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D-Index
58
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23061
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3356
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1323

Aaron G. Schmidt publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aaron G. Schmidt sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 125 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Aaron G. Schmidt D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aaron G. Schmidt sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Aaron G. Schmidt is affiliated with the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on medicine, with extensive work in infectious diseases, immunology, epidemiology, molecular biology, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

Schmidt's research topics prominently include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology

Frequent publication venues for Schmidt's work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Science Immunology
  • Immunity

Recent papers involving Schmidt cover key aspects of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19. Notable publications include:

  • "SARS-CoV-2 Receptor ACE2 Is an Interferon-Stimulated Gene in Human Airway Epithelial Cells and Is Detected in Specific Cell Subsets across Tissues," 2020, Cell
  • "Multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants escape neutralization by vaccine-induced humoral immunity," 2021, Cell
  • "SARS-CoV-2 Infection Depends on Cellular Heparan Sulfate and ACE2," 2020, Cell
  • "DNA vaccine protection against SARS-CoV-2 in rhesus macaques," 2020, Science
  • "mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine boosters induce neutralizing immunity against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant," 2022, Cell

Throughout their career, Schmidt has frequently collaborated with several researchers, including:

  • Blake M. Hauser
  • Jared Feldman
  • Timothy M. Caradonna
  • Daniel Lingwood
  • Galit Alter

Best Publications

  • SARS-CoV-2 Receptor ACE2 Is an Interferon-Stimulated Gene in Human Airway Epithelial Cells and Is Detected in Specific Cell Subsets across Tissues.

    Carly G.K. Ziegler;Samuel J. Allon;Sarah K. Nyquist;Ian M. Mbano

  • mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine boosters induce neutralizing immunity against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

    Unknown

  • Multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants escape neutralization by vaccine-induced humoral immunity.

    Wilfredo F. Garcia-Beltran;Wilfredo F. Garcia-Beltran;Evan C. Lam;Kerri St. Denis;Adam D. Nitido

  • SARS-CoV-2 Receptor ACE2 is an Interferon-Stimulated Gene in Human Airway Epithelial Cells and Is Enriched in Specific Cell Subsets Across Tissues

    Carly Ziegler;Samuel J. Allon;Sarah K. Nyquist;Ian Mbano

  • SARS-CoV-2 Infection Depends on Cellular Heparan Sulfate and ACE2.

    Thomas Mandel Clausen;Thomas Mandel Clausen;Thomas Mandel Clausen;Daniel R. Sandoval;Charlotte B. Spliid;Charlotte B. Spliid;Charlotte B. Spliid;Jessica Pihl;Jessica Pihl;Jessica Pihl

  • DNA vaccine protection against SARS-CoV-2 in rhesus macaques.

    Jingyou Yu;Lisa H. Tostanoski;Lauren Peter;Noe B. Mercado

  • SARS-CoV-2 infection protects against rechallenge in rhesus macaques.

    Abishek Chandrashekar;Jinyan Liu;Amanda J. Martinot;Amanda J. Martinot;Katherine McMahan

  • Single-shot Ad26 vaccine protects against SARS-CoV-2 in rhesus macaques.

    Noe B. Mercado;Roland Zahn;Frank Wegmann;Carolin Loos;Carolin Loos

  • COVID-19-neutralizing antibodies predict disease severity and survival.

    Wilfredo F. Garcia-Beltran;Evan C. Lam;Michael G. Astudillo;Diane Yang

  • Loss of Bcl-6-Expressing T Follicular Helper Cells and Germinal Centers in COVID-19.

    Naoki Kaneko;Hsiao-Hsuan Kuo;Julie Boucau;Jocelyn R. Farmer

  • Persistence and decay of human antibody responses to the receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in COVID-19 patients.

    Anita S. Iyer;Forrest K. Jones;Ariana Nodoushani;Meagan Kelly

  • Assessment of Maternal and Neonatal SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load, Transplacental Antibody Transfer, and Placental Pathology in Pregnancies During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

    Andrea G. Edlow;Jonathan Z. Li;Ai Ris Y. Collier;Caroline Atyeo

  • Distinct Early Serological Signatures Track with SARS-CoV-2 Survival.

    Caroline Atyeo;Caroline Atyeo;Stephanie Fischinger;Stephanie Fischinger;Tomer Zohar;Tomer Zohar;Matthew D. Slein

  • Immunogenicity of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines in Pregnant and Lactating Women.

    Ai-Ris Y Collier;Ai-Ris Y Collier;Katherine McMahan;Jingyou Yu;Lisa H Tostanoski

  • Ad26 vaccine protects against SARS-CoV-2 severe clinical disease in hamsters.

    Lisa H. Tostanoski;Frank Wegmann;Amanda J. Martinot;Amanda J. Martinot;Carolin Loos;Carolin Loos

  • CD209L/L-SIGN and CD209/DC-SIGN Act as Receptors for SARS-CoV-2

    Razie Amraei;Wenqing Yin;Marc A Napoleon;Ellen L Suder

  • Complex Antigens Drive Permissive Clonal Selection in Germinal Centers

    Masayuki Kuraoka;Aaron G. Schmidt;Takuya Nojima;Feng Feng

  • Escape and Compensation from Early HLA-B57-Mediated Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Pressure on Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Gag Alter Capsid Interactions with Cyclophilin A

    Mark A. Brockman;Arne Schneidewind;Matthew Lahaie;Aaron Schmidt;Aaron Schmidt

  • Compromised Humoral Functional Evolution Tracks with SARS-CoV-2 Mortality.

    Tomer Zohar;Carolin Loos;Stephanie Fischinger;Caroline Atyeo

  • SARS-CoV-2 Infection Depends on Cellular Heparan Sulfate and ACE2

    T. M. Clausen;D. Sandoval;C. B. Spliid;J. Pihl

  • Erratum: Multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants escape neutralization by vaccine-induced humoral immunity (Cell (2021) 184(9) (2372–2383.e9), (S0092867421002981), (10.1016/j.cell.2021.03.013))

    Wilfredo F. Garcia-Beltran;Wilfredo F. Garcia-Beltran;Evan C. Lam;Kerri St. Denis;Adam D. Nitido

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen C. Harrison
Stephen C. Harrison Harvard University
Dan H. Barouch
Dan H. Barouch Harvard Medical School
Edward T. Ryan
Edward T. Ryan Harvard University
A. John Iafrate
A. John Iafrate Harvard University
Bing Chen
Bing Chen Harvard University
Thomas B. Kepler
Thomas B. Kepler Boston University
Garnett Kelsoe
Garnett Kelsoe Duke University
Barton F. Haynes
Barton F. Haynes Duke University

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