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Bernard D. Davis publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bernard D. Davis sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 214 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Bernard D. Davis D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bernard D. Davis sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1967 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Bernard D. Davis was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spanned multiple fields, notably Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Health Professions. Key subfields of study included General Health Professions, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, and Genetics.

Their scientific work covered several main topics, including:

  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Mental Health and Patient Involvement

Davis contributed to various research publications, some of which include:

  • Targeted, Genome-scale Overexpression in Proteobacteria (2024) published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The promise of CRISPR-associated transposons for bacterial functional genomics (2024) published in Current Opinion in Microbiology
  • Co-creating strategies to promote uptake of HIV self-testing among young adults in Mecklenburg county, North Carolina: a protocol for a pilot implementation study (2025) published in Frontiers in Health Services
  • Nurse practitioner model of care for the initiation of pre-exposure prophylaxis: A case series study (2022) published in Nursing Open
  • A Brief Educational Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Intervention in an Infectious Disease Clinic: Protocol for a Case Series Study (2022) published in JMIR Research Protocols

The frequent coauthors in Davis's work included:

  • Amy B. Banta
  • Ryan D. Ward
  • Michael Place
  • Jason M. Peters
  • Laura H. Gunn

The venues where Davis frequently published their work were diverse and included:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Current Opinion in Microbiology
  • Frontiers in Health Services
  • Nursing Open
  • JMIR Research Protocols

Bernard D. Davis was recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences, an honor received in 1967.

Best Publications

  • MUTANTS OF ESCHERICHIA COLI REQUIRING METHIONINE OR VITAMIN B12

    Bernard D. Davis;Elizabeth S. Mingioli

  • Mechanism of bactericidal action of aminoglycosides.

    B D Davis

  • Misreading of RNA codewords induced by aminoglycoside antibiotics.

    Julian Davies;Luigi Gorini;Bernard D. Davis

  • The mechanism of protein secretion across membranes

    Bernard D. Davis;Phang-C. Tai

  • Isolation of biochemically deficient mutants of bacteria by penicillin.

    Bernard D. Davis

  • Factors affecting the growth of tubercle bacilli in liquid media.

    René J. Dubos;Bernard D. Davis

  • Misreading of Ribonucleic Acid Code Words Induced by Aminoglycoside Antibiotics THE EFFECT OF DRUG CONCENTRATION

    Julian Davies;Bernard D. Davis

  • Misread protein creates membrane channels: an essential step in the bactericidal action of aminoglycosides

    Bernard D. Davis;Lingling Chen;Phang C. Tai

  • Glutamic γ-Semialdehyde and Δ1-Pyrroline-5-carboxylic Acid, Intermediates in the Biosynthesis of Proline1,2

    Henry J. Vogel;Bernard D. Davis

  • Regulation of α-Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase Formation in Escherichia coli

    Chandra Raj Amarasingham;Bernard D. Davis

  • Studies on nutritionally deficient bacterial mutants isolated by means of penicillin

    Bernard D. Davis

  • The Isolation of Biochemically Deficient Mutants of Bacteria by Means of Penicillin.

    Bernard D. Davis

  • Polysomes Extracted from Escherichia coli by Freeze-Thaw-Lysozyme Lysis

    Eliora Z. Ron;Robert E. Kohler;Bernard D. Davis

  • A FUMARATE REDUCTASE IN ESCHERICHIA COLI DISTINCT FROM SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE.

    Carl A. Hirsch;Michael Rasminsky;Bernard D. Davis;Edmund C.C. Lin

  • Effect of Streptomycin on Escherichia Coli : Damage by Streptomycin to the Cell Membrane of Escherichia coli

    Nitya Anand;Bernard D. Davis

  • Activity of Initiation Factor F3 in Dissociating Escherichia coli Ribosomes

    A. R. Subramanian;Bernard D. Davis

  • Aromatic biosynthesis. I. The role of shikimic acid.

    Bernard D. Davis

  • On the importance of being ionized.

    Bernard D. Davis

  • THE BINDING OF FATTY ACIDS BY SERUM ALBUMIN, A PROTECTIVE GROWTH FACTOR IN BACTERIOLOGICAL MEDIA.

    Bernard D. Davis;René J. Dubos

  • Diaminopimelic Acid and Lysine: Biosynthetic Interrelations of Lysine, Diaminopimelic Acid, and Threonine in Mutants of Escherichia coli

    Bernard D. Davis

Frequent Co-Authors

Phang C. Tai
Phang C. Tai Georgia State University
René J. Dubos
René J. Dubos Rockefeller University
Julian Davies
Julian Davies University of British Columbia
Eliora Z. Ron
Eliora Z. Ron Tel Aviv University
John T. Edsall
John T. Edsall Harvard University
Robert C. Thompson
Robert C. Thompson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Stephen Lory
Stephen Lory Harvard University
Steven Shapin
Steven Shapin Harvard University
Edward Shils
Edward Shils University of Chicago

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