William T. Shearer

23.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
321 papers, 13.2k citations indexed

About

William T. Shearer is a scholar working on Immunology, Infectious Diseases and Virology. According to data from OpenAlex, William T. Shearer has authored 321 papers receiving a total of 13.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 138 papers in Immunology, 79 papers in Infectious Diseases and 66 papers in Virology. Recurrent topics in William T. Shearer's work include Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders (79 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (66 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (53 papers). William T. Shearer is often cited by papers focused on Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders (79 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (66 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (53 papers). William T. Shearer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Puerto Rico and Cameroon. William T. Shearer's co-authors include Javier Chinen, Gwendolyn B. Scott, Eleanor Jiménez, Jack Moye, Rhoda Sperling, Robert W. Coombs, Mary Culnane, Mary Jo O’Sullivan, Mary Elkins and Brigitte Bazin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

William T. Shearer

312 papers receiving 12.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Reduction of Maternal-Infant Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 with Zidovudine Treatment

1994 2.5k citations Edward M. Connor, Rhoda Sperling et al. profile →
Reduction of Maternal-Infant Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 with Zidovudine Treatment

1995 1.4k citations Edward M. Connor, Rhoda Sperling et al. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey profile →
Lymphocyte subsets in healthy children from birth through 18 years of age

2003 560 citations William T. Shearer, Howard M. Rosenblatt et al. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology profile →
The Severe and Moderate Phenotypes of Heritable Mac-1, LFA-1 Deficiency: Their Quantitative Definition and Relation to Leukocyte Dysfunction and Clinical Features

1985 497 citations William T. Shearer et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William T. Shearer United States	46	5.6k	3.6k	3.2k	3.0k	1.5k	321	13.2k
James M. Oleske United States	51	5.5k 1.0×	3.3k 0.9×	2.5k 0.8×	4.9k 1.7×	617 0.4×	205	11.2k
Richard A. Kaslow United States	61	6.6k 1.2×	6.8k 1.9×	6.0k 1.8×	7.5k 2.5×	1.5k 1.0×	221	19.8k
Alfred J. Saah United States	57	5.3k 1.0×	6.4k 1.8×	2.7k 0.8×	4.8k 1.6×	856 0.6×	165	13.6k
Stephen A. Spector United States	67	7.6k 1.4×	7.9k 2.2×	2.5k 0.8×	6.5k 2.2×	1.5k 1.0×	319	16.2k
Ian Frank United States	53	3.5k 0.6×	2.9k 0.8×	2.8k 0.9×	3.9k 1.3×	2.0k 1.3×	157	9.5k
Neil M.H. Graham United States	62	3.3k 0.6×	2.6k 0.7×	2.9k 0.9×	2.1k 0.7×	701 0.5×	240	16.4k
Lisa P. Jacobson United States	65	6.2k 1.1×	4.0k 1.1×	2.0k 0.6×	5.2k 1.8×	1.3k 0.9×	300	14.7k
Jerome E. Groopman United States	64	5.6k 1.0×	3.5k 1.0×	4.9k 1.5×	7.0k 2.4×	3.7k 2.5×	212	20.3k
Steven D. Douglas United States	63	2.3k 0.4×	2.2k 0.6×	5.1k 1.6×	2.2k 0.8×	3.1k 2.1×	463	15.5k
Charles R. Rinaldo United States	66	8.0k 1.4×	7.2k 2.0×	6.6k 2.0×	9.4k 3.2×	1.8k 1.2×	347	19.6k

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Wilkinson, James D., Paige L. Williams, Steven D. Colan, et al.. (2018). CARDIAC AND INFLAMMATORY BIOMARKERS IN PERINATALLY HIV-INFECTED AND HIV-EXPOSED UNINFECTED CHILDREN. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 71(11). A787–A787. 3 indexed citations

Lipshultz, Steven E., James D. Wilkinson, Bruce Thompson, et al.. (2017). Cardiac Effects of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Perinatally HIV-Infected Children. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 70(18). 2240–2247. 21 indexed citations

