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14427
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15968
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6630

Brian P. Lazzaro 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 Brian P. Lazzaro sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 127 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Brian P. Lazzaro 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 Brian P. Lazzaro sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 53 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Brian P. Lazzaro is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States and focuses their research primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Immunology and Microbiology. Their work spans a range of topics relating to insect science, immunology, molecular biology, genetics, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Invertebrate immune response mechanisms
  • Neurobiology and insect physiology research
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Animal behavior and reproduction
  • Insect utilization and effects
  • Genetic diversity and population structure

Brian P. Lazzaro has published papers in frequent venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Open Access Government
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • PLoS ONE

Examples of recent papers authored or co-authored by Brian P. Lazzaro include:

  • "Antimicrobial peptides: Application informed by evolution," 2020, Science
  • "Broad geographic sampling reveals the shared basis and environmental correlates of seasonal adaptation in Drosophila," 2021, eLife
  • "Drosophila Evolution over Space and Time (DEST): A New Population Genomics Resource," 2021, Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • "Inherent constraints on a polyfunctional tissue lead to a reproduction-immunity tradeoff," 2022, BMC Biology
  • "Host-pathogen immune feedbacks can explain widely divergent outcomes from similar infections," 2021, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Frequent co-authors working with Brian P. Lazzaro include:

  • Andrea M. Darby
  • Vanika Gupta
  • Ashley M. Frank
  • Heather E. Machado
  • Alan O. Bergland

Best Publications

  • Evolution of genes and genomes on the Drosophila phylogeny.

    Andrew G. Clark;Michael B. Eisen;Michael B. Eisen;Douglas R. Smith;Casey M. Bergman

  • Insights into social insects from the genome of the honeybee Apis mellifera

    George M. Weinstock;Gene E. Robinson;Richard A. Gibbs;Kim C. Worley

  • Antimicrobial peptides: Application informed by evolution

    Brian P. Lazzaro;Michael Zasloff;Jens Rolff

  • Correction: Corrigendum: Host genetic determinants of microbiota-dependent nutrition revealed by genome-wide analysis of Drosophila melanogaster

    Adam J. Dobson;John M. Chaston;Peter D. Newell;Leanne Donahue

  • Reproduction–Immunity Trade-Offs in Insects

    Robin A Schwenke;Brian P Lazzaro;Mariana F Wolfner

  • Dynamic Evolution of the Innate Immune System in Drosophila

    Timothy B Sackton;Brian P Lazzaro;Todd A Schlenke;Jay D Evans

  • Immunity in a variable world.

    Brian P. Lazzaro;Thomas Little

  • The discovery, distribution, and evolution of viruses associated with Drosophila melanogaster

    Claire L. Webster;Fergal M. Waldron;Shaun Robertson;Daisy Crowson

  • Genetic Basis of Natural Variation in D. melanogaster Antibacterial Immunity

    Brian P. Lazzaro;Bonnielin K. Sceurman;Andrew G. Clark

  • The evolutionary costs of immunological maintenance and deployment

    Kurt A McKean;Christopher P Yourth;Brian P Lazzaro;Andrew G Clark

  • De novo transcriptome sequencing in Anopheles funestus using illumina RNA-seq technology.

    Jacob E. Crawford;Wamdaogo M. Guelbeogo;Antoine Sanou;Alphonse Traoré

  • Y chromosomal fertility factors kl-2 and kl-3 of Drosophila melanogaster encode dynein heavy chain polypeptides

    Antonio Bernardo Carvalho;Brian P. Lazzaro;Andrew G. Clark

  • Genetic Variation in Drosophila melanogaster Resistance to Infection: A Comparison Across Bacteria

    Brian P. Lazzaro;Timothy B. Sackton;Andrew G. Clark

  • Contrasting Patterns of Nucleotide Polymorphism at the Alcohol Dehydrogenase Locus in the Outcrossing Arabidopsis lyrata and the Selfing Arabidopsis thaliana

    Outi Savolainen;C. H. Langley;B. P. Lazzaro;Hélène Fr

  • Natural selection on the Drosophila antimicrobial immune system

    Brian P Lazzaro

  • Linkage disequilibria and the site frequency spectra in the su(s) and su(w(a)) regions of the Drosophila melanogaster X chromosome.

    Charles H. Langley;Brian P. Lazzaro;Brian P. Lazzaro;Wendy Phillips;Erja Heikkinen

  • Stochastic variation in the initial phase of bacterial infection predicts the probability of survival in D. melanogaster

    David Duneau;Jean-Baptiste Ferdy;Jonathan Revah;Hannah Kondolf

  • Genotype and diet shape resistance and tolerance across distinct phases of bacterial infection.

    Virginia M Howick;Brian P Lazzaro

  • Genotype-by-Environment Interactions and Adaptation to Local Temperature Affect Immunity and Fecundity in Drosophila melanogaster

    Brian P Lazzaro;Heather Ann Flores;James G Lorigan;Christopher P Yourth

  • Providencia sneebia sp. nov. and Providencia burhodogranariea sp. nov., isolated from wild Drosophila melanogaster.

    Punita Juneja;Brian P. Lazzaro

Frequent Co-Authors

andrew g clark
andrew g clark Cornell University
Dmitri A. Petrov
Dmitri A. Petrov Stanford University
Thomas Flatt
Thomas Flatt University of Fribourg
Rasmus Nielsen
Rasmus Nielsen University of California, Berkeley
Charles H. Langley
Charles H. Langley University of California, Davis
Mariana F. Wolfner
Mariana F. Wolfner Cornell University
Michael B. Eisen
Michael B. Eisen University of California, Berkeley
Dan Hultmark
Dan Hultmark Umeå University
Jay D. Evans
Jay D. Evans Agricultural Research Service
Paul S. Schmidt
Paul S. Schmidt University of Pennsylvania

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