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Microbiology

D-Index
71
Citations
29448
World Ranking
1803
National Ranking
768

Medicine

D-Index
77
Citations
32445
World Ranking
18266
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9113

Caryn Bern 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 Caryn Bern sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 202 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Caryn Bern 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 Caryn Bern sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Caryn Bern is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco, located in the United States. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a significant focus on Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Infectious Diseases. Additional research interests include Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine as well as Parasitology.

The scientist's research topics are centered around Trypanosoma species and their implications, Leishmaniasis studies, viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, and COVID-19 clinical research studies.

Recent notable papers include:

  • Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 serology assays reveals a range of test performance, 2020, Nature Biotechnology
  • Test performance evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 serological assays, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Magnitude and Kinetics of Anti-Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Antibody Responses and Their Relationship to Disease Severity, 2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Updated Estimates and Mapping for Prevalence of Chagas Disease among Adults, United States, 2022, Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Incidence of typhoid and paratyphoid fever in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan: results of the Surveillance for Enteric Fever in Asia Project, 2022, The Lancet Global Health

Frequent co-authors working alongside Caryn Bern include Jeffrey D. Whitman, Robert H. Gilman, Eva H. Clark, Sridhar Srikantiah, and Susan L. Stramer.

The most common publication venues for Caryn Bern include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Clinical Infectious Diseases, SSRN Electronic Journal, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, and UNC Libraries.

Best Publications

  • Leishmaniasis Worldwide and Global Estimates of Its Incidence

    Jorge Alvar;Iván D. Vélez;Iván D. Vélez;Caryn Bern;Mercé Herrero

  • The global burden of diarrhoeal disease, as estimated from studies published between 1992 and 2000

    Margaret Kosek;Caryn Bern;Richard L. Guerrant

  • The magnitude of the global problem of diarrhoeal disease: a ten-year update.

    C Bern;J Martines;I de Zoysa;R I Glass

  • Leishmaniasis and poverty.

    Jorge Alvar;Sergio Yactayo;Caryn Bern

  • Evaluation and treatment of chagas disease in the United States : A systematic review

    Caryn Bern;Susan P. Montgomery;Barbara L. Herwaldt;Anis Rassi

  • Recommendations to prevent and control iron deficiency in the United States

    O. W. van Assendelft;Rosemary C. Bakes-Martin;Caryn Bern;Barbara A. Bowman

  • Trypanosoma cruzi and Chagas' Disease in the United States

    Caryn Bern;Sonia Kjos;Michael J. Yabsley;Susan P. Montgomery

  • Triosephosphate Isomerase Gene Characterization and Potential Zoonotic Transmission of Giardia duodenalis

    Irshad M. Sulaiman;Ronald Fayer;Caryn Bern;Robert H. Gilman

  • Chagas disease in Spain, the United States and other non-endemic countries.

    Joaquim Gascon;Caryn Bern;María-Jesús Pinazo

  • An Estimate of the Burden of Chagas Disease in the United States

    Caryn Bern;Susan P. Montgomery

  • Identification of 5 types of Cryptosporidium parasites in children in Lima, Peru.

    Lihua Xiao;Caryn Bern;Josef Limor;Irshad Sulaiman

  • Chagas Cardiomyopathy: An Update of Current Clinical Knowledge and Management: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.

    Maria Carmo Pereira Nunes;Andrea Beaton;Harry Acquatella;Caryn Bern

  • Complexities of assessing the disease burden attributable to leishmaniasis.

    Caryn Bern;James H. Maguire;Jorge Alvar

  • Liposomal Amphotericin B for the Treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis

    Caryn Bern;Jill Adler-Moore;Juan Berenguer;Marleen Boelaert

  • Cryptosporidium species and subtypes and clinical manifestations in children, Peru

    Vitaliano A. Cama;Caryn Bern;Jacqueline Roberts;Lilia Cabrera

  • Antitrypanosomal Therapy for Chronic Chagas' Disease

    Caryn Bern

  • Differences in clinical manifestations among Cryptosporidium species and subtypes in HIV-infected persons.

    Vitaliano A. Cama;Jennifer M. Ross;Sara Crawford;Vivian Kawai

  • Magnitude of the Disease Burden from Neurocysticercosis in a Developing Country

    Caryn Bern;Hector H. Garcia;Carlton Evans;Armando E. Gonzalez

  • Test performance evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 serological assays

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  • Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 serology assays reveals a range of test performance.

    Jeffrey D. Whitman;Joseph Hiatt;Cody T. Mowery;Brian R. Shy

  • Risk factors for kala-azar in Bangladesh.

    Caryn Bern;Allen W. Hightower;Rajib Chowdhury;Mustakim Ali

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert H. Gilman
Robert H. Gilman Johns Hopkins University
Michael J. Levy
Michael J. Levy Harvard Medical School
Jorge Alvar
Jorge Alvar Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative
Lihua Xiao
Lihua Xiao South China Agricultural University
Charles R. Sterling
Charles R. Sterling University of Arizona
Allen W. Hightower
Allen W. Hightower Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rajib Chowdhury
Rajib Chowdhury Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Michael J. Arrowood
Michael J. Arrowood Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rashidul Haque
Rashidul Haque International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
Graham F. Medley
Graham F. Medley London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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