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Microbiology

D-Index
105
Citations
31472
World Ranking
320
National Ranking
143

Medicine

D-Index
104
Citations
30846
World Ranking
7133
National Ranking
3750

Andrew Spielman 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 Andrew Spielman sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 335 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Andrew Spielman 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 Andrew Spielman sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 105 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Andrew Spielman was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research encompassed various aspects of dental education, medical history, and related biological sciences.

The frequent co-authors who collaborated with Spielman included:

  • Judit Forrai
  • Gulshan Sunavala-Dossabhoy
  • Judith Forrai
  • Mehmet Hakan Özdener
  • Alan Roger Santos-Silva

Spielman's work appeared prominently in the following publication venues:

  • Kaleidoscope History
  • Journal of the History of Dentistry
  • PubMed
  • Oral Diseases
  • Journal of Dental Education

The main subfields of study contributing to Spielman's research output were:

  • General Health Professions
  • History
  • Oral Surgery
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Neurology

The topics covered in Spielman's publications included:

  • Dental Education, Practice, Research
  • Medical History and Innovations
  • Medical and Biological Sciences
  • Digital Imaging in Medicine
  • Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques
  • History of Medical Practice
  • Dental Research and COVID-19

Some of the recent papers authored by Spielman were:

  • Pandemics and education: A historical review, 2021, Journal of Dental Education
  • Dental education and practice: past, present, and future trends, 2024, Frontiers in Oral Health

Other relevant publications connected indirectly with Spielman's research circles included works such as "Chemosensory loss in COVID-19" (2022, Oral Diseases), "History of X-rays in dentistry" (2023, Kaleidoscope History), and "Inducible desensitization to capsaicin with repeated low-dose exposure in human volunteers" (2023, Physiology & Behavior) by other authors.

Best Publications

  • A global index representing the stability of malaria transmission

    Anthony Kiszewski;Andrew Mellinger;Andrew Spielman;Pia Malaney

  • Ecology of Ixodes dammini-borne human babesiosis and Lyme disease

    A Spielman;M L Wilson;J F Levine;J Piesman

  • Duration of tick attachment and Borrelia burgdorferi transmission.

    J Piesman;T N Mather;R J Sinsky;A Spielman

  • Concurrent Lyme disease and babesiosis. Evidence for increased severity and duration of illness.

    Peter J. Krause;Sam R. Telford;Andrew Spielman;Vijay Sikand

  • Reservoir competence of white-footed mice for Lyme disease spirochetes.

    James G. Donahue;Joseph Piesman;Andrew Spielman

  • Antihemostatic, antiinflammatory, and immunosuppressive properties of the saliva of a tick, Ixodes dammini.

    J. M. C. Ribeiro;G. T. Makoul;J. Levine;D. R. Robinson

  • Detection of Babesia microti by polymerase chain reaction.

    D. H. Persing;D. Mathiesen;W. F. Marshall;S. R. Telford

  • Comparing the Relative Potential of Rodents as Reservoirs of the Lyme Disease Spirochete (Borrelia Burgdorferi)

    Thomas N. Mather;Mark L. Wilson;Sean I. Moore;Jose M. C Ribeiro

  • Mice as reservoirs of the Lyme disease spirochete.

    Jay F. Levine;Mark L. Wilson;Andrew Spielman

  • Atovaquone and Azithromycin for the Treatment of Babesiosis

    Peter J. Krause;Timothy Lepore;Vijay K. Sikand;Joseph Gadbaw

  • Persistent and relapsing babesiosis in immunocompromised patients.

    Peter J. Krause;Benjamin E. Gewurz;Benjamin E. Gewurz;David Hill;Francisco M. Marty

  • Persistent Parasitemia after Acute Babesiosis

    Peter J. Krause;Andrew Spielman;Sam R. Telford;Vijay K. Sikand

  • Incompetence of deer as reservoirs of the Lyme disease spirochete.

    Sam R. Telford;Thomas N. Mather;Sean I. Moore;Mark L. Wilson

  • Wild primate populations in emerging infectious disease research: the missing link?

    Nathan D. Wolfe;Ananias A. Escalante;William B. Karesh;Annelisa Kilbourn

  • Disease-Specific Diagnosis of Coinfecting Tickborne Zoonoses: Babesiosis, Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis, and Lyme Disease

    Peter J. Krause;Kathleen McKay;Charles A. Thompson;Vijay K. Sikand

  • Dissemination and Salivary Delivery of Lyme Disease Spirochetes in Vector Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae)

    J.M.C. Ribeiro;T.N. Mather;J. Piesman;A. Spielman

  • Elimination of Borrelia burgdorferi from vector ticks feeding on OspA-immunized mice.

    Erol Fikrig;Sam R. Telford;Stephen W. Barthold;Fred S. Kantor

  • Longitudinal assessment of the clinical and epidemiological features of Lyme disease in a defined population

    Allen C. Steere;Elise Taylor;Mark L. Wilson;Jay F. Levine

  • Increased intradermal probing time in sporozoite-infected mosquitoes.

    P. A. Rossignol;J. M. C. Ribeiro;A. Spielman

  • Malaria Control with Genetically Manipulated Insect Vectors

    Luke Alphey;C. Ben Beard;Peter Billingsley;Maureen Coetzee

  • The Ecology of Ectoparasitic Insects: by A. G. Marshall. xvi + 459 pages. Academic Press Inc. (London) Ltd., 24–28 Oval Road, London. 1981. £33.80/U.S. $69.50

    Andrew Spielman

Frequent Co-Authors

Sam R. Telford
Sam R. Telford Tufts University
Franz-Rainer Matuschka
Franz-Rainer Matuschka University of Potsdam
Joseph Piesman
Joseph Piesman Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Peter J. Krause
Peter J. Krause Yale University
José M. C. Ribeiro
José M. C. Ribeiro National Institutes of Health
Paul Reiter
Paul Reiter Institut Pasteur
Nicholas Komar
Nicholas Komar Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Heidi K. Goethert
Heidi K. Goethert Tufts University
Nathan D. Wolfe
Nathan D. Wolfe Global Viral

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