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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Microbiology D-index 72 Citations 18,867 179 World Ranking 1075 National Ranking 485

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Bacteria
  • Tick

His primary areas of study are Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi, Tick, Virology and Ixodidae. His work deals with themes such as Transmission, Ixodes scapularis, Vector and Disease, which intersect with Lyme disease. The study incorporates disciplines such as Nymph, Ecology and Microbiology in addition to Borrelia burgdorferi.

His Tick research focuses on Zoology and how it relates to Mite, Monophyly and Obligate. His Virology research incorporates themes from Larva, Borrelia and Bacterial vaccine. His research in Ixodidae intersects with topics in Genetics, Phylogenetics and Genetic variation.

His most cited work include:

  • Induction of an outer surface protein on Borrelia burgdorferi during tick feeding (732 citations)
  • Phylogeny of hard- and soft-tick taxa (Acari: Ixodida) based on mitochondrial 16S rDNA sequences (503 citations)
  • Duration of tick attachment and Borrelia burgdorferi transmission. (389 citations)

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

His main research concerns Virology, Tick, Borrelia burgdorferi, Lyme disease and Ixodes scapularis. His Virology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Borrelia and Antigen. His research on Tick frequently links to adjacent areas such as Zoology.

His Borrelia burgdorferi study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Transmission, Ixodes and Microbiology. Joseph Piesman combines subjects such as Nymph, Vector, Lyme disease microbiology and Acari with his study of Lyme disease. The Ixodes scapularis study combines topics in areas such as Tick-borne disease, Dermacentor variabilis, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Acaricide.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Virology (54.59%)
  • Tick (54.05%)
  • Borrelia burgdorferi (53.51%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2007-2016)?

  • Tick (54.05%)
  • Borrelia burgdorferi (53.51%)
  • Virology (54.59%)

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

Tick, Borrelia burgdorferi, Virology, Ixodes scapularis and Lyme disease are his primary areas of study. His Tick research integrates issues from Zoology and Microbiology. The various areas that Joseph Piesman examines in his Borrelia burgdorferi study include Transmission, Ixodes, Vector and Sensu.

His Virology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of GenBank, Borrelia, Borrelia Burgdorferi Infection and Host. His Ixodes scapularis research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Human granulocytic anaplasmosis, Tick-borne disease, Animal ecology, Lyme disease microbiology and Nymph. Joseph Piesman has researched Lyme disease in several fields, including Spirochaetaceae, Antibiotics, Doxycycline and Disease.

Between 2007 and 2016, his most popular works were:

  • Prevention of tick-borne diseases. (228 citations)
  • MLST of housekeeping genes captures geographic population structure and suggests a European origin of Borrelia burgdorferi (219 citations)
  • Human Risk of Infection with Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme Disease Agent, in Eastern United States (178 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Bacteria
  • Tick

Joseph Piesman spends much of his time researching Borrelia burgdorferi, Ixodes scapularis, Tick, Virology and Lyme disease. His studies in Borrelia burgdorferi integrate themes in fields like Pathogen, Microbiology, Housekeeping gene, Locus and Genetic variation. His studies deal with areas such as Nymph and Parasitiformes as well as Ixodes scapularis.

His Tick study incorporates themes from Zoology and Borrelia. His work in Virology addresses subjects such as Immunology, which are connected to disciplines such as Risk of infection. His biological study deals with issues like Disease, which deal with fields such as Tick-borne disease, Environmental health, One Health and Health education.

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Best Publications

Induction of an outer surface protein on Borrelia burgdorferi during tick feeding

Tom G. Schwan;Joseph Piesman;William T. Golde;Marc C. Dolan.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (1995)

1043 Citations

Phylogeny of hard- and soft-tick taxa (Acari: Ixodida) based on mitochondrial 16S rDNA sequences

William C. Black;Joseph Piesman.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (1994)

788 Citations

Ecology of Ixodes dammini-borne human babesiosis and Lyme disease

A Spielman;M L Wilson;J F Levine;J Piesman.
Annual Review of Entomology (1985)

708 Citations

Duration of tick attachment and Borrelia burgdorferi transmission.

J Piesman;T N Mather;R J Sinsky;A Spielman.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology (1987)

642 Citations

Temporal Changes in Outer Surface Proteins A and C of the Lyme Disease-Associated Spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, during the Chain of Infection in Ticks and Mice

Tom G. Schwan;Joseph Piesman.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology (2000)

571 Citations

Identification of an Uncultivable Borrelia Species in the Hard Tick Amblyomma americanum: Possible Agent of a Lyme Disease-like Illness

Alan G. Barbour;Gary O. Maupin;Glenna J. Teltow;Carol J. Carter.
The Journal of Infectious Diseases (1996)

508 Citations

Reservoir competence of white-footed mice for Lyme disease spirochetes.

James G. Donahue;Joseph Piesman;Andrew Spielman.
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (1987)

500 Citations

Lyme borreliosis in Europe and North America.

J. Piesman;L. Gern.
Parasitology (2004)

442 Citations

Plasminogen Is Required for Efficient Dissemination of B. burgdorferi in Ticks and for Enhancement of Spirochetemia in Mice

James L Coleman;Joseph A Gebbia;Joseph Piesman;Jay L Degen.
Cell (1997)

425 Citations

Prevention of tick-borne diseases.

Joseph Piesman;Lars Eisen.
Annual Review of Entomology (2008)

383 Citations

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