W.G. Laver

14.0k citations

145 papers · 11.2k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 57

Impact in

Epidemiology top 0.1%
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Respiratory viral infections research
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging top 0.2%
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research

Papers in

Epidemiology 115
- Influenza Virus Research Studies 111
- Respiratory viral infections research 57
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 55
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research 55

Co-authors: Robert G. Webster Gillian M. Air Peter M. Colman J.N. Varghese R. G. Webster P.M. Colman Edwin D. Kilbourne G. C. Schild
Journals: Virology (48 papers)Journal of Molecular Biology (15 papers)Journal of Virology (8 papers)Nature (6 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (6 papers)
Partner nations: Australia United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

W.G. Laver

144 papers receiving 10.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Influenza Neuraminidase Inhibitors Possessing a Novel Hydrophobic Interaction in the Enzyme Active Site: Design, Synthesis, and Structural Analysis of Carbocyclic Sialic Acid Analogues with Potent Anti-Influenza Activity 1997 · 876 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1997 Journal of the American Chemical Society
1987 Nature
1983 Nature
1983 Nature
1973 PubMed

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All Works

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1	Detection and isolation of H5N1 influenza virus from large volumes of natural water Journal of Virological Methods ·A. M. Khalenkov, W.G. Laver, Robert G. Webster	2008	47
2	An Epidemiologically Significant Epitope of a 1998 Human Influenza Virus Neuraminidase Forms a Highly Hydrated Interface in the NA–Antibody Complex Journal of Molecular Biology ·Lalitha Venkatramani, Elena Bochkareva, Karina Dian Pitaloka, Upma Gulati, W.G. Laver, Alexey Bochkarev, Gillian M. Air	2005	43
3	Design, synthesis, and neuraminidase inhibitory activity of GS-4071 analogues that utilize a novel hydrophobic paradigm Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·Stephen Hanessian, Bayniyazov A. A. Bayniyazov A. A., Debra Montgomery, Vincent S. Stoll, Kent D. Stewart, Warren M. Kati, Clarence J. Maring, Dale J. Kempf, Charles W. Hutchins, W.G. Laver	2002	15
4	In Memoriam: Chu Chi Ming (1917–1998) Virology ·W.G. Laver, Robert G. Webster	1999	1
5	GS4071 Is a Slow-Binding Inhibitor of Influenza Neuraminidase from Both A and B Strains Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Warren M. Kati, Ayda S. Saldivar, Thilagavathy Rajkamal, Hing L. Sham, W.G. Laver, William E. Kohlbrenner	1998	39
6	A new series of C3-aza carbocyclic influenza neuraminidase inhibitors: synthesis and inhibitory activity Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·Willard Lew, Huiwei Wu, Dirk B. Mendel, Paul A. Escarpe, Xiaowu Chen, W.G. Laver, Bradford Graves, Choung U. Kim	1998	27
7	Guanidinobenzoic acid inhibitors of influenza virus neuraminidase 1 1Edited by R. Huber Journal of Molecular Biology ·E. Sudbeck, M.J. Jedrzejas, Sangeeta Singh, Wayne J. Brouillette, Gillian M. Air, W.G. Laver, Y.S. Babu, Shanta Bantia, Pooran Chand, Hiroshi H. Agravante, John A. Montgomery, David A. Walsh, Ming Luo	1997	31
8	Red Cells Bound to Influenza Virus N9 Neuraminidase Are Not Released by the N9 Neuraminidase Activity Virology ·Gillian M. Air, W.G. Laver	1995	22
9	Three antibody molecules can bind simultaneously to each monomer of the tetramer of influenza virus neuraminidase and the trimer of influenza virus hemagglutinin Archives of Virology ·David C. Jackson, Brendan S. Crabb, Pantelis Poumbourios, W.R. Tulip, W.G. Laver	1991	14
10	New crystalline forms of neuraminidase of type B human influenza virus Journal of Molecular Biology ·Yu-Juan Lin, Ming Luo, W.G. Laver, Gillian M. Air, Craig D. Smith, Robert G. Webster	1990	6
11	Antigenic, sequence, and crystal variation in influenza B neuraminidase Virology ·Gillian M. Air, W.G. Laver, Ming Luo, Stephen J. Stray, 奥山潔, Robert G. Webster	1990	34
12	Epitopes on protein antigens: Misconceptions and realities Cell ·W.G. Laver, Gillian M. Air, Robert G. Webster, Sandra J. Smith‐Gill	1990	457
13	Sialic acid is cleaved from glycoconjugates at the cell surface when influenza virus neuraminidases are expressed from recombinant vaccinia viruses Virology ·Xunian Zhou, W.G. Laver, Gillian M. Air	1989	20
14	Three-dimensional structures of influenza virus neuraminidase-antibody complexes Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences ·Peter M. Colman, W.R. Tulip, J.N. Varghese, P.A. Tulloch, A. T. Baker, W.G. Laver, Gillian M. Air, R. G. Webster	1989	73
15	Protection against lethal influenza with neuraminidase Virology ·Robert G. Webster, Philip A. Reay, W.G. Laver	1988	94
16	Antigenic structure and variation in an influenza virus N9 neuraminidase Journal of Virology ·Robert G. Webster, Gillian M. Air, Dennis W. Metzger, Peter M. Colman, J.N. Varghese, A. T. Baker, W.G. Laver	1987	103
17	Heterogeneity of neuraminidase genetic information in an H1N2 reassortant influenza virus [X-7 (F1)] Archives of Virology ·Nur Hashimah Aliasa, Robert G. Webster, W.G. Laver, Gillian M. Air	1987	2
18	How antibodies recognize virus proteins Immunology Today ·P.M. Colman, Gillian M. Air, Robert G. Webster, J.N. Varghese, A. T. Baker, Michael Lentz, P.A. Tulloch, W.G. Laver	1987	19
19	Distribution of sequence differences in influenza N9 neuraminidase of tern and whale viruses and crystallization of the whale neuraminidase complexed with antibodies Virology ·Gillian M. Air, Robert G. Webster, Peter M. Colman, W.G. Laver	1987	45
20	Amino acid sequence changes in the haemagglutinin of A/Hong Kong (H3N2) influenza virus during the period 1968–77 Nature ·W.G. Laver, Gillian M. Air, Theo A.A. Dopheide, Colin W. Ward	1980	79

About W.G. Laver

W.G. Laver is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Ecology, Endocrinology and Molecular Biology, having authored 145 papers that have together received 11.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Influenza Virus Research Studies (111 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (57 papers), Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (55 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (29 papers), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (22 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (19 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (12 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Epidemiology (7.3k citations), Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging (3.0k citations), Infectious Diseases (1.4k citations), Agronomy and Crop Science (787 citations) and Immunology (1.6k citations). W.G. Laver has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Robert G. Webster, Gillian M. Air, Peter M. Colman, J.N. Varghese, R. G. Webster, P.M. Colman, J.N. Varghese, Edwin D. Kilbourne, G. C. Schild and R. C. Valentine. Their work appears in journals such as Virology, Journal of Molecular Biology, Journal of Virology, Nature and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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