William J. Todd

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 918 citations indexed

About

William J. Todd is a scholar working on Parasitology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, William J. Todd has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 918 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Parasitology, 8 papers in Microbiology and 6 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in William J. Todd's work include Vector-borne infectious diseases (9 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (5 papers) and Reproductive tract infections research (4 papers). William J. Todd is often cited by papers focused on Vector-borne infectious diseases (9 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (5 papers) and Reproductive tract infections research (4 papers). William J. Todd collaborates with scholars based in United States, Poland and Germany. William J. Todd's co-authors include Alan G. Barbour, Sophie Tessier, Harlan D. Caldwell, J. Storz, Ted Hackstadt, H. Ludwig, Bernhard Ehlers, P J Hitchcock, Herbert G. Stoenner and Frederick M. Enright and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bacteriology, The Journal of Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

In The Last Decade

William J. Todd

24 papers receiving 838 citations

Hit Papers

Lyme disease spirochetes and ixodid tick spirochetes shar... 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 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. Lyme disease spirochetes and ixodid tick spirochetes share a common surface antigenic determinant defined by a monoclonal antibody
    1983 397 citations Alan G. Barbour, William J. Todd et al. Infection and Immunity profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William J. Todd United States 13 463 363 251 246 217 24 918
Jerrilyn K. Howell United States 14 619 1.3× 405 1.1× 166 0.7× 248 1.0× 168 0.8× 15 1.1k
Dawn R. Clifton United States 13 442 1.0× 353 1.0× 235 0.9× 365 1.5× 237 1.1× 13 1.0k
J.N. Robertson United Kingdom 17 447 1.0× 428 1.2× 186 0.7× 421 1.7× 114 0.5× 24 1.0k
C I Champion United States 17 560 1.2× 315 0.9× 126 0.5× 212 0.9× 177 0.8× 20 912
Ian Livey Austria 15 464 1.0× 416 1.1× 166 0.7× 186 0.8× 86 0.4× 21 822
N. Palmer United Kingdom 9 614 1.3× 838 2.3× 466 1.9× 116 0.5× 262 1.2× 9 1.3k
Ε. H. Stephenson United States 16 369 0.8× 483 1.3× 132 0.5× 123 0.5× 77 0.4× 35 865
D R Blanco United States 30 1.4k 3.0× 800 2.2× 271 1.1× 533 2.2× 401 1.8× 50 2.2k
Marco Pittau Italy 22 335 0.7× 469 1.3× 298 1.2× 362 1.5× 361 1.7× 53 1.3k
G. R. Scott United Kingdom 16 368 0.8× 434 1.2× 304 1.2× 90 0.4× 96 0.4× 58 911

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Fields of papers citing papers by William J. Todd

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William J. Todd

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bogacki, M., et al.. (2008). Immune response to lytic peptides conjugated to a βCG fragment in treated BALB/C mice. Reproductive Biology. 8(2). 135–147. 4 indexed citations
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Paccamonti, Dale L., et al.. (1995). Antiphagocytic properties of uterine isolates of Streptococcus zooepidemicus and mechanisms of killing in freshly obtained blood of horses. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 56(3). 321–328. 11 indexed citations
3.
Henk, William G., et al.. (1995). The morphological effects of two antimicrobial peptides, hecate-1 and melittin, on Escherichia coli.. PubMed. 9(2). 501–7. 35 indexed citations
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Hart, L. T., et al.. (1992). Single-step technique for staining Anaplasma marginale in bovine blood smears. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 53(10). 1732–1733. 9 indexed citations
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Malone, J. B., et al.. (1992). Detection of stable diagnostic antigen from bile and feces of Fasciola hepatica infected cattle. Veterinary Parasitology. 45(1-2). 157–167. 16 indexed citations
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McRae, Brian J., et al.. (1990). Field trial of an experimental anaplasmosis vaccine in Louisiana.. 94. 35–38. 1 indexed citations
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Todd, William J., et al.. (1987). Progress toward an improved vaccine for anaplasmosis.. 31(1). 3–6. 4 indexed citations
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Larson, A. D., et al.. (1985). High-yield preparation of purified Anaplasma marginale from infected bovine red blood cells. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 46(8). 1745–1447. 4 indexed citations
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Todd, William J. & Harlan D. Caldwell. (1985). The Interaction of Chlamydia trachomatis with Host Cells: Ultrastructural Studies of the Mechanism of Release of a Biovar II Strain from HeLa 229 Cells. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 151(6). 1037–1044. 58 indexed citations
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Hackstadt, Ted, William J. Todd, & Harlan D. Caldwell. (1985). Disulfide-mediated interactions of the chlamydial major outer membrane protein: role in the differentiation of chlamydiae?. Journal of Bacteriology. 161(1). 25–31. 108 indexed citations
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Hitchcock, P J, et al.. (1985). Morphology of three strains of contagious equine metritis organism. Infection and Immunity. 48(1). 94–108. 12 indexed citations
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Todd, William J., et al.. (1984). Arrangement of pili in colonies of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Journal of Bacteriology. 159(1). 312–320. 30 indexed citations
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Anacker, R. L., et al.. (1983). Biological properties of rabbit antibodies to a surface antigen of Rickettsia rickettsii. Infection and Immunity. 40(1). 292–298. 13 indexed citations
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Todd, William J. & J. Storz. (1983). Morphogenesis of a Cytomegalovirus from an American Bison Affected with Malignant Catarrhal Fever. Journal of General Virology. 64(5). 1025–1030. 44 indexed citations
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Todd, William J., et al.. (1983). Detection of fibrils associated with Rickettsia rickettsii. Infection and Immunity. 41(3). 1252–1260. 3 indexed citations
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Todd, William J., et al.. (1982). Establishment of cell cultures persistently infected with spotted fever group rickettsiae. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 28(12). 1412–1416. 6 indexed citations
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Barbour, Alan G., William J. Todd, & Herbert G. Stoenner. (1982). Action of penicillin on Borrelia hermsii. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 21(5). 823–829. 31 indexed citations
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Todd, William J. & Willy Burgdorfer. (1982). Rapid Processing of Biopsy Specimens for Examination by Electron Microscopy. American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 77(1). 95–99. 2 indexed citations
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Sacks, David L., William J. Todd, & Alexander MacDonald. (1978). Cell-mediated immune responses in owl monkeys (Aotus trivirgatus) with trachoma to soluble antigens of Chlamydia trachomatis.. PubMed. 33(1). 57–64. 16 indexed citations
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Todd, William J. & J. Storz. (1975). Ultrastructural cytochemical evidence for the activation of lysosomes in the cytocidal effect of Chlamydia psittaci. Infection and Immunity. 12(3). 638–646. 38 indexed citations

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