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69
Citations
19930
World Ranking
2018
National Ranking
57

Overview

Steven Kleinman is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a focus on several subfields such as infectious diseases, genetics, physiology, hematology, and molecular biology. Their research work spans various topics related to erythrocyte function and pathophysiology, hemoglobinopathies and related disorders, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, COVID-19 clinical research studies, blood groups and transfusion, neonatal health and biochemistry, and blood transfusion and management.

Kleinman has published numerous papers in prominent journals. Some notable recent publications include:

  • Estimated US Infection- and Vaccine-Induced SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Based on Blood Donations, 2021, JAMA
  • Donor sex, age and ethnicity impact stored red blood cell antioxidant metabolism through mechanisms in part explained by glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase levels and activity, 2020, Haematologica
  • Variation in Neonatal Transfusion Practice, 2021, The Journal of Pediatrics
  • Use of US Blood Donors for National Serosurveillance of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Antibodies: Basis for an Expanded National Donor Serosurveillance Program, 2021, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Fatty acid desaturase activity in mature red blood cells and implications for blood storage quality, 2021, Transfusion

Frequent co-authors associated with Kleinman's research include Michael P. Busch, Mars Stone, Philip J. Norris, Angelo D'Alessandro, and Travis Nemkov. These collaborations reflect engagement with a network of researchers focused on hematology, transfusion medicine, and infectious diseases.

Steven Kleinman's work has been published predominantly in the journal Transfusion with eleven publications, followed by seven publications in Blood. Other publication venues include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Clinical Microbiology, and JAMA.

Their research topics intersect multiple dimensions of medical science, addressing practical and clinical challenges related to blood transfusion, erythrocyte biology, and infectious disease surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic. This interdisciplinary approach is reflected in the diversity of subfields covered and the range of collaborative efforts.

Best Publications

  • Dynamics of HIV viremia and antibody seroconversion in plasma donors: implications for diagnosis and staging of primary HIV infection

    Eberhard W Fiebig;David J Wright;Bhupat D Rawal;Patricia E Garrett

  • Red Blood Cell Transfusion: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the AABB*

    Jeffrey L. Carson;Brenda J. Grossman;Steven Kleinman;Alan T. Tinmouth

  • Platelet Transfusion: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the AABB

    Richard M. Kaufman;Benjamin Djulbegovic;Terry Gernsheimer;Steven Kleinman

  • Toward an understanding of transfusion‐related acute lung injury: statement of a consensus panel

    Steven Kleinman;Tim Caulfield;Penny Chan;Robertson Davenport

  • Detection of HIV-1 and HCV infections among antibody-negative blood donors by nucleic acid-amplification testing

    Susan L. Stramer;Simone A. Glynn;Steven H. Kleinman;D. Michael Strong

  • Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) by Blood Transfusions Screened as Negative for HIV Antibody

    Ward Jw;Holmberg Sd;Allen;Cohn Dl

  • A new strategy for estimating risks of transfusion-transmitted viral infections based on rates of detection of recently infected donors.

    Michael P. Busch;Simone A. Glynn;Susan L. Stramer;D. Michael Strong

  • Emerging infectious disease agents and their potential threat to transfusion safety

    Susan L. Stramer;F. Blaine Hollinger;Louis M. Katz;Steven Kleinman

  • Current and Emerging Infectious Risks of Blood Transfusions

    Michael P. Busch;Steven H. Kleinman;George J. Nemo

  • The effect of previous pregnancy and transfusion on HLA alloimmunization in blood donors: implications for a transfusion-related acute lung injury risk reduction strategy

    Darrell J. Triulzi;Steven Kleinman;Ram M. Kakaiya;Michael. P. Busch

  • Trends in incidence and prevalence of major transfusion-transmissible viral infections in US blood donors, 1991 to 1996.

    Simone A. Glynn;Steven H. Kleinman;George B Schreiber;Michael P. Busch

  • Motivations to donate blood: demographic comparisons.

    Simone A. Glynn;Steven H. Kleinman;George B. Schreiber;Thomas Zuck

  • Risks associated with transfusion of cellular blood components in Canada.

    Steven Kleinman;Penny Chan;Pierre Robillard

  • Prevention of transfusion-transmitted infections.

    Michael P. Busch;Evan M. Bloch;Steven H. Kleinman

  • Infectivity of human immunodeficiency virus-1, hepatitis C virus, and hepatitis B virus and risk of transmission by transfusion.

    Steven H. Kleinman;Nico Lelie;Michael P. Busch

  • Virus and Antibody Dynamics in Acute West Nile Virus Infection

    Michael P. Busch;Steven H. Kleinman;Steven H. Kleinman;Leslie H. Tobler;Hany T. Kamel

  • Frequency of HBV DNA Detection in US Blood Donors Testing Positive for the Presence of anti-HBc: Implications for Transfusion Transmission and Donor Screening

    Steven H. Kleinman;Mary C. Kuhns;Deborah S. Todd;Simone A. Glynn

  • Dynamics of viremia in early hepatitis C virus infection

    Simone A. Glynn;David J. Wright;Steven H. Kleinman;Dale Hirschkorn

  • Estimates of Infectious Disease Risk Factors in US Blood Donors

    Alan E. Williams;Ruth A. Thomson;George B. Schreiber;Kevin Watanabe

  • The incidence/window period model and its use to assess the risk of transfusion-transmitted human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C virus infection

    Steven Kleinman;Michael P. Busch;James J. Korelitz;George B. Schreiber

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael P. Busch
Michael P. Busch University of California, San Francisco
Edward L. Murphy
Edward L. Murphy University of California, San Francisco
George B. Schreiber
George B. Schreiber Westat (United States)
Susan L. Stramer
Susan L. Stramer American Red Cross
Philip J. Norris
Philip J. Norris University of California, San Francisco
Roger Y. Dodd
Roger Y. Dodd American Red Cross
Paul M. Ness
Paul M. Ness Johns Hopkins University
Jeanne E. Hendrickson
Jeanne E. Hendrickson Yale University
Eric Delwart
Eric Delwart University of California, San Francisco

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