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D-Index
86
Citations
22312
World Ranking
1286
National Ranking
667

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Internal medicine
  • Immune system

Judith A Van de Water focuses on Autism, Immunology, Immune system, Autism spectrum disorder and Primary biliary cirrhosis. The various areas that Judith A Van de Water examines in her Autism study include Odds ratio, Pregnancy, Case-control study and Clinical psychology. Judith A Van de Water works mostly in the field of Pregnancy, limiting it down to topics relating to Pediatrics and, in certain cases, Developmental psychology, as a part of the same area of interest.

Her work on Receptor expands to the thematically related Immunology. The concepts of her Immune system study are interwoven with issues in Inflammation and Antibody. Her Primary biliary cirrhosis research also works with subjects such as

  • Epitope that connect with fields like Molecular biology and Intrahepatic bile ducts,
  • CD8 and related Natural killer cell.

Her most cited work include:

  • Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Disorders in Individuals With ASDs: A Consensus Report (521 citations)
  • Elevated plasma cytokines in autism spectrum disorders provide evidence of immune dysfunction and are associated with impaired behavioral outcome. (497 citations)
  • The immune response in autism: a new frontier for autism research (430 citations)

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

Her primary areas of study are Immunology, Autism, Antibody, Primary biliary cirrhosis and Autoantibody. Her study in Immune system, Cytokine, Autoimmunity, T cell and Inflammation are all subfields of Immunology. Her study in Autism is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Pregnancy, Pediatrics and Etiology.

Her research integrates issues of Internal medicine and Antigen in her study of Antibody. Her Primary biliary cirrhosis research includes themes of Biliary cirrhosis, Pathology, Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex, Epitope and Bile duct. Her Autoantibody study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Cerebellum and Pathogenesis.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Immunology (54.73%)
  • Autism (41.89%)
  • Antibody (32.43%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2011-2019)?

  • Autism (41.89%)
  • Immunology (54.73%)
  • Autism spectrum disorder (16.22%)

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

Her main research concerns Autism, Immunology, Autism spectrum disorder, Pregnancy and Immune system. Her Autism study improves the overall literature in Psychiatry. As part of the same scientific family, Judith A Van de Water usually focuses on Immunology, concentrating on Stimulation and intersecting with T cell.

Her Autism spectrum disorder study incorporates themes from Odds ratio, Case-control study, Confidence interval, Clinical psychology and Neurology. Her studies deal with areas such as Immunoglobulin G and Endocrinology as well as Pregnancy. In her work, Cell adhesion molecule, TLR4 and CD31 is strongly intertwined with Proinflammatory cytokine, which is a subfield of Immune system.

Between 2011 and 2019, her most popular works were:

  • The Role of the Immune System in Autism Spectrum Disorder. (149 citations)
  • Maternal Infection During Pregnancy and Autism Spectrum Disorders. (145 citations)
  • Neonatal Cytokine Profiles Associated With Autism Spectrum Disorder (100 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Internal medicine
  • Immune system

Judith A Van de Water spends much of her time researching Autism spectrum disorder, Autism, Immunology, Pregnancy and Autoantibody. The Autism spectrum disorder study combines topics in areas such as Odds ratio, Etiology, Immune dysregulation, Confidence interval and Pediatrics. Her Autism study combines topics in areas such as Inflammation, Clinical psychology and Anxiety.

Judith A Van de Water combines subjects such as Offspring, Antibody, Gestation and Immune system with her study of Anxiety. Her Immunology research is mostly focused on the topic T cell. Her Autoantibody research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Biological psychiatry, Spectrum disorder, Autoimmunity, Behavior disorder and Risk factor.

Best Publications

  • Elevated plasma cytokines in autism spectrum disorders provide evidence of immune dysfunction and are associated with impaired behavioral outcome.

    Paul Ashwood;Paula Krakowiak;Irva Hertz-Picciotto;Robin L Hansen

  • The immune response in autism: a new frontier for autism research

    Paul Ashwood;Sharifia Wills;Judith A Van de Water

  • The Role of the Immune System in Autism Spectrum Disorder.

    Amory Meltzer;Judith A Van de Water

  • Maternal autoimmune diseases, asthma and allergies, and childhood autism spectrum disorders: a case-control study.

