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D-Index
56
Citations
14330
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3670
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1441

Charles W. Stratton 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 Charles W. Stratton sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 314 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Charles W. Stratton 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 Charles W. Stratton sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Charles W. Stratton is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and related biological sciences, with a primary focus on infectious diseases and molecular diagnostics.

The main fields of study for Stratton include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these broader fields, the scientist's work further specializes in several subfields:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Ecology

Their research interests and outputs revolve around key topics such as:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

Stratton has contributed to a range of scholarly articles published in reputed scientific venues. Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Journal of Medical Virology
  • Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  • American Journal of Clinical Pathology
  • Journal of Molecular Diagnostics
  • Cognition

Selected recent publications by Charles W. Stratton include:

  • Outbreak of pneumonia of unknown etiology in Wuhan, China: The mystery and the miracle, 2020, Journal of Medical Virology
  • Laboratory Diagnosis of COVID-19: Current Issues and Challenges, 2020, Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  • Forty Years of Molecular Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases, 2022, Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  • The Wuhan SARS-CoV-2-What's next for China, 2020, Journal of Medical Virology
  • Pathogenesis-directed therapy of 2019 novel coronavirus disease, 2020, Journal of Medical Virology

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Notable coauthors include:

  • Yi-Wei Tang
  • Jonathan E. Schmitz
  • Quentin Eichbaum
  • Hongzhou Lu
  • Jennifer S. Trueblood

Best Publications

  • Outbreak of pneumonia of unknown etiology in Wuhan, China: The mystery and the miracle.

    Hongzhou Lu;Charles W. Stratton;Yi Wei Tang

  • Laboratory Diagnosis of COVID-19: Current Issues and Challenges.

    Yi Wei Tang;Jonathan E. Schmitz;David H. Persing;Charles W. Stratton

  • Chlamydia pneumoniae infection of the central nervous system in multiple sclerosis.

    Subramaniam Sriram;Charles W. Stratton;Song‐Yi Yao;Anthony Tharp

  • Invasive Aspergillosis in Renal Transplant Recipients: Correlation with Corticosteroid Therapy

    T. L. Gustafson;W. Schaffner;G. B. Lavely;C. W. Stratton

  • Update on Antimicrobial Resistance in Clostridium difficile: Resistance Mechanisms and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing.

    Zhong Peng;Zhong Peng;Dazhi Jin;Dazhi Jin;Hyeun Bum Kim;Charles W. Stratton

  • Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: A review of 28 cases with emphasis on improved survival and factors influencing prognosis

    Melvin P. Weinstein;Paul B. Iannini;Charles W. Stratton;Theodore C. Eickhoff

  • Dead bugs don't mutate: susceptibility issues in the emergence of bacterial resistance.

    Charles W. Stratton

  • Multiple sclerosis associated with Chlamydia pneumoniae infection of the CNS

    S. Sriram;W. Mitchell;C. Stratton

  • Advanced techniques in diagnostic microbiology

    Yi-Wei Tang;Charles W. Stratton

  • Multicenter collaborative evaluation of a standardized serum bactericidal test as a prognostic indicator in infective endocarditis.

    Melvin P. Weinstein;Charles W. Stratton;Alexander Ackley;H. Bradford Hawley

  • Minimum inhibitory and bactericidal concentrations of 44 antimicrobial agents against three standard control strains in broth with and without human serum.

    L G Reimer;C W Stratton;L B Reller

  • Forty Years of Molecular Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases

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  • Comparison of the Luminex xTAG RVP Fast Assay and the Idaho Technology FilmArray RP Assay for Detection of Respiratory Viruses in Pediatric Patients at a Cancer Hospital

    N. Esther Babady;Peter Mead;Jeffrey Stiles;Carrie Brennan

  • Improved Identification of Yeast Species Directly from Positive Blood Culture Media by Combining Sepsityper Specimen Processing and Microflex Analysis with the Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Biotyper System

    Yingjun Yan;Ying He;Thomas Maier;Criziel Quinn

  • Lactobacillus Bacteremia: Description of the Clinical Course in Adult Patients Without Endocarditis

    S J Antony;C W Stratton;J S Dummer

  • Multicenter Collaborative Evaluation of a Standardized Serum Bactericidal Test as a Predictor of Therapeutic Efficacy in Acute and Chronic Osteomyelitis

    Melvin P. Weinstein;Charles W. Stratton;H. Bradford Hawley;Alexander Ackley;Alexander Ackley

  • Characterization of four beta-lactamases produced by Staphylococcus aureus.

    D J Zygmunt;C W Stratton;D S Kernodle

  • Identification of Staphylococcus aureus and Determination of Methicillin Resistance Directly from Positive Blood Cultures by Isothermal Amplification and a Disposable Detection Device

    James Goldmeyer;Haijing Li;Melinda McCormac;Steve Cook

  • Sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value of body surface cultures in a neonatal intensive care unit.

    Martin E. Evans;William Schaffner;Charles F. Federspiel;Robert B. Cotton

  • Mass Spectrometry Biotyper System Identifies Enteric Bacterial Pathogens Directly from Colonies Grown on Selective Stool Culture Media

    Ying He;Haijing Li;Xuedong Lu;Charles W. Stratton

  • Assessment of Clostridium difficile Infections by Quantitative Detection of tcdB Toxin by Use of a Real-Time Cell Analysis System

    Alex B. Ryder;Ying Huang;Haijing Li;Min Zheng

  • Epidemiological spectrum and current treatment of listeriosis.

    Charles E. Cherubin;Maria D. Appleman;Peter N. R. Heseltine;Walid Khayr

Frequent Co-Authors

Yi-Wei Tang
Yi-Wei Tang Chongqing Medical University
Subramaniam Sriram
Subramaniam Sriram Vanderbilt University
Melvin P. Weinstein
Melvin P. Weinstein Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
David J. Ecker
David J. Ecker Ionis Pharmaceuticals (United States)
Timothy R. Sterling
Timothy R. Sterling Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Timothy S. Blackwell
Timothy S. Blackwell University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
William Schaffner
William Schaffner Vanderbilt University
Rangarajan Sampath
Rangarajan Sampath University of California San Diego
James D. Chappell
James D. Chappell Vanderbilt University Medical Center
L. B. Reller
L. B. Reller Duke University

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