Stephen Spector is a HIV Research and Treatment physician affiliated with University of California San Diego. OpenAlex indexes 407 publications with 26,518 citations (h-index 79); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 5 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Pediatric Infectious Diseases profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 20 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Stephen Spector, MD, is affiliated with University of California San Diego. The public record shows 407 publications with 26,518 citations (h-index 79), centered on HIV Research and Treatment, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions. It also documents an investigator role on 5 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 2 companies, 20 NIH-funded awards (1985–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2024 · Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)
- Top research focus: HIV Research and Treatment
- 5 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 2 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 12 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 305.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Clinical trials
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 5 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Understanding Practices of Lactation and Infant Feeding Together With Women With HIV in the United States
Sponsor: International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Group
- Vitamin D Supplementation Enhances Immune Response to Bacille-Calmette-Guerin (BCG) Vaccination in Infants
Sponsor: University of California, San Diego
- Safety and Immune Response to Vicriviroc in Combination Regimens in HIV-Infected ART Experienced Children and Adolescents
Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Industry payments
Updated 21 Oct 2026
2 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2023. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Gilead Sciences, Inc.Program year20231 payment
- Janssen Biotech, Inc.Program year20211 payment
NIH funding
Updated 21 Oct 2026
20 NIH research awards on record, funded 1985–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
Publications
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Impact of Genetic Variants in ABCG2 , NR1I2 , and UGT1A1 on the Pharmacokinetics of Dolutegravir in Children.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)
Article2024 - Molecular basis for nuclear accumulation and targeting of the inhibitor of apoptosis BIRC2.
Nature structural & molecular biology
Article2023 - HIV-1 Tat Upregulates TREM1 Expression in Human Microglia.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md.
Article2023
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1Article2,608 citations2021
- 02Lymphocyte subsets in healthy children from birth through 18 years of ageArticle833 citations2003
- 03
- 04Identification of a candidate therapeutic autophagy-inducing peptideArticle757 citations2013
- 05
Network
Updated 21 Oct 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Awards & honors
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