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D-Index
68
Citations
23962
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2130
National Ranking
892

Constance A. Benson publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Constance A. Benson sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 196 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Constance A. Benson D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Constance A. Benson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Constance A. Benson is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Medicine, with a focus on various subfields including Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Emergency Medicine, Virology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's main topics of work encompass HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, HIV-related health complications and treatments, and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology. They have also contributed to research in Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment as well as COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies.

Recent notable publications by Constance A. Benson include:

  • "Antiretroviral Drugs for Treatment and Prevention of HIV Infection in Adults," 2022, JAMA
  • "Antiretroviral Drugs for Treatment and Prevention of HIV Infection in Adults," 2020, JAMA
  • "Lessons Learned From the First 10 Consecutive Cases of Intravenous Bacteriophage Therapy to Treat Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infections at a Single Center in the United States," 2020, Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • "Phage Therapy of Mycobacterium Infections: Compassionate Use of Phages in 20 Patients With Drug-Resistant Mycobacterial Disease," 2022, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • "Bacteriophage treatment of disseminated cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae infection," 2022, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors in Constance A. Benson's work include Richard D. Moore, Joseph J. Eron, Mari M. Kitahata, Michael A. Horberg, and Keri N. Althoff.

The scientist has published extensively in various venues, with a high volume of publications in UNC Libraries, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Open Forum Infectious Diseases, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, and JAMA.

The combination of fields, topics, and venues reflects a consistent specialization in infectious diseases and HIV/AIDS research, with a notable presence in clinical and epidemiological studies related to these areas.

Best Publications

  • Antiretroviral Treatment of Adult HIV Infection: 2012 Recommendations of the International Antiviral Society–USA Panel

    Huldrych F Gunthard;Judith A Aberg;Joseph J Eron;Jennifer Frances Hoy

  • Guidelines for prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections in HIV-infected adults and adolescents: recommendations from CDC, the National Institutes of Health, and the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

    Jonathan E. Kaplan;Constance Benson;King K. Holmes;John T. Brooks

  • Effect of early versus deferred antiretroviral therapy for HIV on survival.

    Mari M. Kitahata;Stephen J. Gange;Alison G. Abraham;Barry Merriman

  • Development and Use of Personalized Bacteriophage-Based Therapeutic Cocktails To Treat a Patient with a Disseminated Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Infection

    Robert T. Schooley;Biswajit Biswas;Jason J. Gill;Adriana Hernandez-Morales

  • Antiretroviral Drugs for Treatment and Prevention of HIV Infection in Adults: 2016 Recommendations of the International Antiviral Society–USA Panel

    Huldrych F. Günthard;Michael S. Saag;Constance A. Benson;Carlos del Rio

  • Antiretroviral Drugs for Treatment and Prevention of HIV Infection in Adults: 2018 Recommendations of the International Antiviral Society–USA Panel

    Michael S. Saag;Constance A. Benson;Rajesh T. Gandhi;Jennifer F. Hoy

  • Antiretroviral Drugs for Treatment and Prevention of HIV Infection in Adults: 2022 Recommendations of the International Antiviral Society-USA Panel.

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  • USPHS/IDSA guidelines for the prevention of opportunistic infections in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus

    David Lanier;Neil Schram;Ellen Cooper;Kenneth A. Freedberg

  • Management of metabolic complications associated with antiretroviral therapy for HIV-1 infection: recommendations of an International AIDS Society-USA panel.

    Morris Schambelan;Constance A. Benson;Andrew Carr;Judith S. Currier

  • Antiretroviral treatment of adult HIV infection: 2014 recommendations of the International Antiviral Society-USA Panel.

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  • Antiretroviral Drugs for Treatment and Prevention of HIV Infection in Adults: 2020 Recommendations of the International Antiviral Society-USA Panel.

    Michael S. Saag;Rajesh T. Gandhi;Jennifer F. Hoy;Raphael J. Landovitz

  • Guidelines for prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections in HIV-infected adults and adolescents

    Jonathan E. Kaplan;Constance Benson;King K. Holmes;John T. Brooks

  • Phage Therapy of Mycobacterium Infections: Compassionate Use of Phages in 20 Patients With Drug-Resistant Mycobacterial Disease

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  • Atazanavir Plus Ritonavir or Efavirenz as Part of a 3-Drug Regimen for Initial Treatment of HIV-1

    Eric S. Daar;Camlin Tierney;Margaret A. Fischl;Paul E. Sax

  • Treating Opportunistic Infections among HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents: Recommendations from CDC, the National Institutes of Health, and the HIV Medicine Association/Infectious Diseases Society of America

    Constance A. Benson;Jonathan E. Kaplan;Henry Masur;Alice Pau

  • Oral ganciclovir as maintenance treatment for cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients with AIDS. Syntex Cooperative Oral Ganciclovir Study Group.

    W L Drew;D Ives;J P Lalezari;C Crumpacker

  • Inflammation and mortality in HIV-infected adults: analysis of the FRAM study cohort.

    Phyllis C Tien;Andy I Choi;Andrew R Zolopa;Constance Benson

  • Efficacy and Tolerability of 3 Nonnucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor–Sparing Antiretroviral Regimens for Treatment-Naive Volunteers Infected With HIV-1: A Randomized, Controlled Equivalence Trial

    Jeffrey L. Lennox;Raphael J. Landovitz;Heather J. Ribaudo;Ighovwerha Ofotokun

  • Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents: Updated Guidelines From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, and HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

    Henry Masur;John T. Brooks;Constance A. Benson;King K. Holmes

  • ABT-378/ritonavir plus stavudine and lamivudine for the treatment of antiretroviral-naive adults with HIV-1 infection: 48-week results.

    Robert L. Murphy;Scott Brun;Charles Hicks;Joseph J. Eron

  • Lessons Learned From the First 10 Consecutive Cases of Intravenous Bacteriophage Therapy to Treat Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infections at a Single Center in the United States.

    Saima Aslam;Elizabeth Lampley;Darcy Wooten;Maile Karris

  • Late Presentation for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Care in the United States and Canada

    Keri N. Althoff;Stephen J. Gange;Marina B. Klein;John T. Brooks

  • Treating opportunistic infections among HIV-infected adults and adolescents

    Constance A. Benson;Jonathan E. Kaplan;Henry Masur;Alice Pau

  • Viral Dynamics in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection

    Constance A. Benson

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert T. Schooley
Robert T. Schooley University of California, San Diego
Ronald J. Bosch
Ronald J. Bosch Harvard University
Joseph J. Eron
Joseph J. Eron University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ann C. Collier
Ann C. Collier University of Washington
Michael S. Saag
Michael S. Saag University of Alabama at Birmingham
Harold A. Kessler
Harold A. Kessler Rush University Medical Center
Steven G. Deeks
Steven G. Deeks University of California, San Francisco
Alan L. Landay
Alan L. Landay The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Amy C. Justice
Amy C. Justice Yale University
David W. Haas
David W. Haas Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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