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Immunology
Brazil
2023

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Immunology

D-Index
86
Citations
43587
World Ranking
1229
National Ranking
640

Medicine

D-Index
86
Citations
43715
World Ranking
13865
National Ranking
7037

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Immunology in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Immunology in Brazil Leader Award

Overview

Steven S. Witkin is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a primary focus on infectious diseases. Their body of work spans various subfields including epidemiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, animal science and zoology, and microbiology.

The scientist has published 198 works across these domains, addressing a range of topics relevant to current health challenges. Key research themes include animal virus infections studies, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, reproductive tract infections research, mosquito-borne diseases and control, COVID-19 clinical research studies, hepatitis C virus research, and pelvic floor disorders treatments.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Maria Cássia Mendes-Corrêa, Éster Cerdeira Sabino, Tânia Regina Tozetto-Mendoza, Antônio Charlys da Costa, and Iara M. Linhares. These coauthors have contributed to an ongoing partnership reflected in numerous publications and studies.

Steven S. Witkin has published regularly in several scientific journals, with multiple articles appearing in the following venues:

  • Viruses
  • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
  • PLoS ONE
  • Scientific Reports

Selected recent papers demonstrating the scope of Witkin's research include:

  • Changes in the Vaginal Microbiome during the Pregnancy to Postpartum Transition, 2021, Reproductive Sciences
  • Possible non-sylvatic transmission of yellow fever between non-human primates in São Paulo city, Brazil, 2017-2018, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Zika virus infection in pregnancy and adverse fetal outcomes in São Paulo State, Brazil: a prospective cohort study, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Study protocol to investigate biomolecular muscle profile as predictors of long-term urinary incontinence in women with gestational diabetes mellitus, 2020, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
  • Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cervical Cancer Screening in São Paulo State, Brazil, 2023, Acta Cytologica

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • The relationship of amniotic fluid cytokines and preterm delivery, amniotic fluid infection, histologic chorioamnionitis, and chorioamnion infection.

    Hillier Sl;Witkin Ss;Krohn Ma;Watts Dh

  • Influence of Vaginal Bacteria and d- and l-Lactic Acid Isomers on Vaginal Extracellular Matrix Metalloproteinase Inducer: Implications for Protection against Upper Genital Tract Infections

    Steven S. Witkin;Helena Mendes-Soares;Iara M. Linhares;Iara M. Linhares;Aswathi Jayaram

  • Influence of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene polymorphism on disease.

    Steven S. Witkin;Stefan Gerber;William J. Ledger

  • An experimental model for intraamniotic infection and preterm labor in rhesus monkeys

    Michael G. Gravett;Steven S. Witkin;George J. Haluska;Jeffrey L. Edwards

  • Preterm labor is induced by intraamniotic infusions of interleukin-1β and tumor necrosis factor-α but not by interleukin-6 or interleukin-8 in a nonhuman primate model

    Drew W. Sadowsky;Kristina M. Adams;Kristina M. Adams;Michael G. Gravett;Michael G. Gravett;Steven S. Witkin

  • The role of heat shock proteins in reproduction

    A Neuer;S D Spandorfer;P Giraldo;S Dieterle

  • Bacterial flora of the female genital tract: function and immune regulation

    Steven S. Witkin;Iara Moreno Linhares;Iara Moreno Linhares;Paulo Giraldo

  • Detection of Ureaplasma urealyticum in Second-Trimester Amniotic Fluid by Polymerase Chain Reaction Correlates with Subsequent Preterm Labor and Delivery

    Stefan Gerber;Yvan Vial;Patrick Hohlfeld;Steven S. Witkin

  • Relationship between a toll-like receptor-4 gene polymorphism, bacterial vaginosis-related flora and vaginal cytokine responses in pregnant women

    Mehmet R. Genc;Santosh Vardhana;Mary L. Delaney;Andrew Onderdonk

  • Contemporary perspectives on vaginal pH and lactobacilli.

    Iara M. Linhares;Paul R. Summers;Bryan Larsen;Paulo C. Giraldo

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Diagnostic markers of ovarian cancer by high-throughput antigen cloning and detection on arrays

    Madhumita Chatterjee;Saroj Mohapatra;Alexei Ionan;Gagandeep Bawa

  • Relation between Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis, Vaginal Concentrations of Mannose-Binding Lectin, and a Mannose-Binding Lectin Gene Polymorphism in Latvian Women

    Oksana Babula;Gunta Lazdane;Juta Kroica;William J. Ledger

  • Why do lactobacilli dominate the human vaginal microbiota

    SS Witkin;IM Linhares

  • Ureaplasma parvum or Mycoplasma hominis as sole pathogens cause chorioamnionitis, preterm delivery, and fetal pneumonia in rhesus macaques

    Miles J. Novy;Lynn Duffy;Michael K. Axthelm;Drew W. Sadowsky

  • Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, opportunistic infections, and malignancies in male homosexuals. A hypothesis of etiologic factors in pathogenesis.

    Joseph Sonnabend;Steven S. Witkin;David T. Purtilo

  • Heat shock protein-containing exosomes in mid-trimester amniotic fluids.

    Alexzander Asea;Claudel Jean-Pierre;Punit Kaur;Preethi Rao

  • Polymorphism in the interleukin-1 gene complex and spontaneous preterm delivery.

    Mehmet R. Genç;Stefan Gerber;Mirjana Nesin;Steven S. Witkin

Frequent Co-Authors

William J. Ledger
William J. Ledger University of New South Wales
Zev Rosenwaks
Zev Rosenwaks Cornell University
Ester C. Sabino
Ester C. Sabino Universidade de São Paulo
Larry J. Forney
Larry J. Forney University of Idaho
Noorbibi K. Day
Noorbibi K. Day University of South Florida
Robert A. Good
Robert A. Good University of Minnesota
Miklós Tóth
Miklós Tóth Cornell University
Marc Goldstein
Marc Goldstein Cornell University
Andrew B. Onderdonk
Andrew B. Onderdonk Brigham and Women's Hospital
Eric Delwart
Eric Delwart University of California, San Francisco

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