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D-Index
160
Citations
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World Ranking
18
National Ranking
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Arturo Casadevall 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 Arturo Casadevall sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 1,116 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Arturo Casadevall 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 Arturo Casadevall sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 160 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in United States Leader Award
  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2014 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Arturo Casadevall is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States and has a primary focus in the field of Medicine. Their research extensively covers the subfields of Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Plant Science.

Their main research topics include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Fungal Infections and Studies
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases

Among recent publications featuring Arturo Casadevall as an author are:

  • The convalescent sera option for containing COVID-19 (2020), Journal of Clinical Investigation

Additional recent notable papers within their research network include:

  • Deployment of convalescent plasma for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 (2020), Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Convalescent Plasma Antibody Levels and the Risk of Death from Covid-19 (2021), New England Journal of Medicine
  • Convalescent plasma treatment of severe COVID-19: a propensity score-matched control study (2020), Nature Medicine
  • Threats Posed by the Fungal Kingdom to Humans, Wildlife, and Agriculture (2020), mBio

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Arturo Casadevall include:

  • David Sullivan
  • Michael J. Joyner
  • Daniele Focosi
  • Shmuel Shoham
  • Evan M. Bloch

Arturo Casadevall's work has been frequently published in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • mBio
  • mSphere
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Journal of Virology

In addition to articles, Casadevall has contributed to literature through book publications, including the title What If Fungi Win? (2023), published by Johns Hopkins University Press.

The scientist has received recognition through various awards, including:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2017)
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (2014)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2005)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Best Publications

  • Misconduct accounts for the majority of retracted scientific publications

    Ferric C. Fang;R. Grant Steen;Arturo Casadevall

  • Through the wall: extracellular vesicles in Gram-positive bacteria, mycobacteria and fungi

    Lisa Brown;Julie M. Wolf;Rafael Prados-Rosales;Arturo Casadevall

  • The convalescent sera option for containing COVID-19.

    Arturo Casadevall;Liise Anne Pirofski

  • Host-Pathogen Interactions: Redefining the Basic Concepts of Virulence and Pathogenicity

    Arturo Casadevall;Liise Anne Pirofski

  • Deployment of convalescent plasma for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.

    Evan M. Bloch;Shmuel Shoham;Arturo Casadevall;Bruce S. Sachais

  • Synthesis and assembly of fungal melanin

    Helene C. Eisenman;Arturo Casadevall

  • The contribution of melanin to microbial pathogenesis.

    Joshua D. Nosanchuk;Arturo Casadevall

  • The damage-response framework of microbial pathogenesis

    Arturo Casadevall;Liise Anne Pirofski

  • Host-pathogen interactions: basic concepts of microbial commensalism, colonization, infection, and disease.

    Arturo Casadevall;Liise Anne Pirofski

  • Passive antibody therapy for infectious diseases

    Arturo Casadevall;Ekaterina Dadachova;Liise Anne Pirofski

  • Extracellular Vesicles Produced by Cryptococcus neoformans Contain Protein Components Associated with Virulence

    Marcio L. Rodrigues;Ernesto S. Nakayasu;Debora L. Oliveira;Leonardo Nimrichter

  • Urease as a virulence factor in experimental cryptococcosis.

    Gary M. Cox;Jean Mukherjee;Garry T. Cole;Arturo Casadevall

  • Cryptococcus neoformans var.grubii: Separate Varietal Status for Cryptococcus neoformans Serotype A Isolates

    Sarah P. Franzot;Ira F. Salkin;Arturo Casadevall

  • Ionizing Radiation Changes the Electronic Properties of Melanin and Enhances the Growth of Melanized Fungi

    Ekaterina Dadachova;Ruth A. Bryan;Xianchun Huang;Tiffany Moadel

  • Host‐Pathogen Interactions: The Attributes of Virulence

    Arturo Casadevall;Liise anne Pirofski

  • Cryptococcus neoformans interactions with amoebae suggest an explanation for its virulence and intracellular pathogenic strategy in macrophages

    J. N. Steenbergen;H. A. Shuman;A. Casadevall

  • The capsule of the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans

    Oscar Zaragoza;Marcio L. Rodrigues;Magdia De Jesus;Susana Frases

  • Vesicular Polysaccharide Export in Cryptococcus neoformans Is a Eukaryotic Solution to the Problem of Fungal Trans-Cell Wall Transport

    Marcio L. Rodrigues;Leonardo Nimrichter;Débora L. Oliveira;Susana Frases

  • Cryptococcus neoformans melanin and virulence: mechanism of action.

    Yulin Wang;P. Aisen;A. Casadevall

  • Convalescent Plasma Antibody Levels and the Risk of Death from Covid-19.

    Michael J. Joyner;Rickey E. Carter;Jonathon W. Senefeld;Stephen A. Klassen

  • Cryptococcus neoformans Is a Facultative Intracellular Pathogen in Murine Pulmonary Infection

    Marta Feldmesser;Yvonne Kress;Phyllis Novikoff;Arturo P. Casadevall

Frequent Co-Authors

Liise Anne Pirofski
Liise Anne Pirofski Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Joshua D. Nosanchuk
Joshua D. Nosanchuk Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Ferric C. Fang
Ferric C. Fang University of Washington
Marcio L. Rodrigues
Marcio L. Rodrigues Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Susana Frases
Susana Frases Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Leonardo Nimrichter
Leonardo Nimrichter Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Oscar Zaragoza
Oscar Zaragoza Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Anna Vecchiarelli
Anna Vecchiarelli University of Perugia
Matthew D. Scharff
Matthew D. Scharff Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Oliver Laeyendecker
Oliver Laeyendecker Johns Hopkins University

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