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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 45 4950 4560 1918 1717 80 19674

Amy C. Sims publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Amy C. Sims between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Amy C. Sims published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 46 papers a year. Output peaked at 800 publications in 2023. 413 of the 1,289 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
200 400 600 800
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 800. Peak 800 publications in 2023. 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 1 publication 2013: 6 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 6 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 800 publications 2024: 398 publications 2025: 15 publications
1998 2025

1,289 publications in total across all disciplines

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Amy C. Sims: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 1
1999 1
2000 1
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 2
2005 5
2006 8
2007 5
2008 7
2009 0
2010 2
2011 1
2012 1
2013 6
2014 2
2015 1
2016 6
2017 4
2018 3
2019 4
2020 6
2021 5
2022 5
2023 800
2024 398
2025 15
Total 1,289
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Amy C. Sims 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 Amy C. Sims sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 75–84 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 80 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55 80
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Amy C. Sims 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 Amy C. Sims sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 45 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123 45
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Overview

Amy C. Sims is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a strong focus on Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences. Within these domains, their work also extends to subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry, Geophysics, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist has contributed to research across several main topics, including:

  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies

Some of the recent papers associated with Amy C. Sims cover a range of virology and infectious disease topics, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach bridging biological and physical sciences. Notable publications include:

  • Comparative therapeutic efficacy of remdesivir and combination lopinavir, ritonavir, and interferon beta against MERS-CoV, 2020, Nature Communications
  • An orally bioavailable broad-spectrum antiviral inhibits SARS-CoV-2 in human airway epithelial cell cultures and multiple coronaviruses in mice, 2020, Science Translational Medicine
  • Swine acute diarrhea syndrome coronavirus replication in primary human cells reveals potential susceptibility to infection, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Sharing and community curation of mass spectrometry data with Global Natural Products Social Molecular Networking, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Hypergraph models of biological networks to identify genes critical to pathogenic viral response, 2021, BMC Bioinformatics

The scientist frequently collaborates with several researchers, indicating active participation in collaborative research networks. Frequent co-authors include Song Feng, Marina Gritsenko, Matthew Gaffrey, Mowei Zhou, and Pavlo Bohutskyi.

Major publication venues for this researcher include OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) with a very high output, UNC Libraries, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Immunology, and the Journal of Proteome Research.

Best Publications

  • Sharing and community curation of mass spectrometry data with Global Natural Products Social Molecular Networking

    Mingxun Wang;Jeremy J Carver;Vanessa V Phelan;Laura M Sanchez

  • Comparative therapeutic efficacy of remdesivir and combination lopinavir, ritonavir, and interferon beta against MERS-CoV.

    Timothy P. Sheahan;Amy C. Sims;Sarah R. Leist;Alexandra Schäfer

  • Broad-spectrum antiviral GS-5734 inhibits both epidemic and zoonotic coronaviruses

    Timothy P. Sheahan;Amy C. Sims;Rachel L. Graham;Vineet D. Menachery

  • Coronavirus Susceptibility to the Antiviral Remdesivir (GS-5734) Is Mediated by the Viral Polymerase and the Proofreading Exoribonuclease

    Maria L. Agostini;Erica L. Andres;Amy C Sims;Rachel Lauren Graham

  • Zn2+ inhibits coronavirus and arterivirus RNA polymerase activity in vitro and zinc ionophores block the replication of these viruses in cell culture

    Aartjan J. W. te Velthuis;Sjoerd H. E. van den Worm;Amy C. Sims;Ralph S. Baric

  • Broad spectrum antiviral remdesivir inhibits human endemic and zoonotic deltacoronaviruses with a highly divergent RNA dependent RNA polymerase

    Ariane J. Brown;John J. Won;Rachel L. Graham;Kenneth H. Dinnon

  • SARS-like WIV1-CoV poised for human emergence

    Vineet D. Menachery;Boyd L. Yount;Amy C Sims;Kari Debbink

  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection of Human Ciliated Airway Epithelia: Role of Ciliated Cells in Viral Spread in the Conducting Airways of the Lungs

    Amy C. Sims;Ralph S. Baric;Boyd Yount;Susan E. Burkett

  • Reverse genetics with a full-length infectious cDNA of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

    Trevor Scobey;Boyd L. Yount;Amy C. Sims;Eric F. Donaldson

  • Synthetic recombinant bat SARS-like coronavirus is infectious in cultured cells and in mice.

    Michelle M. Becker;Rachel Lauren Graham;Eric F. Donaldson;Barry Rockx

  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus group-specific open reading frames encode nonessential functions for replication in cell cultures and mice

    Boyd Yount;Rhonda S. Roberts;Amy C. Sims;Damon Deming

  • Small-Molecule Antiviral β-d- N 4 -Hydroxycytidine Inhibits a Proofreading-Intact Coronavirus with a High Genetic Barrier to Resistance.

    Maria L. Agostini;Andrea J. Pruijssers;James D. Chappell;Jennifer Gribble

  • Vaccine Efficacy in Senescent Mice Challenged with Recombinant SARS-CoV Bearing Epidemic and Zoonotic Spike Variants

    Damon Deming;Timothy Sheahan;Mark Heise;Boyd Yount

  • Pathogenic Influenza Viruses and Coronaviruses Utilize Similar and Contrasting Approaches To Control Interferon-Stimulated Gene Responses

    Vineet D. Menachery;Amie J. Eisfeld;Alexandra Schäfer;Laurence Josset

  • Human Coronavirus HKU1 Spike Protein Uses O-Acetylated Sialic Acid as an Attachment Receptor Determinant and Employs Hemagglutinin-Esterase Protein as a Receptor-Destroying Enzyme

    Xingchuan Huang;Wenjuan Dong;Aleksandra Milewska;Anna Golda

  • MPLEx: a Robust and Universal Protocol for Single-Sample Integrative Proteomic, Metabolomic, and Lipidomic Analyses

    Ernesto S. Nakayasu;Carrie D. Nicora;Amy C. Sims;Kristin E. Burnum-Johnson

  • The nsp2 replicase proteins of murine hepatitis virus and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus are dispensable for viral replication.

    Rachel L. Graham;Amy C. Sims;Sarah M. Brockway;Ralph S. Baric

  • MERS-CoV and H5N1 influenza virus antagonize antigen presentation by altering the epigenetic landscape

    Vineet D. Menachery;Alexandra Schäfer;Kristin E. Burnum-Johnson;Hugh D. Mitchell

  • SARS coronavirus replicase proteins in pathogenesis.

    Rachel L. Graham;Jennifer S. Sparks;Lance D. Eckerle;Amy C. Sims

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralph S. Baric
Ralph S. Baric University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Boyd Yount
Boyd Yount University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Katrina M. Waters
Katrina M. Waters Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Timothy P. Sheahan
Timothy P. Sheahan University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mark R. Denison
Mark R. Denison Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Vineet D. Menachery
Vineet D. Menachery The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Thomas O. Metz
Thomas O. Metz Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Eric F. Donaldson
Eric F. Donaldson Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Raymond J. Pickles
Raymond J. Pickles University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Lisa E. Gralinski
Lisa E. Gralinski University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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