2026 Bette T. Korber: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Female Scientists	141	230	216	143	134	434	73512
Immunology	142	152	141	102	94	431	75470
Molecular Biology	139	133	118	86	76	397	73842
Medicine	142	1563	1446	910	832	431	75470

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award
2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
2025 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award

Overview

Bette T. Korber is affiliated with Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with significant work in subfields such as Infectious Diseases, Virology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's research topics cover diverse areas including:

HIV Research and Treatment
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Animal Virus Infections Studies
Vaccines and Immunoinformatics Approaches
Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
Immune Cell Function and Interaction
HIV/AIDS Drug Development and Treatment

Korber has contributed to several recent publications, notably:

Tracking Changes in SARS-CoV-2 Spike: Evidence that D614G Increases Infectivity of the COVID-19 Virus, 2020, published in Cell
Spike mutation pipeline reveals the emergence of a more transmissible form of SARS-CoV-2, 2020, published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 through recombination and strong purifying selection, 2020, published in Science Advances
Effect of natural mutations of SARS-CoV-2 on spike structure, conformation, and antigenicity, 2021, published in Science
SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 is susceptible to neutralizing antibodies elicited by ancestral spike vaccines, 2021, published in Cell Host & Microbe

Frequent co-authors in Korber's work include:

David C. Montefiori
Barton F. Haynes
Kshitij Wagh
Kevin O. Saunders
James Theiler

Their publications are often found in venues such as:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
UNC Libraries
Nature Medicine
EBioMedicine
SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

Tracking Changes in SARS-CoV-2 Spike: Evidence that D614G Increases Infectivity of the COVID-19 Virus.

Bette Korber;Will M. Fischer;Sandrasegaram Gnanakaran;Hyejin Yoon

5241
Citations
Identification and characterization of transmitted and early founder virus envelopes in primary HIV-1 infection

Brandon F. Keele;Elena E. Giorgi;Elena E. Giorgi;Jesus F. Salazar-Gonzalez;Julie M. Decker

2343
Citations
Timing the ancestor of the HIV-1 pandemic strains.

B. Korber;M. Muldoon;M. Muldoon;J. Theiler;F. Gao

1524
Citations
HIV-1 Nomenclature Proposal

DL Robertson;JP Anderson;JA Bradac;JK Carr

1444
Citations
Human retroviruses and AIDS, 1991. [CONTAINS GLOSSARY]

G. Myers;B. Korber;J.A. Berzofsky;G.N. Pavlakis

1329
Citations
Human retroviruses and aids, 1992

G. Myers;B. Korber;J.A. Berzofsky;G.N. Pavlakis

1317
Citations
Co-evolution of a broadly neutralizing HIV-1 antibody and founder virus

Hua-Xin Liao;Rebecca Lynch;Tongqing Zhou;Feng Gao;Feng Gao

1175
Citations
A new classification for HIV-1

E. A. Berger;R. W. Doms;E.-M. Fenyö;B. T. M. Korber

1174
Citations
Diversity considerations in HIV-1 vaccine selection.

Brian Gaschen;Jesse Taylor;Karina Yusim;Brian Foley

1099
Citations
An African HIV-1 sequence from 1959 and implications for the origin of the epidemic

Tuofu Zhu;Bette T. Korber;Bette T. Korber;Andre J. Nahmias;Edward Hooper

1014
Citations
Dominant influence of HLA-B in mediating the potential co-evolution of HIV and HLA.

Photini Kiepiela;Alasdair J. Leslie;Isobella Honeyborne;Danni Ramduth

1002
Citations
Quantifying residual HIV-1 replication in patients receiving combination antiretroviral therapy.

Linqi Zhang;B. Ramratnam;K. Tenner-Racz;Yuxian He

998
Citations
Genetic identity, biological phenotype, and evolutionary pathways of transmitted/founder viruses in acute and early HIV-1 infection.

Jesus F. Salazar-Gonzalez;Maria G. Salazar;Brandon F. Keele;Gerald H. Learn

992
Citations
Structure of a V3-Containing HIV-1 gp120 Core

Chih-chin Huang;Min Tang;Mei-Yun Zhang;Shahzad Majeed

968
Citations
Comprehensive Cross-Clade Neutralization Analysis of a Panel of Anti-Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Monoclonal Antibodies

James M. Binley;Terri Wrin;Bette Korber;Michael B. Zwick

935
Citations
Human retroviruses and AIDS 1996. A compilation and analysis of nucleic acid and amino acid sequences

G. Myers;B. Foley;B. Korber

919
Citations
HIV sequence compendium 2002

Carla Kuiken;Brian Foley;Eric Freed;Beatrice Hahn

867
Citations
The first T cell response to transmitted/founder virus contributes to the control of acute viremia in HIV-1 infection

Nilu Goonetilleke;Michael K.P. Liu;Jesus F. Salazar-Gonzalez;Guido Ferrari

810
Citations
Envelope-Constrained Neutralization-Sensitive HIV-1 After Heterosexual Transmission

Cynthia A. Derdeyn;Julie M. Decker;Frederic Bibollet-Ruche;John L. Mokili

782
Citations
Evolutionary and immunological implications of contemporary HIV-1 variation.

Bette Korber;Brian Gaschen;Karina Yusim;Rama Thakallapally

753
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Barton F. Haynes Duke University

David C. Montefiori Duke University

Beatrice H. Hahn University of Pennsylvania

George M. Shaw University of Pennsylvania

feng gao Duke University

Peter Hraber Los Alamos National Laboratory

Bruce D. Walker Harvard University

Norman L. Letvin Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Dan H. Barouch Harvard Medical School

Steven M. Wolinsky Northwestern University

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