Table 6.
Top 20 highly cited publications on HIV-1 genetic diversity
| Title | Journal | Document type | Date of Publication | Corresponding author’s Country | Total Citations (TC) | Average TC per Year | DOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 env clones from acute and early subtype B infections for standardized assessments of vaccine-elicited neutralizing antibodies | Journal of Virology | Article | AUG 2005 | USA | 870 | 51.1765 | 10.1128/JVI.79.16.10108–10125.2005 |
| Timing the ancestor of the HIV-1 pandemic strains | Science | Article | JUN 2000 | USA | 622 | 28.2727 | 10.1126/science.288.5472.1789 |
| Global trends in molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 during 2000–2007 | AIDS | Article | MAR 2011 | England | 520 | 47.2727 | 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328342ff93 |
| Deciphering human immunodeficiency virus type 1 transmission and early envelope diversification by single-genome amplification and sequencing | Journal of Virology | Article | APR 2008 | USA | 448 | 32 | 10.1128/JVI.02660–07 |
| Global and regional distribution of HIV-1 genetic subtypes and recombinants in 2004 | AIDS | Article | OCT 2006 | Switzerland | 415 | 25.9375 | 10.1097/01.aids.0000247564.73009.bc |
| Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Elite Neutralizers: Individuals with Broad and Potent Neutralizing Activity Identified by Using a High-Throughput Neutralization Assay together with an Analytical Selection Algorithm | Journal of Virology | Article | JUL 2009 | USA | 397 | 30.5385 | 10.1128/JVI.00110–09 |
| Direct evidence of extensive diversity of HIV-1 in Kinshasa by 1960 | Nature | Article | OCT 2008 | USA | 327 | 23.3571 | 10.1038/nature07390 |
| The early spread and epidemic ignition of HIV-1 in human populations | Science | Article | OCT 2014 | England | 288 | 36 | 10.1126/science.1256739 |
| Understanding the genetic diversity of HIV-1 | AIDS | Review | 2000 | USA | 285 | 12.9545 | NA |
| An African HIV-1 sequence from 1959 and implications for the origin of the epidemic | Nature | Article | FEB 1998 | USA | 268 | 11.1667 | 10.1038/35400 |
| Estimated global distribution and regional spread of HIV-1 genetic subtypes in the year 2000 | JAIDS | Article | FEB 2002 | Switzerland | 259 | 12.95 | NA |
| A recent outbreak of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection in southern China was initiated by two highly homogeneous, geographically separated strains, circulating recombinant form AE and a novel BC recombinant | Journal of Virology | Article | DEC 2000 | USA | 250 | 11.3636 | 10.1128/JVI.74.23.11286–11295.2000 |
| Accurate sampling and deep sequencing of the HIV-1 protease gene using a Primer ID | Proceedings of the national academy of sciences of the United States of America | Article | DEC 2011 | USA | 246 | 22.3636 | 10.1073/pnas.1110064108 |
| Antigenic conservation and immunogenicity | Journal of Experimental medicine | Article | May 2005 | USA | 241 | 14.1765 | 10.1084/jem.20042510 |
| Inflammatory Genital Infections Mitigate a Severe Genetic Bottleneck in Heterosexual Transmission of Subtypes A and C HIV-1 | PLOS PATHOGENS | Article | JAN 2009 | USA | 237 | 18.2308 | 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000274 |
| A comprehensive panel of near-full-length clones and reference sequences for non-subtype B isolates of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 | Journal of Virology | Article | JUL 1998 | USA | 237 | 9.875 | 10.1128/JVI.72.7.5680–5698.1998 |
| Unprecedented degree of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) group M genetic diversity in the Democratic Republic of Cango suggests that the HIV-1 pandemic originated in Central Africa | Journal of Virology | Article | NOV 2000 | France | 230 | 10.4545 | 10.1128/JVI.74.22.10498–10507.2000 |
| Minireview- Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 subtype distribution in the worldwide epidemic: Pathogenic and therapeutic implications | Journal of Virology | Review | OCT 2007 | Italy | 217 | 14.4667 | 10.1128/JVI.00872–07 |
| Selection for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 envelope glycosylation variants with shorter V1-V2 loop sequences occurs during transmission of certain genetic subtypes and impact viral RNA levels | Journal of Virology | Article | May 2005 | USA | 206 | 12.1176 | 10.1128/JVI.79.10.6528–6531.2005 |
| Genetic diversity of HIV-1: the moving target | AIDS | Review | 2000 | France | 195 | 8.8636 | NA |