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Microbiology D-index 48 Citations 7,157 174 World Ranking 3611 National Ranking 1434

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Internal medicine

His primary areas of study are Immunology, Filariasis, Wuchereria bancrofti, Lymphatic filariasis and Helminthiasis. His work on Antibody as part of general Immunology study is frequently connected to Program evaluation, therefore bridging the gap between diverse disciplines of science and establishing a new relationship between them. In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Antibody, Onchocerca volvulus, Monoclonal antibody and Immunoassay is strongly linked to Antigen.

In his work, Polymerase chain reaction is strongly intertwined with Virology, which is a subfield of Filariasis. His Wuchereria bancrofti study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Internal medicine, Epidemiology and Microfilaria. His Lymphatic filariasis study combines topics in areas such as Mass drug administration, Environmental health, Parasitology and Minimal risk.

His most cited work include:

  • Draft Genome of the Filarial Nematode Parasite Brugia malayi (542 citations)
  • Diagnostic tools for filariasis elimination programs (185 citations)
  • Efficacy of single dose combinations of albendazole, ivermectin and diethylcarbamazine for the treatment of bancroftian filariasis (175 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Immunology, Virology, Brugia malayi, Wuchereria bancrofti and Antigen. His study in Filariasis, Helminthiasis, Onchocerciasis, Immune system and Dirofilaria immitis falls under the purview of Immunology. He works mostly in the field of Virology, limiting it down to topics relating to Polymerase chain reaction and, in certain cases, DNA sequencing and Real-time polymerase chain reaction, as a part of the same area of interest.

His Brugia malayi research includes themes of Genetics, Gene, Caenorhabditis elegans, Wolbachia and Molecular biology. His study in Wuchereria bancrofti is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Regimen, Internal medicine, Diethylcarbamazine, Microfilaria and Lymphatic filariasis. The concepts of his Antigen study are interwoven with issues in Immunoassay, Serology, Antibody, Monoclonal antibody and Onchocerca volvulus.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Immunology (42.86%)
  • Virology (33.33%)
  • Brugia malayi (31.29%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2021)?

  • Lymphatic filariasis (25.17%)
  • Albendazole (12.24%)
  • Mass drug administration (11.56%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Lymphatic filariasis, Albendazole, Mass drug administration, Internal medicine and Wuchereria bancrofti are his primary areas of study. The Lymphatic filariasis study combines topics in areas such as Evolutionary biology, Clinical trial, Hygiene and Environmental health. His work focuses on many connections between Albendazole and other disciplines, such as Diethylcarbamazine, that overlap with his field of interest in Bancroftian filariasis.

Gary J. Weil interconnects Ivermectin and Surgery in the investigation of issues within Internal medicine. His research on Wuchereria bancrofti concerns the broader Immunology. Gary J. Weil works mostly in the field of Transmission, limiting it down to concerns involving Disease and, occasionally, Virology.

Between 2012 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Transmission Assessment Surveys (TAS) to Define Endpoints for Lymphatic Filariasis Mass Drug Administration: A Multicenter Evaluation (64 citations)
  • Genomic diversity in Onchocerca volvulus and its Wolbachia endosymbiont. (29 citations)
  • The Impact of Two Semiannual Treatments with Albendazole Alone on Lymphatic Filariasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections: A Community-Based Study in the Republic of Congo (24 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Internal medicine

Gary J. Weil mainly investigates Lymphatic filariasis, Wuchereria bancrofti, Immunology, Surgery and Genetics. In his research on the topic of Lymphatic filariasis, Mass drug administration is strongly related with Internal medicine. His Wuchereria bancrofti research incorporates themes from Evolutionary biology, Trichuriasis and Vector.

Gary J. Weil combines topics linked to Albendazole with his work on Immunology. His Albendazole research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Ivermectin, Gastroenterology, Ascaris suum, Loa loa and Microfilaria. His Genetics research includes themes of Clonorchis sinensis and Paragonimiasis.

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Best Publications

Draft Genome of the Filarial Nematode Parasite Brugia malayi

Elodie Ghedin;Elodie Ghedin;Shiliang Wang;David Spiro;Elisabet Caler.
Science (2007)

688 Citations

Diagnostic tools for filariasis elimination programs

Gary J. Weil;Reda M.R. Ramzy.
Trends in Parasitology (2007)

291 Citations

Effect of yearly mass drug administration with diethylcarbamazine and albendazole on bancroftian filariasis in Egypt: a comprehensive assessment.

Reda M R Ramzy;Maged El Setouhy;Hanan Helmy;Ehab S Ahmed.
The Lancet (2006)

204 Citations

Efficacy of single dose combinations of albendazole, ivermectin and diethylcarbamazine for the treatment of bancroftian filariasis

M.M. Ismail;R.L. Jayakody;G.J. Weil;N. Nirmalan.
Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (1998)

190 Citations

A Monoclonal Antibody-Based Enzyme Immunoassay for Detecting Parasite Antigenemia in Bancroftian Filariasis

Gary Weil;D. C. Jain;D. C. Jain;S. Santhanam;S. Santhanam;A. Malhotra;A. Malhotra.
The Journal of Infectious Diseases (1987)

178 Citations

Recombinant antigen-based antibody assays for the diagnosis and surveillance of lymphatic filariasis – a multicenter trial

Patrick J Lammie;Gary Weil;Rahmah Noordin;Perumal Kaliraj.
Filaria Journal (2004)

163 Citations

A Rapid-Format Antibody Card Test for Diagnosis of Onchocerciasis

Gary J. Weil;Cathy Steel;Fanya Liftis;Ben-Wen Li.
The Journal of Infectious Diseases (2000)

155 Citations

A real-time PCR-based assay for detection of Wuchereria bancrofti DNA in blood and mosquitoes.

Ramakrishna U. Rao;Laura J. Atkinson;Reda M.R. Ramzy;Hanan H. Helmy.
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2006)

147 Citations

Endosymbiont DNA in endobacteria-free filarial nematodes indicates ancient horizontal genetic transfer.

Samantha N. McNulty;Jeremy M. Foster;Makedonka Mitreva;Julie C. Dunning Hotopp.
PLOS ONE (2010)

142 Citations

Ehrlichiosis presenting as a life-threatening illness with features of the toxic shock syndrome.

Carl J Fichtenbaum;Linda R Peterson;Gary J Weil.
The American Journal of Medicine (1993)

138 Citations

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