    Lisa A. Croen;Judith K. Grether;Cathleen K. Yoshida;Roxana Odouli

  • Identification of HLA-A2-restricted CD8(+) cytotoxic T cell responses in primary biliary cirrhosis: T cell activation is augmented by immune complexes cross-presented by dendritic cells.

    Hiroto Kita;Zhe-Xiong Lian;Judy Van de Water;Xiao-Song He

  • Patients with primary biliary cirrhosis react against a ubiquitous xenobiotic-metabolizing bacterium*

    Carlo F Selmi;Carlo F Selmi;David L. Balkwill;Pietro Invernizzi;Aftab A. Ansari

  • Autism: maternally derived antibodies specific for fetal brain proteins.

    Daniel Braunschweig;Paul Ashwood;Paula Krakowiak;Irva Hertz-Picciotto

  • Maternal Infection During Pregnancy and Autism Spectrum Disorders.

    Ousseny Zerbo;Yinge Qian;Cathleen Yoshida;Judith K. Grether

  • Associations of impaired behaviors with elevated plasma chemokines in autism spectrum disorders.

    Paul Ashwood;Paula Krakowiak;Irva Hertz-Picciotto;Robin L Hansen

  • Quantitative and functional analysis of PDC-E2–specific autoreactive cytotoxic T lymphocytes in primary biliary cirrhosis

    Hiroto Kita;Shuji Matsumura;Xiaosong He;Aftab A. Ansari

  • Differential monocyte responses to TLR ligands in children with autism spectrum disorders

    Amanda M. Enstrom;Charity E. Onore;Judith A Van de Water;Paul Ashwood

  • The immune system's role in the biology of autism.

    Paula Goines;Judith A Van de Water

  • Altered T cell responses in children with autism.

    Paul Ashwood;Paula Krakowiak;Irva Hertz-Picciotto;Robin L Hansen

  • DECREASED TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1 IN AUTISM: A POTENTIAL LINK BETWEEN IMMUNE DYSREGULATION AND IMPAIRMENT IN CLINICAL BEHAVIORAL OUTCOMES

    Paul Ashwood;Amanda Enstrom;Paula Krakowiak;Irva Hertz-Picciotto

  • Identification and precursor frequency analysis of a common T cell epitope motif in mitochondrial autoantigens in primary biliary cirrhosis.

    Shinji Shimoda;Shinji Shimoda;Judith A Van de Water;Aftab Ansari;Minoru Nakamura

  • Altered gene expression and function of peripheral blood natural killer cells in children with autism.

    Amanda M. Enstrom;Lisa Lit;Charity E. Onore;Jeffrey Gregg

  • Quantitation and phenotypic analysis of natural killer T cells in primary biliary cirrhosis using a human CD1d tetramer.

    Hiroto Kita;Olga V. Naidenko;Mitchell Kronenberg;Aftab A. Ansari

  • Autism with intellectual disability is associated with increased levels of maternal cytokines and chemokines during gestation.

    K L Jones;L A Croen;C K Yoshida;L Heuer

  • Neonatal Cytokine Profiles Associated With Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Paula Krakowiak;Paula E. Goines;Daniel J Tancredi;Paul Ashwood

  • Stereotypies and hyperactivity in rhesus monkeys exposed to IgG from mothers of children with autism

    Loren A. Martin;Paul Ashwood;Daniel Braunschweig;Maricel Cabanlit

  • Detection of autoantibodies to recombinant mitochondrial proteins in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis.

    Judy Van de Water;Anne Cooper;Charles D. Surh;Ross Coppel

Frequent Co-Authors

M. Eric Gershwin
M. Eric Gershwin University of California, Davis
Paul Ashwood
Paul Ashwood University of California, Davis
Robin L Hansen
Robin L Hansen University of California, Davis
Ross L. Coppel
Ross L. Coppel Monash University
Irva Hertz-Picciotto
Irva Hertz-Picciotto University of California, Davis
Aftab A. Ansari
Aftab A. Ansari University of California, Davis
Lisa A. Croen
Lisa A. Croen Kaiser Permanente
Isaac N. Pessah
Isaac N. Pessah University of California, Davis
David G. Amaral
David G. Amaral University of California, Davis
Patrick S.C. Leung
Patrick S.C. Leung University of California, Davis

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