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57
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3584
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Carol D. Blair 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 Carol D. Blair sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 149 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Carol D. Blair 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 Carol D. Blair sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Carol D. Blair is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular focus on infectious diseases and public health aspects related to vector-borne pathogens.

The scientist's work centers on topics such as viral infections and vectors, mosquito-borne diseases and control, vector-borne animal diseases, plant virus research studies, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, and insect resistance and genetics.

Frequent coauthors include Jens H. Kuhn, Scott Adkins, Tatjana Avšič-Županc, María A. Ayllón, and Justin Bahl, each with multiple joint publications indicating ongoing collaborative research efforts.

Carol D. Blair has contributed to various peer-reviewed journals, with regular publications in venues such as Archives of Virology, Journal of General Virology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, Viruses, and Virology.

Selected recent publications by Carol D. Blair and collaborators include:

  • 2020 taxonomic update for phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales, 2020, Archives of Virology
  • 2021 Taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales, 2021, Archives of Virology
  • 2022 taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales, 2022, Archives of Virology
  • Annual (2023) taxonomic update of RNA-directed RNA polymerase-encoding negative-sense RNA viruses (realm Riboviria: kingdom Orthornavirae: phylum Negarnaviricota), 2023, Journal of General Virology
  • A Brief History of the Discovery of RNA-Mediated Antiviral Immune Defenses in Vector Mosquitos, 2022, Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews

Best Publications

  • Dengue Virus Type 2 Infections of Aedes aegypti Are Modulated by the Mosquito's RNA Interference Pathway

    Irma Sánchez-Vargas;Jaclyn C. Scott;B. Katherine Poole-Smith;Alexander W. E. Franz

  • Engineering RNA interference-based resistance to dengue virus type 2 in genetically modified Aedes aegypti

    Alexander W. E. Franz;Irma Sanchez-Vargas;Zach N. Adelman;Carol D. Blair

  • RNA interference acts as a natural antiviral response to O'nyong-nyong virus (Alphavirus; Togaviridae) infection of Anopheles gambiae

    Kimberly M. Keene;Brian D. Foy;Irma Sanchez-Vargas;Barry J. Beaty

  • Taxonomy of the order Bunyavirales : update 2019

    Abulikemu Abudurexiti;Scott Adkins;Daniela Alioto;Sergey V. Alkhovsky

  • Mosquito RNAi is the major innate immune pathway controlling arbovirus infection and transmission

    Carol D Blair

  • C6/36 Aedes albopictus cells have a dysfunctional antiviral RNA interference response.

    Doug E. Brackney;Jaclyn C. Scott;Fumihiko Sagawa;Jimmy E. Woodward

  • RNA interference, arthropod-borne viruses, and mosquitoes.

    Irma Sanchez-Vargas;Emily A. Travanty;Kimberly M. Keene;Alexander W.E. Franz

  • Transmission dynamics of an insect-specific flavivirus in a naturally infected Culex pipiens laboratory colony and effects of co-infection on vector competence for West Nile virus

    Bethany G. Bolling;Francisco J. Olea-Popelka;Lars Eisen;Chester G. Moore

  • Comparison of Dengue Virus Type 2-Specific Small RNAs from RNA Interference-Competent and –Incompetent Mosquito Cells

    Jaclyn C. Scott;Doug E. Brackney;Corey L. Campbell;Virginie Bondu-Hawkins

  • Aedes aegypti uses RNA interference in defense against Sindbis virus infection

    Corey L Campbell;Kimberly M Keene;Douglas E Brackney;Ken E Olson

  • 2020 taxonomic update for phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales

    Jens H. Kuhn;Scott Adkins;Daniela Alioto;Sergey V. Alkhovsky

  • Genetically Engineered Resistance to Dengue-2 Virus Transmission in Mosquitoes

    K. E. Olson;S. Higgs;P. J. Gaines;A. M. Powers

  • La Crosse Bunyavirus Nonstructural Protein NSs Serves To Suppress the Type I Interferon System of Mammalian Hosts

    Gjon Blakqori;Sophie Delhaye;Matthias Habjan;Carol D. Blair

  • The role of RNA interference (RNAi) in arbovirus-vector interactions.

    Carol D Blair;Ken E Olson

  • RNA Silencing of Dengue Virus Type 2 Replication in Transformed C6/36 Mosquito Cells Transcribing an Inverted-Repeat RNA Derived from the Virus Genome

    Zach N. Adelman;Irma Sanchez-Vargas;Emily A. Travanty;Jon O. Carlson

  • Antibody Prophylaxis and Therapy for Flavivirus Encephalitis Infections

    John T. Roehrig;Lisa A. Staudinger;Lisa A. Staudinger;Ann R. Hunt;James H. Mathews

  • Sindbis virus-induced silencing of dengue viruses in mosquitoes.

    Z. N. Adelman;C. D. Blair;J. O. Carlson;B. J. Beaty

  • Dengue Virus RNA Structure Specialization Facilitates Host Adaptation

    Sergio M. Villordo;Claudia V. Filomatori;Irma Sánchez-Vargas;Carol D. Blair

  • Insect-Specific Flaviviruses from Culex Mosquitoes in Colorado, with Evidence of Vertical Transmission

    Bethany G. Bolling;Lars Eisen;Chester G. Moore;Carol D. Blair

  • Low level or absent in vivo replication of hepatitis C virus and hepatitis G virus/GB virus C in peripheral blood mononuclear cells

    Janet Mellor;Geoffrey Haydon;Carol Blair;Wendy Livingstone

Frequent Co-Authors

Barry J. Beaty
Barry J. Beaty Colorado State University
Ken E. Olson
Ken E. Olson Colorado State University
John T. Roehrig
John T. Roehrig Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
William C. Black
William C. Black Colorado State University
Lars Eisen
Lars Eisen Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Peter Simmonds
Peter Simmonds University of Oxford
Martin Beer
Martin Beer Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Boris Klempa
Boris Klempa Slovak Academy of Sciences
Scott Adkins
Scott Adkins United States Department of Agriculture
Márcio Roberto Teixeira Nunes
Márcio Roberto Teixeira Nunes Instituto Evandro Chagas

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