). 11–20. 35 indexed citations

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Lawwill, Theodore, et al.. (1972). The Role of Electroretinography in Evaluating Posterior Uveitis. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 74(6). 1086–1093. 11 indexed citations

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Wacker, Waldon B. & M. M. Lipton. (1971). The Role of two Retina Antigens in Production of Experimental Allergic Uveitis and its Suppression by Mycrobacteria. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. 41(2-3). 370–380. 27 indexed citations

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Wacker, Waldon B., et al.. (1969). Experimental allergic uveitis III. Manifestations produced in the guinea pig by immunization with homologous retina. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 8(4). 381–392. 14 indexed citations

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Wacker, Waldon B., Murray M. Lipton, & Alex J. Steigman. (1962). Demonstration of a Toxin in Mumps Virus and Its Dissociation from Infective and Hemagglutinating Properties. The Journal of Immunology. 89(4). 525–530. 2 indexed citations

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Wacker, Waldon B. & Matt Dodd. (1961). The Immunologic Response of Rabbits to Homologous and Heterologous Corneal and Uveal Tissue. The Journal of Immunology. 86(6). 690–703. 9 indexed citations

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