Chinen, Javier, Luigi D. Notarangelo, & William T. Shearer. (2016). Advances in clinical immunology in 2015. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 138(6). 1531–1540. 3 indexed citations

Martinez, Caridad, Sweta Shah, William T. Shearer, et al.. (2011). Excellent survival after sibling or unrelated donor stem cell transplantation for chronic granulomatous disease. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 129(1). 176–183. 44 indexed citations

Chinen, Javier & William T. Shearer. (2009). Advances in basic and clinical immunology in 2008. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 123(2). 328–332. 1 indexed citations

Chinen, Javier, Fred D. Finkelman, & William T. Shearer. (2006). Advances in basic and clinical immunology. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 118(2). 489–495. 21 indexed citations

Shearer, William T. & Albert Fischer. (2006). The last 80 years in primary immunodeficiency: How far have we come, how far need we go?. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 117(4). 748–752. 12 indexed citations

Williamson, Michael P., Thomas S. McCormick, Christina Nance, & William T. Shearer. (2006). Epigallocatechin gallate, the main polyphenol in green tea, binds to the T-cell receptor, CD4: Potential for HIV-1 therapy. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 118(6). 1369–1374. 159 indexed citations

Shearer, William T., Charlotte Cunningham‐Rundles, & Hans D. Ochs. (2004). Primary immunodeficiency: Looking backwards, looking forwards. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 113(4). 607–609. 11 indexed citations

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Seeborg, Filiz O., Mary E. Paul, Stuart L. Abramson, et al.. (2004). A 5-week-old HIV-1–exposed girl with failure to thrive and diffuse nodular pulmonary infiltrates. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 113(4). 627–634. 3 indexed citations

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Chinen, Javier & William T. Shearer. (2003). Basic and clinical immunology. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 111(3). S813–S818. 17 indexed citations

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Moylett, Edina & William T. Shearer. (2002). Diagnosis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Children. Pediatric Asthma Allergy & Immunology. 15(3). 125–131. 1 indexed citations

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Shearer, William T., Stuart L. Abramson, Pim Brouwers, et al.. (2002). sTNF- α RI Levels in Childhood Asthma. Pediatric Asthma Allergy & Immunology. 15(4). 233–234.

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Miller, Tracie L., Kirk A. Easley, Weihong Zhang, et al.. (2001). Maternal and Infant Factors Associated With Failure to Thrive in Children With Vertically Transmitted Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Infection: The Prospective, P2C2 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Multicenter Study. PEDIATRICS. 108(6). 1287–1296. 47 indexed citations

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Shearer, William T., James M. Reuben, Nicholas J. Price, et al.. (2001). Soluble TNF-α receptor 1 and IL-6 plasma levels in humans subjected to the sleep deprivation model of spaceflight. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 107(1). 165–170. 354 indexed citations

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Connor, Edward M., Rhoda Sperling, Richard D. Gelber, et al.. (1995). Reduction of Maternal-Infant Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 with Zidovudine Treatment. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 50(4). 253–255. 1387 indexed citations breakdown →

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Figueroa, J. Peter, Elizabeth M. Ward, Armando Peruga, et al.. (1994). Rising HIV-1 prevalence in STD clinic attenders in Jamaica: Traumatic sex and genital ulcers as risk factors. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton).

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Shearer, William T., et al.. (1977). Humoral immunostimulation. VIII. Increased incorporation of phosphate and turnover of phosphatidylinositol in cells treated with antibody.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 119(3). 911–7. 12 indexed citations

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Feigin, Ralph D. & William T. Shearer. (1975). Opportunistic infection in children. The Journal of Pediatrics. 87(5). 677–694. 52 indexed citations

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Shearer, William T., John P. Atkinson, M M Frank, & C W Parker. (1974). Immunostimulation of tumor cell growth: role of complement. Clinical research. 22(4). 2 indexed citations

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